[{"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-245":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},1482163,1930,"Chapter 245 - Party Invitation","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-245",245,"\u003Cp>America ushered in an age of affluence ahead of many countries in the world. Many people didn’t need to work too hard to live nowadays, so thrill seekers weren’t unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After telling Selina his findings, Luke asked Selina, “What about you? Did you find anything suspicious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With what you just told me, I do have something suspicious. For example, the details of the murder of Sandra’s mother a year ago are worth reviewing.” Sandra patted the case file in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flipping to a particular page, she said, “Here in Sandra’s testimony, she claimed that she saw Cotton Whirry running away from her house at 10 pm. Her exact words are: ‘I saw the killer escape through my bedroom window.’ That was why Cotton became a suspect. What do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke thought for a moment and said, “Sandra’s room is in a corner of the house, so maybe she only saw his back? Also, it was late at night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina shrugged and said, “That’s right. When the police investigated a year ago, they found a coat stained with her mother’s blood in Cotton’s house, but Cotton was drunk when he was discovered, and couldn’t tell them what he had done at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mind whirling, Luke said, “Let’s go for a walk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina asked, “What are you going to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke chuckled. “They have tricks, but I have high tech.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina was confused. “Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They talked to Beverly and left the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slightly worried, Beverly called Polk after they drove away, but Polk simply said, “Got it. Don’t worry about them. They know what they’re doing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke’s plan very simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the case files that Selina had read, and after a call to Polk, they found out where Bily lived and headed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, they went to Stu’s house. He was the number 10 girl’s boyfriend, as well as the guy who had argued with Luke earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke hid quite a few cameras in the trees around both houses and made sure that there weren’t any blind spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then installed two signal boosters in a couple of inconspicuous spots nearby so that he would be able to receive the camera feed in most parts of town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameras wouldn’t be on all the time. Instead, they turn on automatically at night, and the batteries would last three nights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke believed that was enough. He didn’t think the two high school students were very patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After everything was done, they drove back to Polk’s and said goodnight to Beverly before they retired to their respective rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke read the files on gangs in L.A. until four in the morning, before finally going to bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day was also warm and sunny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke and Selina went to school, but before they could enter, they heard a broadcast: “School will be suspended for a week because of security risks. Please stay at home and do not go out, for your own safety.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ecstatic, the students exploded with cheers, applause and loud whistles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina and Luke looked at each other in bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Selina turned around and asked gloomily, “Pretending to be a student and teacher? Secret investigation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Selina and Luke wondered what they were going to do, a young man in a police uniform came out of the building with two girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the girls was excited to see Luke. “Ah, it’s you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer was also stunned for a moment. “You’re... the kid with Polk, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke smiled and said, “Nice to meet you, Dewey. I’m Luke, this is my cousin Selina. May I know the name of this gorgeous girl here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl was none other than the one with the number 10 sweater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t be happier. “I’m Tatum. I’m Dewey’s sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke chuckled. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Tatum.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mind whirling, Tatum said, “Right, there’s a party at Stu’s tonight. Would you like to come?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke and Selina were both lost for words. Holding a party when the entire town was intimidated by a serial killer? How... exciting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke nodded with a smile. “Alright, we’ll be there tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tatum said, “Do you want me to show you the way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “It’s fine. You better keep your friend company.” He looked at Sandra, who was the other girl with Dewey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tatum nodded regretfully. “Alright. If you don’t know the way, just ask Dewey to take you there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a shame. Tatum had been hoping for a chance to talk to this handsome boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching them leave, Selina warned Luke, “Don’t be hasty. She asked you to look for her later tonight, didn’t she?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “You didn’t notice where the party is going to be held? I’m thinking about work, not sex, alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling what Tatum said, Selina immediately got it. “You’re saying that Stu is up to something at his place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re going to hold a party at someone else’s place, you definitely need to ask for their permission first, right?” said Luke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina nodded and said. “So, tonight...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke grinned. “There are two mini-cams in the car. Let’s go to the party tonight. Chances are we’ll catch some interesting pictures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina said, “You sure it’s not going to be the kind of interesting pictures you took with Elena?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “Feel free to take those sorts of shots if you want, but I’m going to be focusing on the killer. I have to say that a certain someone is getting dirtier and dirtier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina gnashed her teeth. “Do you really not know who is the dirtier one between the both of us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke: “Hehe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s still the morning. What should we do for the rest of the day?” asked Selina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “Let’s just keep an eye on those two brash young men.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracking a case usually wasn’t half as exciting as most people thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t unusual for two detectives to sleep and eat in their car for days while monitoring a suspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke hardly ever did this sort of thing. Most of the time, he would rather go out and look for leads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina, on the other hand, had tailed a lot of suspects when she worked with Donald, so she was quite familiar with the routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a peaceful and boring morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the signal boosters that Luke installed, the two of them could still roam the town in their car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had the local special at a restaurant at noon. The food didn’t taste bad; Selina didn’t complain, at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it was slightly past five, Selina suddenly said, “Huh? Is Billy out?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1101,"2026-06-06T03:35:48.055Z",1,"novelbin.me","8ae545c8f2dba6c52dbba48c188672adb017ae172c8019140381a7d81828e99d","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-246","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-244",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]