Chapter 169 Feudal Superstitious Activities
[Anti-fraud expert #26: I'm just taking precautions, what if this location infinitely spawns N numbers 234?!]
...This is getting more and more outrageous.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: You might as well say you're stuck in a maze, which would somewhat explain why we haven't been able to find a trigger.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: But we clearly detected a slight spacetime fluctuation just now. Surely we can't all be malfunctioning?]
Shall we try again tomorrow? We can't waste time here; there are still many things to clean up afterward.
Morofushi Kagemitsu decided to take a safer approach.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: ...Then why don't we try external force?]
External force? What external force?
He suddenly recalled the series of car chases he had been forced to encounter after transmigrating. Could the external force that Number 66 mentioned be deliberately orchestrating a chase?
He himself didn't care, but this was a crossroads, and it could easily involve others. He didn't want to use such a radical method unless absolutely necessary.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: No, that's not it! It was the 19th who reminded me. Look at this intersection in front of us, it's a special point in terms of feng shui. Why don't we get some tools and perform a ritual? Maybe we can send number 234 away!]
ah? !
[Anti-Fraud Guru #234: Send them away?]
Wait, No. 66, when you say "send away," is it the proper kind of "send away"?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Why not? I even have a corresponding ritual. We can perform the ritual at the designated time, like scattering a bowl of rice or lighting a candle—let's try it out.]
This is clearly a ghost-summoning ritual...
In an attempt to deceive the people in the company, Morofushi Kagemitsu read through all sorts of metaphysical classics, but the more he listened, the more suspicious he became.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: I know this stuff. This fortune teller guise isn't for nothing. #234, don't worry, I'll make sure you have a smooth and comfortable journey, without any regrets!]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #234: ...]
...No, you guys just treat him like a ghost? You're all practically the same species, aren't you?
Furthermore, if I remember correctly, you used a certain shrine as a save point before, so how can you be sure that these rituals will work on number 234?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Um...theoretically speaking, it should be possible. After all, the local folklore in this land includes the saying "gods and ghosts share the same origin."]
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Shrines can be utilized by us because they possess a special magnetic field. Those so-called ghosts and spirits might indeed be affected by these rituals, but we won't. However, I'm also curious why we don't try these rituals at shrines with magnetic fields, instead of attempting them with unknown effectiveness?]
Alpaca number 234 slowly flew towards them.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Uh, well... every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor. This was something #198 secretly instigated #19 to reveal! He just wanted to do some kind of experiment!]
experiment?
Morofushi Kagemitsu raised an eyebrow, pulled out number 198, and prepared to make this guy explain himself.
Number 205 was the first to speak up.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: This is also to ensure #234 can return safely. He's only traveled through time once, so he lacks experience. We usually travel through time without problems, but there are still some losses. It's just that during the travel, we are considered a single entity, and our internal structure is sufficiently solidified with enough volume to offset much of the damage.]
[Anti-fraud expert #11: If #234 had gone back on their own this time, they would have naturally lost a safeguard. They themselves might think some losses are insignificant, but if the variables involved aren't managed properly, there could still be danger.]
...So there's such a thing? Why didn't you just tell me? If all else fails, we can spare some energy.
Morofushi Kagemitsu looked disapprovingly at Number 234, who was standing silently to the side.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: You have that personality too.]
Why is she like me again... cough cough.
Morofushi Kagemitsu was about to retort, but then realized that Number 234 was a fragment of his own consciousness, and there was nothing wrong with what he said, so he had no choice but to swallow the accusation. At the same time, he also felt the way his family and friends felt when he had concealed the threat.
His once vibrant conscience has withered.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: It's good that you're willing to reflect, Jing. But you don't need to worry about any major problems. #198 has plenty of experience using us as experiments; it's just a few small rituals, he knows what he's doing.]
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Come on, come on, I think it's quite interesting ^ - ^]
Since you've all said so, what reason do I have to object? It's just a trial anyway, better than wasting time here. Let's make a list of what we need, and I'll go buy it.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Actually, we have most of these things on hand, but to avoid arousing suspicion from the organization, let's just buy a set now...]
After he finished speaking, a list appeared in Morofushi Kagemitsu's mind.
He glanced at the time and realized it was still a long time before midnight. He wasn't in a hurry to buy the things, so he decided to drive home first and organize the information he had.
The matter that Melo and Mr. Jinquan wanted to handle would probably take another day or two to come to a conclusion. He planned to use this time, in addition to keeping a close eye on the Natori father and daughter, to learn more about the Karasuma Group.
Hmm, perhaps he could talk to Zero about it...
[Anti-fraud expert #234: You can also ask me; I don't mind providing more information ^ - ^]
That's for sure; it would be great to be able to get some early access to information.
With help from the future, he started working overtime after returning home. By the time he woke up from his work, it was already dark outside.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: It's already past 8 PM, we can't postpone dinner any longer. Without enough energy, we might have an even harder time getting things done tonight. Let's go grab something to eat.]
After saving the document, he turned off the computer screen.
Morofushi Kagemitsu had no choice but to stop working and start changing into his outdoor clothes. He planned to cover himself up as much as possible, since he was engaging in feudal superstitious activities, and it wouldn't hurt to keep a low profile.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Let's go buy some props after dinner. I see you have some things in your room that we could use; we can buy some tools that can't be reused.]
Okay, is there anything else that needs to be done?
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Why don't you buy some snacks? You could use them to bribe those passersby. That wouldn't be bad.]
...I see, you want to simulate taste again.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Eh, Wh-what...]
After leaving the house, Morofushi Kagemitsu and Anti-Fraud Guy started chatting back and forth. According to the original plan, he wanted to have a simple bowl of noodles, then go and buy all sorts of miscellaneous items, put them all in the trunk, and then drive to that crossroads of fate on this dark and windy night.
23:50
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Morobushi Kagemitsu wrapped his coat tighter around himself and took his things off the car.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: There's no one around now, and the road surveillance cameras have been tampered with. It's about time; let's make our move.]
Zhu Fujingguang nodded and, following No. 66's instructions, first set up a very simple formation.
No response.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: It's not the hour yet, so it's normal for there to be no response.]
[Anti-fraud expert #66: This isn't calculated on the hour; it's usually around midnight. If this doesn't work, try another one.]
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Let's try this last one then. But it requires quite a bit of preparation; let's cut out a paper figure first...]
Morofushi Kagemitsu took out scissors and skillfully cut out a paper figure. Then he drew two talismans according to the picture, and then placed blood on it... After finishing all this, he still needed to recite a spell.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: A spacetime fluctuation has occurred!]
Both Morobuchi Kagemitsu and the Anti-Fraud King perked up, recited the incantation, and stared at the red candle in the middle, hoping for a miracle to happen.
At the same time, he began to tentatively call out to Number 234 in his mind to determine whether the time travel had been successful.
[...]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Nothing's happening anymore, does that mean we've succeeded?]
[Anti-fraud expert #11: We didn't see anyone with the numbers 234, and the number of suits was just right.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Let me try calling him again: #234, are you still there? If I am, will you say something?]
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Squeak.]
[Anti-fraud expert #66: ...Okay, failed, didn't get rid of it.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: There was a spacetime fluctuation just now, how come it still failed? #198, come here and take a look with me...]
Morofushi Kagemitsu accepted the outcome with a good attitude. He hadn't had high expectations for this strange plan to begin with, and the occurrence of spacetime fluctuations was already a pleasant surprise. Perhaps they had just used the wrong ritual; trying other methods wouldn't hurt.
But just as he was about to relight the candle, Number 234 spoke again.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Hmm... I guess we're halfway there.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Halfway there? What kind of statement is that?]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Did you get in touch with that other world, only to be sent back here?]
Oh? If that's the case, it can't be considered an experimental failure; at least we've found the right direction.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: No… after I was split in two, I was thrown back.]
What? !
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Wait a minute, let me check... wait, where are you? Show yourself!]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #234: I think I'm stuck. Now...]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Wait! Someone's coming!]
Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly put away the candles and strolled around the intersection as if nothing had happened, trying to disguise himself as a passerby.
However, the current situation at this intersection is too strange, and it won't be so easy to fool people.
The eyewitness took out his phone from his pocket, hid behind the building, and trembled as he pleaded for help:
"Hello, is this the police? I saw someone conducting illegal religious activities here! There was blood everywhere at the scene, I suspect it's a cult..."
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