Super Detective in the Fictional World

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On 21 April in the afternoon, Luke and Selina got off work early.
“Let’s pack up and go home.” Selina: “Huh?” Weren’t they already at home?

Luke said, “Back to Shackelford.
I miss Claire and Joseph.
Don’t you miss Talia, Andrea and Julio?”

Selina: “What?” She was still feeling befuddled when Luke pushed her into her room.

Stunned for a moment, she then gave a loud cheer and quickly started packing.

She basically didn’t have to bring any personal stuff with her; she still had a lot of things at home.

Instead, she could finally bring back the various gifts which she had been buying for her family.
Unlike Luke, who preferred to send his gifts home via FedEx, Selina liked giving them to her family in person.

Thus, a lot of gifts had piled up in her room, including shoes, belts, hats and sunglasses for Mario; makeup, clothes, accessories and purses for Sandra; and toys and crafts for her younger siblings.
All of it filled two big bags.

Thankfully, Luke only had a backpack that was practically empty and Selina only had a small satchel on her, so their luggage wasn’t much heavier than usual.

They drove to the airport and took a pre-booked flight straight to Dallas.

In the light of the setting sun, they finally reached Shackelford after renting a car in Dallas.

They had barely entered town when a police car caught up to them.
A white, middle-aged officer turned his head; when he saw Luke and Selina, who had their windows rolled down, he greeted them in pleasant surprise.
“Haha, Selina and Luke, it’s you! I thought this was an unfamiliar car!”

Luke and Selina greeted him with smiles.
“Hey, Bob.
Are you on night duty again?” Bob immediately pulled a long face.
“I just got off work, alright? How can I be on night duty all the time?”

Both Luke and Selina laughed.
“It’s fine.
You can slack off and sleep on night duty anyway.” Bob didn’t know what to say.

After waving goodbye, Luke and Selina drove on to Selina’s place.
Talia, Andrea and Julio were playing in the yard and didn’t notice the car coming over.

Their golden retriever, Dollar, was lying quietly on the porch, but it suddenly raised its head and wagged its tail, its eyes focused on the car.

It smelled a familiar scent: It was its young master, whom it had grown up with.

Letting out a couple of low barks, the dog stood up slowly, its gait no longer as spry, and jogged over to the car.

The three kids finally noticed the strange car and stopped playing to watch it come over.

Talia suddenly shrieked, “It’s Selina! Selina’s back!”

With that, she chased after Dollar.

Luke considerately stopped the car to let an excited Selina out first.
He saw her hug Dollar and laugh happily as she rubbed the dog’s big head and said, “Did you miss me, Dollar?”

With a smile, Luke closed the door and continued driving.

When he saw Julio, Selina’s youngest brother, he greeted him and said, “Hey, open the gate for me.
Do you want your presents or not?”

Julio stopped.
“Ah, Luke, you brought me a present?”

Luke shook his head with a smile.
“No, but Selina got many presents for you!”

Julio turned around in a hurry and ran over to open the gate to the yard.

By the time Luke parked the car in the yard, the siblings and Dollar were already kicking up a fuss.

He got out with a smile and happened to run into Sandra, who came out to see what the commotion was about.

He hugged the beautiful mom with a smile and said, “Sandra, it’s been a long time, but you’re as elegant and charming as ever.”