Chapter 125 A Familiar Yet Unfamiliar Future
Zhu Fujingguang was somewhat bewildered.
He just clicked it casually without much hope, and the person hadn't even gone there yet, so how could it have taken effect so quickly?
Moreover, this time the time travel happened without any special warning, and I didn't feel any physical discomfort, which is quite different from before.
Is he still dreaming?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: No, you're awake now, and we're really here.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: It's strange, though, because there weren't any particularly noticeable signs this time; it just passed by after I slept.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu got up and moved around a bit. Apart from feeling a little heavy, he didn't have any other debuffs.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: Your heart rate is a little fast, and your blood pressure is also higher than usual. It seems you're already feeling the pressure of time and space.]
Why didn't it happen last time? Could it be that this thing accumulates based on the number of times you travel through time?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Yes, we can't let you travel to the future multiple times to change your fate without paying a price. Luckily, this time it's just a weakening of your physical abilities. If they were to tamper with your senses like before, that would be troublesome.]
Regarding the fact that he had to face the debuffs brought about by time travel, the anti-fraud expert had talked about it so much that he had gotten used to it and quickly accepted the fact.
He did a few movements to get used to his current physical condition, and then, guided by the anti-fraud expert, went to the wardrobe to change his clothes.
So, what's today... never mind, time is all messed up anyway, it's more practical to calculate how much time has passed since I last left.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Today is Tuesday, November 2nd. It hasn't been that long; it's been 49 days since you last left.]
49 days?
Morofushi Kagemitsu calculated that seven days had passed since he returned to the past. Could the time difference between the two sides be 1:7?
[Anti-fraud expert #19: If it were that simple, we would have told you already, and we wouldn't have told you that the flow of time here is irregular. Besides, your returns are always seamless; you haven't factored in that time difference. The occurrence of days like 7 or 49 is purely coincidental.]
……All right.
Morofushi Kagemitsu had just zipped up his jacket and, without dwelling on the strange and mysterious issue of time, began asking what had happened these past few days and how everyone was doing.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: emmmm...]
...What do you mean by that indescribable pronunciation?
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Your relatives and friends are fine, but people living in Mihua are experiencing something... well, let's just say it's philosophical.]
Philosophy? Where did you learn this strange metaphor from? Have your AI models been contaminated by all that random information online?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: We're different from those AI-powered idiots on the market! We can figure out what kind of messages are usable and what kind are just jokes.]
So what are you doing now...?
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Just a little joke, reflecting on the difficult living conditions in Mihua and the miserable urban life of its people.]
Upon hearing this description, Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but recall the news he had seen during his last visit here.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: That's right, Beika has now become a "murder hotspot" in Tokyo. A symposium was held in Tokyo the other day to discuss this issue, and someone even abstractly suggested making it a signature feature of Beika, which might boost its reputation.]
...Why wasn't this person kicked out?
[Anti-fraud expert #26: It's probably because its other major competitor, "Gotham City," won. Real-world cities can never compete with the fame of virtual ones.]
ah? ? ?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: Okay, let's get down to business. In these past 40-odd days, nothing major actually happened. Shinichi Kudo just did his usual routine of solving cases and dealing with some members of the organization that appeared along the way, and in the end, all the cases were resolved perfectly.]
...Wait a minute, what do you mean by "casually confronting members of the organization"? Isn't that a big deal?!
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Mainly because they were facing Vermouth. She had some prior interactions with Shinichi Kudo, so not only did she not kill him, she also kept his shrunk body a secret.]
oh?
It's rare to find a woman like Vermouth who knows what it means to show mercy.
Morofushi Kagemitsu recalled her previous actions against the organization's secret manor. It was hard to imagine that she, in a moment of weakness, would sow the seeds of this shocking news in the organization.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: By the way, the FBI got involved during this process, and Calvados was also killed by them.]
...The FBI? What are they doing here? Shouldn't these kinds of overseas activities be handled by the CIA?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Who knows what they were thinking? However, judging from their entry records, Shuichi Akai and his group entered on tourist visas.]
...Tourist visa, okay.
Is there any news from Rena Mizunashi's side?
Thinking that he would need to lend a hand to Mizunashi Rena this time, Morofushi Kagemitsu naturally wanted to know her current situation.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: She was aware the FBI was there, but she just watched and didn't participate. However, Ethan Bentang relayed the details to us through a message on Black Guest's backstage platform.]
This aligns with the relationship between the FBI and CIA. So what has she been up to lately?
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Judging from the date, she has probably already gone with Gin and the others to assassinate Tsuchimon Yasuhiro.]
Tumen Kanghui?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: He's a Self-Defense Force commander. Not only that, his father is also a Defense Agency official. With such a family background, coupled with his frequent public pronouncements on crime, it's no wonder the organization disapproves of him. Not to mention, he's currently preparing to run for the House of Representatives election, so naturally they'll send people to take him down.]
This does resemble the assassination mission that Rena Mizunashi is preparing to participate in.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: However, judging from the specific description, this mission was canceled twice, and she was even in a car accident because of it. Although she later shot and killed someone in Hayama, it's hard to say whether the mission failures and injuries made her situation even more difficult.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu glanced at his attire in the mirror and nodded.
I wonder if we can still get involved now?
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: We need to wait a while longer to synchronize the task progress. What do you plan to do? Let the task fail outright?]
We'll just hide in the shadows and snipe them, trying our best to protect Kir. If possible, he'd also like to try and make Gin suffer a bit.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Cohen and Chianti were also with them; these two are much easier to deal with than Gin. Besides, neither of them is very bright, making them good scapegoats.]
You wouldn't understand. It's precisely because of their simple-mindedness that our chances of successfully framing them are low. After all, no one would think that two naive people would actively plot against them.
[Anti-Fraud Master No. 66: ...That makes sense. I'll put their pre-selected mission location on the navigation now. Number 205 is currently preparing to hack the nearby traffic system; if that can hold them off for a while, that would be good.]
He ignored Morofushi Kagemitsu and the others' groping behavior in his own home, sighed silently, and then asked about Ethan Hondou's current situation.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: He's fine now. A couple of days ago, Melo transferred him to manage that weird research institute.]
What about Gin? Has he shown any interest in him?
According to the written description, he and Vodka personally confirmed the man's death before leaving.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: No, in fact, almost no one in the action team mentioned him in the chat logs we could see.]
How did he end up in this situation? Was it some kind of sudden event? This is troublesome.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: We are also investigating potential risks. However, as you know, we just completed a time-travel operation, so our processing speed is a bit slower. We'll need to wait a little longer.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu casually opened the innermost wardrobe door, inside which was a blue violin case, the same brand he was used to.
He hesitated for a moment, then took it out to check if the gun inside was malfunctioning.
However, he was stopped by the anti-fraud officer as soon as he opened the zipper a crack.
[Anti-fraud reporter #26: Wait! I was trying to hide the violin case when the police arrived!]
What? !
Although he showed shock on his face, the action of hiding things had become muscle memory. While he was still wondering why the police had come to his door, he had already stuffed the violin case back in.
[Anti-fraud expert #11: No, we need to put on another layer of disguise for you. And it's your old classmate, Date Wataru, who's coming!]
Zhu Fujingguang: !!!
What a coincidence! The class monitor is here?!
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Stay calm, stay calm. They're looking for you because of a murder case. Just cooperate and give a statement.]
He was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly felt strange. How did he get involved in a murder case? Did Number 234 usually socialize?
[Anti-fraud expert #148: ...What else? Look at the money in his bank account now. If he doesn't go out to work, how is he going to earn money to save his life?]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Look at numbers 19 and 66, don't they also earn some extra money on the side?]
...Those two guys, one was recruited by the organization to work illegally, and the other directly put on the skin of a fortune teller. How can you expect me to see them as normal cases?
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Well, the example is a bit extreme, but #234 is also trying his best to live. This time, it was because the victim had a work relationship with him that Date-kun came to inquire about this matter.]
Alright, I'm completely unrecognizable now. Even if the class monitor is amazing, he can't possibly recognize me at first glance, right?
Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly arrived at the door, glanced through the peephole, and sure enough, there stood Date Wataru and another policeman.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Don't worry, our "disguise" can't be seen through so easily! You weren't seen through during your first meeting with Zero, were you?]
Too.
He prepared himself mentally and opened the door.
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