[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world":3,"chapter-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-114":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Detective in the Fictional World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1482582,1930,"Chapter 114 - Renting a Place and Becoming Familiar with the Environment","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-114",114,"\u003Cp>Chapter 114 Renting a Place and Becoming Familiar with the Environment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke would kill the drug dealers, collect their money, and destroy their goods; they would lose everything\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they talked, Bell led him to an old apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell opened the garage with a remote and drove the cab inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was a little stumped. “You’re not trying to rob me, right? I’ve only been working for a few months. I don’t have any money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell laughed and thwacked his shoulder. “You’re fun, kid. Get out. Let me show you a temporary rental.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left the garage and climbed the iron fire escape outside the building to the third floor, where Luke saw a few rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is my boyfriend’s place. He modified the third floor into single-unit apartments. Two of them happen to be empty right now,” said Bell\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke remarked, “...You’re definitely going to be rich!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell was amused. “Aren’t you sweet, kid? For your sweet mouth, I’ll give you a lower rent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “That’s unnecessary. I’m on a work trip, and the police department is paying for this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell grimaced at him. “Hehe, isn’t that even better then? You can save some money for yourself. You know...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke couldn’t help but laugh at the funny expression on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Bell. My colleague is the one in charge of the money. So, you know...” Luke said “helplessly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell sighed regretfully. “How about 120 dollars a day for two rooms?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke smiled. “Make it 150. We can afford it on our allowance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell chuckled and patted his shoulder in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty dollars wasn’t a lot, but she was happy that Luke had volunteered to increase the amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a man suddenly interjected from behind them, “Damn it, Bell, did you fall in love with a white boy? And you’re flirting with him in my place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke and Bell both turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke saw a tall and handsome black man standing behind them, devastation all over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bell immediately jumped one meter away to show that there was nothing between her and Luke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke rolled his eyes. Bro, what’s your problem? Your girlfriend is at least thirty-five, and I’m twenty at most. Why do you think your girlfriend is cheating on you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several minutes later, however, Luke realized that the black couple had only been teasing each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pretending to squabble for a while, they returned to being lovey dovey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that Luke had decided to rent the apartments for 150 dollars a day, the man named Jessi was finally reassured. “So, you’re really here to rent rooms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “Yes. My colleague is a woman, and she has a higher rank than I do. So, you don’t have to worry about me and Bell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessi, however, wasn’t embarrassed. “Please forgive me. I love Bell too much. She’s my treasure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke got goosebumps all over his body when the couple kissed again. He said in a hurry, “Bell, can you give me the key and drop me back first? I need to give the key to my colleague.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The couple finally say goodbye to each other unwillingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke put the bags in his room and asked Bell to drop him back at the police station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa found it strange when Luke returned so quickly. “So soon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke told her how Bell had rented them her boyfriend’s apartments. Elsa was astonished by how enterprising Bell was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa asked for the price, and didn’t say anything about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were going to be here a while, it would’ve been enough to put aside 1,500 dollars a month for a suitable apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they weren’t going to be here for more than ten days, however, 150 dollars a day wasn’t too outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price was within her budget, so Elsa didn’t really mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke gave Elsa a key and wrote down the apartment address for her before he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told Elsa that he needed to familiarize himself with the environment here first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa didn’t really care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had rested enough in Iowa in the last two days; she preferred to remain at the police department and read Sergei’s files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As to why Luke was going out, she didn’t think too much about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had realized that Luke was much more reliable and sophisticated than he appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might really be beneficial for them if Luke explored the environment first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa had spoken with Dustin before coming here. She was well aware of Luke’s history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the young officer had killed more than twenty tough Mexican gangsters since starting his job half a year ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days ago, he had killed a terrorist again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa even felt that had Luke been armed on the plane, he might’ve started another killing spree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was devoted, ambitious, and ruthless. Elsa certainly didn’t dare underestimate such a partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering Luke’s history, she wouldn’t doubt it if Luke said that he could catch Sergei on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was highly unlikely, Luke’s past deeds made her optimistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she simply told Luke to keep an eye on his cell phone for possible updates before he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Luke had to resort to public transport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went to Brooklyn by subway first, before he roamed the area on a bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his trip, he recorded down all sorts of information in his notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was mainly connecting the information which Bell had given him on the drug dealers to what he was seeing in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This task couldn’t be completed in a day or two, but Luke didn’t intend to wait until everything was clear to him, either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would choose a gang in two days at most, because Berit had said that it would take three to five days to plan Sergei’s arrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t be as free to stage a “robbery” three days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, Luke roamed about for two days and helped out some people in passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Luke didn’t move against anyone openly, since he didn’t have any law enforcement power here.\u003C\u002Fp>",1010,"2026-06-06T03:35:48.054Z",1,"novelbin.me","e102048cd1e411b3c0039abdf6349efd29b7d7c2da67c2c62d21c4351669bf2b","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-115","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-113",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]