Chapter 227 Is he really going to be buried...?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Are you sure...? Based on your birth chart, being buried at this time is not auspicious for your passing. Furthermore, I scanned the soil composition here, and it's very...]
...Do you still want me to cover for you?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: If you're thinking about it, hurry up and come, otherwise in Zero's eyes you might be even more sick.]
Despite Zero's increasingly strange gaze, Morobuchi Kagemitsu managed to recite the "incantation" three times.
Having done all this, he awkwardly said to Furuya Rei, "Alright, we can move now. That thing is..."
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Don't jump to conclusions, something's not quite right here!]
"—Let's not talk about where it is right now, let's search the surrounding area first." Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly stopped the conversation, and his tone changed abruptly.
"Around here? You mean these areas?"
Rei Furuya looked at the small map controlling the drone. Apart from a few red dots he had marked, it currently showed the possible locations of landmines and warnings of electronic signal interference.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: I just did a quick soil composition test and found that several coefficients were seriously out of standard, and there were even some unidentified components. I'm now planning to use a template from test #198 to comprehensively test the surrounding environment to see if there are any other hidden issues...]
Was this soil transported from elsewhere?
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 66: Based on available information, there is currently no evidence of soil relocation.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu thought for a moment, then brought up several chemical plants a few kilometers away, saying, "These things that cause obvious harm are just the surface. The organization's deeply hidden killing moves will probably use the things we least expect to defend against to launch a sneak attack. For example, the air we are breathing, or the ground we are standing on." After saying that, he glanced in the direction of the factories.
"...Did you figure this out too?" Furuya Rei was a rather cautious person. Given the premise that 'Vermouth might be setting a trap for him,' he didn't immediately question Morofushi Hiromitsu's words. Instead, he thoughtfully glanced at his feet. "This place has been sealed off by the organization for almost three years. Back then, the BOSS used the pretext of purging the public security infiltrators in Scotland to seal it off directly. However, the retreat was so sudden that they didn't even give us half a meal, or even time for the researchers to finish a bottle of Vitamin C."
“…Of course, it’s because of the information that Black Guest just sent over.” Morofushi Kagemitsu naturally noticed what Furuya Rei hadn’t finished saying and frowned as he asked, “Was the situation that urgent back then? I remember that the organization doesn’t have the habit of training its members to evacuate in an emergency.”
“Of course not.” Furuya Rei shook his head and said, “However, apart from that, there is no other information of reference value. In addition, at that time… I could only put this information aside for the time being. It was only when you brought up the strangeness here again today that I remembered it.”
Based on what No. 66 had just said, Morofushi Kagemitsu increasingly felt that this place itself was very problematic, and began to lay the groundwork for his own ominous suspicion: "Usually, these kinds of emergency evacuations that don't resemble drills are for escaping disasters, could it be that..."
What was buried in this field back then?
Before he could even voice this conjecture, warning number 66 followed closely behind.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Okay, you two stop guessing and get out of here quickly! The soil here has been deliberately altered; under certain circumstances, it could become radioactive!]
Radioactive?! Doesn't that mean...?!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: That's right, it's radiation. The soil lacks several elements that slowly emit radioactive substances, but if human activity is involved, adding chemicals or something similar, it could cause many casualties.]
Is the location where this "catalyst" is stored far from here?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Now we've got to the point. See those grass sprinklers that have been here for years? That's them. Unfortunately, these "catalysts" are scattered throughout the area, ready to be activated at any time to carry out a silent killing.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu's expression turned grim. He was about to tell Zero about this when he saw that Furuya Rei's expression had also changed, and he spoke first: "Let's leave right now!"
He had an idea that coincided with his own, and subconsciously he followed Zero. Just as they stepped out of the warehouse, he glanced at the car parked in the shade of a tree before asking, "Did you think of something?"
“G3Y11.” Rei Furuya whispered the code name while carefully concealing himself, saying, “This is a drug that Rum once commissioned a researcher named Fukuda to develop. Because of some experimental accidents that happened in Tottori, Rum raised the level of secrecy by three levels and even used various means to mix this drug into the logistics transportation line in the suburbs of Tokyo under the name of vitamin C nutritional supplements.”
The two quietly hid behind a set of steps. Furuya Rei gave a subtle wink, signaling Morofushi Kagemitsu to look at the truck parked behind the drug center, and said, "I just saw the driver's face. He's one of the few people who are specifically responsible for transporting this kind of medicine."
After Furuya Rei said all that, Morofushi Hiromitsu understood his meaning and said, "You suspect that this G3Y11 is a dangerous drug that Rum deliberately developed...?"
However, judging from this description, G3Y11 seems more like the catalyst. Moreover, this agent was developed at an experimental base involving Tottori, so it might have some inexplicable connection to fate.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Yes, yes, that's it! For your safety, I just deployed an energy shield for both of you. But as soon as it was on, I realized that this radioactivity also possesses some traces of fate energy, which can actually corrode our energy shield to some extent!]
He had also experienced the subtle, eroding style of the energy of destiny mixed in. But just how much control did the organization have over the fluctuations of destiny? Was this kind of energy something that could be used so easily?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: This might also be a form of checks and balances using "people." However, considering that the organization hasn't been able to accurately uncover you over the years, they only know how to exploit, not understand. Furthermore, after interacting with Vermouth, I have a feeling that perhaps the organization's ability to utilize the Fate Fluctuation isn't entirely due to some kind of "technology," but rather because of "people."]
Vermouth...
Come to think of it, wasn't she the one who brought Zero and me here this time?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Yeah! I was wondering the same thing. Why did our energy keep increasing as we got closer? I initially thought it was the repulsive force of fate acting up as we approached the core, but who would have thought Vermouth had such a dirty trick up her sleeve?!]
Morofushi Kagemitsu seemed to be deep in thought, and continued what he hadn't finished saying earlier, "—Or perhaps, Vermouth also harbors ill intentions?"
Rei Furuya didn't answer immediately. He first thought carefully for a moment before saying, "When Vermouth told me this information, she said, 'She's destined for the same fate as Curaçao.' At the time, I thought she was just being sarcastic and sowing discord as usual. But now..."
Zhu Fujingguang thought about the consequences of mixing the agent with the soil, and a barely perceptible hint of anger appeared in his voice: "She also knows about G3Y11."
"Furthermore, when she mentioned Curaçao, I heard some static. She just laughed and said it was a network problem." Rei Furuya's brow was still furrowed as she said this. "If this is Black Guest's surveillance method, could it be that she deliberately let you know?"
“…Perhaps.” Morofushi Kagemitsu’s expression became increasingly indistinct, hidden in the shadows.
Whether Vermouth meant well was hard to say, but Rum's malice was blatantly obvious.
[Anti-Fraud King #66: This makes me increasingly believe that Vermouth might actually be someone capable of interdimensional communication like you. In the future timeline, Curaçao was rescued by the police, but ultimately didn't survive; while in our timeline, Curaçao was rescued. Didn't you suspect that our time travel was to save Zero?]
Rum, that old bastard is really vicious!
Morofushi Kagemitsu quickened his pace, and soon he and Furuya Rei were back in the car.
However, neither of them left immediately. Instead, they waited silently in their car for the truck carrying the catalyst to make its move.
After a moment of silence in the car, Morofushi Kagemitsu suddenly asked, "Z, Amuro-kun, could you tell me more about Curaçao's death? I only know that she died during a dispatch mission after returning to the organization, but from your tone, it seems that there are other hidden details."
Rei Furuya hesitated for two seconds before saying, "Okay, anyway, this matter won't be a secret to Black Guest after tonight."
“Curaçao did not die directly during that mission, but was rescued. However, she gradually weakened during her recovery and eventually did not survive... I couldn’t be sure before, but now I have reason to suspect that Rum was responsible, because after the Ferris wheel incident, Rum sent her here to stay for a full week.”
“I secretly met her once before she died. She probably already had some idea then, otherwise she wouldn’t have told me about G3Y11.”
Both men's eyes fell on the discreetly parked truck. The driver's figure was not clearly visible, but at this moment, Furuya Rei's signal detector sounded an alarm. The green warning light told them that someone in the heavily monitored area was making contact with the outside world.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: He's contacting Rum. It seems you've been out of the public eye for too long, and they're getting impatient. Before they decide to fight to the death, you'd better get out of there quickly.]
Morobuchi Kagemitsu nodded silently and made a gesture to Shiratani Rei.
Furuya Rei didn't say much. After sending the few text messages he had, he drove away.
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