To throw in this gals tuppence.....
I didn't notice it was going to shift into a "crime" (term used loosely after the ..... attempt ..... at a blackmail plot) and was enjoying the slice of life stuff.
That being said, to pull off a good crime story it needs to be well written and clever or it ends up like, well, the blackmail plot of this.
The main issue here is people were enjoying the game, people also enjoy a good story, quite a few people here also happen to enjoy a good crime story.
The issue in question being the crime side, so far, hasn't landed. Considering the only problem being voiced seems to be that blackmail plot and there is going to be more of that kind of thing in the future ....... Well, it was a good start at least.