The detective is dead, I did it.

Chapter 7: My Heart Belongs Only to the Detective Girl

"So what should I do?"

"Hmm...that depends on your sincerity." Charlotte sat back down, changed her posture, and her small foot, covered in white stockings, began to swing back and forth in the air again.

"If it weren't for me, your abilities might never have awakened. You would have spent your whole life in the slums, or been used as cannon fodder by that church, and eventually died in some ditch."

Li Ang remained silent, after all, what she said was true.

"Actually," he tried to make his words sound more sincere, "I've always wanted to be a good person. Really."

Charlotte smiled and said, "Words are no proof~"

"How can I prove it? By helping you report those heretics?"

To be honest, even if the detective hadn't said anything, Li Ang didn't plan to continue cooperating with those heretics. He'd figure out a way to deal with his sister's situation later.

"Not enough." Charlotte held up her index finger and shook it in front of Leon. "Let me summarize your current situation for you."

She held up a finger. "First, your sister is in their hands, so you don't dare to run away."

"Secondly, you killed me. Although I am standing here unharmed, it would be no problem to sentence you to attempted murder, since no one knows that I came back to life."

"Third, even if they are coerced unofficial personnel, as long as they are associated with them, they will all be labeled as cult members. The armed detectives don't care if you have any grievances or not."

She withdrew her finger, rested her chin on her hand, and wore that infuriating smile.

"So, dear Mr. Moriarty, do you think you still have room for negotiation?"

That's terrible!

Li Ang was furious. He was clearly the one being coerced, so how come in her mouth he seemed to have committed an unforgivable crime?

"So what do you want?"

"It's simple." Charlotte approached him. "From today onwards, you are my assistant, and you must obey my orders. If I say go east, you can't go west; if I say stand, you can't sit; if I say kill someone, you kill that person."

"What's the difference between that and listening to cult members?"

“There’s a huge difference,” Charlotte said matter-of-factly. “They treat you like a tool, but I’m different. At least my moral standards are two levels higher than theirs.”

"...Are you serious?"

"Of course not." Charlotte chuckled, the dried blood on her chest trembling. "I was just kidding. But the obedience part is true."

She stretched out her hand, palm down, like a queen waiting for her subject to kiss the back of her hand.

"Come on, state your position."

Looking at that fair and slender hand, Li Ang did not kneel down on one knee as the detective had expected, but simply reached out and grasped her hand.

A man's knees are worth their weight in gold; he cannot accept even kneeling on one knee.

Despite the risk of angering this wicked woman, Li Ang would rather be burned at the stake as a heretic or starve to death in the slums than betray his principles!

"Hmm...actually, you should kneel down and kiss the back of my hand. But considering your status, I won't pursue this matter."

"However, a simple oath is still necessary," the detective added, her gaze fixed intently on him.

"I, Leon Moriarty," as a staunch materialist, declared without hesitation, "under the witness of the gods, Miss Charlotte is the only sun in my heart, and I will forever remain loyal to her."

"Anything else?"

"And... Miss Detective is the smartest and most beautiful lady..."

"Alright, alright, any more and it'll sound too fake." Charlotte interrupted him, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. She gently scratched Li Ang's palm with her finger. "But I really am the most beautiful and intelligent detective."

She's quite vain.

Li Ang silently complained to himself.

"Good boy~." The detective tiptoed and patted Li Ang's head. "From now on, I'll call you Boqi."

Li Ang lowered his head, trying his best to keep his expression from becoming too distorted.

He used to mock others every day for being someone's dog, but now the boomerang has hit him back.

At this moment, the prompt on Charlotte's body quietly updated:

Counterfeit goods

He quietly kept this hint in his mind, without saying it aloud.

One day, he would make this woman taste what it's like to be treated like a dog.

But not today.

Today, he chooses to tolerate it for the time being.

"Alright, Pochi." Charlotte withdrew her hand. "Next, let's deal with your Armed-type ability problem."

"How do we solve this?"

"As I just said, it's a life-or-death crisis." She took a bullet from a drawer and began loading it into her pistol.

"Wait! What are you going to do?" A bad feeling crept into Li Ang's mind.

Could this be for real?

"Don't worry, if I kill you, who will be my assistant? I'm still pretty good with my marksmanship."

"What you're saying doesn't reassure me at all."

"Don't worry." Charlotte raised the gun and aimed it at Leon's chest. "The worst that can happen is just a little pain."

Then she pulled the trigger.

After the shot rang out, Li Ang instinctively lunged to the side. The bullet grazed his shoulder and struck the wall behind him, sending up a spray of debris.

"You fucking actually shot?!" he yelled.

"What else? Can faking a fight awaken you?" Charlotte had already loaded another bullet and pointed the gun at him again. "Don't dodge, it'll be over soon."

The second shot.

This time, Li Ang had no chance to dodge and could only watch as the bullet got closer and closer to his chest.

At the same time, a strange power emerged within his body, and with a clench of his right hand, a single-edged sword as black as ink appeared in his hand.

Then, Li Ang subconsciously held the knife horizontally in front of him and performed a feat of slicing bullets with the knife.

Charlotte lowered her gun and clapped her hands. "Very good. Weapon-type sequence ability, Executioner, tentatively set as summoning swords."

"Are there many sequence abilities?" Li Ang looked down at the black blade in his hand, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a surge of power within his body.

I seem to have become stronger? Then what's the price?

"There are many, and each sequence ability has a code name. At the same time, all abilities evolve starting from sequence 9."

"Does being earlier in the sequence mean it's stronger?" Li Ang asked.

"That's natural. Sequence 8 is many levels stronger than Sequence 9. But that's not something you should be thinking about right now."

"You just mentioned Executioner, is that my ability's code name?"

"Yes. There are also beings among the Armed Detectives who have similar effects to you, such as those who can summon hammers and scythes, and the weapons they summon deal extra damage to criminals."

"Then who decides who is the criminal?" Li Ang asked.

"Of course, the detective specializing in deduction calls the shots," Charlotte said confidently, patting her chest. "For example, I find the culprit, and then you take a knife and go for it. Perfect teamwork."

"So, can I call others criminals while simultaneously stabbing them with a knife?" Li Ang asked tentatively, a sudden inspiration striking him.

"Congratulations on learning to answer quickly!" The detective nodded in satisfaction. "That's why I said you'll bring a different kind of fun to this world."

"You will be the most unique and unconventional detective in the world!"