I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 1 Detective in Tsing Yi
  The dim candlelight flickered in the ancient oil lamp.

In the corner of the room, shackles and torture instruments were piled up in a disorderly manner. The rusty iron was stained with blood and exuded a pungent fishy smell.

"I must have traveled through time."

Cao An rubbed his sore eyebrows and tried to digest the current situation.

He remembered clearly that 10 minutes ago he was lying in bed, scrolling through his phone in boredom.

When I saw a pop-up window appear, it seemed to be a small game of solving crimes for civilian women to ask for help, so I opened it casually.

I didn't want my hand to slip, my phone hit my face, and I traveled through time.

And Cao An dared to swear to God that although his original intention of opening the game was to see the beauties in the game wearing cool clothes, he was actually wearing clothes at the time.

Why didn't he even give him a pair of underpants when he traveled to another world?
  Cao An scratched his head, and now he was standing naked in the room doubting life. A chilly feeling spread from his head to the soles of his feet.

"The detective system has been loaded. Please choose one of the three background starts."

A prompt sounded in his ears soon. Although this [Detective System] sounded weird, Cao An felt happy because the system came with its own benefits when traveling through time.

"But how do you choose the background? Can you tell me?"

There was no alternative box and no background explanation. Cao An was still standing blankly in the room, letting the birds fly in the wind.

"As a detective, you need extraordinary insight. Please discover it on your own."

The cold system did not give any prompts, and it was a test from the beginning.

There was no other way, so Cao An could only wander around the house and carefully search for available clues.

Judging from the layout of the room, this world should be set in ancient times, and it may even be the utility room of a government office. After all, the dozens of pairs of bloody shackles in the corner are not something ordinary people would have.

After searching around, the most valuable thing in the room was a brand new set of brocade clothes in the wooden cabinet.

The silky soft fabric is obviously not worn by ordinary people. There is also a cyan shawl hanging conspicuously on the right shoulder of the brocade suit. Cao An speculates that this may be a sign of a high-level police officer, which is also consistent with the inference of the yamen utility room.

But the strange thing is that apart from the brocade uniforms, there is only one set of damaged prison clothes left in the room. The collar of the prison clothes is stained with a lot of blood and exudes a strong fishy smell.

An ordinary yamen would not behead a prisoner and then take off the dead man's clothes as a souvenir. This place looks a bit weird.

And having said that, these two kinds of clothes, the prison clothes and the brocade clothes, don't mean they represent the background identities of death row prisoners and police officers.

So what is the final third background?

"The unclothed thief!"

Outside the house, there was a sudden conversation. It seemed like someone was passing by on the corridor. Cao An quickly held his breath and listened.

"Today is no coincidence. All my colleagues in the department have gone to investigate the case of the undressed thief. You have just joined the job, and there is no time to clean up the dust for you."

"It's okay, of course it's official business. I just want to ask, sir, what do you think of the unclothed thief?"

"This unclothed thief is an accomplished thief. It is said that he stole important items and is still being searched for. Moreover, this person likes to be naked when he steals, and his behavior is quite bad."

……

Right, all right!

Listening to the conversation outside the house, Cao An was shocked by his nakedness. Could this third background be the naked flying thief?

"Congratulations to the detective for completing the first investigation and successfully mastering three background information."

"Please choose one of the following three backgrounds:"

"1. The exiled detective. You were wrongly imprisoned and sentenced to death. Please try your best to escape and reverse the case for yourself. System reward: a small hammer that never wears out*1, a high-quality tunnel excavation map*1."

"2. Rogue Detective. During the day, you are an elegant scholar, but at night, you will awaken to strange habits. System reward: "Night without Clothes"."

"3. Detective Tsing Yi. You are recommended to join the Tsing Yi Department to solve strange cases in the world and solve strange injustices in the three realms. System rewards: great value gift packages such as skills, talents, treasures, and silver coins."

Cao An:......

Isn’t it obvious that there is no choice?

Cao An listened to the notification sound in his ear, cursed secretly in his heart, and put on his green clothes without hesitation.

We were told to choose one of three starting backgrounds, but if you look at the first two options for yourself, are they really for you?

Or become a death row prisoner, give you a small hammer to dig a tunnel to escape, and wander around the world from now on.

Or become a flying thief, run naked over the wall every night, and turn into a pervert to deliver results to the police. Who would choose hell difficulty to start the game?

"Congratulations, the background selection was successful, please complete the onboarding procedures."

He hurriedly put on his clothes, and the beep sounded at the same time. Before he could finish digesting the message, a scolding sound suddenly sounded.

"Who is in the house? Come out!"

The novice's protection was lifted, the shielded aura was exposed, and was instantly captured by the master outside the room.

During the night patrol tonight, most of the experts in the Tsing Yi Department have left the department. Suddenly, there is a smell in the utility room that was originally empty. It is really suspicious. Is there a thief breaking in?

"Captain! Don't do anything, it's me!"

Cao An knew there was no way to hide, so he quickly opened the door and walked out. He tried to keep a calm face and glanced at the six people outside the room.

Five of them were standing slightly reserved, and they seemed to be the newcomers who had come to report during the conversation just now.

Everyone was wearing black brocade clothes and cyan shawls hanging on their right arms, which was exactly the same as Cao An's dress.

As for the leader, he didn't look very old, but he was a bit bloated. There was a dark green cloud pattern on his cloak, which clearly indicated a higher official rank.

Seeing Cao An appear at this moment, his eyes already showed a wary look.

"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you?"

The fat man asked sternly, and his right hand landed on the green book on his waist. Although he didn't know what treasure it was, he looked like he was ready to take action.

The steps were frivolous and the tiger's mouth was empty. Cao An didn't look like a warrior at all.

Although he was wearing a green uniform and looked a bit like a green guard, his inadvertent expression of nervousness was still captured by this senior detective. There was definitely something wrong with this person.

"I'm new here too! Captain!" Cao An gritted his teeth and made it up, hoping to get through.

"That's nonsense. Only five people came to report today, where's the sixth person?"

The fat young man responded coldly and opened the roster without hesitation. He had confirmed repeatedly this morning that there were only five reporters. It was absolutely impossible...

"Six? There are really six! Am I dazzled?"

The fat man's eyes widened, and he actually found a sixth-form man in the bottom row of the roster.

"Impossible! I've confirmed it repeatedly. I'll check it again later...the letter of appointment is OK, the record is clear, the merit list is excellent, the letter of recommendation...you were actually recommended by Si Tianjian?"

The more the young man read, the more outrageous he felt. Si Tianjian's people usually loved to study destiny magic, they were talkative and arrogant, but they would actually recommend talents to them?

Look at this merit book, it is filled with records of solving crimes.

What about "The Murder in the Library", "The Murder of the Bandaged Man in the Villa", "The Mask of the Curse"...

Although the name of the case sounds strange and even a bit incomprehensible, it seems that this new sixth person is really good.

"Not bad, not bad. We have another talented person in our Tsing Yi Department. Your name is Cao An, right? Join us and your career is just around the corner!"

"Yes, captain, please give me more advice."

"We don't have a captain here, only a flag leader. As for which flag you belong to, it will be assigned by Mr. Tisi when he comes back. From now on, we will be colleagues. My name is Zhu Xian."

The fat man Zhu Xian patted Cao An on the shoulder with satisfaction, and Cao An could only smile politely in return. His eyes were now darkened, and it was whatever you said it was.

As for the other five people, they looked at each other strangely.

The situation of the Tsing Yi Department is very special. The newly recruited Tsing Yi guards are all deployed from various departments of the imperial court. They met once beforehand. Didn't they agree that only the five of them would report? Where did the sixth person come from?

Although everyone has different thoughts, the seal on this document cannot be faked. Cao An's entry into the job was very smooth. After receiving a waist badge with the word "青" engraved on it, he officially became a Qing Yi Guard.

Just looking at other detectives, they are all masters. I even have to build a ladder to climb over a wall. How can I be a detective?
  As if sensing Cao An's embarrassment, the system finally responded.

"Congratulations on your successful recruitment, the newbie gift packages have started to be distributed."

"Get the detective talent: choose one of three suspects."

……

　Newbie, new book, please take care of me.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)