Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead
Chapter 175: Landen Detective Agency No. 3

Bai Liang smiled, showing that he understood everything:

“Since you have important matters, don't linger; go. I'll look at everything myself.”

“Alright!”

Tony nodded, stood up, and headed for the exit. Reaching the stairs, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and reminded:

“If any questions arise, you can call me. You can also ask the guys downstairsthey're not always reliable, of course, but they can explain a few things.”

“If needed, I will do so,” Bai Liang nodded.

Hearing this, Tony no longer lingered and quickly descended the stairs. It was clear that his matter was indeed very urgent.

As soon as he left, a system sound alert unexpectedly rang in Bai Liang's head.

【Skill selection in progress... Selection complete!】

【Spatial Stopwatch】: You receive a special watch. When you use it, time around you completely stops, and you remain the only one who can move.

After the notification ended, a golden stopwatch appeared in Bai Liang's hand.

“Time stop?”

Surprise flashed in his eyes. He wondered if this ability had any limitations?

Nothing was mentioned in the description... so, no limitations?

If that was the case, the possibilities were simply endless...

But first, he needed to test this skill.

Bai Liang pressed the Spatial Stopwatch. In an instant, a powerful mystical force emanating from him rapidly spread outwards, enveloping everything around him.

At that moment, it seemed as if someone had pressed the pause button for the entire world. Even the dust suspended in the air froze, ceasing to move.

Bai Liang got up and walked to the stairwell. From there, he could see Tony, who had just descended to the first floor. He was frozen mid-stride, one hand reaching towards his breast pocket, as if about to retrieve something from it.

Bai Liang returned to the attic, opened the window, and looked out onto the street. Raindrops were frozen in the air, and passersby on the street had stopped, holding their dynamic poses.

He noticed a black cat sitting on the opposite windowsill. Its eyes were fixed on a small bird sheltering from the rain nearby. The cat was frozen in a predatory stance, ready to strike.

Time had truly stopped.

Bai Liang stood by the window, casting his gaze down at the stopwatch in his hand. Then he pressed the button again.

Swoosh!

In an instant, the world, which had just been plunged into dead silence, was once again filled with sounds. The rustle of rain, footsteps, people's voices, their curses and conversations, all merged back into the familiar cacophony.

“Hmm... It seems this skill has successfully eliminated the main bug of time stopping,” the corners of Bai Liang's lips lifted slightly.

Many believe that when time stops, one can do anything.

However, if time truly stops, then logically, light should also stop. And without incoming light, eyes would be unable to see anything, as images simply couldn't form.

This point had always been a weakness of similar abilities, but it seemed his new skill had managed to avoid this flawlight didn't freeze along with time.

With this thought, he pressed the stopwatch button again, and the world once more plunged into silence.

Bai Liang returned to the desk, sat on a chair, and opened the diary Tony had left behind.

Since these were an NPC's notes, they might contain information that could help him clear the dungeon.

His role in the game was a detective, which meant the clear conditions were likely related to investigating cases.

For Bai Liang, who had never done anything like this before,

it was extremely useful to read through the manuscript containing detective experience.

He had already read the first page, so he immediately turned to the next.

In his notes, Tony meticulously described various cases he had encountered,

as well as the details of investigated murders.

Finally, Bai Liang found what he was looking for.

【Kid, whoever is reading this diary, in addition to all the knowledge mentioned above, you must remember a few important rules.】

【Rule One:】 In the detective agency, you don't need to punch in for work according to a schedule, like in other companies,

but every day by six in the evening, you must return to the agency.

【Rule Two:】 All assignments are issued exclusively through the agency.

Do not accept direct requests from private clients, and certainly do not undertake their commissions.

【Rule Three:】 The agency does not provide food, so you will have to eat lunch outside.

You are required to have lunch, and you can only eat at the third restaurant from the agency.

【Rule Four:】 If you encounter a colleague outside the agency, do not greet them or show any sign of familiarity.

This is very important, remember that!

【Rule Five:】 Keep your phone with you while on assignment, so you can contact your superiors.

Although there were only five rules, each of them was critically important.

If Bai Liang hadn't looked into this diary, he could easily have broken one of them.

“Need to return to the agency by six in the evening?”

“Hmm... that's not a problem for me at all; I can just ignore it.”

Bai Liang glanced at the first rule, then looked at the stopwatch in his hand.

With the ability to stop time,

even if he were outside at 5:59:59,

he would always make it back to the agency before six in the evening.

The remaining rules were not difficult.

Bai Liang felt the pocket of his trousers, where his phone lay.

This was an item provided immediately upon entering the dungeon. It seemed that in dungeons requiring mobile phone usage, the system automatically provided one to players.

After reading the rules, Bai Liang pressed the Spatial Stopwatch button againand everything around him resumed motion.

Tony was a key figure. His departure for errands was likely part of the plot progression, which meant there was no point in pausing time at this moment.

At the same time, in a cafe on the same street.

Xu Yaowen sat at a table, a cup of freshly brewed coffee before him.

However, he had no desire to drink itall his attention was focused on this dungeon. Across from him sat a lean man named Kuran.

“A D-class dungeon... If it weren't for an important item located here, I wouldn't have been able to get into this place at all. Oh well, consider it a small break.”

Realizing the level of this dungeon, Xu Yaowen shook his head helplessly.

He himself was a LV3 professional, and his minimum dungeon level usually started from C-class. A D-class was not worth his attention at all.

The only reason he entered this dungeon was that his brother had informed him of an extremely important item inside that he needed to retrieve.

For this, he didn't even hesitate to use a special item that allowed him to secure the dungeon.

Xu Yaowen raised the cup to his lips and took a sip of coffee, but suddenly froze. Bai Liang's image surfaced in his mind.

At that very instant, his face darkened, and a cold glint flickered in his eyes.

“If I don't have enough talent, I'll compensate for it with hard work. What's more, I entered this Strange World before him, and my level is higher.”

“Since I can't eliminate him directly, then I'll find a way to get what I want through other means!”

Xu Yaowen smirked, a hint of cunning flickering in his gaze.

“Even if I interfere just a little, that will already be the limit of what's possible at this level.”