Before long, Jiang Xia received an Invitation Letter and a phone call.
Unlike the suspicious correspondence he had always been hoping for, this time it was the Metropolitan Police Department and Inspector Megure contacting him. The inspector wanted to discuss the police's routine safety presentation with him.
"Dry, tedious lectures don't attract anyone, and they make our work seem rigid, increasing the public's resistance to the police."
Inspector Megure explained the Cause and Effect to him. "So we plan to hold a food event alongside the lecture, combining the two. The event will be held at the Square, right? We'll send invitations to restaurants and have them drive their Food Trucks to the Square that day and set up stalls there.
"Then the Metropolitan Police Department will put together a Band. Citizens attending the Beika Food Festival will be able to listen to music and the lecture meeting while browsing food stalls. It'll be a harmonious affair, like a festival fair. The publicity effect is sure to be excellent!"
Jiang Xia agreed, "It does sound pretty good... so why did you come to me?"
Inspector Megure sighed and poured out his grievances. "The original plan was for me to give the lecture on the day of the event, but the Metropolitan Police Department messed up the scheduling, and the event ended up being set for a weekday.
"Now the publicity department says the promotional results are terrible. Hardly any restaurants agreed to send out their vehicles, and not many of the people who received the flyers are interested in participating. At this rate, the event won't be able to happen at all.
"So those guys asked me to come ask whether you're free that day. If you are, why not let you give the lecture instead... Ahem, naturally, we'd also