1 Chapter 1: This Era is a Bit Difficult - Revised

Name: Senichi Karazawa (Tang Zexian)

Sex: Male

Age: 22 years old

Occupation: Intern Police officer, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

This is the general situation of Senichi after coming to this world.

Fortunately, there were no changes to his clean and handsome face, except that his name went from being a given name to a surname, with the addition of the given name Karazawa (Xianyi).

He was exactly the same as his previous self, or else Senichi would have been worried about developing a split personality disorder.

After all, having to face an unfamiliar face every day, he didn't know if his SAN value would drop.

And it's always easier for people to accept when you cross over to your parallel world self, right?

He was an art teacher in his previous life, a single dog. He would usually watch anime and reasoning works when he had nothing to do. But then, in the blink of an eye, he woke up in this world.

To be honest, after learning about the situation in this world, Senichi couldn't be more satisfied with the career his parallel world self had chosen.

As a police officer in the career group, he in this world is simply a top student!

The self in this world graduated from the Faculty of Law of Tokyo University. When he was studying at the University of Tokyo, he passed the national civil service examination in one go. He was also the top graduate of the Police University.

One could say he belonged to the Career group.

Absolutely amazing.

At this point, Senichi wanted to give a crazy shout-out to his parallel world self.

You must know that this is the Class I Civil Servant Examination of Japan, which only a very small number of people can pass.

Let's use an example to illustrate.

Out of the total number of 220,000 police officers in the entire Japan, only a mere 500 are in the career group. By comparison, we can understand the difficulty of passing this type of examination.

But his parallel world self did it, and one could say that his future development was guaranteed.

If you still don't understand, the wise and enlightened policeman Kengo Akechi in "The Kindaichi Case Files" is a member of the Career group.

Of course, judging by the speed of promotion, the unreliable Gunma District police officer Misao Yamamura in "Detective Conan" is probably also in the Career group.

It can be said that as a Career group, the starting point is high and promotion is fast. Almost all Career groups are high-level bureaucrats. Even if you are a disgrace to the police like Misao Yamamura, you can be promoted faster than the quasi-Career and non-Career groups.

After three months of junior cadre courses and nine months of practice in the police department, he can be promoted to Police Officer.

This kind of life winner completely overshadowed the unrest Senichi felt after crossing over.

And the memory in his brain also allows Senichi to face familiar people and affairs with ease. Although he had crossed over, his situation was favorable, and he didn't have to worry about making a living.

You must know that the Japan's economy in the 1990s was not very prosperous. The decade after the Plaza Accord in the 1990s was even called the "lost decade".

One could say that his previous self had clung onto the most secure job during the worst period.

In Japan, police officers received generous salaries and benefits. Even rookie officers earned higher salaries than the average company employee.

For high school graduates, the salary was approximately 190,000 yen per month. For junior college (similar to an associate degree) graduates, it was 200,000 yen. For university graduates (bachelor's degree or above), it was 230,000 yen, while the average company employee earned around 198,000 yen per month.

This is only the first year after joining the department, and the monthly salary thereafter will increase year by year at a rate of 7,000-10,000 per year.

In addition, two bonuses are issued every year. The accumulated amount of the two bonuses is about five months' salary.

In other words, a rookie police officer, including salary and bonuses, could earn nearly 4 million yen per year. For a young boy who has graduated from university and has not yet endured "Social beatings", this basically meant avoiding future "Social beating".

And the reason why Senichi worked so hard was because of the economic downturn.

Without the traditional ancestral worship of his parents, his parallel world self's hometown was located in Kamikawa district, Kamikawa Town, Hokkaido, where his family had been operating a hot spring inn for generations.

His grandfather's surname was Tang and his name was Shou. Later, in order to marry his grandmother, he agreed to his mother-in-law's condition and the two of them inherited the hot spring inn.

When the old man changed his name, he didn't seem to have any pressure at all. Didn't he just add a Ze in the middle of Tang Shou, and become Tang Zeshou.

And the birth years don't match either. It seems that this world's Senichi is older than him by almost a whole cycle. It can only be said that it's a difference between worlds, but thankfully his parents haven't changed..

And according to Senichi's own memory, in his original world, his grandmother was Japanese and finally married in his hometown, but he didn't expect that in this world, it was his grandpa who stayed behind.

Maybe it's because in this world's grandma's dowry, there is an ancestral hot spring that can't be taken away?

Emmm...

In any case, in the first few years, the hot spring at Senichi's family was making a fortune.

Because it is located in the foothills of the Daisetsuzan National Park, there were plenty of visitors for those two years, and they were spending generously.

But the good times didn't last long. In my predecessor's sophomore year of high school, Japan's economy jumped off the building. And as a result, running the hot spring inn became increasingly difficult for Senichi's family.

Even though his parents were honest and frugal people who didn't spend much money apart from daily expenses, the hot spring hasn't been profitable for the past six years.

Even now, in 1996, the operation of the hot spring at home hasn't improved much. There is some income during peak periods in these two years, but it's just enough to get by.

After all, there are a lot of unemployed people, and many people commit suicide by jumping off the building. Who is interested in going to the hot springs?

During this era, due to the fixed exchange rate of Japanese Yen to the US dollar, 360:1, the cost of living was incredibly high. Whether it's meat or vegetables, everything was expensive.

For the sake of their families, many men choose to bear debts alone, and countless families are facing divorce, and There are also many cases of faithful husbands being tempted.

So even though the family grew some vegetables and raised poultry, they lived a thrifty life.

After all, the current Hokkaido is not yet a tourist destination for future generations, and with a small population, it simply can't compare to bustling places like Tokyo.

And his parallel world self also started to study hard at that time, and a lot of family money was spent on him.

After all, in this era, Japan implemented "Happy Education," and if you wanted to get into a good university, you had to attend a private academy because there were certain subjects not taught in high school, but were necessary for university entrance exams.

The predecessor was originally considered to be the bottom among the outstanding students, but after the family crisis, he suddenly woke up and transformed into a hardworking and serious student.

After that, with the support of his family and scholarships, he successfully graduated from the Department of Law of Tokyo University. After that, he passed the Class I exam and became an elite in the Career group.

Now, Senichi can finally support his family.

Based on his memories, this world's version of himself is much stronger than him. Starting from high school, he set his goals and ultimately achieved them, even starting to support the family.

But he didn't expect that the sudden switch would happen to him. He doesn't know if the other person crossed over to his original world.

Regarding this, Senichi can only silently hope in his heart. Even if the two of them crossed over to a parallel world, they are still his own parents after all.

And based on his own experience of crossing over and gaining memories, the other version of himself should also be able to gain his own memories. In that case, it is definitely enough to be a translator to make life better.

And the reason why the predecessor chose the profession of the police is also because the treatment of the police is so good these days.

In addition to the salary mentioned above, if a police officer is unmarried, the Japan Police require them to live in assigned single dormitories.

The water and electricity bills in the dormitory are free, and there is also a free cafeteria with plenty of delicious food, which means that food and housing are included.

This means that if you are a single police officer, your daily expenses are close to zero.

Furthermore, every two years, they can receive a brand new custom-tailored suit of excellent quality that can't be compared to those cheap stall goods.

That is to say, as long as you don't spend too much money, a police officer at the age of 30 will have 15 million or 20 million savings.

And depending on the type of police, there are various allowances related to duties. For example, patrol police have patrol allowances, and traffic police have traffic rectification allowances.

As for the criminal police, there are even more allowances. If you are on duty in the middle of the night to investigate the scene, you will have a paging allowance and night operation allowance.

You say, in this situation, can the predecessor not work hard to become a god of learning, and enter the police career group?