Chapter 209 The Cult Leader's Work
The 26th alpaca pricked up its ears warily.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Why does that sound so familiar? Explain yourself, Jing! Did you secretly do something behind our backs in the future timeline?!]
I suddenly remembered the relationship between Number 234 and me. Perhaps he appeared so that he could enter the space-time rift. But unfortunately, you can no longer see Number 234.
However, perhaps we can try digitizing a part of my consciousness and see if we can send it into the spacetime rift.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: ??? Jing, do you want to hear what you're saying? No living person would voluntarily offer to digitize themselves!]
Please be careful with your wording; I am referring to a part of my consciousness.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Forget about those dangerous thoughts! I haven't even finished speaking, why are you in such a hurry to court death? That girl's situation is just an exception! Otherwise, with so many people experiencing near-death experiences every year, wouldn't everyone be able to find a time-space rift?]
...What about the other two? Are there any electronic organisms?
Still unwilling to give up, Morofushi Kagemitsu further refined the description, making it more closely resemble number 234.
[Anti-fraud expert #11: If it were true, we would have tried it long ago. But purely electronic life forms won't work; our bodies are long gone, and our state is nothing like "living."]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Let me say something too, so you don't overthink it. The longer you've been with us, the lower the chances are of encountering cheating scenarios like time-space gaps.]
Why? Why do I feel unlucky when I'm with you guys?
[Anti-fraud expert #148: How can you call it bad luck? It's just a mutual exclusion mechanism to maintain balance. Like Karasuma Renya, who actively facilitated their intertwined fates, he was even less likely to encounter the spacetime rift than you.]
Then why are you even bringing up the time-space gap with me? Instead of wasting time, let's think of the next contingency plan.
Could it be that they also have some suspicions about the blank space left by number 234? That's not impossible, after all, I never concealed the existence of number 234.
[Anti-fraud King #198: ...No, it's just that #66 suddenly had an idea after hearing what you said, let's all discuss it... Hmm, if we really can find the existence of a spacetime rift, maybe we can find a way to stuff Karasuma Renya into it and let him die there.]
Number 66?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Yes, it is I. What brings you here?]
Zhu Fujingguang recalled that No. 66 had always been deeply involved with metaphysics, and it was possible that they might discover something through this, since it was the only way they knew of to solve the problem of one's fundamental nature.
Moreover, it's just that the probability of encountering it has decreased, not that it's impossible to find it at all.
Number 234 has already proven this with his actions. It's just a bit of a pity that he didn't leave anything behind in the spacetime rift before he came out; otherwise, he might be able to locate him directly now.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: ...Jing, what exactly did you do in future Nagano last time? It seems like this mission has changed you quite a bit?]
Perhaps it's because... I experienced what it felt like to be infinitely close to a spacetime rift.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu carefully considered his words, hoping that they wouldn't be censored this time.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: What?!]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: I knew it! Jing was acting a bit strange back then, but you guys didn't believe me!]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Is this the key point?! The important thing now is that Jing once came into contact with the boundary of the spacetime rift! No wonder his thoughts were blocked, so he's been thinking about this all along... In that case, kicking us out of that spacetime mission is somewhat understandable?]
...Can logic really be this convincing?!
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Ah, what else?]
It's nothing, you guys continue, continue...
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: What's the point of us continuing? We'll have to hear what you have to say. What did you do at the time? Did anything unusual happen? Quick, share your experience!]
This time, Morofushi Kagemitsu was very careful to avoid certain keywords that were easily blocked. He replaced number 234 with his own peculiar state and described the spacetime gap as the gap between two different timelines. Only then could he barely make sense of what he wanted to express.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: ...Your strange state does sound a lot like a state after being digitized. Could it be that in a future timeline, you've already been digitized into #234? But how can you two coexist in the same spacetime? This doesn't make sense...]
This person, number 205, brought up the code himself, and even though he knew this number 234 was not the same as the other number 234, he was still inspired. Following the premise that this number 234 exists, let's continue thinking:
'Didn't you guys just mention a time-space rift? Could it be that he accidentally got stuck in it? After all, this world seems prone to bugs...'
[Anti-fraud expert #148: It's stuck... What language is this? How can someone be so careless about something like this?]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Well... but considering that #234 is very likely the digitized Jing, perhaps his appearance at that time was planned in advance? He might have guessed that we needed to determine the coordinates of this period in the spacetime rift.]
We both thought of the same thing; during the time he was around, his words and actions seemed to have some suggestive meaning.
Morofushi Kagemitsu looked at Number 66, who was also deep in thought, and unconsciously recalled the night he performed the ritual at the crossroads.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Hmm, maybe we could try going to that intersection again and having a shamanistic ritual performed?]
No, that's not what I meant.
I just want to recreate the data on the magnetic field and fluctuations at that time as accurately as possible. If you don't want to extract my consciousness and create a data sample, then simulating the fluctuations of that future number 234 is surely possible, right?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: That's a good suggestion. We can share our perspective with Jingguang again, which will make it easier to identify and even fake the fluctuations in his digitized consciousness.]
The alpacas huddled together and discussed their next move, finally deciding on their strategy. Simply put, if they could find a time-space gap, they would quickly push through the police's "ideological work" to wipe out the organization, aiming for a decisive victory and leaving no survivors.
Morofushi Kagemitsu didn't really have any other opinions about this seemingly simple but actually complicated plan; he just felt that he was about to start his crazy overtime mode again.
[Anti-fraud expert #11: It's okay, we're here for you. As long as we get through this, things will be easier from here on out.]
[Anti-fraud King No. 66: That's right. Anyway, let's go back to Tokyo first, go to that intersection, and then, taking advantage of the influence of the forum rumors, let our Electronic God Cult play its role...]
Electronic God Cult...wait, am I going to become the leader of a shoe cult again?!
Zhu Fujingguang felt a chill run down his spine.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Of course! We have a strong foundation in this area, it would be a waste not to take advantage of it.]
The beliefs of terrorists... well, I just hope I don't end up being charged with 'using a cult to undermine the implementation of the law'.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Don't worry, you're an undercover agent. How could this kind of trouble be pinned on you? Now let's discuss our itinerary after returning to Tokyo. I remember we still have a lot of things left over from the last spirit-summoning ritual. Luckily we didn't throw them away, otherwise we would have had to buy them all again...]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: I've booked your ticket back to Tokyo. Pack your things now, and head to the station in two hours. Oh, and by the way, also tell Ethan to check on the status of the location-tracking amulets we distributed… Perhaps you could organize a gathering of the Electronic God Cult when you have some free time? I'll look for a suitable place…]
In the blink of an eye, Morofushi Kagemitsu's next schedule had been arranged perfectly.
He sighed, took out his phone, deleted the messages that had been scheduled to be sent, and began discussing with Zero how to deal with Melo. He also sent a message to Mr. Jin Quan, asking him to sound out the higher-ups in the Public Security Bureau about their willingness to launch a full-scale offensive.
Oh, and we can't ignore the two American intelligence agencies either. Rena Mizunashi's situation is manageable, but when mentioning this to Shuichi Akai, we need to be careful with our tone.
Of course, since even the FBI had considered such a major matter, he wouldn't keep it from Zero; he would naturally inform him. Zero shouldn't raise any objections to this; they've always stood together.
However, he might need to seriously reconsider his reasons for launching a full-scale attack. After all, he had only been impersonating Goshima Shunsuke for a short time, and it seemed rather illogical for him to launch an attack so soon after getting close to the Karasuma family.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: But we could use this to launch a surprise attack on Melo!]
I have no objection; I even think I could use the Electronic God Cult to seduce her.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Perfect! I've already written your speech for the rally you'll be holding after you return to Tokyo. Just read it. Also, I've finalized a project with farmers in the suburbs to transplant a locust tree. Once we put that tree in the lobby of the rally venue, the atmosphere will instantly liven things up!]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
Can't you still forget the scene of the phone hanging from the locust tree?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: This is to increase our aura and improve our success rate. Besides, even the future Melo likes this approach, so it can't be wrong.]
...Okay, okay, let's do it this way.
Morofushi Kagemitsu didn't want to get bogged down in these minor details. Criminals think differently from normal people; they think it's cool, so let's just do it this way.
With his train time fast approaching, he quickly packed his things and prepared to head back to Tokyo.
Before leaving, he took out the divination stick that was under his pillow, put it into a diamond-shaped amulet, and placed it in the left inner pocket of his undershirt, as was his usual habit.
The door opened and closed again, and the room became completely quiet.
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