Chapter 69 Rewind Mission [VIP]

Long-forgotten memories suddenly flooded Cheng You's mind. He remembered that when he first did the backtracking task, the system gave him a few reminders, but at the time Cheng You felt that those rules were not very useful and he didn't need to use them, so he didn't bother to remember them.

Cheng You can still recall a few words that seem to help him get through this difficult situation, but he really can't remember any more details about how to do it.

Cheng You helplessly turned to the system for help, wondering if this arrogant system would remind him again: "Little Fire, do you still remember what you said when I first retraced my mission?"

The system voice was incredibly annoying: "[That was so long ago, even I, a machine, couldn't remember that much time ago.]"

Cheng You: ...You clearly remember.

Seeing its little black flower host struggling with such difficulties, the system was moved and finally relented.

The system explained the rules, and Cheng remembered everything; memories flooded back.

System Description: [The Time Rewind function allows you to randomly travel to one month before or after the death of your mission objective. Changes you make during this period will have an impact on the future, provided the mission objective is successfully saved. If the mission objective dies, the time rewind is invalid, and all changes you made will not be reflected in reality.]

[A reminder: you only get one chance.]

"Your rules are so complicated and completely useless," Cheng thought to himself as he walked between the shelves.

The system remained silent, maintaining its air of mystery: "I believe the host will need these rules in the future."

At that time, Cheng You didn't really care that much. But after the system repeated itself, Cheng You's favorability towards the system skyrocketed. So he started pretending to cry in his heart and making grand promises to the system: "Xiao Huo, if you ever need my help, I will definitely help you!"

The system scoffed, its voice surprisingly pleasant: "What do I need your help with? You'd be better off giving me more tasks to boost my performance."

Cheng You curled his lip: "Why would I care about your performance as a system administrator? You'd be much happier as a human. Even if you don't stay in the system business, you can still work for me. I'm a man of the underworld."

When this topic came up suddenly, Cheng paused, then recalled the time he had spent with Date Hang these past few days. It turns out that even lecturing can be nostalgic.

Cheng felt that he really couldn't get too deeply involved in things like black...eat...black. It was indeed effective and efficient, but it was not a long-term solution.

The darkness lurking in the corners of Japan is far beyond what he can contend with alone.

Cheng shifted his attention away from these matters, looking at Morofushi Hiromitsu and Edogawa Conan sitting beside him, and then at the platform where the high-speed train was pulling in.

It turns out I was never alone.

Even in the beginning, I had the system by my side.

Cheng communicated with the system in his mind: [Little Fire, according to what you just said, a person only has one chance to rewind the mission and save themselves?]

System: [Yes.]

Cheng repeatedly confirmed the rule: "As long as the main objective of the retrospective mission survives, it means that this history has been altered, and everything within it will change, right?"

System: [Completely correct.]

Cheng You was relieved and slowly said, "Then, I will now begin the time-travel quest to save Natalie."

The system hissed, seemingly surprised that its host had found a solution so quickly. It had been waiting for the host to beg it so that it could then threaten the host into doing the mission.

It seems there's no way to succeed.

Cheng heard the system seem to chuckle softly, but then it said in a displeased tone: "Oh, you clever little devil."

At this moment, Cheng felt that he might have misheard the system's laughter.

The next second, the familiar darkness and dizziness followed. Cheng You couldn't help but smile. This mission was the last hope, and he absolutely couldn't be careless again.

Arriving at the mission location from a year ago in the Year One of Science, the location was no longer the street corner that Cheng You was familiar with. Cheng You had already mentally prepared himself for this, since the two missions were different, so the location and time might also be different.

That's alright, Cheng You can investigate the Metropolitan Police Department's recent cases by showing his face while Date Wataru is on a mission. But it's not enough to just be known by Date Wataru; Takagi Wataru and other people in the Metropolitan Police Department also need to know who Cheng You is.

We must be on good terms with Ida Kou as soon as possible and remind him from every little detail of his life that he must take care of his health no matter how busy he is.

Cheng You believes that such man-made disasters cannot be resolved in one or two instances. The most important thing is the individual's own caution and the law's severe punishment for traffic accidents.

Japan does not take drunk driving and driving while fatigued very seriously, so such behavior is not uncommon in Japan, which in turn encourages this trend.

Cheng You has thought this through carefully and plans to address all issues, including Ida Hang's own problems and legal matters, in order to resolve them all.

However, given Date's efforts to uphold justice, he may not be concerned about his health. Furthermore, changing Japan's laws regarding drunk driving and driving while fatigued is an extremely difficult task.

Cheng then realized that this matter didn't necessarily have to be linked to Japanese law. Japan is Japan, and Beika Town is Beika Town. As long as drunk driving and fatigued driving incidents are taken seriously in Beika Town, and the family makes a fuss, the police take it seriously and punish the matter severely, once the news from Beika Town comes out, this matter will definitely be taken seriously.

This matter, while simple to say, is not easy to do.

We need to find a tool to carry out a carefully laid-out strategy.

But Cheng You wouldn't trust anyone to be a mere tool. If he hadn't experienced Ida Hang's retrospective mission, Cheng might have thought that these things didn't matter. As long as he could achieve the final goal, he wouldn't care about the other NPCs.

After that incident, Cheng You couldn't help but be moved by such a situation. The system said that if the mission to rewind was successful, then the altered history would come true. Naturally, Cheng You couldn't bear to arrange for someone to be involved in a car accident himself.

Therefore, Cheng You could only try to find out about several recent drunk driving and fatigued driving accidents and then find the victims' families to discuss the matter.

The families of Cheng Youzhao's four victims were extremely indignant about this incident.

But these four are still far from enough.

Their incident was over, and the Metropolitan Police Department gave them a large sum of compensation, so they naturally suppressed their resentment and appeared indifferent.

Cheng You was just deliberately saying things, and the family members were revealing everything. However, they unintentionally revealed their true feelings under Cheng You's manipulation.

As soon as he said it, the family realized something was wrong, and they were terrified. They quickly chased Cheng You away.

"..." Cheng You was helpless, but he also learned some news from the mainland. These kinds of aftermath matters are usually handled by the Metropolitan Police Department's logistics support department. This department is unable to provide the victims' families with the condolences and compensation they deserve. Instead, they start bribing the victims' families and then threatening them.

This kind of thing is not difficult to find out if you investigate thoroughly, but no one does it.

Cheng felt that giving it a little push would help the Metropolitan Police Department regain its reputation.

So that night he rented a house in the Idaho neighborhood and started thinking about solutions.

Just as he was about to go buy food, in the dim light, Cheng noticed an unstable car approaching him from a distance.

Cheng smiled and thought, "Isn't this my chance?"

"Sizzle—"

Clang—

After a few sounds, Cheng You's vision went dark. When he woke up again, all he saw when he opened his eyes was white.

"Where is this..." Cheng You's voice was weak, his eyes were barely open, and his mouth twitched with pain, so his speech was slightly unclear.

"Hello, are you Mr. Hirata Yan?" A police officer standing to the side said, having noticed Cheng You's ID card beforehand.

“Yes…” Cheng You’s voice was still weak.

"Don't make things difficult for him. Let him rest a bit more. Let's investigate the details first." A familiar voice pulled Cheng out of the conversation for a moment. It was Date Wataru, who was also standing there.

Cheng Youqiang forced himself to get up despite feeling unwell, and smiled, "It's okay, I can talk after drinking some water."

The police officer handed him a glass of water, which Cheng drank, and he felt much better afterward.

Cheng didn't try to avoid the car accident; it was clearly aimed at him anyway, so he might as well take this opportunity to test his skills. Although it was directed at Cheng You, he was, after all, a capable person, and he wouldn't let himself suffer unnecessarily. But then he thought, what if he used his strength to reduce his pain, and then the police found out later?

So Cheng simply stood there, waiting for a car to hit him.

It really hurts.

The doctor added, "Luckily, you're strong and healthy. You knew to cover your head and roll to the side after the car accident, otherwise, you might have been decapitated by the wheels of the car."

Upon hearing this, Ida Kou quickly called the doctor away, saying, "Hey, why did you have to say that when people were just getting better?"

The doctor shook his head and left, unable to help but sigh, "If those people had had this man's abilities, perhaps they wouldn't have died."

"This is something that our police force really needs to do more public education on, as there have been quite a few of these kinds of incidents lately," said Ida Ko.

After saying that, he turned to Cheng You and asked if he wanted to contact his family. The victim was driving under the influence of alcohol and had already been detained. The two families needed to discuss compensation.

Cheng Youxin thought to himself that this had finally come to this, and he was heartbroken: "I came to Japan to study. My parents are abroad. They know that I have always wanted to be a policeman. They heard that the situation in Beika Town has improved and wanted me to come here to study. I absolutely cannot let my parents know that I have died. Otherwise, they probably will not support my dream of becoming a policeman."

These words didn't mention any car accident or Cheng's injuries, but what they implied was a hundred times more important than that.

Date Wataru naturally understood that this was dissatisfaction with the handling of the Beika Town incident and a questioning of Beika Town's security capabilities.