Chapter 8: Beetle


    <strong>Chapter 8: Beetle</strong>


    <span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, on a roof a block away from Benjamin’s apartment.


    <span style="font-weight:400">A woman dressed in ck and purple crouched stealthily while looking at the window of Benjamin’s apartment.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She was none other than the Beetle!


    <span style="font-weight:400">“That bitch sure is hard to track, I almost lost her just now. Who knew the great ck Widow is keeping a man on the side?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Beetle clicked her tongue as she watched Benjamin and Natasha eat andugh together.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soon, the two moved into the bedroom and the lights were turned off. She was no longer able to see whatever was going on inside.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She didn’t dare to put a tracker or a bug on Natasha as she knew it would be seen through so she only followed her back from the skies.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Natasha was well aware that she might be followed so she went through a lot of twists and turns before heading to their apartment.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Beetle followed her and nearly lost her but still managed to follow her in the end.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Hmph! That bitch has been a pain in the ass. Now I know your weakness, let’s see if you still dare catch me.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Beetle grinned and left as she started to make ns for Benjamin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The next day.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin woke up next to a naked redhead and got up.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He cooked for breakfast and started to wear a formal uniform and his badge as he got out to head for work.


    <span style="font-weight:400">On the way, he heard a loud scream.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Help! Thief!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">He turned to see a man holding a bag as he ran in panic. Behind him was a woman with a panicked look as she screamed and pointed at the man.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin frowned and saw that the thief was headed his way while swinging a knife in his hand wildly to scare everyone.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed and thought this thief was pitiful.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He just had to pick this time to steal and instead of running away from him, he was already running toward him instead.


    <span style="font-weight:400">How pitiful indeed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Seeing the thief get close to him, Benjamin easily sidesteps, grabs the arm holding the knife, then throws the thief onto the ground in a matter of seconds.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Argh!?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Bro, you could’ve run into anyone but you ran into me, a police officer. You''re really unlucky.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">The thief was speechless when he saw Benjamin pull out a cuff and directly cuff him!


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin stood up while picking up the bag and handed it to the woman.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The woman was quite a beauty with long ck hair and a slim figure.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She had an entranced look on her face as she looked at Benjamin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Thank you!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It’s alright ma’am. Just doing my job.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled and nodded at her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Still, I wonder if I can repay you? Do you mind if I buy you coffee?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Coffee?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was confused.


    <span style="font-weight:400">I just helped return your bag, what is this girl up to?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Then, he checked her again with his HUD Contacts.


    <span style="font-weight:400">[Janice Lincoln - Beetle. Affiliated with Tombstone, Magia, and HYDRA]


    <span style="font-weight:400">Seeing the description, Benjamin nearly choked on his spit.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He was speechless!


    <span style="font-weight:400">They were just talking about herst night and bam! She’s here!


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at the thief he just captured and sighed in his mind.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He was just wondering why he didn’t get any quest from the system for catching this thief. Usually, he would get emergency missions when stopping crimes like this which happened suddenly near him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">But since the system didn’t give him one...means that this isn’t a crime...it was simply staged acting!


    <span style="font-weight:400">He looked at Janice again.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Was Natasha followedst night? She found out that Natasha and I are rted to each other so now she’s trying to use me to restrain Natasha?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Anyway, I was just about to start investigating her. Since she diligently delivered herself to me, then don’t me me for taking advantage of you instead!


    <span style="font-weight:400">...Wait, that sounded wrong.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin shook his head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I still need to bring this guy in and I also have work to do. Maybe another time.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">For now, let’s y hard to get.


    <span style="font-weight:400">...This is kinda fun.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin mused to himself as he walked away.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Umm, how about tonight?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It’s just coffee.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">What do you mean by just coffee? It’s coffee with poison, isn’t it!?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled on the surface.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Alright. Later then.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Good!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Then, Janice told him an address to meet upter to which Benjamin nodded.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Once Benjamin left, Janice’s smile disappeared and was reced with a frown.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“This guy is a bit strong. But that doesn’t matter. Once he drinks the coffee, the ck Widow is done for!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">With a cold snort, Janice left and got ready.


    <span style="font-weight:400">In the Nine-Nine Precinct.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After Benjamin handed the thief to the other cops to deal with, he sat down on his desk and greeted Jake.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Morning.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Yo! Morning Ben!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Any case today?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“We usually get assigned new cases every two or three days. Since we managed to finish the case yesterday, there isn’t any new case for us.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jake sighed happily and rxed on his chair.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Any old case then?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jake’s expression froze.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He suddenly remembered he still hadn''t finished some of the other cases before Benjamin had arrived.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Then, he remembered Benjamin, the new guy who doesn''t have any cases.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You know what, here. You get one half, I get the other half. Let’s see who solves the most by the end of the day!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">And just like that, he handed half of his old cases to Benjamin!


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin didn’tin and started to read through them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">In order to prepare for what happenster, he needed a lot of MPs just in case.


    <span style="font-weight:400">As expected, new quests popped up as he started to read the old case files.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The cases weren’t too difficult. It seems that Jake simply had too much on his te that he isn’t able to solve them all immediately.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Some of them were also time-consuming and needed to speak to a lot of people.


    <span style="font-weight:400">There are also some that are still waiting on the result of the M.E.’s report.


    <span style="font-weight:400">With this littlepetition between them, they began to work immediately!


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin set aside those that he can’t finish today and did everything that he could deal with today.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Time passed and soon, the day ended.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Ugh!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jake copsed on his desk and turned to ask Benjamin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“So...how much did you solve?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Five.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Fi-!?...Seriously!?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jake slipped and copsed to the floor in shock.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin raised an eyebrow and asked him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“How many did you solve?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...Three.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Seeing his look of despair, Benjamin grinned.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I win.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Beginner’s luck!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t think that applies here.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">The two of them joked around and started to pack up.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Right. Aren’t we celebrating today for yesterday?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh. Sorry. I’m meeting someone today.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What!? Come on man!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed and patted Jake on his shoulder.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Jake, if I have to choose between you, and a prettydy...I wouldn''t choose you.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Charles, who saw this from the side, came up to Jake and patted his shoulder too.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Jake, just so you know. If I have to choose between you, and a hot, sexy, singledy...I would still choose you.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Jake shivered and quickly ran away.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Charles sighed and shook his head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Sigh, what a shy guy.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was speechless.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soon, he left as well and looked at his MP.


    <span style="font-weight:400">With the five old cases that he solved, he had gained 800 MP, and two free Gacha Draws.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He went to the restroom first and rolled for Gacha twice.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The first roll...white!


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed but still went to look what he got.


    <span style="font-weight:400">[Congrattions to host for getting Shuriken Stars x5!]


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Forget it, this was useless.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He then rolled another.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Hm? Green!


    <span style="font-weight:400">From what he can see, it seems that Green colored capsules are less than the Blue ones so this must be a higher grade!


    <span style="font-weight:400">The Electric Skin ability was from a Blue capsule.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Now that he got a Green capsule…


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin was excited.


    <span style="font-weight:400">[Congrattions to host for getting Sling Ring!]


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin took it out of the Inventory space and saw a golden metal with two finger holes.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He didn’t know whether to be excited or sad about this.


    <span style="font-weight:400">This was indeed an awesome item that can let him teleport but...he doesn’t know magic! How can he even use it then!?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Nevertheless, he still took a look at its description.


    <span style="font-weight:400">[Sling Ring: As long as you imagine a destination, you can open a portal to that ce! This ring has been further optimized by the system so even ordinary people can use it!]


    <span style="font-weight:400">Holy shit!


    <span style="font-weight:400">System is amazing!


    <span style="font-weight:400">[Hmph! Of course the System is amazing!]


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin ignored the system and opened up the Store to browse for some items.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After buying everything that he may need, Benjamin left the restroom and left the precinct to meet with Janice.


    <span style="font-weight:400">It’s time to see what this girl is up to.