87: Chapter 87 Game Publishers Are Overjoyed! We're Giving Away These Police Uniforms for Free!

Pfft!

Sato Takuya spat out a mouthful of yellow sand. The mask printed with a clown pattern was skewed to one side, and his face had turned the color of pig liver.

The two assistants behind him tried to help him up, but he shoved them away.

"Baka!" A low roar was squeezed from his throat.

Having been treated like this in front of tens of millions of viewers worldwide, he felt his face burning.

"Just you wait! I am definitely getting in today!"

Sato Takuya's eyes were bloodshot. He brushed the sand off his body and charged toward the invisible border line again.

He didn't believe these people would dare to lay a hand on him again.

However, he was quickly thrown out again.

What greeted him was the same crisp and efficient result.

The two police officers remained expressionless. The moment Sato Takuya charged over, they stepped forward from the left and right once more.

Hoisted, lifted, turned. The movements were executed in one smooth motion.

This time, they gave their arms a sharp jerk.

"Whoosh—" Sato Takuya flew higher and further, tracing an arc in the air, and finally landed with a heavy "thud" back inside Sudan.

This fall was much harder than the last one.

"Next time, it won't be as simple as just being thrown out." He Jun's cold voice came through clearly.

In Sato's livestream, the tone of the comments shifted completely.

After a brief moment of shock, the screen was filled with hilarious comments.

"I'm dying of laughter, the best comedy livestream of the year."

"This isn't a border conflict; this is the live-action version of Tom and Jerry."

"Sato-kun, give it up. You look so pitiful, I'm about to laugh out a six-pack."

"Don't! Keep charging! I tipped a rocket just because I want to see him get thrown a third time!"

"To be fair, the police on the other side are so handsome, and that uniform is so cool."

"Wait… Why does this uniform look more and more familiar the longer I look at it?"

Soon, more and more people noticed that something was off.

"Holy crap! Isn't that the classic City Hunter skin for the federal special police in future police?"

"For real? Damn, it actually is! Even the arm patch is the same, except they replaced the federal eagle emblem with their gear national emblem."

"So… a police force of a sovereign state is enforcing the law while wearing cosplay from a game?"

"Pfft—this is too much information."

As soon as this comment appeared, both livestream channels exploded.

In Gao Jian's livestream, the previous serious atmosphere was gone, replaced by a flood of joyful comments.

"Hahahaha! A cyber state using future police uniforms—it's logically consistent, no issues there!"

"Too hardcore! This country really knows how to meme! From today on, I am a spiritual citizen of the Cyber Freedom Republic!"

"I strongly suspect their head of state is a hardcore gamer."

"Asking for a friend, where can I buy this police uniform? Is it official merch? I want to buy one too!"

The news spread quickly. Within minutes, "Cyber Freedom Republic police uniform" shot to the top of the global trending list.

When the PR department of Xinghai Entertainment, the developer of future police, saw the news, the entire office went quiet for a moment, then erupted in huge cheers.

The PR manager slammed the table: "That's hundreds of millions in free advertising falling from the sky! Quick, draft an announcement!"

Less than ten minutes later, the official future police Twitter account posted an announcement that got all players excited:

"We are deeply honored that our game's uniform design could be used by a sovereign state to defend its sacred sovereignty. To express our respect and support for the Cyber Freedom Republic, Xinghai Entertainment has decided: 1. To grant the full design copyright of the City Hunter uniform to the Cyber Freedom Republic, permanently and free of charge. 2. To immediately release a limited-edition Cyber Freedom Republic national emblem memorial patch in-game, which all players can claim for free. Wishing for the friendship between the two peoples to last forever!"

Once the announcement was out, it pushed the atmosphere to a new climax.

The entire gaming community was in an uproar.

"Holy crap, god-tier PR! Xinghai Entertainment has won big with this move."

"This collaboration is too awesome! I'm logging in right now to claim the patch."

"A historic moment! The Cyber Freedom Republic has become the first country to establish diplomatic relations with a game company."

"Who's going to say playing games is useless from now on? Look at this, you can even game your way into diplomatic relations."

… At the border line, Sato Takuya was completely unaware of this.

Clutching his waist, which felt like it was about to break, he prepared for his third charge.

This time, he had learned to be smart. He didn't run in a straight line anymore, but lowered his body, attempting to circle around from behind the dunes on the flank.

He didn't believe that five people could block all his routes.

However, He Jun just gave a light hand signal.

The three police officers behind him immediately dispersed, and in just three steps, they formed a semi-circular blockade with the original two.

This blockade blocked all of his routes completely.

Sato Takuya poked half his head out from behind the sand dune, looking at the five men in front of him whose expressions were as cold as NPCs.

He finally understood. He couldn't get past.

This was a crushing of an individual by state power.

The other side had prepared everything from law to force, from public opinion to reality. It was flawless, giving him no chance to exploit any loopholes.

He realized that no matter how much he charged, he couldn't change anything other than ending up bruised and bloody.

The drive that had been supporting him vanished in an instant.

Dejectedly, he stopped in his tracks and stood up from behind the sand dune.

Facing the drone camera in the air, he forced a smile that looked even worse than crying.

"Everyone… that's it for our livestream today. It seems the Cyber King's preparations are very thorough. However, I will not give up! See you next time!"

After saying that, he didn't dare to look at the comments anymore. Amidst a sea of "Hahahaha" and "Don't let the door hit you on the way out," he sheepishly closed the livestream and disappeared into the other side of the desert, looking pathetic with his assistants.

A farce that attempted to subvert a nation thus came to an end.

Gao Jian closed the livestream and walked over to He Jun, his eyes full of admiration: "Minister He, you guys are amazing."

He Jun's icy face showed no expression, but he just shook his head: "It is the Head of State who is amazing. He calculated everything."

Just then, Gao Jian's phone vibrated. It was a message from Lin Zhou.

The message was very short. After reading it, Gao Jian's hands were trembling slightly.

He turned around abruptly, pointed the phone screen toward He Jun and the five police officers, and read aloud:

"Order from the Head of State: All personnel involved in this border-sovereignty operation performed excellently and upheld our national prestige! Upon returning home, each person will be awarded one pioneer medal as encouragement!"

pioneer medal.

The five police officers drawn from the guard, these iron-willed men, felt their clenched fists trembling slightly upon hearing these words.

They had just come to do a job and earn a paycheck. They hadn't expected that today, they would unexpectedly receive a... founding medal issued by a sovereign state.

This honor was heavy, far more precious than any amount of money.

He Jun looked at his brothers, and his typically cold and hard face finally revealed a rare smile.

He knew. From today on, the Ministry of Police would no longer be a one-man show for him.