I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

Rinsenkawa: I can’t help it, because the last one was more cheerful...

Yi Sheji: Well, despite this, I still have to say that this story is purely fictional and has nothing to do with any individual, group or various forces.

Rinsenkawa: Well, this story can also be understood as "No Longer Human"...

Yi Sheji: Probably...

Detective Yi Sheji (collaboration)

【Special Chapter】Detective Yi Sheji

My name is Yi Sheji, and I am a detective.

Why is my name neither "Super Detective" nor "Great Detective" nor "Famous Detective"...

Maybe it’s because I believe in giving up, so I don’t like competing with other colleagues for business.

And with the good security in this town, my commission rate has remained at zero. It's really commendable.

In short, since I couldn't make money as a detective, I decided to find another way to earn money. With this in mind, my assistant Liu Sheng and I worked as network administrators in an internet cafe not far from our office.

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"Ugh..."

Mr. Liu, who usually works hard on dungeons at this time, looked at me skillfully operating the mouse and keyboard and sighed helplessly.

"Are you in a bad mood? Is it because someone cheated you out of two artifacts?" I asked him while clearing the dungeon.

"How did you know?" Liu Sheng asked in surprise.

"Hmph," I sneered. "You're rarely interested in real life, so this time it's eighty percent about gaming. And every time, you're already deep in the dungeon before me. Your lack of play this time suggests you've lost interest in gaming. Until yesterday, you kept showing off the two artifacts you found, but today you're completely silent. It's easy to tell something's wrong with the artifacts. As for the artifacts, if they shattered due to a failed enhancement, you'd definitely complain to me and lose control of your emotions, smashing your keyboard or mouse. But you didn't do that. So it's easy to infer this conclusion." I paused. "You got scammed because of an online relationship, right?"

"Fuck, you can even see that?"

"Ah, that's right. I accidentally checked your phone yesterday and noticed you spent 24 yuan. That 24 yuan couldn't have been used to top up your phone bill, because the minimum limit on the top-up app you used is 30 yuan. If you were buying something online, the game company's name wouldn't appear. So, if you've played the game you play, it's easy to understand. 24 yuan is exactly the price of the artifact seal item, and you need two. You resealed the newly discovered artifact for some reason, so you must be trading it. But it definitely wasn't an auction, because the auction system is not susceptible to scams. This kind of thing can only happen through private transactions between players. Do you want to know how I determined you were scammed because of love?"

"Why?" Mr. Liu asked me anxiously.

Looking at Liu Sheng's anxious expression, I couldn't help but sigh:

"Are you so devastated that you're no longer paying attention to your surroundings, or should you see an eye doctor?"

After hearing what I said, Mr. Liu looked around with a confused look on his face, and finally his eyes fell on the ID of the character I was operating.

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"After all this fuss, it turns out that person is you! You're still trying to reason with me, you idiot, you're pretending it's real!"

"Okay, okay, I'm just testing your judgment and ability to expose lies." I said, touching my swollen cheek.

"You're just so free! Find me some cases instead of grinding dungeons here."

"It's not that we don't look for it, it's that we can't get any business at all."

I sighed, "However, there is a piece of news here that caught my attention."

"Hmm?" Liu Sheng came closer upon hearing the voice. "A well-known wealthy man was shot and killed by his lover and has been arrested... Why is that so strange?"

"It's nothing surprising in itself, but you have to remember that this news story was from six months ago, and now there's another one, and the circumstances are almost identical. Most importantly, the murderer remains silent about the reasons for the killings."

“…” Liu Sheng was silent.

"Maybe I can try to analyze the truth of things through these news."

"Huh? Is this true?"

"Just wait and see, Mr. Liu. Although my guess isn't 100% reliable, it does make sense logically."

I said and clicked on the detailed news.

"First of all, the deceased were both business owners. The former was in coal mining, and the latter was in transportation. And from what I understand, they also interfered with the development of some things in the political arena. In short, there are many reasons why they were targeted.

But I'm concerned about the follow-up to the case... Look, I can't find any information, and there's no video of the public trial, no detailed photos of the murderer, and no details of the murderer's sentence... What does this mean, Mr. Liu?

"The news has been blocked." Liu Sheng replied.

"That's right, but the only ones who can block information are usually the government or mafia organizations with ties to the government.

Let's put these aside for now and analyze who will benefit after the death of these two people?

The first is the wife, because the wife often receives a large sum of insurance money, and it is not ruled out that the wife of a husband with a lover will have an affair, not to mention it is a family-owned company.

The second possibility is that other companies or groups that compete with his company will take advantage of the situation after his death to acquire him or suppress him indirectly. As for the specific situation, there is too little information to infer.

"Oh... this is the best we can analyze, right?" Liu Sheng nodded thoughtfully.

"Ah... If we want a concrete conclusion, we'll need the cooperation of the police. But judging by the information blockade, the police probably won't have many clues. But, besides me, no one else would doubt this matter, unless they're just bored."

"What a coincidence... there's a full and idle person here..."

A voice suddenly sounded.

I looked towards the source of the voice. It was a young man with short black hair and wearing a school uniform. However, there were many wrinkles on the uniform, so it can be inferred that he lives alone and prefers a simple lifestyle: he is unwilling to spend time dressing himself up.

He looked decent, and when he looked me in the eye, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes...did he realize I was reading him?

His hands weren't casually tucked into his pockets, but hung freely at his sides. However, the muscles in his hands were tense... and unconsciously, so he must have trained in physical techniques... No, not just physical techniques, it seemed he even had experience with firearms...

He's just a high school student, how could he have the conditions to learn physical skills and firearms... However, his eyes are very kind, so it can be confirmed that he is not a killer. And judging from his standing posture and the roughness of his exposed skin, he has no experience in actual combat, nor has he been training frequently recently... He should be a relatively normal student.

"It looks like you're not here to surf the Internet, are you?"

I asked him half-jokingly.

"Ah, I don't like beating around the bush, so I'll just state my intentions."

"Wait," I waved him off, "Let's go somewhere with fewer people."

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In my office

"My name is Yue Gong, and I'm currently a high school student. I came to see you, Yi Sheji-senpai, because I was asked to do so."

As he spoke, he took out his student ID, which showed that he was indeed in the same school as me...even though I had taken a leave of absence. Although it was called a leave of absence, it was actually the same as dropping out.

"You are my senior, so I hope you can participate in this case. I have some connections in the public security system that can help us find more clues."

This is so troublesome... To be honest, I'd rather be a network administrator than take on this case...

"I'm just a nobody, a nobody with the title of detective. Actually, I'm just a thug who dropped out of school to make a living. You should go find another famous detective."

Yue Gong didn't react much after hearing this. He just smiled and shook his head, then said:

"I heard that the assassination of the Director of the Executive Office three years ago and the attempted subway bombing two years ago were both solved with the help of an unnamed detective. The detective's face isn't shown in the photos in the reports, but..."

He pointed at my right hand...Ah, was he discovered? What a mistake...

"You have a ring on your right hand. I don't know who gave it to you, but because the style is very unique and it shows in the photo, I was able to confirm it was you."

"Well, your observation skills are pretty good." I paused, "I've decided to help you, but I'm more concerned about the reward."

"I won't let you down, because the person in trouble is my classmate, and I want to help him."

"In that case, you should investigate it yourself, and you shouldn't involve me."

"No," he shook his head. "This is a complicated matter, so I need a good detective to work with me. There might even be something more dangerous going on here."

It's getting more and more troublesome...

"Mr. Liu, what do you think?"

I turned around and asked Mr. Liu, who had not spoken for a long time.

"Well... since others have come to ask for help..."

"Okay, I understand." I interrupted him and turned to Yue Gong:

"Then I officially declare my alliance with you."

"Please give me some advice, senior." He extended his hand.

"Well, you too, please give me some advice."

The moment our hands were held together, our adventure story began.

[To be continued]

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This is the first time that this author has attempted to collaborate with other authors.

Therefore, I was very excited and felt very lucky to collaborate with Yue Huaxu, the author of "During the investigation, no outsiders or maids are allowed to enter".

This is my first attempt at writing a mystery-themed side story, so please bear with me if there are any shortcomings. Please also pay attention to the works of Yue Huatiao that I collaborate with. Thank you for your support!

Even in another world, I still have to stick to the habit of giving up

[Bonus] Even in another world, I still have to stick to the habit of giving up

My name is I. Sheji. Dullahan. Mephistopheles

Oh, by the way, I'm a demon.

And they are demons of very high status. My mother is the fourteenth daughter of the third demon lord Dullahan's family, and my father is the eldest son of the first demon lord Mephistopheles' family... a standard loli and uncle pairing.

So I was born in a miraculous way. As for why it's called miraculous, it's because I learned that in the human race's concept, lolita is infertile, and this kind of result is... illegal...

Anyway, as a member of the Mephistopheles family and the son of the Demon King, I should be gifted with extraordinary talents. I should become a powerful figure when I grow up, and my name should be known to everyone...

But I'm just a loser who gives up easily.

It’s not that I’m powerless, but compared to my peers from other families, I seem to be mediocre in talent and don’t have much motivation to do anything, so I’m called "cynical."

Please...what does this world have to do with me? Anyway, the textbook villains like the demons will definitely be scolded by the heroes who have a grudge against us for some unknown reason. Then, no matter how powerful they are, they will be inexplicably defeated by the heroes who claim that "evil cannot defeat good."

So, I gave up. Even if I improved my fighting ability, I would still be defeated. At most, I could hold on for a few more seconds, which would only prolong my suffering. It would be better to give up resistance and die early to be reborn.

So, supported by this idea, I gave up intensive physical training, gave up learning complex magic, gave up studying the fighting methods of heroes, and gave up many things related to combat.

I used the saved time to wander around, and sometimes I would go to the human territory to play for a while. In short, the days passed like this, until one day, a man who called himself a hero appeared in front of me.

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"I am a brave man."

Suddenly, a figure in a stuffed penguin costume appeared, wearing a gleaming silver, rather handsome helmet. Because of the shield covering his face, I couldn't tell what he looked like, and because his voice was hoarse, I couldn't tell if he was a man or a woman. And his body proportions seemed off. Why did his arms feel a little short? It didn't fit his nearly two-meter frame. Never mind, maybe that's what made him so impressive.

When I heard this, I was in the desert where the demons and humans met.

After playing video games in the human city and preparing to go back, who knew I would run into a hero... Sigh, this is fate...

So I immediately put into action the reaction I had imagined countless times in my mind about what I should have when I heard this sentence.

"Hey, why are you lying down?" The guy who called himself a brave man asked me in confusion.

"Wait till you die...Aren't you here to defeat me?"

"Why should I defeat you?"

"Because I'm a demon."

"Oh! It's a demon! My apologies!" The guy leaned closer to me and took a closer look. "It really is a demon... I didn't expect that I could defeat such a powerful demon in my first battle. I thought the first battle was against a slime..."

Wait, there are slimes in the desert... How bad are you at finding your way? No, the Novice Village isn't around here! Holy shit, how did a newbie like you get here? I just realized how stupid your penguin costume is! Where did you get it from? It even has ads printed on it! And this company is in another human territory! It's several cities away from here!

"Wait! I changed my mind!" I straightened up. "How can I let an idiot hero like you kill me? It's so embarrassing!"

"That's too much! You clearly agreed to let me defeat you, but now you're going back on your word." The guy unsheathed his dagger, somewhat unhappy. "Even if you don't want to, I'm still going to defeat you and complete the mission."

"No... Your mission is to defeat the slime. You can't complete the mission by defeating me..."

"Ahh! I don't care, I'm going to do it!" He rushed towards me, and his momentum was really scary...if he wasn't wearing an idiot doll costume.

When he was two or three steps away from me, the guy fell down in the desert with no obstacles...

Did you put all your talent points into the [Fall] skill? Or is [Fall] your passive skill?

I looked at the guy expressionlessly. He lay there for a while, then slowly stood up, his shoulders shrugging.