You're a US police officer, what are you thinking about going back to the East for?

Upon hearing this, Kevin broke out in a cold sweat.

He quickly stepped forward, spread his arms, and stood in front of the glass cabinet, looking like he was desperately protecting his food.

"Boss! You can't say that!"

Kevin adjusted his glasses and began to defend himself very seriously:

"This is my pillar of strength! This is called 'First Future'! And what's in this cabinet is a limited edition, it'll appreciate in value!"

He pointed to the water-cooled PC and added eagerly:

"And this computer is really for work! Remember, the day you came here, I just bought the top-of-the-line RTX 5090 graphics card!"

"Only a computing power matrix of this level can process tens of gigabytes of password dictionaries in the shortest amount of time, helping us crack those drug dealers' encrypted phones! I'm completely using public funds for public purposes!"

Looking at Kevin's confident and almost sworn-to-the-sky expression, Leon remained silent for two seconds before finally nodding in deep agreement.

"Alright."

Lyon calmly shrugged:

"Advanced computing power to crack codes requires mental fortitude to maintain a high-intensity work state. Excellent, this setting is very reasonable."

Upon hearing that his boss had actually admitted to misusing public funds, Kevin breathed a sigh of relief and was about to raise his hand to wipe away the cold sweat.

"However, since these are assets used to assist in our work, they are the public property of the bureau."

Lyon abruptly changed the subject, pointing to the glass case and gesturing with his chin:

"Come on, move aside. Take out that limited edition of your 'First Future' model and let me, as the leader, inspect the equipment."

Kevin's face twitched, but under Leon's gaze, he could only awkwardly move aside and open the glass cabinet door with the dustproof seal.

Lyon stepped forward and glanced into the cabinet.

Goodness, there's quite a lot of stock inside.

Aside from the one in the very center, striking a signature pose, swinging two exaggeratedly long, bright green pigtails, and wearing a futuristic stage outfit, Hatsune Miku...

The shelves next to it were also packed with a bunch of random anime girls.

There was a twin-tailed girl dressed in a red and black gothic lolita outfit, with a gold clock in her left eye, named Shiki Kurumi. In the corner was another girl dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit, holding a broken wooden stick, named Bo Reimu.

The rest include sailor-uniformed girls wielding samurai swords, mecha pilots in bodysuits, and all sorts of colorful characters—it's safe to say the anime/manga/game (ACG) content is off the charts.

Without any hesitation, Leon reached out and grabbed the most valuable one in the middle, a bright green twin-tailed figure, and weighed it in his hand.

"Since your equipment is so complete and you're in such good shape."

Leon, holding the figurine's base in one hand, turned to look at Kevin, his tone instantly becoming serious:

"Well, there's work that needs your help right now."

With his other hand, Leon pulled the black USB drive, stained with dried blood, from the inside pocket of his jacket and tossed it onto the computer desk next to him.

"You saw those killers with anti-materiel sniper rifles in the abandoned building last night. This is something we found under the bricks during our subsequent search of the ruins."

Lyon lied without batting an eye.

Of course, he wouldn't tell Kevin that this was the spoils he obtained after having a "friendly exchange" with a mercenary who was about to die.

"This is firsthand intelligence; even the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Major Crimes Unit didn't know it existed. I bypassed the bureau and brought it directly to you."

Leon stared into Kevin's eyes behind his thick-rimmed glasses, his voice low and carrying a hint of warning:

"As an ACU technician, this is your area of ​​expertise. However, this matter is absolutely forbidden to be revealed to anyone. Not Harrison, not even Chief Sterling."

"If I find out you've leaked even the slightest bit of information..."

Lyon paused deliberately at this point.

His gaze slowly moved down and landed on the first *future* figurine in his hand.

Then, his thumb landed precariously on the bright green twin tails that looked like they could easily break, applying a little force.

Kevin's eyes widened instantly, and he gasped.

"Okay, okay! I'll check! I'll check right away!"

Kevin immediately backed down, clasped his hands together in front of his chest, and bowed repeatedly, his voice trembling with a hint of tears.

"Boss! Let's talk this out! I'll take this job and keep it absolutely confidential! Could you please put Her Highness down first? Those two ponytails are very fragile; once they break, they'll be gone forever!"

Seeing Kevin's life-or-death state, Leon clicked his tongue and released his thumb.

He placed the figure back on the edge of the computer desk, but his right hand remained loosely resting on the figure's base, giving Kevin no chance to snatch it back.

"Sit down and turn it on."