A swift and decisive victory in the early stages, a post-apocalyptic survival story in America!

Sophia quickly recovered from her pain and responded positively and enthusiastically to Li Qi's advances.

Having thoroughly enjoyed the beauty of the woman, Sophia's favorability towards herself had already risen to 98 points in just a short while.

There's no way around it; people with high spirits just have a slower rate of affection increases.

Even at this crazy rate, it's still not 99.

Fearing that she might aggravate her injury, Li Qi checked the panel and, drawing on his surgical knowledge, reassured her, "The injury isn't serious, the inflammation has subsided, and she'll recover in a few more days."

Pointing to the newly bought walking stick in the corner, Li Qi asked, "Want to go for a walk?"

Sophia was overjoyed and could hardly believe it: "Master, can I...can I get out of bed now?"

Li Qi laughed and said, "It's just a hole. You've rested for a day, so it's not a big problem as long as you don't do any strenuous activity. Come on! I'll help you to the yard to sunbathe."

Sofia was clearly filled with anticipation. After living underground for so many years, it was a rare treat to return to the surface, but she was injured and could only lie in bed. She was in unimaginable torment.

Watching my sisters come and go, the pain was indescribable, yet it pierced my heart.

Suddenly free, her sisters only considered that she needed to recover from her injuries, but none of them thought about her psychological desires.

But this angelic man had an idea...

Sofia looked at the young man, who was actually unremarkable in appearance due to his thinness, and felt sweet and happy.

Unaware of what the beautiful woman was thinking, Li Qi helped Sophia to a wicker chair by the pool, supporting and groping her.

The midday sun was shining brightly, warming people up and making them feel incredibly comfortable.

Sophia clung to Li Qi's waist, refusing to let go, and looked up softly, saying, "My master, thank you for thinking of my feelings and for wanting to bring me out to bask in the sun and see the beauty of this world!"

"I am willing to serve you with my life, my dearest master!"

Li Qi was very touched, but still said awkwardly, "Well... actually, it was me who pushed you out that caused you to get hurt. You shouldn't have trusted me so much."

Sophia shook her head frantically: "No! This is the Lord's most merciful arrangement! It's the Lord's final test for me! I passed the test, and that's why I received the Lord's grace and reward!"

"My angel, my master, I beg you, reward me, grant me your favor!"

Sofia was a devout believer, so devout that she was almost fanatical.

That's understandable. After experiencing a calamity that lasted for more than ten years, and then being suddenly saved, one should naturally thank the omnipotent and omnipresent God.

As an apostle of God, Li Qi reaped the benefits of this gratitude, and he was quite pleased with himself.

It's a pity that Sofia was injured and couldn't get too close to her.

But the two tried everything that couples can do by the pool.

feels good.

This was the first time in Li Qi's two lifetimes that he had been loved so passionately.

Although the other person was a 42-year-old Latina woman, it did not diminish the warmth and sweet pleasure he felt.

In his past life, Li Qi had already seen things clearly: he didn't buy a house or a car, didn't date or get married, earned 5800 yuan a month, lived alone, and spent his money as he pleased.

Later, he got promoted and received a raise, eventually earning 18,000 yuan a month, and he still earned and spent his own money.

After having enough fun in China, I finally decided to stroll through the streets of Amsterdam, hoping to hear the ladies in the Red Light District singing "Owa ooh ooh"...

Now, all he can do is stroll the streets of Los Angeles with the glamorous mature woman Sofia and listen to her and five other beautiful women chatter away.

Yeah, that feels great!

Li Qi had originally planned to remove the Forgetfulness Ring and leave after having his fun, but seeing Sophia like this, he was having second thoughts.

"The land of gentle pleasures is the graveyard of heroes"—a wise saying from our ancestors!

After considering Sophia's health condition, Li Qi decided to wait patiently. As for the remaining three women, he would wait until each of them had been waiting for 24 hours.

This would give Sofia at most four days to recover.

The most urgent task is to seize the time before Nick's death escalates and get the money he mentioned.

In this world, you can't get anywhere without money. Until he has a stable source of income, Nick's money is his only support.

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When Laura Thorne woke up, she turned on her phone and found dozens of missed calls and messages in her voicemail.

"Hey, Chief, I took a nap..." Lola glanced casually at the quartz clock on the wall and stuck out her tongue playfully. "Okay, I slept all day."

"Come to the station right now, I have something to tell you!" Chief Maeve's tone was authoritative yet composed.

"I'm on vacation..." Lola rubbed her temples, asking somewhat helplessly, "What's wrong that you absolutely have to make me go?"

"Nick's death has been classified as a duty-related fatality, and someone needs to notify his family. Do you want me to go, or you?"

"Facco!" Lola cursed silently, then said helplessly, "Why does it have to be me? Why can't it be someone else?"

"What else could it be? You're Nick's current partner, Adele knows you, and she's most familiar with you!"

Lola muttered, "Nick didn't give me the slightest favor just because I'm his partner—"

"Don't say these things over the phone!" Maeve interrupted Lola's complaint in a stern tone. "Come back here now and say what you have to say face-to-face!"

Lola had no choice but to agree. She hung up the phone and, despite the pain in her shoulder, struggled to put on her coat.

That son of a bitch Nick!

Cursing her dead partner in her heart, Lola drove to the federal government building, bought a hamburger nearby, and ate it as she walked to fill her hungry stomach after a day of sleeping before knocking on the glass door of the ERO Los Angeles office manager's office.

"Please come in."

With permission, Lola pushed open the door and entered, immediately seeing Maeve's already dark-skinned face, which was now even darker.

Laura casually sat down in the chair in front of her desk, leaning back listlessly, and asked listlessly, "So, what do you want me to do?"

If it's just a simple door-to-door notification and routine greeting, the Los Angeles office has plenty of people who can do that.

The fact that he insisted on doing it himself was definitely not as simple as just delivering bad news.

As expected, Maeve rolled her eyes, which appeared excessively pale due to her skin tone, revealing overly white teeth, and said, "Nick's matter is complicated. Now it seems that it's definitely not as simple as detaining a few illegal immigrants..."

Lola sat bolt upright, finally taking it seriously, and asked excitedly, "You mean there's an even bigger fish coming?"

Maeve rolled her eyes again: "Whether there are big fish or not has nothing to do with us ERO, that's HSI's job!"

"We retrieved the surveillance footage from the surrounding streets, and the stored content had been manipulated. There were no anomalies. Clearly, there is someone more powerful behind Nick."

Lola's eyes widened: "You mean... someone manipulated the city's surveillance cameras because of Nick's death? Who has that kind of power?"

Maeve shook her head: "I don't know. The tech team said it requires exceptionally skilled hacking techniques and on-site injection of a Trojan virus into the municipal storage center. Neither of these is something an ordinary person can do."

Maeve sighed and added, "These are matters that ERO has no authority to investigate; we can only leave them to the Los Angeles Police Department..."

Seeing Lola's dejected expression, Maeve encouraged her, "But we can start by investigating and gathering clues. After all, Nick is one of our employees, and we have a responsibility and obligation to conduct an internal investigation."

Looking at that dark, old face, Lola suddenly found it more pleasing to the eye and nodded repeatedly, saying, "That makes sense. Okay, I'll go visit him! Should I look for clues at Nick's house?"

Maeve took off her gold-rimmed glasses and rubbed her nose. "If there are any clues, that's best. If not, we should try to get Adele's cooperation. You must remind her that we can make other choices regarding Nick..."

Lola gave a sneer: "Then I'd better pray she won't cooperate!"

Maeve sighed, "Take Kent with you. We don't have any extra manpower right now. You two will be a team. Be careful this time, and don't get caught again!"

Lola rolled her eyes, kicked the stool, and left.