Chapter 176 "A Dragon Soars Throughout the Arena"? ...

However, as a professional undercover agent, Morofushi Kagemitsu would not be swayed by these small temptations.

He didn't infiltrate the base to listen to gossip. According to what the man in the white coat said, the area had just been emptied, meaning the lab was still in use before he arrived, and he might be able to extract the researchers' fingerprints.

Thinking this, Morofushi Kagemitsu's gaze fell on the electronic panel by the door. These researchers need to wear protective gloves when using experimental instruments, but they must take them off when operating the panel.

So, after confirming that the doctor in the white coat was still arguing with his colleague, he asked the anti-fraud officer to fool the security camera. Using whatever was available, he pulled out silver nitrate solution and a dropper, and quickly extracted the fingerprints that hadn't yet been cleaned from the control panel by the door.

Although it's a bit of a pity that I didn't bring the magnetic powder with me because I was being cautious, the laboratory has a fairly complete range of chemical supplies, so I was able to find some substitutes.

After silently collecting his fingerprints, he naturally walked to other laboratories. Since the lab coats weren't watching him personally, he followed the same procedure, searching every possible place where his fingerprints might be.

As he emerged from the last laboratory, he saw a doctor in a white coat leaning against the door, yawning leisurely.

[Anti-fraud expert #214: This guy has already convinced his colleague, ultimately resorting to a combination of secret threats and promises of project sharing.]

[Anti-fraud expert #26: Sigh, I'm actually quite curious about what my sister and he talked about that night, but this guy was vague and didn't reveal a single word.]

Suppressing his curiosity, Morofushi Kagemitsu said to the doctor in the white coat, "I've already checked this batch of equipment, and there are no problems so far. Following the procedure, I'll check the equipment's wear and tear, and then we can go to the inventory."

The man in the white coat nodded. He had to verify these things regularly when he was doing experiments, so he had no objections. He led the people directly to the administrative office in the center of the corridor.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Did it really go that smoothly? Someone who's so intent on threatening his colleagues, is he really that easy to fool? I thought I'd have to use my persuasive skills and maybe even arouse his suspicion before I could succeed…]

[Anti-fraud expert #198: It's probably in the mid-to-late stages of the project. I could sense his impatience and irritability even through a data space.]

Number 26 popped its head out and huddled next to the white coat, sniffing here and there like an alpaca picking out fodder, showing great initiative.

[Anti-fraud expert #26: Why can't I smell anything? #198, are you playing a trick on me again?]

[Anti-fraud expert #198: Hmph.]

Number 198 indicated that he didn't want to talk to him for the time being.

Morofushi Kagemitsu did not disturb the "friendly" interaction between the anti-fraud officers. Through the administrative district's computer, he not only figured out the distribution channels of this batch of goods, but also learned about the communication and commuting situation between the experimental base and the outside world over the past two months by going through layers of file names.

Unfortunately, the man in the white coat hadn't yet been corrupted by the experiment's rage, preventing him from operating the computer himself. Otherwise, the anti-fraud team could have simply followed his lead to uncover the core secrets here, thus skipping the subsequent actions.

[Anti-fraud expert #148: It's okay, we can still go to the warehouse. I refuse to believe that a dignified inspector like myself can't access the electronic devices recording warehouse data.]

[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: ...Judging from what we've seen on the road, it seems the only thing we'd actively do is check the equipment. Unless there's a special, urgent reason, we'd have to operate the system here.]

Morofushi Kagemitsu followed the man in the white coat down the elevator. Sure enough, he didn't even have to swipe the elevator card. This situation forced him to bring up his previously less important operational strategy.

Then we'll have no choice but to turn our excuse into reality.

He had some "little surprises" hidden on his person that could contaminate the instruments, and unexpectedly, they actually came in handy.

Then he can use the excuse that this discovery needs to be kept secret to gain access to the base's control panel.

[Anti-Fraud Officer #19: We'll handle the monitoring, but since you've decided to make this inspection mission appear real, #205 needs to modify the logistics team's mission assignment instructions.]

Then please, help me create a "fake quest chain", number 205.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: No problem. I did the math. The energy I get from listing the logistics team members on the app is enough to create a fake task within the organization's system. It's just that the energy cost of such a task has actually increased...tsk, so inflation has a factor in this kind of conversion...]

Hearing from Number 205 that there was enough energy, Morofushi Kagemitsu's concerns lessened considerably. He had already mentally rehearsed his next course of action several times, and after entering the warehouse, he took out the testing tools that were always kept there and began to work in a serious manner.

Since there were quite a few goods in this batch, and they were distributed across different warehouse areas, the warehouse manager monitored him in two areas and found that he didn't pose any threat or act strangely, so he relaxed a lot.

This gap was precisely seized by Number 66, who used a special spatial distribution to complete another simulated "being trapped in a maze." However, this operation was relatively energy-efficient compared to dealing with destined figures like Shinichi Kudo and Wataru Date, who were difficult to fool.

Before the administrator could realize anything was wrong, Morofushi Kagemitsu also seized the opportunity to tamper with the experimental equipment under his command.

Even as a backup plan, he had practiced this set of movements many times in private, so when he actually completed it, it took him even faster than in previous simulations.

[Anti-fraud expert #66: I'm leaving now.]

Morofushi Kagemitsu nodded, flexed his fingers in preparation for calling for someone, and his expression became serious accordingly:

"Call the researcher who was with me earlier; there's definitely something wrong with this batch."

Upon hearing this, the warehouse manager, who had been somewhat relaxed, paused for a moment, then his face turned grim. He quickly took out his walkie-talkie and recounted the situation.

Within seconds, the doctor in the white coat strode in and pointed to a box of petri dishes on the table.

He put on gloves, quickly picked up one of them, and scanned it with the readily available testing tool. When he heard the alarm sound on the machine, his expression turned grim.

“I need to conduct further tests.” The doctor in the white coat seemed to realize that the matter was more complicated than he had imagined, and he said somewhat impatiently, “Just report this according to procedure, and we’ll have to wait for further instructions.”

The warehouse manager had no objections, and Moribushi Kagemitsu seized the opportunity to say, "I need to connect to the warehouse system here, but I need to keep it confidential." He emphasized the word "confidential" when he said this.

The two people next to him understood what he meant. The warehouse manager was still a little hesitant, but the man in the white coat had already impatiently agreed: "Okay, you can use the administrator's privileges directly." After saying that, he pointed to the location of the control panel.

The warehouse manager didn't dare offend the researchers here, so he had no choice but to do as he was told, which successfully allowed Morofushi Kagemitsu to access the control panel.

[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 198: Successfully connected! Let's see what kind of secret weapon is buried beneath this mountain.]

Upon hearing the notification that the anti-fraud system had successfully infiltrated the system, Morofushi Kagemitsu acted with even greater composure. Under the watchful eyes of the warehouse manager and the white-coated staff, he completed the reported task, casually brought up a task dialog box, typed in a few lines of seemingly incomprehensible but impressive programming language, and then consciously stepped back two steps, giving up his position in front of the control panel.

The warehouse manager and the doctor in the white coat exchanged a glance, and their wariness of Morofushi Kagemitsu lessened considerably.

[Anti-fraud expert #148: Numbers 198 and 205 are still busy. We should probably leave too. If we stay any longer, something might happen.]

Morofushi Kagemitsu thought so too, so he said, "I've done what I needed to do. I need to go back upstairs to see my team leader. I hope you can make arrangements as soon as possible."

The doctor in the white coat thought for a moment, agreed to his request to leave, and then went to the duty room of the underground warehouse. He pressed a button on the control panel, entered a command, and said, "The patrolman who brought you down here will come to pick you up in a little while. Now... go with him."

The "he" in this context refers to the warehouse manager.

Zhu Fujingguang nodded, thinking of the various arrangements in the front yard and garage of the villa, and subconsciously checked the location of the "small parts" on his body again.

He followed the guide back to the long, white underground passage, where patrol personnel were waiting for him at the elevator at the end.

After a moment of silence, he returned to the ground.

Contrary to his expectations of being detained for questioning, these people, while keeping a close eye on his every move, did not stop him from leaving after the inspection, which made Morofushi Kagemitsu, who was driving his jeep back the way he came, somewhat uneasy.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: It's probably because you belong to different systems. Besides, they didn't do nothing. There's an extra tracker in this car, and an extra GPS device in your cuff.]

Morifushi Kagemitsu subconsciously reached for his cuffs, but didn't remove them. He knew these things needed to be kept for a while longer, and he would cleverly "leave" them behind once he reached a safe location.

[Anti-fraud expert #66: When they can't find you, they'll probably regret letting you out.]

...No, it shouldn't only play such a small role.

Zhu Fujingguang narrowed his eyes. He suddenly thought of another way to cause trouble after his current identity disappeared.

...By the way, how's the excavation going regarding the secrets beneath the experimental base?

[Anti-fraud expert #205: Ha, the organization has just gone mad again.]

With a cold laugh from number 205, the torrential rain outside the window washed away the sprayed paint, tearing off the car's exterior and revealing its true, untouched interior.

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Author's note: Oops, I'm so sorry, I forgot I didn't have any drafts in my drafts folder!