Chapter 136 A Series of Situations

Anti-fraud expert, your navigation is a bit too accurate.

Morobuchi Kagemitsu placed his hands on the steering wheel to prevent the two groups from noticing anything amiss when they looked into his car.

[Anti-fraud expert #26: Well, it's alright... but we found Kiel, and it doesn't seem to be of much use?]

...There's nothing wrong with that.

Since they've already stumbled in by accident, let's make things difficult for them. It would be best to send the action team to the hospital again.

[Anti-fraud expert #214: Don't worry, this time we're directly simulating Kenji Hagiwara's driving skills from two days ago. We can definitely leave those two veteran drivers in the dust!]

[Anti-fraud expert #205: The threads of fate are now very intertwined, so I'll try to see if I can hijack the organization's communication signals.]

[Anti-Fraud Guru 66: The Japanese police have blocked all the roads and are tightening the encirclement. Reinforcements should arrive soon.]

...Since we've made such thorough preparations, isn't it normal to leave behind one or two codenamed members? Isn't fate all about balance and reason?

He pulled out his gun, mentally assessing the balance of power between the two sides.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: Oh no! Vodka and Camel are blocking our car!]

Tsk.

The modified car immediately took emergency action. Morofushi Kagemitsu gripped the steering wheel with one hand, moved the safety bar with the other, and fired a shot at the vodka's right-side rearview mirror.

After the first shot, the car seemed to have a sudden burst of energy, as the car radio suddenly crackled to life:

"*^&～#…Big brother! That car really was reinforcements from the other side!"

That's... the sound of vodka!

[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 205: Communication connection successful. However, the signal is still a bit unstable, so we can only use a physical receiver. Fortunately, this vehicle has relatively advanced signal receiving equipment, which will allow it to withstand the signal for a while.]

[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Right? It was definitely the right choice to let you get that new combo set!]

"Hmph, so quick to realize we've locked onto our targets?" Even with the static interference, Gin's cold voice was still easily recognizable. "But it's no use now. Keep an eye on them; we'll be there soon."

The next sentence wasn't directed at Vodka: "Chianti, you and Cohen go up from the left."

[Anti-fraud expert #214: The road to the left is a mountain road; the organization is planning to encircle and annihilate them.]

[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: However, CIA agents are in that direction; they should be able to hold them off for a while.]

CIA...

Morofushi Kagemitsu frowned. He remembered that Vermouth had been involved in this operation. Five years ago, she was still able to uncover Ethan Hondou's past; now, she might have the same connections to use this opportunity to cause trouble.

Moreover, he could hardly guarantee that the CIA agents wouldn't do anything unexpected.

He thought for a moment, then had the Anti-Fraud King deliver a message to Ethan's main hall:

FBI and CIA agents held a secret meeting at Beika Central Hospital.

Report this intelligence to the organization, attributing the source to Black Guest. —Number 234

Oh, right, let's briefly connect Gin's last line to the FBI's side.

The three parties clashed on the highway for another ten minutes. Carmel seemed to finally realize that the seemingly well-maintained modified car was not the enemy. He did not obstruct the other party's route anymore, but followed the orders transmitted through the earpiece and drove to the mountain road on the left.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: Didn't we already give them a free ride? Why are we still driving over there?!]

Morobuchi Kagemitsu was also somewhat puzzled.

The radio station seemed to have switched to a different frequency, this time the FBI's, but it didn't sound very clear, and there were children's voices mixed in.

"...can besiege +%&～^"

"—*% Subsequent plans…@%》Ahead of schedule."

After barely catching those few words, everything went blurry, and the radio switched back to the organization's side.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Unbelievable! How come the FBI's signals are even more ambiguous than the organization's?]

The only one who can truly command respect even more than Gin and Vermouth is probably Kudo.

[Anti-fraud expert #26: Huh? Jing, you can see the fate line too? We can't see it either... ugh! (Bees being dragged away with their mouth covered)]

...Indeed, Shinichi Kudo is the fulcrum of fate. Or rather, he is the chosen one.

[...]

[Anti-fraud expert #19: I don't mind muting #26, really. Let's just leave it at that, why did you bring it up?]

Vodka seemed to pick up speed again and changed lanes, as if he intended to cut off another car at the next bend.

[Anti-Fraud King #148: ...Anyway, it's about the same. After Jing calculated the balance of power between the two sides this time, I felt that the suppression against us was inevitable. Hey! Watch me dodge!]

The vodka attack missed, and the car fell behind. However, their radio had also lost all signal.

Through the increasingly blurry road surveillance footage on the computer, Morofushi Kagemitsu saw that Gin and the others were close behind and about to catch up.

He suddenly felt dizzy, and could even feel the pressure on his body getting heavier and heavier, and it seemed that the cold sweat on his forehead was dripping faster.

The anti-fraud officer was constantly monitoring his physical condition. Seeing this, he quickly gave him some energy and changed the subject, diverting attention from the previous conversation.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Uh, that's right... Vodka wanted to turn around but didn't flip the light!]

[Anti-fraud expert #198: Exactly! If #148 hadn't reacted quickly, we would have all fallen to the foot of the mountain with Kamel!]

[Anti-fraud expert reminds you: There are many roads, but safety is the most important. Reckless driving...]

That's fine.

What's the situation in Kiel right now?

Morofushi Kagemitsu felt he could still hold on, so he closed his eyes slightly and gripped the gun tightly in his hand.

[Anti-fraud expert #214: If we use infrared thermometer to check... she's still pretending to be asleep in the passenger seat, she's been awake the whole time. But her heartbeat is as fast as Cameron's, so she might make a move soon.]

Where is the car now? Has it left the suburbs?

[Anti-fraud expert #205: It's been out for a while. And, in another 15 minutes, we'll reach this special location, Yeshan. Let me scan the road conditions... Wait! There's a bomb at the exit of the overpass on the left?! And that's not all, there are more behind...]

A bomb?!

Morobuchi Kagemitsu was startled, but before he could react, the bomb was detonated.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Thump!"

The sudden explosion caught everyone off guard. Not only the three cars that were racing were affected, but even Gin and his team, who arrived later, were also impacted. The heat wave swept across and threw them all toward the right side of the mountain.

How come there's an ambush here? They even knew they drove all the way here?

[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Don't panic! I've added some energy to the emergency protection system! Theoretically speaking, our car should be fine...]

"Clang!"

The stubborn modified car was thrown onto the guardrail, breaking a road sign pole. The speed warning icon was broken off and fell down, unfortunately hitting the right-side rearview mirror and knocking it off.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: Oh, this...]

The alpaca in my mind awkwardly shrank its neck.

Zhu Fujingguang: ...

There's no time to worry about that now, is the car still moving?

He gripped his gun and looked around. He realized he was in a very bad position, squeezed to the very back by several cars.

[Anti-fraud expert #205: It's mobile. We can drive around it by standing the car upright on the side of the mountain. This is a modified car; its performance is sufficient!]

Okay, then... um?!

Why did Kiel get out of the car?! Was the bomb planted by the FBI beforehand? They seem to know the roads in Japan way too well.

At that moment, he recalled a mission he had carried out a few years ago. Back then, he had caused a lot of trouble for the task force, almost arousing suspicion because of satellite positioning.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Hmm... I'm not trying to defend the FBI, but they didn't do this. They haven't been to Hayama since they entered the country.]

He looked up at the sky, then stopped the anti-fraud officer from starting the car. He got out of the car discreetly, using the car body as cover, and kept a watchful eye on his surroundings with his gun.

Who is that? Judging from Vodka and Gin's reactions, it doesn't seem like the organization laid an ambush here beforehand.

He watched as Kiel stumbled and fell from the passenger seat, while Carmel remained unresponsive. Just as silent as the FBI agent was the organization's vehicle, parked far away in the shadows of the neighboring mountain.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: ...I just checked the surveillance footage for this section of road and found that the bomb was planted not long ago.]

[Anti-fraud expert #214: In a hidden corner of the surveillance footage, I think I spotted the shadow of Master Hagiwara's precious modified car. To avoid being photographed, he drove up vertically, hugging the mountainside...]

Zhu Fujingguang subconsciously touched the bugging device he always carried, which probably also had a location tracking function.

...Let's replace the surveillance cameras.

He couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Knowing his location and familiarity with the road conditions, Hagiwara's superb driving skills certainly enabled him to pull it off.

They really are amazing!

[Anti-fraud King No. 19: ...Well, as long as the result is good! Anyway, now that Kiel has returned to the organization, he won't face as much scrutiny.]

[Anti-fraud expert #26: Yeah, yeah, let's take this opportunity to slip away.]

Morofushi Kagemitsu was silent for two seconds, then walked towards Kir with his gun raised, making some noise as he went.

Keep an eye on the organization for me.

He also made sure to have the anti-fraud team keep an eye on him.

Despite his injuries, Kiel remained alert and quickly sought cover after hearing the noise.

Morobuchi Kagemitsu was in no hurry; he moved the gun barrel toward Cameron's car.

After a while, Kiel emerged from behind the cover with his hands raised.

But she tensed up. If she hadn't remained sober in the car and known that the person in front of her was an enemy of the organization, she wouldn't have chosen to protect Kamal even slightly.

“You’re not one of us.” Kiel controlled his voice, not wanting the organization to hear what was happening. “What do you want?”

Morofushi Kagemitsu wasted no time and said directly, "Hondo Eikai. I want to know about the death of Scotland."

Perhaps because his real name was mentioned, or perhaps because that code name was brought up in real life, Kiel did not respond immediately.

After a few seconds, she mumbled, "...That's...classified."