America: The Gear-Up Detective

Kane's skin was naturally fair, but at this moment, his face looked as if all the blood had been drained from it in an instant, turning deathly pale in a flash.

Because you conducted and led a high-quality trial.

Skill: Interrogation, gain +100 experience.

Interrogation: Interrogation level 1 → level 2

Seeing the system message appear before him, Rhodes raised an eyebrow slightly, then put it aside for the time being.

Across from the two, Kane's forehead was already covered in a layer of cold sweat.

Anyone with eyes can see that he has a problem.

Sure enough, after a brief silence, Kane's voice trembled slightly with tears, "Sorry, it was me."

Now it was Rod and Hank's turn to be surprised.

So, from what you're saying, the killer is Kane? He's the one who fired that shot?

With a one-in-three chance, I was just that lucky to have encountered it.

Rod and Hank exchanged a glance.

Hank took out his notebook and began recording Kane's subsequent statement.

Rhodes checked the body camera footage again before asking, "Did you kill Nathan? Why?"

Kane looked frustrated, gripping the photo on the table tightly with both hands, and said in a bitter tone:

"That was an accident, I didn't mean to kill him!"

"Every murderer will say that what they did was an accident."

Even after the evidence is conclusive and they are arrested, their families will still say that their son or daughter has a heart of gold.

That's not a reason.

Kane held his head in his hands, wishing he could bury his head in his chest.

A muffled voice came from his arms, and Kane began to recount the accidental murder that night.

"That night, the three of us had a party at the hotel, and we drank a lot of alcohol."

Then I pulled out a gun and showed it off to them.

I pretended to be a Western cowboy, fiddling with a pistol in the room.

Suddenly, the gun went off! The bullet pierced the wall.

We were terrified!

"And then what? You didn't even pay attention to what was going on next door?"

"We listened carefully to the sounds from next door through the wall, but there were no screams, no cries for help, and no response at all, so we assumed that no one lived next door."

Until the next morning...we saw the police, so...

"And then you made up a lie?"

After a brief silence, Kane lowered his head again.

Now everything is clear.

Rhodes stood up, walked behind Kane, took out handcuffs, cuffed his hands, and read the Miranda Declaration.

Hank then found a small-caliber handgun under the bed.

With this, Nathan's death case was considered solved.

Of course, there are some further details, such as the other two people who also fabricated lies and gave false testimony.

However, the murderer has been caught, the chain of evidence is complete, and the system has already settled the task.

Mission: Sudden death in a locked room? Mysterious death? Or the perfect crime?

This case, which has baffled even experienced detectives, seems to conceal some hidden secret. A reward will be given for solving it.

[Task Reward: Unlock the System Shop]

Settlement:

The killer's identity has been confirmed; 100% complete.

The chain of evidence is complete, 100% complete.

The capture/death of the perpetrator is 100% complete.

......

Inside the police station, Rod packed his things, ready to leave work.

Sitting in the car, I looked at the messages displayed on the system.

"System Shop?"

The next moment, a glittering, translucent bread appeared before Rhodes' eyes.

[Shop:]

Equipment slot, 1000 experience points

Random equipment information, 1000 experience points

Cash, 100 experience points = 1 US dollar

There are currently only three items in the store.

There was a refresh button at the very bottom, and Rod tried clicking it.

Refreshing the shop costs 1000 experience points; the daily refresh limit is 1.

Looking at these three items, and then at the experience points displayed on the panel, [Experience Points: 31 points].

"I'm out of options. System inflation is this bad these days!"

Rhodes doesn't know how to gain experience points yet; he probably still has to rely on system tasks.

However, he solved two cases and completed two tasks in three days.

This efficiency is undeniably fast.

But I was mainly lucky.

If we follow the line of reasoning, we can catch the murderer. If there are more difficult cases later, it will probably take one or two weeks to complete the mission.

Fortunately, Rhodes had just equipped himself with the [Glasses Full of Love], so he wasn't in a hurry to buy system items.

While thinking about this, Rod had already returned to his grandfather's ranch.

After parking the car, I had just walked to the door when I heard lively conversation coming from inside.

After a slight hesitation, Rod pushed open the door and entered.

Sure enough, in the spacious living room, Laura and her grandfather sat on the sofa in the center, while Rod's brother, Kyle Lee, stood by the bed, holding a phone and talking.

The father, Li Zhi, was busy in the kitchen.

"Is there some happy occasion today? Why is everyone here?" Rod looked at the large family and was genuinely curious.

My father is an accountant, my mother is an attending physician at a hospital, and my older brother is a lawyer. None of these professions allow for free time.

In Rod's memory, he had rarely seen this family together since he became an adult.

"It's nothing. Everyone just happens to have some free time lately, so I'm planning to invite everyone over for a get-together."

Edgar sat on the sofa, smoking a cigar, and said with a chuckle.

"Ready?"

"And your uncle's family, they have something to do today, so I've scheduled the meeting for Saturday. You should be free then."

Seeing Edgar's dangerous gaze, Rhodes swallowed his refusal.

"certainly."

After briefly greeting his mother, Laura, Rod glanced at his father, Li Zhi, who was busy in the kitchen, and wisely refrained from joining in the fun. Instead, he went to stand beside his brother, Kyle.

Seeing Rhodes approach, Kyle whispered something into the phone and hung up. He then looked at Rhodes and said, "It's been a long time, Rhodes. You look much better."

I thought Grandpa's claim that you had truly reformed was just an act.

When the father and his two sons get together, they usually talk in Chinese, and Rod also answers in fluent Mandarin.

"Of course it's serious. I'm not young anymore, it's time to plan for my future."

Kyle looked surprised. "How come your Chinese seems to have improved so much? Your accent has almost disappeared."

Rod chuckled and changed the subject, asking about the questions he had been pondering these past few days.

"Brother, I have something to ask you."

Kyle patted Rhodes on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't be shy, just say what you need to say."

As long as they don't ask me again what I'll do if I get a girl pregnant, that's fine.

Rod swatted the sweaty hand off his shoulder with annoyance. "What do you mean 'again'? I've never really gotten into anything serious. I was just asking out of curiosity last time!"

Kyle shrugged, indicating that it was up to him to say what he wanted and whether he believed it or not.

Rhodes didn't explain further; those were all the sins committed by the original owner, and had nothing to do with the current me.

Let's get back to the main topic.

"I'm thinking of uploading some videos to YouTube, but I'm wondering if there are any risks involved?"

Hearing this serious inquiry, which involved professional legal advice, Kyle replied solemnly, "As long as it's not as extreme as OnlyFans, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Ignoring Kyle's teasing, Rod continued:

"I don't know if you've seen it, but the most popular outdoor blogger on YouTube right now is the Outdoor Boys."

I'm also interested in outdoor camping and wilderness survival, and I'm thinking of finding a side job.

Anyway, none of you want me to be a police officer. If this side hustle becomes successful, I'll quit and focus on being a YouTuber.