CHAPTER 616: CHAPTER 616: SYSTEM GAINS, HANDCUFFS

On the familiar light blue page, the system rated Luo An’s recent performance as [Outstanding], accumulating a total of 10 treasure chests.

The crude transition animation quickly finished, and the 10 chests respectively revealed [Stamina Potion x1][Hemostatic Potion x2][Danger Perception Potion x2][Painkiller Potion x1][Regeneration Potion x3][Swift Potion x1]

Opening the system’s inventory page, at this moment it had already accumulated [Stamina Potion x8]

[Hemostatic Potion x5]

[Antidote Potion x5]

[Swift Potion x5]

[Strength Potion x4]

[Sensitivity Potion x1]

[Painkiller Potion x7]

[Featherfall Potion x4]

[Water Breathing Potion x3]

[Regeneration Potion x5]

[Danger Perception Potion x3]

Previously, one of the slots also contained a [Sleep Potion], which Luo An poured into the mouth of that truck driver when handling a case involving "the organization", successfully putting the driver into a deep sleep.

Looking at the last five [Regeneration Potions], the corners of Luo An’s mouth curved slightly upwards, his mood extremely good.

Although the [Regeneration Potion] can’t instantly heal wounds completely, its effectiveness is undeniable, and if used correctly it can definitely save one’s life at a critical moment.

"But it’s best not to get injured at all."

Shifting his gaze from the [Regeneration Potion], Luo An took out three [Danger Perception Potions] and poured them all down his throat.

Closing his eyes and quietly feeling the effects, it didn’t take long for Luo An to discover that his range of perception had expanded a bit more.

Previously, the detection distance for "emotional perception" was around 13 meters; this time it had increased by a quarter, putting the detection distance over 16 meters, but less than 17 meters—roughly around 16.5 meters.

The common A-class sedan on the market has a length of around 4.3 meters, so a distance of 16.5 meters is roughly equivalent to 3.5 A-class sedans. With Luo An at the center, the circular area with a radius of 16.5 meters is already quite large.

"Not bad at all."

Luo An grinned, closed the system page, finished washing up and returned to his room, curling up with Mona and closing his eyes.

The next day, Saturday, since he didn’t have to work, Luo An lay in bed until past eleven before lazily leaving his room and heading into the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Mona was not at the villa; she had already made plans with Chenier, Reesi, and Michelle to go house hunting and shopping with Reesi after getting off work last night, so she left the villa just after seven in the morning.

This was something about Mona that Luo An greatly admired. Perhaps she was getting used to playing high-end games with Luo An; now, no matter how late she stayed up, Mona could always get up on time the next day.

Of course, getting up is one thing; shaky legs still remained an issue.

But as long as it was for shopping, Mona’s legs would miraculously recover back to normal.

In the kitchen, Luo An made himself a large serving of beef stewed with potatoes and ate it with rice, cleaned up the cookware, sat on the sofa playing games for over an hour, and then proceeded to the corner room to start boxing and exercising.

The triangle pianos and other instruments previously purchased by Caroline were stacked in the corner of the room by Mona, covered with a cloth to prevent dust, and have not been opened since then.

After exercising, Luo An returned to the living room, opened his laptop, and began checking federal property information.

Since arriving in this world and earning his first bonus, Luo An had been keenly focused on gourmet food.

From New York to Los Angeles, then to Las Vegas, and even a trip to Europe—if there was time, Luo An would enjoy tasting various gourmet foods with Mona.

Luo An had recently calculated his expenditure on these unique foods and was surprised to find that it had exceeded 500,000 US Dollars.

When they went to Europe, Luo An and Mona spent a week tasting food at a Michelin restaurant adjacent to the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Then the pair went to a luxury resort at an altitude of 2468 meters in the Alps Mountains and, at a restaurant called "La Marmite" – the highest gourmet food restaurant in the Alps, they enjoyed specialty dishes many times.

Humans have many desires, beyond the basic survival instinct; looking solely from the point of seeking pleasure, this includes desires for food, physical beauty, power, money, and accomplishing one’s dreams, etc.

Luo An wasn’t particularly passionate about power; with Mona for physical intimacy, the money he earned not only satisfied his food cravings but was also invested to make more money.

Knowing that a financial crisis was coming, Luo An didn’t spend a large sum of money after earning it, instead saving most of it, ready to make a fortune during the subprime crisis.

Some time ago, he went to Wall Street and spent 450 million US Dollars on a large batch of CDS financial products. Now, Luo An was checking the federal real estate information, waiting for the CDS to be sold, so he could buy high-value real estate devalued by the subprime crisis at low prices, and then wait for the appreciation in value.

"I’m back."

Not long after, the villa’s gate opened, and Mona entered carrying a bunch of stuff.

After changing into slippers and entering the living room, Mona casually placed the items she bought to one side and plopped down on the sofa, letting out a long sigh:

"I’m exhausted."

Luo An glanced at the time and noticed it wasn’t even three in the afternoon, asking:

"Why did you come back so early?"

"I got tired of walking, so I came back."

Mona replied offhandedly, then rubbed her sore feet and explained:

"Reesi has already decided on the villa she wants to buy, but she didn’t make a decision on the spot. Instead, she plans to play hardball with the real estate agent and negotiate the price.

After that, she shopped with me, Chenier, and Michelle for a while and bought some stuff, then we all went our separate ways."

Luo An nodded; hanging the seller in suspense to negotiate a better deal, that was indeed Reesi’s style.

Mona turned to see Luo An’s laptop, which displayed information and photos of a villa, and she was somewhat surprised:

"Are you looking to buy a house too?"

"Right, but not now."

Luo An chuckled, didn’t go into details, but brought the laptop over to Mona to show her:

"This villa is located on the seaside in California, affluent neighborhood, convenient transportation, large land area, three floors, open-air swimming pool, and you can see the sea from the bedroom. What do you think?"

"Wow."

Looking at the photos of the luxurious villa with the sunset casting a glow over the pool and the sea, Mona’s eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in admiration.

She tapped the keyboard a few times, scrolled down the page, and upon seeing the price of the villa at the bottom of the pictures, Mona’s eyes went round as saucers, and she cried out in shock:

"A selling price of 117 million dollars?"

"Yes."

Luo An took back the laptop, smiling:

"It’s a bit expensive, indeed."

"A ’bit’ expensive?"

Mona smirked at Luo An, then suddenly crossed her arms over her chest, speaking seriously:

"Luo An, you’ve changed."

Luo An turned back in confusion, and Mona huffed:

"You’ve become worse, more fond of showing off."

Luo An laughed and stepped forward to wrap his arms around Mona’s slender waist, kissing her on the mouth, and asked in a low voice:

"Do you like it then?"

"Not at all."

Mona’s lips curled up into a smile as she pushed Luo An down, stood up, and straddled him, looking down like an imperious queen, and arrogantly declared:

"That’s why I need to punish you."

"Wow."

Seeing Mona mysteriously produce a pair of handcuffs, Luo An raised an eyebrow:

"I’m an FBI agent, ma’am, you’re committing a crime."

At that moment, Luo An’s phone suddenly rang.

Their actions were abruptly halted. With Luo An’s hands tied up and unable to take the call, Mona took out the phone and pressed the answer button.

"There’s been an incident."

It was Winslow’s voice on the other end, very urgent:

"There’s a crime scene that has Luo An’s name on it."