The Eighties: The Exploiter System Forces Me to Solve Cases

System + golden finger + no romance

Lu Zheng, a veteran modern-day detective, dies unexpectedly while pursuing a suspect. When he opens his eyes, he has transmigrated to the countryside in 1980, where he is now a twenty-year-old orphan militiaman.

Just as he gets used to his new identity, a [Criminal Case Joint Investigation System] pops up in his mind.

Lu Zheng is overjoyed, thinking he has found a powerful backer.

Who could have guessed that this System is a complete skinflint?

It reimburses train tickets, but provides no meals, lodging, or letters of introduction!

Want to survive? Solve cases for rewards and ration coupons. If you're hungry, play the erhu at the train station for money. If you're tired, make do on a communal bunk for the night.

After solving his first case, the System delivers its reward: a palm-sized white mouse with red eyes.

Lu Zheng: I waited all that time, and all I get is a rat?

Who could have imagined that the little thing would have quite a temper and severe mysophobia? It rides packed green trains with the male lead and sleeps on crude communal bunks, wearing a look of disdain all day and seizing every opportunity to roast its Host.

Drawing on twelve years of criminal investigation experience, Lu Zheng travels north and south, solving one cold case and murder after another.