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

That night, Yukiko truly learned what a "physical monster" was.

She lay on the not-so-large bed in the lounge, feeling like a beach repeatedly washed by waves, each time she regained a little consciousness only to be immediately swept away by an even more violent wave.

She couldn't remember how many times she had fainted.

All I remember is that every time I woke up, I saw Lin Shen's calm and smiling face.

Those eyes shone like a wolf eyeing its prey under the warm yellow light.

She was still confused, wondering what kind of person she had offended!

Of course, Yukiko initially enjoyed it. After all, at her age, it was rare to meet such a vibrant man!

But soon, she realized she was wrong!

That's completely wrong!

This guy's energy seems inexhaustible, like a machine that never stops, while my old bones couldn't even last a few rounds against him.

Yukiko had lost count of how many times she had woken up. Her voice was hoarse, and she weakly called out, "Tear... tear... tear! Tear... tear!"

Lin Shen looked down at her and smiled, "Stop what?"

"It's only 11 o'clock now, and there are still eight hours until 7 o'clock tomorrow morning."

"We have plenty of time!"

Yukiko was completely dumbfounded when she heard this.

Eight hours?

She stared at him in disbelief, her eyes wide as if she were looking at a monster: "You...you're serious?"

She quickly calculated in her mind that, based on the current frequency, she estimated that she wouldn't even last an hour.

Eight hours?

She's probably going to die here!

She swallowed hard, her voice pleading, "Then...how about this, eight hours...can we save it for now?"

"May I use it later... later?"

She said those words without any backbone, but what is face more important than life?

She's scheduled to work eight hours tonight; it's questionable whether she'll even live to see tomorrow's sunrise.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shen paused, as if he had heard an amusing joke: "Oh? There's a time-based system too?"

He smiled and shook his head: "No, eight hours is too short, it's not pleasant to be apart."

"I'd rather use it all at once."

Yukiko grew anxious and quickly added, "Then I'll give you a little more... ten hours, okay?"

Lin Shen didn't speak, but just looked at her with a half-smile.

Yukiko sensed that the despairing sense of oppression was about to return.

No!

I'm going to faint again!

She gritted her teeth and said, "Sixteen hours! Double compensation! Is that enough?"

Lin Shen seemed interested, but what he said made her dizzy: "I like to round up to the nearest hundred hours... I guess."

Yukiko was completely dumbfounded: "One hundred hours?! Who rounds it up to a whole number like that?"

She glared at him angrily, trying to appear confident, but her voice already sounded like she was about to cry.

"Twenty hours! Oh no... twenty... no... twenty-nine hours! No more than that!"

Seeing her angry and scared expression, Lin Shen not only didn't soften his heart, but instead added, "Two hundred hours."

Yukiko's heart tightened, filled with both anger and anxiety: "You...you're asking for an outrageous price!"

Lin Shen nodded, his tone matter-of-fact: "Yes, I'm asking for an exorbitant price!"

"If I give you a chance and you don't cherish it, then it'll be three hundred hours."

Yukiko broke down.

This guy has absolutely no sympathy; the more he tries to bargain, the more outrageous the price becomes!

She really couldn't win this deal with him.

She felt dizzy and weak all over, and looked like she was about to faint again.

Yukiko, disregarding any thoughts of national humiliation, hurriedly nodded, "Three hundred... just three hundred hours! Can we stop now? Please!"

Lin Shen smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, deal."

Yukiko finally breathed a sigh of relief, but in the next second, she was knocked unconscious by Lin Shen.

In the last second before she completely lost consciousness, only one thought remained in her mind: to die, and for the days of selling herself to atone for her sins... to begin.

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the next morning.

But when Yukiko woke up, she felt as if she had been run over by a truck three times.

She moved her fingers, and hiss!

pain.

She tried to lift her leg, and ouch!

It hurts even more!!

She looked as if she had been taken apart and put back together, every joint screaming in discontent!

Yukiko lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, stunned for a full three minutes before finally accepting the fact that every part of her body was sore!

She turned her head and saw that the person next to her was empty.

Lin Shen is gone; he's probably already up.

She slowly sat up, feeling as if her waist no longer belonged to her and was completely out of her control.

She took a deep breath and couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "That bastard... he's not human..."

She recalled the absurdity of last night, from eleven o'clock until she didn't know what time it was...

Anyway, it wasn't even dawn before she fainted!

Her last memory was of Lin Shen's smiling face, and then she completely lost consciousness.

Oh, right!!!

I've also incurred a huge debt!

Three hundred hours!!

When will I ever be able to pay it all off?

Yukiko sat on the edge of the bed, grumbling and cursing for a while before finally mustering the courage to stand up.

As soon as my feet touched the ground, my legs went weak, and I almost knelt down.

She leaned against the wall, barely managing to steady herself, and slowly made her way into the bathroom.

She let out a long, comfortable sigh the moment the hot water was poured over her.

The skin that had been scalded by hot water finally regained some feeling, but the soreness and weakness were even more pronounced.

While taking a shower, she mentally noted down this debt.

Lin Shen, you just wait!

When Yukiko finished showering, got dressed, and walked out of the lounge while leaning against the wall, she bumped into Akemi.

Mingmei was wearing a simple white shirt and an apron, and was holding a glass of milk in her hand.

When she saw Yukiko come out, she was slightly taken aback at first, then a gentle smile appeared on her face: "Good morning, Ms. Yukiko. You're awake?"

Just as Yukiko was about to reply, her foot slipped as she took a step, and she swayed to the side.

Akemi quickly put down the milk and stepped forward to support her arm: "Careful!"

Yukiko leaned against Akemi, her face flushing red with embarrassment.

She straightened up, gently pulled her hand away from Mingmei's, and forced a smile: "Thank you... I'm fine."

Akemi didn't press further, but simply smiled and helped her to a high stool next to the bar. "Please have a seat. Breakfast is ready; I'll bring it to you."

Yukiko sat in a chair and watched Akemi turn and walk into the open kitchen, ladling a bowl of hot porridge from a thermos, and then bringing over a plate of fried eggs and grilled fish, placing them in front of her.

His movements were skillful and his demeanor natural.

Yukiko looked at the steaming bowl of porridge and felt a surge of warmth in her heart, but then a wave of inexplicable embarrassment washed over her.

Mingmei is someone close to Lin Shen.

How could Akemi not know that I spent the whole night in this lounge last night?

However, Akemi did not show the slightest sign of discomfort. She continued to smile and treat Akemi politely, as if she were a regular guest.

Yukiko took the bowl of porridge, lowered her head, and whispered, "Thank you..."

Mingmei smiled and said, "You're welcome. Eat up, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and went to attend to other things, naturally leaving Yukiko with some space.

Yukiko held the bowl of porridge, drinking it while secretly glancing at Akemi's back out of the corner of her eye.

She knew, and Akemi must know.

But Akemi put on a good act.

It was so good that she couldn't find even the slightest hint of embarrassment.

Yukiko sighed inwardly.

She wasn't the kind of person to be unreasonable. Since the other party was pretending not to know, she couldn't just jump out and yell, "Stop pretending!"

That would be so embarrassing.

Thinking of this, she turned her head angrily and saw Lin Shen.

Lin Shen walked down from the second floor, looking refreshed and energetic, a stark contrast to Yukiko's weak-legged appearance.

He walked to the bar, glanced at Yukiko, then pulled out a chair and sat down with a straight face, as if nothing had happened the night before. He picked up his coffee, took a sip, and then spoke:

"Ms. Yukiko, after you finish breakfast, I have something important to discuss with you."

Yukiko's anger flared up when she saw his extremely serious demeanor—you weren't like this last night!

She opened her mouth to curse, but when she caught a glimpse of Mingmei walking over with a fruit platter, she swallowed the words that were about to come out.

She gripped her chopsticks tightly, took a deep breath, and forced a polite smile, her voice squeezing out through clenched teeth: "Um... okay."

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and poked the fried egg on the plate hard, as if she were treating the fried egg as Lin Shen's face.

Lin Shen looked at her expression, which suggested she wanted to lash out but had to hold back, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

But he didn't laugh out loud. He just took another sip of coffee and said calmly, "By the way, don't waste the porridge in your bowl. Eat more. You used up a lot of energy yesterday."

Yukiko paused.

She raised her head and glared fiercely at Lin Shen.

That look, translated, meant—You dare say that?! Mingmei walked over with the fruit platter, placed it on the table, and, as if she hadn't heard that remark at all, smiled and said to the two of them, "Enjoy your meal, and call me if you need anything."

Yukiko lowered her head and drank her porridge with gusto; the tips of her ears were already incredibly red.

Lin Shen, however, maintained his composed and gentlemanly demeanor, slowly sipping his coffee.

The scene looked incredibly harmonious.

In fact, Yukiko had already stepped on Hayashi's foot under the table!