Chapter 111: Benevolent Captain Li

Chapter 111: Benevolent Captain Li

Did you really start hooking up with online girlfriends at eighteen?

Xiao Yu’s heart swelled with sorrow.

He wondered what he had been doing in both his past lives at the age of eighteen.

Memories of his foolish past resurfaced…

Back then, he used to sneak out of school to play online shooter games, and several junior schoolgirls would ask him out.

What was his excuse for turning them down again?

Ah, he had to celebrate his heroic girlfriend Qin Girl’s birthday!

Why was he so fond of Qin Girl?

It wasn’t so much about looks as it was about wanting a silent, compliant bride…

He had to admit.

Some people who manage to find a girlfriend seem to have all their skills maxed out.

Now a new problem surfaced.

It was clear that the deceased, Ren Chang, had indeed taken his own life.

So what more was there to investigate? Wouldn’t that be enough?

No. Xiao Yu found too many suspicious details on the body of the deceased.

The eerie smile of ‘relief’ and ‘happiness’ on the dead man’s face was utterly bizarre and off in a way that screamed ‘not right’.

Another point puzzled him: Why would someone so incredibly calm and mentally strong commit suicide?

One final key point.

Ren Chang’s parents were still alive—how could he have been so callous as to choose suicide without considering them?

【Ding – Case Triggered Successfully.】

【Police God Case Check-In Activated.】

【Please confirm: Has the host checked in?】

Xiao Yu: ???

A chill ran down his spine.

Why would a suicide case trigger a system check-in?

Recalling the three suspicious details, Xiao Yu took a deep breath.

Check-in!

【Ding – Congratulations, host! Case Check-In Successful!】

【System Reward: Ability – Medical Expert!】

【System Task Issued: Investigate the Suicide Case!】

【Time Limit for Solving the Case: Five Days!】

【If the host completes the task within the time limit, an additional system skill will be awarded: Spirit of the Raccoon Cat!】

【If the task fails within the time limit, the system-granted abilities will be revoked!】

【Task Countdown Begins…】

Medical Expert… what on earth is that?

Just as Xiao Yu was puzzled,

countless pieces of medical knowledge flooded his brain, quickly etching themselves in.

He understood.

With a strange expression, Xiao Yu realized he had somehow become a doctor!

Another ability he wouldn’t need for now.

He shook his head.

But what exactly was this Spirit of the Raccoon Cat?

Was it about the nimbleness of a raccoon cat?

He couldn’t quite figure it out; anyway, it all felt like another one of those formidable system bonuses.

As Xiao Yu had suspected, some system abilities are rarely put to use.

However…

These abilities could come in handy in certain unusual cases.

What he truly relished were his skills.

Take, for instance, the recently acquired Bear Force.

Honestly, it wasn’t just Xiao Yu bragging.

Could the world’s top boxers really take a punch from him?

Consider that a bear’s strength can reach about a ton!

A ton…

How heavy is Tyson’s punch, anyway?

At most, around 800 kilograms!

Xiao Yu could boast as he liked.

At his peak, even Tyson would be his junior when facing his Bear Force!

Wait, that wasn’t quite right…

Coming back to his senses, Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes.

Even the system had assigned a task for this suicide case.

With just five days on the clock, the case was far from the terrifying ordeal it seemed.

Yet, this was anything but a straightforward suicide.

Knowing the system’s nature, it wouldn’t be this dull.

Time to investigate.

Where should he start?

The trigger.

What exactly had set the case in motion?

A false alarm.

Ren Chang had reported seeing someone get beaten and even murdered… triggering the alarm.

But who was beaten? And who was killed?

It turned out to be his girlfriend, Jiang Dan!

Jiang Dan, 27 years old, a local native and owner of an independent flower shop…

After Ren Chang’s call, the police went to Jiang Dan’s residence.

Yet she was completely unharmed—no one had been out to beat or kill her.

She herself was baffled, wondering why her boyfriend would report such a thing.

Then something even stranger occurred.

Captain Li arrived with Jiang Dan and presented her to Ren Chang.

But Ren Chang shockingly declared… that Jiang Dan wasn’t his girlfriend!

Can you believe it?

Xiao Yu could hardly believe it either.

Judging by the body,

it was evident that the deceased suffered from psychological issues.

Captain Li’s wrath had led him to send Ren Chang to the Detention Center.

This was after Ren Chang reported for the second time that his ‘girlfriend’ had been… violently abused!

When Captain Li and his team saw an unscathed Jiang Dan again,

they were furious.

Any officer would be enraged in such a situation.

First false alarm: ‘You must be mentally unstable,’ they’d think. You already got off lightly once.

And now you dare to play such games?

Captain Li, accompanied by the Criminal Police, immediately subdued the slightly unhinged Ren Chang and hauled him to the Detention Center.

Two false alarms in a row—three days behind bars. Is that too harsh?

Not at all; Captain Li had a kind heart.

Otherwise, the minimum would’ve been at least fifteen days…

In the worst case, even a few months of detention or a short-term sentence wouldn’t be out of the question.

Three days was merely Captain Li’s way of teaching Ren Chang a lesson.

He hoped such careless pranks would never happen again.

But then… Ren Chang committed suicide in the Detention Center!

Isn’t it a grave injustice?

Could it be considered an unforeseen tragedy?

What fault did he have?

He was duped twice, and in the end, his captor ended up dead.

One bad move, a slap on the wrist—and even the police couldn’t do their jobs!

When Xiao Yu met Captain Li, the latter was sitting at a small restaurant near the Criminal Investigation Team, drowning his sorrows in cheap liquor.

“Drinking at the crack of dawn, as if defying your own life?”

After a night of hectic work, Xiao Yu sat across from Captain Li and took his glass.

Captain Li, known as Li Shu, 43 years old, a seasoned officer with 20 years in Criminal Investigation,

had solved countless cases, earned credits, and endured many scoldings. In two decades of service, he had only made it to the rank of Captain.

After all, most officers don’t join the force to get rich or gain power.

As the saying goes, if you’re only in it for career advancement, why the heck would you become a cop?

Have you ever considered the average lifespan of a front-line officer?

A pitiful 48 years at best!

Compared to a normal person’s average lifespan of 77 years,

that’s nearly 30 years less!

Who really believes being a cop is just about the stable life of a civil servant?

Ridiculous!

It reminded Xiao Yu of his past life dreams.

His first dream was to join the military.

To serve his country and protect the homeland.

But that dream was crushed by his parents’ disapproval.

So he chose a second dream: joining the police.

What does being a cop do?

Catch the bad guys and make the world a bit cleaner!

As a child, wasn’t everyone’s dream to either join the army or become a cop?

But many forget their dreams along the way and fail to stand by them!

“I might be finished.”

Li Shu’s face was etched with bitterness as he sighed, absently stroking his uniform with regret. “I’m the one who catches them and sends them off; yet now one has committed suicide. Even if I were to get a promotion, I’d probably have to take off this uniform… I’m not ready to let it go!”

“What are you so attached to?”

Xiao Yu replied with a half-smile, “If you’re so attached, why not keep wearing it?”

He knew it was hard to believe right now.

It was just like Stephen Hawking scraping by on a stolen battery cart to maintain his dignity.

“…”

Li Shu abruptly looked up, his eyes fixed intently on Xiao Yu.

“Enough.”

With a serious expression, Xiao Yu said, “Tell me exactly what happened yesterday.”