"Tinkle."

The door of the cafe opened, triggering a bell that made a crisp sound.

Amuro Toru said "Welcome" without even raising his head.

"Mr. Amuro, it's me."

Azusa Enomoto, a cafe employee, walked in with a bag of bread and vegetables, looking a little anxious.

She put the things on the bar, wiped her hands on her apron, and walked out while shouting, "I'll leave these to Mr. Amuro!"

Amuro Toru quickly called her: "Miss Xiaozi! Where are you going?"

Azusa Enomoto stopped moving and showed a helpless expression: "It was the store manager. He said that the store has hired a new employee and asked me to take charge of the job."

Amuro Toru thought this was unreasonable. If he wanted to go to work, he should come directly to the store: "What about him?"

Azusa Enomoto: “I just called and told you I was lost, so I was going to give you the address in more detail.

Then there were some messy noises coming out from there, as if they were involved in some case, and then..."

"then?"

Azusa Enomoto clenched her fists and said, "It seems that he got heat stroke from being out in the sun for too long!"

Amuro Toru: “…” This sounds too unlucky.

Azusa Enomoto gritted her teeth and said, "I think it's better for me to go over and bring the person back. Nothing can happen again!"

Amuro sighed, "I'd better go. Give me the address. If something happens, how can you move a grown man like him?"

"That makes sense." Enomoto Azusa put his hands together and said with a smile, "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Amuro. I'll buy you some coffee later."

Amuro Toru took the note with the address and turned around to ask, "What's the new employee's name?" as he walked out the door.

"Songjiang Xunya~"

Amuro Toru paused as he walked out because he closed the door too slowly and the rhythm of the wind chimes hitting the door was disrupted.

Songjiang...I haven't heard this surname for a long time.

***

How did things turn out like this?

How did things turn out like this?

matter……

"Mr. Songjiang Xunye, would you like to drink some water first? You look a little unhappy."

A glass of water was placed in front of Songjiang Shigure, interrupting the endless repetition in his heart, but at the same time it also made him feel a little painful.

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He raised his head with great difficulty and said thank you, then quickly looked away from those deep purple eyes, not giving them any chance to meet his gaze.

In his heart, he continued to quickly poke the system: "Can you test it again to make sure that the NPC's memory is not repeated? Hagiwara Kenji doesn't recognize me?"

System: “I don’t know you!”

Matsue Shigure squeezed the cup tightly: "So why do we have to use the same face and name for the guest appearance? In the first act, Hagiwara Kenji was my student, but now I have to call him sir!"

System: "It's just a coincidence, and you are not a police officer now."

Matsue Shigure: “That’s not the point!”

"Are you really okay? If you feel uncomfortable, please tell us."

Matsue Shigure forced a smile and said, "It's really alright, go ahead and do your work, Officer Hagiwara."

***

Kenji Hagiwara naturally won't be busy.

Not to mention that Inspector Megure and his gang of detectives are here, so the police officers from his Explosives Unit are of no use at all.

More importantly, the young man sitting under the shade of the tree in front of him looked particularly familiar to him.

The memories that had faded from my mind seven years ago were brought back to my mind, becoming clearer and clearer.

It seems that those high-spirited days have never passed, and they have not gone their separate ways like they do now, but occasionally get together on the anniversary of Songjiang Shigure's death...

Kenji Hagiwara touched the phone in his pocket and even wanted to call a friend who was also on vacation to verify the situation. Fortunately, his reason finally stopped him from doing anything rash.

They once had an instructor named Matsue Shigure, who died in a huge fire seven years ago, leaving nothing behind in front of them.

Before that, they had an argument with Matsue Shigure, and in the end, they didn't even apologize...

The young man in front looked the same and had the same last name. Apart from his unfamiliar eyes and very different personality, he was exactly the instructor in his memory.

When he met Matsue Shunya for the first time, Hagiwara Kenji almost couldn't control himself and rushed over, but it was the other party's strange and distant look that forced him to stop.

It can't be that person.

He knows it very well.

***

Matsue Shigure only felt that Hagiwara Kenji's gaze seemed to want to burn directly through the back of his head, making his heat stroke symptoms even worse.

Although the system said that NPC memories were not interoperable and he had no need to be nervous, Matsue Shigure couldn't help feeling guilty when he looked at this face.

After all, in the first round, the one who suffered the most from him and took the most experience from him was Kenji Hagiwara.

"When can we leave?"

A blond young man in a white shirt sat on the ground.

He had tied his long blond hair into small buns and had a camera hanging around his neck, which swayed as he raised his head to ask questions, making him look particularly youthful.

Hagiwara Kenji smiled and replied, "Don't worry, you can leave after Inspector Megure finishes his questions... By the way, does Mr. Matsue live nearby?"

He hasn't checked his information yet, so how would he know where he lives!

Matsue Shigure could only keep his head down and pack mushrooms, calling out to the guiding NPC named "Enomoto Azusa" ten thousand times in his heart.

His current identity is a reporter specially assigned by the Public Security Bureau, using the pseudonym "Songjiang Xunye".

He wants to go undercover in a cafe called "Poirot" to find out the secrets of the black workshop where many murders have occurred. He must pay special attention to the clerks inside and record every move.

Azusa Enomoto was the first clerk he contacted, and also the person that Matsue Shigure most wanted to meet now.

Songjiang Shigure said to the system: "If my savior arrives, I will definitely rush over and give him a hug!"

***

Matsue Shigure is currently the only player of this game called "Detective Strategy Manual".

Players will draw an identity card every round and must play the character properly without OOC. Death will cause the round to switch.

Matsue Shigure has a special liking for changing identities and meeting new characters.

Nothing else to do but waste time.

And now, he has already played two rounds and successfully acquired 80% of the experience points. He only needs the remaining 20% ​​so that he can take the game gift package home and retire!

But when the last round started, the game seemed to malfunction. He only had time to set his identity on the ID card and the setting of "extremely poor physical condition" before it was stuck with a "beep——"

When the game resumed, Matsue Shigure had already loaded into the game and landed directly at the scene of the robbery. He was still on the phone with Enomoto Azusa, and in the chaos, he was almost chopped by the murderer.

Fortunately, the police arrived quickly and did not let him get started quickly.

Later, the system came out and told him dryly that there was a bug in the game and his repatriation time was postponed for one year.

As compensation, he does not need to save the remaining 20% ​​of experience. The downside is that he can no longer escape and change his identity.

Matsue Shigure: "You want to clear the game with one life? Do you know how dangerous this game is?"

He initially thought this was a detective game, but after playing for two rounds, he didn't see many detectives, but was instead covered in bombs and illegal experiments.

System: "Isn't this compensation for you? The first two accounts can still log in, and the skills are inherited - hold on, we can win!"

Matsue Shigure: "Get lost!"

Although you can switch accounts, there is a 15-minute buffer between each switch, and the debuff of [Extremely Poor Constitution] remains unchanged.

In the first playthrough, Matsue Shigure was an instructor at the police academy, and mastered his fighting and bomb disposal skills. In the second playthrough, he became a hacker for an illegal organization, and mastered his computer skills.

But what do journalists want? Journalists need the ability to speak and write articles!

Oh yes, undercover reporters also have to know how to act. God knows what kind of dangerous place that brutal Café Poirot is.

Songjiang Shiyu was so angry that he crushed the paper cup in his hand.

Don't get angry, no one can replace you if you get angry. Songjiang Shiyu silently recited the health-preserving mantra several times in his heart and drank a sip of water silently.

The debuff of extremely poor physical condition may seem inconspicuous, but it is actually reflected in various aspects. For example, he had been outside in the sun for only more than ten minutes, but he already had symptoms of heat stroke.

***

"Mr. Matsue, you just happened to pass by and saw Ohkawa Taro holding a knife and wanted to stop him, right?"

Songjiang Shigure nodded: "But my physical strength is not very good, I just blocked it for a while, but you guys got there in time."

The female police officer following Inspector Megure couldn't help but say one more thing: "Since you know you are exhausted, you should not rush forward when you encounter criminals. If the police come later, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Officer Megure snorted, "Sato, Mr. Matsue must know his limits."

"Sorry." Songjiang Shigure apologized in a good-tempered manner, "I'm just a little excited."

Hagiwara Kenji stood aside and couldn't help asking, "Why are you so excited?"

"Because..." Matsue Shigure looked at his legs.

He finally got rid of the debuff of [Incapable of Walking].

In the previous hacker round, Matsue Shigure was crouched in a wheelchair from beginning to end, and it was extremely difficult for him to move around, so he wanted to tie up a few doctors and try some medical miracles.

This time he finally had all his limbs intact. When he was making a phone call and saw the robbers ahead, he was so excited that he rushed over to do the right thing.

As a result, he forgot that he was not the [Songjiang Instructor] who could fight in the first round, and was almost killed by the gangsters...

It's too much to mention, it's all tears. The biggest disadvantage of the holographic game is that it's hard to get out of the role after adapting to the identity. He always subconsciously brings out the habit of the identity that has already torn the card.

But no matter what, I will definitely cherish this round of Matsue Shigure - there is no way to tear up the card!

From Hagiwara Kenji's perspective, when he asked why he was so excited about doing something brave and righteous, the young man named "Matsue Shunya" lowered his head with a bit of discomfort, just staring at the surface of his shoes in a daze, and once again avoided his questioning.

Hagiwara Kenji couldn't help but ask again: "Your body..."

"It's okay." The blond young man raised his head and showed a bright smile full of hope. "I will take good care of myself this time."

Hagiwara Kenji was stunned, but couldn't help but savor the other person's words. This time... that is to say, he had not cherished her before?

He pursed his lower lip subconsciously, and his thoughts started to flow again.

He still couldn't remain indifferent to this face.

***

Because Matsue Shigure didn't know the criminals and was just a hero, Inspector Megure simply asked him a few questions and let him go.

Only Hagiwara Kenji was still stubborn and kept asking questions, wishing to dig out all the information about Matsue Shigure.

But who is Matsue Shigure!

He has told more lies than Hagihara Kenji has defused bombs, and he managed to blur out all the important information about himself.

Finally, Inspector Megure, who had really been fed up with it, slapped his head and said, "If you are not from the Investigation Division, keep quiet!"

"Hiss - Officer Megure, please at least give me some respect out there."

Hagiwara Kenji rubbed the back of his head and smiled frivolously: "It's just that I saw that Mr. Matsue was a little lonely, so I couldn't help but care about him a little more~"

Inspector Megure rolled his eyes, believing what Kenji Hagiwara said.

Matsue Shigure doesn't want this "Kenji Hagiwara" to care about him at all.

Although they are strangers now, he always feels that the other party's attitude is strange, and he seems to be trying to find out.

Could it be that he had been in the organization for so long that the smell on his body had not gone away, and then he was smelled?

Songjiang Shigure made up his mind that no matter what these guys said to him, he would play dumb.

It is impossible to collect the live and set up, and it is also impossible to attack again.

He no longer needs to gain experience points. As long as he can survive for a year, he will be able to fly freely in the sky!

"Since everything is fine, let's continue with our work."

Inspector Megure directed the police officers to force the criminals into the car and said to everyone: "As for Hagiwara... I can't control you if you take a vacation, but don't cause any trouble."

Hagiwara Kenji saluted with a smile: "As you wish."

He turned to look at Matsue Shigure, who had sat back under the shade of the tree, daydreaming with a glass of water, and moved next to him in a very familiar manner.

"Where does Mr. Songjiang live? How about I take you back?"

The blond young man shook his head, and even his sitting posture revealed his obedience and reservedness: "I am not alone, someone will come to pick me up."

A hint of surprise flashed across Hagiwara Kenji's eyes, and he raised his eyebrows: "Do you need me to wait with you? After all, you look very bad."

"No need." Songjiang Shiyu happened to take out his mobile phone, looked at the message on it and smiled smugly.

It was sent by Azusa Enomoto, and it said, "Matsue-kun, I'm about to find you. Turn around and you'll see the blonde~"

He waved in front of Hagiwara Kenji childishly, "My companion has come to pick me up. She told me to turn around. She also has blonde hair."

Hagiwara Kenji drawled, "Is that so -- a close friend? A girlfriend?"

Songjiang Shigure was impatient to continue arguing with him, and said simply: "It's just that the relationship is very good."

Hagiwara Kenji stopped talking and stared into the distance, causing Matsue Shigure to turn around subconsciously.

Not far away, they saw a tall, thin figure with slightly dark skin and golden hair, a color rarely seen in Japan. He was walking towards them while looking down at his phone.

The other party also noticed the gaze coming from this side, and subconsciously raised his head and looked into each other's eyes.

The cup in Matsue Shigure's hand, which had been ravaged beyond recognition, was pressed tighter.

Toru Amuro paused, a hint of disbelief flashed across his purple-gray eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"System, system." Songjiang Shigure shouted in his heart, "Why is this model repeated again!"

"Why does Furuya Rei repeat more times than Hagiwara Kenji? Are blond-haired, black-skinned people so fashionable?!"

System: "Coincidence, coincidence!"

Hagiwara Kenji's voice echoed in my ears, slowly and teasingly: "Well... a very close friend, the one with blond hair."

Hagiwara Kenji spoke clearly enough for Amuro Toru to hear, "I never thought that the partner who had a good relationship with Mr. Matsue would be such a heroic 'lady'."

Amuro Toru: “Hehe.”