Chapter 50: If You Have a Cheat, You Won

Hearing Cole's words, Li Ang furrowed his brows: "Dead?"

He then pushed off the succubus on top of him, stood up, and glanced around the lobby.

It was at this moment that he noticed the police bureau officers present had begun to leave Price one by one, clearly having received word of a death inside the bureau.

Seeing this, Cole immediately drove Li Ang back to the police bureau at high speed.

Only after arriving at the crime scene did Li Ang realize that not only had the bandit died, but the officer guarding him had died too.

Glancing at Ma Kusi, who stood nearby with a grim expression, questioning those around him, Li Ang crossed his arms and leaned against the wall beside him.

"Bro, why don't you seem worried at all?" Cole asked, puzzled by his demeanor.

Li Ang shrugged in response: "Didn't the chief say we don't need to handle this case?"

"Besides, the captain hasn't even shown up—why rush?"

Of course, this was just an excuse to placate Cole; in truth, he sensed something suspicious.

As if on cue, Danika strolled up to the two of them, yawning: "What's the situation now?"

"Chief Ma Kusi is interrogating the janitor who found the body," Li Ang replied casually.

Since all police bureau officers had gone to Price for team-building today, only janitors and on-duty staff remained inside.

The one who discovered the body was an elderly janitor.

"What about the surveillance footage?" Danika crossed her arms, then lowered them as if the buttons on her chest were too tight. "Just check the cameras."

At this, Li Ang shook his head slightly, indicating he didn't know.

At that moment, Cole spoke up weakly: "The chief said the other day he feared the bureau's surveillance might malfunction due to those bugs before, so he had someone go fix it."

"?"

Li Ang immediately tightened his frown—this was too coincidental, so much so that he wondered if Ma Kusi had ordered the bandit killed.

But that made no sense—if Chief Ma Kusi was truly behind the smugglers, he never needed to send them to make the arrest in the first place.

Everything happening now gave Li Ang the feeling of viewing flowers through fog.

Danika had clearly thought of the same things.

After a moment of silence, she pinched her temples, looking exasperated: "Forget it. If the chief told us not to get involved, we'll pretend we know nothing."

Li Ang agreed.

Then, the next day, someone came looking for them.

Looking at the blond man standing before her with a smile, Danika's expression fell. "What do you want, Higgins?"

In response, the man named Higgins spoke calmly: "Danika, I've spoken with the chief—soon, your squad will go out of the city with me."

Danika's face instantly grew serious as she repeated slowly: "Out of the city?"

"Out of the city," Higgins nodded, then explained: "The chief assigned me responsibility for the smuggling case long ago. Lately, I've uncovered some leads, and given yesterday's incident, I plan to leave the city soon to investigate."

"You're strong fighters, and you're already aware of the situation—there's no squad in the bureau better suited than yours."

As he spoke, Higgins turned and smiled at Li Ang, clearly aware of his identity.

". I understand," Danika exhaled deeply. "Anything else?"

"No. Then I'll leave it to you."

With that, Higgins departed under the watchful eyes of Li Ang and the others.

After he left, silence fell over the squad's office area, lasting for a long while before Danika sighed and said: "You all heard that—prepare well these next few days. I won't elaborate on what's outside the city."

"Cole, give Li Ang a quick rundown on what's outside the city."

Since arriving in this world, Li Ang had never left the city, so he naturally had no idea what lay beyond.

But from Danika's reaction just now, it was clear the outside wouldn't be safe.

At this, Cole whispered to Li Ang: "Bro, outside is different from the city—if you run into bugs, there'll be at least hundreds, maybe thousands."

"So we rarely go out."

Hearing this, Li Ang's first thought was: Could this be a way to grind experience?

But he quickly regained his composure—he had no wide-area AoE abilities; if he encountered a swarm, he'd be helpless.

Seeing Li Ang now understood, Danika spoke: "Eat well, drink well these next few days—don't stress too much about this."

Still, Cole and the others wore worried expressions.

Since the founding of Police Bureau 66, missions involving leaving the city have always had the highest casualty rate.

There have been cases where entire five-person squads went out and never returned.

Seeing this, Danika sighed and turned toward the chief's office, muttering as she walked: "After this mission, I'm definitely applying for leave."

Night.

Li Ang sat cross-legged on the sofa, maintaining his Reverse Life state while browsing the forum.

After days of intense online surfing, he had roughly figured out how Federals became professionals.

Buy.

The Federal government sells professional paths, but the prices are...

Moreover, many professions aren't purchasable with money alone—rarer ones require other conditions, like official Federal citizenship.

As he read, a question suddenly occurred to Li Ang:

'How does the Federation prevent buyers from sharing their professional information with others?'

In his view, people could easily crowd-fund to buy one copy and share it among many—but the Federation clearly wouldn't allow such a massive loophole.

Soon, Li Ang found the answer: when purchasing professional information, buyers must also sign a Supernatural Contract.

The contract's primary clause binds the buyer from disclosing the professional information to anyone else.

'No wonder.'

By the way, Danika had earlier transferred him a thousand Starlight Coins—enough to live comfortably for a month.

The base salary for a regular officer at the Public Security Bureau is 3,000 Starlight Coins, but bonuses are awarded after completing relatively dangerous missions, ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands.

This salary is substantial compared to ordinary people's, but still insufficient to purchase a profession.

Even if he could afford it, Li Ang dared not buy.

Because he didn't know whether his communication bracelet had a backdoor installed by the Public Security Bureau—it was better to be cautious when caution was needed.

After all, querying profession information was one thing, but purchasing profession information was another.

There was no need to risk it for professions with weak stats.

Fortunately, he had obtained the information he wanted: the prerequisite profession for 【Craftsman】 was a profession called 【Apprentice Craftsman】.

In addition, there were professions like 【Gunner】, which appeared to have very simple qualification requirements.

Li Ang decided to retract his earlier words.

Guns are good; guns must be used.