The Demonic Detective Agency's Remaining Value

"Rule 101 for Summoning Demons: No complaints to the labor arbitration committee." When Chen Qi slapped the gold-embossed Employee Handbook against the face of the newly hired succubus, the magic circle at the Imperial Capital Detective Agency began glowing red. Three seconds later, the branch in the Demon Capital sent good news: another demon squad had been wiped out in a death zone, but they had managed to retrieve the thousand-year-old mummy wrappings the client wanted.

In this apocalyptic world where steam technology and modernity mingle with magic, and evil gods corrupt all, only the two isolated cities of the Imperial Capital and the Demon Capital remain habitable. They aren't connected by railways, but by a magic circle Chen Qi set up himself. This tyrant, who can shatter the world with a single punch, is now the owner of a detective agency spanning both cities, and the demons' most hated "capitalist boss from hell."

Chen Qi, the man who once smashed an evil god's avatar with one punch, now runs his detective agency as a cross-city sweatshop with his private magic circle and the Demon Code. The female demons hate him to the bone, yet have no choice but to accept the "benefit" of being resurrected after death so they can keep working around the clock. After all, this demonic capitalist is the only one on the entire continent who knows how to summon demons reliably.

The Demon Code is always open on his desk. With a casual stroke, he can summon female demons and order them to "Go find out who the Sorcerers' Guildmaster is having an affair with," "Steal the Witch Hunters' blueprints for their new weapon," or "Be the meat shield on this expedition." Demons can be resurrected after death anyway, so Chen Qi doesn't even have to pay death benefits. The demons privately call him "Chen the Skinflint," but they have no choice but to submit to that bizarre book of laws.

He discovers that the pocket watch hanging around her neck is identical to his mother's. More troubling still, the [Coffin of Immortality] they brought back can make the evil...