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The elevator slowly ascended, the mechanical sounds lingering in Lin Qi's ears. In the dimly lit, cramped space, Lin Qi felt his heart rate rising uncontrollably.

Although he was only there to work as a cleaner, his next destination was a genuine death scene.

Upon closer reflection, the profession of crime scene cleaner and my former forensic profession are actually two sides of the same coin.

One person handled the body, the other handled the entire scene except for the body...

While waiting for the elevator to reach the target floor, Lin Qi's mind was filled with a jumble of thoughts.

Fortunately, four floors wasn't very tall, and the elevator doors soon opened in front of Lin Qi.

What comes into view is an extremely narrow and long corridor, with old-fashioned brown and yellow printed wallpaper on both sides and a dark red carpet underfoot.

Inside the building, each household's door faced another door, but the corridor was so narrow that Lin Qi suspected that the doors on both sides might not even be able to open outwards at the same time.

The overhead lights were still not very bright.

Whether it was because he knew that someone had just died here and had a preconceived notion, Lin Qi felt that the place was terrifyingly oppressive.

The good news is that Lynch's "Rat Detection" hasn't issued any warnings along the way, indicating that there are at least no dangerous individuals roaming around.

This put Lin Qi at ease to some extent.

Take a few steps forward, and you'll be able to clearly see the scene of the death not far away.

The entrance to one of the rooms was already cordoned off with obvious yellow and black police tape. As Lin Qi walked forward, the stench of blood, a mixture of gunpowder, vomit, and some strange medicine, grew stronger in the air, making Lin Qi feel his stomach churning.

Fortunately, Lin Qi had seen many corpses before his transmigration, so this environment alone was not enough to cause him to lose sanity.

Soon, he arrived at the scene, put on a mask and gloves, and crossed the cordon to enter.

Aside from having witnessed several car accident scenes before crossing over, this was the first time Lin Qi had faced a horrific death scene so closely.

Although the body had been removed, a large pool of dried blood remained on the carpet in front of the house. The blood, which had turned black from oxidation, was particularly noticeable even on the deep red carpet.

Besides the bloodstains on the carpet, the walls were also splattered with tiny drops of blood, and even the ceiling had a few drops.

Just by looking at the bloodstains, Lin Qi could imagine how the deceased had stood at his door and, in a state of delirium, had fired several shots at him.

"Tsk tsk... What a pitiful man. What kind of despair did he feel, and what kind of madness drove him to commit suicide at his own doorstep?"

Lin Qi sighed, shook his head, and used the key Kayla had given him to open the door to room 402.

Pushing open the door, there were still traces of blood on the threshold and the floor at the entrance of the room, indicating that the deceased had obviously not closed the door when committing suicide.

Besides, the bloody smell in the room had actually faded a bit, while the strange medicinal smell was more pronounced.

At the same time, the moment Lin Qi pushed open the door, [Rat Sense] immediately activated.

This time, the sense of crisis triggered by his intuition was the weakest he had ever felt, so Lin Qi remained calm. His eyes swept across the room, and he quickly pinpointed the source of the crisis.

Various medicine bottles and syringes were scattered on the floor of the room. Some syringes still had needles attached, and the sharp metal reflected a faint light under the dim light.

As for the medicine bottles, some were fairly elegant glass bottles with the names of the medicines labeled on them; while others were just rough white plastic bottles with no markings on them.

There were also some small, torn plastic packages scattered on the ground, covered with some unidentified, suspicious powder.

The faint sense of crisis that Lin Qi sensed came from those medicine bottles and needles.

Accidentally inhaling unknown drugs or being pricked by needles that are likely contaminated with biological contaminants could indeed be very dangerous.

But these things are just inanimate objects and won't actively harm Lin Qi. Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable that [Rat's Sense] only sends back a faint sense of danger.

The room is not very large. Apart from the entrance hall, living room and semi-open kitchen next to the living room, there is only one bedroom, one study and one bathroom.

Lynch quickly walked around the rooms and did not sense any other sources of danger.

This put his mind at ease, and his prejudice that "a room with a dead person is unlucky" vanished without a trace.

Although it's a room where someone has died, in some ways it might be safer than the streets of Seattle.

After eliminating any potential sources of danger, Lynch's attention was naturally drawn to the room's decor.

The room was exquisitely decorated: the living room had a fabric sofa, a magnificent crystal chandelier overhead, and even the obsidian-textured cabinet in the entryway was adorned with beautifully shaped porcelain vases.

Lynch found it hard to imagine what kind of experiences could have led someone who could live in such a charming upscale apartment to become addicted to drugs, burdened with debt, and ultimately commit suicide.

However, those things had nothing to do with him.

After confirming all the details of the site, Lynch began his first cleaning task.

Although many cleaning tools are needed, their usage is not complicated. Even with those cleaning agents, you only need to read the instructions to learn how to use them.

After unfolding the folding bucket and filling it with clean water, Lin Qi chose to start cleaning from the bloodstains at the entrance of the room.

First, scrape away the dried blood clots with a scraper, then spray on a cleaning agent. Wait for the cleaning agent to react chemically with the dried blood stains, and then wipe it clean with a damp cloth.

After repeating the process several times, the bloodstains in the area can be cleaned up.

For stubborn bloodstains, switch to a different cleaning agent with strong oxidizing properties to lighten the color of the bloodstains.

Although it may cause the nearby floor or carpet to fade as well, it can at least lighten the color of the bloodstains to the lightest level.

By repeatedly performing this task and finally removing all the medicine bottles, syringes, and shell casings, Lynch's job would be completed smoothly.

For a moment, the only sound in the room was the "squeaking" of the scraper scraping the floor.

During his work, Lin Qi also took a moment to glance at his character panel.

[SAN value]: 75/100.

Even working in such a quiet, dark, and oppressive environment, Lynch's sanity remained stable.

Clearly, while such an environment was uncomfortable, it paled in comparison to the forensic office where Lynch used to work, and could not affect Lynch's mental state at all.

However, despite his mental stability, Lynch's mind couldn't help but wander.

His hands repeated the monotonous cleaning motions, but his eyes couldn't help but wander to the luxurious decorations around him.

Officer Kayla's instructions were still ringing in my ears.

The statement, "You are not allowed to steal any property from a crime scene. If you are discovered, we will arrest you immediately,"

Kayla was clearly emphasizing the words "once discovered".

Although Lynch was a law-abiding citizen living peacefully at Dongda University just a few days ago, he was still not mentally prepared to steal.

But with such luxurious decor, maybe they can justify taking away some unimportant, contaminated items as "trash"?

This idea of ​​"exploiting bugs" made Lin Qi somewhat restless again.

Just as Lin Qi was thinking about this, a bucket of water was used up.

While going back to the bathroom to get water, Lin Qi walked to the center of the house and activated the [Entry-Level Gold Rush] without hesitation!

While it's not necessary to steal, you can at least see what other valuables are in the house!

A pale purple light swept across the area, but no relevant information appeared on the seemingly expensive porcelain vases and lamps around them.

A few seconds later, from Lynch's perspective, a pop-up window displaying the scan results appeared in the direction of the bedroom!

High-value unclaimed item found: Platinum and diamond ring. Market value: Approximately $800 (sale value).

[Detailed information: The ring was purchased by homeowner Mark Harrison for his lover Jenna Cage, intending to be used during his marriage proposal. However, time passed, the homeowner passed away, and Jenna was engaged to someone else, leaving the ring ownerless.]

There was such a treasure hidden inside the room!

Upon seeing the results of the skill scan, Lin Qi rushed into the bedroom without even reading the detailed information.

But after rushing into the bedroom and looking around, he felt something was off.

The location that pop-up window pointed to was actually in the wall behind the double bed in the bedroom!