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

Mr. Li, disguised as a pile of miscellaneous items, witnessed the entire process of how Lola arrived full of excitement but left disappointed.

After parting ways with Lola, Li Qi drove around and parked his car in a secluded corner. Before the crowds of people leaving school and get off work appeared in the community, he disguised himself and sneaked into Grant's backyard.

Since we're already here, we certainly can't leave empty-handed.

Time was of the essence. If Laura managed to win over Mrs. Grant and take the money from the study, all his efforts would have been in vain.

After two days of living in the decadent and corrupt rich neighborhood, Li Qi discovered a problem.

Making money isn't something you can succeed at just by having no bottom line.

Even if you have the ability to double-cross others, you still don't know where the gang is trafficking drugs or laundering money.

Even if one has the courage to kidnap and extort, one cannot find a suitable target or person.

Having lived two lives, in the previous life, needless to say, in the original owner's memories, he was a law-abiding but exploited cop who had no idea how to make money.

Making money is a very difficult task. Even with a system, even if you are ruthless, it is not something that can be done overnight.

Therefore, when he heard Laura say that it would cost $250,000 to get permanent residency through the back door, Richie made up his mind.

I initially thought Nick's money was optional, but now it seems like I should take it!

As for how Nick's widow and children will live...

Li Qi didn't care.

That money was the hard-earned money of my six precious children!

With the "Impersonator" skill, Richie easily found a hiding spot in Nick's backyard. A pile of weeds that hadn't been cleared away and a tattered tarpaulin perfectly concealed his tracks.

The one-star imposter is already this good. Once I get those six free attribute points, I'll see how the three-star imposter fares.

Li Qi originally planned to wait until it was completely dark before taking action, but before it even got dark, he was greeted by uninvited guests.

Lola's quiet and careful movements looked very professional, but Li Qi found it quite funny.

Seeing her waving her fists and looking dejected as Mrs. Grant blocked her from entering through the blinds, Richard almost burst out laughing.

After Lola left the backyard looking dejected and escaped by climbing over the wall, Li Qi silently laughed out loud.

waste!

You can't even manage Nick Grant's study, and you call yourself ERO?

"Detective?"

He's still holding an official position!

Li Qi entered the study with ease and pleasure, and opened the safe.

There's no other way; if my lock-picking skills aren't good enough, I'll just have to use a password.

Nick, that old rascal, I don't know if he's lazy or just has bad habits, he uses the same combination for all three safes.

The 24-hour private storage uses the same combination for both safes, and the one at home also uses the same combination.

Li Qi guessed it must be the children's birthdays or something, otherwise they wouldn't be so obsessed with using the same set of numbers.

Unsurprisingly, there were stacks of cash in the safe.

Previously, Li Qi didn't understand why Americans didn't use electronic payments. Now, putting himself in their shoes and merging his memories from both lifetimes, Li Qi finally understood that it wasn't that Americans didn't want to use them, but rather that they were afraid to.

Money should not be kept in the bank. Large amounts of cash kept in the bank are not in line with income levels and will attract the attention of the State Taxation Administration.

Banks will also take further action, locking your account if you exceed a certain daily withdrawal limit.

Your money may not be your money; your money may be my money.

You disagree with the logic of the tax bureau and the banks?

How many guns do you have?

The most powerful law enforcement force in the United States is not the FBI or the police, but the IRS.

The bank at Tokyo University might be a good place to deposit money and earn interest, but the bank at Seidai University is a monster that can devour people at any time.

Therefore, if you have illegal or gray income, the best way to store it is in cash.

But cash has another problem: if the information is leaked, it will attract the attention of gangsters or outlaws.

If you dare to work diligently, refrain from spending money, avoid using credit cards, and save money to prepare for a better life, then your kind will have their eyes on you, want to kill you, steal your money, and take advantage of your fiancée...

The harvesting knives come from all directions and different levels; if you don't want to be a leek (a metaphor for being exploited), you're out of luck.

Nick is already considered to be in the upper-middle class of this social structure, but he still has to worry about these things, as can be seen from the fact that he has multiple identities, three safes for storing money, and extremely strong personal combat power.

Poor Nick, with his off-the-charts combat prowess and utterly shameless character, is so insecure; one can only imagine the plight of the others.

After a rough count, there was over 700,000 US dollars in the safe. Li Qi had come on a whim and was not well prepared. He couldn't just take the 700,000 US dollars with a shopping bag.

With a quick glance around his eyes, Li Qi left the study and tiptoed upstairs to the second floor.

Upstairs was silent, but from one of the rooms, one could faintly hear shouting and the sounds of swords clashing. Li Qi knew immediately that someone was playing a video game.

In another room, there could be faint sobbing, probably from the still-attractive Mrs. Grant lamenting her past.

Li Qi found a red and blue Captain America shield-patterned backpack, emptied out the elementary school textbooks inside, and quietly went downstairs to start packing money.

They counted the money as they packed it; it totaled $760,000.

When putting in the last wad of money, Li Qi hesitated for a moment.

Nick is a scoundrel; he just wanted to kill me. It's perfectly reasonable for me to kill him in return, and neither of us owes the other anything.

But I've already taken about $300,000 from him, and if I take this $760,000...

Originally, Li Qi thought that this was all hard-earned money from Nalin and the others, so it was fine to take it away.

But I shouldn't have gone upstairs and seen the children's stationery...

Parents are all scoundrels, but children are innocent.

Perhaps the children won't be things in the future, but they are still the future.

After thinking it over, Li Qi decided to express his goodwill.

So he took out a bundle of US dollars from his backpack, pulled out a few hundred-dollar bills, and casually threw them into the corner of the safe without counting them.

It's just a token of my appreciation. If it's for the child, please accept it. Don't think it's too little.

After finishing this task, Li Qi felt much better and continued to look at the other items in the safe.

The safe was quite large, over a meter tall, and had four compartments inside.

There was also a separate small cabinet, with a lock but no key.

Li Qi easily pried it open, revealing three hard drives, a file folder, and a wooden box inside.

Inside the wooden box was an exquisite Sig Sauer P210 pistol with an ivory grip and gilded lettering, along with thirty-six 9mm bullets.

It has to be said that Nick, that old guy, has a genuine passion for firearms.

The gun was more like a work of art than a weapon, and Richie believed that the Grant family must have other weapons that were actually used for self-defense.

Li Qi turned on the computer in the study, pried open the drawers, and ransacked the place, taking away everything that looked valuable or could be considered a clue.

The computer contained nothing of note. While disassembling the hard drive, Li Qi suddenly noticed a data cable connected to the drawer. Following the cable, he found a toggle switch.

After restarting the machine, Li Qi discovered some clues.

The computer had a password, but Li Qi easily got in; it was the safe's password.

The computer has an automatic system; after switching keys, the monitoring screen will immediately pop up on the left monitor.

All sixteen cameras had no signal input, but the address displayed on the camera information was the mansion in the Hancock Park neighborhood where he was currently occupying.

Switching to another button displays another set of monitoring screens.

Sixteen images also appeared on the right monitor, but there was no human activity in the monitoring screen.

Li Qi had a basic understanding of computers, but wasn't an expert, and didn't know how this function was implemented.

Clearly, Nick, that old bastard, doesn't understand either, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a stupid move.

After noting down the address on the surveillance camera, Li Qi removed the hard drive and was about to leave the way he came when he suddenly heard footsteps outside.

Someone else has bypassed the Great Firewall?