US police: outlaws

Chapter 53: The Police Butcher

Another new feature: draw speed +10%.

Lee Ethan thought of a character in a certain work called The Punisher, who also seems to use a gun. Could the two be related?

Li Yisen tried it out and found that his gun-drawing speed was indeed much faster.

All that's left is the final system prompt.

[Ding! Damaged private property exceeds one million. You have obtained a Level 3 Material Treasure Chest and a medium-sized supermarket in Clermont City.]

Located in Kemeng Community, the property covers 600 square meters, with a total value of 90 yuan. It receives 500 visitors daily, generates 25 yuan in monthly revenue, and has a gross profit margin of 30%. After deducting labor costs, utilities, and marketing expenses, the monthly net profit is 2.8 yuan.

[Ding, federal investigation approved]

[Ding! State eligibility verification passed]

[Ding, all procedures for inheriting the estate have been completed.]

[The reward becomes an inheritance and is handed over to the host. It cannot be sold or rented, and the host bears all profits and losses.]

[Friendly reminder: Monthly operating costs are 3, and the host only has 1.8 in cash left, which will be exhausted in 19 days.]

Li Yisen was stunned for a moment, but it was alright. At least it was better than the real estate becoming his own. The system could solve all the trouble of qualification review, unlike him who wanted to open a milk tea and fast food restaurant and had to apply for it himself, which was extremely troublesome.

$2.8 a month would definitely propel him into the middle class; the only difficulty is that he still needs $1.2 in operating capital.

Li Yisen thought about it and didn't pay much attention. He would deal with it when the time came. In fact, he was qualified to get a loan from a bank, but he didn't want to owe money to anyone, even a bank.

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Lee Ethan went to work in a good mood, but then received news that ruined his mood.

In the director's office, Director Jason Garcia sighed.

"Ethan, your application has been rejected by the higher-ups."

Lee Ethan was surprised. His file was impressive enough, and he even had a police inspector's recommendation. Why was it rejected?

Could it be because he's mixed-race, or something else?

Jason Garcia admitted.

"When I made the recommendation that day, it was rejected by the internal affairs chief of the Eastern Regional Police Department. He said I was too young and needed more experience, about a year. The chief agreed."

Why would the regional police chief, who is a Level 3 police superintendent like Jason, offend a colleague?

Li Yisen asked curiously.

"Does he and the bureau chief not get along?"

"Cough cough cough."

Jason coughed twice.

"What do you mean you don't get along with me? It's you. You've been in Clermont for over three months, don't you know how many people you've offended? It wouldn't be difficult for those people to prevent you from getting promoted."

"Frederick?"

"How would I know? It's not just what's on the surface; this money-making chain involves many people."

In the end, Li Yisen left the director's office somewhat disappointed. He admitted that he had offended quite a few people. Who knew who was behind the gray industry he had taken down—the mayor, a councilor, or other wealthy individuals?

Oh well, if he can't get a promotion for now, he can't get a promotion. He has plenty of time.

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After the patrol team meeting ended, Li Yisen suddenly approached the veteran police officer to inquire about some information. Logan Hans, 55 years old, a second-class police officer, had been a police officer for 36 years and was a layabout who often patrolled the mountains.

"Logan, there's something I'd like to ask you."

Logan Hans looked surprised; this was the first time Lee Ethan had initiated a conversation.

"Rising Star, feel free to ask us anything."

Are there any large carnivores in the San Antonio Mountains?

"It's a cougar."

This is not the answer Lee Esen wanted.

"Are there no other animals besides the cougar?"

Loganhans hesitated after thinking it over carefully.

"Aside from the fact that cougars are indeed extinct, and black bears went extinct 80 years ago, there is something that is indeed stronger than cougars, but it is still cougars."

"I remember when I was a new cop, there were frequent disappearances in the San Antonio Hills, and some people even found severed limbs. Later, during a search of the mountains, a huge cougar was found. It was longer than an African lion, and its head to its rump was 2.5 meters long. It was really scary. Two police officers were killed in the process of shooting that big cat."

2.5 meters?

A typical African male lion is 1.8 to 2.2 meters long, not counting its tail. This thing is even bigger than an African male lion?

Loganhans said with a laugh.

"Incredible, isn't it? I heard from scientists that they are mutants, something that breaks through the limits of the race. Just like we humans have gigantism, where people are 2.7 meters tall, and there are also those strangely shaped deformed people."

Gigantism is nothing like the mutant Logan talks about. While gigantism does initially manifest as tremendous strength, it is actually a result of the complete overexertion of metabolism and organ function, ultimately leading to a physical condition weaker than that of an average person, and then death.

After chatting for a while, the two returned to their posts, with Lee Ethan continuing his patrol with Evelyn.

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In the afternoon, instead of taking Evelyn to their usual lunch spot, Li Yisen took her to a newly opened milk tea shop, which could also be considered a fast food restaurant, offering hamburgers and other similar items.

This store was funded by Li Yisen and operated by Fiona.

Upon entering the store, they found quite a few customers, leading one to wonder if Fiona was a business genius.

Soon, Li Yisen realized the secret to the store's popularity. A busty waitress with wavy black hair came out, along with a tall blonde woman. It was clear that the staff were quite attractive.

Actually, it's not that difficult. Low-income communities do have poor environments and security, but finding a few beautiful waitresses isn't hard, provided they're not sick.

The black-haired waitress walked over.

"What a rare treat for you two officers! What would you like to eat?"

"Two C-set meals, please."

"Is there anything else?"

"I'd like some more XXX. By the way, your restaurant seems to be doing quite well. How many customers do you get a day?"

The black-haired woman looked at the policeman with a serious expression.

"Let me make it clear beforehand that our boss is penniless, so don't even think about getting protection money here, or I'll file a complaint against you. Besides, you're not the only one here who wants protection money."

Lee Ethan's face darkened. What kind of idea did this woman named Max Denise have?

Just then, the door was pushed open, and several thugs walked in shouting.

"Five of you, bring me the best."

Max Dennings pointed to a group of thugs and said.

"If you want to collect protection money, you'll have to beat them first, Black Crow Gang."

"I'm not collecting protection money."

"I see."

Li Yisen didn't want to waste any more words. It was infuriating that a mere gang was demanding protection money from him. So he went straight to sit down where a few thugs were sitting, which greatly displeased them.

"Hey, what do you think you're doing? There are people here, cop."

"I heard you're here to collect protection money?"

"So what if it is, so what if it isn't? We're just charging a service fee."

Lee Ethan smiled.

"You can provide the service, but you can't charge for it, otherwise I'll be very unhappy."

"Are you going to open it or not...?"

The underling suddenly tugged at his boss.

"Boss, it's the cop from the news, his name is Ethan something."

"Ethan it is, Ethan, surely I..."

The gang leader was stunned. He finally recognized who the other person was. After all, very few Clermont police officers had made the Los Angeles news several times in a row, but the person in front of him had not only made the news, but had also killed more than 10 people in March, including some of the most vicious criminals.

He had already gained considerable notoriety within the local gangs, earning the nickname "Police Butcher," given that he was the only one to have killed so many people in such a short period.

"Hey, hey, hey, I didn't offend you."

"This shop is owned by my friend. If you come looking for trouble again, I'll raid your territory every day, one shop a day, until you get fed up and we have a fight."

Without a body camera, they can say whatever they want, especially if the other party is a gang, and they won't accept any complaints.