Chapter 6: Can a poor person who robs a convenience store get into the Metropolitan Police Department?

At 3:30 in the morning, Beika Town was silent. Raccoon sat on the sofa with a serious expression, thinking about what to do next.

With her wallet empty, she first ruled out those foreign organizations - after all, with her current situation, it was impossible for her to go to Italy just for a teaching assignment.

As for the remaining locations, no one knows where Curse High School is. I searched for a long time but couldn't find any information. I don't know if it's a fake school. Not to mention the Black Organization headquarters, which sounds like some kind of spy organization. Although it is located in Japan, it is probably a dream to expect to find the detailed address on the encyclopedia... Chaomu also has no relevant clues about this organization, and he has no idea where to go if he wants to find it.

If the keyword is "black," then anyone wearing black can't be connected to this organization, right? There are several people wearing black on her floor, so are they all connected to the organization?

It was obviously not a wise choice to follow this logic to find the so-called organization headquarters without any clues. After using the method of elimination, Chaomu finally set his sights on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Even without knowing the severity of the security, the fact that she could search for a detailed address was enough to make the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department stand out among these locations. Since the National Police Agency and the Metropolitan Police Department were adjacent to each other, she considered combining them.

Although it seemed strange for a novice thief to choose to infiltrate the Metropolitan Police Department right after his debut, Chaomu checked the martial law information related to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in the game and felt that this task did not seem to be that difficult.

...After all, the Japanese police have a very bad reputation.

With just a simple search, Chaomu found those who neglected their duties, accepted bribes, fabricated false cases, and had extramarital affairs. Among them, those who were inefficient were not that lethal.

Detailed information about the location and floor plan of the Metropolitan Police Department is available online. While researching, Chaomu even found a guide to visiting the department, which had a five-star rating. The top comment read, "The guy in the Takatsuki vest was so kind and so handsome! He was very patient in explaining things!" Hundreds of other comments echoed the sentiment, suggesting it's a popular destination.

In this case, if one just wanted to rummage through a trash can and not visit confidential office locations, the Metropolitan Police Department's security would probably not be that tight even during the day; and if one visited at three or four in the morning, it should be easy for the nimble raccoon.

Going there tonight wasn't very realistic. Chaomu glanced at the time on her phone and decided to be more cautious. Tomorrow morning, she would explore the map, stop by the Metropolitan Police Department, blend in with the crowd, and go in to take a look. If she had the chance to touch the trash can, she would do it directly. Otherwise, if she really didn't have the chance, she would wait until dark and windy to complete her invasion mission...

Her thoughts came to a sudden halt.

Just as the game was about to end at four o'clock, the little raccoon fell on his back on the sofa like a plush toy that had lost power, and slept until seven o'clock in the morning.

When she sat up in the morning, rubbing her sleepy eyes, her first reaction was that she was lucky that she didn't go out... Otherwise, if she fainted outside, she wouldn't know if some unknown person would pick up the supplies in her backpack and steal them, or if she would receive a letter the next day saying that she owed a huge medical bill.

Even if you fainted outside in Pelican O Town, your backpack would be searched. In Beihua Town, where a gun-toting boss lives on the left and a killer male host lives on the right, you fainted outside...

Chaomu tutted his words, rubbed his face, and clicked on the system feedback: "Is this setting of your game reasonable? There's no way the game will be paused and the player will be forced to faint at 4 o'clock and sleep until 7 o'clock - isn't it said to be an open world development and management game with a high degree of freedom? In what open world would the protagonist faint in the wild at a certain time?"

The game system responds quickly.

As an immersive casual game with a high degree of freedom, in addition to the red bar representing health and the blue bar representing special ability values, there is also an "energy bar." When the energy bar is depleted, the player enters a forced sleep state.

The development team does not encourage unhealthy all-nighters, so after midnight, the energy bar will be depleted twice as fast. At 4:00, the daily game refresh will also force the energy bar to be depleted until 7:00.

Chaomu: “……?”

It's not unacceptable to change this schedule to a game like Star O Valley, but her teaching tasks all include sneaking into the Metropolitan Police Department, which seems best done at night. How can she play if she faints at the appointed time?

Imagine for a moment that the player was in the middle of a passionate (? ? ) battle with Kurosawa Jin late at night, and was about to kill him on the horse - whether the player suddenly stopped his gun before four o'clock and said "Wait, big brother, I have to go back to bed", or the player fell to the ground and started sleeping at four o'clock, the exciting battle would become devoid of atmosphere and the plot would become very strange.

Besides, in real life, office workers can't stay up late just to maintain their vital signs, and staying up late is usually for overtime rather than for fun. So why can't she stay up late as she wants in the game? It's not like she will die suddenly in the game!

A player who was quite dissatisfied with the game design poked the screen and sent ten consecutive feedbacks, and finally received a new reply from the system.

[If players really want to stay up all night, please purchase energy potions in the mall in advance. There are also special overnight potions that can be purchased for only 1 Raccoon Coin!]

Chaomu was almost laughing out of anger.

Although the exchange rate between Raccoon Coins and real money is 10:1, it's actually not very expensive when converted - but the dog game wants her to spend real money to buy stamina? Don't even think about it.

As if to prove that he wasn't a ruthless gamer, two seconds later, a message popped up: [Complete certain tasks and achievements in the game to earn Raccoon Coins.]

The player's expression changed in a second: Why didn't you tell me earlier? That's not unacceptable.

system:【……】

After making sure that he wouldn't faint in the middle of the night, Chaomu could finally continue to plan his itinerary for the day with peace of mind.

She first learned about the project of visiting the Metropolitan Police Department, and then found that this project was by appointment only, there was a quota, and same-day applications would not be accepted.

They could only scout the periphery first to prepare for the night's infiltration. Chaomu, despite a minor mishap in his plan, was not discouraged and changed his target quite comfortably.

Anyway, go out first - the new map is waiting for her to explore!

Last night, while searching for the "little gift" for Megumi Fushiguro, she had already discovered that some of the player's initial possessions weren't in their backpacks, but were scattered around the apartment. Besides the apples in the refrigerator, the knives in the kitchen were also considered player-owned items, free for their own use.

The bedroom closet held a few simple changes of clothing, and on the dresser beside it were daily necessities like skincare products. A simple leather wallet lay flat on the table. Chaomu had looked through the cash inside yesterday and looked up the prices of some daily necessities. Unsurprisingly, she was broke… but still had enough for a bus ride and some food.

In addition to cash, there are a few cards in the bag, but considering the system's stingy nature, there shouldn't be much money in the cards.

The young woman, still wearing her dark grey hoodie, stuffed her wallet into her pocket. She watered the flower pots on the windowsill before opening the door and leaving her small apartment.

When she went out, the doors around her were all closed, and she was not sure whether the owner of the room was at home.

Although she was still concerned about whether the trash cans of other neighbors' homes could also contain special props like the trash can of Fushiguro's house, Chaomu decided to go to the Metropolitan Police Department first - sharpening the knife makes the chopping of wood easier. After upgrading her stealth skills, would she still worry about not being able to explore these areas?

The system map doesn't have a built-in navigation function, and unexplored areas are completely dark on the map. Fortunately, the technology in the game world is quite advanced, and mobile phones can use map navigation to make up for the shortcomings of the game system.

Chaomu took a look at the six or seven kilometers of distance and decided to open up the wasteland on foot, exploring the map along the way to see if there were any teleportation points.

My phone indicated it was a weekday, and the streets were bustling with activity in the early morning. The shopping district was filled with the aroma of food, and high school girls on their way to school dashed by, a piece of toast in their mouths.

If it were in the three-dimensional world, the player would also be part of the rushing crowd - but this is just a game, so she can stroll leisurely on the streets, looking at the world like a newborn baby, without burden, full of curiosity, and without negative emotions.

Coffee, muffins, maple syrup…the aroma of a bakery.

The raccoon's keen sense of smell made Chaomu sniff involuntarily, and the slight feeling of hunger was quite realistic. Although her status was full and this perception did not affect her activities, she still instinctively had the desire to fill her stomach with hot food.

In human terms, she wasn't very hungry, but she was greedy.

With her wallet emptier than a raccoon's belly, she walked around the private bakery, took a look at the prices of the food, and after confirming that the goods needed to be purchased and were not resources that could be taken away casually, she left the fragrant bakery with regret.

The good news is that players found a trash can behind the bakery that is specifically for food, and interacting with it can produce expired bread.

[One-day-expired bread: Eating it restores 5 points of energy, with a small chance of causing negative statuses such as gastrointestinal discomfort.]

After interacting with the trash can, the bakery will be highlighted on the system map, and players can click on the trash can to teleport at any time.

It could restore his energy, and it was only a small chance of a negative state. Chaomu put the food into his backpack without a care. He searched twice more, finding small crackers and cheese balls, and then hoarded them in his backpack. Only then, contentedly, did he continue his exploration with his hands in his pockets.

As she walked through the game, she discovered that Beika Town, and indeed the country itself, clearly had a strict garbage sorting system, as evidenced by the rows of colorful trash cans at the garbage station. Each can be interacted with, and the types of resources obtained from it depended on the type of trash can.

Combustible trash cans have a chance of producing plantable seeds and synthetic fertilizer props, and can also recycle some wood; non-combustible trash cans can turn out synthetic leather, razor blades and the like, which can be synthesized to make knives, and ceramic utensils can be recycled to make flower pots.

The most interesting part was the resource-based garbage. Chaomu found some scraps of documents and newspapers in it, which she could combine into intelligence fragments in her backpack. The endless stream of bombings, murders, thefts, and robberies reported in the newspapers only made her more certain that Beika Town wasn't some harmonious and friendly newbie village; perhaps the people were a bit too simple.

However, the poor public security seemed to be related to the economic downturn - among the newspaper scraps she picked up, there were many reports about layoffs at xx company and unemployment waves.

Besides newspaper fragments, the fragments also contained a love letter from a company president pursuing his secretary, which she shredded and discarded with disgust. Players pieced it together and read it, ultimately concluding: it's more like sexual harassment than a love letter, believing it's a sign of deep affection. The advice: stop pursuing her and write erotic male-oriented fiction, where you might even get some same-sex adulation.

Alas, he actually threatens people with their jobs. Giving a job is like a huge favor, saying things like "even though you made a mistake, you don't have to be fired like the security team"... Are the other fired workers also part of his game?

Rummaging through trash cans consumes energy. Chaomu marked her territory as she walked. As the map gradually lit up, her energy bar dropped by more than half.

[Congratulations to the player for completing 20% ​​of the area unlocking, and reward: Raccoon Coin +10]

[Pick up resource garbage more than 10 times to unlock the talent branch: Intelligence Expert and obtain intelligence level 1]

Exploring the map earned him Raccoon Coins, a rewarding journey. A kilometer or two from his destination, Chaomu contentedly packed his backpack and decided to head to a nearby convenience store to buy some food and replenish his energy.

"Rice balls, rice balls, sandwiches..." A plainly dressed young girl in a gray hoodie carefully compared the prices of food on the shelves with the energy they would increase. She touched her wallet in her pocket with a slight pang of regret. "...Prices are so high... Before I find a way to make money, I feel like eating just one meal a day is a bit..."

Compared to this dry food, she really wanted to eat something with some soup - but oden was so expensive.

Damn it, it’s ok to consider the cost-effectiveness in the three-dimensional world, but the price has to be considered in the game too... When she gets to the later stages of the game and has money, she will definitely eat a lot.

Her pause at the shelf caught the attention of a young man who was also shopping. He was wearing a hoodie of a similar color and style. The blue cat's eyes beneath the hood peeked in her direction, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

The girl who was secretly watched by him raised her head sharply, her rare golden pupils were clear and sharp. When being stared at by those eyes, she would feel a dangerous feeling as if being stared at by a wild beast.

The cat-eyed young man, who had originally felt a pity for her, lowered the brim of his hat, walked past her as if nothing had happened, and took a rice ball, as if he had never paid any attention to her.

Unable to find the source of the gaze, the girl, as sharp as a hound, turned her gaze back to the shelves and continued to struggle over which food to choose.

...Why did I just think she was a college student who couldn't find a job? Judging from her temperament, that girl was clearly not an ordinary person. She gave people the impression that she was working in some dangerous industry and someone who needed to be vigilant.

Not until they were five meters apart did the young man's tense back relax slightly, and he thought with a hint of self-mockery.

Even if it was an ordinary person who needed help, he'd better not show too much sympathy while carrying out his mission, so as not to affect the mission...

Thinking of this, the young man with cat eyes no longer paid attention to the hesitant girl, carrying a few bags of rice balls and prepared to pay the bill.

Before he could lift his foot, he heard the girl behind him muttering hesitantly, "If I steal from a convenience store, I'll probably get caught, right? Will I be taken directly to the Metropolitan Police Department? Or will I be taken to a nearby police station..."

"...I don't really understand this. Do cases involving larger amounts of money or more serious offenses get reported to the Metropolitan Police Department? As for robbing a convenience store...Is it better to give it a try?"

Stealing things...robbing a convenience store?

The young man with cat-eyes and keen hearing stopped and his eyes became sharp.

The author has something to say:

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Dangerous little raccoon

PS: I was looking up information while writing and found that the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department can actually be considered a tourist attraction... I gained some strange knowledge.