The handcuffs were brought by Xu Mo during his cross-jurisdiction arrest mission. During this operation, Xu Mo, Chen Ke, and Li Chen each carried a pair of handcuffs to prevent accidents.
Chen Ke's pair was used right away, but Xu Mo's was still stored in his system space, and it unexpectedly came in handy now.
Li Yunfei took the handcuffs from Xu Mo: "Thanks, I didn't bring mine. I'll borrow yours for now and return them when we get back to the station."
"No need to be so formal," Xu Mo smiled.
While the two were chatting pleasantly, the middle-aged woman nearby started to panic.
The moment she saw the handcuffs, she sensed trouble. When she overheard the conversation between Xu Mo and Li Yunfei and realized they were police officers, she immediately scrambled to her feet without saying a word and turned to run.
After all, who would stick around after attempting to scam police officers? Scamming ordinary people might get you money, but trying to scam police officers would only get you a shiny pair of handcuffs!
"Stop!" Li Yunfei shouted and gave chase.
The middle-aged woman naturally couldn't match a young person's stamina and was caught after just a few steps.
Li Yunfei promptly took out the handcuffs Xu Mo had given him, cuffed the woman's hands, and escorted her back to the car.
"Sorry you had to see that," Li Yunfei scratched his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed. "In small towns like this, legal awareness isn't quite up to par."
Chen Ke could only respond with a bitter smile without commenting further, thinking to himself that this was just a simple scam attempt, nothing major. His jurisdiction dealt with murder cases daily!
If they were comparing legal awareness, wouldn't that make his area even worse than this so-called small town Li Yunfei was referring to?
"I'll take her to the station first and let my colleagues educate her. We can go eat afterward, though it might take some time. Sorry about this..." Li Yunfei continued.
"It's fine, we understand!" Xu Mo and Chen Ke said in unison.
"You have successfully arrested the scamming middle-aged woman. Reward: 100,000 yuan in cash," a prompt sounded in Xu Mo's mind.
Simultaneously, 100,000 yuan in cash appeared in his system space.
I just handed over some handcuffs, does that really count as making an arrest? Xu Mo was slightly puzzled.
Of course, Xu Mo didn't dwell on this point. A reward was a reward, and he wasn't about to turn it down now that it was given.
The reward was a bit small this time... but understandable, considering they'd only caught a scammer, not some major criminal. In terms of difficulty, it couldn't compare to catching murderers, so the modest reward made sense.
Li Yunfei took a detour to drop the scamming woman off at the police station, leaving her with his on-duty colleagues to handle. He also introduced Xu Mo and Chen Ke to his colleagues before heading to the restaurant.
Xincheng Restaurant.
Private Room 218.
Li Yunfei pushed open the door, with Xu Mo and Chen Ke following behind.
"We caught a scammer on the way here and had to take her to the station, which caused some delay," Li Yunfei explained as they entered.
"Well, that doesn't matter - being late means you have to pay a penalty, drink three bottles!" one officer teased.
After a pause, he turned to Xu Mo and Chen Ke with a smile: "Oh, you two don't need to drink any penalties, you're our guests. He'll drink them himself."
Upon hearing about the three-bottle penalty, Li Yunfei immediately deflated.
"Come on... how am I supposed to eat after drinking three bottles? Can we make it three cups? Or better yet, just one bottle? Three is too much, and besides, I was late because of official business, not on purpose."
"Brother Li, your alcohol tolerance is quite poor if you can't handle three bottles of beer. You need to practice!" Chen Ke patted Li Yunfei's shoulder.
If he couldn't even handle three bottles, he belonged at the kids' table!
However, Chen Ke was dumbfounded the next moment.
"Brother Chen, you've got it wrong. We don't drink alcohol - we've got night shift at the station later. How could we work after drinking? We drink this." As he spoke, the officer lifted a case of mineral water from under the table, opened it, and tossed three bottles to Li Yunfei.
Xu Mo: "..."
Chen Ke: "..."
So all this time, they were talking about drinking water, not alcohol. No wonder Li Yunfei said he couldn't drink it all - drinking three bottles of mineral water at once would be challenging for anyone...
Xu Mo also patted Li Yunfei's shoulder, giving him a "good luck with that" look.
"Come on, have a seat," the officer warmly invited Xu Mo and Chen Ke to sit down.
Li Yunfei glumly picked up the mineral water and started drinking.
During this time, an officer sitting next to them asked.
"We can't drink alcohol because we have to go to the station later, but would you two like some? I can ask the server to bring some."
"I can't drink," Chen Ke shook his head. "I'm still hospitalized, so I'll just have water with you all."
"If no one else is drinking, I'll pass too. Water for me as well," Xu Mo also declined.
By this time, Li Yunfei had already finished two bottles of water. He wiped his mouth and picked up the third bottle with a sigh, needing a moment before he could continue.
"Forget it, if you really can't drink anymore, just stop!" someone called out.
As the saying goes, even a tough guy can't resist peer pressure.
Hearing this, Li Yunfei's competitive spirit instantly flared up. Can't drink anymore? Who says I can't drink anymore? Who are you looking down on? Huh?
"Damn... I can't drink? What a joke!" With that, he didn't even pause to catch his breath, unscrewed the cap, and downed the entire bottle in one go.
"Impressive! I'll go call the server to bring our food."
During the meal, almost all conversation centered around Xu Mo, particularly his case-solving experiences.
The officers asked questions, Xu Mo answered, and Chen Ke occasionally chimed in.
Since everyone was drinking water rather than alcohol, and quite a lot of it at that, people kept getting up to use the bathroom throughout the meal. Li Yunfei made the most trips, having drunk the most water.
By the middle of the meal, Xu Mo was also feeling a bit bloated and stood up to use the bathroom.
"Are you heading to the bathroom? I'll join you," Li Yunfei said, getting up as well when he saw Xu Mo rise.
In the bathroom.
While relieving themselves, they overheard a conversation from the stalls behind them.
"Brother Hai, you must be doing well lately. I see you're wearing a gold chain now."
"Haha, it's nothing much, just made a bit of money... about 4 million or so."
"Damn? 4 million? How did you make that? Can you help a brother out?"
"What are you talking about? We're brothers, what do you mean 'help out'? I'll just tell you how to make it, and you can follow along. This method... it makes money really fast, made over 4 million in just a week, like a fucking money printer. But you need some startup capital to do this, about 200,000..."
Hearing this, Xu Mo and Li Yunfei exchanged glances.
Something was definitely suspicious!
For the sake of his unrequited love, his ex-girlfriend abandoned him at the altar, indirectly causing the death of his parents. Just when he thought his life was plunged into darkness, a clueless yet beautiful girl unexpectedly took him in. Looking back, he realized how many hidden gems had always been by his side. A childhood friend who had secretly loved him for over a decade, a stunning but socially clueless school beauty, a mischievous and playful girl who lived for chaos... His ex, filled with regret, pleaded: "I was wrong—can we go back to how things were?" Before he could respond, the girl stepped in front of Ye Shuang and coldly declared, "If you didn’t cherish him, then he’s mine now." Also known as: "After Losing My Job, I Was Picked Up by a Hidden Gem," "The School Beauty I Raised," and "Oh No, I’m Surrounded by Rich Girls."
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
