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

In Harry's basement.

With nine points of mental strength and accounting skills, Li Qi easily found where Harry hid the money.

A bundle of cash was sealed in a plastic bag and stuffed into a crack in the wall. The safe next to it was closed but not locked, and contained several hundred US dollars and two handguns.

To make something appear real while it appears fake—that's quite good, you even know military strategy.

Li Qi plundered the place, both upstairs and downstairs, and reaped a rich harvest.

The cash was more than 100,000; Harry was clearly lying.

With nearly $150,000 in cash, plus four luxury watches and some luxury jewelry, Harry's inventory was more substantial than Richie had imagined.

Leaving the basement, they went to the guest room on the first floor, retrieved the bullet that had taken Harry Brandt's life, and looked at the old woman on the hospital bed.

The old woman didn't open her eyes even with her son dead beside her, indicating that she had indeed been in a coma and bedridden for a long time.

"Click!" With the muzzle pressed against the old woman's forehead, Li Qi pulled the trigger, and the pistol's hammer made a crisp sound.

The old woman did not react.

Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief, slung his bag over his shoulder, and left through the back door.

Arriving at the agreed location, Li Qi got into the Dodge Tyrannosaurus Rex pickup truck.

Lola was clearly worried about her lover's safety. Seeing Li Qi get into the car, she rushed over to him passionately: "Darling, I was so scared... I was afraid you wouldn't come back!"

Li Qi comforted Lola, "Don't worry, it's alright now. Go back! Get a good night's sleep tonight, and tomorrow will be a brand new day."

On the way back, police cars kept speeding by with sirens blaring. Lola, trembling with fear, asked, "What did you do? Why did you call so many police officers?"

Li Qi shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

Suddenly his phone rang. Li Qi glanced at the caller ID and answered it reluctantly.

"Where are you? Who are you with?" Julie asked directly on the phone without any preamble.

Li Qi glanced at the ICE senior agent driving the car: "Lola and I are on a date, what's up?"

Julie was a little surprised and paused for a moment before saying, "I have to go to the scene. You guys go to my house and wait for me. We'll talk when we meet."

After hanging up the phone, Li Qi glanced at Lola.

Lola rolled her eyes. Her worries and concerns vanished, leaving only a deep sense of jealousy.

She knew Julie's address and headed straight there.

Seeing Li Qi find the room key so easily, Lola rolled her eyes again.

Neither of them were first-timers. After entering, Li Qi acted as if he were at home and went straight into the public bathroom to take a shower.

After a busy night, you're physically and mentally exhausted, and there may still be some residue on your body, so taking a shower is necessary.

As for the gunpowder residue on the clothes, it doesn't matter; it's perfectly reasonable for a high-ranking police officer to have such things in his home.

"Honey, we're out of shower gel. Go to the master bedroom and look for some!" Li Qi called out to the sulking Lola.

Soon, Lola pushed open the door and came in, handing over a bottle of shower gel in her small, white hands.

Li Qi pulled the resentful Lola into the bathroom, and amidst her screams and laughter, he began to help her relieve her bitterness and sorrow.

From the bathroom to the living room, the two spent some intimate time together. They didn't know how much time had passed when they heard the sound of brakes outside the door. Then the door opened, and Julie returned.

As if she hadn't seen anything, the beautiful policewoman slumped wearily on the single sofa opposite the two of them, watching the spectacle with lifeless eyes, showing absolutely no interest.

Li Qi finished quickly, sat down, looked at Julie, and asked, "Why that expression?"

Julie wiped her forehead speechlessly: "Couldn't you have done some background research before doing anything? This Roger Stern isn't just an ordinary veterinarian! How could you choose him as your target?"

Not surprised that Julie guessed he was behind it so easily, Li Qi stroked Lola's hair, grateful for her gentleness, and asked curiously, "What do you mean? Besides having a half-brother who's a mob boss, what other background does he have?"

Julie sighed, "His pet clinic is an underground hospital. Many injured people are afraid to go to regular hospitals and have surgery there. If you kill him, countless people in both the legitimate and criminal worlds will hate you!"

Li Qi waved his hand: "Watch out, or I'll sue you for defamation! I didn't kill him. Harry Brandt was the one who wanted to kill him. I just took down that double-crossing hitman!"

Julie nodded, saying weakly, "That's exactly what they meant at the scene, but the problem is, if you don't claim the bounty, it's fine, but once you do, you'll definitely be exposed..."

Li Qi blinked: "Why should I claim the bounty? I don't have a dark web account... By the way, has there been any news about the dark web account on Nick's hard drive?"

Julie pulled a notepad from her pocket and waved it in her hand: "Found it, the username and password are in there, but without a USB drive, I can't log in..."

Li Qi casually pulled a USB drive from his pocket, which was lying to the side, and said deliberately, "Could this be the one?"

Julie rolled her eyes, took the USB drive that Li Qi tossed to her, turned to look at the engrossed Lola, and teased, "Leave me a little, don't squeeze me dry."

Lola rolled her eyes at her and continued.

Julie took out her laptop, plugged in the USB drive, and started logging into her dark web account.

"Password correct, you're in."

There are many unread messages and some donation records in the account.

Julie's expression quickly turned serious.

Li Qi nudged Lola: "The mystery is solved, let's go take a look."

Lola looked up in confusion, reluctantly letting go of her lover, and leaned closer.

Li Qi went over and hugged Julie, resting his chin on the beautiful woman's shoulder as he looked at the screen.

His and Lola's expressions both turned serious.

Julie opened an unread message that read: "Reservation for an Asian woman around 18 years old. Requirements: beautiful, sexy, and healthy. Delivery within three months. Live delivery only. Price negotiable."

Laura gasped and said, "This is Nick's most profitable business?"

Julie frowned, opening each unread message, her expression growing increasingly grave.

As unread messages and previous records were opened, even more shocking content came into view.

"Please reserve a healthy kidney. Blood type and related information are shown in the table below."

"Reserve a healthy cornea; name your price."

……

There are also messages from Nick, some of which involve haggling, others inquiring about the delivery address, and so on.

Lola's face turned deathly pale, utterly horrified.

Illegal detention and the sale of pornographic videos on the dark web are already appalling enough, but human trafficking and organ harvesting...

"This is even more ruthless..." Julie was speechless as she looked at the message.

Lola leaned over to take a look and read it aloud: "600ml of infant serum, must be fresh, blood type compatible, Asian preferred, if it can be prepared within a month, the price is one hundred million US dollars."

That's not even the scariest part.

The scariest thing is that Nick replied.

"All preparations are complete. The live animal will be collected in Hong Kong in about two weeks. Please be prepared to receive it."