Chapter 4: Liu Sisi's Repeated Zigzags

Just like Liu Sisi said.

Soon after Li Jing beheaded the monster chicken and took it to the back kitchen, the journalists who sensed news arrived.

Not much later, the victim's family also arrived.

Thanks to the early arrival of the Patrol Bureau's support, a caution line had been set up in front of the door. Thus, Li Jing and Liu Sisi were able to hide in the back kitchen of the store unbothered by the reporters.

They did meet the victim's family, just once though.

The family had no objections to them keeping the chicken head.

People in this world are not exactly pure.

But compared to some money-hungry troublemakers in the world that Li Jing originally inhabited, they are much more sensible.

When a monster harms people, it's nobody's fault.

Whoever kills the monster, the monster's corpse is rightfully their reward.

This is common knowledge in this world.

What made Li Jing feel distressed was.

From the moment of the monster's appearance to the monster chicken appearing at the shop's entrance, it didn't even take two minutes.

During that short period, there were as many as five victims.

This seemingly peaceful world is very dangerous.

…

By midnight, the matter of the monster chicken settled down.

The monster chicken's head was entrusted to the victim's family for safekeeping, which would be used to commemorate the deceased later on.

After taking the record of Li Jing and Liu Sisi, and completing the collection of various types of evidence, the members of the Patrol Bureau gradually left.

Deep into the night, the Agricultural Market quieted down.

Li Jing and Liu Sisi didn't linger in the market. They locked the back kitchen door and decided to leave.

On the way out of the market, Liu Sisi looked back at her store and sighed softly.

"After that chaos in the store, we'll need to hire someone to refurbish and rehang the door. We won't be able to do business for at least half a month."

As she spoke, she continued to murmur.

"I don't really care about the money, it's just a pity about the monster chicken. If we could have kept the store open, I would've advertised it."

"There are quite a few big stores in Jianghai city that sell edible monsters, but most of their stocks are from different places and are several months old. You barely see anything truly fresh."

"The fresher the edible monster, the more valuable it is. If we could have advertised the monster chicken, we could have attracted a lot of interested customers and sold it at a much higher price."

Li Jing smiled slightly, listening to Liu Sisi's endless chatter.

"Sisi, don't worry about all this, it's most important that we are safe."

"But isn't it a pity?"

Liu Sisi pouted, and took out her mobile phone, saying,

"I won't cheat you. The monster chicken is your reward, I don't want a cut. I'll try to contact some buyers within these few days to sell the monster chicken whole, trying to get a good price. I'll transfer you five hundred thousand in advance, and if there's more I'll give you the difference."

While she was talking, she was busy operating her phone.

Before Li Jing could even respond, his phone in his pocket vibrated.

He took out his phone, only to find that five hundred thousand dollars had been transferred to his account.

Getting money so suddenly, Li Jing couldn't help but feel that happiness had come too suddenly.

"Sisi, thank you. I've been a bit short of money recently."

"It's all you deserve, why thank me?"

Liu Sisi hummed and said,

"If anyone should be thankful, it's me. If you hadn't been there today, I'm afraid I would have died young."

With that, she looked over at him with interest.

"You with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, you hide really deep. We've known each other for three months, and only today did I find out you have Second Realm abilities. With such capabilities, why not find a proper job? Although being a cultivator at the Second Realm is just the beginning, it's still different from ordinary people. If you want, you could easily find a job that pays twenty thousand a month. Getting your ID card is only a matter of time; that is not a problem at all."

Before Li Jing could reply, Liu Sisi backed away from him a bit, and asked suspiciously,

"Hey, could it be that you have a crush on me?"

"..."

Li Jing.

That was quite the leap in topics, he was completely caught off guard.

Seeing him look confused, Liu Sisi chuckled.

"If you don't have a crush on me, why would you work for me, killing chickens for a basic wage?"

"..."

Li Jing was speechless.

He couldn't come up with a sound excuse.

Liu Sisi had been good to him.

Even the mobile phone and bank card he was using now were lent to him by Liu Sisi.

But he could never reveal his time travel secret.

After a moment of silence, Li Jing said,

"Sisi, don't overthink it. Working in your shop is my last resort and I don't have any ulterior motives. My circumstances are special, and it's inconvenient for me to explain them in detail. But you can rest assured that I…"

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Sisi frowned.

"Are you implying that you're not interested in me?"

"..."

Li Jing was startled.

Well, he understood the dilemma.

Women, as a species, are generally good at interpreting things their own way.

If you express interest in her, she may not appreciate it.

If you say you're not interested in her, she'll still be displeased.

Actually facing this, Li Jing felt he couldn't handle it.

Seeing Li Jing's pained expression, Liu Sisi couldn't hold in her laughter.

"Alright, stop teasing you! The shop has to be closed for at least half a month. What are your plans?"

Seeing Liu Sisi chuckling, Li Jing smirked.

"I plan to go to the patrol bureau to see if there's a chance to become a patrol officer."

Hearing this, Liu Sisi's face fell.

"You heartless thing, are you planning to abandon me in the end?"

"Sisi, can we be serious?"

Li Jing was taken aback.

"No."

Liu Sisi chuckled.

"Why do you want to become a patrol officer?"

"No particular reason, just looking for a steady job."

Li Jing shrugged, saying,

"If you're willing to do the cooking, I'll come over at night. I have free time during the day, so getting another job would fill up my time. I'm now trying to make a living in Jianghai. I want to earn more money, perhaps to buy a house in the future."

"If you're just doing this for the money, I don't recommend becoming a patrol officer."

Liu Sisi whispered.

"Patrolling isn't as easy as you think. You're always busy and on call 24/7, and you often face life-threatening dangers. Although this era looks peaceful, crime happens all the time. When a crime occurs, patrol officers are often at the frontline and criminals are not easy to deal with."

While saying this, she continued,

"Also, events like today's monster incident are infrequent, but the city hides many monsters. Many of them are born monsters, some have even become human-like and blend in with human society. Ordinary people rarely witness monsters harming humans once in their life, but patrol officers often have to face them. Patrol officers are the ones who suffer the most casualties in such incidents."

"I understand."

Li Jing nodded, saying,

"Don't worry, Sisi. Since I have chosen this path, I will take good care of myself."

He wanted to become a patrol officer.

Because he wanted to get involved in those extraordinary monster-harming-human incidents, which to a patrol officer, were as common as a meal.

It might be risky.

But to gain experience points faster, this was the only way he could think of.

Whether he would see the health bar elsewhere, he wasn't certain.

But from what he had seen, monsters always had a health bar.

To be precise.

Any non-human entity with spiritual Qi in its body would definitely carry a health bar.

Seeing Li Jing's determined look, Liu Sisi blinked her beautiful eyes at him.

"If a man has ambitions, I won't stand in your way since you're set on being a patrol officer."

She then continued saying,

"However, patrolling is a public office job and its requirements are high. You currently don't qualify. First of all, you lack formal education. Secondly, you haven't undergone systematic professional training and are unaware of the various laws and regulations that a patrol officer needs to know. If you really want to apply, I'm afraid you won't even pass the written test."