Chapter 198 Can He Live a Little Longer?
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Zhu Fujingguang remained silent.
This silence made the anti-fraud officers, who had caused the trouble, even more uneasy, and one after another they came forward to try to salvage the situation.
[Anti-Fraud King #19: Cough, Jing, actually, being seen by Zero-kun isn't entirely a bad thing. If you look at it flexibly, it's actually one of the few good things!]
Haha, don't you want to take a look at what you're saying? Wake up, this is no longer the creative field you're familiar with.
[Anti-Fraud King #26: At least, it was our own people who saw it first. While it's a little scary, it's not that scary. You should think about what if it had been Melo who saw it…]
Okay, that's enough. I can already imagine what it feels like to face that fear head-on.
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Hmm... If we look into the details more closely, it's clear that Zero was indeed the first person to access this information and data. Judging from the reading time, he destroyed it on the spot after reading it, and even deleted the entire upload record, effectively finishing up the cleanup.]
[Anti-fraud expert #66: At the time, #205 and I quietly followed behind him, cleaning up the traces. Even if Zero wanted to investigate further, he shouldn't be able to find us...]
Under the watchful gaze of Zhu Fujingguangheshan, the alpacas' explanations grew softer and softer, and their confidence waned.
The giant Ragdoll cat's paw reached out towards them, and the alpacas closed their eyes and trembled, feeling as if their newly donned physical suits were about to be skinned and dismembered at any moment.
As a result, all I got was a pat on the little lamb's head, followed by a full stroke of its fluffy wool.
"...Oh well, I guess this is fate."
In the end, the warmth of humankind spared this fur, and it had appeased itself once again.
Morofushi Kagemitsu opened the map on his computer, seemingly calmed down, and began actively planning his trip tonight to avoid the car crash.
He has now come to terms with the idea that fate has "set him up." It's an abstract concept that's far removed from his own life, and constantly trying to argue about winning or losing is just asking for trouble. There's really no need for that.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: After all, you're also a "chosen one." Since you gained power by altering the future, your every move will have subtle effects on this world.]
subtle……
Looking at the familiar locations on the map, Morofushi Kagemitsu recalled the lies he had told after joining the organization, each one seemingly bouncing back like a boomerang to his future self right between the eyebrows. In that sense, it was indeed quite subtle.
This is probably the price I have to pay for hiding it from my companions.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: I told you not to dwell on it, so stop thinking about it. Besides, aren't #205 and #198 already trying to rewrite your fate? At least you no longer have to worry about dying one day no matter how carefully you try to avoid it.]
Too.
...But now that you mention it, I do remember that Number 205 and Number 198 were in such a hurry to finish their work, could it be to escape that moment just now? After all, there's still more than a year until my originally destined death date, they don't need to be in such a rush, right?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Huh? That can't be... I just checked on them, and they were definitely coding diligently. They even specifically told us not to disturb them; they weren't slacking off.]
Oh, now we can confirm it, those two guys really did leave you guys to deal with the mess.
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[Anti-fraud expert #11: ...Damn it, is this what it feels like to be tricked into a divide-and-conquer scheme...?]
The alpacas left the reed pile and scattered to various corners of the office.
...That's good, it'll keep these little devils away, lest they ruin my attempt at remediation with another flurry of activity.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: It's not that bad! We're quite useful too! At least we can help you plan your two dates at night—I mean, the two dates you have to go to!]
The 26th alpaca poked him and looked him in the eye with incredibly sincere, beady eyes.
Zhu Fujingguang's heart sank, realizing that this little alpaca was truly adept at pointing out others' sore spots.
Number 26 tilted his head innocently.
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
Okay, stop playing the fool, it's too convincing.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: ??? What?! This was clearly a genuine expression of my feelings, not an act!]
Morobuchi Kagemitsu withdrew his gaze, glanced at the pile of documents on the table, and, confirming that there was nothing else he needed to handle, picked up his coat from the hanger and prepared to leave.
Honestly, he wasted this beautiful Sunday in the office, a place brimming with resentment. If he were Melo, he would have been a little suspicious of this strange behavior.
Seeing that he was about to leave the office, the anti-fraud team thoughtfully shut down their computers and lined up to follow him home in his car.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: So, what are you planning to do tonight?]
Back at Midorikawa Osamu's home, the anti-fraud officer felt safe and sent his most approachable representative to inquire about the next steps.
What else can we do? Of course, we have to face Zero and explain all these misunderstandings clearly.
This matter sounds troublesome, but whenever I upload information, the scope of dissemination is limited to zero. As long as I personally come out to clarify, it is actually easy to resolve.
As for what happened on the forum... let's just ignore it. If the reaction is too strong, it will only pique everyone's curiosity and desire to investigate. Let's just treat it as an ordinary fan fiction.
As Morofushi Kagemitsu changed into his casual clothes, he mentally responded and sat down on the sofa to rest. He also took the opportunity to remove the listening device that was installed on the remote control's sensor light.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: It's probably a little gadget that Melo secretly installed; after all, she's the only one who doesn't trust you lately.]
It seems she's been making quite a splash around here these past few days. Has she gone downstairs again to dress up as a ghost in the rain?
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Luckily it's been snowing these past few days, so she was just wearing a red leather coat when she appeared outside the window.]
...
Zhu Fujingguang hesitated, then said nothing, only crushing the broken listening device again.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: You've done this kind of thing too? Matsuda and Hagiwara have something to say.]
Well, it's not fair to compare them. My relationship with Matsuda and Hagiwara is something she can't compare to!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Well, just assume it's because of all the things she's been secretly planning lately that's putting her under a lot of pressure. Anyway, among this group of criminals, her mental state has always been quite advanced... Hmm? Eek!]
This familiar interruption of spellcasting made Morofushi Kagemitsu inwardly cry out in alarm. He skillfully pulled out his phone and began checking his emails and text messages.
Sure enough, Melo sent him a message:
I'm taking some time to visit the port construction site tonight at 7:30 PM. Gin will be there too!
The port construction site, the very piece of land he had actively applied for, had become a familiar base for Melo to develop his influence.
He didn't care about her attitude; after all, this woman was going to die eventually anyway. However, the fact that her requested meeting time and place today happened to coincide with Shuichi Akai's was such a coincidence that it was hard for him not to overthink it.
Anti-fraud expert, how many people know about my meeting with Lai?
[Anti-fraud expert #11: We arranged the time via email. So, on the surface, only the two of you know about this. While we didn't intentionally avoid others, anyone with a modicum of sense would refrain from sharing personal email addresses.]
It's strange to put Merlot and the word "measure" together.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: While Melo's behavior cannot be judged by common sense, any overly coincidental event in her case should be treated as intentional. Moreover, the chosen time alone is unlike her usual practice; if possible, she always schedules appointments on the hour.]
Zhu Fujingguang nodded; they didn't really think it was a coincidence.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Melo even specifically mentioned that Gin was also there. Is there some special significance to that?]
I noticed that it also added a familiar, malicious "~" at the end.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: It can't be that she also read that article, "Scotland should not have tangled electrical wires..."]
No, no, it can't be!
Morofushi Kagemitsu said he didn't want to hear that weird article title anymore, so he quickly cut off what the 26th had said and swiped down on his phone screen to find his text message conversation with Rae.
He decided to ask Shuichi Akai directly:
Have you heard anything unusual about Gin lately?
After completing this series of smooth and fluid actions, Number 26 was surrounded by Number 11 and his group. They covered his mouth and tied him up, all in a similarly smooth and fluid manner.
Then, they exchanged a glance with Morobushi Kagemitsu, and then looked away as if by unspoken agreement.
This moment of perfect understanding lasted less than a minute before Lai's reply arrived:
[Lay: Not at the moment]
Yes, that's a very cautious answer, which is typical of Akai. It seems he hasn't received any information.
[Anti-Fraud King #66: So, Melo and Gin really didn't have good intentions after all. But it doesn't seem like she was trying to catch you in the act, since it's normal for members to interact privately, especially since you're on the same side. So what was her motive for doing this?]
Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't figure it out either, and he also wanted to know Akai Shuichi's opinion on the matter, so he relayed the text message that Mello had sent him.
The other side responded a bit slowly this time, probably because they had some concerns about their actions.
[Ray: Let's move the time forward by half an hour and then see their reaction.]
ha? !
Before he could react to the time, another new text message notification appeared in the upper left corner of his phone.
He went back to the previous page, and Zero's message was immediately displayed above Akai's chat box:
Rum suddenly asked me to do something, sorry, I might be half an hour late tonight.
Zhu Fujingguang: ? ? ?
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