Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

Now it seemed that he had been wrong, this sharp-tongued woman was not just anybody.

"Ms. Miller, what is your profession?"

"I'm a lawyer."

Heinz Bock "..."

He shot the hotel manager, Aly Pierce, a look wishing he could slap him several times.

You try to play mind games with a lawyer! Truly TM, what a talent!

What a waste of talent to be a hotel manager.

Aly Pierce had a face as bitter as a bitter melon, and he wanted to cry.

What kind of trouble is this?

An unreasonable jerk from the LAPD.

A reasonable jerk lawyer.

Why do I have to meet both?

Why am I so unlucky?

Heinz Bock said in a cold voice, "Pierce, you go out first."

"Okay, President," Aly Pierce nodded to the three people and then left the office.

The moment the door closed, he suddenly felt a chill rise up.

Something's wrong.

Seeing the situation escalating, surely someone had to take the fall.

Would he be the one pushed out to take the blame?

...

Heinz Bock stood up, personally poured two cups of coffee for Luke and Daisy, and also used the time to think of a strategy.

Both of these people had status and did not seem to be in need of money.

Their purpose in talking was indeed to demand compensation, but it was also about fighting for their dignity.

As long as he could settle their indignation, the negotiation would be much more effective.

Having managed hotels for so many years, he was still able to grasp the psychology of the customers.

"Captain Lee, Ms. Miller, I'm truly sorry.

Our hotel failed to handle things properly in a timely manner after this incident occurred, causing both of you a lot of trouble.

It was my oversight, my employing the wrong people. Our hotel will definitely deal with the relevant personnel seriously and give both of you an explanation."

After Heinz Bock made his attitude clear, he further said, "Our hotel is willing to make appropriate compensation, Ms. Miller, as a lawyer, what do you think is a suitable amount for compensation?"

Daisy said, "I already mentioned before, the Four Seasons Hotel in New York already had a compensation case, why don't we take that as a reference."

Although Heinz Bock was willing to make compensation, he did not want to play the sucker, nor did he want to compensate an amount of two million US dollars, he analyzed, "Ms. Miller, according to your earlier description.

The female victim must have been filmed in an indecent video, and because the indecent video was broadcast online, she couldn't bear the impact and committed suicide, I feel like your situation is different from hers.

Firstly, this incident did not cause physical harm to both of you, and you did not have a rest, so it's unlikely that your privacy was filmed and at the moment it has not been uploaded online, so there is quite a difference when it comes to compensation."

Daisy replied, "You're right, the female victim at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York died, while we are still alive—that's the biggest difference between the two cases.

But the Four Seasons Hotel also suffered a huge impact on its business because of this incident.

The purpose of our negotiation this time is to mitigate the loss promptly. As long as we settle tonight, we can sign a waiver agreement, and whatever happens to us afterward will have nothing to do with the hotel."

Heinz Bock thought about it and felt that Daisy's proposal was good, he indeed wanted to wrap up this affair promptly to avoid causing a bigger uproar. If it really came to the situation like the Four Seasons Hotel in New York, his tenure as president was over.

"How much do you think is appropriate for compensation?"

"Four hundred thousand US dollars for each person in compensation."

"Nonono, that price is too high, you two did not suffer any substantial harm."

Daisy countered, "President Bock, what do you mean by substantial harm? Physical or psychological?

Firstly, the camera definitely captured our figures, which already violated our portrait rights.

Everything we say and do is private.

Secondly, the person who took the video might post it online, and that has already caused an impact on us.

I'm a lawyer.

If my clients saw the video online, do you think they would still trust me?

Do you understand how much potential loss this could bring?

The impact could very well be lifelong.

He's a police officer.

If citizens saw his video, what would they think of him? Would they still trust him?

And furthermore, we have families, we have colleagues, all of this is potential harm.

Put yourself in our shoes, if a video of you and your lover were put online, think about how much impact that would have on your family and career."

Heinz Bock was left speechless; if it really came to that, he might be ruined.

But he was unwilling to pay a high amount in compensation.

Luke yawned, stood up, and said, "President Bock, if you haven't made up your mind, maybe we can talk another day.

It's getting late, and I need to go back to sleep."

"Wait, please don't be in a hurry to leave. I will give both of you an explanation tonight," Heinz Bock dared not let Luke leave, as he was worried Luke would affect the case investigation, which was also the reason he was eager to negotiate.

Only by settling the unpredictable factor represented by Luke could the incident be quickly quieted.

But in negotiating with Daisy, he felt somewhat powerless, lacking in confidence, "Please wait a moment, I'll contact the hotel's lawyer.

I believe tonight we can give both of you a satisfactory outcome."

Heinz Bock had already notified the lawyer beforehand.

Before long, the lawyer arrived at the president's office, and the two sides began to negotiate compensation issues.

After some bargaining, they finally signed the compensation agreement for two hundred thousand US dollars for each person.