[{"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-1838":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},1483906,1930,"Chapter 1838 - Carrot and Stick, and Scientific Experiment","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1838",1838,"\u003Cp>Naturally, Luke didn’t answer Jiaying’s questions. This woman was a real schemer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were anyone else but Big Dipper, they might not necessarily be able to control the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Knight’s principle was no killing, and there were Inhumans in Afterlife who could treat external injuries, so it would be hard for him to intimidate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, when Luke appeared as Big Dipper, he could find a person who was bright red in the system to kill as a warning to the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Jiaying knew better than to let things get to that point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he could shear these sheep in a relaxed and continuous manner, Luke didn’t mind being a little nicer to the shepherd, Jiaying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given how often successful awakenings happened in Afterlife, he could come back in a year or two to shear the sheep once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a suitable ability appeared before then, Luke didn’t mind doing a surprise inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outcome of the negotiation between Big Dipper and Jiaying was an agreement over surveillance and security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Dipper represented the Bat Squad and would provide protection and aid whenever Afterlife was in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The condition was that Afterlife’s Inhumans had to be monitored and couldn’t commit crimes in human society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scope largely referred to vicious crimes like murder and arson, drug trafficking and human trafficking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was basically the same as what the Bat Squad targeted on a daily basis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody would care about something like Gordon’s illegal trespassing, much less the Bat Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiaying had nothing to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bat Squad had always focused on criminal activity. It wasn’t like she could say that Inhumans had the right to kill and sell drugs and people, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First of all, she wasn’t a big enough figure for the Bat Squad to give Afterlife the green light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, it was very easy for Inhumans to commit crimes if they wanted to after they awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very easy to rake in money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inhumans had superpowers, but it was human nature to be indolent; it was impossible for Inhumans to not like money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why were there so few people in Afterlife? Because there weren’t that many idiots who were willing to stay in this poor valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Afterlife was set up in New York and treated accordingly, it would be crowded with people who wanted to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the name of the vigilante Bat Squad, it made sense for Big Dipper to supervise and share intelligence on ‘wild’ Inhumans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During negotiations, Jiaying resisted for a long while, but in the end, she gave in to Big Dipper and the Bat Squad, and agreed to this most disadvantageous condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To a certain extent, Afterlife had become a ‘protected’ territory under the Bat Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Luke wouldn’t be a regular ” ‘military’ presence in Afterlife, nor did he need them to pay him a huge protection fee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Afterlife now had a connection to the bigshot; if it made good use of this connection, it would be able to expand rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To offer the carrot after using the stick – this method had always been this simple yet practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Jiaying was both pained and happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Afterlife developed in the future, who knew if she could still be the boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiaying dreamed of establishing a nation of Inhumans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, a member’s right to speak in the Bay Squad had nothing to do with whether or not they had superpowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nation of Inhumans wasn’t something that could be achieved in a short period of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it came true, Afterlife would definitely be even more obedient then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, time was always on the cheat’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next few days, Luke returned to research mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After obtaining these new abilities, he had to first figure out their effects and limits so that he had a clear understanding of his own combat ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would also give him some idea on whether to use the Level 1 or Level 2 clone in a major incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his opponents were crushed either way most of the time, there was no harm in studying the possibilities first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never fight an unprepared battle. That was Luke’s principle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that he couldn’t deal with a surprise attack, but that there should still be a mature and reliable contingency plan even in the face of one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would leave the heroics to other superheroes with the protagonist halo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the first official test of the stretchy\u002Fdouble resistance ability naturally fell on Max.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an excellent and hardworking laborer — making cakes was strenuous work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, she would have some off days when she randomly took meds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Luke’s subtle influence, she had abandoned this bad habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this woman went crazy, she would even dare take part in clinical trials by pharmaceutical companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, one of the reasons she did so was to earn money, but she would say, “Usually, you have to pay for your own medicine. If I can take them for free, why wouldn’t I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sort of bizarre thinking wasn’t unique to Max, but was a common thing for many people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as there were heavy drinkers, there were also people who took meds excessively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were always a lot of medicine bottles behind the mirror in the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made it easier for Max to take her meds at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she took them once in the morning, she felt much more energetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she took them once at night, she slept better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Max now no longer randomly took meds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Luke showed up, she would sleep soundly every night and didn’t need to take any medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After testing out his new ability that night, Luke hugged the plump Max and asked casually, “How’s your cake business coming along?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max was a little tired, but she perked up when she heard about her beloved cupcakes. “D*mn it, I came up with several new flavors, but they’re actually not easy to sell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke didn’t think much of it. “Take it slow. Many shops only produce their own secret recipes after years of research.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max suddenly chuckled. “Caroline came up with a secret recipe, but you definitely won’t let me use it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was curious. “What secret recipe?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max said, “She added weed which I had hidden in a seasoning box with the rest of the ingredients. A lot of people said those cupcakes were especially good, and came back to buy more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Narrowing his eyes, Luke threatened, “Are you still hiding weed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max had been careless in her exhausted and relaxed state. She quickly tried to salvage the situation. “That was from long ago – I already forgot about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke didn’t relax at all and increased his strength. “Is that so? I think you’re being stubborn. You’ll only confess after I torture you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that the guy was joking, Max immediately rolled her eyes. “Even if I wanted to sell it, I wouldn’t use it to make cakes, right? I bought that before I met you. Thanks to almighty Batman, it’s hard to buy weed in New York now, plus it’s d*mn expensive. Those customers came back not for my cakes, but for the weed inside. The cakes are over ten times cheaper!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke chuckled and hugged her tightly. “I don’t believe you. Let’s interrogate you first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Max suddenly turned around and widened her eyes. “…I’m begging you, can you be human let me sleep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “It’s fine. You can fall asleep immediately after the interrogation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max said, “You d*mn ass, did you secretly take something?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke snorted. He had always relied on his outstanding abilities to achieve victory. Why would he need to eat some d*mn thing?\u003C\u002Fp>",1304,"2026-06-06T03:36:38.113Z",1,"novelbin.me","513eb86aca478bcbb16109f1735cfbe66d4cf3810c311a3d60f92b71eda0136b","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1839","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1837",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]