American homeless people, surviving in the city

In any case, the chance encounter with Sylvia was just a minor incident during work.

Regardless of the other party's family background, it was irrelevant to Lin Qi. All he needed to do now was finish his work as quickly as possible.

I checked my phone and it was already 5 p.m.

As night approached, Lin Qi immediately sped up his work.

Before resuming work, his first priority was to restore the bedroom to its original state.

Regarding the safe, the platinum ring inside, the will, and the materials he couldn't understand, Lin Qi was still somewhat undecided.

After thinking it over, he decided to call Officer Kayla first to test the waters.

The call connected quickly, and Officer Kayla's hearty, somewhat rough voice came through the phone:

"Hey? Brother Lin Qi, why are you contacting me again so soon? What's wrong? Tell me quickly, I'm busy right now!"

At the same time, a lot of chaotic footsteps, children crying, and the sound of a paper shredder working could be heard from the other end of the phone.

Lin Qi quickly asked the question he had carefully considered:

"Here's the thing, there were quite a few of the deceased's personal belongings left in the room. I noticed that the deceased seemed to have a girlfriend named Jenna. Did she come to collect the deceased's belongings? Are these things she hadn't taken away, or just trash she didn't want anymore?"

The question was reasonable, and Kayla answered without hesitation:

"Oh, Jenna, I know that person. She's a bitch. When we received the news of the suicide and notified her to come and identify the body and collect the belongings, she said she had already found a new boyfriend and had long disliked that poor bastard, and told us not to bother her anymore."

"The rest of the things are all trash. Except for the large pieces of furniture and home decor, you can just throw away all your other personal items as trash."

"If you find garbage sorting too troublesome, you can take it yourself; it's up to you..."

Will the deceased's other relatives come to collect their belongings?

"We've already contacted him; he has no other relatives. Even his elderly mother, who lives in Tennessee, passed away a few years ago from a global pandemic."

"That's why I said Jenna is a complete bitch, she's a pathetic person... but anyway, all that's left of her, except for the garbage, will be auctioned off along with the house."

Hearing Kayla's answer, Lynch felt a little more at ease.

If Jenna doesn't return to this room, everything in this hidden compartment and inside it is currently known only to him.

However, that small safe requires a password...

After a brief hesitation of a few seconds, Lin Qi spoke again:

"Okay, I understand. Besides that, may I ask what the deceased's girlfriend, Jenna Cage,'s birthday is?"

"ha?!"

Officer Kayla's loud questioning came from the other end of the phone, but she quickly seemed to realize something, lowered her voice, and added a hint of sarcasm:

"What was found? Did the deceased use his girlfriend's birthday as his phone password? Or his computer's login password?"

Seeing that the other party had guessed the general idea so quickly, Lin Qi felt somewhat helpless and had no choice but to carefully tell the truth:

"Actually, I found a hidden safe and a suicide note in a secret compartment behind the bed. According to the suicide note, the safe's combination should be..."

Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, Officer Kayla suddenly shouted on the other end of the phone:

"Huh? Feed? Feed? Damn, why is the signal so bad... Feed? Feed?"

The other party's change was so natural that Lin Qi initially thought it was a signal problem, but when he took the phone off his ear, the signal was still full bars and there was no lag or stuttering.

Seeing the faint hint of laughter mixed in with the other person's exaggerated shouts, he belatedly realized what was happening and quickly changed his story, saying again:

"Hey? Is the signal any better?"

"I'm feeling better, I'm feeling better. What did you just say?"

"It's alright. I didn't say anything important when the signal was bad. I have no more questions. Officer, is there anything else you need to tell me?"

"Oh, that's good." Officer Kayla's smile grew increasingly difficult to conceal.

She didn't say anything more, but she didn't hang up either. A series of loud mouse clicks and keyboard clatter came from the other end of the line, as if someone was checking something in the system.

Then, she suddenly lowered her voice and said clearly, "June 23, 1994."

Lin Qi immediately understood and quickly responded in a pretentious manner:

"Huh?...Oh, I understand, I've handled it properly."

Officer Kayla had indeed figured it out, and even better than him. She not only covered for him but also revealed the crucial date.

There are still more good people than bad in the world!

Seeing that Lynch understood, Kayla stopped talking and asked, "Is there anything else you want to ask? I'll hang up now, okay?"

"Okay, okay, you go ahead with your work."

"Heh...you little rascal, don't forget to buy me a drink next time!"

Officer Kayla couldn't help but laugh out loud, and after saying her last words, she quickly hung up the phone.

Although this behavior was very unethical, Kayla did genuinely help Lynch a lot.

Next time we meet, I must buy Officer Kayla a drink!

As he made up his mind, Lin Qi walked to the small safe, put on a new pair of rubber gloves, and then entered the four numbers 0623.

With a crisp "beep," the door of the small safe opened!

Lin Qi immediately bent down and looked inside.

The safe was not very spacious, and contained only a small, square box made of leather.

Lin Qi took the small box out, opened it, and several soft rays of light immediately shone inside.

This is the platinum ring with small diamonds that was scanned by the "Beginner Gold Digger"!

This ring would probably cost several thousand dollars to buy in a regular store. Although the resale value of diamonds is low, according to the system's calculations, it can still be sold for at least $800!

Brother, rest in peace. Your girlfriend doesn't love you anymore, but maybe I can use these documents to help you get revenge on this gang someday!

While silently reciting the instructions, Lin Qi carefully put the platinum ring into his pocket. After thinking for a moment, he took the documents with him, leaving only an empty safe and a suicide note in the hidden compartment.

Then, the bed was put back in its place, and all the trash and dust in the bedroom were collected into a trash bag and packed up to take away.

There was no trace left in the bedroom of Lynch's presence.

Although he had obtained the expensive platinum ring, Lin Qi did not feel particularly excited.

The deceased's fate was so tragic that the ring truly became "ownerless".

In America, it seems that behind every "ownerless item" there is always a touching story.

After handling the most critical matters, all that's left to do is get to work.

When I opened the door, Sylvia was no longer outside.

Lin Qi patiently continued the cleaning process, scraping, washing, wiping, and disinfecting both inside and outside the house. He also sorted out various dangerous drugs and syringes, and put them into different garbage bags along with all kinds of trash.

Another hour passed in the blink of an eye.

When Lynch stopped again, the entire cabin had been completely transformed.

The medicine bottles and syringes were no longer scattered on the floor and coffee table, and the unpleasant smell in the air was gone, replaced by the scent of lemon deodorant.

All visible bloodstains were wiped clean, except for the dark red carpet and brownish-yellow wallpaper in front of the door, where the bloodstains had faded due to the strong cleaning agent.

Looking at the clean and tidy little house in front of him, Lin Qi couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.

If you filmed the house-cleaning process as a vlog and uploaded it to a video website, you might become the next "Mary the Butler"...

No, that's not right. The houses I'm cleaning are probably too gory; I don't know if they'll pass censorship...

Shaking his head to clear his mind of all the random thoughts, Lin Qi took photos of various places in the house and the corridor as evidence to be used as materials for delivering the mission.

He then packed up all the cleaning supplies he had brought with him, dragged several large bags of garbage, and crawled out of the yellow and black police cordon.

I got into the elevator and headed down to the first floor.

But when he stepped out of the elevator and looked outside, the scene before him surprised him.

I was so busy inside that I didn't notice anything outside.

I don't know when, but it started raining in Seattle.