Chapter 84: Bourbon and Scotland's Fruition

Having made this difficult start, the subsequent details will be easier to explain. As long as it involves fate, just pin the blame on the organization.

In short, aside from those closely related to the anti-fraud campaign, Morofushi Hiromitsu mentioned everything, including Ethan Hondou, the unemployed former CIA officer.

At this very moment, still wearing the 800-meter-thick filter of childhood friendship and silently vowing to make the organization pay the price: ...

Why does it feel like things aren't quite what I expected?

“So, that Ethan Bentang…” he asked with some difficulty.

“He’s still in the organization, but I can’t guarantee he won’t contact the CIA again, so I haven’t shown my face to him.” Morofushi Hiromitsu glanced at the perspective from that side, paused, and said, “I want to report his situation, but the organization seems to be watching us closely, so this matter has been delayed.”

“Is that so…” Furuya Rei thought for a moment and said, “I won’t report his matter. There are good and bad people in the Public Security Bureau. In order to prevent a repeat of the password box incident, we should be more careful.”

[Anti-fraud King #197: ...Ethan Hondou and Rena Mizunashi have a deep connection, which is why he was constantly covered up after surviving that ordeal. Zero-kun's reaction is normal; the reason is the same as I told you before—there will always be things that hinder the transmission of information.]

Zhu Fujingguang nodded to indicate that he understood.

"As for that phone call from Tottori..." Furuya Rei explained the situation he had, "The Tottori area had been relatively calm for the intelligence team, without any particular issues, until news of Kono Aoto's pursuit spread, at which point the intelligence level here was raised by one level."

[Anti-fraud expert #26: Okay, it's basically like putting another layer of cling film on top of a cardboard box.]

[Anti-fraud expert #11: This is no problem for us.]

While mentally praising the anti-fraud team's technology, Morofushi Kagemitsu cautiously revealed some information: "The initial source of the signal was an intelligence organization called Black Guest. With the technical support from the organization, it is very difficult to trace their whereabouts."

“Black Guest.” Rei Furuya recalled the familiar name for a moment; it was from when he was investigating Ireland. “You also found out about this intelligence organization? I didn’t expect them to know so much about the organization and be so willing to sell information…”

[Anti-fraud expert #205: It didn't cause much of a stir. Try giving me my code name again.]

“The person I traded with called himself Number 205. He was the head of that organization. He didn’t utter a single word before the money arrived,” Morofushi Kagemitsu said in more detail. “I think they probably already had information about that batch of weapons before the police even took action. They were just waiting to see which party would buy it out.”

[Anti-fraud expert #19: ...Alright, another expense claim item has appeared without us even realizing it.]

[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 148: Earning double money from one intelligence report, both from the organization—perhaps we can expand this model in the future? Should we also get reimbursed by the police?]

...The organization has already messed things up, but let's leave the police alone.

“They may have also sent an inside agent into the organization.” Furuya Rei made a reasonable guess, following the logic of a normal person, “This person’s position is not low, at least at the code name member level, and there must be technically savvy people among the people they come into contact with. Their intelligence network may not be limited to Japan.”

[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: ...This description perfectly describes you, Jing.]

Zhu Fujing nodded in agreement, saying, "Is it possible that he knows members of the intelligence group?"

Rei Furuya didn't directly confirm this, only saying, "I'm not sure, but since they already have reliable technical support behind them, perhaps the departments they've infiltrated aren't limited to the intelligence group. The fact that the organization is completely unaware of them shows that this Black Guest is no ordinary person. If one day they become enemies..."

That's not possible...

[Anti-fraud expert #205: As long as you don't betray the undercover agent, our underlying logic won't be triggered.]

[Anti-fraud expert #214: However, it's quite interesting to hear others discuss us from this perspective. But isn't it a bit of an exaggeration to describe us as more terrifying than a winery?]

...In a sense, you are indeed more terrifying than the organization.

Morofushi Kagemitsu said, "You're having them sell information about the organization? Could it be that they're behind this...?"

[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: Stop! I can already feel the ripples stirring in the shadows.]

Sure enough, it was a bit of a stretch to say that it was an anti-fraud center.

However, at that moment, Furuya Rei was watching him, waiting for him to finish explaining his guess.

Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly changed his tone and said, "—It's some kind of research center. As far as I know, many private companies have good technology, especially those that are joint ventures with foreign companies."

"So that's why they have connections with the Warren family and intelligence from the US?" Furuya Rei had already filled in all the details himself, and even added a few more lines. "Now we should not only pay attention to the mixed-race people in the organization, but also investigate those sent abroad."

Zhu Fujingguang: ...and another one.

He thought for a moment and decided to bring up Number 66 so that they would report their upcoming electronic disruption plans to Zero first: "Speaking of which, I just remembered a small thing that is related to my assignment to Tottori."

"What is it?" Furuya Rei asked quickly.

Morofushi Kagemitsu continued, "It was a fortune teller who suddenly appeared in the company, brought over by Utsumi. As you know, it was because of his words that I had an excuse to come here. However, this same person foreshadowed a major event at the company beforehand."

"—He said the company might be in trouble in the next few days."

Rei Furuya slightly opened his eyes. It was hard not to think things through when a person with a suspicious identity suddenly appeared and said such a thing.

He subconsciously took out his phone and logged into Black Guest's website, only to find that there were quite a few people posting on the site at that time.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: They've all received our invitation, and the offer is quite substantial, so it's definitely worth discussing.]

Morofushi Kagemitsu opened a hidden webpage and, incidentally, had the anti-fraud team unhide it, so that the long string of server attack commands that had just been uploaded could be seen on Zero's page.

He pointed and said, "Look, they've suddenly put a lot more bounties on cyberattacks here."

Rei Furuya quickly skimmed through the content and frowned, saying, "What are they trying to do? It looks like they're preparing to organize some kind of hacking operation."

[Anti-Fraud King No. 19: I think Zero's public identity shouldn't be that of a pure information broker; he's at least perfectly suited to be a detective.]

Spare me, what does this have to do with detectives?

[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Fine, never mind. What if the police intercept us before we can even begin by leaking our operation?]

Didn't you say they were paper tigers?

[Anti-fraud expert #148: But you also said it's not good to cheat the police, we're just showing our loyalty to you.]

...I'll handle this part; if you guys mess it up, it might turn into some weird shape again.

“Perhaps we can be a little bolder with our conjecture,” Morofushi Kagemitsu continued, getting to the point. “They might be planning to attack the company, or rather, the organization’s purse strings.”

Rei Furuya was startled: "You mean..."

Zhu Fujingguang said, "Since they know the organization so well, they shouldn't be interested in highly confidential documents. If they take action now, they might just be trying to take advantage of the situation."

“Then we need to report this matter,” Furuya Rei said seriously. “Whether it’s the Black Organization, or the Ichi-san organization, or Black Guest, they are all underground organizations that we need to pay close attention to.”

“Yes,” Morofushi Kagemitsu agreed, “However, their whereabouts are unpredictable. We only know of one number 205, but who knows, there might actually be more than 200 of them. What do you think we could…”

"--Using someone else to do the dirty work?" Furuya Rei understood what he meant, but he also had his concerns. He said, "Theoretically speaking, we could indeed use their attack on the organization's money bag as a cover to take the opportunity to finish them off, but it's more likely that we'll see traces of the police following up in front of them."

Morofushi Kagemitsu finally said, "Perhaps... we can try cooperating with them?"

Rei Furuya's heart skipped a beat. He had considered it, but he couldn't figure out what the other side was thinking. He wouldn't act rashly without taking the initiative.

Morofushi Kagemitsu said, "Although cooperation is not easy to negotiate, it is at least an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of both sides. We can first report our cooperation plans to the Public Security Bureau. As for whether or not to make contact, that depends on the decision from above."

His words lessened Furuya Rei's concerns, and he agreed with him, preparing to submit his application as soon as he got back.

Morofushi Kagemitsu also walked with him toward the car; they had stayed long enough and it was time to part ways.

[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 205: With the involvement of the police, our electronic disruption plan is much easier to implement.]

That's right, we can also get a fake identity for No. 19 and make her the middleman in the transaction between the anti-fraud center and the police.

[Anti-fraud expert #26: So, the household registration for person #19 was done here.]

[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: It feels like I'm the embodiment of their great friendship...]

[Anti-fraud expert #214: Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit true.]

Um = =

[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: Wait... so does that mean you were already planning to confess some things to the police shortly after you woke up?]

...Before, it was just a matter of visibility, but now that things have come to this, how long do you think we can keep it a secret? Zero and I can't stay in the organization forever without ever seeing each other. Rather than facing more hidden dangers later, it's better to be upfront now.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: That makes sense; at least it provided me with a lot of material.]

...Alright, Crystallize, remember to navigate to Kosugi Hayabusa's company later, we still have work to do.

[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: Okay, it was a wasted trip, I guess...]

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Author's Note: An Undercover Version of Draw Something