Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

[Obtained Rare Item: Golden Flower Jade Calyx]

"Golden Flower Jade Calyx": Increases the amount of spiritual energy gained by 10%.

This is also an incredibly practical and highly profitable item!

Wear the precious item directly!

[Spiritual Essence reaches 10,000, System Shop activated!]

Looking at the system shop, there was a dazzling array of goods...

and many more!

Chu Zhong rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

I couldn't help but shout in my heart:

Why is the system store empty?!

【The Fragmented Chosen One System】

Chu Zhong stared at the broken system with resentment.

Never mind, it's good enough that we have it.

He sighed inwardly and looked at the last system message that popped up:

[Dungeon feature activated!]

Currently available challenge dungeons: Kogoro Mouri, Ran Mouri

The dungeon you can challenge is actually filled with people?

Hesitating for a few seconds,

Chu Zhong quickly figured it out.

In this somewhat confused system of understanding, both Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri are "demons".

From this perspective, it's actually a boss-level instance related to Kogoro Mouri.

A demon king-level dungeon related to Ran Mouri.

Anyone who has played games knows that clearing dungeons often yields unique and valuable items, such as materials, equipment, and special items.

Unfortunately, his magic power had long been used up.

Otherwise, Chu Zhong really wanted to open the dungeon immediately and see what good stuff was inside.

"strangeness……"

Chu Zhong frowned slightly, glanced around, and couldn't help but wonder: "Why aren't any of the hundreds of Ran Mouri dropping their corresponding transformation skills?"

I just defeated the boss-level Kogoro, but lost 100% of my over-the-shoulder throw ability. Now I've defeated the demon king-level Ran Mouri, but I haven't lost it.

"This broken system... oh well... I'll just have to make do with it..."

Chu Zhong didn't expect this broken system to be reliable.

Chapter 9: Enthusiastic Matchmaking, the Young Girl Shy

"30 yen for a door?!"

Kogoro Mori exclaimed, "I could go to the mountains, cut down a tree, and make a door from scratch for less than this much!"

The martial arts gym owner remained calm: "That's the price. The invoices are still in the counter."

Those who come here are all martial arts practitioners, so it's inevitable that some equipment or facilities will be accidentally damaged.

Keeping the invoice can largely prevent disputes and defaults on payments.

"This……"

The glaring amount on the invoice dampened Kogoro Mori's confidence somewhat. "This door isn't new, so we have to deduct depreciation... 20 yen!"

"What depreciation fee? You broke the door, damaged the door frame, and maybe even cracked the wall... 30 yen!"

"It's all wood, how much can it be worth? 22 yen!"

"30 yen!"

Just as Kogoro Mouri was racking his brains trying to reduce the amount of compensation,

Ran Mouri swept across the corridor like the wind and left without saying goodbye.

But Chu Zhong vaguely sensed that the girl had secretly glanced at him.

"No need to say anything more, just pay 30 yen."

Chu Zhong spoke.

Kogoro Mouri was taken aback. "You brat, whose side are you on?!"

Chu Zhong didn't say much, quickly counted out thirty 10,000 yen bills, handed them to the shopkeeper, and walked out of the martial arts hall.

Kogoro Mouri quickly caught up, putting his arm around her shoulder, "You're really generous, kid."

Kogoro Mouri's face lit up with joy at not having to pay out of his own pocket.

"In the end, it was I who wanted to come here for the competition," Chu Zhong smiled. "Detective Mouri was also worried about his daughter, which is why he broke down the door."

"How could I possibly let Detective Mori lose money because of me?"

Anyway, I still have more than 90 million yen in cash on hand, so 300,000 yen is just a drop in the ocean.

It would also be a good thing to do Kogoro Mouri.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Zhong counted out another 30 yen and handed it to Kogoro Mori.

"This is...?" Kogoro Mouri looked puzzled, but without hesitation, he stuffed the money into his pocket.

"When the door was broken down, there was no chance to explain, so I had to take action, causing Detective Mori to suffer an undeserved disaster. Please forgive me for the small medical expenses."

As he spoke, Chu Zhong remembered Ran Mouri, who had been thrown over his shoulder three times, and pointed out 30 yen, saying, "This is for Miss Ran's medical expenses."

Kogoro Mouri accepted it all without hesitation, and the hand around his shoulder tightened its grip even more.

His daughter Ran Mouri's strength is already outstanding among her peers. Chu Zhong is also young, but his martial arts strength is much stronger than Ran Mouri's. He is simply a martial arts genius!

Not to mention he's so rich...

"Kid, tell me the truth, are you interested in Ran?" Kogoro Mouri asked, winking at him.

Chu Zhong thought for a moment and did not deny it: "Miss Xiao Lan is so beautiful, any normal person would be attracted to her."

Kogoro laughed heartily and patted Chu Zhong's shoulder hard: "Great, great."

Then his expression turned serious. "Speaking of which, Chu Zhong, what kind of business does your family run?"

Chu Zhong gave a vague answer, saying that his parents had both passed away, leaving him only an inheritance, and that he was now traveling abroad to relax and make friends through martial arts.

It wasn't all a lie; Chu Zhong truly had no relatives or friends in the world of Ke Xue, not even a registered residence, and was so poor that all he had left was money.

"That would be great!"

Kogoro's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he quickly realized he had misspoke and corrected himself, "What I meant was... the scenery in Japan is beautiful, and there are many martial arts masters. You can stay longer and appreciate it properly."

Chu Zhong nodded and casually asked Kogoro about rental prices around the office.

"Rent a place?" Kogoro Mouri's eyes lit up. "No need to spend that money, just come and stay at my office."

He seemed to want Chu Zhong and Ran Mouri to live together immediately.

The invitation was very tempting, but Chu Zhong declined it.

Firstly, the firm is ultimately the Mori family's territory, and it's not pleasant to be dependent on others.

Secondly, renting a place myself doesn't cost much, and it's convenient for doing whatever I want in the future, without worrying about being overheard.

"Okay... By the way, you can come to the office for dinner tonight."

"I'm not bragging, but Xiaolan's cooking skills are..."

Kogoro then took the initiative to help, looking for rental apartments around the office and helping to negotiate prices, running around doing everything he could for them, without even having time for lunch.

After going around in circles, I finally found that there were vacant rooms for rent on the second floor of the shop next to the firm, and the price was reasonable.

Japan, the land of cherry blossoms, is not strict about household registration information.

With Kogoro, a local, acting as an introducer, Chu Zhong only needed to pay the money.

By the time the six-month rental contract was signed, it was already 3 p.m.

Chu Zhong's luggage, which he had left at the hotel, was also brought downstairs.

"Just this one suitcase?"

Kogoro was somewhat surprised.

Even if men carry little luggage, they should at least have a suitcase.

This one suitcase can probably only hold two sets of clothes.

Patting the box, Chu Zhong smiled mysteriously, "With the things in this box, what can't I buy?"

Kogoro guessed the answer, his eyes lit up, and he followed behind, going up to the second-floor room together.

Chu Zhong chuckled inwardly, knowing what Kogoro wanted to see.

Place the suitcase on the table, unlock it, and lift one side:

Dozens of bundles of 10,000 yen bills, piled high, lay neatly and quietly inside the box.

Today's visit to the Mori family, the invitation to a competition, medical expenses, kickbacks, compensation... all cost a total of 120 million yen.

Chu Zhong rented the entire second floor, and the rent for six months totaled 200 million yen.

On that single day, 320 million yen was spent.

Fortunately, the balance is still plentiful, very plentiful!

Moreover, with the immobilization spell, making money will be incredibly easy in the future.

"One million yen? No! Ten million yen!"

Kogoro's eyes were filled with the image of banknotes. He walked forward, muttering to himself, breathing heavily, and drool was practically dripping from his mouth.

"Tens of millions of yen...twenty million yen...three..."

Before Kogoro could even touch the briefcase and count how many bills were in it...

With a 'click,' Chu Zhong closed the suitcase and took it into the bedroom.

at night,

Under Kogoro's extremely enthusiastic invitation, who insisted that "not coming would be disrespectful,"

Chu Zhong had no choice but to appear at the Mori family's dining table.

It's called a dining table, but it's actually a low table in the living room.

The ground floor of the Mori house is available for rent; it's a coffee shop.

The second floor houses the detective agency's offices.

The third floor is used for living quarters.

Because of limited space, the second-floor office also serves as a reception area, and there is no room to set up a dining table on the third floor. Before meals, the sofa is moved slightly, and the low table becomes the dining table.

"..."

Ran Mouri, who was carrying dishes out of the kitchen, was visibly taken aback when she saw her father enthusiastically pulling Chu Zhong into the room.

During meals, he would bury his head in his food and remain silent.

Kogoro seemed to sense something and said, "It's normal to have wins and losses in a martial arts sparring match."

"I'll train harder in the future and win it back."

"I see that Chu Zhong's martial arts skills are extraordinary. You can learn from him more often in the future..."

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