Chapter 69 How about sending Bourbon to infiltrate the FBI...?
Morobuchi Kagemitsu had the anti-fraud guy take over the order.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: What are you planning to do?]
Of course, I'd help Zero get off that infiltration mission, and also get Rena Mizunashi to finish her mission ahead of schedule, so I wouldn't have to focus on her side.
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: Is Masaki Miyake no longer being pursued?]
Since he has the ability to protect himself for so long after leaving the organization, there is no need for us to increase the difficulty of his escape.
On the contrary, Pisco's desire to deal with Bourbon can be used as a basis for discussion.
Too many people in the organization want to get rid of Rum, and Bourbon is now one of Rum's men. The boss needs to realize that Bourbon, who has already been exposed, is not suitable to be an undercover agent in this environment. Furthermore, the recent news of more than one traitor within the organization will make the boss treat this matter with caution.
Therefore, the news that Kono Aoto is also a traitor must be confirmed.
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Got it. Here's some good news: he took the bait, and even left his fingerprints on the tape.]
[Anti-fraud expert #214: This guy is too gullible... Looks like we don't need to worry about him finding out the information we made up.]
Don't worry, if he were really that cunning, he wouldn't have messed up such a simple thing.
So, now that he had the information, where did he go?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Drove to the Pied Shooting Club.]
What are we going there for? It's not like it's an organization's base.
[Anti-fraud expert #11: I go to Ireland frequently.]
Oh, so you're going to Ireland to sell your wares again?
They're such a troublemaker.
Sell this information to Rena Mizunashi. After she takes action, send Gin a text message to prove that you weren't slacking off and were diligently carrying out the tracking mission.
[Anti-Fraud King #26: Hmm...it seems we can skip some steps now. Rena Mizunashi didn't go herself; she just sent the information to Gin.]
A smart approach.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Gin texted again, telling you to set up a trap outside the club in three hours.]
Is this text message only for me, or did it reach all the other snipers?
[Anti-Fraud Master No. 198: Everyone else has gone to do the hunt missions, this one's left for you.]
Okay, I knew it. That's how it is with part-time snipers. They won't give me what others don't want.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: ...Are you guys reciting lines from some famous play?]
Haha, you should go back to your forum.
[Anti-fraud King No. 19: Ah, well... but Gin reacted so quickly, it seems the organization still values those classified documents quite a bit, hehe.]
This topic change was rather abrupt.
Forget it, I won't argue with you about these things. The confidential documents are more important.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: We haven't detected any unusual fluctuations here, so it's probably not based on an electronic network alert.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 214: Some foreign organizations like to do this. They feel that since the previous lines of defense haven't stopped powerful hackers, the last line of defense can no longer rely on electronic means, so they often resort to offline methods.]
I see. It seems that it is necessary to have Kono Aoto test this poison.
Now, all that's left is for him to confirm his plans.
Morofushi Kagemitsu calculated the timing perfectly, and had Anti-Fraud King drive both of his cars and park them in different secret locations, while Asakawa Sora's car was hidden first.
There isn't a suitable person to take over the sniping position right now, so I can only leave an anti-fraud officer there to pretend there are people there.
Number 148, please.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #148: No problem!]
Based on past experience, the 148 was transferred to a backup machine. The machine and gun were left at the sniper position. Only after these arrangements were made did the machine secretly move to the vicinity of the shooting club.
He instructed the anti-fraud expert to first disguise himself as Masaki Miyake, so that the club's cameras would record this face entering the underground training area. Then, he would change his appearance to Aoi Kono and appear before the real person.
"Long time no see, Kono-kun." He spoke the first part in a Scottish accent, but the second part was deliberately modified by the anti-fraud team to sound like Kono Aoto.
This series of actions really scared me.
Kono Aoto stared incredulously at the disguised man under the lamplight, whose figure was almost identical to his own. The smug feeling he had felt not long ago because of the information he had obtained was instantly extinguished.
"you……"
Kono Aoto was starting to panic. Even though he realized that the person in front of him had achieved this effect through disguise, his confidence was waning. He realized that disguise, which could have been a life-saving measure, was probably useless against this person.
Kono Aoto tried his best to hide his unease. He recognized the voice and said, "Scotland, are you here to make a deal with me?"
Morofushi Hiromitsu gave a disdainful smile and said, "Bourbon is an FBI agent?"
Kono Aoto had only been away for a short time when he realized that Bourbon was indeed not an FBI agent. Judging from the methods used by the people who were chasing him, they were likely undercover investigators from the Japanese government!
He stubbornly retorted, "The FBI is just a smokescreen. Since you're planning to make a deal with me, of course I'll tell you that Bourbon is actually a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau."
Morofushi Kagemitsu's eyes instantly turned cold.
Kono Aoto took this as a sign of displeasure. He also knew that after changing his story, the credibility of the information about Bourbon's identity would be low. In addition, the cold killing intent in Scotland's eyes made him want to back down.
However, thinking of another piece of intelligence he had, he quickly made a choice and remedied the situation by saying, "But these are no longer important now. I have an even more important piece of intelligence."
Morofushi Kagemitsu curled one corner of his mouth and said, "Are you sure this is something you could know?"
"...Even codename members would have a hard time knowing about the lab's intelligence, right? Scotland, you're in the finance team, do you know how much money the organization invests in the lab every year? Those precious experimental data are all built with money, they're the most important 'core' intelligence!" Kono Aoto skipped over what Scotland was saying, only emphasizing the word 'core'.
"Ha." This time, Morofushi Kagemitsu was genuinely amused by Kono. This guy really wasn't very capable. He retorted, "Why would I need to know all this? To create leverage against myself and invite the organization's pursuit?"
It doesn't matter if you lack ability; your reputation for being cunning will spread widely within the organization, which will also serve as a way to make a name for yourself.
Kono Aoto then understood what Morofushi Kagemitsu meant. His mind was still preoccupied with the word 'pursuit', and he forced himself to say, "I didn't leave any trace. Even if the hackers in the organization investigate, they won't find anything."
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Gin has already exited the highway.]
That means there are 15 minutes left. Is everything ready?
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Of course.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu gestured to check his watch, then calmly said, "Gin will be here in five minutes. Is there anything else you're planning to say?"
Gin truly lives up to his name; just mentioning his name is a devastating blow to Kono Sōjin.
He spoke much faster: "Gin won't kill me! You have no evidence whatsoever!"
"To be honest, if you had only left some information behind, you might not have ended up like this." Morofushi Kagemitsu slowly revealed the reason why Kono Aoto wasn't afraid of being investigated, "But you shouldn't have memorized that list of laboratory sponsors."
He knows!
Kono Sōjin's heart skipped a beat.
Morofushi Kagemitsu's tone softened at this moment: "Haven't you realized it yet? Knowing things you shouldn't know will never end well."
He activated the AI Gin voice temporarily generated by the anti-fraud system: "Don't kill him, send him to the lab."
When the laboratory was mentioned again, Kono Aoto's expression changed drastically, and he was no longer as smug as before.
Send yourself to the lab.
Isn't this just treating yourself like an experimental subject?
He recalled the experimental images and records he had seen, and fear spread from the inside out.
He wants to escape, but can he really escape from Gin and Scotland?
The organization's shadow had been looming over him, leaving him with no will to resist and only overwhelming fear.
Kono Sōjin could no longer hold back:
"No...no! My lord, please, please! I absolutely won't tell! I'll forget everything I saw! I promise! I swear!"
Morofushi Kagemitsu blinked innocently, feigning ignorance, and said, "Forgot? Why? How could you forget such precious experimental data? You also said it was very important 'core' intelligence, right?" He mischievously emphasized the word 'core'.
"I, I... I don't know. How could I possibly know those secrets? There's absolutely no trap in the information!" Kono Aoto was even more devastated when he heard what he had said just a few minutes ago, desperately trying to cover his tracks.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu shook his head slightly and said, "Don't underestimate the organization's technology."
Kono Sōjin's lips trembled, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
At this moment, all he could think of was that there were even more skilled hackers in the organization who had located him. During this period, it was like a cat toying with a dying mouse, determined to see him exhausted and struggling before finally giving him a release.
As for those laboratory secrets, Kono Aoto had developed a deep-seated hatred for them. He regretted it, regretted repeatedly memorizing and engraving these things in his mind; now, even if he wanted to forget them, it would be difficult!
He was really scared.
You're so dense! Forget it! Forget it!
Being taken to a lab is worse than death!
But then, the voice of Scotland rang out again:
"You once said you wanted to live. Didn't you?"
"No...no..."
Scotland has no intention of letting him off the hook.
Realizing this, Kono Aoto's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground, his hard-won courage to resist the organization vanishing.
...
However, in Morofushi Kagemitsu's eyes, this man, bathed in pink bubbles, kneeling in front of him, looked strange no matter how you looked at it.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Jing, I have to say, sometimes you really know how to ruin the atmosphere. This scene was supposed to be super cool!]
Oh, then remove these bubbles for me.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: (Instantly backs down) Sorry, I can't do that.]
snort.
Scotland pulled a gun from his coat pocket.
"Bang!"
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Author's Note: Hiro & Zero: We have absolutely no idea what's going on in Rum's little head [chin resting on hand]
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