The System's Error Message Solved a String of Murders

Crime investigation + golden finger power fantasy + harem

"Get out!" Zhao Lijun spat, his face full of disgust. Saliva sprayed onto Lin Chuan's face, smelling of cigarettes and sour, overnight tea. "You're just a temp who got here yesterday. What do you know about criminal investigations? This is no place for you. Stop getting in the way and making yourself a nuisance!"

Lin Chuan was shoved to the edge of the crowd. The neighbors' stares pricked at his uniformed shoulder like countless tiny needles.

Outside the police cordon, Lin Chuan stood at the edge of the crowd, his fingers gripping his brand-new auxiliary police badge so hard that its plastic film, not yet peeled off, dug into his palm and left a white mark. "I was the one who passed the assessment. So why...?"

"Clue Error System activating..." A cold, mechanical voice rang out.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.