I Was Just Fishing by the Roadside, So How Did I Become the Godfather of Criminal Investigation?

[Out-of-the-box crime investigation] [Unexpectedly flashy protagonist] [System-powered] [Lighthearted everyday life] [High-IQ mind games] [A laid-back traffic cop who just wants to clock out on time vs. a major-crimes unit at its wits’ end]

The protagonist is a grassroots traffic cop who absolutely hates trouble. Every day, all he wants is to hand out parking tickets, hit his quota, and clock out on time. But one day, while ticketing a van parked illegally by the roadside, the nervous owner tried to bribe him. Just as he was about to refuse, the System alerted him to signs of life in the trunk. He forced it open and caught the mastermind behind a major human-trafficking ring who had been on the run for ten years! The major-crimes team leader arrived to help and was instantly dumbfounded.

“I really wasn’t trying to solve a case. I was just checking for drunk driving. How did that lead to a serial-murder case?”

“I was handling a fender bender and somehow took down an international drug lord’s hideout?”

The traffic cop casually cracks cold cases that have kept the entire major-crimes team up all night. Faced with online worship and a flood of commendations and promotions, the protagonist checks his watch. “Um... now that the case is solved, I’m still getting off on time, right?”