Tokyo: Simulation Begins with the Big Sister Next Door

[Upgrade experience requirements met. Upgrade now?]

"Yes!"

[Initiating upgrade]

Upgrading...1%...2%

"It's finally going to be upgraded."

An Zeliang's eyes revealed anticipation.

A progress bar appeared in his field of vision.

An Zeliang watched the progress bar slowly advance until he felt sleepy and unknowingly fell asleep on the bed.

A dreamless night.

I slept exceptionally well tonight.

It was 8:15 a.m.

Sunlight streamed through the window, and Anze Liang stretched lazily.

I slept very well, perhaps because I didn't dream.

Dreaming greatly affects sleep quality, especially dreams that are physically demanding.

The first thing An Zeliang did after waking up was to check the system upgrade status.

[Upgrading in progress... 85%...]

Hmm, it's a bit slow.

Let's wash up and eat first; we're sure we can upgrade today.

Because it's Sunday, there's no need to go to school or rush out the door, so I can take my time washing up.

Although An Zeliang was never in a hurry under normal circumstances.

He embraced a life of leisure, and even on school days, An Zeliang rarely rushed to school. Since the teachers wouldn't punish him for being late, he became increasingly audacious, like a powerful minister with a get-out-of-jail-free card.

Of course, the reason for all this is that he had already learned all the knowledge in the simulation, so missing a lesson wouldn't have any impact. Otherwise, An Zeliang certainly wouldn't have arranged it this way.

There are two prerequisites for giving up: First, when you can't achieve your goal no matter how hard you try, there's no point in trying anymore, and giving up can actually allow you to enjoy life in time.

Secondly, once the goal has been achieved, whether or not it is displayed will not make any difference.

He clearly belongs to second place.

After washing up, An Zeliang fried rice with eggs. After eating breakfast, seeing that the system had not yet finished upgrading, he started doing laundry again.

I haven't washed my clothes for a week, and there's a lot of dirty laundry piled up.

Naturally, the washing machine was used. An Zeliang played on his phone next to him, waiting for the washing and drying to finish before taking it out to hang out to dry on the balcony.

While An Zeliang was busy hanging up the laundry, he saw a familiar figure downstairs. It was the girl next door dressed in a black Lolita outfit.

Today, she was dragging a very heavy black suitcase as she entered the residential area.

This suitcase looks even bigger than yesterday's.

An Zeliang was somewhat taken aback. This girl really hadn't been found to have any problems by the police?

Perhaps sensing An Zeliang's gaze, the Lolita girl looked up at An Zeliang on the balcony, facing the sunlight.

An Zeliang did not flinch, but looked at the girl with a gentle smile.

The girl glared at An Zeliang and then laboriously dragged her heavy suitcase into the apartment.

An Zeliang noticed that as the suitcase dragged heavily on the ground, something would occasionally move.

What exactly is inside?

An Zeliang returned to the living room and sat on the sofa. While pondering how strange this Lolita girl was, he turned on the television.

He flipped through several channels with the remote, hoping to find some interesting TV dramas, but unexpectedly stumbled upon an old program that focused on murder cases and serial killers.

It's considered a legal education program and is very popular in Japan.

"Today's program is a column interview about the 'murderous couple' from thirteen years ago."

"Next, please welcome our special guest, Junichi Watanabe."

The female host introduced the event with a smile.

"A murderous couple?"

Upon hearing this title, Anze Liang inexplicably thought of Tamamo's parents.

Thinking of this, he put down the remote control and watched for a while longer.

To everyone's surprise, the special guest who came up from behind the scenes was none other than Grandpa Watanabe, whom they had met at the cemetery and who had helped Tamamo sweep her grave.

"Is it such a coincidence?"

The interview began on television.

"Mr. Watanabe, I've heard that you've been collecting information on that murderous couple for many years. Have you found any leads?"

"No, please don't call them murderers."

Junichi Watanabe seriously refuted the host's statement, then said, "That couple might just be two innocent ordinary people, not some kind of murderer."

"The police are now investigating in other directions, which further proves that the couple is not a criminal and has been wrongly accused."

"Please do not make judgments about innocent couples without substantial evidence. Their children have lost their parents at a young age because of these rumors, have been estranged from relatives and friends, and misunderstood by classmates. They are already having a very difficult time."

“If I hadn’t been helping that couple’s child, she might never have grown up under such high pressure.”

"Let's hope we don't hurt the couple's family again because of a conclusion that's not even certain!"

The old man seemed to be thinking about the hardships his child had endured; his tone was compassionate, and his expression was heavy and serious.

"just in case."

"That couple really weren't murderers, were they? Have we wronged them for too long? Have we caused their children and their families too much suffering?"

After a moment of silence, the host asked again, "Then why did cases with their modus operandi disappear as well after the murderous couple vanished? So many years have passed, and not a single victim has been killed again."

Jun Watanabe paused, seemingly recalling something, before replying, "Based on my years of research, although there is no concrete evidence, I am fairly certain that the murderous couple were most likely just being manipulated by a very clever and resourceful serial killer."

"The serial killer first prepared a series of false testimonies, then murdered the innocent couple, making it appear as if they were on the run to escape punishment. Finally, he stopped committing crimes, thus creating the perfect scapegoat."

When Junichi Watanabe got to this point, he looked amazed and exclaimed, "That kind of clever method could definitely have been used by the serial killer I've been tracking my whole life."

"Because he is an extremely intelligent, extremely cunning and perverted guy."

"I believe no one knows him better than me!"

Grandpa Watanabe is facing the camera.

His eyes were very determined.

in front of the TV.

An Zeliang frowned slightly and murmured, "No serial killer can truly stop committing crimes... For those inhuman beings, they enjoy the thrill of killing."

"That's an addiction that's even harder to break than drugs...

of course.

Despite his assessment, Anze Liang still believed, because of Tamamo, that the murderer was most likely not Tamamo's parents.

As for why the same type of murder method disappeared after Tamamo's parents died... it may be due to some uncontrollable factors that led the serial killer to retire.

It's also possible that the murderer died unexpectedly, or went to jail for some other reason, and was unable to continue committing crimes.

An Zeliang has been researching "scumbag killers" these days and has become quite interested in similar cases. This case also involves the parents of an acquaintance, so he is studying the program very seriously, trying to learn more information.

At this moment.

The phone on the table rang.

An Zeliang answered the phone without hesitation.

"Moshi moshi?"

"Sister Qianhe?"

The call was from Chizuru-nee. She said that she and a friend would be visiting that afternoon.

"Is Chizuru-nee coming over this afternoon?"

An Zeliang glanced at his refrigerator subconsciously.

Chapter 65, Section 64: The refrigerator is huge! It could fit me inside!

"Sister Chizuru, could you come a little later?" An Zeliang asked Sister Chizuru, looking at the messy room.

"Huh? Why? Xiao Liang, are you hiding a girl in your room?"

"Or are you hiding something you can't show your sister? Tell me the truth, or I'll come and kill you right now!"

"No, I just wanted to clean the room a bit," An Zeliang said, taking out a drink from the refrigerator.

"Oh, I see. Xiao Liang has become sensible."

Chizuru's tone softened, and she praised An Zeliang before replying, "Then I'll come over this afternoon."

"it is good."

"By the way, Xiao Liang, I've prepared some study materials for you. I'll bring them to you today."

"Uh, I don't need it. Chizuru-nee, you can send the information back to Megumi. She can use it."

"is it?"

The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone.

After the phone call ended.

It was during a commercial break on TV, so An Zeliang stopped watching and started cleaning his room, while also checking the system's upgrade progress.

[Upgrading... 93%...]