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Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

Chapter 77: Last Hit

Author: Rack running
updatedAt: 2025-09-17

Kaleigh Community.

A chubby boy with black hair was strolling the streets with a white girl.

The girl sipped on her bubble tea through a straw.

The chubby boy beside her watched and chuckled.

The white girl touched her cheek, "Is there something on my face?"

"Nope, perfectly clean."

"Then why're you laughing?"

"I'm laughing not because there's something on your face, but because I'm with you. What can be happier than dating the prettiest girl in school?"

"Wow, Jack, you sure know how to charm a girl."

"Maggie, I'm speaking from the heart, and only to you."

Maggie pinched Jack's chubby cheek, "OK, I'll believe you for now."

The chubby boy smiled even brighter, daringly took Maggie's hand, and suddenly felt like a different person, light as air as he walked, "Maggie, are you free this Saturday?"

"What's up?"

"I was thinking of asking you to a movie."

Maggie took another sip of her tea, "What movie?"

"What movie do you want to see? I mean, what genre?"

"I don't have a favorite genre, any good movie will do."

The chubby boy boasted confidently, "Leave it to me, I'll definitely find a movie you'll be satisfied with."

"I'm looking forward to it." Maggie smiled and stopped walking, "OK, this is where you can leave me."

"Don't you want me to walk you to the door?"

"My dad's home today. Wanna say hi to him?"

The chubby boy felt a bit awkward, "No... It's not that I don't want to meet him, it's just..."

"I get it, I gotta go." Maggie waved her hand, "Thanks for the tea."

"See you tomorrow." The chubby boy watched his girlfriend's retreating figure until she entered the yard before he left.

After passing an intersection, a white teenager suddenly appeared beside him.

The chubby boy looked wary, "Andrew, what are you doing here?"

"You fat idiot, I warned you to stay away from Maggie. Can't you understand human language?"

"Oh my gosh, you're such a creep for following us."

"You're the creep. Take a look in the mirror with that stupid face of yours, and you still have the nerve to pursue Maggie."

"Andrew, you're just jealous of me."

"What? Me, jealous of you?"

"Yeah, Maggie likes me, and you know it; you just don't have the guts to admit it."

"Fuck! You disgusting jerk." Angered and humiliated, Andrew threw a punch at the chubby boy.

The chubby boy raised his arms to block.

Andrew's punch missed, and he started to circle, talking trash, "You're useless, I'll punch you into a pig's head this time, let's see if your dumb brother will come to save you again."

"Don't you dare insult my brother, you trash!" The chubby boy got angry as well.

"Idiot, idiot, idiot... I just did, what can you do about it?"

"Beat you up." The chubby boy grimaced, eager to give his opponent a good thrashing.

The two started fighting.

Andrew took the initiative, with agile footwork and throwing punches, constantly on the offensive.

The chubby boy didn't retaliate, only blocking and dodging.

Thinking the chubby boy was cowering, Andrew punched even more vigorously.

The chubby boy's arms were getting sore from the hits, but he didn't give up; seizing the moment, he grabbed Andrew's arm, blocked his leg with his own, put force into his waist, and suddenly lunged forward.

Andrew instinctively backed away, but his right foot seemed to be hooked, immovable, and his whole body's center of gravity fell backwards.

With a "bang," Andrew hit the ground, both angry and annoyed, "Fuck, you're dead meat!"

As soon as the words were out, Andrew felt an overwhelming weight on top of him as someone climbed on and started pounding his head with punches.

Andrew tried to stand up, but was pinned down and couldn't move at all, trying to push the chubby boy off, but ended up getting hit twice more.

Helpless, Andrew attempted to fight back, but being on the ground made him very vulnerable, and the chubby boy gave him a few more solid punches.

"Fuck, I @#¥%&..."

Getting pummeled while pinned down, Andrew was fuming with rage.

The chubby boy's barrage of punches lacked technique, but it felt great, full of momentum.

...

At Daisy's home.

Luke was humming a tune as he cooked in the kitchen.

It's been two days since he last saw Daisy, and he actually missed her.

Luke planned to prepare a lavish dinner for her.

Potato stew with beef, pan-seared salmon, steamed scallops, and a vegetable salad.

Although Luke was a good cook, he had one flaw, his cooking speed was quite slow.

By the time he finished cooking, Daisy had just come back.

The two sat at the dining table, chatting and enjoying the meal.

Daisy asked with concern, "Was your trip to Haim City smooth?"

"It went very well, and I have some good news to tell you..." Luke began to say, but then he stopped himself.

"What good news?"

Luke originally wanted to talk about Cole's arrest but thought better of it and said, "I discovered a fun place, I'll take you there next time."

"What fun place?"

Luke said with a smile, "I heard private planes have separate bedrooms and showers, we could try exercising in the sky next time, it's definitely thrilling."

"Oh my god," Daisy said, holding her forehead, but she laughed, "Then you'll have to work hard to earn money, because private planes are very expensive."

"I will work hard on it."

The two chatted and laughed, and time flew by quickly.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and they spent another sleepless night.

The next morning.

In the office of the Robbery and Murder Department.

Luke sat at his desk, eating breakfast with his head down.

They both woke up late.

Luke didn't get to have a breakfast made by Daisy.

He bought a sandwich and coffee on the way, which tasted pretty good.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in Luke's mind, "Congratulations to the host for solving the 'Will Case,' successfully capturing two suspects, and earning 20 lottery draw chances."

A selection menu appeared in his mind, with the warehouse interface on the left and the lottery interface on the right.

With so many chances to draw this time, Luke was quite hopeful he might get a new card.

Lottery time!

The pointer stopped, and the selected area lit up, displaying one thousand US dollars.

Continuing the draws...

After 20 consecutive draws, he gained seventeen thousand US dollars and three cards.

Among them, he drew two adventure cards.

One new card—an Accuracy Card, with a small note at the bottom reading, "Active card (limited to use with handguns), function unknown."

Although its function wasn't specified, from the literal meaning, it might be related to shooting accuracy.

Luke recalled the last time he was in pursuit of the poisoner Logan Salmo.

Logan Salmo fired shots at the police.

Luke, Marcus, and a patrol officer returned fire.

Logan Salmo was hit, and the bullet residue tests confirmed the bullet came from the patrol officer's gun.

Luke and Marcus were thoroughly mocked by David.

This time, the winning chance was fifteen percent, which wasn't bad, better than last time's ten percent.

At this moment, the system's reserve fund in the warehouse amounted to 44 thousand US dollars and six Reserve Cards.

Adventure cards, 3.

Bullet-Proof Card, 1.

Detection Card, 1.

Accuracy Card, 1.

The increase in reserve cards and prize money gave Luke a sense of security and satisfaction.

He was in a very good mood.

In the afternoon.

Susan walked into the office with a gloomy face, holding a file in her hand, "Everybody stop, I have something to announce."

She waved the document, "The forensic doctor's further post-mortem report is out.

The bullet found in the car is likely the one that killed Anna, her autopsy report is unproblematic.

The autopsy report for Anna's son Shuayate is also out, judging from the damage to the skeleton, Shuayate's head did indeed sustain injuries, and there are also signs of leg fractures, suggesting a possibility of falling from the car, but not enough to be fatal.

His actual fatal wound was in the chest, close to the heart with an obvious cut mark caused by a blade on the rib."

Marcus, with his usual wide grin said, "Wow, that means Shuayate didn't die from jumping out of the car.

It's likely that the killer isn't Tony, but someone who stabbed him afterward!"

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