Chapter 231: The Chief Detective’s Past (3) She Professed Herself The Pupil Of The Wiseman

She Professed Herself The Pupil Of The Wiseman

Chapter 231: The Chief Detective’s Past (3)

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Life really is full of surprises, huh.

That was Miras initial response to the long story, then smiled a bit while adding At least Im glad youre having fun now.

Mira had not paid attention to most of the first half, but she managed to catch the event that led to him becoming a detective. Everyone had their own life story, but what was most important was being able to enjoy the present.

It really took me too long to finally experience this joy, but I wouldnt say I wasted my earlier years either.

Saying that, he took another bite of pancake, which reminded him that his love for sweets had also started with his family, leading to him gushing out about them more. Anyone could tell how deeply he loved his family, as he would talk about them whenever he had a chance.

Though that also dragged on the conversation. Until

But well, as youve been able to tell, the detective does this mostly as a hobby.

Julius chimed in with that comment, which stopped the detectives gushing for a bit as he replied, Yes, I can see why youd say that.

But Im still taking each case seriously. It was clear that Julius had been the detectives assistant for a while now, as he did not hesitate to be candid even around his boss.

That did not change the detectives need to talk, but at least it helped to change the topic to something a bit more enjoyable than him boasting about his family.

Instead he began to talk about the cases he had worked on in the past. As Julius had mentioned, the detective work had started as a sort of hobby to regain some of the thrill of adventures, and the detective would accept nearly any case that came his way.

He did the staple basic ones like

That sounds like a rather small blunder, but the plan was to form connections inside to rat out a larger smuggling network

The detective made it out alive, but the gang had been left in shambles. He had been able to gain some information by interrogating those who survived, but the destruction of the gang had alerted all the others, and the whole strategy fell apart.

That undercover mission had been rather special out of all the cases he got. He had received it from an international crime investigation organization, founded by the Three Gods Countries, and they were trying to destroy an illegal drug trading ring.

At first the organization had tried to recruit the detective as an agent, but when he declined the offer, they gave him that case instead.

My failure ended up causing the organization a lot of trouble though

He looked slightly ashamed of that, but he also spoke of it as something that was in the past now. Then again, he had destroyed one of the gangs, and gained some valuable information, so it was not entirely a failure.

Julius also mentioned that the organization still appreciated the information gathered by the detective, so they were not disappointed by it.

Sending the detective had just been one of many strategies they had prepared, and after that failed they put another into effect the next day.

Ohso theres an organization like that as well.

The type of work reaching the detectives desk was impressive, but Mira was more curious about the organization he had just mentioned.

An international crime investigation organization. That was basically the same as Interpol in the real world. It did not exist in the game days, and after a bit of asking Mira learned that it had been founded twenty years before her arrival.

Hearing that filled her with a new hope. Maybe that organization was also tailing Fuzzy Dice, and there might be an inspector dedicated to capturing him.

Theyre only interested in large criminal groups, they would never concern themselves about a thief acting on his own.

Miras hopes were quickly dashed by the detectives response, and she just sighed in disappointment while saying I guess there isnt then Her first hope of finding a confident detective reclining on a chair had crumbled, then the ideal inspector chasing after a thief did not exist either.

All she could hope now was that Fuzzy Dice was really as charitable as everyone said he was.

Anyway, after I received that caseT/his chapter is updat/d by nv((l)biin.c/o/m

Barely a moment of rest passed before the detective resumed retelling his experience. He still had not talked enough, and had plenty more to say.

Mira was starting to dread having to sit there listening to even more stories though.

Oh, Mira, are you full already? If not, we could order something more.

Suddenly the detective suggested that, which made Miras heart flutter. Her plate was already empty, but there was still plenty of room left in her stomach.

The detective had mentioned how much he liked the pancakes there. They were extremely soft and fluffy, and none other came close in taste. But obviously enough, they were nowhere near substantial enough to fill Miras stomach.

Women usually preferred to just have one fancy plate they could finish with style, but that did not apply to Mira. All she wanted was tasty food and enough to leave her stomach bursting.

C-Can I? Yesin that case lets do that.

Mira felt like she would need at least two more plates of pancakes before she would feel full, so she accepted the detectives offer, and looked through the menu again.

After she ordered something and waited for it, the detective gained more time to keep talking, just like he wanted.

This time he spoke of what drove him to capture Fuzzy Dice.

It all had started 5 years in the past, when Fuzzy Dice sent out a warning letter to his seventh victim, a corrupt merchant. In response, that merchant used his deep pockets to employ a hefty defense of soldiers and high level adventurers.

On top of that, the detective had been advertising his services a lot at the time, and since he did not charge clients when he failed, the merchant also brought him in.

Fuzzy Dices popularity was also rising rapidly at the time, as well as the common trend amongst all his targets.