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Chapter 7
Money Makes the World Go Round, Part 1
"Okay, Kanna. What dirt do you have on Naraku Onigumo?" Inuyasha asked.
"Oh, you're going to like this. Naraku apparently cheated out and killed a few members of an infamous group of Yakuzas back in Japan three years ago." Kanna reported.
"Ah, this is going to be great stuff! I love it when scandals are involved. Which group of Yakuzas was it?"
"The Shichinintai. Naraku tricked the leader Bankotsu into giving him billions of dollars. A few members of the gang found out and tried to stop him. Naraku kill Suikotsu, Renkotsu, and Mukotsu in the process. Japanese police and the remaining members of the Shichinintai are still trying to hunt him down. Naraku successfully got away and used the money he stole to create the Sengoku Spider." Kanna explained.
"I see…Steal billions before using billions to make even more billions." The hanyou muttered to himself. "Okay. Here's the next thing for you to do. Call up Bankotsu and tell him I have what he's looking for. Thanks Kanna."
"No problem."
"All right, let's go over our schedule for tomorrow night and the night after that." Inuyasha announced to everyone inside the suite. The whole team was there, waiting for orders. It was a night before the job was complete. All it was was just a matter of actually stealing the money.
"Tomorrow night, 2:30 pm. Koga and I head down to the tables and gamble. We begin winning quite a few matches." Ayame answered.
"3:00 pm. I meet Naraku on the landing for our regular security talk. I report about Koga's winnings." Kagome replied. "I hand over the black binder with the security codes while maintaining a copy of my own for that night and the next."
"3:10 pm. Naraku goes around congratulating current winners. He goes to Koga and to speak with him." Says Sango.
"3:15 pm. As thanks for the hospitality at the hotel, I give Naraku the three Solaras." Koga answered. "I tell him that they will be delivered the next night, just before the races."
"4:00 pm. I check the explosives to make sure they're ready." Shippo chipped in.
"Just hope they don't blow up this place!" Rin added joyfully. No one could resist laughing.
"5:00 pm. Check to make sure the Solaras are in top shape and ready to speed." Miroku reported.
"5:30 pm. Begin cleaning the room to leave no mark of our occupation." Kagura added.
"5:40 pm. Call Bankotsu to make sure he and his men are arriving on flight 09274." Inuyasha added.
"5:45 pm. Check with Jaken to make sure the armored plane is in top condition and available for use." Sesshomaru replied.
"6:00 pm. Insert the virus into the Sengoku Spider's main computer mainframe, as well as the Las Vegas Traffic Control Center. It will fully be at my will in 24 hours." Kanna said quietly.
"The night of the job, 1:00 pm. Room in completely spotless and everything is moved to the armored plane." Kohaku answered.
"1:30 pm. Bankotsu and his gang arrive in Las Vegas. Uncle Inuyasha goes to pick them up and gives them instruction to arrive at the Sengoku Spider at 7:00 pm." Rin responded with a little laugh.
"2:00 pm. Get supplies ready for the job and stick them inside the cars." Inuyasha replied.
"5:00 pm. Ayame goes down to greet Naraku and I to present him with the cars, driven by Miroku, Kagura, and Sesshomaru. She apologizes to him saying Koga is running some last minute matters." Kagome began. "I offer to scan the cars with Inuyasha, Koga, Shippo, and Sango hiding inside."
"5:30 pm. I take down the cars to the vault using the elevator and the security codes I've copied. Shippo sets up explosives at the ends of the dead ended halls." The girl continued. "I hold the wireless detonator until Kanna sends the blackout."
"6:00 pm. The races begin. Naraku, Kikyo, and Kagome go to the race tracks." Sesshomaru answered. "Kanna completely deteriorates the Sengoku Spider's security system. Inuyasha, Koga, Shippo, and Sango get to work."
"6:05 pm. We knock out the guards. I blow up the vault door." Shippo provided. "Kanna shuts off the internal sensors."
"6:10 pm. Inuyasha, Koga, and I begin packing the money into the bags and stuffing them into the cars." Sango replied. "Inuyasha keeps two bas of cash for Bankotsu."
"6:30 pm. I shut off the power in all of Vegas, and Kagome blows up the dead end." Kanna answers. "6:35 pm. I restore all the power to Las Vegas and revert the connection of the Las Vegas Traffic Control Center to my computers."
"6:40 pm. Inuyasha, Sango, and I burn out of the building and Kanna directs us all around traffic to McCarran Airport." Koga reported. "Inuyasha branches off to give the money to the Shichinintai at the Four Seasons Hotel. He leaves the hotel to meet us at the airport."
"6:50 pm. Naraku directs Kikyo and I back to the hotel for our "safety". He heads down to the security room, I knock out my cousin with powerful sleeping drugs. I take a taxi to the airport and join the rest." Kagome said.
"7:00 pm. Naraku enters the security center to find his guards knocked out and his money gone. Bankotsu and his men take him away." Sesshomaru finishes. "And all of us are on that armored plane with the money and the cars."
Before Inuyasha could say his last words, Kagome cut in. "And after that, we all have a drink because then, we will be filthy rich and far away from here."
"Yes, that's…wait! What?" Inuyasha asked looking at Kagome.
"We have a drink to toast our celebration. After all, money does make the world go round!" She answered with a laugh.
Inuyasha shrugged. "Sure, why not?"
2:30
"Okay, then. Let the games begin." Koga replied as Ayame linked her arm with his.
"Yes. Let them." She answered as they both walked down to the tables. They sat down as Koga began gambling. Soon enough Koga began to win after every single game.
3:00
Kagome set foot onto the landing just as Naraku had walked out of the elevator. "What do you have for me, Kagome?" he asked.
Kagome handed her boss the black binder as usual. "Several great wins tonight as usual, but one in particular has been rolling in hundreds after every single game at his table." She reported as if she wasn't hiding anything. "And this lucky man has been doing this for the past thirty minutes."
"Who is he and what table is he at?" Naraku pursued.
"His name is Mr. Ishikawa along with his wife, Mrs. Ishikawa. Mr. Ishikawa is a wealthy businessman from Tokyo, Japan. They are at Table 14." The woman answered professionally. "Oh yes. The security codes for tonight are inside the binder. The machine that generates the codes for us had a glitch this morning and ended up printing the codes for tomorrow as well. So those codes are inside along with today's."
"Excellent. I won't expect tomorrow's codes then." Naraku tucked the binder under his arm. "Now take me to this Mr. Ishikawa."
"Yes, sir."
Kagome led her boss to Table 14 where Koga had just won another match of Blackjack. "Mr. Ishikawa! Nice to meet you. I am Naraku Onigumo, the owner of this casino and hotel." Naraku greeted.
"Nice to meet you as well, Mr. Onigumo. I am Yukito Ishikawa, and this is my wife Sakura." Koga lied, but with an air of casualty. Koga firmly shook hands with the owner.
"Pleasure." Ayame replied.
"I see you have been winning quite a bit, Mr. Ishikawa. I'm impressed."
"Thank you, sir. Though, I must say that I really have enjoyed my stay here so far." Koga had answered.
"Yes, I must agree. Everyone is so pleasant here." Ayame added.
"Thank you. I always assure you that my staff is there to provide anything you wish with such enthusiasm." The man bragged.
"Mr. Onigumo, do you have a wife, girlfriend, or particular love interest?" Koga asked. Ayame stared at Kagome with sparkle in her eyes. An enigmatic smile played around Kagome's lips. Ayame and Koga and the others only knew the true meaning alone.
"Of course. Why do you ask?"
"It is a custom in my family to give a generous gift to those who show such hospitality. As our gift to you an your love interest, my wife and I have purchased three sport cars. You might take a liking to them very much." The wolf demon replied.
"Wow. That is very generous of you, Mr. Ishikawa." Naraku laughed. "Thank you. I shall give one to my girlfriend, one to my girlfriend's cousin, and one for myself."
"Oh. Is this your girlfriend right here?" Ayame asked, gesturing towards Kagome.
Naraku shook his head and answered, "Oh no. This is my head of security, Kagome Higurashi. She is the cousin of my girlfriend, Kikyo. Kagome bears a striking resemblance to Kikyo."
Ayame nodded her head towards the other woman carelessly. "Pleasure to meet you as well. Well, Mr. Onigumo, shall we present you with the cars around 5:00 tomorrow afternoon?"
Naraku turned to Kagome. "Oh. Ah. I'm not sure if five is such a good time."
"Of course. The NASCAR races are at six, am I right?" Koga questioned.
"Yes. Would you like tickets?"
"No, no. Cars driving around a track bores me. I just do not want to keep you waiting."
"Naraku, if I may suggest, you and Kikyo may go out onto the track at around 5:10. I will stay behind and scan the cars and bring them down into the vault for then." Kagome ran by her boss.
The owner of the Sengoku Spider thought it over for a minute. "Very well, Kagome." He shook hands with Koga and Ayame once again. "Please enjoy the rest of your stay here, Mr. and Mrs. Ishikawa. Best of luck to you at the tables as well."
4:00
"Shippo, are the explosives ready?" Inuyasha asked.
Shippo sat on the floor with the bombs in front of him. He scanned each part carefully. "Yes. I can't wait!"
"Good. Now all I have to do it worry about Bankotsu and his men."
5:00
"Mandatory check on the cars!" Miroku called out to his wife inside the giant garage.
"Your late! Where have you been?" she demanded.
"I've been doing last minute arranges." Miroku answered.
"You were doing last minute arranges…or were you just flirting with a waitress?" Miroku's wife asked in a hard voice. "Might I remind you, you are a married man. That's what the ring on your left hand symbolizes."
"Sango! I really was doing some last minute arranges!"
She brushed off the fact now, but she was going to punish her husband later. Now was not the time for fights. "Well, I got tired waiting for you, so I took the liberty of checking the cars myself. They all are ready to speed through the streets of Las Vegas." Sango replied.
"Have you checked twice?"
"I checked it more than four times. If you do not believe me, then check them again. Be my guest."
5:30
Kagura sat on the couch of the suite. "It's time to begin cleaning." She stated to the only people left in the room. And that was Rin, Kohaku, Shippo, Sesshomaru, and Kanna. Inuyasha was there as well, but he was too busy going over the plans for the millionth time and staring at Kanna's computer mainframe. "You know, I never noticed that we made such a mess in the three months we've been here."
"Well, if we've stayed here for three months, it would be a mess as well. And plus we never allowed room service inside anyway." Sesshomaru answered.
"Okay. Let's just get working, please. I've always hated cleaning. That's why we had maids in the house!" Kagura whined.
5:40
Inuyasha dialed the number Kanna had given him on his cell phone. The other line picked up. "Hello?" answered a gruff voice.
"This is Bankotsu, am I correct?" Inuyasha asked, wanting to make sure.
"Yes, I am. And if you are calling me, then you are the infamous thief, Inuyasha Taisho." The leader of the Shichinintai answered.
"Fair enough. I just wanted to call and make sure you will be on flight 09274."
"My men and I will be there! If you really do have Naraku under your watch, I will be there to help avenge the death of my brothers!" Bankotsu replied strongly.
"Perfect. I will see you tomorrow at 1:30. You will be staying at the Four Seasons hotel as a hideout until you capture Naraku an go back to Japan."
5:45
"I need the phone!" Sesshomaru called to his younger brother when he hung up. Inuyasha threw his brother his cell and continued to study the looks of the surveillance cameras.
Sesshomaru dialed Jaken's number and put it up to his ear. "Hello? Mr. Jaken's office." Came a feminine voice on the other line.
"Yes, may I please speak to Jaken?" The dog demon asked.
"May I ask who is calling?"
"Just tell him it's an old acquaintance."
"Yes, sir. I'll put you right through."
"Thank you."
Several minutes later, Jaken's toady voice came onto the line. "Hello? How may I help you?" he asked.
"Jaken, this is Sesshomaru. I just wanted to make sure that my armored plane is all ready tomorrow night."
"Oh yes! Yes, sir!" The toad reassured continuously. "I'll do anything for you Lord Sesshomaru! I've always respected-"
Sesshomaru snapped the phone shut rudely before throwing it back to his younger brother. "We're good on the plane."
"So far so good." Inuyasha replied with a nod.
6:00
"Get away from my computer, Inuyasha." Kanna ordered quietly.
Without saying anything, Inuyasha got up from the seat and went to get a drink of scotch on the rocks from the bar. "You better use a coaster for that cold drink." Kagura warned her brother-in-law. "I spent a while scrubbing that bar clean and everything."
"Calm down, Kagura! You're not my mother or anything!" Inuyasha answered, backing off a bit.
Kanna took her place in front of her beloved computer. She began typing quickly, inserting her carefully devised virus into the Sengoku Spider and Las Vegas Traffic Control Center's computer mainframe. Her own hands created the deadly virus. It was 100 effective and was completely untraceable. She could control the virus to her will. The virus switched the control of the mainframe to her, making Kanna's creation her biggest success.
Inuyasha watched his little hacker type away at her computer with such diligence. Only numbers appeared on the middle screen, and only skilled hackers like Kanna could understand the message. She hit enter one last time before turning to Inuyasha. "Virus insertion completed."