Chapter 150 Encounter at the Hospital
Don't be like that. Your hesitant posture gives me the feeling that you're brewing something big.
If I remember correctly, you mentioned before that the Detective Boys were with Number 234, right? That means Shinichi Kudo and Shiho Miyano were among them too, so you managed to keep it from them?
Morobuchi Kagemitsu pointed out the key point.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Actually, the situation is better than we expected. The two of them have been separated from the children, and the doctor is preparing to take you to the hospital.]
Go to the hospital...
Wouldn't this be worse? It would have been better if those two kids had just found out...
[Anti-fraud expert #148: There's nothing we can do about it. We can't just teleport to their side and steal number 234, can we? At least once we get to the hospital, we can directly manipulate the data.]
What about the doctors and nurses? Are you planning to alter their memories?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Hehe, Jing, we know you've never liked this. Do you remember that "coupon-grabbing" plan we've been working on lately? Your past decisions have affected this future, and even those of us who have traveled through time can enjoy this benefit.]
You mean... now we can contact some of our own people?
[Anti-fraud expert #19: There are a few people in the hospital who were placed there through a "freebie-hunting" scheme. With their cooperation, as long as we're careful not to let that clever little devil Shinichi Kudo discover anything, everything will be fine.]
Shinichi Kudo must not find out...
Is it because of fate?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: That's right, we especially need to pay attention to Shinichi Kudo. Given how fate seems to be watching him, if he's truly sensed something, who knows, something irreversible might happen in the next second in this future.]
...It seems like this is the only way.
The anti-fraud team was busy with personnel deployment after No. 234 was sent to the hospital. Meanwhile, Morofushi Kagemitsu was planning other things in advance, such as this mission.
I never expected to encounter so many unexpected events during this time travel. I hope it won't delay the mission...
Um?
Task……
By the way, what was our mission this time?
He only remembered that a few seconds after receiving the anti-fraud mission notification, he had to stop himself from being hit by a car, and didn't even have time to read the prophecy report.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Hmm... I also need to tell you about this. It seems our app is malfunctioning due to a time-space fluctuation; web pages aren't loading right now.]
It won't load?
Morobuchi Kagemitsu took out his phone, opened the app, only to find that the title of the latest report had turned into incomprehensible gibberish, and clicking on it wouldn't load any text or images.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: The backend kept reporting errors, but we couldn't find the source. We had to use the process of elimination to double-check several times before we discovered it was due to spacetime fluctuations.]
Does that mean we won't be able to complete our task?
[Anti-fraud expert #198: There's nothing we can do about it. We can only make the most logical choice based on certain signs before the announcement. After you've cleaned yourself up, you still have to disguise yourself as Shunsuke Goto.]
Okay then.
Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly rallied and, using Goshima Shunsuke's voice, contacted the butler, explaining what had happened in this body. He asked him to first control the maid and then come to the hospital to find him.
Of course, he embellished the part about disposing of the body, saying that he later vaguely regained consciousness and subconsciously felt that his residence was unsafe, so he drove away. Unexpectedly, he encountered a multi-vehicle collision on the bridge, and that's how he stumbled and fell to the hospital.
Then, the anti-fraud team copied all of Shunsuke Goto's social media accounts to fill in any gaps based on his usual habits, so that they could quickly understand the details of his current identity.
Of course, the most important point is to establish a reasonable connection between Shunsuke Goto and Osamu Midorikawa, and to quickly come up with an excuse to explain the current situation of No. 234.
Well, it's not good for the future plans to unfold if we expose the connection between this person who infiltrated the Karasuma Group and Black Guest so soon.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Actually, it's not difficult for you to make these two identities appear to know each other on the surface; there's a ready-made excuse.]
What is it?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Because the shop that poisoned Shunsuke Goto is our Poirot Café.]
What?! What a coincidence!
[Anti-Fraud King No. 19: This might be a reflection of cause and effect. In our timeline, you came across information concerning the life and death of Goto Shunsuke and began plotting; therefore, in this timeline, you, having traveled through time, will also have some connection with him.]
That doesn't sound like a good thing. So who owns the coffee shop now? Will it end up under "Osamu Midorikawa's" name?
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Of course, it's in Black Guest's hands. Back then, I created fake identities for some online managers and kept them registered under their names.]
Since it's related to Black Guest, things become easier. This identity is practically an open secret among them. If I approach them as "Shunsuke Goto," I might even be able to hint at the existence of the power behind the BOSS...
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Then you might be seen as an unreasonable and rude guest.]
That doesn't matter. As long as the information can be passed out, I can play any kind of person. However, after this incident, Poirot's Café will likely become the center of a vortex.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Just look at the fact that it was chosen to be located in the birthplace of the Mouri Detective Agency; this place is extraordinary. At least we don't have to worry about Goto Shunsuke suing the coffee shop for money anymore, right?]
...Is this about compensation? = =
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Alright, let's not get off topic. Aren't we discussing the rendezvous right now? The ambulance from number 234 has arrived, and the nurse on board is one of ours; we can keep things going for a while.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu looked around and realized that, thanks to the driver's frantic speed, they would arrive at the hospital after just one more turn at the next intersection.
Seeing the driver's worried expression, as if he were about to die on the spot, he silently took out the little cash he had from his pocket.
That said, will number 234 stay like this forever?
[Anti-fraud expert #11: No. But as long as you're still on this timeline, #234 can't wake up; there can only be one place to house your conscious mind. Otherwise, you two are both doomed.]
I see.
Zhu Fujingguang agreed, left the fare, and rushed to the hospital.
Since the housekeeper would have to wait a while longer to arrive at the hospital, he went to the emergency room to treat his wound himself.
In the corridor, there were many other injured people like him who had suffered external injuries near the bridge, and he blended in without any sense of incongruity.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: That traffic cop isn't here, so I don't think he'll try to gather information again.]
Zhu Fujingguang nodded. At the time, he only felt that the traffic policeman was a bit strange. After No. 66 pointed it out, he guessed that it might be an intelligence agent in the organization trying to find out the follow-up of Curaçao's mission.
He hadn't had time to disguise himself, and the place he was trying to escape to was blocked off. His identity was also inconvenient, so he could only find an excuse to avoid the first wave of ambulances and arrive at the hospital on his own in a sorry state.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: I'll remember this grudge and settle the score with this person later. And then... wait, it's a text from Shunsuke Goto's butler!]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: He said he had subdued the maid and was rushing her to the hospital, asking if you wanted to call the police?]
Call the police.
Zhu Fujingguang and the Anti-Fraud King both paused. They were already a little guilty for secretly plotting against someone's identity, and had never thought of it in this direction.
However, now that their housekeeper has brought up such a reasonable request, we can't just ignore it.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Actually, reporting it to the police isn't necessarily a bad thing...]
[Anti-fraud expert #214: If we think about it carefully, we can use this opportunity to bring the conflict between Goto Shunsuke and Poirot Cafe to the forefront, and incidentally get revenge on the guy who provided his identity.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu was already replying to the text message, instructing the butler to call the police while he was at it.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: ...I suddenly remembered something.]
What's up?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: If I call the police now, will the police come with the housekeeper?]
They'll need to know what happened, and they'll definitely want to question me. I happen to be at the hospital right now, so they'll probably come over soon.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: That's really bad... The First Investigation Division has sent Date Wataru over!]
Morofushi Kagemitsu touched the bandage on his forehead with some annoyance, feeling that his brain might have been damaged.
How could he forget?! Number 234 will be brought to the hospital soon!
In the last mission, in order to let his friends know more about the organization and the FBI, he seemed to have left quite a few loopholes... It seems that Number 234 is now almost like half of Morofushi Kagemitsu in their eyes.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: It's not quite half a case; even when you're not around, they'll doubt their own judgment.]
But now it's hard to say.
Number 234, who has the coma debuff, is exempt from their privileges.
Morofushi Kagemitsu still wants to save his friends who are trapped in this absurd script.
"Mr. Goto? Are you alright?"
Say, "Squad leader, squad leader is here."
He knew Date's voice all too well.
"It's alright." Morofushi Kagemitsu composed himself, looked up, and when he saw the police uniforms on the butler and Date Wataru, he had a look of realization. "Ah, Hase, you brought the police."
Butler Hase carefully examined 'Shunsuke Goto' and, seeing his disheveled state, his tone became serious: 'Young Master, we need to investigate this matter thoroughly.'
Sensing a hidden meaning in his words, Morofushi Kagemitsu asked, "Where is that maid?"
Butler Hasegawa looked at him and said, "It's a pity we wanted to keep her, but she was too skilled and got away." He then put on a guilty look, as if he had failed in his mission.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Wait a minute, didn't he say he had the maid under control?]
...It's definitely under control.
The butler simply lied to the police, as is typical of their line of work.
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