Chapter 161 Jingguang also did not sleep.
Zhu Fujingguang cleared his mind, and the Anti-Fraud Lord, thinking he was tired of using his brain, stopped bothering him and went about their own business.
Actually, he just wanted some peace and quiet.
At the same time, it also allows those little doubts hidden deep in one's mind to be unearthed and released.
He looked back at the preemptive moves he had made and felt that some of them seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally avoiding the anti-fraud team and subtly distancing themselves from the electronic world.
Why?
He was able to travel through time thanks to these electronic beings, and they were indispensable in helping him obtain information in the future that he couldn't detect before.
He simply couldn't understand why the anti-fraud team would go to such lengths just to harm themselves. A creature whose thinking is 99% driven by reason and calculation wouldn't do something so inefficient.
If it's not these little devils, then who could it be? Black Guest? Or someone or something that might be affected by the anti-fraud campaign? Or am I just being too sensitive and overthinking things?
Whether human or ghost, many figures flashed through his mind, but he couldn't pinpoint the specific one.
The weariness creeping into my heart urged me to come up with an answer, but breaking through the white fog that permeated the vicinity of the truth was not so simple.
As he was thinking, he fell asleep without realizing it.
...
[Anti-Fraud King #19: ...Why does the forum seem more and more lively lately? Didn't someone say two weeks ago that Rum was planning to hack the forum?]
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Looking at the chat history, it seems that old guy Pisco mentioned this a year ago as well.]
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Let me see... It's been two and a half years since then, the forum has been thoroughly plundered. Hey, so many posts are gone...]
The chatter of these little devils in his head acted as an alarm clock, waking him up.
He sat up and stretched, then glanced at the clock on the bed; it was already nine o'clock at night. He'd only dozed off for a short while, and almost two hours had passed.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Jing, you're awake. Did we disturb you? Do you want to sleep a little longer? My roommate sneaked off to the smoking area after getting water and won't be back for a while.]
Zhu Fujingguang glanced at the kettle on the bedside table and shook his head.
It was certainly an exciting and thrilling day, but he's rested enough now; if he rests any longer, he probably won't be able to sleep tonight.
He remembered that when he had just woken up, the anti-fraud volunteers were talking about things on the forum, so he casually asked about it.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: When we were cleaning up the data, we found a lot of interesting posts, but when we tried to search for related historical records on the forums along this timeline, we found that almost all of them had been cleaned up.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: After careful investigation, I discovered that it's truly remarkable that the forum has survived this long. There was even a period when two-thirds of the activity was fake hype from our splintered trolls.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: I think Gin and Mello were the masterminds behind the period when they cleared out all the messages. Could it be that some posts touched a nerve, causing them to get angry? That's so petty...]
[Anti-fraud expert #148: I was originally trying to find the little essay about "illegitimate children" that Binga wrote before we transmigrated, but I found that the original post has been deleted. I can only study the screenshots.]
...Why are you researching that? Isn't that just the Bian family making baseless accusations and trying to sow discord between us and the BOSS?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Tsk tsk, the subtleties of language can't be explained in a sentence or two. Just think of this article as being summoned by the anti-fraud guru and coming true, that's all.]
...That one chapter on "Come True" is enough; the others are unnecessary.
Morofushi Kagemitsu didn't want to recall those awful scandalous topics that were trending on the forum.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Haha, cough... We haven't been researching this for very long, and we wanted to tell you in advance, but we ran into a large group of people visiting the sick, so we didn't have a chance to say anything...]
...And now?
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: What now?]
I heard Zero's footsteps; he's come to visit me.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Eek!]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: But... ah, aside from one or two shots of him entering the hospital, he hasn't appeared on the hospital's security cameras again...!]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Even we were fooled. No wonder we rarely get any information about his whereabouts. But he's rushing around way too much. He was threatening Curaçao at the bridge just now...]
Morofushi Kagemitsu was immediately proud; Zero's infiltration skills were truly impressive!
He had only been feeling proud for a short while when he sensed someone approaching the door. Although the gait was deliberately altered, he could immediately recognize that it was Zero pushing something that looked like a cart in.
[Anti-Fraud Master No. 66: It really is Zero! In such a short time, he even prepared the disguise right under our noses... Let me see... Ah! That patient with thick eyebrows and big eyes this afternoon was Kazami!]
[Anti-fraud expert #148: He's looking this way, close your eyes!]
Upon hearing Anti-Fraud King speak, Morofushi Kagemitsu instinctively closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, but quickly realized that he had already woken up and that this behavior was actually unnecessary.
However, Zero had already entered the room, and opening his eyes now felt like it would make things awkward for both of them...
Fine, let it stay closed then.
Zhu Fujingguang slowly exhaled, and the Anti-Fraud Lord even dimmed the lights to accommodate him.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Keep it up, Jing! You're the only one who can fool him now! You're the hope of our whole village!]
...There's no need for them to voice their support for me in such a useless place, and I don't really want to be the hope of the whole village.
Besides, didn't you say that Matsuda and Zero have successfully cut ties with Midorikawa Osamu and Morofushi Kagemitsu? I don't need to keep it from Zero anymore, right?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: ...But sometimes when he hallucinates similar auras to you, it's unavoidable that he might experience some emotional fluctuations. Just to be on the safe side, let's tone it down a bit.]
...I think it's actually some kind of "artistic virus" that has infiltrated your underlying logic again.
Although he was mentally criticizing the anti-fraud regime's actions, his body obediently lay still, letting Zero, the "doctor," slowly approach him as he was now a "patient."
A short while later, Morobushi Kagemitsu felt his hands, with the IV needle inserted, being lifted up.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Aww! The "resemblance to a beautiful woman" scenario combined with role-playing is definitely more exciting!]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Keep going! I can write another 3000 words!]
He knew!
Zhu Fujingguang couldn't help but grit his teeth.
Then he heard a sigh:
"Since you're not asleep, open your eyes."
The anti-fraud officers all sighed in disappointment.
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
He opened his eyes, somewhat speechless.
Then, a ray of sunlight entered his field of vision.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Your filter is too thick, Jing. It's just that his hair is blocking the light = =]
What's wrong? Zero was just shielding me from the glaring light because he was worried I couldn't handle it. That's how childhood friends are—loving and caring for each other.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: ...]
"What? You're not happy that I exposed you?"
Furuya Rei inserted the IV needle into the indwelling needle and adjusted the drip rate.
"...It's alright, I was just thinking about some, overly mischievous kids." Morofushi Kagemitsu was a little helpless. He managed to hold back in front of Matsuda when facing the eccentric anti-fraud master, but he still couldn't escape Zero's aura.
Rei Furuya glanced at him and said seriously, "Conan and Ai are not enemies."
Morofushi Kagemitsu was taken aback, only then realizing that his earlier statement had been somewhat ambiguous. He moved his lips, wanting to explain, but was interrupted by Furuya Rei's words:
"The needle marks on the back of my hand healed so quickly? Was it really because of some drugs in the lab?"
After saying that, she lifted the collar of his hospital gown and touched the area around his chest.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Ah! That nurse...]
The Anti-Fraud King didn't continue, but Morofushi Kagemitsu understood the unspoken meaning.
Several more bubbles of memories in his mind were popped, and a subtle and complex emotion entangled his rational nerves.
Rei Furuya glanced at the gleaming stainless steel kettle on the bedside table, then gave him a cold look: "Since we're going to cooperate, let's be honest and tear off this mask of data simulation."
Morofushi Kagemitsu looked at the mask on his face and said softly, "Then let's take off our disguises at the same time, shall we?"
"...I have no objection."
As Furuya Rei removed his mask, Morofushi Kagemitsu also had Anti-Fraud remove the face of Midorikawa Osamu that was maintained by energy. However, this time, he didn't need to perform a pantomime.
If he actually did that, Zero would probably be even angrier.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 148: Jing...]
Morofushi Kagemitsu lowered his eyes, sat up on his own, unwilling to look at Furuya Rei's expression, and said, "I have some information about the organization's laboratory. Although it is currently 'leaked,' the organization's ultimate goal is closely related to it."
Rei Furuya put the mask aside and asked, "What do you want?"
"..."
Morofushi Kagemitsu paused, realizing he hadn't really considered this issue, as he only wanted to send information to Zero.
[Anti-fraud King #198: Ask yourself about the cause of your future death. Didn't Kir tell you that besides Shuichi Akai, only Furuya was present at the time?]
...
[Anti-fraud expert #205: If you miss this opportunity, asking again later might require us to use our own time and energy to fight against fate. Moreover, solving this puzzle will save you both from this awkward situation.]
"...I want to know one thing." Morofushi Kagemitsu finally asked, "The details of Scotland's death."
As he said this, he couldn't help but curl his fingers slightly.
He could feel Zero's breathing quicken for a moment.
After a while, he heard Zero's somewhat distorted voice:
"……you do not know?"
Should he know?
Morofushi Kagemitsu finally looked up and met Zero's eyes.
...
He probably won't be able to sleep tonight.
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