Chapter 19 Conclusion?

“So… once the ‘incident’ occurs, this scene won’t end until its ‘conclusion’ is reached?” Xiao Tan picked up on Jue-ge’s train of thought.

Feng Bujue replied in a low voice, “Judging from the process of the last case… under the circumstance that Kumakichi is normally brought to justice, the scene change will arrive about an hour after the case is closed.”

The "hour" that Jue-ge spoke of should be exactly one hour. Xiao Tan was clear on his ability of physiological timing, so he raised no objections.

"But… if we disrupt the investigation and cover up the truth…" Feng Bujue changed the topic and continued, "Then things become difficult to say… for example, in the current situation, although Kumakichi has already been taken down by me, the peeping incident has yet to reach a 'conclusion,' and I'm not sure what will happen next…"

Buzz buzz buzz…

Before they could say a few more words, the sound of urgent sirens came from afar.

"Eh? The police came so fast?" Xiao Tan exclaimed in surprise.

"Perhaps a patrol car was nearby," Feng Bujue said calmly.

"Speaking of… Jue-ge, the police are mainly here to arrest you, right… aren't you considering running away?" Xiao Tan said.

"It doesn't matter," Feng Bujue replied. "I just want to test… what the consequences of being arrested are."

"Could it be…" Xiao Tan's expression changed abruptly, "You want to…"

"That's right," Feng Bujue righteously continued, "If the consequences of being arrested aren't too severe, I can consider… admitting to all the cases Kumakichi committed before he does."

Two minutes later, a police car stopped outside the scene of the crime.

The police officer who stepped out of the car was the same white Labrador who had arrested Kumakichi last time; his name was Inu-no-Suke.

"Officer, there's been an incident here," Tumi said as if she was familiar with the police. "That cat over there used a spinning heel kick to attack that bear on the ground." She paused. "Also, Zou-meijiang was peeped at, but the culprit hasn't been identified yet."

"Understood," Officer Inu-no-Suke replied. "In short, I'll take that cat…"

"Hold on!" Feng Bujue, facing the approaching police officer, spoke loudly and fearlessly, "Officer, before you arrest me, there's something I must say."

"What is it?" Inu-no-Suke asked.

"I was the one who peeped at Zou-mei taking a bath!" Jue-ge firmly admitted to the crimes committed by Kumakichi. "During the peeping, I was also discovered by Zou-meijiang… In order to disrupt the investigation, I barked 'Woof woof' twice while running away, trying to make others think the peeper was a dog." Saying this, he pointed at the unconscious Kumakichi on the ground, "Just now, Kumakichi-kun saw through my trick and tried to expose it, so I knocked him unconscious to prevent him from revealing the truth."

"Hmm… not only did he confidently confess to a non-existent crime, but he also used it as a basis to explain the reason for kicking someone…" Xiao Tan muttered from the side, "Amazing…"

"Hmm… so that's how it is." Tumi showed a suddenly enlightened expression. "Great, the incident has been resolved smoothly." She waved her arm and snapped her fingers; it was unknown how her furry hand made a sound.

On the other hand, Officer Inu-no-Suke remained silent for a few seconds before looking at Jue-ge and saying, "So… you're the culprit in both incidents?"

"Yes," Feng Bujue replied calmly.

"And your first reaction when the crime was exposed… was actually to frame a dog?" Inu-no-Suke asked with a straight face.

"Uh…" Feng Bujue didn't rashly respond; he was afraid of something going wrong.

"Fine…" After glaring at Jue-ge for a few seconds, Inu-no-Suke took a few steps forward and took out a rope. "Tell me everything when we get back to the station."

"Okay," Feng Bujue replied, without any resistance, allowing the other party to tie his hands.

A few seconds later, Inu-no-Suke finished tying him up, "led" Jue-ge around, and turned to leave.

"Next… it's up to you." When passing by Wang Tanzhi, Feng Bujue specially lowered his voice to leave these words.

"Understood," Xiao Tan replied with a serious expression. "I won't let Kumakichi have a chance to take advantage…"

Having received his partner's promise, Jue-ge resolutely walked towards the police car.

In the setting sun, his back, bearing humiliation and burden, appeared incomparably desolate. He was truly innocent but still turned himself in, deeply hiding his merit and fame.

[Due to passive gaming, you have been deducted 30% of your Survival Value and 100 points of Skill Value.]

The moment he got into the police car, Feng Bujue heard such a system notification.

This was the first time Jue-ge had heard a penalty voice regarding passive gaming since entering Thriller Paradise. Even this time, he felt baffled.

[The next day, lunch break.]

Before Feng Bujue could recover from the previous notification, the abrupt scene change arrived again.

Just like last time, the scenery in front of him changed suddenly… one second, he was sitting in the back seat of the police car, and the next second, he was sitting in the classroom of Class One, Fourth Grade of Animal Elementary School.

"Jue-ge," Xiao Tan's voice rang from the side, "Are you okay?"

"Something's wrong," Feng Bujue turned his head and replied, "Actively admitting to the crimes committed by Kumakichi will be judged as passive gaming… and directly deducts Survival and Skill Values."

"Uh…" Hearing this, Xiao Tan replied with some disappointment, "I was happy when I saw the quick scene change…"

"Haa…" Feng Bujue sighed. "It's okay, the actions just now were experimental in nature, it's good to gain experience and learn lessons from them…" He touched his chin and pondered, "I roughly understand what this scenario means… To clear the game, we must disrupt the investigation of the case. However, we can't use brainless methods like 'confessing in advance'…"

At this time, Xiao Tan also touched his chin, imitating the "famous detectives" in the scenario, and struck a pose for reasoning, "Hmm… the information we know now is… once an 'incident' occurs, there must be a 'conclusion' before the scene can change. And the conclusion… is nothing more than two kinds. The first is that the real culprit… that is, Kumakichi-kun… is exposed. The second is that we successfully disrupt the investigation and allow the case to be closed in the wrong way." He paused for half a second, "In the former case, the main quest will move towards failure, but we will get an hour of relatively free and safe adjustment time. In the latter case, the scenario will immediately change and enter the next incident."

"Hoh~" In that instant, Feng Bujue widened his cat eyes, looking at Xiao Tan with a smile that was not a smile, and used six interjections in a row, "Hoh hoh hoh hoh hoh~"