In the early hours of the morning, most streets in Giantwood City were deserted, but a few central areas were still bustling.
The train station, for instance.
Another train pulled into the station, and over a thousand passengers gradually disembarked.
The exit bustled for a while. Orange taxis lined up for passengers, and the late-night buses rang their bells as they slowly pulled away.
Once those people had left, the area fell quiet again.
The next train would not arrive until after dawn.
Inside the station, a security officer stopped a passenger.
"A woman reported that you grabbed her hand on the platform just now and refused to let go." The officer stared coldly at the man before him. "Plenty of people saw it. Don't try to talk your way out of this."
A pair of flashy Star Glasses rested on the man's head, and his face was full of panic.
He did his best to explain:
"I swear, I only touched her by accident!"
"By accident?" The officer scoffed. "You clearly did it on purpose!"
"I... I mistook her for someone else." The man lowered his head. "Anyway, it was just a misunderstanding."
"A misunderstanding?" The officer sneered. "How many people did you deliberately touch while getting off the train? Were those misunderstandings too?"
The man sighed at that.
"It really was a misunderstanding."
"Still making excuses!" The Public Security Team officer stared coldly at him. "Get on with it. Pay the fine!"
"Pay a fine?" the man asked in surprise.
"What else?" The officer frowned.
"I thought I'd be detained," the man muttered.
"What did you say?" the officer asked.
"N-nothing." The man quickly took a wallet from his pocket. "How much is the fine? I'll pay it."
Once the officer named an amount, the man readily took