[{"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-1660":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},1483728,1930,"Chapter 1660 - Plan, Pleasant Surprise, Reunion","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1660",1660,"\u003Cp>Emma was a smart person. While in Afterlife, she had probably sounded out the organization’s wariness toward America. After she escaped, she returned to America right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true that Afterlife didn’t want to catch the eye of American organizations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These organizations were vicious and not something that ordinary superhumans could deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterlife didn’t have enough influence in Asia or America to deter them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although some of the superhumans had good combat ability, most of them could only deal with dozens of professional soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for developed countries, they liked to use long-ranged attacks the most. It was also starting to become common for them to use surveillance drones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regular superhumans might not even run into a regular army before they were killed by the machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after several failed ambushes of Emma, Gordon quickly retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to be caught by some American organization, nor did he want Emma to draw their attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma thought the same. The two had been at a deadlock for more than a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke understood what Gordon was worried about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sort of person who had an organization behind him had too many restraints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he was on his own, he could turn America upside down, but he didn’t dare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he broke the rules and acted rashly, the American government would seize the opportunity to kill him and then raze Afterlife to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This organization wasn’t Hydra, and didn’t have the ability to flourish everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, there was very little information on Afterlife in SHIELD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was details of the structure and strength of Afterlife, or the limit of Gordon’s teleportation, nobody knew anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma only knew the face of Afterlife’s leader, Jiaying. She didn’t know what the woman’s abilities were or where she came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a face-changing master like Luke, appearance was in fact the most unreliable thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were all sorts of techniques, like the super disguise, which was similar to a slightly higher-level superpower, the high-tech nanomask, various mid-level close-fitting fake masks, and low-level plastic surgery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prices of these techniques varied, but all of them could make a person look completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without thoroughly examining a photo, Luke might overlook any of the techniques that were mid-level or higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no matter how godly he might be, it was impossible to completely transform a person like in the movies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t science, but metaphysics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a scientist, Luke was still able to roughly extrapolate Afterlife’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he didn’t ask Emma, she didn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some indirect investigation, he was able to determine the latitude Afterlife was on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there were only so many places on this latitude that Afterlife could be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would be able to find it after the drones patrolled for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just so happened that a large part of Hydra SHIELD in Japan was still in hiding. Once the muddy waters in America were clear, Luke would go to Japan again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should reach level 25 soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, Luke carried on with his fishing operation step by step, and was busy until mid-June.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke and Selina had just returned to their place in Clinton, when he sensed something wasn’t right — there were several people upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts moved, and he figured it out as he calmly watched Selina and Gold Nugget rush upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he couldn’t help but sigh. There were no surprises in a life with superpowers. It was dry and boring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached the second floor, colorful confetti exploded in the living room, and everybody cheered. “Happy birthday, Luke!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke had already perfected his expression to reveal shock, pleasant surprise and thankfulness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina and Gold Nugget were the only ones who secretly despised Luke.?Bro, it’s your birthday! Can’t you put on a better act?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke’s five senses, and possibly even his sixth sense, were very sharp – one woman and one dog who had worked cases with him for so long knew him too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “pleasant surprise” which Drax, Robert, Catherine, Claire and Joseph had prepared wasn’t a surprise at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it depended on who the other party was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina and Gold Nugget wouldn’t put a damper on Luke’s family’s high spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Gold Nugget, “No matter how unbridled the fiend is, he’s still a baby in front of his family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina had nothing to say in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>21 years old was a bit big for a baby, but she herself always said that a 27-year-old was still a beautiful young girl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she couldn’t refute the dog at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, a certain dog head shamelessly said that it was at least 120 years old on its original planet, and was still considered a baby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke, who had just officially become an adult, was only a fraction of a certain dog’s age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This… was perfect logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, this was genuinely a pleasant surprise for Luke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he didn’t pay attention to his birthday at all. At most, Little Snail would remind him on the day itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was Selina who had given Little Snail an order to wait until Luke got off work to say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only when Luke returned home and found his family hiding upstairs that he remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wasn’t a huge surprise, he was happy enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the entire family was celebrating, they naturally had to have a small party at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke had been the one to do the work too many times when they had gatherings in the last two years, and nobody allowed him to do anything today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drax, who rarely stepped forward, demonstrated his skills today. He started preparing in the afternoon, and his son-in-law, Robert, helped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two were BBQ masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a feast of all sorts of meat, from pork, beef and mutton to chicken and duck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, Luke had all kinds of sauces at home, and Selina remembered the ingredients of the special sauce very clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that these two ranch chefs knew what the sauces were for, the rest was just about marinating and barbecuing the meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two refused to use the smart kitchenware, insisting that these automatic things didn’t contain the heart and soul of Texas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina found the words familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after thinking for a moment did she remember that she had said something similar before, but it had been about the assembly line production of cupcakes by the kitchenware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catherine had Claire and Joseph help her prepare the main vegetables for the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simple fruit and vegetable salads, to satisfy the need for nutrition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Selina and Gold Nugget set up folding tables, parasols, and drinks on the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the light of the setting sun, a lively and warm BBQ birthday party began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New York in June was cool for the Texans. The rooftop faced the Hudson River on one side, and wasn’t as crowded and noisy as the bustling metropolis behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke smiled and played with little Cindy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This little girl was getting cuter and cuter, and was very playful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catherine had practiced the Kunlun Chi Refining Technique while pregnant, which seemed to have improved the baby’s physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she was already half a year old, she was plump and pink, like a little piglet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also quite liked Luke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t use any abilities on Cindy; it would be too dangerous for the baby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it might have something to do with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Luke used the Kunlun Chi Refining Technique, it seemed little Cindy could sense it. Maybe she thought that Luke was Catherine?\u003C\u002Fp>",1276,"2026-06-06T03:36:36.064Z",1,"novelbin.me","27609e510f4cd0c0b781a894ed55cd35ee373000ea331267fadad829c5874354","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1661","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1659",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]