Chapter 20: Requesting Assistance

Akiwara Yuto made up his mind and prepared to take action immediately.

He already had his own plan, which was to adapt some foreign detective works into localized novels suitable for this world, and then submit them to the Detective Literature Newcomer Award.

However, to achieve this goal, he still needed more knowledge reserves, including history, humanities, and specific laws and regulations. Only in this way could he avoid writing something that did not conform to reality when adapting.

He put down the newspaper in his hand and asked Asano Aiko, who was cleaning up the bento box: "Asano, do you know any bookstores or libraries that are more suitable for looking up information? I want to go find some books to read."

"The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library has a relatively large collection of books, but the location is relatively far, located in Minato Ward." Asano Aiko heard Akiwara Yuto's question, put down the action in her hand, and said in an uncertain tone: "Akiwara, you can also go to the nearest Bunkyo Ward Library, but the collection inside may be limited."

Akiwara Yuto weighed it and decided to go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library; although it was a bit far, it was still within the range he could accept.

He greeted Asano Aiko, left Mantanshe to take the train, and after a journey of about 50 minutes, finally reached his destination—the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library is one of the largest public libraries in Japan, collecting more than 2 million books, of which 360,000 are open to the public. After Akiwara Yuto walked in, he found a wide variety of books on history, criminal investigation, litigation, etc., and sat at the desk and started reading.

First is history; the general history is almost the same as in the past life, except for the current Heisei, the era changes are the most drastic in the Edo period, Taisho period, and Showa period; many major historical events occurred, which can be turned into the background in the novel.

However, there have been significant changes in historical figures, so be vigilant to avoid mistakes during adaptation.

Secondly, criminal investigation; the main force responsible for investigating cases is criminal police, including patrol police and other public security police types.

Huh, Japan actually doesn't have police academy students who advance; they are recruited first and then go to the police academy to receive more than half a year of pre-job training, and then go to work at the front-line police station.

Can the detective level of such fast-track police really be okay?

In addition, excluding temporary workers, the number of formal police in Japan is 250,000, which is said to be more than criminals; no wonder the Japanese police in the past life would manage even running red lights and stolen garbage; it seems they are idle...

In terms of law, murder cases exceed the statute of limitations after 15 years, and many cases are therefore fruitless. At the same time, criminals under 20 years old can only be adjudicated by the Family Court, and most will only be given light sentences.

Can this kind of punishment make people turn over a new leaf? It's simply speechless; no wonder so many perverted cases in Japan in the past life were committed by juvenile offenders.

In the process of constantly flipping through books, Akiwara Yuto's understanding of Japan in this world gradually deepened.

He plunged into the pile of books, even asked for leave from Asano Aiko, and buried his head in seclusion for more than half a week, making a relatively detailed understanding of the general situation—when he writes later, he shouldn't make any jokes about customs and allusions.

As for the more in-depth parts, such as specialized criminal investigation methods and the internal police system, he must find professional people to ask; these contents cannot be found in the public books in the library.

Closing the book, he felt a bit tired and prepared to go home; after all, for more than half a week, he basically watched from opening to closing every day; not only did his butt hurt from sitting, but even his spirit was a bit trance-like, just like now, he always felt that a beautiful girl at the table to his right was secretly observing him.

But life is not a love comedy like "Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai," where do so many sudden events of love come from.

Thinking of this, he laughed dumbly, put the book back in its original place, set the chair, and walked out.

When he walked out of the library gate, a crisp voice sounded behind him: "Um... can I disturb you for a moment?"

Akiwara Yuto was puzzled, turned his head to look, and found that the person who said this was the beautiful girl he felt had been secretly observing him; the other party was standing behind him, smiling at him.

She was about 20 years old, had long black hair reaching her waist, her hair was wrapped with a white headband, and only a few thin bangs hung down, looking like she had a temperament of being well-read. Her figure was very tall and symmetrical just right, belonging to the kind of beautiful girl with temperament that people would look back at frequently when walking on the street.

Akiwara Yuto's eyes fell on the other party's face, but his heart raised vigilance; although he had a certain confidence in his appearance, he didn't think he could make such a beautiful girl take the initiative to strike up a conversation.

Could it be preaching or fraud? Must be guarded against; he raised his eyebrows and responded stiffly: "May I ask what is the matter."

Seeing Akiwara Yuto's cold attitude, the girl was stunned, seemingly not expecting her charm to be ineffective. But she immediately reacted, bowed, and said with a smile: "Sorry to disturb you, I am Igawa Akemi from Tokyo Women's University, and I want to ask if you have a relatively good understanding of detective work."

Hearing the other party's intention, Akiwara Yuto was surprised; it turned out that he had been seen by the other party when he was flipping through books in the library before.

At that time, in order to look up information, he also found a pile of detective works and placed them in front of the table, but he hadn't had time to finish reading them before putting them back.

His attitude also became polite: "I do have a little understanding."

He was a bit curious; did the other party need any help in detective work? However, although it cannot be said that detective enthusiasts are everywhere in Japan, there are quite a few if you look carefully; there is no need to find a stranger like him, right?

Igawa Akemi got the answer she wanted, and her heart breathed a sigh of relief; her club was preparing to rehearse a detective stage play, but the club lacked people who understood detective work, and because the script needed to be kept secret, it was not suitable to find people in the school to help.

She didn't expect that she would meet one when checking information outside the school; it was really a great fortune.

She walked forward two steps and bowed: "Our club has encountered some trouble in terms of detective work and needs someone to help; can I trouble you to provide assistance in this regard?"

Looking at Akiwara Yuto, Igawa Akemi tried to make herself smile more sweetly; as a beautiful girl who could rank in a place like Tokyo Women's University where there were all girls, she was quite confident in her charm.

She believed that the request she made had a high probability of being agreed to by the other party.

She smiled, waiting for the other party's reply. Soon, she heard the other party say one sentence.

"Sorry, I don't have time." ===== CHAPTER 21 =====