Chapter 106 Master Zhu Fu demonstrates his martial arts skills...
Considering that he was no longer alive at this point in time, Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't openly appear in various public places with his original image. Fortunately, the pigeons that had caused such a commotion scratched him a couple of times, and he looked quite disheveled. The traffic police, who hadn't seen him much for a while, probably wouldn't recognize him.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Please wait a moment, some functions are currently stuck.]
He took out a handkerchief he had with him and covered his face, politely declining the offer from the traffic police officer who was eager to take him to the hospital for a check-up.
Five years have passed, and Mihua is still as simple and honest as ever.
Morofushi Kagemitsu took out his phone and used the camera to examine the simulated face that the anti-fraud agent had given him. He thought it would be ridiculous if he didn't recognize his own face later.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 148: The local customs are simple and honest...?]
Then he noticed a very conspicuous red directional arrow in his field of vision, pointing directly to the news report on the shopping mall's large advertising screen not far away.
"...In the past month, the number of homicides nationwide has surged, increasing by more than 30% year-on-year. In response to this phenomenon, the Metropolitan Police Department will hold an online expert meeting to jointly explore the essence of this social phenomenon..."
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Is this what you mean?]
Zhu Fujingguang: ? ? ?
Of course not!
28%?!
What a terrifying number! Even Melo wouldn't dare ask for that much when he wanted to raise a budget!
[Anti-fraud expert #19: This isn't even the weirdest part; look at today's date.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu glanced at the date displayed in the report and said, "May 27th, Wednesday."
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: What about yesterday?]
Isn't it obvious? It's Tuesday, May 26th, of course.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu gave a matter-of-fact answer.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Logically speaking, your answer isn't wrong, but after browsing through the digital world, we found that no matter where you are, yesterday's date is always July 11th, Friday.]
...How is this possible?
[Anti-fraud expert #198: It's not just yesterday; the dates on both electronic and physical calendars we can access are also arranged in a very chaotic way, like a bunch of code messing up a normal program.]
It sounds like some kind of virus has invaded us... wait... could we be that virus?
After all, they were the only ones who suddenly came into this world.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Of course not, this situation has been going on for quite some time. According to our normal timeline, it's been about a month.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: This is serious! The constantly changing random timelines are affecting our calculations of the original timeline. We might be trapped in this chaotic future, giving fate the opportunity to eliminate us.]
...That does sound really bad, but why did this happen?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: We're not entirely sure either. Right now, we've only reverted to the beginning, which was probably in the summer. We're trying to find some landmarks based on the simulated scenes and see if they match up with noticeable objects from before our time travel.]
What were the most noticeable things from before you time-traveled? Like... that flock of pigeons?
Before crossing time and space, what impressed him most was the huge flock of pigeons that went berserk in Times Square.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: ...Probably not. However, I remember back in Times Square, the signal was bad because pigeons messed up the wires, which caused a time lag in communication between Shuichi Akai and his FBI colleagues. Now that I think about it, could this be... a premonition?]
Morofushi Kagemitsu paused in his tracks. He happened to be holding his phone and wondered if he should try contacting someone else.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Don't rush to make calls. To prepare for the danger of you suddenly falling into this strange time and space, we've activated the [Call Warning] and [Risk Self-Check] functions. Hmm... you won't be able to contact anyone for the time being.]
Incoming call alerts and risk self-checks?
He carefully recalled these two functions that he had basically never used. Then he realized that these two functions could achieve the following effects: actively intercepting the phone numbers of codenamed members and restoring factory settings!
His heart skipped a beat, and he immediately checked the contents of his phone. Sure enough, just as the anti-fraud expert had said, he was penniless, and even the bank cards linked to his phone had been unlinked!
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Well, this is for your safety, since you're already dead at this point. If your account or something were to be reactivated, not only would the organization be in turmoil, but the police would be thrown into chaos.]
...Never mind, he brought his wallet with him before he left, but it was all in US dollars, so he needed to find a bank to exchange the money first.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: There's a Siling Bank nearby, not far, about a 10-minute walk.]
The anti-fraud officer marked the bank's location on the map and quickly headed there. He had noticed the time when checking the date; there were only 20 minutes left until the bank's lunch break, and he needed to exchange today's funds before the staff's lunch break.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Why don't you change a few more? With these dates so confusing, we can't accurately calculate our departure time; we might have to stay here a few more days.]
That's good. If it takes a long time, we can gather more intelligence.
That said, what's the situation on the organization's side?
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 205: ...A large portion of their destinies are now entangled with them, making it more than ten times harder to overcome than before. We may need to spend even more time analyzing some of the more crucial intelligence.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: It's still a bit difficult to find loopholes...]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: Yeah, I just tried changing the time to see if I could exploit some kind of bug. The computer program over there flagged my action as a hacker attack and even posted my IP address.]
"Over there"? Where did you go? Don't tell me it's the police's confidential document library.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: No. Considering we were transferred directly from the US, I checked the FBI's classified database.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Wait, when did the FBI's counter-surveillance technology become so advanced? Let's go! We need to get out of here quickly; their signal is across the Pacific Ocean and is directly tracking us!]
What? !
Zhu Fujingguang instinctively took off running, but after only a couple of steps he realized he was still on the street. This wasn't an internet cafe. How were they going to catch him?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Yeah, I was talking about "us". As for you, Jing... never mind, we'll be at the bank soon. Just be careful not to reveal your identity.]
That's for sure.
Although he had a different face, Morofushi Kagemitsu still subconsciously chose to walk through the alleys, following the navigation through many twists and turns, and soon approached the side entrance of the bank.
He had just turned a corner when he heard the anti-fraud warning!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: Watch out for bullets!]
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Fujingguang felt a chill down his spine and instinctively crouched down. Then, the sound of a bullet whizzing past his ear filled the air. Fortunately, he reacted quickly; the shot only shattered a nearby window.
He slid sideways to hide behind cover a few steps away, pulled out a pistol from his pocket, listened to the sounds to pinpoint the location, and was ready to return fire at any moment.
Just as he was intently waiting for the right moment, a somewhat familiar voice came from behind him:
"Conan... what are you doing here?"
"Alright, go back now."
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Hmm? These three people...]
Someone else has gotten caught up in this.
Zhu Fujingguang frowned and gripped his pistol tighter.
Sure enough, upon hearing more voices, the bank staff began shouting for help:
"Help! Someone's robbing an armored truck!"
Armored truck!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: I knew it! These people with guns are never up to anything!]
The vehicle driven by the robbers had already sped off, and as soon as Morofushi Kagemitsu got up, he saw a little boy on a skateboard speeding after them.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Seriously? Kids these days are this energetic?!]
He was startled by this action, fearing something had happened to the child, and ran after him to check on the situation. But two legs can't outrun four wheels, and he lost sight of them after only a few steps, also bumping into the two people who had been talking earlier.
"...Lan, go call the police, I want to check on the injured people over there!"
"Okay, Dad!"
"Hey—hey, is the person over there still able to move?"
Okay, it looks like they're a family.
But as parents, is it really okay for you to be so calm when your own child just chases after a robber with a gun?
Morofushi Kagemitsu secretly hid his pistol, unable to comprehend the new era's educational methods.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: I don't think this has anything to do with the new era's educational methods.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: They're just too special.]
What's the meaning?
Thanks to Tobelmod, he is now very sensitive to the word "special".
[Anti-fraud expert #148: The threads of fate that bind them are more numerous than those of the organization and Vermouth.]
? ! !
Just as he was about to pretend that he was in a sorry state, Morobushi Kagemitsu actually stumbled.
"Sir, are you alright?" the girl named Lan asked with concern.
She had already called the police and was checking on everyone's condition with her father. Since he hadn't fled in panic, she naturally included herself among the innocent injured.
...Child, you're being a little wary.
Morofushi Kagemitsu sighed softly and said, "I'm fine, but it seems your child went after the robbers... Is that really alright?"
At the same time, I frantically messaged the anti-fraud team in my mind, asking about the situation of these three people.
"Ah, that kid Conan..."
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Wait, we're still struggling with a fate as tangled as a ball of yarn a cat once played with...]
Hearing this, Zhu Fujingguang had no choice but to wait patiently.
Fortunately, the boy who had chased after them returned on his own. He appeared to have only suffered a minor scrape and was being scolded by the father and daughter.
But this little boy with glasses... why does he seem so familiar? His voice sounds so familiar too...
Morofushi Kagemitsu was recalling intently.
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