L got Watari to call the task force in, with the arrest of Light Yagami, L can now tell them of his suspicions and the recent evidence against Light. He ran. Why would he run if he's innocent? Watari is a highly skilled operative, Light shouldn't have even suspected he's being followed unless he's expecting it. This was enough to confirm L's suspicions, Light Yagami is Kira, now all that matters was proving it to the task force and getting concrete evidence supporting his claims, like a confession or proof of how Kira kills.
"I've called you here because we have made progress in the Kira case," L said when the task force members arrived, "I have arrested Light Yagami on suspicion of being Kira. When an associate was tasked with following Light Yagami, he quickly noticed the presence and fled. I suspected Kira, who flee if he suspected we were close to arresting him."
"You arrested my son without telling us!" Chief Yagami roared. He stormed over, his fist clenched.
"I did what was best for this investigation. Kira has killed thousands of people, so of them innocent. Raye Penber, the FBI agent who was tailing Light Yagami, submitted a report saying he encountered someone he thought might have been Kira, but didn't and won't elaborate on what he saw. This suggests that Kira may hold some leverage over him to keep him quiet," L started explaining. Chief Yagami opened his mouth to interrupt, but L wasn't having any of it. "You said yourself that you've noticed a change in your son's behaviour, becoming more withdrawn, flinching, disappearing at odd hours and returning home later than usual. All this leads to some sudden change in Light Yagami's life, if he is Kira, then the sudden power to kill people from a distance may affect him."
"Ryuzaki. Criminals are still dying, when we were on the way here there was a report of six criminal deaths alone. How can Light be Kira when he's been locked up here?" Aizawa said.
"Early, in this case, we determined Kira could control the time of death. We cannot dismiss the possibility that Kira has planned many criminals' deaths in advance in case he was arrested," L said. Chief Yagami cursed under his breath but didn't push the subject, he knew L was right and he didn't want to admit his son was a killer. "We will soon have our answers, Light Yagami is awake."
L turned to his computer to see Light sitting up.
Light groaned his head hurt like hell. He felt drowsy, which he'd experienced for the first time since coming back to this time. He can't make out his location at first, his eyes blur as they shake off the effects of the tranquillizer they hit him with. Trust L to take so many bloody precautions that he's prepared to be freaking tranq people to keep his location a secret. When his eyes finally focused, he noticed he was in a cell, with no windows, one metal bed he was lying on with a toilet on the other side of the cell and literal bars across the one wall like he was a zoo exhibit.
"Light Yagami, you are awake," a disembodied voice said from the speaker, a shiver shot down his spine and his heart started beating faster. He knew that voice, it was the same voice he heard as he died. It L. Light suspected L was behind the person stalking him, but to hear his voice, that voice that haunts his waking minutes.
The cell goes quiet as L waits for some response from Light, not that he's going to get it. Light tried his best to avoid this bastard, obviously not well enough considering his circumstances. Minutes trickle by neither one wanting to break the silence, but finally, L speaks again, "Light Yagami, I have arrested you on the suspicion of being Kira."
Light glances up at the camera, then back down at the floor. Kira, huh? No matter what he tries, it still comes down to L suspecting and maybe again convicting him of being Kira. Maybe Light shouldn't fight it, with his death Kira will probably return. However, this time, Naomi and Raye survived, and they can use the knowledge of Shinigami and the death note to track down the real Kira and bring him to justice. He's so tired, tired of proving his innocence, tired of fighting L. Maybe it's better to die, he can go in peace knowing Kira's reign is ending.
"Do you have nothing to say?" L said, but Light wasn't paying any attention. No, he can't leave Naomi and Raye to find Kira, they wouldn't forgive him for giving up so easily. Light needs to be there when the real Kira is arrested and taken away, to get his own justice for his death. He needs to stare Kira in the eyes as he is dragged away, as his empire crumbles to the ground because of Light Yagami.
Light looks up at the camera and lets out a cruel laugh, "Now L. I thought as a detective you'd know better than to assume anything. I'm not Kira, but you don't believe me, do you?"
"I am not L," the voice said, and Light started cackling.
"That's the funniest thing I've heard in these depressive months," Light laughed, if he could cry tears would stream down his cheeks. "I know how the police work. They wouldn't stalk people; they wouldn't put illegal cameras and wiretaps in a house. Yes L, I know all you've done and if that ever got out, then it would be the end of your career. I would be in an integration room if the police had arrested me, my father is NPA, but then again, I bet he agreed to this, he always cared more about his work than his own family. Let me guess, L, he's sitting right next to you? Hi Dad, how is breaking the law going for you?"
"We can depict your actions enough that you are Kira," L said.
"And I thought I was the crazy one⦠I haven't heard a joke funnier since this hell started," Light laughed. He didn't care how L saw him; this was the creature L created when he sentenced him to death and forced him into this state. "Let me tell you something L. I'm not Kira, I'm worse and when I get out of here, I'm going to hunt that bastard and kill him. That monster has ruined my life in a way you could never understand. And not just him. I'm sick and tired of acting as the perfect child, so I'll tell you this once. Kira will use this arrest to his advantage, if it ever gets leaked someone's been arrested for being Kira, he will stop killing and when you think you've won, he will rise stronger than ever and kill you and everyone on the task force. I'd tell you not to make the same mistakes, but from where I am? I couldn't care less if you destroy each other, but let's not get ahead of ourselves, shall we?"
Light stood walking over to the camera and stared right into it, "I can guess how this is going to play out. Your head is stuck so far up your ass that you'll convict me as Kira. I'll die and then Kira will return, and you'll have to live the rest of your pathetic lives with the blood of an innocent stain across your hands. Oh well, I guess I can have the last laugh. So, what are you waiting for come in here and kill me, I know you want to because you know what L? Under that misguided version of justice you wear, you're just a much of a monster and Kira and me, you'll just never admit it."
When Light gets out of here, he's going to kill Kira and L too if he has to.
