Chapter 68 Humanity's underdevelopment of undercover agents 1...
When Morofushi Kagemitsu returned to the car, it was just past midnight. His rapid heartbeat was gradually returning to normal. He closed his eyes slightly and leaned back in the car seat to slowly adjust his breathing.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Jingguang, how are you feeling?]
fine.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 205: The spacetime fluctuations have finally stabilized; it feels a lot like the aftershocks of my walk through the park earlier.]
[Anti-fraud King #26: I think this is normal. Didn't Kagemitsu talk to Hagiwara-kun before? Perhaps it's because we found all the puzzle pieces and appeared in the right location that we suddenly time-traveled.]
That sounds reasonable. It's kind of you to say so many serious things.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: Theoretically speaking, this guy shares a "brain" with us.]
clear.
Morifushi Kagemitsu had recovered. He half-opened his eyes, pulled out some tissues from the car, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Only then did he feel a slight stinging sensation in his palm, probably from landing unsteadily when he climbed back over the wall, resulting in a minor scrape on his hand.
So he consciously reached for the wet tissue and also took out a box of band-aids that Zero had given him.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 66: This time travel... well, it's both logical and unexpected.]
[Anti-fraud King #198: But we've also figured out the truth behind the changes in Hagiwara's fate.]
What about Matsuda? I remember you guys were talking about "them" in the park, but we didn't get to meet that guy Matsuda this time.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Matsuda also passed away. I think it might be because their fates are deeply intertwined, a kind of chain reaction. So when Hagiwara passed the point of death, Matsuda also passed the point of the future.]
It's good that those two guys are alright in the future.
Morofushi Kagemitsu had tidied himself up, and when he opened his eyes again, his vision was once again filled with familiar pink bubbles, but the color had become much darker.
No way, how could traveling through time and space have damaged my shield?
[Anti-fraud expert #11: This can't be... Oh no! Jingguang, where's your lucky charm?]
Upon hearing the anti-fraud expert mention it, he subconsciously looked at the rearview mirror inside the car, which was completely empty.
Oh, I almost forgot, to distance himself from Scotland and the car, he didn't put any familiar decorations on it.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: It's the one on the phone; it's disappeared again this time.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: That must have averted another disaster. This amulet is a bit too effective, isn't it?]
...Hmm, I feel like it was simply lost.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Just turn on location services and look for it. Ah... it seems to be at Hagiwara and Matsuda's house.]
It must have just landed at the police academy in the previous timeline, and then been picked up by the two of them.
...Wait a minute, I remember I left two amulets in their apartment before.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Yes... it was the day before #19 and I crawled into the Bluetooth headset.]
This is bad.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Did they find out?]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: It shouldn't be that bad. These amulets were ordered from popular shrines and didn't have any special markings.]
For Hagiwara, who had just entered police academy, it might not seem like much. However, he would later discover that it was a futuristic-style amulet.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Oh no, given his keen observation skills, he might actually figure something out.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: But he's fine now, and hasn't shown any unusual behavior. Has he really forgotten?]
Yeah?
Morofushi Kagemitsu had his doubts. After altering the fateline, the rules would always be checked and patched up. But after examining himself, he found no extra memories and that he was not much different from before.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Should we just call him and ask him again?]
Let's not do it. What if he wasn't thinking much of it at first, but we ask him about his police academy graduation twice a day, and it really makes him suspicious?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: So, let's just leave it for now? Sometimes we naturally hope our people are capable, but being too capable can be a real headache.]
Since things have come to this, let's not say anything more. If it brings him any more disaster, then everything we've done will have been in vain.
[Anti-fraud King #205: Understood. By the way, the investigation into Rena Mizunashi has made significant progress; they must have obtained some information from Ethan Hondou.]
What about Ethan Bendou's own task?
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: emmm...]
What happened? Is his identity being questioned?
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Not really.]
[Anti-fraud expert #66: He found the boss's child and became his bodyguard.]
That's a good idea. Starting with the family might allow us to find out some of the boss's call records or something.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Then, in the name of the organization, he kidnapped the child, claiming that the child possessed secret intelligence left behind by the boss.]
ah? !
Don't tell me this "organization" refers to our anti-fraud center!
[Anti-fraud expert #198: No.]
That's good……
[Anti-fraud expert #214: But he said he was a Japanese public security officer.]
What? !
That's enough, can't you just finish what you were saying in one go?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: However, he reported this to the organization—referring to the winery—saying that he suspected the organization's recent intelligence was a provocation by an unknown hacker, and even showed the organization the evidence we provided of the processing plant being hacked.]
Okay, I think I understand his strategy of luring the snake out of its hole and then diverting the trouble elsewhere.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: However, he pinned the title of "unknown hacker" on us.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
[Anti-fraud expert #66: But he didn't say it explicitly, he just left some clues. It seems like he's trying to shift the blame onto Kono Aoto, then let the organization follow the trail and find out that it was Black Guest who provided the technology.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Honestly, his actions are exactly the same as Rena Mizunashi's strategy. It really seems like he's developing a downline. I wonder if he'll ever be officially promoted.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: But the CIA doesn't have any permanent positions now, so what's her motive?]
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Maybe he managed to fool Rena Mizunashi with the same story we used to fool Lai.]
Stop, stop, stop talking.
Morofushi Kagemitsu quickly steered the conversation back to the Atlantic Ocean, prioritizing the discussion of Ethan Hondo's problem.
But to be honest, his actions made it difficult for me to intervene.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Why don't we cooperate with him? Wouldn't that be a good opportunity to show off in front of the organization?]
...No, I can't go along with him too much.
It's obvious that he's testing our limits and seeing how much control we have over him. After all, few people would entrust their lives to someone else, so it's perfectly normal for him to have some reservations.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: At this point, I have to mention my Maple Leaf No. 3, which can subtly change people's thinking...]
If you can achieve cooperation through other means, there's no need to control others with drugs.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: So what do you plan to do?]
I have some ideas, but I need to think about the specific plan more.
[Anti-Fraud King No. 198: Then what about Kono...?]
[Anti-fraud expert reminds you: Bourbon called! Bourbon called!]
Good point!
Answer the phone.
“hiro”.
The familiar address gradually dissipated the strange atmosphere from before. Almost a day had passed, and since Zero used that address, it meant he should be in a very safe place.
Morofushi Kagemitsu hurriedly asked, "Zero, how are things on your end?"
"The online email interception was timely enough, but we were a step too late in checking Kono Aoto himself. He got away and ran into Rum's informant." Furuya Rei said, revealing a less than ideal result, but he himself was not in a hurry. "However, I had the Zero Team's technicians temporarily hide Binga and Curaçao's information on the second layer of that list and report it to Rum before he did."
Morofushi Kagemitsu understood that this was meant to let Rum know that someone wanted to harm people in his camp. This obvious targeting would definitely anger the hot-tempered man, and it would be a good opportunity to use him to clear himself of suspicion.
Since Zero has come up with a good countermeasure, Morofushi Kagemitsu naturally wants to help out. He thought for a moment and said, "I'll discuss it with Rae and spread the word about Kono Aoi's past attempts to find us."
"That would be even better." Furuya Rei's tone was less tense, but still somewhat dejected.
Morofushi Kagemitsu asked with concern, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
Rei Furuya sighed and said, "It seems Rum is planning to use this to get me infiltrated into the FBI."
What is that?!
Zhu Fujingguang was shocked.
“After Gin caught that CIA agent Bonnie, he’s been suspicious ever since, always feeling like there are other rats in the organization.” Rei Furuya has never had a good attitude towards the people in the organization, and now he’s even more furious when he mentions them. “A couple of days ago, a member named Ethan Hondou pretended to be a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau and did something big. I happened to have infiltrated successfully before, which made Rum’s mind start to wander.”
“Actually, Ray has already become suspicious of your identity. You know he's an FBI agent.” Morofushi Hiromitsu seemed quite troubled after hearing this. “Is there any way to back out? Or assign someone else?”
"Rum is already planning to propose it during their small meeting." Rei Furuya's brow was furrowed with worry on the other end of the phone.
Zhu Fujingguang flipped through the international news provided by the Anti-Fraud Bureau and said, "The Republicans are in power over there now, so we still have a chance. What did the Public Security Bureau say?"
“They are still in a meeting to discuss it,” Furuya Rei replied.
After discussing it for a while, the two decided to postpone the matter for now. After all, sending an undercover agent was not a decision that could be made on a whim; they needed to wait for the right opportunity to resolve the crisis.
After exchanging opinions, the call ended, but the problem remained.
I don't know what's wrong with them today, everyone seems to be targeting the undercover agent!
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Ah, I just checked with Oikawa Kita about the Bourbon incident; it was an order from Black Guest. Should we refuse?]
...Okay, okay, so this is how you all play, right?!
Then I won't be polite!
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Author's note: I guess this kind of thing, doing weird things, is contagious. Ethan, you with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, why are you doing weird things too?
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