Decstemic

7

7

Liam was truly penniless, he did not even have money to buy data on his phone, and had to look up house rental information on a computer instead.

In the end, among the mass of advertisements, he randomly picked a few that were near the police station. Showing no regard for work hours, the man threw on his jacket and left the workplace.

As for Jasper’s investigation, he did not have high expectations. If just a few of his words could solve a cold case that had been plaguing the Investigation Unit for ten years, it would really be the joke of the century!

Executed by lethal injection but having escaped death and crossed over, and then obtaining the magical, so-called Miracle System had put Liam in a great mood. As he strolled down the street, the sun beamed upon him warmly as he walked with an extra spring in his step.

He started realizing that being a Key Case Investigator might not be so bad. Catching criminals and getting rewards, not to mention some special privileges. That kind of life did not sound bad at all!

Maybe it would be better to stick around for a bit, and not think about going back to his old business just yet.

Liam’s first rental possibility was in a shopping district near the police station. The house was being advertised by a shopfront called Orchard Delight Company.

The owner was a pale, bulky man named Delight Crown. He was highly personable and was often laughing. Seeing Liam arrive with the advertisement, he hurried forward and greeted him warmly.

As it turned out, his fruit shop was located within a standalone three-story building. The first floor was the shop, the second was his own home, and the third floor was an open space spanning about sixty square meters. Conveniently, the man wanted to rent it out.

Liam looked around and decided he really liked this place. One, because it was convenient for traveling. Two, because there were not any barbecue places or other food stands around to disturb his sleep at night. Lastly, the house was even furnished, allowing him to move in immediately.

The chubby Delight also suggestively told him that the neighboring shopfront was similar to his own, with a few college students living upstairs. “The students are like models, if you rent my room, you might even be able to take care of some of your…personal issues!”

Through the bars on the balcony, Liam indeed saw many feminine articles of clothing that were being hung dry on a drying rack.

‘Wow! Nice place!’

Liam’s eyes narrowed at the idea, his thoughts were decided. “The place I need is this place right here, right now!”

Liam asked for the price and was immediately shocked. The house was two-thousand yuan a month, and must be paid biannually. Right now, Liam would not be able to pay that much!

“Any discount?” Liam asked.

Delight was also very straight forward and immediately nodded, “Then $2000! If it’s too much, you can also pay seasonally instead!”

“Jesus Christ!” Liam immediately started cursing, “This sh*tty place is this expensive? Is this a robbery? I’ll tell you now, as a policeman, I can arrest you now! Do you believe me?”

But Delight knew the rules, “There’s nothing wrong with me renting out my property. Why would I be afraid of you? This is downtown–the perfect area. Not to mention the daily eye candy. My price is already dirt cheap! If you don’t want it, fine, I’ve got a line waiting for it!”

“Jesus! Who the hell do you think you are? I don’t want it, then!” Liam cursed angrily as he left the fruit shop, mumbling to himself, “If this were my previous life, I’d have already gotten a bunch of people and wrecked the shop! You’d have to pay me to live there!”

Hmph!

Liam left the shop angrily. His good mood had been killed by the stupid fatty. He walked into a wonton store and ate three bowls of wontons before he felt like he had let off some steam.

If that one would not work, then he had to go to his backup. The other house was a boarding room for rent. To get there, Liam had to cross through the narrow alleys in the L.C. District.

This area looked just like Liam’s previous world. He had often brawled in these alleys, and knew the area like the back of his hand. He easily found a short cut.

It was exactly noon, the residents were all preparing or eating their lunch. The alley was basically empty.

As Liam crossed through, he suddenly saw a suspicious shadow running through one of the alleys. Liam was not sure why, but he reflexively hid before whoever it was saw him.

The kid was wearing a dark green hat. He was of average height and skinny, almost like a student. Yet he looked very nervous, as if he were doing something questionable.

‘Interesting!’ Liam used to deal with these delinquents often, and followed the kid out of curiosity. Despite the kid being on high alert, constantly checking left and right, Liam was experienced in stealth and avoided all detection.

Finally Liam followed him into a dark corner. There was a tattooed man with dyed blonde hair waiting.

The two exchanged no words when they met. The youngster immediately handed the other man some sort of black USB, while the blonde pulled out an envelope in exchange.

‘Huh!?’ Liam watched from the sideline. Even an idiot could tell that the two must be making some sort of illegal deal! If Liam rushed out now, he could definitely catch them red-handed, adding more credit to his criminal catching record.

But Liam was used to this sort of activity. He knew there were other, more beneficial ways to deal with this.

So he simply waited silently in the shadows until the blonde disappeared with the USB. Liam then strode forward and immediately pinned the youngster with the green cap against a wall.

“Freeze! Police!” Liam spoke with confidence. He thought, “Hmph, now that I am a police officer! No need to fear!”

The young boy nearly collapsed upon hearing the word “police,” and suddenly broke down and started sobbing. When the cap came off, Liam realized that it was not a boy at all! But a short-haired girl! Judging by her childish appearance, at best, she was a middle schooler.

Liam was taken by surprise, but still darkened his expression and scolded, “Do you know why I caught you?”

The little girl was shaking nonstop, she raised her head and begged, “Mr. Policeman, I know I was wrong, I won’t do it again.”

“Save it! Tell me the truth now, Or…Or I…” Liam paused for a bit, then started again, “I’ll call your parents!”

“No! No!” The girl looked much more anxious now, “Please don’t tell my parents. If my dad finds out about this, he’ll kill me!”

Liam saw the girl was not a threat and let her go, but snatched the envelope. Opening it, he saw that there was a huge wad of cash.

“Woah!” Liam had assumed the envelope probably contained money, but he did not anticipate it would be this much. He questioned the girl in a hurry, “Quick, this money, how’d you get it?”

Hearing this, the little girl started wailing. She grabbed Liam’s arm and begged pitifully, “Mr. Policeman! This was really my first time, please let me go. I know I’m wrong, I won’t do it again!”

“Oi, Oi…You’re getting your snot on me!” Liam pushed the girl off, “Don’t cry anymore. First tell me, what did you just hand to the other guy?”