Chapter 66 It Will Interfere with Your Choices [VIP]
The night passed quickly. Cheng You only remembered that they chatted happily, Natalie's cooking was delicious, and Date Kou even praised Mr. Takagi.
He woke up in his room the next day, packed his things, and went for a morning run. This time, he didn't run into Date Hang. Strange, it was the same time and place, so why wasn't he there?
Forget it, what if something unexpected happens to them today?
After his morning run, Cheng You went home to shower and planned to go for a stroll. He didn't have to work today, so he could relax a bit before facing the impending storm of the first year of Ke Xue.
As Cheng You passed by the Beika Central Shopping Mall, he saw a lot of police officers gathered there. After carefully examining them, he spotted two familiar figures: Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji.
Another explosion at the Beikacho Central Shopping Mall; it's safe to say this place has become a regular haunt for criminals.
Cheng thought the police could handle the situation and was about to leave when he turned around and heard the system's voice: [Host, the system has a mission for you. You need to go to the Mihua Central Shopping Mall to assist the police in apprehending a criminal.]
Cheng You snorted coldly: "Why should I listen to you?"
System: [Host, have you forgotten that you promised me you would perform several tasks during the previous backtracking mission?]
"..." Cheng You's lips twitched. "Really? I don't remember..."
The system fell silent. Just as Cheng You was secretly chuckling to himself, the system suddenly spoke: "Then, System Master, I must punish you."
"What punishment?"
"I'm not letting you go back to the first year of Detective Conan." The system's voice carried a hint of resentment.
"Oh, no! I'll do the task right away, just like you said." Cheng You said with a smile. He originally wanted to tease the system, but he didn't expect it to be so easily amused, hahaha.
As Cheng walked towards the Mihua Central Shopping Mall, he couldn't help but ask, "But, Xiao Huo, why do we have to do this task? There must be a reason for the task you assigned."
The system's voice calmed down: "[Host, as a high-quality host chosen by the system, your current behavior has deviated from the system's instructions.]"
Cheng said nonchalantly, "How exactly is it deviating? Besides, how I complete the task is my own business, why should that be restricted?"
[No restrictions. However, host, by starting your mission from the Black Side, you're not harming your body, but your mind. No matter how kind you were originally, your reason or true nature may have changed.]
[For example, your dream used to be to eliminate all bad guys, but now you want bad guys to kill bad guys, double-crossing each other. This is not what you should be doing. Host, more than anyone else, I want you to be white.]
Upon hearing what the system said, Cheng You's lips curled up slightly. He hadn't expected the cold electronic voice to have a touch of gentleness today.
Cheng You: "So?"
[Host, try to reclaim that sense of justice. After completing this mission, your ability to hear the brewery's inner voice will be fully unlocked!]
Finally! After working on this for so long, I'm finally going to unlock this ability.
He's going to infiltrate the winery as an undercover agent under the guise of Li Hua. Being able to hear his inner thoughts will make it easier for him to act and seize power.
Thinking of this, Cheng couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He wondered if the system had remembered what it had just said.
Just as he was about to enter the mall, several police officers stopped him: "Sir, there has been a hostage situation in the mall, and there may be a bomb. Do not go in."
Cheng glanced into the mall and saw a group of people squatting on the ground with their hands on their heads, with several masked men in black standing nearby.
"Oh, okay, officer, can I wait here?" Cheng You wasn't really keen on going over there; going in meant being taken hostage, and he was just asking for trouble. Anyway, the system said to assist the police, not that he had to fight a group of robbers alone.
The police officer replied, "Okay, but stay away from here."
Cheng You found a curb not too far from here, squatted down and looked at his phone to see if the news had reported on the matter. He had to be careful this time and not let the news report capture him or the police, not even a glimpse of their backs.
After reading the news, he felt a bit bored. He looked up to see how the police were handling the situation and were still discussing how to proceed.
Cheng thought that it would take them time to come up with a solution, so he might as well look for any useful information on the Gray Fox Assassin's website.
Thinking this, Cheng opened the website to see what bounty missions were available recently.
With one year to go before the start of the first year of Detective Conan, the war between the Black Organization and the research institute was still raging in the shadows.
There's no need to look at the bounty tasks; most of them are either accepted or posted by them. The forums are mostly filled with discussions about these things. Anyway, the website's personal information protection measures are quite good, so everyone talks about it without any reservations.
Cheng You was engrossed in watching when suddenly a loud collision sound came from afar, bringing him back to his senses from the website forum and making him look into the distance.
The police officers seemed to have gotten into an argument over something, and they knocked their guns away.
"If we don't go, what will happen to the hostages?" "If you go, do you trust him? What if both you and the hostages are lost?" "This bomb is either on my person or in the nightmares of the people. As a police officer, I will choose the first option without hesitation."...
Listening to their heated discussion, Cheng You finally understood.
The hostage-taker wanted the police to exchange hostages for each one, as each hostage was carrying a bomb. They preferred a one-for-one exchange, and even lowered their demands, saying they could exchange one police officer for two civilians. So the police were discussing whether to offer a two-for-one exchange.
This robber is a real psychopath. He's just torturing the people because he's having a bad time, and then he thinks the people are cared for by the police, so he wants these righteous and happy police officers dead.
This is indeed a troublesome matter. The police hesitated. On one hand, some of them were too timid to step forward, after all, they also had families, and their families would be devastated if they died. On the other hand, even if they did go and make a deal with the robbers, what if the robbers broke their promise? In that case, they would have lost their lives for nothing.
The police leadership had given this matter considerable thought, fearing that their mistakes might lead to the deaths of their officers.
So all they could do was discuss it further; there was absolutely no other way.
Cheng frowned; this was indeed a difficult situation to handle. He could try jumping in from the second floor and attacking the robbers, but… if he wanted to make contact with Ida Hang, he couldn't reveal too much of his abilities. Moreover, he wasn't sure of the robbers' abilities or numbers; if he was discovered as soon as he entered, wouldn't that mean another hostage, another bargaining chip to threaten the police?
what to do?
Cheng racked his brains for a long time, and suddenly felt that this didn't necessarily have to be done this way. Maybe he could just ignore everything and let the robbers blow it up, and then catch them while they were escaping. That would also be considered assisting the police in completing this case.
The thought had barely crossed Cheng You's mind when a voice called out, "Mr. Hirata Yan?"
Cheng You suddenly snapped back to reality, feeling a moment of guilt. He looked up at Ida Hang standing in front of him, his eyes unconsciously revealing embarrassment and a desire to cover up his feelings.
What are you doing here?
What are you doing here?
The two asked the question at the same time.
Cheng said guiltily, "I was just passing by and wanted to see what was going on. I hope I can help if I can."
Ida Kou smiled helplessly: "The director sent me here to inspect the work and see how their team is handling the problem. They still haven't resolved it. The Beika News has already started reporting on this matter, and the Metropolitan Police Department can no longer suppress it. If it drags on any longer, it will incite public anger."
"This is a difficult matter." Cheng You shrugged. For a moment, he even doubted whether the idea of causing the people to die that he had just come up with was really his own. Was I possessed? How could I have such thoughts?
Upon arriving, Ida Hang immediately noticed the ruthlessness and hesitation in Cheng You's eyes. He had also considered that the police should never exchange hostages with the kidnappers in this situation, but he couldn't proceed further. The best course of action was to storm in and apprehend the kidnappers, in case they were too afraid to detonate the bomb.
This is the best possible scenario.
Because the robbers might resort to a desperate measure, blowing themselves up along with civilians and police.
This is a neither good nor bad idea.
It's also possible they had already planned their escape, fleeing through a secret passage the moment the police stormed in, then detonating the bomb, killing everyone present, including some police officers, while the robbers escaped. Once this incident is reported, the public's attention will be overwhelming, and their perception of the Metropolitan Police Department will be completely ruined.
This is the worst possible outcome.
"Do you have any good ideas?" Ida Ko asked casually.
Cheng sighed, "I have an idea, but it's not good."
Date Wataru nodded: "Indeed, I don't have any good ideas. Sigh, on the way here, Takagi told me he wanted to come along and learn something, but I refused. When I first received this mission, I knew this was no simple matter."
Cheng You seemed to have guessed something, but he still listened patiently as Ida Kou continued.
Ida Ko: "Because I know that this matter cannot be resolved by justice alone, but it also cannot be resolved without justice. If we ultimately choose to sacrifice the people to bring the robbers to prison, we cannot lead the younger generation astray." At this point, he smiled at Cheng You, "The future development still needs the younger generation. The younger generation just needs to move forward with passion and without worries."
Cheng You couldn't help but smile. Squad Leader Date was such a good senior. He wondered what he would be like now if Date were his teacher.
Stay away from messy, tragic families, and strive to be a righteous young person!
Ida patted Cheng You on the shoulder and casually asked, "Do you... have some kind of psychological trauma? Or rather, what has affected your life?"
"..." Cheng paused for a moment, then shook his head with a smile. "What psychological trauma could I possibly have? Besides, if I had a mental problem, I would have gone to see a psychologist. Don't bother, officer."
"No, a psychologist might not be able to cure your illness. But I know that there is something in your heart that is constantly interfering with your choices."
Ida Kou's expression turned serious: "I know you are a righteous young man, but you can't let that thing interfere with you. Whether you choose to walk the path of justice or go down the path of evil and never return is just a matter of a single thought."
"..." Cheng opened his lips and chuckled, not knowing what to say, but in the end he just smiled with relief.
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