In the afternoon, the case entered the closing stage.

Luke really didn't enjoy organizing tedious case files and closing procedures.

He used the rest interval to head to the police gym for a workout—having a strong body was essential for a cop in Los Angeles, and the gym wasn't crowded during work hours. Both he and Little Black were regulars.

To avoid a staffing shortage in the squad, the two usually staggered their gym times.

"Hey, Luke, I knew you'd be here," came the voice of Deputy Chief Reid from not far away.

"Chief, you're here for a workout too," Luke said, feeling a bit guilty.

"I rarely exercise during work, I'm here to see you."

"Is there a problem?"

Chief Reid tossed Luke a bottle of water, "I'm here to congratulate you. You did a great job on the Abu Gela case; even the precinct chief praised you."

"Really?" Luke had seen the precinct chief so few times he could count them on one hand.

"Of course."

Luke twisted off the cap and took a sip of water, "Wow, I'm honored."

"If you encounter any difficulties in life or work from now on, you can come directly to me. Don't be polite."

"I will," Luke smiled and then added, "I've been working overtime these past few days and feel particularly tired, could you grant me a few days off?"

"A piece of cake.

But the case involving the actress Courtney isn't closed yet, and it has quite an impact too; after it's closed, the precinct chief will also hold a press conference, so you'll need to step up."

"Which means my vacation's down the drain."

"Once you solve Courtney's case, I'll give you a proper holiday. My word is my bond."

"You came over just to tell me about this specially?"

"No, actually, I wanted to give you a surprise."

"What surprise?"

"In half a month, the Los Angeles Police Department will hold a promotion ceremony, and I've recommended you for a promotion slot. If nothing goes wrong, you'll be on the list."

Luke was taken aback, "I was promoted to detective first-grade last year, according to regulations..."

Reid interrupted Luke, "You've earned this, keep up the good work, I have high hopes for you."

After speaking, Reid turned and left the gym.

How should I put it?

Although he knew Reid was offering a pie in the sky, that pie was indeed very tempting; the rank of police badge was tied to salary and allowances, and it also indirectly affected promotion.

All of a sudden, Luke felt motivated to work…

Man, what's a bit of hardship?

That afternoon, Luke unusually stayed half an hour extra at work, making up for the time he spent exercising.

Of course, he still calculated his overtime pay.

After dinner, he lay in the bath, soaking to relieve fatigue.

He loved taking baths, it was a time when he could relax his body and mind and clear away stray thoughts, and sometimes the problems he couldn't figure out might just become clear.

Suddenly, a voice sounded in his mind, "You have completed an adventure, and your adventure card has been activated and used."

Then came the system reward.

"Congratulations, Host, on solving the 'Buried Body case' and successfully arresting a suspect, you're awarded 30 lottery draws. Congratulations, Host, on solving your first murder case after being promoted to Detective Chief, the system is upgraded to version 2.0. (Details of the upgrade: When you draw a new card, its function will be introduced.)"

The reward for this case was quite generous, probably because the case had a large impact and a broad reach.

The last case he solved, the hired assault case, awarded him five lottery draws.

He thought that was too few and didn't take the draws.

Now the lottery interface displayed 35 tries in the bottom right corner.

Without waiting, Luke went for the draw!

The pointer stopped—on a thousand US dollars.

…

After 35 tries, he got 3 cards and 32,000 US dollars.

The lottery win rate was less than ten percent, a bit low.

Among them were two old cards, one adventure card, and one Pistol Card.

One new card, an Observation Card.

Function: using this card allows for rapid learning and training of observation skills.

"Cool."

While the chances of winning weren't high, this new card was powerful.

It was one of the only two Skill Cards.

The other Skill Card was the Pistol Card, which allowed for rapid learning and improvement of pistol skills.

Although he had used it only once, he could feel his marksmanship had greatly improved.

And this card could rapidly enhance his observation skills.

Such skills were vitally important for a detective.

Moreover, unlike other types of consumable cards, these skills became part of Luke's own abilities once learned, effectively enhancing his inherent capacities.

If one were to categorize, they should belong to the Skill Cards.

In the long run, the value of Skill Cards was higher than that of consumable cards.

The system's inventory now held 13 Reserve Cards and 85,000 US dollars in reserve funds.

Adventure Cards, 3.

Pistol Cards, 3.

Accuracy Cards, 2.

Bullet-Proof Cards, 2.

Detection Cards, 1.

Identification Cards, 1.

Observation Cards, 1.

Additionally, he had 35,000 US dollars invested in the stock market and a thousand dollars in cash.

Originally, Luke planned to take a bath and go to sleep, but now he had an 'Observation Card.'

He couldn't wait to learn the training methods for observation skills.

Subconsciously, he thought about using the 'Observation Card.'

The ability to learn and train observation skills quickly, effective for 3 hours.

Training in observation skills came in thirteen types, including stationary object observation training, moving object observation training, daily life observation training, drawing training, room observation training...

In his previous life, Luke was a police officer who had also considered training his observation skills and had looked up some information. But after studying for a while without making much headway and seeing no results, he didn't persist for long and gave up.

This time with the help of the Observation Card, he felt his learning was twice as efficient, and those data-oriented methods became much more engaging...

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