Chapter 131 Oh no, I've become a substitute...
Morofushi Kagemitsu rummaged through his instrument case and found three slips of paper with phone numbers written on them.
……ha?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Wow~]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Old flames rekindled!]
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 214: Three years have passed, but your charm remains undiminished!]
Shut up.
Without any expression, Morofushi Kagemitsu muted the phone, crumpled up the three notes, and threw them into the trash can.
As for why one of these numbers looks so familiar... it's not important.
Because of his actions, the anti-fraud officer mentally conjured up the image of a little alpaca in his mind, silently pointing and whispering at him, making him look extremely aggrieved.
The ruthless and cold-blooded Lord Zhufu continued to take stock of his private arsenal of firepower.
As he continued to examine the guns, he realized that two of the guns he possessed seemed to have originated from within the public security system.
What's going on?!
Did Agent 234 rob a police squad?!
"Buzz—"
That shouldn't be the case. I remember the anti-fraud team already set restrictions...
Where did this gun come from?
He disassembled the gun, intending to determine which batch it came from by examining the wear and tear on certain parts.
"Buzz—!"
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
Let's get this straight, no more irrelevant topics, we're getting down to business!
"Buzz—"
He then turned off the mute function.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Wow! Jing, you...]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: -- Do you want to know the origin of these two guns?]
...That's right.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Actually, these two guns weren't seized; they were purchased through organized channels.]
Organizational channels?
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Three months ago, when that body first woke up, it had nothing. Of course, it needed to find a way to completely conceal its identity and buy some weapons for self-defense.]
[Anti-fraud expert #66: But don't worry, that channel is shared by the finance team, and people still make transactions there from time to time, so it won't be traced back to you.]
...No, hearing you say that only makes me more uneasy. This is standard procedure within the Public Security Bureau. It's one thing for consumable ammunition to have been used before, but how come even firearms that leave evidence are now being circulated to the finance department?
Also, what do you mean by "that body woke up"? What body? Isn't this my own body?
[Anti-Fraud King No. 11: The fact that even guns are leaking only shows that the people within the police force who could originally suppress organized crime have been weakened, which has allowed the clandestine gun trade to become so rampant. However, our investigations are limited. I do have a few lists of high-ranking government officials who have died in recent years, which I can give you for reference…]
[Anti-fraud expert #19: However, even with the list on that USB drive, it only narrows down the scope of suspicion. To determine who made the transaction, it will require the intervention of those in power.]
That gold...
He instinctively wanted to report the matter to Mr. Jin Quan, but realizing he couldn't do it anymore, he could only sigh, silently erase his own marks from the two guns, and put them away, planning to find another way to give them to Zero later.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Hey, look on the bright side. Maybe it's true that you framed Kusuda Rikudo, and that this has attracted attention from all sides, giving the police a good excuse to investigate.]
Let's hope so.
Morofushi Kagemitsu began fiddling with the gun in his wallet.
So now you can tell me whose body No. 234 was using to do things during his existence, right?
You mentioned "hostage" before, and I thought it meant copying or cloning my body in this future and putting the consciousness of Number 234 into it. But when I came here again this time, I realized that wasn't the case.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: ...Is that so?]
You were actually waiting for me to find out, weren't you? Because the records on the medical insurance card weren't completely deleted. Given your efficiency and style, you shouldn't have left such a oversight.
But what you're doing is very strange. Why not just say it directly, and instead leave clues for me to discover? Why did you keep it from me in the first place?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: It's not really hiding it from you; we just haven't figured it out very well yet.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: However, #198 thinks this is related to your cause of death, and to avoid certain rules, it's better to express it indirectly.]
What was the cause of my death?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: That's right. After we traveled through time and read part of #234's memories, #198 felt that something was off. After the signal returned to normal, we specifically investigated many things to verify them, but found that many external forces were preventing us from investigating further. We also happened to encounter a series of events at Beika Central Hospital, so this matter has to be put on hold for now.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Actually, we were about to speak when we first saw the number, but you muted us...]
...Then please be careful when you raise your hands in the future, and don't use such an improper pre-hand gesture as a prelude.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Okay, we'll be more careful in the future.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Getting back to the point, I won't waste any more words. Here's the conclusion: #234 is currently using your corpse.]
!!
Zhu Fujingguang's eyes widened.
He had considered that the conclusion given by No. 198 might be a bit outrageous, but he didn't expect it to be so explosive!
What do you mean? My corpse—?!
This...this...
[Anti-fraud expert #66: This looks just like a zombie coming back to life.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: In a sense, it's like a zombie coming back to life.]
Wait, don't rush into your stand-up comedy. Can you tell me in a language that humans can understand what happened?
Morofushi Kagemitsu felt a bit of a headache and sat down to soothe his shocked young heart.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Hmm... First of all, you—no, your corpse—should have woken up in an abandoned laboratory somewhere in Tottori. We only deduced this from traffic footage because the organization didn't send anyone out to search for you for a long time after you appeared, and you were wearing a white coat, so we made this assumption.]
...That makes sense. Given the organization's style and procedures, since I died after my identity was exposed, and they disposed of my body, it would usually be sent to the lab to be exploited to extract the last bit of value. The body wouldn't die again; it's just that since there aren't many experiments that can be done with it, it's simply discarded after its usefulness is over, right?
Also, you should just call me number 234. The word "corpse" sounds... weird.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Okay. Then, after simulating a normal person's appearance, #234 went to the Seida branch in Tottori and switched the coffin with the real one.]
Coffin? What's this about coffins?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: This concerns some of the secrets and loopholes in the rules of the illusionary realm. We can't reveal this, otherwise, if this bug is secretly fixed, we'll be the ones with the headaches.]
Okay, you guys continue.
[Anti-fraud King #205: Finally, #234, carrying the coffin all the way, arrived in Tokyo and successfully met up with Ethan Hondou, where they handed over the matter of Shinichi Kudo.]
Going to Tokyo was probably a plan I made before. Apart from carrying a coffin, which was a bit strange, everything else was fine.
Morofushi Kagemitsu carefully reviewed the itinerary for number 234 that the Anti-Fraud Bureau had just compiled, and breathed a sigh of relief upon finding that "he" had not attracted any further attention.
But what happened to the coffin that number 234 carried over? Did they just burn it?
...
Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly fell silent.
He recalled some past events.
He silently turned his head to look at his bed.
This bed is tall and wide, with plenty of space underneath; it looks like you could fit some things inside.
Could it be...?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Uh, that's how it is...]
!!
Morofushi Kagemitsu covered his face. Don't tell me that Number 234 sleeps in a coffin every night!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Well… as you know, this coffin has a certain shielding function, which can avoid some subtle observations. Even we can only get a general idea of the situation; even the shadow shots are delayed and disconnected. Recording like this takes at least eight hours a day.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
[Anti-fraud expert #198: When you first came home, we tried various tests on the body, but apart from detecting traces of experimental drugs, the other indicators varied each time.]
[Anti-fraud expert #11: So you know, if you want to know what happened before you died, you still need to investigate through other methods.]
Don't think that by bringing up my cause of death, you can gloss over the fact that there's a corpse and a coffin lying under the bed.
Feeling a little guilty, Anti-Fraud Guy whistled in his mind.
He rubbed his temples, forced to accept the reality of the situation.
Never mind, as long as I don't get recognized by others. Fortunately, I don't have many occasions where I need to show my face, so being careful shouldn't be a problem.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Uh, that...]
What's wrong now?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: I just suddenly realized that we seem to have slipped up a tiny bit...]
...What flaw?!
Morofushi Kagemitsu immediately sat up straight, for this was a matter of great importance concerning his resurrection from the dead.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 19: The identity of Osamu Midorikawa was given to him by the police, as you know. In cases like this, they regularly check the various information records associated with this identity...]
[Anti-fraud expert #11: #205 just checked the police database and found that someone checked Midorikawa Osamu's medical insurance card this morning.]
Morobuchi Kagemitsu quickly tried to recall what information would be recorded on that medical insurance card.
Good news: We can only see the names of the medications and the categories of diseases. He was using medications to remove bruises, so it's not a big problem—after all, you can't expect a corpse to heal itself.
Bad news: A few days ago, he was taken to the hospital by his squad leader because of an external injury, which may have left some records and samples.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: It's okay, you need to apply to view the specific medical records.]
However, the police have special privileges to apply for such an application.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: ...Before they apply to view the medical records, I'm going to hack into the hospital's computers right now.]
Just change a few things, don't delete everything.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Don't worry, #205 is used to doing this kind of thing, there won't be any problems.]
Let's hope so.
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