Super Detective in the Fictional World

Chapter 1265: Titanium Phone Company’s Huge Influence

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Stumped, Dustin thought for a moment before he got it. “Doing that… really would be a falling out.”

He had initially been about to follow the order and give up his position, but he suddenly realized something at Luke’s reminder.

It was no secret that he was Brad’s trusted subordinate. Most of the seasoned detectives in NYPD knew this too.

If Brad forcibly transferred him to a worse position, his opponents and colleagues would immediately know that they were at odds.

Only a person with poor character would forcibly demote a loyal subordinate like Dustin.

A politician’s character wasn’t worth mentioning. He didn’t dare talk about interests with his subordinates because his subordinates’ interests wouldn’t align with the higher-ups’.

If he wanted his subordinates to sacrifice their interests, he would have to bring friendship into it.

Without a good relationship, his subordinates wouldn’t believe him even if he promised them benefits later.

That was because everyone would then know that this person only cared about interests. Once the matter was over, they would be left out in the cold.

A relationship between a superior and a subordinate was a bond that could be thick or thin, but there was always one.

A “mountain peak” who could not be trusted would collapse sooner or later.

If someone like Dustin, who had been loyal for more than ten years, was treated harshly, how many people would be able to trust that Brad wouldn’t be willing to give them up?

It was hard to lead troops that no longer had faith in their boss.

But Dustin taking the initiative to apply for the transfer was another matter.

Thinking that, Dustin looked at Luke, who was beaming silently, and suddenly smiled. “That’s right. Even if I can’t keep this position, I will at most be transferred to a place no less worse than the 66th Precinct. That’s it, then!”

“How magnanimous of you, boss.” Luke gave him a thumbs up and said goodbye. “Right, don’t forget lunch. I specially went out to buy it.”

He added inwardly, I specially went out to get it and got you some in passing. There’s nothing wrong with that.

Unbeknownst to Dustin, he was treated as a “charity case” once again. He rolled his eyes. “Do you want me to tip you? How about five cents?”

Luke gestured to admit defeat, and opened the door.

Dustin opened the takeaway box and chewed on a piece of char siu. His eyes flashed as he murmured, “Hehe, whoever wants to take my position has to be strong enough.”

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Luke took out his phone and sent Jenny a message to speed up the plan for NYPD.

It was different to what Dustin was thinking.

He didn’t necessarily need Dustin to sit in that position.

If Dustin was promoted as the big boss of the Detective Bureau and his position was taken over by someone Luke could trust, it wasn’t a problem.

And Luke had found a candidate recently.

It wasn’t that Dustin was stupid enough not to think about it, but that he lacked the means to make a deal.

After all, he had always been close to Brad and didn’t know the other bigshots in the police department.

But if Luke had Jenny step in and use her position and other benefits to trade with NYPD or even bigshot government officials in New York, there would be a lot of room to maneuver around.

At that time, Jenny would be the one backing Dustin.

The best thing to use in America was money.

It was always the twin to power. Some people traded money for power, and power could be used to obtain even more money.

This cycle continued, and this was how the top class in America was formed.

Jenny was going down this road, and Luke could ride the tyrannical female CEO’s car and enjoy top-level treatment.

After a few peaceful days, it was the middle of May.

The weather in New York gradually improved. The sun and warmth brightened the moods of the people in the city.

The streets were filled with young men and women in spring clothes. Warm sunlight shone through the gaps in the buildings, illuminating dark corners.

The young men and women laughed and bickered in the sun, giving this old, dismal city more life.

Smartphones, which had been spreading like wildfire, had become the best accessory for these people.

It could store far more songs than old phone models, and also had better stereo.

As long as they bought a portable speaker from Titanium Phone Company, they could combine it with most smartphones on the market to create an outdoor sound system.

Most smartphones on the market had the same interface as Titanium phones, while Titanium Phone Company was the quickest at releasing various accessories.

Jenny had been very successful with patent trades at the very beginning, and had relied on several powerful allies to promote this standard.

While this didn’t generate profits, Titanium Phone Company had become a true industry standard.

In this regard, they had deeper roots than just assembling phones.

Titanium Phone Company’s worth skyrocketed, not because of the hype, but because the patents and technology it held were becoming more and more valuable.

Smartphones had also transformed from being an initial groundbreaking product to an irresistible, modern trend.

Anybody who wasn’t stupid would be able to tell that Titanium Phone Company definitely had a huge share of the pie.

However, this wasn’t a concern for these young people.

Most of them only knew that Titanium phones were the most popular smartphones.

Titanium Phone Company’s products were the most trendy and most cutting-edge.

There were more advanced and cooler telecommunication equipment and technology for real-time communication in this world, like a certain tycoon’s completely mature virtual projection technology.

However, that had nothing to do with these young people, because they couldn’t afford it.

It was just like Iron Man’s Mark armor; it could be considered the most trendy and cutting-edge “prosthetic arm,” but at the cost of hundreds of millions, it was doomed to have nothing to do with most people.

Titanium phones and accessories were “trendy” items that anyone could get.

Apart from the poorest people, it wasn’t hard to squeeze out three to five hundred dollars.

Of course, not all young people could get their hands on the money right away.

Also, Luke had long differentiated between the standard and high-end models.

Anybody would be able to tell the difference at a glance. A high-end model looked even more trendy.

Anybody who didn’t have it would want it; anybody who had the standard model would want the higher-end model.

But after the high-end models were the limited editions, which were more expensive and definitely more eye-catching in terms of color and appearance.

And that wasn’t the end of it; there was also a regular release of diamond premium editions, as well as custom-made models that could only be directly ordered by the “upper crust.”

These people could also spend a lot of money to buy the diamond model; at most, it was just a small matter of being in the queue for it.

But private custom models were different.

Sheerah and Jennifer Perry were the first to get this version. They were also the first two diva stars to promote the Titanium phone.

Back then, Luke had only mentioned a few money-making tricks, but Jenny had immediately got it.

This sort of packaging and marketing strategy was already very common in Europe and the United States; famous sports car, jewelry, or fashion brands took this route.

It was just that Jenny hadn’t thought in this direction at first.