...By the way, what exactly does "target of conquest" mean?
...
[The host needs to increase the favorability of the target to complete the mission.]
On her way to the police station, Yoruichi Toyama quietly asked a question in her mind and received the above answer from the system.
"No, this system forces people to complete tasks, doesn't give them rewards when they complete them, and doesn't send them back when they fail. Isn't that kidnapping?"
[How should I speak?]
The system's electronic voice suddenly became distorted, and the wording became quite... well, tsundere.
[Customers who booked our time-travel system are now on a waiting list, and even then, they can't get an appointment. Didn't you see this at the transfer station? Why are you being so picky after already wearing it?]
Yoruichi Toyama was caught off guard by the system's unexpected colloquial expression and couldn't think of a reply for a moment.
【The system tasks were all set up according to your clients' needs, and you even selected the target audience, yet you're still not satisfied...】
"Wait a minute!" Yoruichi Toyama had to mentally cut off the system's increasingly talkative complaints.
"What do you mean by 'my needs'? And what do you mean by 'the person I chose to pursue'? I never intended to time travel!"
[Who are you trying to fool? If you weren't planning on time travel, why are you carrying a time-travel token?]
"W-What time travel token?..."
If the system had a physical form... no, even just a face, Yoruichi Toyama would probably be staring at the system right now.
I have a feeling... there's some kind of misunderstanding between us...
However, before Yoruichi could ask any more questions, the police car had already stopped.
Yoruichi Toyama is facing her first trip to the Metropolitan Police Department since her time travel.
...
“I don’t have a fixed address yet… because I’ve been living abroad and only recently came back…”
Faced with Inspector Megure's obvious surprise, Yoru Toyama had no choice but to force an explanation and maintain his persona.
Because their families are all overseas and they only have distant relatives in Japan, they do not have a fixed address.
Because he is a returned overseas Chinese with a "banana" (Chinese slang term for someone who is Westernized and has no cultural background), he likes to meddle in other people's business and even instruct the police on how to do things.
As for contact information, Yoruichi Toyama casually mentioned the name of a hotel, prompted by the talkative system.
It is said to be a 48-hour newbie benefit period, during which the system will reimburse the host's basic expenses.
"Oh!" Inspector Megure seemed quite accepting of this explanation, nodding before asking, "So, Mr. Toyama, what brings you back to Japan this time?"
"I've graduated from university and want to come back to find a job," Yoruichi Toyama replied casually.
Inspector Megure immediately revealed an expression that said, "Rice is expensive in Tokyo, and it's not easy to live here."
"Oh, I see. Which university is it?... Oh, that's irrelevant. I'm just curious."
"Building a bridge in Shanghai..."
Yoru Toyama accidentally told the truth, but Inspector Megure seemed to have misheard.
Then he showed a look of considerable awe.
"Cambridge University? Mr. Toyama is truly an elite student!"
"No, actually..."
The difference in educational background is too great. Just as Yoruichi Toyama was about to correct him, a police officer rushed in from outside the door.
"Inspector, we've found something!..."
Forensic personnel returning from the scene found hooks and wires on the roller coaster track. By comparing bloodstains with the victim's wounds, they confirmed that these were the murder weapons used to decapitate the victim.
In particular, a few pearls remained on the wire, which, along with other pearls scattered under the track, seemed to belong to the same woman's necklace.
This is the same analysis that Shinichi Kudo hurriedly gave to Inspector Megure as soon as he arrived at the police station.
The real culprit was the deceased's ex-girlfriend, who was also one of the passengers on the roller coaster at the time.
Other companions also confirmed that the pearl necklace that was originally worn by the suspect disappeared after he rode the roller coaster.
The suspect's fingerprints were even found on the bumper of the row of seats where the roller coaster victim was sitting.
She was originally sitting one row ahead of her. If she hadn't gotten up and committed the murder during the roller coaster ride, she wouldn't have left such fingerprints.
It can be said that the chain of evidence is complete.
The woman quickly confessed.
She harbored resentment because her boyfriend cheated on her, and deliberately planned such a gruesome murder—severing her head with a wire on a roller coaster.
Amidst the shouting of the deceased's current girlfriend and the feigned complaints of Gin and Vodka, Inspector Megure wiped his sweat, nodded, and released the man.
Yoruichi Toyama glanced at the gradually descending night outside the interrogation room window and breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Ye had already left with an air of coolness, while Shinichi Kudo and Ran were still exchanging casual pleasantries with Inspector Megure.
It seems that the scene of stalking and drugging will not happen.
Whether the two, Qin and his companion, returned to the amusement park to continue their transaction was not within Yoruichi Toyama's consideration.
The Metropolitan Police Department has so many government employees; it's not their place to conduct cross-border law enforcement.
So, is the mission now... complete?
...
Just as Yoruichi Toyama's figure disappeared through the doorway, Inspector Megure turned around and met a tall, handsome young man in the corridor.
"Inspector Megure, are you done with your work?" A young man with striking silver-gray short hair greeted him, a cryptic smile playing on his lips behind his gold-rimmed glasses. "Hmm, who was that just now?"
"Ah, Inspector..." Due to his rank, Inspector Megure stood at attention and replied, "A citizen who has come to assist with the investigation."
"Really? Could it be that high school detective, the 'savior of the Japanese police,' Shinichi Kudo?"
Knowing full well how much the person in front of him resented this kind of amateur interference in police investigations, Inspector Megure gave an awkward smile.
"No, that's not it! This Mr. Toyama is quite tactful. By the way, like you, he's a returned overseas student from a prestigious university!"
The young police inspector, who had been about to end the conversation and turn to leave, stopped abruptly and then smiled with a relaxed expression.
"Yuyama...? What is that gentleman's full name?"
"Oh, Yoruichi Toyama, she's a graduate of Cambridge University who came back from England."
"Yoru, Ichi...Yoru Ichi from the distant mountains?" The young inspector took the notebook that Inspector Megure had opened, and after seeing how the Chinese characters were written, his gaze became quite interested.
"If it's convenient, Inspector Megure, could you please show me the detailed information this gentleman left behind..."
...
"Achoo!"
As Yoruichi Toyama stepped out of the Metropolitan Police Department, she couldn't help but sneeze because of the cold night air.
Fortunately, it was less than a 15-minute walk from the hotel.
Under the system's arrangement, he walked into the hotel with impunity and received his room key from the front desk.
As soon as I got on the elevator, I suddenly heard a long-lost electronic voice in my head.
[Ding—System notification: Task 001 has failed.]
"Wh...what?"
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