A villainous girl created by paranoia

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Chapter Twenty-Three: Heroes and Criminals (Part 8)

I'm so anxious! So anxious! So anxious!

More than ten hours have passed, and I haven't found a single clue about Hanamichi Karen's crimes! Not only have I not found any clues about Hanamichi Karen's crimes, but the police have even cleared her of suspicion.

You guys are idiots! I really wanted to question those police officers, but what would be the point? Thinking about this, I couldn't help but feel a little regretful, because when I arrested some criminals, I had no evidence, and I couldn't produce any evidence, so I could only use some violent means to force confessions.

As it turns out, while this method was effective, it severely damaged my reputation, and I've heard that there are many voices online condemning me.

I just don't understand. It's strange that we should be lenient with criminals. Criminals should be shot, executed, or killed. That's how criminals should be treated.

After more than ten hours of investigation that felt like being a headless fly, I finally decided to go home exhausted, because I was too tired and hadn't been able to gather any useful information.

The moon hung high in the sky, bringing a little light to the dark night. Yuling City could not be considered a first-tier city; at most, it was a third-tier city.

Some have said that larger cities are more likely to breed horrific crimes, but small cities naturally have their own kind of crimes as well.

clatter...

I kicked at the pebbles while muttering to myself in frustration.

"What kind of bullshit 'helmet woman' is this? Do you really think anyone would believe that kind of nonsense? That 'helmet woman' is obviously made up by that woman. And that uncle is supposed to be the director of the Central Police Station, yet he doesn't even have the ability to analyze lies."

clatter...

I kicked the pebble away again and turned into a deserted alley, hoping for a chance encounter, hoping to run into a criminal.

Upon entering the alley, I saw two young men chatting. They glanced at me briefly before continuing their conversation.

I was somewhat disappointed. I had thought they might be tempted by my appearance and do something inappropriate to me, which would have given me grounds to arrest the two criminals for indecent assault.

Yes, these two people are criminals. Why? Because I have a special ability called [Criminal Perception], which is a D-level ability.

This ability cannot be detected by the ability detector, nor does it exist in my ability slot, because I redeemed this ability with points in that game.

[Criminal Perception] is a passive activation; anyone within my field of vision who has committed a crime within the past week will be marked by my ability.

Although I knew they were criminals, I didn't know what crimes they had committed. Normally, I would have just knocked those two out of the blue, taken them back to the Hero Association, and interrogated them without saying a word.

But not now, because of this white uniform I wear, because I am now a police officer, and as a police officer I must act according to rules and regulations. There are already many voices of dissatisfaction with me in the police station, which I certainly wouldn't have cared about in the past.

But now my mission is to help those police officers successfully arrest Hanamiya Karen and Inukai Tsubaki. If killing Hanamiya Karen would have completed the mission, I would have done it already. The most important thing now is that there is no evidence.

Okay, I admit it, I just wanted to beat up a few criminals to vent my frustration. Even if they really tried to harass me, I would at most beat them half to death and then call the police.

After all, I'm no longer in the mood to arrest two criminals who have committed crimes I don't even know what they did and take them to the police station.

After leaving the alley, I came to the main road, hailed a taxi, and went home.

About thirty minutes later, the taxi stopped outside the gate of the Liuli Rose Villa area. Since outside vehicles are not allowed to enter the villa area, the taxi driver could only drop me off at the gate.

The security system of the Glass Rose is excellent, and many superheroes from the Hero Association of Zero City have settled their families in this villa area.

The developer of Liuli Qiangwei is Qingye Group, which was founded in 2012. It is a diversified enterprise group with real estate development as its main business and finance, entertainment and luxury goods as its secondary businesses.

Qingye Group's real estate development mainly focuses on villa areas, and they are committed to creating a more comfortable, elegant, and safe living environment.

The comfort stems from the surrounding amenities of the villa area, such as commercial facilities, schools, and hospitals.

The elegance stems from the picturesque scenery of the villa area, which boasts a greening rate of up to 40%, featuring rock gardens, bridges, and flowing water, as well as hundreds of brightly colored flowers.

The security comes from the villa area's security system. The security work of the Glass Rose is outsourced to the Great Knight Security Company. More than 30 percent of the security guards in the Great Knight Security Company are retired knights from the Knights Order. Although they can no longer call themselves knights, these retired knights still have professional ethics.

In conclusion, although the price of apartments in Liuli Qiangwei is a bit high, it is actually worth the money.

I glanced casually at the camera on the automatic door, and the artificial intelligence installed on the door quickly confirmed my identity.

"Welcome home, Ms. Zhan Xiaoxiao. Your mother is already waiting for you at home."

As the AI ​​finished speaking, the automatic gate slowly opened, revealing a path wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

Hearing that my mother was already waiting for me at home, all the gloom I had accumulated throughout the day instantly vanished. So I ran towards home, swinging my two thick, heavy pink pigtails.

The patrolling security guards would nod slightly when they saw me to show their friendliness, which was not surprising, since the Knights Order and the Hero Association were supported by the royal family and nobles. In fact, I was colleagues with these retired knights.

Soon, I rushed home. After rudely opening the living room door, I saw my mother sitting on the sofa, eating popcorn and watching a movie.

Perhaps she heard the sound of me opening the door, because my mother turned to look at me.

My mother has long blonde hair and looks very young. Perhaps it's because she's an elf that she's been able to stay young.

My mother's somewhat weary emerald green eyes lit up slightly when she saw me, and she gave me a gentle smile.

"Little one is back."

Hearing my mother's gentle and loving voice, my eyes welled up with tears. I felt wronged, sad, and wanted to cry.

"Mother..."

My voice even carried a hint of embarrassing sobbing, but I just couldn't control myself in front of my mother.

Seeing me like this, my mother panicked. She quickly stood up from the sofa and was about to walk towards me, but I rushed over before she could take a step.

My mother wasn't as quick as me. Before she could take a step, I jumped into her arms. My mother was so startled by my movement that she sat back down on the sofa, gently stroking my back while asking me in confusion.

"What's wrong, Xiaoxiao? Did someone bully you?"

Feeling my mother's tenderness, I finally couldn't hold back my tears and cried like a little child.

It wasn't my fault at all! I caught the criminal! I did the right thing! I'm the hero! Why are you talking badly about me! I'm almost at the point of failing my mission! Why won't you help me! Nobody's helping me!

Although I really wanted to say these things, I knew that saying them would definitely cause trouble for my mother. The only place I could act cute was in my mother's arms, so I didn't tell the truth.

"Waaaaah... My hair is so heavy... My head hurts so much... Waaaaah..."

They're all cursing me! They call me a mad dog! I'm not a mad dog! I was clearly doing the right thing!

"Yes, your hair is getting a bit thick, little one. Do you want Mommy to give you a haircut?"

"Waaah... I don't want to cut my hair..."

Hanamichi is clearly the culprit! Why doesn't anyone believe me?! I know the script! I'm the one who's right!

"Okay, okay, no haircut, no haircut, little one, stop crying, alright?"

"Waaah...and...waaah...the police uniforms are ugly...and the hats are no good either..."

I'm scared! I'm so scared! I don't want to go into execution mode!

The usual tasks are terrifying enough, let alone the execution mode that sounds so chilling! I'm scared, I'm really scared. The countdown is still going on, and my time is decreasing little by little.

The countdown wasn't present from the beginning of the story mode; it only started after I completed the tenth story mission. The feeling of watching time decrease was despairing; the less time I had, the more terrified I became.

What should I do? What should I do? I can't find any evidence of Hanamichi Karen's crimes! The police have even cleared their suspicions against her! I can't find any evidence of Hanamichi Karen's crimes in such a short time.

I'm in this state! Why is no one helping me?! I'm the hero! I'm the righteous one! I'm the good person! Why are you all speaking up for Hanamichi Karen?! She's a bad person, a criminal!

I'm a good person! Why do you look at me with that disgusted and hateful expression? Why! Why! Why!

I tried so hard! I tried so hard! But I just can't find it! I'm so tired! I feel so bad! I feel so wronged! I'm right!

I want to...I want to...I want to say all these things, I want to tell all these things to my mother, but as I hug my mother and cry, all I can say are trivial things.

"Waaaaah...that stinky old man...that stinky old bureau chief...waaaah...he yelled at me...and cursed at me...waaaah..."

"Then...that bureau chief is a big bad guy, how about Mom and Xiaoxiao scold him together?"

"Um..."

Why can't I tell the police about the storyline?! If I tell them about the story mode, they'll believe me, right? But why?! Why won't they let me tell them?

I kept rambling on and on while hugging my mother and crying, venting all the emotions that had been building up inside me.

Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep...

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"Little one...do you want to become a great hero?"

Yes! Little one wants to become a great hero like her father!

"But being a great hero is very hard work, you know."

Little one isn't afraid of hard work! Little one is super amazing!

"Little one, do you know? Daddy is actually a mediocre hero. So, Little one, live on for Daddy and become a true hero."

I sat bolt upright in bed, the blankets soaked with cold sweat, my heart pounding wildly. Looking around, I realized I wasn't in the forest anymore, but in my bedroom.

I vaguely remember crying myself to sleep in my mother's arms. I think my mother took me back to my bedroom.

I grabbed a pink pig plush toy from the bed and hugged it to my chest. Thinking about my current situation, tears welled up in my eyes again and rolled down onto the pink pig, leaving some dark red water stains on it.

I can even recall it now when I close my eyes, remembering my father's burning smile. I don't know why I suddenly dreamed of my father today, but I know for sure that my time is running out.

The countdown has now reached 49:41:23, meaning my already limited time is even less. The continuous setbacks have made me lose all motivation to try, and I'm even considering giving up altogether. I've played this game seven times already, from the initial panic to my current ease, but I've never felt this desperate before.

Two days sounds like a lot of time, but Hanamiya Karen and Inukai Tsubaki are no longer on the police's list of suspects, and I still don't have a single clue about that monster that's like a natural disaster.

At that moment, I felt like I had been abandoned by the whole world.

But I have to pull myself together, because no one can help me except myself.

With that in mind, I subconsciously opened the game's in-game store.

The reason for opening the store is that the store has a random product section that refreshes once a day. The products in that section are unpredictable, ranging from sesame seeds to tanks.

I refreshed the product listings subconsciously, but what appeared surprised me slightly.

The item that appeared in the refreshed product list was a small yellow potion, and the product name was somewhat familiar...

Truth serum...

--split line--

It's a new week! I wonder if anyone has given me any free likes?