One thing needed to be made clear: for Li Wei, investigating this case was, in itself, a form of recreation.
After all, in theory, the case had already been closed. The shopkeeper had been murdered, and the thug who killed him had been caught. As far as that case alone was concerned, there was nothing mysterious or strange about it.
One reason Li Wei had taken up the case was his interest in that peculiar jar. He had also sensed that alien creatures might very well be meddling in the affair.
But his other reason was the main one.
If he was out investigating a case, nobody could pester him for updates!
Exactly. I'm a detective. Investigating cases is perfectly respectable, entirely justified, and part of my duties!
You can't expect me to draw comics while I'm investigating a case, can you?
That would be completely unreasonable!
Put plainly, for Li Wei, this was an excuse to slack off.
That was why he was now strolling leisurely through the park.
Of course, Li Wei maintained that he wasn't simply wandering around at random. Hadn't that thug said they had already cased the place and knew the antique shop owner came to the park for a walk every afternoon? That was why they had chosen that time to break in and steal things.
But that day, the owner had returned early and caught them stealing.
So why had the owner come back early?
The thug had mentioned that someone else had been with the owner. The simplest deduction was that the owner had met a customer while walking in the park, and that person had expressed an interest in buying his antiques. So the owner had taken the customer back early. After all, he had only come to the park for