America: The Gear-Up Detective

Another container not far away.

Ivan Slater, who was smoking, was startled by the sudden gunshot, and the next moment he saw Darian Weaver lying on the ground through the crack in the container door.

When the SWAT team arrived and Rod and his group reunited, Rod was so frightened that he huddled in a corner, too afraid to utter a sound.

Fortunately, no one has found him yet, Ivan Slater thought. 'I'll hide here and wait until they leave before I go out.'

"If I survive this, I'll go back to my hometown and get married! I'll never be involved in gangs again!"

Looking at the relaxed police officers not far away, Ivan Slater fantasized about how he would unleash his power to take care of them and then escape.

Just as he was lost in his fantasy, Ivan Slater saw the nearest police officer, handsome enough to debut in Hollywood, raise his gun and point it at him.

"He saw me? Impossible! I was hiding perfectly well!"

......

Rhode sensed a malice, and his [Wolf Soul Sense] clearly indicated the source and amount of the malice.

Rhodes turned around, raised his gun again, and shouted, "Who's there! Come out!"

This action startled Connor and the others who were talking.

However, trusting their teammates, they all raised their guns and aimed at the gap in the container opening that Rod pointed out.

There was no movement, and everyone looked at Rhodes, who was still on guard.

"Get the fuck out here, now!"

Just as the others were wondering what was going on, a pistol was thrown out from the gap in the shipping container.

The men broke out in a cold sweat. If the enemy hiding in the shadows was acting rashly or was a drug-addled idiot, they might very well lose several detectives today.

Then, a trembling voice rang out, "Don't shoot! I'm unarmed!"

Ivan Slater slowly walked out.

"Get down on the ground!"

Do not make any other movements!

Put your hands where I can see them!

After Ivan Slater lay face down on the ground, a SWAT officer stepped forward and handcuffed him.

The group breathed a sigh of relief.

Hongdu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at Luo De, "How did you find out?"

Rhodes lowered his gun, and upon hearing Hongdu's question, shrugged. "Intuition!"

Hongdu's eyes lit up, and he patted Luo De on the shoulder. "Seriously, how about joining the SWAT team? The SWAT team's salary and benefits are much higher than the Murder and Heist Division..."

Before Hongdu could finish speaking, Connor stepped between the two and looked at Rod, "Jackson seems to need you. Go check it out."

Rod smiled at Hongdu, waved his hand, and then turned and left.

Hongdu waved his hand as he looked at Connor, who had an unfriendly gaze.

Soon after, a large number of police cars, support vehicles and ambulances arrived at the scene.

Jackson and Queenie were carried on stretchers and taken to an ambulance.

A cordon was set up at the scene.

Technical officers began investigating the scene.

Rod leaned against the hood of a police car, looking at the system's settlement page.

[Mission Complete: Kidnapping a detective? Provoking the police? Whatever the killer's purpose or motive, they will face fierce retaliation from the LAPD.]

Find Jackson and catch the murderer to receive a reward.

Completion Rewards: Attribute Points * 0.1, Blind Box * 1, Experience Points + 500

The blind box I'd never chosen before was directly given as a reward by the system this time.

"I wonder what I'll get from the blind box? I hope it's not too bad."

Next, Rhodes directly added 0.1 attribute points to Constitution.

Immediately afterwards, Rhodes felt a slight warmth in his body, which quickly faded after a few seconds. [Constitution: 9.4 (+1.1)]

Rod bent his arm, pinched the increasingly firm muscles, and nodded in satisfaction. "Almost there, getting closer and closer to ten attribute points!"

Then, Rhodes looked around and saw that no one seemed to be paying attention. After thinking for a moment, he decided to open the blind box immediately.

[Blind box opened... First time opening a blind box... Critical hit triggered... Blind box opened successfully, please check your account!]

[Received 'Equipment Set' Rewards: Equipment Slot *1, Equipment Information *1]

"WHAT!"

Rhodes looked at the prize in the blind box, slightly surprised. "An equipment set? It directly rewards me with an equipment slot and equipment information!"

"We've made a profit!"

The next moment, the panel appeared.

Name: Rod Lee

Age: 25

[Height/Weight: 186/85.4]

[Position: Detective (Murder and Heist Division)]

【property:

Strength: 10.4 (+1.1)

Agility: 10.0 (+1.1)

Constitution: 9.4 (+1.1)

Spirit: 13.7 (+3.1)

【Equipment slots (4/5):】

1. Detective badge 2. Eyeglasses full of love 3. Joker card 4. Wolf fang pendant

[Available Experience Points: 1529]

【Skill:……】

System Shop:

1. Blind boxes: Guess what's inside? You can't go wrong buying them, you can't be cheated...maybe.

Price: 1500 experience points

2. Equipment slot *1

Price: 1000 experience points

3. Exchange: Exchange US dollars for experience points, 100 US dollars = 1 experience point.

Refreshing the shop costs 1000 experience points. The daily refresh limit is 1. It refreshes automatically once a week.

"I've never fought such a rich battle before."

As physical attributes increased, my weight also increased by 0.5 kg.

Rhodes couldn't stop smiling as he looked at the system's rewards.

Before Rhodes could even open the [Equipment Information], Connor walked over.

"Why are you laughing so happily?"

"I thought of something funny..." Rhodes composed himself.

"Jackson's rescue is indeed a happy thing."

But don't forget the two bodies we found earlier!

"I'm serious," Connor said in a deep voice.

Rhodes certainly hadn't forgotten; the system had even popped up a task notification at the time.

Of course, what impressed Rhodes even more was that the two corpses did not look like the remains of adults.

Judging from their size and shape, they look more like the corpses of two small children.

"I've already notified the technical support team, and they've already gone to survey the site," Connor said.

Rhodes nodded, his initial joy at receiving such a generous reward fading somewhat.

"How's Jackson?" the two asked as they walked.

"He's not in any life-threatening danger, but he'll probably need a long recovery period. As for the woman, the doctor said her condition isn't good..." Connor replied.

After meeting up with Hank and Jose, the two went together to the place where the bodies had been stored.

The area has been cordoned off.

Several police officers stood outside the cordon to prevent others from breaking in.

Rhodes saw his old partner, Tim Bradford, and his rookie, Lucy Chen.

Rhodes stepped forward and greeted him, "Hey, Tim, how have you been?"

Tim glanced at Lucy, whose face was pale, and his lips twitched. "Perfect."

Following Tim's gaze, Rod looked at Lucy. "What's wrong?"

Tim interjected, "She broke into the crime scene and saw the two bodies you left there..."

Patting Lucy on the shoulder, Rhodes said softly, "It's okay, you'll get used to it."

Lucy, pale and with her face contorted in pain, looked at Rhodes and said in a low voice, "Detective Rhodes, those two corpses... they look like two children?"

Rod paused, then shook his head. "It just looks like it. Nobody can say for sure until a forensic examination is conducted."

Rod didn't want these to be the bodies of two children either.