Chapter 71 A Scottish Master Divines
"Master, please help me interpret this fortune slip."
Less than a month later, Morofushi Kagemitsu heard the familiar words again.
He was sitting in a small room in the shrine, looking at a puppet dressed similarly to himself. A small wooden sign that read "Fortune Teller" was placed to the side, indicating his current identity.
Why would the shrine's head priest allow him to set up a stall here?
Since Asakawa Sora is already a "VIP user" here, the fortune teller who came with this identity must still have some face.
Today is his first day of business.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Jing! You've completely transformed into a charlatan, no, a feng shui master! Haha~ (￣▽￣～)~]
Ha, who is it all because of?
Looking back now, I shouldn't have had a brain fart and agreed to the absurd suggestion from the 26th—to use superstition as an excuse to travel around for work.
The moment this matter was brought up, the reasons were readily available. The organization had indeed been in turmoil recently and had suffered a lot of losses. All I had to do was mention it to General Manager Uchiha, who always looked at the money tree in the company office like it was his own eyeball, and say things like the company and organization's luck had been bad for the past few months, with constant bloodshed and being targeted by backstabbers, or whatever mystical things I could come up with.
Anyway, after a round of brainwashing, Morofushi Kagemitsu had convinced the general manager of Utsumi to nod repeatedly and wish he could break the deadlock as soon as possible.
Next, they'll bring out a feng shui master—one of their own people—and pretend to perform one or two rituals, saying some mysterious things, like they'll buy a set like this for all the branch offices in different locations, subtly including Tottori in it, and then their business trip arrangements will be made.
Now, their plan is stalled by the feng shui master. Since this matter involves the anti-fraud center, the only person they can call in to help is currently shrouded in mystery regarding his identity as a Japanese public security officer, so they have no choice but to have him play the role of the feng shui master himself.
They had already found out that the general manager of Utsumi and his wife might come to this shrine next week, so he was just waiting here for a few days to catch them off guard.
However, wearing this disguise is mentally exhausting.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: You don't need to actually calculate it; we'll do it for you. We have everything in our database—the I Ching, Plum Blossom Divination, you name it. If you want it to be accurate, we'll use a little bit of our energy.]
A little bit?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: It really is just one point. When you come to interpret the results, just look at the face of the person doing the interpretation, ask them some basic questions, and based on that, we can directly locate their personal information.]
...Did you learn this just by browsing the public security secrets vault every day?
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Then try to watch less? Wouldn't that reduce your guilt? Our goal is simply to let others know that this fortune teller's alias is very accurate.]
Okay, I'll try my best.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: ...Sorry, Jing. Since we've digitized things, all our reactions are now simulated based on past memories, so sometimes we can't accurately capture your feelings.]
I'm in a pretty good mood, but I feel that this identity is a bit too unconventional. Maybe we should change it?
[Anti-fraud expert #66: Huh? But you promised me you'd let me wear this feng shui master's disguise after you finished using it.]
I will keep my promise, but the process is a bit risky. If I use an electric puppet or something similar later, it will be easy to be exposed.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: This is the "rule." We need to absorb your scent, otherwise it's difficult to control the transfer to other objects.]
Does this doll have to be the same outfit I wore in the park last time?
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Fortune tellers all dress like this. If you want to look more fashionable, you can find other outfit ideas on Xiaohongshu.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
No, that's not what I meant. I was just worried about what would happen if I ran into Matsuda and his group and they recognized me immediately.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Don't worry, we specifically observed the surrounding environment. We've already eliminated any elements that might expose our disguise.]
Let's hope so.
Despite saying that, Morofushi Kagemitsu still walked around the small shop before opening for business, and even put a voice recorder under the table before straightening the puppet and starting to fool people.
And so, the scene at the beginning came about.
His first case of the day was with two policewomen who were on vacation.
Of course, this wasn't something he figured out by some divine calculation; it was just because he had seen them before. It was in the same restaurant where he had arranged to meet Mr. Jin Quan for the transaction. The short-haired girl was wearing a police uniform at the time, and I think her surname was Sato.
At that moment, she too was silently observing herself. She frowned, as if she wanted to say something.
Did they get recognized...?
Zhu Fujingguang's heart skipped a beat.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: That can't be right. This time we're using a completely new image; nobody has seen this alias before.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: I think you guys are too tense. This isn't about seeing through the disguise... Perhaps she simply suspects you're a con artist?]
That's too naive. To me, he looks like a conman.
[Anti-Fraud King No. 19: Uh, you don't have to say that about yourself...]
Morofushi Kagemitsu sighed inwardly, then smiled gently at the two policewomen and said, "Please let me see the skewer."
[(Evolution.bgm) Thump thump thump—!]
[The Ultimate Evolution of Anti-Fraud Master - Super Electronic Bagua Ziyang Array!]
What are you doing?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: They said they wanted to add a touch of ceremony, so I added some background music for them.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
He fell silent.
"Master, what's wrong? Is the meaning bad?" Miyamoto Yumi, who had come with Sato Miwako, asked hurriedly. "It's a lucky fortune slip!"
Sato Miwako seemed even less convinced of him.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #66: Alright, alright, we've found it! It's Miyamoto Yumi, right? She's tormented and hesitant, and lately she's been very concerned about her relationships with men… Ah, it's because she broke up with her ex-boyfriend after becoming a traffic cop, and she still can't let go.]
Oh no, this is the dating problem he's worst at.
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Hmm, judging from her birth chart, she's destined for late marriage. She's currently thinking that her ex-boyfriend is her true love; their connection hasn't ended, and there's a possibility of reconciliation.]
Zhu Fujingguang glanced at the signature, made up the phrase "still connected even after being broken off," and then modified the words of No. 205, telling her to seriously consider matters of the heart.
Perhaps because he directly pointed out her troubles, Miyamoto Yumi trusted him more, and then asked many other questions, even pulling Sato Miwako aside to ask about her marriage prospects.
Under the latter's subtle gaze, Zhu Fujingguang pretended to cast a divination and, based on the content processed on the spot by the anti-fraud master, said: "Your true love will probably have to wait a few more years, but judging from the divination, the person destined for you is right beside you, probably a friend or colleague."
"Oh~ Miwako, you're colleagues?" Miyamoto Yumi nudged her best friend with her elbow and whispered, "Do you remember those two super handsome guys from the Virginity Explosion Group I told you about? Come with me to the social gathering next week, they'll be there!"
Morofushi Kagemitsu, with his extraordinary hearing: ...
How come I keep hearing news about those two guys everywhere?
However, speaking of attending the social gathering, it sounds like it was organized by Hagiwara. Hopefully, they can become friends who get along well.
As the two girls huddled together chatting and leaving, Morofushi Kagemitsu carefully put away the coins they had left behind, thinking optimistically.
Perhaps because his first business deal was a good start, many people subsequently sought his services for fortune telling and received positive feedback.
Because his predictions were quite accurate, he attracted many people who hadn't originally intended to draw lots, including... the class monitor and his girlfriend Natalie?!
When he saw someone he knew, Morofushi Kagemitsu even wanted to pull down his sunglasses to make sure he was right.
What's going on? Did you all plan to take the same day off? And class monitor, shouldn't you be in Hokkaido? Why are you suddenly in Tokyo?
[Anti-fraud expert #198: It seems he was sent here for an exchange on a recent cross-regional case. Let me see… wait, it's because of the Peterhof Club case!]
What? !
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Because the club had a batch of guns of unknown origin, and coincidentally, a gun smuggling operation was uncovered in Hokkaido, they just happened to run into each other, which is why he was sent here.]
So that's how it is. I thought he'd walked right into the organization's trap. But could the Hokkaido incident really be related to the Peterborough Club?
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Based on the current information, they don't seem to be a single group.]
That's good.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed he wouldn't need to send out the third confidentiality agreement for the time being.
He composed himself and asked the couple in front of him in a gentle tone, "Are you two here to have your fortunes told as well?"
Natalie glanced at Date Kou, then lowered her head shyly. Date Kou handed over the lot he had just drawn, saying, "Yes, thank you for your help."
Morofushi Kagemitsu smiled and took the slip. As soon as he turned it over, he saw the sign "Ominous".
His smile became somewhat stiff; this was far too ominous.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Let me see! Their birth charts are quite compatible, but their fates... ugh...]
What's going on? Tell me quickly!
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Date Hang has a difficult fate, a few years later; Natalie's fate also falls within this timeframe, seemingly related to her neck, unable to breathe, much like hanging.]
...Can you crack it?
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: ...Our database is indeed huge, but there are some genuine cases we can't find. Some of the solutions we've retrieved seem quite unreliable.]
[Anti-Fraudster #205: Their calamities are several years away. If you... we can use the mission news to see if we can help them avoid them.]
"Um, is it because our signature is bad?"
Seeing that Fu Jingguang looked unwell, Natalie asked him somewhat uneasily.
Morofushi Kagemitsu slammed the fortune stick face down on the table and said with a smile, "No, it's a very good fortune. Moreover, the two of you have a deep connection; you could say you're a match made in heaven."
Then, live out your life happily.
This should have been their fate.
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