[{"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-2202":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},1484170,1930,"Chapter 2202 - 2202 Side Story: Fantasy Journey 43","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-2202",2202,"\u003Cp>2202 Side Story: Fantasy Journey\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh! Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Barry fell down for the 25th time on the new track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too lazy to get up, he yelled from the ground, “No, I can’t run. It feels like I’m being tied down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke didn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bale?” Barry turned around and saw Luke looking at his phone with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry found that odd. “What’s wrong? Did something good happen for you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke put his phone away. “Not for me, for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry: “Me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “Let’s wait. Bruce will come back and tell you the good news himself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I tell you the good news in advance, how will Master Wayne ‘tempt’ you? Luke murmured inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, Master Wayne returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked over to a restless Barry and handed him a folder. “I was too busy a few days ago to make it. This is a small gift to welcome you to the team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry was really surprised. “Ah, thank you. What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wayne smiled kindly and gestured for him to take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry opened the folder and read the first page. He raised his head blankly. “An external consultant for the CSI? I never applied… Huh, you helped?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a question, he already knew the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he couldn’t figure out what this ‘small gift’ was for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were before, this would indeed be a good job, but Barry was still self-aware, and knew that he wasn’t a good fit for a government organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the CSI forensics department was more like tech support and a ‘cleaner,’ it was still under the government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light smile never left Master Wayne’s face as he gestured for Barry to continue reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry didn’t understand the smile, but Luke had already translated it in his heart — with money, you could do whatever you wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, after Barry lowered his head in confusion and flipped to the second document, his eyes widened and his hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, he raised his head, his eyes red. “My father’s case has been reopened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wayne straightened up under his black coat and nodded calmly. “I donated a sum of money to the GCPD’s cold case division, and they said that they could help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was a comic, the Master Wayne in front of Barry at that moment wouldn’t be black, but would have a golden light on his back full of $ signs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry was touched, but also a little conflicted. “Is this… a bribe?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he said that, he felt that it wasn’t appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was Master Wayne? Did he have to bribe the GCPD? If he wanted to get Barry’s father out, he could look for a prominent lawyer to apply for compassionate release on the grounds of illness and go through the perfunctory formalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doing that might not cost as much as donating to the GCPD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, donating to the GCPD didn’t qualify as a bribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wayne smiled lightly. “If it were a bribe, I would’ve just told them to let him go. But now… the cold case division and the CSI are working together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry was stunned for a moment. “You mean…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wayne said, “It’s much easier to use the GCPD’s resources to carry out an investigation than to look around on your own. Also, it will all be legal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry got it and got excited. “Thank you, thank you, Bruce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wayne simply patted his shoulder. “Everything will be fine. Work hard.” He then turned around and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry was excited for a long while before he calmed down. He turned around and saw Luke, who had started working again. “Hehe, Bale, I might not have much time to work on this later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke didn’t think much of it. “It’s fine. I’ll follow you to prison later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Luke’s black SUV, Barry finally couldn’t take it anymore. “Are you worried about me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke started the car and set it on autopilot after putting in their destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he took out a big paper bag from the glove compartment. “Sandwich – want one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry, who was a black hole when it came to food, didn’t refuse. He took a sandwich out, peeled off the wrapper, and took a bite, before he said vaguely, “Actually, I’m fine on my own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just didn’t like interacting with ordinary people; he wasn’t an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Master Wayne, Luke, or even Diana, they all treated him like a little brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it felt good to be cared for, it also made him a little embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “Bruce helped you with the paperwork. I should at least help out a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Barry’s conflicted expression, he didn’t beat around the bush. “I used to be a detective, and I have some personal skills in cracking cases. It’s been so many years since your father’s case; you need some outside help to dig out some details that may have been overlooked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry’s mouth dropped open. “You? A detective?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke chuckled. “If you don’t believe me, I can use Diana’s lasso to demonstrate when she comes back. I was indeed a homicide detective.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry was lost for words. He really knew how to talk! His father had been wrongly convicted of killing his mother!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating a sandwich himself, Luke explained casually, “Actually, I’ve read the file on your father’s case. As long as we find a top lawyer and find a few loopholes in the police evidence, he’ll be released in half a year at most.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry was conflicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he thought that way, his father might not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be a good thing for his father, who had lost his fighting spirit, to come out of jail labeled as a ‘madman’ ‘suspected’ of killing his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like how a person was charged for rape, but was released due to insufficient evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people who found out would still feel that this person could be a rapist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless Barry’s father was completely cleared of this charge, everywhere would be a prison for his depressed father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, after discussing it with Bruce, we feel that your father deserves a clear explanation.” Luke interrupted Barry’s worries. “So, we’ll have to trouble him and keep him in prison for the time being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be trouble at all, if it would completely clear his father of his criminal charge? Barry hurriedly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he entered prison, however, he realized that he had underestimated the power of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them sat on a comfortable leather couch. The captain of the prison guards stood next to them with a respectful and clearly attentive attitude. “Mr. Bale, are you satisfied with this private reception room? Do you want a cup of coffee?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke didn’t answer. Instead, he raised his hand to tell the captain to be quiet, before he waved at Barry, who was pretending to be his attendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry also had a serious expression on his face. He walked over to a table and placed an extremely high-end suitcase on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suitcase had been scanned when they first entered, and there were no metal or suspicious items inside. The captain, who hadn’t seen the scan, turned his head curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Barry took out… a porcelain tea set, complete with the teapot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next was a thermos of black tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lastly, there was a three-tiered tea stand.\u003C\u002Fp>",1250,"2026-06-06T03:36:52.976Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ccc6e4c21b507f31e6ed956a9290e6ef90aeef0f131e37c559054505044e234","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-2203","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-2201",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]