Chapter 210 The method needs to be planned
Tonight, the night is dark and the wind is high. The moon hangs alone in the sky, accompanied only by gloomy clouds.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: -- This looks like a perfect day for indulging in feudal superstitions!]
Looking out the car window at the moonlight bathing the darkness of the night, Morofushi Kagemitsu: ...
He twitched his lips and reached out to pull out the car keys.
He had originally wanted to reminisce about how today felt like a return to familiar territory, but with number 66 interrupting... well, the mood was ruined.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Strictly speaking, we can't really call this a 'return visit,' right? We were here yesterday too, but we were unlucky enough to run into traffic control. Sigh...]
...Do you guys really have to undermine me like this? Who was it that confidently assured me yesterday that this street would never be closed?
[Anti-Fraud King #26: Uh, the person who provided the information was #205. I... I was just relaying it...]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: My analysis indicates that 'the interaction with the public may be canceled, and the speech may end early,' but I never mentioned that traffic control would not affect this road.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Isn't that pretty much the same idea...? Besides, the real culprit is that congressman who insisted on holding his campaign speech at night! Come on, who would be out partying at this hour except for people going to nightclubs...?]
hehe……
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Well, it's quite a coincidence. I just discovered that this politician is also being funded by the Karasuma family.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Let me see... Oh, this guy's speech yesterday was all about 'relaxing gun control restrictions.' No wonder he chose this time; he's working late and coming home early. So he's trying to fit his target audience's work hours!]
He raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, surprised that there was such a reason behind what seemed like a simple matter yesterday. It sounded like something that could be taken advantage of.
So, he used his phone to search for the person named Eguchi Yu from yesterday, and a bunch of promotional materials popped up. Looking at the websites and media outlets that published them, he was indeed familiar with several media companies controlled by the Karasuma Group.
They're busy sending people in again. If things turn out badly, they might have to help with the votes. Wouldn't that delay their rebellion?
That won't do. Let Ethan Hondou plant a landmine first, since he's the one who's delayed his important business.
Morofushi Kagemitsu switched pages and sent a message to Ethan Hondou.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Great! Jing is a qualified partner of justice today! Hmm, since these small matters have been arranged, shall we get to work here? Oh, and remember to go through the shop with the external staircase on the right after you get off the bus; the surveillance cameras won't be able to capture that angle.]
...Are you serious about this location? I could just park my car across the street, why risk exposing myself?
He looked at the distance between himself and the shop, and then calculated the distance to his destination. He didn't quite understand why the anti-fraud officer wanted him to park so far away.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: We mainly want you to sign for a package first. Perfect timing, the car's here, that's the one, go ahead.]
express delivery?
What delivery do I need to pick up now? By the way, what random stuff have you guys ordered online this time?
Despite his initial disdain, Morobushi Kagemitsu still strode toward the small intersection where the delivery truck had stopped, wondering if it was some kind of auxiliary accessory needed by the anti-fraud team.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: What do you mean by "random stuff"? We're sending this stuff for a serious matter; without its help, we might very well fail.]
It seems quite important, so what exactly is it? And why is it... so big?
Morofushi Kagemitsu's suspicious gaze fell on the wide and thick cuboid.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: We've brought your coffin over.]
……ah?
My... coffin?!
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Yes, this coffin has done a fantastic job. I've never seen such a capable piece of wood!]
Morofushi Kagemitsu lifted the outer layer of plastic sheeting and looked closely. Sure enough, it was the coffin he had slept in before!
Is it really okay to just leave this thing up at the intersection like this?
He asked the question with difficulty.
Ever since he revealed the coffin, the delivery guy next to him has been looking at him strangely.
In the future timeline, he was forced to live as a walking corpse, but now he is a pure human being, not some lonely ghost with obsessions!
...Wait a minute, young man, don't run away! Your pen is still with me!
(Erkang trying to stop her.jpg)
[Anti-fraud expert #26: It's alright, it's okay if this one ran away. We've arranged for several witnesses; they're already nearby. The moment you make a move, I guarantee their eyes will all be on you!]
You even arranged for people to do this?! You'd better tell me that all of this is just a cover for me to do cosplay, or I'm driving home right now.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Don't rush, Jing. We're doing this to increase our success rate in finding these "space-time gaps." After all, the examples we've found all happened quietly under the witness or observation of others; you could think of it as having a "popularity" magnetic field. So, we've also arranged for two shills to witness everything. Don't worry, they're part of the organization, and they'll even help us write short posts on the forum.]
...What?! There's also a short essay?!
[Anti-fraud expert #148: You contacted us beforehand about using the forum, and you agreed. We're very meticulous in our work.]
Okay, I admit you're very meticulous. But I still feel really embarrassed to be acting like a mystery in front of so many people!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Just consider it... a sacrifice for justice!]
You just said I was a champion of justice!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Huh? What sacrifice?]
The alpacas' little faces turned yellow.
Number 19 tightly covered his drafts folder and remained as quiet as a chicken.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Okay, everyone get moving, it's almost time for the 'auspicious hour' calculated by number 66.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu couldn't help but sigh. He had never imagined that the process of searching for the spacetime rift would be so heartbreaking.
But what can we do? We can only follow their lead and mess around.
He quickly arrived at the intersection and keenly sensed the two people hiding in the corner.
Ignore it, that's all I can do.
Following the instructions of the anti-fraud expert, he moved the much heavier coffin to the designated location and then began setting up the scene for the soul-summoning ceremony with great skill, much faster than last time.
Practice makes perfect.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Okay, just five more minutes and we can officially begin. By the way, Jing, do you mind if we gather your luck from this month later? You know we're playing a probability game today. Don't worry, it's just taking a little bit from each day and piling it up today; it won't affect your base luck.]
no problem.
So, were these items added to adjust luck?
[Anti-Fraud King #26: Heh heh~ We're well-prepared this time, and we've come up with a great method to replace consciousness data.]
[Anti-fraud expert #11: That's right, would we dare let you come if we hadn't researched something? We're genuinely afraid that if we don't keep an eye on you, you'll start tearing your own soul apart.]
Hey hey = =
It's not as exaggerated as you described! I'm not the kind of person who would commit suicide at the slightest disagreement! Besides, I can't do that kind of delicate work, like tearing open a soul.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Look at yourself, you've admitted to having such thoughts!]
? ? ?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: Ignore them both. Just imitate the hand gestures of ninjas in anime. Let us handle the professional possession stuff.]
Possession?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Yes, both #19 and I have done this, except this time we possessed a creature with a "living magnetic field," which corresponds to that "Schrödinger's cat" situation of life and death.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu glanced at the sparrow and octopus that had been huddled up.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: You've seen those three examples, and we're not sure which one is more useful. Let's try them all, similar to these three "protagonists"—what if we click?]
It doesn't sound wrong, and being precise isn't a bad thing... Wait! The same kind?! Then what's in this coffin...?
[Anti-fraud expert #198: That's right, the body was specifically requested in your name. Don't worry, everything is legal and legitimate; the deceased signed a consent form before death. He's only recently died, still very fresh.]
...
Morofushi Kagemitsu remained silent.
For the first time, he felt that language was so powerless.
He watched silently as No. 19, No. 148, and No. 66 possessed the octopus, the sparrow, and... the fresh corpse, respectively.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: Alright, there's no time to mourn this corpse anymore, the Magnetic Field Wave Convergence Technique is about to begin!]
The alpacas floated out of the phone; not a single one of them was idle.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Jing, you stay here and don't move. I'm going to buy some oranges. I remember I got stuck right above this fruit shop last time. You two, squeeze over here.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Here it comes! Has the 205th calculation caught up? I feel like the signal here is fluctuating and has dropped. Reconnect it quickly!]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Um, it seems like this situation is because of me. I think I'm stuck here too...]
The alpacas were all startled.
Morofushi Kagemitsu was not particularly surprised by the result. He had already been to 234, and this success was probably part of his plan.
[...]
[～&*%#…^=…\]
The signal started to become unstable, and the process began.
[%…\#…&*^=]
[Locating/+ in progress...]
Not only did the few anti-fraud agents that emerged from the phone respond to this fuzzy cassette signal, but the more than 200 anti-fraud agents that were usually submerged in the vast ocean of data also responded to it.
In the dark night, Morofushi Kagemitsu felt that the flickering light emanating from the alpaca was even more dazzling than the moon.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 66: Scanning... Confirmed to be in a different time and space than the backup data.]
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