Chapter 183 The Law of the Case
[Anti-fraud expert #205: I'm keeping an eye on the forum. You should finish your work for the next few days first.]
Number 205 pointed to Ms. Yuki who was holding the documents.
She placed the documents that needed to be signed in the designated spot and then made him a cup of coffee. Before leaving, she thoughtfully opened the window to let some fresh air into the somewhat stuffy office.
Morofushi Kagemitsu smiled at her, watched her leave the office, and then turned his gaze back to the computer in front of him.
[Brandy has left Kyoto W-3A2 base.]
The message was sent to Black Guest from behind the scenes. After reading it quickly, he had Ethan Bendo forward it to Melo.
He quickly received a period (.) and then instructed the informant who provided the information to remain silent.
In truth, he didn't want Melo's plan to proceed too smoothly. Therefore, he intentionally slowed down the speed of intelligence transmission between the two, hoping that they would fight each other and wear down each other's strength. If one side won or lost too decisively, it would be detrimental to the development of his subsequent plans.
Melo's government relations were not as solid as Brandy's, but in order to seize this opportunity to bring that man down, she directly mobilized Ethan Bentang, hoping to use Black Guest's intelligence advantage in cyberspace to catch Brandy off guard.
After all, Ethan Hondou's original script involved Melo planting a mole inside Black Guest. At such a crucial moment for his promotion within the organization, he naturally wanted to do extra work for his superior.
Upon learning of this, Morofushi Kagemitsu commissioned the Anti-Fraud Team to design a very simple program that directly synchronized Ethan Hondou's messages to a blank account of his own. This ensured that no unexpected incidents would occur during their intelligence exchanges.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Having your own people in key positions is so convenient! At least we can keep track of the progress of that secret Brandy Operation plan that Melo's been hiding. Maybe we can even team up with the local police and pull off a surprise attack!]
That depends on our colleagues in Kyoto. This time, Brandy and Rum were both framed, and both the Metropolitan Police Department and the National Police Agency want the credit, so there will inevitably be a shortage of manpower.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Ah, here we go again... Can't these leaders who love to take credit just calm down for a second? If they exploit loopholes on both sides, they won't be laughing anymore.]
[Anti-fraud expert #214: ...I can't speak for other matters, but it would be best if the police in Tottori area conducted a thorough investigation. I'm not expecting any miraculous maneuvers from them, but at least they shouldn't do anything that would hinder the operation.]
...You sound very resentful. Could it be that the organization successfully planted a mole in the Tottori Bureau to muddy the waters?
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Actually, I'm not entirely sure either. From my limited memory, I recall that someone was originally arranged to cover my retreat through the ventilation ducts. However, when I finally reached my destination, I found it was surrounded. I had no choice but to take another route. But as I turned to leave, I heard a police siren.]
Have their reinforcements arrived?
[Anti-fraud expert #214: It would have been better if they hadn't come at all! I don't know how they relayed the message, but they just used a megaphone to order the organization to release the hostages. This shout startled all the patrols at the base, and the signal jamming wasn't done properly, forcing the patrols to call in a large number of backup to evacuate and destroy witnesses and evidence. In the end, I didn't manage to escape, and even the authorities dropped the matter regarding this raid.]
That would be really bad.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: You've seen the three-view diagram of the entire base, right? The reason the ventilation ducts and emergency exits are arranged in such a complicated way is because of this.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu took out his phone, intending to send a text message to Furuya Rei to remind him.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Just tell him to keep it from the local police department. They're not in the same system anyway, so finding an excuse will be easier.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: By the way, during yesterday's festival celebrations, a murder occurred not far from the experimental base. There are still some police officers loitering around there.]
Got it. I'll let Zero and the others go and steal the case.
Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly drafted a text message, sending a guarantee to Furuya Reito, who was still busy working for Rum.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: By the way, there's a kid named Shinichi Kudo who seems to be traveling there with the Mori family.]
Who are you talking about?
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Shinichi Kudo.]
After checking the date on his phone to make sure he hadn't traveled to the future, Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly had a change of heart.
That little detective... it's not surprising at all that he'd be there.
It's a pity Vermouth is still in the US, battling wits with the FBI; otherwise, I really wanted to send her to Tottori. And while I'm at it, I'd also like to figure out why this woman would give Shinichi Kudo a break.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: I seem to remember that one of our undercover agents planted in the American entertainment industry submitted some fragmented intelligence, saying that Sharon Vineyard and Yukiko Kudo had a good relationship. Could that be why she showed leniency?]
...However, the day after this news arrived, Vermouth submitted the Kudo couple's information to the organization and requested that they be closely monitored. She even specifically noted their danger to the organization, saying things like they would be silenced if they made any unusual moves.
She treats her closest friends like this, so it doesn't make sense for her to treat Shinichi Kudo, who's a generation younger, this way. She doesn't seem like the kind of person who would be lenient with minors.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Uh, I don't know about that... Right! Since that's the case, why not ask our amazing #234? He's in the future timeline and has access to Shinichi Kudo, so he should have a chance to investigate, right?]
[Anti-fraud expert #234: ...Eh, I'll give it a try.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Wow! So you've been listening the whole time! What's wrong? Why are you suddenly sighing like that? Is Zero still very wary of you?]
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Zero's situation is much better. However, a bald part-time sushi chef has started working at the Iroha sushi restaurant downstairs from the Mori Detective Agency; he seems to be Rum from the organization, so I have to avoid him.]
Rum!
Morofushi Kagemitsu perked up at the mention of the codename. This aging intelligence chief had always been a target for him and Zero. If it weren't for Melo's intention to bring down the old man and his associates, they might not have been able to track down Rum's whereabouts at all.
Even so, he and Zero still couldn't find out what Old M looked like. The only information they got from Melo was a few photos of him in disguise.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Can you confirm it's him?]
[Anti-fraud expert #234: The possibility is very high. I checked the traffic footage near the Mouri Detective Agency and found that the black sedan the chef—that is, Kenjiro Wakita—was riding in is the same one Zero-kun mentioned before, the one he rode in on the way to Rum's villa.]
What was Zero thinking?
[Anti-fraud expert #234: After I told him, he also told me some information: Rum urged him to investigate Shinichi Kudo as soon as possible. Coincidentally, not two days later, this sushi chef named Kanenori Wakita became Kogoro Mouri's apprentice. It's hard not to be suspicious of him.]
Is Kenshinori Wakita also dressed as a one-eyed person?
Knowing what Morofushi Kagemitsu meant, Number 234 directly transmitted the photos taken from various angles into Morofushi Kagemitsu's mind, and the anti-fraud team also came over to take a look.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Sure enough, this photo is also a disguise. However, compared to the other photos, the disguise used on his face isn't very sophisticated. If I modify the preset model of Rum a bit more, it should be about 60-70% similar.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: This is indeed good progress, but why are you hiding from him? You now have disguise cream #198, and your body shape has changed because you're a corpse. Rum doesn't know you well, so he shouldn't recognize you, right?]
[Anti-fraud expert #234: ...No, I think we've all underestimated Rum's abilities. I was just passing by the sushi restaurant that day, but when I casually checked the security footage that evening, I saw this old man staring at my back with a serious expression, then taking out his phone and seemingly contacting someone.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 19: This is bad. Based on our years of experience, this is the prelude to the organization thoroughly investigating someone.]
[Anti-fraud expert #234: That's what I think too. Zero recently told me to try to stay away from sushi chefs.]
Then Matsuda and the others...
He wanted to ask how his other friends were doing, but was interrupted by the system voice from Anti-War Lord.
[Anti-fraud team reminds you: Latest news update! Latest news update!]
Zhu Fujingguang: !!!
The big mission has finally arrived! Great!
The anti-fraud officers also became very active, emerging from every corner of the computer screen, and even number 234, who had been hiding recently, became energetic.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #234: Great! Come and take my place, bro, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed!]
However, before they could celebrate for long, a sudden gust of wind blew in, scattering the stack of documents that Ms. Yuki had neatly arranged everywhere, turning the spacious office in Zhejiang into a "document rain".
Morobuchi Kagemitsu was taken aback at first, then got up and tried to rummage through the documents that had fallen on him.
But he didn’t know if it was because he had been sitting for too long or because he stood up too suddenly, but he suddenly felt dizzy.
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[》@……]
His repeated time travels made him immediately realize something was wrong. Before his dizziness had subsided, he opened his eyes and looked around.
However, the single page of the document completely blocked his view, so he had no choice but to close his eyes again and quietly wait for the dizziness to pass.
He silently counted to ten in his mind, and finally heard some noise. His dizziness gradually subsided.
In a blur, he felt as if something was smeared on his face. He reached out and grabbed it; it was a newspaper, seemingly reporting on a bombing.
He removed the newspaper from his face, slowly opened his eyes, and found himself sitting on a bench at the station.
So... I'm wearing it?
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