Chapter 79 Don't throw coffins around!
It's hard to believe that Morofushi Hiromitsu has actually been in the police station for so long, and that his first shift with his colleagues would be under such circumstances. It's ridiculous.
When he actually stood at the entrance of that hotel and checked in without any problems, he was actually moved.
It's been so hard, we've finally reached π = π!
He discovered for the first time that pink bubbles in the air could actually be quite pleasing to the eye.
Morofushi Kagemitsu entered the room, sat on the soft sofa to relax, and gave the hotel's boutique suite a very high rating.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Go to sleep, the alarm is already set.]
No rush, let me search the house first to see if there's anything that shouldn't be there.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Electronic products are safe to use; there are no problems.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: By the way, your childhood friend just sent you a text message with information about two intelligence dealers he knows in Tottori. He also reminded you to get some rest and take care of yourself.]
I'll search the room again and then reply, although I don't think anyone would deliberately hide under the bed to steal...
etc!
Zhu Fujingguang's heart skipped a beat, realizing that he shouldn't have let his guard down so early. The many mistakes he had made before had taught him that one should not speak too confidently.
He crouched down, not directly burying his face under the bed—if anything were to happen, he wouldn't see anything but a bunch of pink bubbles—but first had the anti-fraud officer take a picture of the area under the bed out of the corner of his eye while looking in the mirror, as a preliminary step. Then, he would check the image himself to see if there were any problems.
However, he fell silent as the image formed in his mind.
[...]
Don't get me wrong, there was no corpse under the bed at this time.
It was just a coffin that was hidden away.
A coffin, you know.
Compared to things like a corpse falling from the sky or encountering an antisocial bomber, it's nothing.
...
Who on earth is so inconsiderate as to put a coffin under the bed?!
Morofushi Kagemitsu twitched his lips, and even checked with the anti-fraud officer to make sure it wasn't past midnight!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: It's past 00:50 already, how could this be?]
He sat in the chair, deep in thought, alongside the anti-fraud expert.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Does this mean your luck is going to get even worse today?]
It's a scary assumption, but what if I get back to the hotel safely?
[Anti-fraud expert #19: Well... maybe something even more unfortunate happened to you at the hotel?]
Unlucky things, like...!
Stop thinking! Stop thinking! What if the assumption comes true again? Wouldn't that be digging a hole for yourself?
[Anti-fraud expert #214: On another note, aren't you planning to call customer service and ask?]
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Call them and ask who hid this little surprise? They'll probably just keep apologizing, then start searching through their computer for the previous tenant... Hmm?]
What's wrong? Who was the last tenant?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: It's you.]
What's the meaning?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: The hotel register says the last guest was Asakawa Sora.]
ah?
Is it possible that they share the same name?
[Anti-fraud expert #198: It was ordered in the name of Shengda Company, so there shouldn't be another Asakawa Sora in the company, right?]
...Could it be that Utsumi guy booked several extra days for me all at once?
[Anti-fraud expert #11: No.]
[Anti-fraud expert #19: We've been watching the time, but we've subconsciously ignored the date. Right now, all electronic devices within a ten-mile radius are showing the 7th—the day we just left Tokyo.]
Morofushi Kagemitsu subconsciously pulled out his phone, managing to glimpse the date displayed through the gaps in the pink bubbles:
Number 7, it really is number 7.
Has time travel already begun?
[Anti-fraud expert #214: #205, the person still active seems to be acting strangely.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 205: This time it didn't appear alongside news pushes, Jing's own vision didn't seem to be affected, and we didn't receive any warnings or fluctuations. Could that be the case?]
Which one is it?
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 148: Time Illusion. Time continues to move in reality, but we are trapped in an illusion.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #205: This isn't such a bad situation; perhaps we can take advantage of it...]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Jing, can you peek through the gaps in the pink bubble to see what color it is outside?]
Zhu Fujingguang squinted at an oil painting hanging above the bed, and this time he quickly noticed something was wrong.
This landscape painting is surprisingly in black and white!
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: You've indeed entered a time illusion. Our cameras scan the appearance of objects in reality, so they can't detect the changes in their colors in the illusion, and you're also surrounded by pink bubbles blocking your view.]
[Anti-fraud expert #214: It turns out we should have noticed this at midnight, but it took so long to discover.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: But it's strange, why were we pulled into this space? We weren't even close to that location on the map...]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: Let me check our travel history first.]
We're stuck here, so what about the real world?
[Anti-fraud expert #205: According to the database, time in the mirror space is not stopped, but synchronized with reality. Since your original self has switched in, your illusion has begun to act in your place.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 11: Look at the images around us now. The humans moving around are behaving in sync with the real people, but their eyes are empty and their gazes are dull. They're clearly not normal people. You'll look exactly like them when you're out there.]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: And we'll probably keep repeating what happened on the 7th; your illusion is in danger outside. If you die in the real world, your existence will be distorted or even forgotten.]
...It seems we'd better get out of here quickly.
[Anti-fraud expert #214: That's right. In this situation, we'd better find a way out as soon as possible. At most, there's a "scam exposed" prediction period; otherwise, the energy we've painstakingly accumulated will likely be used to cope with the pressure later.]
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Luckily it's early morning, we haven't met many people, and we're wearing colored contact lenses, so no one should notice anything amiss.]
How do we get out?
[Anti-Fraud Guru No. 205: Simply put, it's about finding the weakest point of energy in space and using our own accumulated power to clash with it.]
Understood.
After the anti-fraud expert's explanation, he calmed down and began to think about corresponding strategies.
According to his logic, since such an unusual thing has happened, we should investigate the most unusual thing, and maybe we can find a way out.
So, the most unusual item...
He and the anti-fraud expert focused their attention on the coffin under the bed.
Hmm...you're not going to make me lie down inside, are you?
[Anti-fraud expert #26: ...So, would you like to go in and take a nap?]
[Anti-fraud expert #11: Wait, suddenly he's in a coffin? That doesn't seem right, does it?]
Let's pull it out first.
Zhu Fujingguang used some effort to drag the extremely heavy coffin out.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Is it really that heavy? Could there be something inside?]
It couldn't be a corpse, could it? Can the dead have hallucinations?
[Anti-fraud expert #148: You can rest assured about that, there's no such thing.]
He hesitated whether to open the coffin lid.
[Anti-fraud expert #26: Wait a minute, are we just going to open the coffin like that?]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: ...So, what do you suggest we do?]
[Anti-Fraud King #26: Don't you and #66 often see this kind of tactic when you play games? You start in a room, explore it, then monsters suddenly appear at your door, and after going through countless hardships, you finally get some items to complete the game.]
...Isn't what you're talking about the plot of a certain AAA game that a major company has been holding back for a year without releasing it?
I remember when I first got my codename, Melo even used their concept art to prank me.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: ...We don't want to mess with you, but the strange things in the illusion space might not be limited to this. It would be best to check it out first.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Judging from the itinerary, the police station is a strange place; we spent the most time there before arriving at the hotel.]
However, our day at the police station was a bit too harrowing. I can't guarantee that the hallucinations in the real world won't cause problems, especially since the serial killer was still at large at that time.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: That makes sense. Let's try to stay in the hotel as much as possible then.]
By the way, will the people in the illusions make my voice?
[Anti-fraud expert #11: No way... Oh no, now you'll have to pretend to be deaf and mute for the time being.]
Okay... Anyway, let's go to the front desk and ask about the registration status first.
Morofushi Kagemitsu put on his black mask and took his laptop before going out.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #19: In the end, I still have to go out...]
When I said I was going out, I was really just taking the elevator to the hotel lobby.
Morofushi Kagemitsu approached the front desk and observed the receptionist through the gap. She sat there expressionless, her mouth opening and closing, but no sound came out.
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Luckily, I downloaded a lip-reading course before, let's analyze it...]
Although he can read lips, double checking is still necessary.
She asked me what kind of help I needed.
He took out a pen and wrote down his requirements in his notebook:
When I was registering just now, I realized my colleague seemed to have gotten my check-in date wrong. Could you please take a look at my registration booklet?
He remembered that when he checked in, the front desk had handwritten his information in the registration booklet, saying it was VIP treatment, so he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to check it out.
The receptionist paused for two seconds, then asked him for his name and relevant identification.
【Asakawa Sora. 】
He took out his driver's license and handed it to the receptionist.
Upon hearing this, the receptionist mechanically produced the registration booklet from the side, and Morofushi Kagemitsu took the opportunity to squint at the text on it:
Name: Zhu Fujingguang
Registration time: December 7th, 01:27
Registration Location: Tokyo Headquarters
Duration of stay: -792 days.
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