Chapter 307: 77: Reaching an Agreement

"Commander, the rough death toll is out."

The weather had turned cooler at the temporary headquarters of the Special Affairs Bureau. It was a bit cold, but not cold enough to make the Deputy Chief of the Intelligence Section, Reimi Hirata, tremble in her hands as she held the report.

Obviously, what made her unable to control her fingers was the heart-wrenching death toll that had just been calculated.

On the messy desk, Kuroki Shinizumi did not respond immediately. She had just finished reading the proposal that Noguchi Takeshi had prepared overnight. Her temples were throbbing with pain. She picked up the still hot espresso beside her and drank it in one gulp, letting the bitterness extinguish her sleepiness and the caffeine suppress the pain.

She hadn't slept for two days, but that was nothing. At her craziest time, she only slept less than twelve hours a week.

But the pressure on her shoulders at that time was incomparable to what it is now.

At that time, she had to solve a terrorist activity. With her super-strong assault-style handling of the case, she successfully wiped out the terrorist organization before it could take action. This is how she got the title of Iron Lady.

Any one of the events she is facing now is more extensive and more serious than the previous ones. They are all extremely important matters, and can even be said to determine the future direction of Japan. She cannot close her eyes.

After all, she is one of the few candidates who can be disliked by both the traditionalists and the extraordinary people, and she is also an important bridge of communication between the two.

When she was asleep, if there was any misunderstanding in the communication between the two factions, they would probably start fighting when she woke up.

She could imagine that the extraordinary faction would one day no longer be able to accommodate the traditional faction, but when that day really came, she still felt deeply powerless.

Only by integrating the power of all of Japan can Japan survive in the extraordinary turbulent times. This does not allow those stubborn traditional elements to interfere. The future of Japan can only be decided by the extraordinary faction, which will take the lead in establishing a human extraordinary + political system.

This was the first sentence that Takeshi Noguchi said after he saw her yesterday.

After experiencing this chaos, she no longer thought that Noguchi was exaggerating. When the first supernatural disaster occurred, who could have imagined that half of Tokyo would be flooded today?

But who would be willing to give up their power? The interest groups they represent will not allow them to surrender without a fight.

Therefore, a bloody purge is inevitable.

But this will only plunge Japan, which is already in chaos, into a state of near paralysis.

But Noguchi said that this was the best time, precisely because the situation was already in chaos and there was no construction without destruction. Once the traditionalists recovered, nothing would be so easy and more people would inevitably sacrifice themselves.

Kuroki Shinizumi had to admit that what Noguchi said made sense, and it was even the answer that she had always dared to think but not say in her deepest heart.

But she also has a family.

On one side is the family, on the other side is the country. Can the two really only be in opposition?

When I thought of this, the headache that had just eased a little came back again.

"This is not the direction of our supervisor. Please tell me the general content of the report. I am mentally prepared." Kuroki did not take the report in Hirata's hand, but sighed and asked Hirata to tell her.

It is indeed not her business to consider these data, but the Special Affairs Bureau is still in a special state and has relatively great power, so some departments' reports need to be copied to the Special Affairs Bureau.

Hirata took a deep breath and opened the report. Even though she had carefully read the data several times to make sure she had read it correctly and had even memorized it, she was still terrified by the thought of seeing so many deaths and injuries.

"The death toll is at least 300,000, and the number of injured exceeds one million. This is the data we can count at present. Because many of the dead were assimilated by the ghost soldiers, they didn't even have corpses left, which caused great trouble for the statistical work."

Hirata swallowed, glanced carefully at Kuroki, who was pressing his temple with no expression on his face, and continued speaking in a trembling voice.

"According to what they said, it is possible that more than 500,000 soldiers and civilians died in the ghost army after the naval battle and air raid."

"This does not include those who stubbornly hid in the city and refused to cooperate with the migration. During the battle yesterday, five to six thousand people emerged from between the second and third lines of defense seeking help."

"At least they still have a chance to seek help, and those who remain in the core area..."

"Relief supplies from all over the country will arrive soon. The radiation contamination assessment team conducted measurements overnight and does not recommend recovery operations within the third line of defense in the short term."

Hirata finished, looking as if he couldn't even catch his breath.

Such a number of casualties is shocking no matter how many times you see it. It is no less than the casualties in a war that destroyed a country.

But in terms of the process, they had indeed tried their best. Whether it was the efficiency of the evacuation or the construction of fortifications, it was completed in such a short time. She would not have dared to imagine it a month ago.

She has a deep understanding of the official administrative efficiency.

Now I am afraid that the confidence that I have been holding will be lost, and that the victims will be treated with the same "official efficiency" as before, which has forced them to live in tents for half a year.

Hei Mu put down his hand and stared at the wall in front of him with a slightly lifeless look.

"Three hundred thousand." She repeated the number silently over and over again.

What a karmic number.

Not only this number, but also the Soul Calling Society, all of this is just self-inflicted, and the person who is most responsible for all this is naturally.
Kuroki Shinizumi's eyes gradually became firm.

"I understand. You go down first and have a good rest. Maybe later, I will need you to take over my job." Kuroki Shinizumi ordered.

"Yes!"

Reimi Hirata didn't ask any more questions. She just agreed and left.

Kuroki Shinizumi took out a satellite phone and called Abe Koichi.

"Prime Minister, we have no choice."

Yokosuka Base.

"Okay, I'll do it. I should know a little more about this than you."

Abe Kangyi put down the phone, exhaled, and respectfully reported to the man in front of him: "Your Excellency's guess is correct, Kuroki has already turned to the Extraordinary Faction, and I also agreed to cooperate with the Special Affairs Bureau to initiate a liquidation of the Traditional Faction. That's all..."

Richie, who was sitting opposite him, sat at the main seat at the tea table, sipping his tea leisurely.

"What are you afraid of?"

It was just a simple question, but Abe seemed to be under great pressure and forced a smile: "I am definitely not worried with the adults here. Besides, those traditional guys have stopped contacting me since I rejected them several times. I am afraid they have long been resentful." "If we can take this opportunity to eliminate them all, it will be much easier to act in the future. In this way, the Special Affairs Bureau will be free of constraints and become a giant."

In Abe's position, he is more concerned about balance. He is not a complete transcendentalist, nor is he a traditionalist. What he needs is to use the situation between the two factions to gain the right to speak for himself.

Although he has the support of new Abe like Ricky and Walton on the surface, and the assistance of the masked man (actually Ricky but Abe is unaware of it) in secret, these are foreigners after all, and frequent use will only arouse disgust and add to resistance.

He could imagine that once he stepped down and was no longer of any use, regardless of whether Ricky and the others would protect him or whether the Special Affairs Bureau would desert him, as long as the traditionalists were not completely wiped out, they would definitely come after him.

There will be no profit in doing it. At most, the Special Affairs Bureau will be nominally obedient for a while, but its subordinates may become disloyal and the bureau will become a complete puppet.

"It's so simple to use one faction to fight against another. It's unreasonable for you not to understand. Isn't the reason why the traditionalists are traditional for the sake of profit? As long as you can become the new leader, change your name, absorb the legacy left by those people, and with our help, the Special Affairs Bureau will lose more than it gains if they want to touch you in the future, right?"

Ricky liked Abe's cautious state.

Be obedient and don't be arrogant.

Even if it is no longer useful in the future, he doesn't mind keeping it.

In fact, Abe naturally has such an idea, but it is not appropriate for him to say it. What does he want to do by forming his own faction? Does he want to get rid of control or does he want to include Ricky in it?

So he didn't dare to bring it up actively, and could only do it if Ricky said yes.

"Given the backgrounds of most of the people in the Special Affairs Bureau, they can't swallow up, nor can they manage the industries left by the traditionalists. Therefore, this is also the benefit they intend to give to you."

"The Kuroki family must be brought on board. The others who have deeper ties with the right wing must be strangled thoroughly."

"In the future, the one who will truly be in charge of the Special Affairs Bureau will be Noguchi Takeshi, and only he will despise these benefits so much. He probably thinks that without supernatural powers, he may not even be able to save the country, let alone the so-called benefits and money. As long as they are enough, it's fine. He believes that you will not cut the funding of the Special Affairs Bureau."

"Speaking of which, Noguchi and I may be the same kind of people. We are both willing to do anything to ensure the survival of our country."

At this point, Ricky's words were somewhat sincere.

Although, in fact, they are not the same kind of people at all.

"Well, you've been gone for a while, it's time to reappear, Jaden."

Outside the door, muscular man Jaden walked in. With his two-meter-tall height and strong body, the room suddenly seemed much narrower.

"Escort the Prime Minister to Kyoto to meet with His Majesty the Emperor, so that he won't worry."

"Oh, Prime Minister, please, thanks to you, I can see how many eyes and mouths the Emperor has." Jaden's brilliant smile seemed too ferocious.

"The transaction with the Special Affairs Bureau can gain more information exchange, including actions regarding the Soul Gathering." Ricky suddenly mentioned.

"understand!"

Abe withdrew respectfully.

Ricky turned the teacup, quietly thinking about something.

Temporary headquarters of the Special Affairs Bureau.

Kuroki and Noguchi, who are jokingly called the woman at home and the man outside, finally meet again.

"Don't worry too much about what's happening on my end. I've arranged everything. The most important task is to appease the foreign supernaturals and use the situation to liquidate the right-wing families. What does Abe say? Is he willing to cooperate? I think at worst he won't reveal the content of our communication to those traditionalists."

As a supernatural being, even if Noguchi Takeshi consumes a lot of energy during the battle, as long as he recovers, even if he doesn't sleep, his condition is much better than Kuroki's.

"He agreed, very straightforwardly, but he still has some general requirements. I haven't elaborated yet. I plan to let you discuss it with him. I..." Hei Mu smiled bitterly, "It's better to avoid suspicion."

Noguchi was silent for a few seconds, looked into Kuroki's eyes, and said seriously: "I know the Kuroki family has always been on the traditional side, but it is not impossible to win them over. It is not convenient for us to come forward, so let Abe win them over. He agreed so quickly, it must be related to Ricky."

"William said that Ricky is not a simple person. Of course, this is nonsense, but it is worth his emphasis, which shows that Ricky is more important than we think. Now the mainstream view is that the actual leader of the new America is the Walton family. Now it seems that it is worth considering."

"So it has been said that Abe has completely sided with the new Amei, but to be more precise, he has completely sided with Ricky."

Kuroki's mind was a little confused. He didn't comment after hearing Noguchi's analysis: "From our analysis, he should have arrived at the right time. It can't be said that the main reason for the split of Amei lies with him. He has come to this point today just to become the leader of the new Amei at the critical moment, right?"

Noguchi hesitated and thought about it seriously, but still felt that the possibility was too small.

There are many factors that led to the current standoff between Amei and me. The first factor should be the second elixir-granting ceremony of the Holy Infant Society. Then the masked man appeared and killed most of the people who were eligible to take the elixir, which gave Ricky the power to temporarily decide the main candidates on the list.

It was Richie's guess that there was a masked man, but it was not mainstream. The main reason was that if they followed this line of speculation, there would be a high possibility that the Holy Infant Society cooperated with the masked man to provide convenience. They did not dare to make such an association.

That’s the Holy Infant Society!

Their Special Affairs Bureau is facing an existence that is nine points inferior to them, so why would they use a pill-granting ceremony to coordinate the actions of the masked man?

It doesn't make sense, it's not scientific, and it's not extraordinary.

Although, this was indeed a small experiment that Bai Shihang once did.

"As for my family's affairs, I will tell them. There is no need to make concessions." Hei Mu's eyes dimmed, but his tone was still firm.

Noguchi didn't say anything. He didn't think he needed to make any concessions to Abe on this matter.

"When to act?"

"Of course the sooner the better. Inagaki Miki and the Heavenly Node are willing to provide some assistance, and the other extraordinary people have also agreed to stay in Tokyo for a few days." Noguchi sighed, "That's how we owe them a big favor. No matter what happens in the future, we can't refuse, otherwise we will be hostile to the mainstream extraordinary people."

Although based on the Anti-Demon Alliance agreement, they are obliged to help the Special Affairs Bureau deal with the Tojo Demon, this demon was detonated by them out of helplessness, which is different from those that appear on their own. In short, they must owe favors and maintain friendly relations in the future.

"Okay, let me know when you take action. I'll take a nap. I hope I can see a new future when I wake up."

There was a hint of resentment in Hei Mu's eyes.

Even if it was a decision she made willingly.

(End of this chapter)