We, the special investigation section, were on a voice conference in a large room with the department heads.
"This is a specialist we've brought from overseas who has solved many that Scotland Yard, FBI and Interpol could not figure out by themselves. He agreed to hear our situation and has some initial remarks about what is happening."
Katagi primed the group.
A buzz signaled that the call was ready. Katagi nodded and gave the impression that we were ready.
"Good evening everyone. I am Rawliet. Even though the incident has been limited to your country it is interesting because of the facts I've ascertained. First, there is the nature of the offender. His techniques have been requiring expertise in various fields in order to get through security. Second, he has been wrapping up the forced consent from politicians across the government with the penalty. His motives are publicly . His raison d'tere infringes on the freedom of the elected officials. He must be stopped regardless." There was a pause.
He continued with that artificial female voice.
"I propose we make a long term plan to deal with this. It needs to be under my direction for the duration of this investigation."
There was a slamming of fists on the table.
"We cannot give the total authority to someone who won't meet us in person."
"I tell you that even though it's a precaution with the possibility that my image would get known. I want to do this carefully."
"Also we cannot afford a long term plan. This group must be stopped as soon as we get a lead."
"He may seem like a typical contra or revolutionary but he must be human and he is immaculate with his execution of his preparations. We need to understand his network first. We could potentially have ourselves in a global quandary if we don't take precaution. Our government has ties worldwide. So it won't be long until overseas corruption becomes a target for Akamatsu."
"He seems to think this guy is a bigger problem than we thought. You really think that he would cause a global fiasco when he involves the multinationals." Hatsuda commented to me.
"What is certain is that there is more we don't understand and if we don't act properly things would get out of hand."
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The news must have gotten to him by now. I felt it was time that I contacted Akamatsu. I opened the safe where the transmitter I kept designated for Akamatsu was. Carrie wouldn't find it odd that I wasn't at home when she got back from her fieldwork. She's usually late as it is. I'd need to go somewhere private to make this secure. I didn't use a land transmitter that could be hacked into easily. I booked a private room at a remote conference hall in a building on the outskirt of the time.
"Ah so its Mr. JSDF. I did my groundwork and there was nothing connecting you to make those inmates fall. I may go against my better intuition and believe your supernatural powers. I personally put my trust in science. That's not to say I'm closed to paradigm shifts. Now explain clearly how you're planning to have the history fold in on itself as you've advertised to me last we met."
"Before we get to my end, I want to get an idea of how deep your group has infiltrated the government system. For you to get through Debriten's security requires much intricate organization. Next is the obvious immortality that keeps your operation going."
"No, you got it wrong there. Each time I akamatsu, it's me who gives the ultimate sacrifice of my life. I feel it every time. I have a scientific explanation."
This might be something that connects him to someone like Rook.
He continued, "We are all neurally connected through the mask and by we I mean a number of my clones. I have the technology to support me though I won't disclose the exact specifications."
This has gotten more interesting than I imagined.
"Tell me," I began, "just how many politicians on which you have directives imposed."
"Well there's a blanket imposed on all of Japan. I have it that in general that anyone who uses public funds to put burden on the public without benefiting them needs to reform their protocols. "
"You realize that our problem isn't local to even Japan. Multinationals have bribed officers across the board. You're going to make a small dent in the structure of the underlying deterioration that is the infrastructure of this country."
"I've heard your take on my modus operandum. I want to hear your raison d'être."
"I fight the injustices that keep people from feeling safe on the streets. I want them to be constantly under the assumption that any wrongdoing they do will not go unseen. That's not what I want to get from you however. I don't want to go public with my operation and have my name marred by going against people who haven't done something heinous such as murdering, stealing, or attacking the innocent."
I had something that I planned to draw him to my side.
"What I'm getting at is that I want a taskforce of your people serving as eyes for me. For you I offer something equally valuable such as information on foreigners who have dealings with our country. These are people who bought out our politicians to ensure their terms of trade favor more imports of their products. In particular, the financial sector has been flooded with riskier securities. Politicians promote these securities as sound investments to the public. This investment is dicrected from infrastructure and education in our state. The problem is that lower level politicians who haven't been bribed use public funds unknowingly funneling the public funds into a void where it isn't seen again."
"I see your point. Even my people have their limitations. I'd work with you from what i've seen is your sense of justice. Let me discuss it with the organization and I'll make contact with you in person."
He's taken it. What I really want is his cloning technique so that I could have more people with my sense of justice and the same objective to control the continuation of history indefinitely.