I'm in Detective Conan, and I start with the Grand Theft Auto system.

Lin Shen, holding Xiao Lan and Ling Zi, was swept away by the rushing river, feeling completely disoriented.

The current was too strong; I couldn't exert any force at all.

He could only try to keep his body relaxed and float on the surface of the water, while holding tightly to the waists of the two girls to prevent them from being separated.

Fortunately, all three of them could swim and knew how to adjust their breathing and maintain balance in the water.

Although Xiaolan and Lingzi choked on several mouthfuls of water, they still retained their basic self-preservation instincts and did not struggle wildly, but simply clung tightly to Lin Shen.

Lin Shen took a moment to glance at his status panel in his mind.

Good guy!

Falling from such a height, my armor was completely wiped out, and I even lost 30 health points.

He quickly replenished his armor and health, and the chilling feeling slowly subsided, allowing him to regain his sense of security!

"Cough...cough cough..." Xiaolan spat out a mouthful of river water. After catching her breath, the first thing she did was turn to look at Lin Shen, her voice filled with obvious worry, "President, are you alright? You cushioned our fall just now..."

She remembered clearly that the moment they fell, Lin Shen held them both tightly in his arms.

Lin Shen smiled and said in a relaxed tone, "I'm fine."

But there was still a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, which was clearly visible in the moonlight.

Ayako saw it too, and her voice was urgent: "Your mouth is bleeding... and you say you're fine."

Lin Shen reached out and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

He knew that it was spilled out when the blood was drained, but now the blood had been replenished and the wound had long since healed.

He grinned and said, "It's nothing, don't worry."

Ran and Ayako exchanged a glance.

They all saw Lin Shen vomit blood, but he said he was fine and could even laugh.

A feeling of inexplicable emotion welled up in both of them, but they didn't expose him, thinking that he was probably the kind of person who cared about his image and was unwilling to show weakness in front of girls even when he was hurt.

They don't see many strong-willed men like this, but they really touch people's hearts.

Lin Shen looked around, his gaze sweeping over the dark outlines of the forests on both banks, and said, "Let's swim back to shore first. Otherwise, the others will worry."

Ran and Aya both nodded.

The three adjusted their direction and began swimming towards the shore.

However, after swimming only a few meters, a low, rumbling sound that grew louder and louder came from ahead.

The sound wasn't like water splashing against rocks—it was a continuous, growing louder sound, as if the entire valley was vibrating.

Lin Shen's expression changed slightly.

Ayako's face turned deathly pale in the moonlight, and her voice carried a panicked urge as if she had suddenly remembered something terrifying: "Oh no... there's a waterfall down there!"

Xiaolan's voice suddenly rose eight octaves: "Huh?! A waterfall?! How can there be a waterfall?!"

Ayako's speech quickened, filled with obvious regret and self-reproach: "It's because of this waterfall... that my family bought this mountain."

"I...I was so flustered just now, I completely forgot about that..."

Lin Shen turned his head and glanced at the shore. He was still at least ten meters away from the bank, and the current was getting stronger and stronger, making it impossible to swim across.

He glanced downstream again, and not far ahead at the end of the river, a grayish-white mist was faintly visible in the moonlight, and the rumbling sound of water was rolling in from that direction.

He made his judgment very quickly: "Stop swimming, you can't make it."

He turned around, speaking quickly but with unusual calm, "You two, come and hug me. Hold on tight, don't let go."

Ran and Ayako were completely flustered, their minds blank.

Hearing Lin Shen's words was like a drowning person grabbing a rope. Without any hesitation, the two of them swam to his side at the same time and hugged him tightly.

Xiao Lan hugged his waist from the side, her arms wrapped tightly around him.

Ayako hugged his chest from the other side, burying her head in the crook of his shoulder.

Both of them avoided his arm, so as not to interfere with his movement.

The fact that they could maintain this level of understanding in such a chaotic moment shows that neither of them is the type to just scream in the face of trouble.

The current is getting stronger.

The river's current was noticeably increasing, and my body was being involuntarily dragged downstream.

Lin Shen felt the water beneath his feet accelerating and pushing him forward; he knew he would reach the edge of the waterfall in about ten seconds.

He took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "We're going to fall—hold your breath."

Xiaolan and Lingzi took a deep breath at the same time, then closed their eyes tightly and buried their faces in Lin Shen's chest and shoulders.

Then they fell down together.

The moment I fell from the edge of the waterfall, I felt a brief sense of weightlessness, like missing a step on a staircase in a dream.

Then came a spray of water and a deafening roar. The descent lasted for several seconds, with the sounds of wind and water mingling together, like a huge machine roaring in your ears.

Lin Shen adjusted his body posture again during the fall.

He held the two girls in his arms, with his back facing downwards.

boom!!!

They crashed into the pool below the waterfall, the impact creating a large white spray on the surface.

The immense impact made Lin Shen feel as if his back had been struck by a heavy hammer, but he gritted his teeth and did not let go.

His armor lost over ninety points the moment he fell, but Lin Shen replenished it completely in the next second!

They bobbed in and out of the water for a few moments. Lin Shen treaded the water to steady himself, then grabbed one of them with each arm and moved towards the shore with the current.

After swimming for a few minutes, his toes finally touched the bottom of the riverbed.

He dragged the two women ashore by stepping on the slippery riverbed stones, found a relatively flat grassy area, and put them down.

Ran and Ayako lay side by side on the grass, soaked to the bone, their clothes clinging tightly to their bodies, outlining their curvaceous figures.

Lin Shen squatted down to check on their condition.

His chest was rising and falling steadily, and although his breathing was a little rapid, there was no sign of him choking on water; he had simply fainted.

He breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down on the grass, utterly exhausted.

The moonlight shone on the riverbank, and all around were the rumbling of the water and the chirping of insects.

Then, with a whoosh.

Something stood up from the river.

Lin Shen looked up and saw a wet black bear standing up from the river not far downstream, shaking the water off its head, then turning its head and locking onto him with its eyes that gleamed faintly in the moonlight.

It let out a low growl, and with all four legs pushing off, it charged toward him at full speed.

Lin Shen looked at the black bear charging towards him and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

His expression showed no tension or fear, but rather a hint of weariness.

It's like the feeling of a working-class person who's been working late into the night and then seeing their boss tag them in the work group chat.

Lin Shen said calmly, "We don't need you to advance the plot anymore. You can die now."

He reached into the system space and retrieved the KS-23 shotgun.

Load, aim, pull the trigger.

bang——

The gunshots echoed several times in the empty valley before dissipating in the night wind.

The black bear, which had charged halfway through its journey, came to an abrupt halt, like a heavy truck whose keys had been suddenly pulled out.

After being hit head-on by a 23mm solid steel slug, it didn't even have time to let out a scream. Its massive body slid forward a distance before collapsing heavily onto the riverbank. After twitching twice, it remained completely still.

Lin Shen casually tossed the empty KS-23 aside. The barrel struck the pebbles on the riverbank with a crisp "clang" before being swept away by the current and disappearing from sight.

After resting for a while, he got up and glanced at Xiaolan and Ayako, who were still unconscious on the grass. He bent down, reached out a hand under Xiaolan's knee, and picked her up from the grass.

He then picked up Ayako Suzuki with his other hand.

He carried two girls along the moonlit riverbank, heading deeper into the forest.

Only the black bear carcass lying on the riverbank remained behind, gradually swallowed by the night amidst the sounds of flowing water and wind.