As Riki suspected, his uncle was trying to contact him.

It was nighttime.

Riki woke up from his sleep after the heavy rain had subsided. He saw that the clock on his smartphone showed that it was three in the morning.

Because he had just turned on his smartphone, all the notifications popped up.

This included several missed calls from an unknown number. At first, Riki doesn't wanted to know about the unknown number. Until a message came from the same number.

That said that it was his uncle's number. As Riki had suspected, his uncle was trying to act nice first. Even the language used in the message seemed very sweet and sickening.

Riki's fingers moved on their own to block the number. He didn't want to be contacted by anyone from his uncle's family. Or anyone from his father's family, who had never been nice from the start. The ones who had been nice from the start were Riki's mother's family.

When Riki's family was struck by tragedy, they came and comforted Riki's mother.

But unfortunately, none of Riki's mother's family were rich. None of them had money, not even for themselves. However, they always tried to help.

Especially his mother's older sister. Or Sean and Selene's mother. She was a strong woman. She didn't have any money, but she still tried to help Riki's mother.

Until Riki's mother died, and Riki's jerk of an uncle not only refused Luna's or Raynold's family's help. He also refused to let Riki's mother's family come to visit.

Riki knew this because his uncle was afraid they would ask for Riki's parents' inheritance.

He was truly greedy.

In fact, his uncle didn't share a single penny of the inheritance that should have belonged entirely to Riki.

But now, after finding out that Riki had some assets, after finding out that Riki had repurchased his father's company shares... he came and begged for help.

"Ugh, jerk..." Riki muttered.

Riki couldn't sleep anymore. He was feeling emotional and needed some fresh air to calm himself down.

So, he tried to step over Sean, who was sleeping with him. He tried not to make any noise so as not to wake Sean, as well as Selene, who was sleeping comfortably on the sofa. The girl insisted on sleeping there, even though Riki had offered her a bed.

But it seemed that the girl was comfortable sleeping in her cocoon sleeping bag.

Meanwhile, the others rented tents and set them up outside.

After making hot coffee, Riki got out of the campervan.

The cold, damp air immediately greeted him. Thick fog enveloped the place.

The atmosphere became quite mysterious.

Riki opened a folding chair and lit the kerosene lamp that Selene had brought. It was a small lamp that could be hung or placed on a small table.

With just that small lamp, Riki's vision, which had been blurred by the thick fog, became clearer.

The distinctive smell of wet soil and grass wafted through the air. It calmed Riki's mind after the stress caused by his uncle.

[Since you didn't get any missions yesterday, would you like to do one now?]

Riki furrowed his brow, "Oh? Why didn't I get any missions?"

[Of course, because you were on vacation.]

[The system is flexible and follows your activities, not the other way around. Because the system was created to make you happy.]

Riki laughed upon hearing the system's words. Even though the voice was just like a stiff robot's, Riki could feel the warmth in it.

Something created just for Riki and tailored to Riki, right?

Ah, why did the system's words make Riki feel touched? It was as if a small spark of enthusiasm had crept into his heart.

It made him feel like he could do anything at that moment.

"But isn't it still nighttime? It's ten minutes past three. What kind of mission can I do?" asked Riki.

[Of course there is, master!]

[So, are you willing to do it? You can do it alone or bring one person with you]

[You can also get an unexpected reward]

Riki sipped his coffee, tasting the bitterness he used to hate, which now felt very ordinary on his tongue.

"I'm willing," said Riki.

[Your mission tonight is to stop an assassination attempt—]

"Hold on, system! It's still nighttime, it's dark with thick fog everywhere, and you want me to do what? Stop the murder? You're crazy," whispered Riki, not wanting anyone else to hear him.

[So, you're just going to let this murder happen? An innocent person will die in vain, and the perpetrator will be free to go anywhere without having to worry about being punished]

[It might even be difficult to find the body because it was thrown off a hill]

Oh, damn it!

Riki's strong sense of humanity once again could not be ignored.

Riki, who had experienced many difficulties in his life, found it easy to sympathize with the misfortunes of others.

Damn.

[At least you won't feel sorry for someone who has been mean to you, right?]

Riki clicked his tongue lazily, then finished his coffee.

He stood up from his seat and headed for one of the tents nearby.

When Riki opened it, he saw Zeno, Aslan, and Evan sleeping soundly.

Riki was unsure whether he should go alone or take someone with him.

Whatever luck was on Riki's side, Evan suddenly woke up. He just sat up.

"Riki? What are you doing here?" Evan asked, then yawned and stretched.

"Let's go to the toilet at the end of the road," said Riki.

Evan, who was awake but still sleepy, looked at Riki in surprise.

"Isn't there a toilet in the campervan?"

Riki shook his head, "I can't use it if Selene is there."

Riki was actually just making an excuse, but he himself was surprised because his excuse made sense.

"You're right, I also need to pee. The toilet is near the hill, right? Let's go."

Finally, Riki and Evan walked towards the toilet near the hill, because all the toilets were there.

[The perpetrator was getting his potential victim drunk, after which he would take her up the hill and kill her there]

With that clue, Riki could guess that the two people drinking near a bright gazebo close to the hill were the ones the system was referring to.

Riki could see them clearly from in front of the toilet.

After they finished their business in the toilet, Riki held Evan back and continued to stare at the two people climbing up the hill. The perpetrator and the potential victim.

"What's wrong, Rik? It's still too late, we should go back to sleep," said Evan.

"Those two people are suspicious. I saw one of them forcing the other to go up the hill, even though going up the hill at night is very risky."

Evan also stared at the two people Riki was watching. They did look very suspicious.

"But what can we do, Riki? I'm sleepy," Evan complained.

"Okay, you can go back. I'll try to follow them. I'm afraid something bad might happen," said Riki, preparing to follow the two men from behind.

"Riki, you don't have to get involved, right?" asked Evan.

Riki turned around and smiled slightly, "Sorry, I'm just... being cautious. If someone is murdered and we only find out in the morning, can you imagine how regretful we would be? Even though we were so close to saving the victim."

Evan sighed heavily. He knew Riki was right, but he could also be wrong.

"Riki—"

"Go back, Evan. I'll follow them from behind."

Evan fell silent as he watched Riki quickly follow the two suspicious people.

Evan ran his fingers through his hair, frustrated by the situation. Evan just wanted to go back to sleep.

The cold air after the rain was the perfect atmosphere for a good night's sleep in that warm cocoon sleeping bag.

But unfortunately, Evan couldn't let Riki face these bad things alone.

In the end, he followed Riki. Just to make sure Riki would be okay.

But the more Evan followed the two people with Riki, the more he was convinced that something was wrong.

"Don't forget to record it, Evan. Did you bring your smartphone?"

"Oh? Yeah... I'm recording."

Riki smiled, "Good, it's just in case."

As time passed, the two of them realized that the heavily intoxicated person was a woman. She was being forced to climb the hill by a man.

After several difficult minutes, they reached the top of the hill.

Riki and Evan hid in a place where they couldn't be seen. They tried hard not to make any noise.

Suddenly, the man took out a dagger while the woman was unconscious.

Riki was shocked at that moment. Reflexively, he grabbed a rock the size of his fist. He threw the rock, hitting the man's hand.

Luckily, it was a dark night, and the thick fog made Riki invisible.

The rock hit the man's hand, causing the dagger he was holding to fall.

The man groaned in pain from Riki's stone.

But that made the woman come to her senses. She saw the dagger lying under the man's feet as he writhed in pain.

"You… you got me drunk to kill me?"

Wait a minute, why did Riki recognize the woman's voice?

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