Chapter 109 Her Medicine

However, having grown up in a not-so-simple environment, Akemi Miyano knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Black Guest, who squeezes every last drop of intelligence out of the gray area, is suddenly offering to help her escape the organization. Is there really such a good thing? Whatever their purpose, it's foreseeable that the price she'll have to pay will be substantial, and she's unsure if she can afford it.

Perhaps, those one billion that just arrived...

No! She had made up her mind not to touch that money, neither the organization nor any other faction.

Miyano Akemi's inner turmoil was observed by Morofushi Hiromitsu. Before speaking, he anticipated her various concerns and the difficulty in giving him a definite answer. However, it didn't matter. As long as Miyano Akemi could successfully overcome this critical juncture, everything else would be fine.

So he started making empty promises again, saying, "Perhaps it's not difficult for you to leave the organization on your own, but you have a younger sister who is a key 'target' of the organization, isn't she?"

Perhaps the name "Black Guest" was indeed effective, because Miyano Akemi didn't show any surprise or other expression at his ability to reveal this information. She simply pursed her lips and asked after a few seconds, "Can you guarantee the safety of my sisters and me?"

Morofushi Kagemitsu then shook his head slightly and said with certainty, "I can't guarantee that."

This answer stunned Miyano Akemi for a second. Under her somewhat speechless gaze, Morofushi Kagemitsu continued, "I cannot guarantee your future life or death, but I know very well that if you plan to go to Gin's appointment, not only will you die without a burial place, but your sister will also be implicated."

Akemi Miyano: !!!

Putting everything else aside, the second half of that sentence really hit her weak spot.

She was willing to give her own life for her sister's freedom, but if her choice would implicate Shiho, she would rather have done nothing at all.

Seeing her wavering, Morofushi Kagemitsu prepared to press his advantage. Before speaking, he glanced at the doorway; there was still no sound from there. It seemed the Anti-Fraud Guys had successfully used their "sleight of hand" to keep the class president and Shinichi Kudo outside.

[Anti-fraud expert #148: We'd better hurry. This trick can only fool them temporarily. Given their sharpness, they'll probably figure it out soon.]

Don't worry, her heart has already leaned towards it.

Morofushi Kagemitsu said, "Actually, you should know that the organization can't let go of a talent like your sister. Ten billion won't make up for the losses or benefits a genius scientist has brought them. But you still accepted this mission, wanting to prove something, to stir something up, with your own death..."

Akemi Miyano lowered her eyes, and her initial confrontational stance softened during this therapeutic conversation.

Morofushi Kagemitsu sighed inwardly, not delving any further, and only said, "However, this also gives Gin an excuse and opportunity to deal with you. He has always been dissatisfied with your emotional influence on Sherry, and if he has such an opportunity to permanently eliminate this threat to the organization, he will be happy to do so."

"Ms. Akemi Miyano, once this mission was issued, you probably already knew that you wouldn't survive."

Akemi Miyano lowered her head slightly, her bangs obscuring her eyes. She didn't comment on what they said, but only asked, "What do you want?"

Morofushi Kagemitsu narrowed his eyes and said, "Of course it's about the core intelligence of your organization." Seeing Miyano Akemi nervously retract her fingers, he added, "Or perhaps... the kind of drug your sister is researching. Trading data or samples for your two lives wouldn't be a bad deal."

[Anti-Fraud Agent #214: If you want samples, we can just get some from the action team's database. There's no need to go through all this trouble asking them. Besides, if we have that data, having Agent #198 copy it shouldn't be a problem.]

We need to lay the groundwork for our future encounters with such things. You've all said before that after this is over, we might return to the future more than once. Therefore, we need to prepare for every action we take in the future.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Okay, you've thought of that more thoroughly, but we can still get some useful data through reverse analysis.]

[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: ...provided there are no unnecessary obstacles. You should understand what I mean, right?]

Ah, of course.

Akemi Miyano pondered for a long time before nodding.

She looked at the socket where the item was hidden and said, "Since you won't let me make the deal with Gin, then my current task..."

Morofushi Kagemitsu held out his hand, gesturing for her to give him the key, and said, "It's alright, I'll take care of it for you, but you'll have to be a 'dead person' for a while."

Akemi Miyano realized that he was probably planning to fake his death to fool Gin, which was indeed a useful method, but her focus was on the follow-up actions.

After all, on the surface, her death hasn't changed, so according to this person who calls himself Number 234, Shiho will still face danger.

“We agreed to conduct the transaction at the port warehouse tomorrow evening. Before that, if I ask to see my sister, they probably won’t agree.” Miyano Akemi added that she had no room to tip off her.

"...Notifying her in advance would not benefit our next plan." Morofushi Hiromitsu thought about the personality of Miyano Shiho that he knew. She was stubborn and straightforward when she was a little girl, and she would not back down now. It would be too difficult to make her act in front of the organization.

However, he could understand Akemi Shirano's worries as her older sister, and after checking the details of the prophecy with Anti-Fraud King, he said, "What we want is still with her, so naturally we won't let anything happen to her."

[Anti-fraud expert #19: Those two are hard to fool; they're about to notice something's fishy. We should head out.]

Akemi Miyano's brows remained furrowed as she watched Morofushi Kagemitsu walk toward the balcony, seemingly about to leave.

"After you've dealt with the others, go into hiding. Don't show your face until you receive an email from Black Guest." Morofushi Hiromitsu opened the window, turned around and chuckled, seemingly threatening her. "I think you don't have the guts to renege on your promise."

Alright, Anti-Fraud Guy, let's go.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: OK~]

Just as Miyano Akemi was about to say something in response, the man's figure had already vanished without a trace, just as silently as he had come, his presence both mysterious and dashing.

So dashing...?

[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Hey! Duck your head down! A pigeon is swooping down!]

Zhu Fujingguang moved his head and seemed to be having a conversation with someone's potted plant on the windowsill. After a flurry of pigeons fluttering by, he pulled his head out of the window and breathed a sigh of relief.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: Wait! Jump to this platform on the second floor first. The resident on the left is coming out to install their curtains!]

He estimated the height above the ground and simply used an air conditioner bracket from a resident's house as a fulcrum to get off the wall and land on the ground.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Not bad, Jing! You seem to be getting better and better. It looks like our scientific training methods are working!]

...No, it's just that under your guidance, I've had to face more and more "extreme" situations.

[Anti-fraud expert #214: Hmmm... let's not talk about that now. Anyway, we managed to avoid those two little tails quite smoothly.]

...Never mind, I just hope that Ms. Miyano can get rid of the class president and Mr. Kudo first.

But can it really be that smooth?

[Anti-fraud expert #205: Just take a look and you'll see.]

Just as Miyano Akemi witnessed Morofushi Kagemitsu's disappearance, she heard Date Wataru and Kudo Shinichi's anxious knocking on the door. They kept ringing the doorbell: "Hirota-san! Are you there?"

"I am Wataru Date from the Metropolitan Police Department. I need to speak with you about something. Please open the door immediately."

[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Just a hair's breadth away! My image was almost ruined!]

[Anti-fraud King No. 19: This is too extreme! I never thought that the combination of Date-kun and Kudo Shinichi could achieve a 1+1>2 effect, even though the childhood friends from the Virgin Class are still on vacation...]

So what kind of smokescreen are you using? They seem more anxious than ever.

[Anti-fraud expert #198: Actually, we just made sure they couldn't find Akemi Miyano's house. To save energy, we kept tampering with the elevator and the apartment numbers, which managed to stall them for a while.]

[Anti-fraud expert #205: This kind of trick can still be used in the future, but only in conjunction with the "adult anti-addiction system." To some extent, they all achieve their purpose by deceiving people's vision.]

...That's not bad either; it might play an unexpected role at some crucial moments.

[Anti-fraud expert #214: However, it seems they couldn't delay for much longer. They actually realized what was happening very quickly; their late arrival was purely due to some manipulation of the power system.]

Don't underestimate the class monitor and that little detective. Didn't you collect some news reports from the past five years? They've even solved some cases together. You can't treat them like ordinary police officers and detectives.

[Anti-fraud expert #26: ...That's strange, why do I hear a hint of boasting in that sentence?]

[Anti-fraud expert #19: There was no need to use a question; he just wanted to say that their squad leader, Date, is quite extraordinary.]

Alright, now we need to figure out how to deal with Shiho Miyano's situation.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Tsk...]

According to the prophecy, we'll probably have to venture into the organization's laboratory.

[Anti-fraud expert #11: You already know where it is? Even Akemi Miyano wouldn't know that place.]

Well, that guy with the vodka already "told" me that.

It was in the information you showed me about the Dorobiga amusement park. Of course, the reason I was able to find that place was also because Merlot managed to get a piece of "meat" from Brandy.