Chapter 83 Who is knocking on your heart?
Although the anti-fraud team has relaxed the restrictions a bit, it's still difficult to explain my current situation. I can't exactly say that I was protected by the anti-fraud center and that's why I ended up like this.
If he really said that, Zero would probably contact Zero Team immediately and shut down our anti-fraud center in the next second.
[Anti-fraud expert #19: It's still difficult; you can't just casually talk about things like the illusion space.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Let me see if there are any other organizations in China that conduct similar medical research. Should we try involving them?]
Although I don't really recommend it, let's try to stall for time as much as possible.
Morofushi Kagemitsu sighed countless times before moving closer to Furuya Rei and gently tapping Rei's palm, just like when the two of them had argued over trivial matters as children. This was their little signal that they wanted to make up.
Rei Furuya's palm twitched, feeling as if a soft, warm piece of cotton had bumped into his heart. He looked up at the "culprit," who was pitifully poking him repeatedly. Perhaps because he felt guilty, Hiro didn't even lift his head.
This...this feels so much like a scene from a novel where the male protagonist bullies someone? But Hiro was clearly hiding the truth from me.
While he was struggling with his feelings, the frustration he had been holding in earlier gradually dissipated, but Hiro's current condition still worried him greatly.
Seeing Zero's hesitant gestures, Morofushi Kagemitsu understood it was a sign of softening his stance. He followed suit, leading Zero out of the stale car and onto a long bridge over a stream near the park. There were no eyes of the organization around; they could talk in peace.
Furuya Rei was soothed by the gentle touch, secretly regretting that he always fell for Hiro's gentle charm, but his body betrayed him. He simply followed behind Morofushi Kagemitsu with a slight pout, observing the way the man walked.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Shift your weight a little to the right; your posture makes it look like you have a right foot injury.]
Just as Morofushi Kagemitsu was about to do so, a hand gently rested on his shoulder from behind, gradually guiding his walking posture back to normal.
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Uh...]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Why do we suddenly feel like we've become useless...?]
We'll talk about these other things later; the important thing is how I explain things next.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: What are you waiting for? Didn't your childhood friend already come up with an excuse for you?]
[Anti-fraud expert #19: You mean the organization's lab? But we don't know if the organization is researching this kind of project. It would be awkward if they weren't.]
[Anti-fraud expert #198: Just say it's a highly classified lab. Even if you two have high-level privileges, there are research projects the organization can't let you know about, right?]
That's certainly a good excuse, but...
[Anti-fraud expert #214: At this point, using a vague explanation is for his own good. Do you want to wait until he gets dragged into this before you regret it?]
No!
Zhu Fujingguang's heart tightened, and he began to organize his thoughts to recount his experience. Anti-fraud King followed his mouth movements and imitated his voice: "Actually, before I even joined the organization, I noticed that something was wrong."
His words immediately captured Furuya Rei's full attention, and the two slowed their pace.
He continued, "On the surface, I joined the organization reluctantly because of my deal with Okuno, but I believe that the organization is targeting me because of the special nature of the drug research center where Okuno is located."
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: Huh? Really? Let me check!]
[Anti-Fraud Guru #11: Hey, there's a limit to how slow you can be! There's nothing special about that pile of goods... Hmm?!]
Wait, what's with your reaction? Is there really something wrong? I was just making this up!
[Anti-fraud expert #198: The predecessor and organization of that drug center were indeed related, but because its shareholding structure was complex and there were many unclear nominee shareholders, we didn't investigate further.]
[Anti-fraud expert #205: Digging a few layers deeper, it seems to have some connection to Pisco Holdings' automotive industry. Several years ago, their trucking company took on transportation orders from this center.]
...Then wouldn't I have just run right into it?
[Anti-fraud expert #148: Luckily, that research center and organization had already severed ties, and Okuno was detained by the police; otherwise, you would probably have been exposed immediately.]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
[Anti-fraud expert #19: It's okay, it's okay, keep making things up. Just consider it a little coincidence of fate.]
Okay then.
"That drug research center in Hokkaido?" Morofushi Kagemitsu paused for a moment because of Anti-Fraud's reaction, but Furuya Rei immediately understood what he was talking about. This point had also been mentioned when the two exchanged information.
Morobuchi Kagemitsu had no choice but to agree, and briefly explained the information that Anti-Fraud King had just uncovered.
Furuya Rei didn't think this was a coincidence. As clever as he was, he had already started writing the script outline: "Could it be because when you got that shipment, you discovered something that Pisco noticed? But why didn't he act immediately?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu didn't answer the second question, only saying, "You know that I tricked Okuno into buying that batch of goods, and I never actually saw the goods. But the organization doesn't know the details, so they probably think I know something."
Rei Furuya frowned and said, "So they did it on purpose by having you join the organization?"
Morofushi Hiromitsu shook his head and said, "I don't know what Pisco is thinking, but Melo shouldn't know the inside story, otherwise she wouldn't have let me get the code name."
Although Melo is a lunatic, she will definitely take action if the organization's interests are seriously harmed. I don't know what kind of spell the organization has cast on her.
Rei Furuya was still uneasy and said, "Since you've been targeted by Pisco, why didn't you tell me?"
His eyes were fixed on Morofushi Kagemitsu, and you could ask him, feeling wronged, "Don't you trust me?"
Zhu Fujingguang: My conscience is aching...
“Of course I believe in Zero,” he blurted out, then paused before adding, “but I’ve discovered that the organization’s eyes seem to be everywhere.”
"The organization is still monitoring you?" Nuruya Rei's mind flashed through countless images of him realizing the organization had secretly sent people to spy on him. The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. "Have Pisco's hackers reached this level already?"
[Anti-fraud expert #205: ...No, absolutely not!]
“I still don’t know exactly what kind of surveillance methods they have,” said Morofushi Kagemitsu, ignoring Anti-Fraud King’s protection of his electronic technology. “But I’ve noticed that people who know about those things seem to have been silenced in various ways. Akita, Kuroki… they all seem to have lost their lives because they touched on taboos they shouldn’t have known.”
He glanced at Furuya Rei, whose expression was growing increasingly serious, and continued, "I wanted to verify my hypothesis. So, I revealed some secrets about the lab to Aono, and before a day had passed, I received a mass text message from Gin threatening to kill me."
“I realized I couldn’t continue to be passive like this, so I made a way to come to Tottori to see how the person behind the scenes would react.”
[Anti-Fraud Guru #26: ...Great, this time Pisco is taking the blame for us. This guy is even following the villain's every step perfectly; he's too cooperative.]
Rei Furuya asked in a low voice, "So now... you were also sabotaged by Pisco's men?"
Morofushi Kagemitsu was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I don't really remember this part of my memory very clearly anymore. But it was only after that incident in the park that I gradually noticed something was wrong with my body."
[Anti-Fraud Guru #214: Judging by the timing, we definitely added the special effects after the park operation...]
Rei Furuya opened his mouth as if he wanted to ask something, but ultimately didn't say anything.
[Anti-fraud expert #148: I understand. He wanted to ask why you didn't report it to the police. But considering that it might affect the police's trust in you, he would also keep it a secret for a while, so he didn't say anything.]
Morofushi Hiromitsu patted Furuya Rei's shoulder and said, "I was really hesitant to tell you the truth, but I was worried about your safety. I was afraid that even a codename member like you would be silenced... When you were identified as an undercover agent, my heart was pounding in my chest."
Rei Furuya stopped and said seriously, "Hiro, you know me. My only worry is whether I can share the burden with you."
Morofushi Kagemitsu: My conscience is about to break...
[Anti-fraud expert #214: Don't rush to break down. Let me simulate a conscience for you; if this breaks down on your behalf, you might feel better.]
[Anti-fraud expert #19: And think about it, compared to the fate of a childhood friend, what does conscience even matter?]
Zhu Fujingguang: ...
"So, were those dangerous actions you took yesterday a test of the people behind it?" Furuya Rei frowned slightly, disapprovingly, as he brought up the matter.
[Anti-fraud expert #11: This really isn't it... but it looks like you'll have to take the blame for "fate."]
Morofushi Kagemitsu gritted his teeth, shook his head and nodded, and said, "I just feel that the closer I get to a certain truth, the more obvious the killing intent behind it becomes."
Rei Furuya's face darkened, and he said, "After getting you to this point, are you still going to play hide-and-seek?"
Zhu Fujingguang quickly reassured them, "I've already pushed them to the limit, otherwise they wouldn't have been in such a hurry to act."
Seeing that Furuya Rei seemed to be thinking of some plan again, he added, "I can still see and hear, and we can communicate with each other. So, we might not necessarily lose."
[Anti-fraud expert #205: If you hadn't kept up with us, you'd really be bedridden and in a vegetative state right now.]
...I know, but if Zero knew that I have no hearing or sight, he would never feel comfortable letting me go out on my own.
As expected, Furuya Rei squeezed Morofushi Kagemitsu's hand and asked, "Are you sure it's okay? But smell and taste can't be transmitted, right?"
[Anti-Fraud Guru #198: Okay, we got it. We'll definitely develop a phone that can taste and smell things in the future!]
"Don't worry, it won't cause any problems."
Morobuchi Kagemitsu firmly stated this, while expressing skepticism about the mobile phone newspaper mentioned by No. 198.
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Author's note: Question: Who is knocking on my heart?
zero: That's me.
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