Chapter 115 To My Past Self
ah.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu knew that the person she was referring to was probably himself.
Seeing this girl, who was still somewhat unfamiliar to him, mention him in such a nostalgic tone, he felt a little complicated.
His intention was not to cause regret for others, but unfortunately, he died in the future. This made him feel guilty and caused him to avoid his closer relatives and friends.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: So, live well and strive to change your future! To them, confirming your survival is not deception or betrayal, but a miracle and a source of hope.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu chuckled inwardly. He understood this principle perfectly well; he was simply moved by the child's words. He would certainly live well, not just for the sake of others.
However, just when he thought the conversation was coming to an end, Shiho Miyano changed the subject and said:
"However, three years ago, that person gave me something. He told me to give it to the right person at the right time."
Hmm? He left something behind, even something entrusted to Shiho Miyano?
Morofushi Kagemitsu was somewhat surprised and asked, "What was it? What did he tell you back then?"
“‘I’ve always had close ties with Black Guest’s people, especially number 234. If you meet him in the future and feel that he’s trustworthy, then give him the item.’ That’s what he told me at the time,” Shiho Miyano recalled. After repeating these words, she turned to Hiromitsu Morofushi and said, “But if you want to get this item, you have to give a code.”
"A code?" Morobushi Kagemitsu was somewhat surprised, as he had no clue about the code at the moment.
Shiho Miyano nodded, her gaze now carrying a hint of scrutiny: "What do the pigeons in Times Square like to eat?"
...That's a really tricky question.
[Anti-Fraud King #214: The pigeons in Times Square... Could this be a veiled reference to what happened during our time travel? Jing, did you foresee all these future events?!]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: In that case, the answer is easy to guess! Our 200+ cameras can see everything clearly. It was the cookie crumbs on the ground that attracted the pigeons when they came through, so the answer must be cookie crumbs!]
……is that so?
However, Morofushi Kagemitsu did not think this was the correct answer.
He didn't rush to answer, but carefully recalled the connection between the two sentences. Looking at the somewhat nervous Shiho Miyano, he said, "...Cotton candy."
[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: Huh? What does this have to do with Cotton Candy?]
Compared to the anti-fraud expert's surprise, Shiho Miyano breathed a sigh of relief.
It was obvious that he had recognized the code.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: Why?]
I know myself very well. The fact that I specifically specified "Times Square" before mentioning the pigeon definitely means that it's not just a veiled reference to time travel.
Furthermore, I find it strange that I left the item not through Zero, whom I trust more, but through Shiho Miyano. This reminds me of the Zero we encountered during our last time-traveling experience; in that case, the truth couldn't be revealed, much like the current situation.
Anyway, pigeons and cotton candy are both special time-travel markers, so what a coincidence!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: ...So, that's how you answered "Cotton Candy" so sweetly?]
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: Why all this fuss? You childhood friends…]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: This has nothing to do with childhood friends, right? Not all childhood friends are like this!]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Okay, in short, as long as the code word matches, that's fine. Now that I think about it carefully, an answer like "cookie crumbs" is relatively easy to guess correctly. If someone is really interested, they might actually be able to answer it correctly. Setting such an easy-to-exploit answer doesn't seem like Jing's style.]
That's exactly right.
Shiho Miyano took out a blue USB drive from her pocket and said, "This is the USB drive he gave me. He asked you to destroy it immediately after you read it in front of me."
oh?
[Anti-fraud expert #148: This thing seems quite unusual. Don't rush to look at it; let's set up a trap around here.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu took the USB drive, looked around, and said, "Is it here? If so, I need to activate our Black Guest defense program."
The group naturally had no objections, after all, this renowned hacker organization had virtually no rivals in network defense.
Akemi Miyano and Professor Agasa left quite consciously, while Shiho Miyano led Hiromitsu Morofushi to the small underground research lab.
As the USB drive was inserted, a large amount of program code filled the entire computer screen, and non-professionals could not understand what it was writing at all.
Upon seeing this, the Anti-Fraud King immediately began providing on-site guidance within Zhu Fujing's optical brain, helping him to decipher this seemingly complex and mysterious "code" step by step.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Confirmed, this was definitely left by us. Both the trap's design and the logic for unraveling it are almost identical to our usual habits.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Unbelievable, how come there are even security questions answered here? Jing, what was the agreement you made at 'Xiao Cao's Home'?]
...become a partner of justice, become a police officer.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Huh? You've been to his house again? Based on previous video footage, you guys mostly hang out in the mountains.]
He smiled without saying a word, only urging them to speed up.
And so, under the watchful eyes of Shiho Miyano, Hiromitsu Morofushi, transformed into a master hacker, finally cracked this special "combination lock".
It was because of this action that Shiho Miyano became completely convinced that he belonged to the Black Guest, a group full of skilled fighters.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Come on over! Quickly check what you left behind!]
Morofushi Kagemitsu naturally wanted to know as well. After confirming that the surrounding electronic security system was in place, he opened the only file with a special icon on the USB drive.
Upon opening, a raven is incorporated into a badge. As the badge is enlarged, screenshots of multiple news reports are compiled into an electronic photo album and displayed in front of the two people.
As Morofushi Kagemitsu looked through the pages one by one, he found that the first few pages were official reports about major casualties caused by accidents; a few pages later, there were gossip and rumors from small newspapers, mainly revealing secrets within high society circles.
The two of them were a little confused by the photo album, but thinking that it might involve the organization's secrets, they still looked through it one by one.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Let me search through these cases; maybe some familiar code names have infiltrated them.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Insider gossip... Could this be hinting at the powerful financial families behind the organization? Let me see if I can find any clues from other sources.]
After flipping through these two sections, the following content is clearly "substantial," a full eight pages filled with a list of sponsors who have invested in the organization's research projects; the next three pages of appendices even contain evidence of insider transactions between some corporations and government officials.
So these things are somewhat outdated information from three years ago, but they are very valuable data for Morofushi Kagemitsu from five years ago.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Great! We'll catch these people red-handed when we get back!]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: We can also use these people to trace their networks, so we won't have trouble finding the biggest financial backer behind the organization.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu was unusually relaxed, quickly skimming through the list. Some of the items seemed familiar to him, as if he had seen them in the company's budget.
“The network of interests behind this organization is so extensive.” Shiho Miyano frowned and said, “Wait, I’ve seen the obituaries of these people before.”
"Given the organization's style, he was probably silenced," Morofushi Kagemitsu offered the most reasonable explanation in his mind.
Shiho Miyano was not surprised by his familiarity with the organization. Pointing to the crow with a silver bullet in its beak on the last page, she said, "It seems there's one last page. But this one looks like it requires another password, eight digits."
Password...
Looking at the pattern on it, Morofushi Kagemitsu typed APTX4869 into the blank bullet icon field.
After he pressed Enter, the eight characters gradually blended into the background, and then a flood of code rushed out from the entire screen, disappearing completely within two seconds, leaving only an empty USB drive folder.
!!
This sudden turn of events caught Morofushi Kagemitsu and Miyano Shiho off guard; they hadn't even seen what was going on before it was deleted.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: We've got it.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Well... the most valuable information on the entire USB drive is probably this.]
What is it?!
Zhu Fujingguang quickly shook off his confusion and asked.
[Anti-fraud agent #205: This is the core code of the Island Project. Its arrangement is very special, and we are trying to decipher it. Such code is not easily changed; it will only trigger an alarm and automatically switch to a completely new system when viewed by an unknown IP address. Therefore, any results obtained from deciphering it will be useless.]
It turns out the data is related to the island development project!
Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly understood the significance of this arrangement: only by looking at it from the future could they ensure that they could make the most efficient use of this information when they returned to the past.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: What was displayed in those last two seconds is completely unrecognizable to the human eye; only our type of artificial intelligence can replicate it.]
...Indeed, this also ensures that Shiho Miyano, who is witnessing the event, will not know any secrets she shouldn't know.
"Mr. Midorikawa, what was that just now..." Miyano Shiho, having regained her senses, asked about it.
"It's probably... the album's program." Morofushi Hiromitsu found a more reliable excuse. "That gentleman always likes to leave some nonsensical Easter eggs, maybe this is one of them."
Upon hearing this, Shiho Miyano's lips twitched slightly, as if she had been reminded of something, and she didn't press the matter further. It's likely that certain memories made her strongly agree with this viewpoint.
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
I knew you guys wouldn't stop.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Huh? Is that so...?]
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