Chapter 104: The death of the colonel, take the initiative to attack!
The daily routine of a helpful player is:
At seven o'clock in the morning, the player got up on time and had breakfast under Miaoji's care.
At eight o'clock in the morning, players would go to the port building to open and review the documents that needed the leader's daily review. Then, they would head to Yokohama to "do justice," engaging in various battles to hone their skills. Occasionally, when they grew tired or bored, they would switch costumes and stir up trouble between the various organizations, shifting the blame entirely onto the mastermind.
At noon, players have lunch, and after lunch they continue to "do justice", that is, fight various battles.
At 4pm, the player went fishing in the Tsurumi River. Occasionally, the player would randomly catch a black-haired bandage mermaid of various shapes. Then, he would follow the mermaid to the bar. He would also meet a pigeon spirit who hadn't even written a single word yet and a company slave who would not go to work until the end of the day. He would grab the company slave and start forcing him to drink.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the players had dinner and then went to the "One-Stop Food Service" to act as supervisors, to discipline Chuuya Nakahara, a young man who seemed to have a stable job and was unlikely to change jobs. They also distributed benefits to the employees from time to time.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the players worked overtime to hold a summary meeting and made spicy curry, crab dishes, fish sashimi, French staples, small cakes and other foods for their beloved NPCs. As an aside, the players' cooking skills reached a high level, which surprised and delighted them.
At twelve o'clock in the morning, players fall asleep on time at the last second before midnight, and the cycle begins again the next day.
Compared to the days of working from 2 am to 6 pm, players live a much happier life.
This stable and orderly life lasted for a week before it was finally forced to end - when the player went to visit the Armed Detective Agency, he received an urgent letter from Elena's secretary.
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Under the familiar and growingly fond gazes of the Armed Detective Agency members and the seemingly subtle approval of the agency's president, Fukuzawa Yukichi, the player sat on the sofa by the window, leaning against Meowyoshi who had accompanied him, and savored the food with Edogawa Ranpo.
As his eyes moved, the player saw a letter with transparent wings appear outside the window.
"Huh? A letter from Elena?" The player, with his mouth still full of dried fruit, looked at the letter that kept circling around him and wiped his hands in confusion.
"Miss Stupid, hurry up and read the information in the letter." Edogawa Ranpo, who was drinking rainbow juice and enjoying a comfortable life, saw that the black-haired girl was about to finish her snacks before reading the letter. Out of kindness as a dining companion, he reminded her.
"?" Was he specifically reminded by a famous detective?
The player looked at the letter and clicked receive.
【This is a letter from Elena.】
Dear Leader Kamiya Chiyo:
Good day.
Please forgive me for sending you an urgent letter during your vacation. One of the five major cadres, a colonel, was killed in a sudden attack today. Please return as soon as you see this letter.
Your dear secretary: Elena]
What? The player's hardworking NPC, the Colonel, who had never met him before, was attacked and killed?
Who on earth had done this? Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the player stood up suddenly.
"Today's gathering ends here, Mr. Ranpo. I need to go back and find a place to fight right now." The player looked at Edogawa Ranpo happily eating cake and curled his lips. "The most powerful detective in the world, do you want to play a little game with me?"
"Guess what's in this letter in my hand?"
"I can provide any prize you like~" Whether it is candy, cake, food or drinks, players with excellent cooking skills can easily get them.
Edogawa Ranpo's eyes suddenly became sharp - since the second time Miss Idiot came to the Armed Detective Agency, he had discovered many secrets hidden in her, including some things that she herself was not aware of.
Putting aside the information that was covered up, as far as Miss Idiot's cooking skills were concerned, he dared to say in the name of a famous detective that those delicacies would definitely be the most delicious food he had ever eaten!
"Okay, it's just a little game. Your conditions are enough to impress this detective." Edogawa Ranpo took out the pair of glasses given to him by the president from his breast pocket.
After putting on those ordinary glasses, a powerful aura suddenly appeared around Edogawa Ranpo. He narrowed his eyes and shouted, "Special ability - super reasoning!"
Players who already knew that Edogawa Ranpo had no special abilities: "..."
"Hmph..." The emerald-eyed detective said with a confident smile, "Before you saw the winged letter, you looked confused, so you felt you didn't deserve this kind of news."
"After you saw the contents of the winged letter, your expression instantly became shocked. First of all, the letter was very short, but the content was quite important..."
"Was the Port Mafia's forces attacked? No, were there casualties? It seems so." Edogawa Ranpo, who noticed the change in the player's expression, confirmed his answer.
"Moreover, the deceased person had a high status in the Port Mafia, but was not close to Miss Idiot. Once he died, there would be a lot of work that needed to be handed over and arranged, so..." Edogawa Ranpo put away his glasses and gave the final answer in a sonorous and powerful voice.
"He was in a high position, not close to Miss Stupid, and had to return immediately after his death... Then, the important person who died was one of the five cadres stationed far away - the colonel! Am I right?" After delivering his astonishing deduction, the famous detective returned to his previous limp appearance.
"Absolutely right!" the player exclaimed, looking at the detective, who was so confident that his statement was absolutely correct. "No matter what, I always think your IQ is very impressive, Mr. Ranpo!"
This kind of IQ that is undoubtedly similar to that of an algorithm... players love it even more!!!
"The great detective is indeed the best!" Edogawa Ranpo lowered the hat on his head, looking very majestic.
"I want to drink rainbow juice! I also want to eat lobster sashimi, creamy mushroom pasta and super delicious chewy mee-mee-pu-pu milk tea..." Seeing that the gaze of Kamikami Chiyo, the leader of the port mafia, was looking at him more and more passionately, Edogawa Ranpo had already gotten used to it and just kept telling her the delicious food he wanted to eat.
Anyway, with the leader lady's charm, there are many people who want to work for her, and she will not force others to work for her unless she has no other choice.
He was very safe, and Edogawa Ranpo thought happily as he ate the delicious food left by the leader's wife.
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The player hurried back to the Port Mafia with Miaoji and went straight to the meeting room.
As expected, all the cadres sat upright with serious expressions, waiting for the leader's arrival in silence.
"What exactly is going on?" The player looked at the cadres who were about to stand up, pressed them all down, and arranged a seat for Miaoji as well.
"Chief." Mori Ogai, who was sitting on a chair, nodded to the little chief, trying hard not to focus too much on the big black cat that was as tall as a man and could stand upright and accompanied the chief.
Dazai Osamu, who was sitting aside with a somewhat depressed look for no reason, did not have so many concerns.
When Dazai Osamu saw Meowji, his eyes lit up and one of his claws quietly moved over, trying to grab Meowji's tail.
But Meowji's tail was very agile, swaying left and right. For a moment, not only did Dazai Osamu fail to catch the tail, he himself turned into a black cat trying to catch the cat toy.
Mori Ogai coughed lightly, flipped open the documents in his hand, and composed his expression. He said solemnly, "At 2:45 this afternoon, the Colonel completed the information exploration mission assigned by the leader a week ago. He was preparing to report on his way back to headquarters, but unexpectedly, the car he was riding in was suddenly attacked by an unknown force, and the Colonel was killed in public..."
The player tilted his head, looking at Officer Mori who was still reporting, and asked, "Officer Colonel was attacked right after completing his information exploration mission?"
Isn't it obvious that there is something fishy going on?
"That's right, the report says so," Mori Ogai said, sighing with genuine emotion, "I didn't expect the chaos in Yokohama to have reached this point."
"Some organizations have begun to take advantage of the chaos and go crazy without considering the consequences." Rambo frowned as he looked at the report and said with a somewhat sad expression.
"Some people in the port mafia are also restless." Ozaki Koyo said simply.
Oda Sakunosuke did not say anything. It was undoubtedly painful to witness the passing of life with his own eyes.
The player listened to the cadres' discussion, glanced at Dazai Osamu, who was tangling with Meowth's tail, and clicked on the dungeon task interface issued by the system.
【Medicine Collection Degree: 100】
[Weapon Collection Degree: 100]
The player carefully counted the buffed food and props that he had saved and made for NPCs to use within a week.
[Intermediate Health Recovery Potion x10, Buff Food x99, Buff Items x99...]
The player took another look at the team's arrangement—Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuuya (a temporary worker) formed a team, the player went solo, the player was the primary commander, Mori Ogai was the secondary commander, Rimbaud was the sole commander, Hirotsu Yanami led the Black Lizard Squad and all went on the attack. Oda Sakunosuke was the primary commander, Ayatsuji Yukito was the secondary commander leading the logistics, Ozaki Kouyo was the primary commander, and Jiono Saikiku was the secondary commander guarding the headquarters...
The players smiled with satisfaction at the perfect configuration and logistics. Everything was ready, just waiting for the dungeon to arrive.
[System: The death of the port mafia leader, the colonel, means that the chaos in Yokohama has reached its peak. The dungeon will officially open in three hours. Players, please be prepared—]
[White fog is rising, players please be extra careful——]
"No matter who it is, killing the Colonel is a provocation to our Port Mafia." The player's words excited everyone.
"We absolutely cannot ignore provocations of this level."
"The dignity of the Port Mafia must not be violated!" The player watched the dungeon loading to the very end. He stood up and announced to everyone in the conference room, "Make all preparations. In three hours, we will launch our attack!"
"According to the previous plan, we will conduct an all-out war. This battle will completely solidify our Port Mafia's position in the Kanto region!"
"Yes! Chief!"
Everyone said in unison, yes!
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