Mike set off from the marriage room 404 of Shen Xing and Zhou Wu.

Only ten minutes later, at 12:10 a.m., he arrived in front of Room 1001.

Of course, before opening the door, he merely passed by Room 1001, tiptoed around the tenth floor quietly to confirm there was no danger, and then finally stopped in front of Room 1001.

At this moment, Mike's breathing was steady, and his heartbeat was calm, but inside his mind, waves of intense thoughts surged, his caution never ceasing.

Sharing this feeling with him was a group of wealthy viewers watching the live broadcast through cameras.

At this time, the Far Neighbor live stream room was abuzz.

The Ultimate Rich Kid complained: "Damn, I've realized that everyone in this apartment likes to move around at night. I was about to cuddle my girlfriend and go to sleep, but Mike suddenly pulled this stunt—coming to rescue people in the dead of night! Now I can't sleep at all!!!!"

Fairy Sister: "Luckily, 12 a.m. isn’t too late. Watching Mike rescue people before sleeping is fine. But honestly, I never expected Mike to be the one saving Xiao Q and the others!"

Little Dragon Girl: "Actually, these three should thank Bai Ze;

he’s the one who pushed Mike to come to 1001. You all saw yesterday morning’s rooftop live stream, right?"

Domineering Female CEO: "It doesn’t matter if you watched or not. Key moments are always recorded in the stream. It’s just that those who didn’t watch might not understand what happened. For example, if you don’t know about the rooftop conversation between Mike and Bai Ze, how else would Mike come to 1001?"

Middle-aged Uncle: "I can’t hold on, can’t hold on, I’m getting old. I just drank a cup of coffee and have to watch this part! Honestly, I really like the trio of Xiao Q and friends. If it were someone else, like Li Mengmeng who’s about to be rescued, I wouldn’t stay up late drinking coffee to watch."

...

What is the most important thing to be a detective?

Smart? Wise? Decisive? Careful? Bold?

All are necessary, but none are the most important.

Mike, the tenth-ranked detective from the United States, tells you:

The most important thing to be a detective is to be well-read.

You don’t have to master every profession or all things in the world, but you must at least understand them.

At the same time, you must master multiple skills.

Why?

Because if you are not well-read, the day you encounter a case or danger that you don’t know about or understand, you might be dead meat.

Then, skills.

Take Mike for example.

He can drive cars, operate yachts, and fly helicopters.

Of course, armored vehicles and tanks were things he learned back in the day.

Besides these, he also needs some life skills.

For instance—lock picking.

Ke Bei, an ordinary detective not well-known in China, can pick locks.

Naturally, Mike can too.

If he couldn’t pick locks, he’d be stopped by the security door of 1001 right now.

So he had to figure out how to open the door, steal keys, or something else.

But because he could pick locks, things were much simpler.

In less than a minute, Mike used his usual lock-picking tools to open the lock of 1001.

After opening it, he didn’t just shove the door open recklessly.

Instead, he slowly and cautiously pushed the door.

Because it was just past midnight, the inside of 1001 was pitch black.

After pushing the door halfway open, he took out a palm-sized flashlight from his pocket, turned it on, and shone it inside 1001.

Without the light, it was fine;

but once lit, he saw three people sitting on the living room floor like beggars, their dim eyes all fixed on him.

Mike slipped inside the door.

Then closed the door quietly behind him and walked lightly toward the three in the living room, constantly scanning left and right to avoid any unexpected surprises.

Soon, he arrived in front of the three.

He switched the flashlight’s beam to a dispersed mode and pointed it at the ground.

The peripheral light illuminated the three people in the living room as well as himself.

He didn’t waste words but looked down on them and said directly:

“I know you’re curious now, but I’ll keep it brief.”

“My name is Mike, a detective from the United States. Zhou Yan asked me to investigate her brother Zhou Wu and her father’s disappearance in Alice Apartment.”

“I’ve introduced myself. Now it’s your turn.”

When Mike opened the door, the three had actually heard the noise and looked toward the entrance. They hadn’t fallen asleep yet. You might ask why they weren’t sleeping so late at night?

Because after being here for so many days, with nothing to do during the day, they just slept then. Since they slept in the day, they naturally couldn’t sleep at night.

So any slight noise immediately caught their attention.

They were curious about what Su Mi was doing here so late at night.

After all, Su Mi had been coming once a day, always at noon, never at night.

So curiosity stirred.

But when the door opened, it wasn’t pulled open suddenly but pushed slowly, like a thief stealing something.

The three immediately realized it was not what they expected;

the person coming this late at night was not Su Mi...

Sure enough, when the door opened halfway, a strong flashlight beam shone their way.

They knew for sure it wasn’t Su Mi because if it were Su Mi, she wouldn’t use a strong flashlight but would just open the door and turn on the living room light.

But since it wasn’t Su Mi, they had no idea who it was.

Then, as the person with the flashlight approached, they finally saw who had come to 1001 so late at night.

The three of them were shocked beyond belief.

This person was a foreigner?!

Moreover, he spoke Chinese exceptionally well.

What he said afterward completely exceeded their expectations.

An American detective?

Here to investigate the disappearances of Zhou Wu and Zhou Wu’s father?

“My name is Xiao Q, a college student studying criminal investigation. This is my friend Xiao Peng, also a college student, and that one over there is Ke Bei, a detective like you.”

After Mike’s self-introduction, the three digested the information, and Xiao Q immediately introduced himself and the other two.

He was a bit emotional, speaking so fast it sounded like his tongue was burning.

Probably because he hadn’t seen anyone besides Su Mi for so long, especially since he felt this person might be the key to their freedom.

Mike understood the identities of the three.

He paid more attention to Xiao Q, since he studied criminal investigation, and after learning that Ke Bei was also a detective like him, he was somewhat surprised.

“I see. So who locked you three up here?”

Mike asked.

Xiao Q said, “Before I answer that, can I ask if you can save us?”