Chapter 60, Eighteenth Cycle (4)
October 3rd.
Hello, Professor Agasa, I am an information broker and hacker. You can call me by my code name "Sakura".
I came to you because I want to make a deal with you.
Are you interested in researching signal jammers?
--Cherry blossoms】
"Hello, I'm Rei Furuya, a new recruit who just joined the National Police Agency's Security Bureau today. It's an honor to join [ZERO]. Please take care of me from now on."
*
November 1st.
It's been a month since graduation, and Kenji Hagiwara feels that even if he's busy with his new job, it's time to get everyone together.
Although I often meet and chat with Xiaozhenping and the squad leader, since we all live in ordinary police dormitories, ordinary meetings are completely different from going out for drinks, chatting and having fun after get off work.
Unsurprisingly, Rei Furuya and Kagemitsu Morofushi declined the simple invitation to a gathering for drinks and conversation without hesitation.
In the end, only Kenji Hagiwara, Jinpei Matsuda, and Wataru Date had a get-together at an izakaya after get off work.
Because I learned some incredible things, acquired a lot of incredible knowledge and skills, and developed many incredible habits.
So, although they were just ordinary police officers, the moment they entered the private room of the izakaya, they skillfully began to check whether the place was safe. After confirming that there were no surveillance cameras or eavesdropping and that the room was well soundproofed, the three of them sat down and began to drink and chat as if nothing had happened.
"Tsk, those two guys didn't show up after all." Matsuda Jinpei took off his sunglasses, his expression clearly displeased, but it wasn't unexpected.
"They must be very busy right now. I'm really worried that they might overexert themselves by pushing themselves too hard." Ida Kou picked up a toothpick and chewed on it. "I hope they can take good care of themselves. I don't want to wear women's clothes to their funeral."
"After all, those two are the type to only report good news and not bad news. You can't find out anything from their phones." Kenji Hagiwara poked at his phone and pondered, "I think the three of us were kicked out of that circle by those two. I understand, but it's still really annoying."
Although they were really annoyed and worried, they also trusted Rei Furuya and Kagemitsu Morofushi.
Moreover, even if they infiltrate a criminal organization, they will be together. With all preparations made, they should be able to overcome any difficulties they encounter.
The biggest concern right now is...
Matsuda Jinpei and Date Wataru both looked at Hagiwara Kenji.
Kenji Hagiwara reluctantly raised his hands in surrender: "Please spare me, Hagi-chan's ears are already tired of this topic, I'm really being very careful about my safety."
"And there's really no need to be too nervous or worried. This method has proven to be effective, hasn't it? My life has been very safe for the past month. I haven't encountered the overwhelming malice of the world that I faced in the last playthrough, where I could easily die. Even Furuya is much more at ease now." He smiled and winked, clearly very happy about it.
Upon hearing this, Date Wataru and Matsuda Jinpei, who had only thought that Furuya Rei had indeed only gone through two playthroughs and was now on his third, relaxed considerably and began to talk about various aspects of their work.
Kenji Hagiwara was very concerned that Matsuda Jinpei might feel uncomfortable or unhappy without him by his side, or that he might have conflicts with his colleagues and superiors. He repeatedly told him that even if he wasn't defusing bombs during work hours, he should keep the signal jammer that Furuya Rei had secretly given to the three of them with him.
Matsuda Jinpei rolled his eyes, telling him he was worrying unnecessarily and that it was good enough that he wasn't bullying others. However, he was very happy in the Virginity Explosion Group, constantly exploring new and interesting things, and didn't have time for pointless socializing.
Kenji Hagiwara, of course, knew about his situation. He was just trying to ease the tension. He knew very well that there was no place more suitable for Jinpei Matsuda than the Virginity Explosion Group. He also shared his experiences and information from the previous five cycles with Jinpei Matsuda. In addition, given the extensive network of contacts and intelligence he had built within the Metropolitan Police Department after joining the First Investigation Division, it was impossible for him not to know if something happened to Jinpei Matsuda.
Matsuda Jinpei is now a respected captain and a talented junior who is loved by everyone.
Of course, Kenji Hagiwara is no less impressive. Leaving aside his social circle, he is quite famous for the few cases he has recently solved with his keen insight.
The most famous example is the robbery case that the police had been investigating, which was discovered a few days ago based on something strange about a car.
Wataru Date was not with Kenji Hagiwara. Although they were both in the First Investigation Division, they were both newcomers and were being mentored by different senior officers to handle different cases.
However, Knowing the whole story, Date Wataru immediately shared the case with Matsuda Jinpei with great excitement.
The fact that this case was solved so quickly is entirely thanks to Kenji Hagiwara.
If that clue had been missed, and if Kenji Hagiwara didn't have that kind of ability, they might not have been able to save the victim who was tied up in the car, and the perpetrator might have gone unpunished.
The whole thing was quite miraculous. Kenji Hagiwara had only glanced at the passing cars while driving at high speed when he immediately noticed something was wrong and quickly connected it to a case he had recently encountered in his mind.
Without hesitation, he took action and eventually caught the kidnapper who had escaped from the car by following the clues.
Even though Kenji Hagiwara explained it to everyone for a long time afterward, they still found it unbelievable.
If it were them, they would have absolutely no chance of noticing something was wrong, and it would be very difficult for them to quickly match the case with all the cases this month and chase after the kidnappers to intercept them.
However, the fact that forcing two cars to stop by using his vehicle resulted in a collision on the highway still led Kenji Hagiwara to write a lengthy apology.
Kenji Hagiwara coughed and changed the subject of writing a self-criticism for speeding and crashing, explaining, "Actually, I was influenced by the accident handling department of my family's auto repair shop. The manager in our shop was very capable. Sometimes he would assist the police in investigating cases such as drunk driving and hit-and-run."
"I thought it was cool and fun at the time, just like a profiler in a TV series, so I learned a lot from him. I am indeed quite good at finding details."
Date Wataru nodded. Hagiwara was indeed outstanding in his observation skills, communication skills, and even his love of fun.
“Hit-and-run accidents are very common, but because surveillance cameras are not widespread, they often don't capture the whole vehicle or the car model is not clearly identified, which makes it more difficult for the police to investigate. So the manager will go to assist the police. Based on a few outlines and clues, they will first determine the car model and license plate, then draw a trajectory map of the car based on the situation at the scene, and then deduce where the car would go based on the road map and the traffic congestion at the time. Finally, they will refine the deduction step by step from various small details and finally find the location of the vehicle.”
Date-sensei's eyes widened.
"He also knows all the vehicles of all companies, even the license plate numbers of taxis. He can instantly tell me about almost every history of any car he sees on the road, from when it left the factory to now. If it's a taxi, he even knows the driver's information."
Ida Han leaned back in shock.
“Although my family’s factory went bankrupt, he’s still assisting the police in their investigations. He’s usually in Kanagawa, but if you’re interested, I’ll introduce him to you next time.” Kenji Hagiwara smiled and gave a thumbs up.
Date Wataru and Matsuda Jinpei were completely dumbfounded after hearing this.
Date Wataru: "...?"
Date Wataru turned to Matsuda Jinpei: "Why are you so shocked too? Didn't you go to the Hagiwara house and take apart the Porsche door to play? You didn't know about this?"
Matsuda Jinpei said with a half-moon eye: "I'm only interested in taking things apart and studying the structure of vehicle parts, not in how to investigate hit-and-run cases."
After saying that, he exclaimed, "But this is really impressive. I always thought that guy was just an ordinary department manager who dealt with insurance companies and car owners."
Kenji Hagiwara smiled smugly and puffed out his chest: "You're pretty impressive, aren't you? I'm not quite at that level, but I do know a thing or two, and I'm quite experienced. Now that I'm working in the First Investigation Division, I'll work hard to improve myself and try to be able to help with vehicle-related investigations as well."
He paused suddenly, then whispered mysteriously, "Maybe it can help Furuya and Morofushi in the future. After all, those members of illegal black organizations always have a car, right?"
*
November 3rd.
[Okabe Rintaro: My people are also gradually regaining memories of previous world lines. Perhaps Mr. Furuya, your situation isn't entirely a conspiracy by the system. The hippocampus effect and quantum consciousness are more likely to cause this result. Countless world lines and causal lines are intertwined, and centered on a single observer, others will also recall many other world lines at times.]
[Okabe Rintaro: However, it's indeed quite abnormal to be able to recall the memories of all five playthroughs as completely as in Furuya-san's world. I suspect this might be due to some strange reaction caused by the system settings, specifically the fact that the last person to die still has memories, which is something the system can't control.]
[Okabe Rintaro: In other words, this is also a blue butterfly.]
November 5th.
[Okabe Rintaro: Furuya-san! After this time changing the world line, I obtained an item that can measure the value of world line changes!]
[Okabe Rintaro: This is called a Worldline Variation Rate Detector. It was made by my future self and then sent to my present self by a time machine from the future.]
[Rintaro Okabe: According to my future self's research, the benchmark value for measuring the rate of change of world lines is calibrated to 0.000000%, and the span of each convergence range of world lines has a change rate of approximately 1%. This means that there are approximately several hundred million world lines within each convergence range, so world lines are actually quite dense, and the detection accuracy of the detector is limited, only accurate to six decimal places.]
[Okabe Rintaro: If... I mean if, if we can't change this major world line, then traversing all the hundreds of millions of world lines within this convergence range could also change the world line. Because we've observed all possibilities within this convergence range, there's no possibility of further development, so the world will very likely automatically undergo a significant change.]
[Okabe Rintaro: But this also means I'll have to witness Mayuri's death hundreds of millions of times.]
[Okabe Rintaro: Compared to that, the difficulties of changing the world line and breaking out of the convergence range of the entire world are not even worth mentioning.]
November 6th.
[Okabe Rintaro: Every time I change the world line, I can see the value of the world line change rate detector fluctuating. It's always changing at the decimal point, but I need the world line change value to exceed 1% to successfully change the range of world line convergence and make the world jump to another world line where Mayuri won't die.]
[Okabe Rintaro: I'm sorry, Mr. Furuya, I've asked and researched, but it's probably impossible for your world to create a worldline shift rate detector. That device is based on data from my worldline and can only be used to measure worldline shifts on my side. More importantly, that device was created by my future self; even if I had the theory, I couldn't build it now. Basic technology is limited.]
[Rei Furuya: I see. The technology in my world is clearly more backward. Even the signal jammer was only recently developed after I urged it to be, so this kind of futuristic gadget is even more impossible.]
Rei Furuya put down his phone, a little disappointed but quickly cheered up.
He needs to pull himself together.
Because tomorrow is November 7th.
Dressed in all black, Furuya Rei sneaked into the Tokyo Ward police dormitory at night, startling Hagiwara Kenji so much that he jumped out of bed and pulled out a gun from under his pillow, pointing it at the intruder.
Only when he finally recognized the familiar blond-haired, dark-skinned youth did he lower his gun with a half-moon-shaped gaze.
“…You scared me to death,” he said.
But Rei Furuya even praised him, saying, "You're quite alert."
Hagihara Kenji: "..."
Kenji Hagiwara looked at him helplessly: "Is it necessary to start watching over me now? I just chased away Kojin and Class President not long ago. I really think I'll be fine."
Rei Furuya sat down in the most secluded corner of the room, clearly having decided to stay there.
“Hiro is watching outside,” he said. “I came in because I was worried you might accidentally trip and fall and die, choke on your water, or suffocate in your sleep.”
Hagihara Kenji: "..."
Kenji Hagiwara started sweating: "This...this really can't be that bad, right?"
However, Rei Furuya was very serious: "When you were in the 'Virginity Explosion Group,' dying from a bomb was a fixed occurrence due to the convergence of world lines, but now that you've transferred to the First Investigation Division, your risk of death is completely uncertain."
“Within a large world line, there could be hundreds of millions of smaller world lines that could emerge. In other words, if this world line is not changed, then Hagi, you have hundreds of millions of ways to die.” Rei Furuya’s expression was serious. “The example I just gave is ridiculous, but it is entirely possible.”
Kenji Hagiwara was taken aback, and wanted to reassure him that he hadn't encountered such outrageous malice from the world in the past month, but ultimately swallowed his words.
Rei Furuya certainly knew these principles, but he could not ignore any potential danger.
Similarly, even if they didn't know the situation was that serious, the other three people would be extremely nervous about the fact that "Kenji Hagiwara is in danger of dying."
The tense day of November 7th finally arrived.
11 a.m.
It's the same bomb again.
However, this time the bomb disposal was handled by Matsuda Jinpei and another very senior captain.
With the signal jammer in place, they didn't have to worry about being threatened by the bomber to detonate the bomb, and they quickly evacuated the crowd and defused the bomb.
Kenji Hagiwara and Kouya Date successfully apprehended the two bomb thieves, which was unbelievably smooth and abnormally normal.
Rei Furuya and Kagemitsu Morofushi, who were lying in ambush nearby, didn't even get a chance to appear.
Jianggu Ling: "..."
However, Rei Furuya remained vigilant, even quickly considering what dangers he might encounter.
He's been through too many similar things; the world loves to show its malice the moment he relaxes.
Moreover, November 7th is not the end; the latest it's ever been is December 31st, meaning we probably won't be able to relax until at least the New Year...
[The second save point, "The Shining Officers," has been completed]
[Achieve the HE (Happy Ending) side story: A Bright Future]
Rei Furuya was stunned and couldn't react for a moment.
[Third save point discovered: The world line where a cherry blossom petal survives]
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