Chapter 184 A Slightly Familiar Station
A gust of cold wind blew by, jolting Morofushi Kagemitsu back to his senses. He subconsciously pulled his coat tighter around him and took a look around the unusually quiet station.
Only then did I realize that the bus stop sign not far away actually said Nagano!
Nagano.
As if a computer program had triggered a keyword, he immediately became alert, disrupting his train of thought to prevent others from extracting any information.
After this state lasted for a while, he belatedly realized that something seemed to be missing from his mind.
...Anti-fraud expert?
Morobuchi Kagemitsu tried to call out to himself in a low voice.
However, his mind remained quiet; the familiar voices that used to perform crosstalk with him every day were gone.
[#-/…]
[%#^、&*\～……]
He waited patiently for a while, and finally a reassuring electrical sound appeared. He breathed a sigh of relief and then had the mind to walk around the station.
After taking only a few steps, snowflakes drifted over and silently landed on his dark coat.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: ...#&Jingguang, can you hear me? Jingguang...]
The voice of number 234 came through intermittently, but he was finally able to hear it clearly.
I heard that.
He responded.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Finally got in touch with you... Ah, as expected, they're all offline.]
Are they all gone?
Morofushi Kagemitsu paused for a moment, glanced around, and indeed there was no one there.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: No, I'm not talking about real humans, but the anti-fraud experts whose numbers precede mine. I just scanned the area and didn't find them in this timeline; it seems they were indeed left behind in the past.]
Left in the past?
He finally realized where that awkward feeling came from: the background noise of his little darlings talking while he was talking to his own fragments had been cut off.
This is really... quite unusual.
He felt a slight sense of loss. He fumbled for his phone in his coat pocket, but the undercover anti-fraud app that he couldn't uninstall was gone. Everything seemed to have returned to how it was before.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #234: Don't worry, they're still alive and kicking on the past. At first, they were worried about your safety, but now that they've found you're alright, they've started discussing the mission, and... what they should do with your body during this time.]
Zhu Fujingguang: !!!
A single sentence dispelled the faint melancholy that had been surfacing in his heart, and his previously somewhat blank mind immediately returned to work.
My body!
The thought of those unreliable alpacas made him worry about his past self. He feared that when he returned, he would be haunted by memories of various forms of social death!
No, absolutely not!
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Calm down, calm down, there's still #205 and the others. I'll keep an eye on them too. Passing on information to you isn't difficult, and besides, I have plenty of experience impersonating you, so I can offer them some acting guidance.]
...Then they'd better not contact Zero for now, I'm afraid Zero will think I've been brainwashed by the organization too soon.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #234: ...]
Seeing that Number 234 was speechless after what he had said, Morofushi Kagemitsu chuckled a few times. Then, he noticed that he couldn't even exhale when he looked at himself, confirming once again that he was indeed back in the corpse.
He wandered around the platform again but couldn't find an exit.
It seems my current situation isn't very good.
[Anti-Fraud Master No. 234: You're currently trapped in a transitional timeline. This time travel severed your connection with the future Anti-Fraud Master, causing you to be stuck here. Luckily, I'm also stuck in a time-space rift, otherwise we would have been completely cut off.]
Fate really keeps throwing challenges my way. This time, not only was the mission blocked, but the anti-fraud team was also banned. It seems that some of my actions in my timeline have a greater impact on the future than I imagined.
[Anti-Fraud King #234: ...That's indeed a huge deal. I just received the permissions they granted me and am taking over the work they've been doing in this timeline. According to the backend history, the things you did in the past changed the outcomes of many things, and some data updates are different from our cached history.]
That's why fate intervened at this time.
However, I don't think this is a dead end. It can't keep me locked up here forever; there must be some way out.
Based on the knowledge about fate that Anti-Fraud Master had mentioned to him, Morobushi Kagemitsu analyzed his current situation and came to a conclusion.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #234: That's right. In principle, you need time energy to break through the spatial barrier here. However, the anti-fraud app has been uninstalled from your phone, so you can't use it... Hmm, let me see if I can transfer some data to you. Anyway, let's find a suitable medium first, and then pinpoint the weak points in the spatial barrier.]
He nodded. He didn't know much about this area, so he naturally listened to number 234.
He reached out and touched the places where he usually kept his weapons. Considering what public places he might appear in after breaking down this barrier, he hesitated for a moment, and finally chose a stun gun with a built-in flashlight.
As for the weak points of the space...
He turned his gaze back to a section of the fence that had just been explored, now blocked off.
If he remembers correctly, in reality, these stations were all built on a standardized scale, and this location should have an exit. Besides, he had paid attention to news about Nagano during his time in the future timeline, and there hadn't been any reports of infrastructure renovations.
So, if we had to find such a "weakness," it would probably be here.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: I think the energy distribution around here is roughly the same. I'll transfer the energy to the stun gun first, then you shine it on this spot.]
As Zhu Fujingguang did, a very inconspicuous round halo shone on the fence.
At first, it was just an ordinary halo. However, as the illumination time increased, the ring it touched began to burn. The pure white flames, like pressing against a piece of white paper, rapidly expanded the area they could scorch.
And so, the gap slowly widened, and he could even vaguely see the world on the other side through the flames.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #234: Now! Move forward quickly! Squeeze through the gap!]
Zhu Fujingguang had no doubts. He bent down and nimbly rushed out of the "paper gap" surrounded by white flames.
As he crossed the boundary, he subconsciously closed his eyes, feeling as if he had been holding his breath in the ocean for a long time and had finally reached the shore. With a slight stumble, he gasped for breath, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself still on the platform. This time, however, he finally saw a few scattered living people, and the slight movements that one would expect from human society gradually began to emerge.
A strong gust of wind blew in his face, carrying icy snowflakes that hit his face and made him even more awake.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Finally out... Without an app as a carrier, the energy transmission loss rate is too high, otherwise I could have made that hole even bigger.]
It's already good enough that it's out; I won't ask for anything more.
Morofushi Kagemitsu took it all in stride. He brushed the snow off his clothes, put away his stun gun flashlight, and walked into the platform.
The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and he couldn't just stand outside forever. His sudden appearance had already attracted the attention of several people; there was no need for him to turn into a snowman and be mistaken for a lunatic.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Judging from your location, you should be at the Nagano train station right now. That's a bit strange; I remember I was definitely at home before you arrived.]
Perhaps it's just some inexplicable displacement. Every time I go back in time, my location changes slightly from before the time travel, though not drastically.
By the way, you could tell me what you've been doing all this time, so I can continue the act.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: I just sneaked back from outside. We noticed something was off about Wakita Kanenori, so I went to talk to Zero. Since Poirot Cafe is too close to the sushi restaurant, we chose a place further away to discuss it.]
Is Kenshinori Wakita often at the store?
[Anti-fraud expert #234: He does appear quite frequently, but since it's a part-time job, he's not always there. For example, he wasn't in the store today.]
So what did he go to do?
[Anti-fraud King #234: Didn't he specifically become Kogoro Mouri's apprentice? Coincidentally, Mr. Mouri received a request, and to make sure there were four people, he and Zero went along too.]
If Zero comes along, then for the time being, there's no need to worry about anything major happening on this trip.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Zero is indeed very reliable, but Shinichi Kudo is also in this task force.]
Why should he go along? Rum has been investigating Shinichi Kudo and Kogoro Mouri lately, and as the intermediary between the two, the identity of "Conan Edogawa" seems dangerous no matter how you look at it. It would be better to find an excuse to refuse this trip.
[Anti-fraud King #234: Those chosen will always have some thrilling journeys, and we can't change that. Also, there's something else I need to warn you about: they're going to a mountain lodge in Nagano. If something happens, your brother, who's currently working in Nagano, might run into Rum.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...! !!
His relaxed expression changed, and he realized that this journey was probably more dangerous than he had imagined.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Be careful, Rum is already suspicious of your identity. Don't reveal yourself to him. As we analyzed before, Rum may have his own unique ability to judge people.]
Indeed, it's best for me to provide support from behind the scenes this time.
He quickly walked off the platform, intending to find a place to stay first.
[Anti-fraud expert #234: Zero and the others have probably already headed into the mountains. Under normal circumstances, you should be able to contact them.]
I know.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu reached out and caught a snowflake.
However, if you encounter abnormal situations, then it's hard to say.
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