Chapter 114 Scottish Tea
In the end, Morofushi Kagemitsu still left with this background character design.
Since it's already been recorded and left an impression on other people's memories, what else can be done... what else can be done but forgive them?
The anti-fraud expert proactively activated the automatic navigation system, even displaying an electronic alpaca on the dashboard and playing car music, before delivering him to Professor Agasa's doorstep.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu completely lost his temper with them.
He had just gotten out of the car at the entrance when he saw several children laughing and playing in the distance.
These must be the kids from the "Junior Detective Club." It's unbelievable that they have to start fighting against evil forces at such a young age.
[Anti-Fraud King No. 11: This is necessary, and with Shinichi Kudo and Shiho Miyano both there, with the two of them keeping an eye on things, nothing too serious should happen.]
That's too big of a deal... Do you mean something like printing counterfeit money or "chance encounters" with kidnappers and murderers?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: Uh...]
Just as the anti-fraud guy was speechless, Dr. Agasa, who had just returned after sending the children away, saved them from their awkward situation.
“Sir…” Professor Agasa scrutinized him carefully and asked, “May I ask what brings you here?”
[Anti-fraud expert #66: He hasn't even seen your face yet. I'll adjust your voice, and he'll recognize you.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu smiled slightly and said, "You must be Professor Agasa, right? Nice to meet you. My name is Midorikawa Osamu, and I work at a technology research institute. This is my business card."
Sure enough, Dr. Agasa seemed to realize something when he heard his voice. He took the business card and subconsciously looked at it, just in time to see "Special Envoy No. 234" printed in the lower right corner of the card.
Now he understood.
The old man looked around nervously and quickly grabbed the young man's hand, leading him home.
Morofushi Kagemitsu followed, and kindly closed the courtyard gate for him. They crossed the lawn, which had just been blasted into a large crater by some unknown equipment, before finally arriving at the main house.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: ...Is this some kind of military factory? Why are there laser cutting marks? And rare earth compounds were detected inside!]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: He lives right next door to Shinichi Kudo's house. I can't even imagine what will happen if the organization tries to sneak into his neighborhood.]
Listening to the anti-fraud enthusiasts marveling at the "hidden treasure" in Professor Agasa's house, Morofushi Kagemitsu tried hard not to let his gaze fall on the pitiful courtyard that looked like it had just been bombarded by heavy weapons. Instead, he forced himself to look at the two people, one big and one small, sitting on the sofa.
They were Akemi Miyano dressed as a florist's dispatcher, and Shiho Miyano, who had shrunk to the size of a six-year-old. The two sisters sat around a glass coffee table with English black tea that had been prepared, and they looked like they were having a business meeting.
Remembering that the two sisters had referred to him as "Mr. 234" on the phone, he proactively handed out his business card, saying, "This is my current identity. If you need anything in the future, you can call the number on this business card. I can come over under the pretense of discussing invention patents with Professor Agasa."
The two sisters exchanged a glance, accepted the business card, and Miyano Akemi poured black tea for the group.
Morofushi Hiromitsu then took out the agreed-upon capsules from his pocket. Adding them to the two from Miyano Akemi, their temporary little alliance now had a total of four APTX 4869 capsules.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Sigh, we lost two for nothing. We might as well have given them to #198 to study more.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: I haven't figured out any new tricks yet. Their current situation seems more like isolated cases. As for the underlying causes, we're still investigating and searching; it can't be rushed.]
Now that he had brought out the medicine, Morofushi Hiromitsu took the opportunity to bring up the matter of the organization, focusing on Miyano Shiho's experiences when she was still in the organization. He hadn't forgotten that he would be making a deal with this brilliant scientist when he got back, so he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about her.
"So? With these samples, how long will it take to make the antidote?" He asked Shiho Miyano, but his eyes were on her sister Akemi Miyano. "I'm just worried that if it takes too long, this drug might have some hidden negative effects on your bodies."
Akemi Miyano couldn't bear to see her sister suffer, so she quickly looked at her and said, "Yes, although I don't understand these complicated principles, it used to be used as a poison. Such changes in your body may not be a good thing, and I don't want any side effects to affect your future."
Shiho Miyano naturally wouldn't be cold to her sister, and comforted her, "I know, I will live well for your sake. Besides, I'm not the only one who has changed like this, there's also Kudo-kun, I have to settle the score for what I've done."
I remember an innocent little detective got caught up in it; it seems she wasn't truly indifferent to anyone other than her sister. Thinking about it, perhaps there was another deeper meaning behind Number 234 dropping this girl off at the Professor's doorstep, besides the fact that the Kudo residence was nearby.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: ...Um, I checked the situation at the time. We only stopped around here because the car's bumper suddenly malfunctioned.]
[Anti-fraud expert #11: The only noise we heard from the neighbors around here in the middle of the night was from Professor Agasa's house—he was conducting a dynamic aiming experiment at the time.]
[Anti-fraud expert #66: There aren't many details left for us to refer to, but thinking about it, it's probably just because #234 was a good fit that they dumped her there.]
……All right.
Morofushi Kagemitsu retracted an idea and said to Miyano Shiho, "Now that we have a plan for the next step, let's talk about the organization. It was part of our original deal, wasn't it?"
Before saying this, he specifically asked the anti-fraud expert if she and the two sisters had exchanged information on this matter. This time, the anti-fraud expert had learned her lesson and carefully checked everything, even reviewing some of the chat history, before finally giving a "no" answer. They had wasted their time on the road here.
The Miyano sisters were not surprised by his request; in fact, they breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, from their perspective, the other party had helped them so much but hadn't asked for anything in return, which had long made them, in their profit-driven environment, wary. Now that Mr. Midorikawa had brought it up, they no longer needed to feel uneasy.
Akemi Miyano pushed the black tea toward him, while Shiho Miyano asked directly, "What do you want to know? Is it about the current research projects?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu naturally nodded. He certainly wanted to know about other things, but there was a lot of information that Sherry couldn't access, so there was no point in asking.
As expected, Shiho Miyano nodded and said, "The only projects I know about right now are related to pharmaceutical research. Since I got my codename, I've lived at Experiment Base 3 in the United States for two years, where I've been involved in some relatively mature projects, such as the C version of fentanyl that caused quite a stir recently."
Perhaps the success of that project gave the boss some new ideas. Five years ago, I was transferred back to Japan, and they arranged for me to inherit my parents' unfinished research project—which is now APTX 4869.
Five years ago, wouldn't that mean that after I went back to the past, Sherry would also be transferred back to Japan?
Morofushi Kagemitsu continued, "So, over the years, what are the differences in the organization's research investment in the United States and Japan? Just tell me your impressions."
Shiho Miyano pondered for a few seconds and said, "In terms of investment, I don't think there's much difference. It seems the organization has important projects on both sides. However, there will be occasional funding shortages on the Japanese side, so some projects will be postponed."
Upon hearing this, Morofushi Kagemitsu felt relieved; it was good that he could at least be a hindrance to the organization!
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Yeah, that's why Gin and the others hate you to death right now.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: However, those lower-level members don't hold any grudge against you. After all, in a sense, you've been robbing the rich to help the poor.]
[Anti-fraud King #214: By the way, the reason our electronic cult can still run rampant within the organization is because of Brandy's "rob the poor to enrich the rich" reform plan, which has caused widespread resentment among the members. What was it called again? Let me see...]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: No need to translate it anymore. This is a complete copy of America's "Big and Beautiful" scheme, only it's been moved to the organization and become the so-called "2B" plan.]
[Anti-fraud expert #148: The organization is out of money and owes a lot of debt, so they can only squeeze money from the bottom up. But they're all criminals, so there's nothing to feel sorry for.]
Upon hearing that the organization still owed foreign debt, Morofushi Kagemitsu had a sudden thought and asked, "Since Japan is short of funds, have any wealthy individuals here offered to invest?"
He still wanted to uncover the major financial backer behind the organization.
However, this is something that a simple researcher wouldn't know. Shiho Miyano frowned and said, "I'm not quite sure about that. I only vaguely remember my former assistant mentioning that several groups of people came to inspect the project. But I've never met them and I don't know who they are."
Morofushi Kagemitsu didn't press her further and asked, "Do you know if the organization has other projects besides APTX 4869 that they are focusing on in Japan?"
Shiho Miyano shook her head slightly and said, "I rarely ask about other projects, but my assistant told me that the organization seems to have quite a few experiments on nerves and memory." After saying that, she gave him what she thought was a careful glance.
Morofushi Kagemitsu tried to forget the sisters' preconceived notions about him and asked, "So, what about your investment in that area...?"
Shiho Miyano lowered her head and said, "It should be quite a lot, I haven't heard of them lacking funds." Then, she raised her head slightly and said, "Actually, perhaps someone else would be better suited to answer your question about organizational finances."
Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly asked, "Who?"
Shiho Miyano looked at the Scotch tea prepared on the table and sighed softly:
“You knew him too. But he died three years ago.”
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