Bloody Monday 59

Chapter 59

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On taxi: Private Kawakubo Taxi

Driver: Where to?

Haruka: Mishiro Academy please!!

Title: File 59 The True Enemy is on the Inside

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Minami: So the radio, cell phones, and the internet are all cut off...
Minami: If only we could contact them and call for backup...
Minami: Damn it...

Fujimaru: Well, thanks to the sleep I got, I'm feeling refreshed.
Fujimaru: And I had an idea...
Minami: What is it?

Fujimaru: As long as the power's up...
Fujimaru: and I have access to an outlet...
Fujimaru: I might be able to connect to "Third-i".

Minami: What!?

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Fujimaru: ...Found it!!
Fujimaru: The signal from a PLC being used near hear is leaking into and interfering with the power line here.

Minami: What?
Minami: What's a PLC?

Fujimaru: Power line communication.
Fujimaru: It's a method of communicating with a computer by mixing data in with the power line coming to the outlet.

Minami: Through the power line?
Fujimaru: Yes. The electric current running through the power lines is a low frequency of 50 Hz...
Fujimaru: and the internet uses a much higher frequency, so it's possible to send data at the same time.

Fujimaru: If there's an outlet, you can connect to the internet from any room.
Fujimaru: It is convenient, but the power line is connection goes outside as is...
Fujimaru: so there are cases where the next house is connected to the same service wire and the signal leaks in.

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Fujimaru: Well...
Fujimaru: they usually use pretty tough security so security isn't really a problem...
Text right of Minami: I'm not gonna understand even if you explain it in that much detail.
Minami: So you're saying you can connect to the internet through the power outlet?

Fujimaru: Yes.
Fujimaru: There's definitely someone nearby who's using a PLC.

Fujimaru: I'll use this general purpose splitter I made, separate out the signal, and hack into it...
Text left of Minami: ...That he made...?

Fujimaru: If it uses the latest AES encryption, it'll take too much time and I might as well give up.
Fujimaru: But if it uses a previous generation DES encryption...

Fujimaru: All right, it's a DES.
Fujimaru: This won't take as much time as an AES, so I should be able to hack in!

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Minami: All right!
Minami: When you get connected tell "Third-I"...

Minami: that the terrorists are planning on doing something here.
Fujimaru: I know!!

Fujimaru: Dad's and Otoya's...and everyone from the club's lives are counting on me, okay?
Fujimaru: I'm desperate too, but decrypting this is gonna take time!!

Minami: With your abilities, how long will it take?
Fujimaru: I won't know until I do it...

Fujimaru: But back in '99 a famous security enterprise used a dedicated machine linked to a hundred thousand computers to decrypt it and the time it took...
Fujimaru: was around 22 hours.

Minami: ...What?

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Sawakita: ...Exactly 15 minutes, I see.

Sawakita: Shouldn't you take a little more time to sleep?

Kirishima: No.
Kirishima: Taking 15 minute naps has the greatest effect.
Kirishima: It's your turn now Sawakita-san.

Sawakita: I'm fine.
Sawakita: It feels like taking a break would cut the string of my tension...
Sawakita: And worse...I would end up thinking about the reality I don't want to accept.

Sawakita: Chief Sonoma is away on his trip to Moscow,
Sawakita: Section Chief Okita is dead, and Vice Chief Takagi isn't here, so you're in charge, right? You should rest while you can.
Yajima: That's right, Kirishima.

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Kirishima: Yajima-san...
Yajima: I've come back as an analyst starting today.

Yajima: I was once the chief of the analysis department.
Yajima: Do you think you can go take a break now that I'm back?

Kirishima: ...Yes.
Kirishima: I think I will.

Yajima: So, what should I do?
Kirishima: Um...
Kirishima: Well...

Kamata: Attention!

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Kamata: Ahem...
Kamata: As the successor of Section Chief Okita who died on the job, I will be assuming the title of section chief of "Third-i" starting today.
Kamata: I am Kamata Kenichirou.

Kamata: You've begun doubting each other to the point of shooting your own colleagues, your plea bargain failed, the suspect escaped...there was a virus scare in the middle of the city, you failed to capture the gun-wielding criminals, and due to one of your investigators being a spy, a virus caused a biohazard in your headquarters.
Kamata: And finally, you failed to capture that spy and had to shoot her...Due to letting a terrorist in, the killing of your investigators, and your continuous problems and failures, faith in the "Third-i" has been shaken.

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Kamata: The actions I will take to restore that trust will be to centralize all information and to give thorough supervision...
Yajima: He's one of the Ministry of Justice's career employees.
Yajima: When I was there, he would blather on and on and was completely useless.

Kirishima: Why at a time like this...?

Kamata: Oh, Yajima-san!

Kamata: So you've gone back to being an analyst?
Kamata: I'm impressed.
Kamata: To be back here trying to drive back the terrorists so soon after your fiancée passed away....
Kamata: Most wonderful...we should all follow your example.

Yajima: ...Thanks.

Kamata: Kirishima-kun.
Kirishima: Yes?

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Kamata: Thank you for filling in as strategic commander temporarily.
Kamata: I'll be taking command from here on, so you'll just be following my orders as an observer.

Kirishima: ...Yes, sir.

Kamata: This may be sudden, but how is the search for...
Kamata: the suspected murderer of Section Chief Okita, Takagi Ryuunosuke, going?
Kamata: Have you contacted the police?
Kirishima: In my opinion, Section Chief Kamata...
Kirishima: Vice Chief Takagi didn't...
SFX: Beep

Sawakita: This is the control room...
Someone: Emergency!

Someone: Takagi Haruka used the emergency rope ladder to leave the medical facility through the window!!
Kirishima: What!?

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Kamata: She got away!?
Kamata: This is because you didn't put her in a cell!!

Someone: B-but she hadn't done anything wrong.
Someone: And she needs dialysis because of her kidneys...
Kamata: I don't want excuses. Find her and restrain her!!

Kamata: How could they let our bait to capture Takagi get away so easily...?

Sawakita: She seems to have left a note saying that she was going to where her brother is.
Kirishima: To where Fujimaru-kun is?

Sawakita: Ever since Fujimaru-kun and Minami-san left here last night at 8, we haven't been able to reach their cells.
Sawakita: And Haruka-chan left hers in the medical facility so we can't track her.
Kirishima: Damn it.

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Sawakita: Also, Kanou-san said he was going to go meet up with Minami-san and left the others at the old house where the explosion occurred. We can't reach him either.
Kirishima: Him, too?

Sawakita: What should we do? If we use the satellite and N-System again, we can get an approximate idea of their destination, but...

Kamata: You two!
Kamata: What are you whispering about!?
Sawakita: Oh...
Sawakita: Nothing really.

Kamata: From now on, all information goes to me.
Kamata: And don't do anything without my permission, okay?
Kirishima: Yes, sir.

Kamata: You! Get back to your seat and use the satellite observation system and mobilize all hands to thoroughly investigate...
Kamata: all deserted and abandoned buildings and facilities within a 5 kilometer radius of where the terrorists disappeared.
Sawakita: A 5 kilometer radius?
Sawakita: The decision at the site was that we could narrow it down to a 1 kilometer radius...

Kamata: At the site?
Kamata: Who came to that conclusion? And on what grounds?

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Kirishima: We didn't hear the reasoning, but after Takagi Fujimaru-kun told him his reasoning, Investigator Kanou made the decision.
Kamata: Investigator Kanou? He's the one who went off on his own to avenge that spy woman while the headquarters were in trouble!!
Kamata: And he was in Takagi's group with you...

Kamata: ...Wait! Did you say Takagi Fujimaru!?
Kamata: You're still taking advice from a suspect's son?

Kirishima: He's a high school student and a genius hacker.
Kirishima: Chief Sonoma gave him permission to join in on this investigation.
Kamata: What a stupid thing to do...!!

Kirishima: His amazing abilities have saved us many times already.
Kirishima: Please narrow the search down to a radius of 1 kilometer.
Kirishima: If we do that, we can use the satellite to search for Kanou-san and find out where Fujimaru-kun and the others are...!!

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Kamata: If a suspect's relative is that skilled, I'm even less inclined to take their help.
Kamata: We will search for the enemy's hideout within a 5 kilometer radius.
Kamata: Use the satellite and personnel effectively.
Kamata: With this staff, we should find it in 1 or 2 days, right?

Sawakita: What about Kanou-san...?
Kirishima: It can't be helped.

Kirishima: If only we could use the satellite...

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Haruka: It's only 7:00...
Haruka: What should I do...?
Haruka: I came, but it's the weekend.
Haruka: When do they open the gates?

Kujou: Haruka-chan?

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Kujou: You're Haruka-chan, right?
Kujou: Takagi Ryuunosuke's daughter...

Haruka: Ah.
Haruka: Otoya-san's grandfather!

Kujou: Ha ha ha. So you remember me.
Kujou: Why are you here so early on a weekend?
Kujou: And aren't you still in middle school?
Haruka: Ah.
Haruka: Um...well...

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Kujou: Did you come to get something your brother left here?
Kujou: In the current situation, Takagi-kun must...
Kujou: not want to let people see him.

Kujou: Well, you can come in with me.
Kujou: I graduated from this school.
Kujou: I have work here, but I thought I'd come early and take time to walk around reminiscing.

Haruka: O-okay.
Haruka: Thank you very much.
Haruka: All right!
Haruka: I can get in!!

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Guard: School gate guard, here.
Guard: The final "actor"...
Guard: has arrived.

Guard: This is the final confirmation.
Guard: He has three SP bodyguards...
Guard: and also with him are his driver, his secretary,
Guard: and Takagi Haruka.

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Sign: Biology Supply Room

Minami: Such amazing concentration...

Minami: He's been like that for an hour and half without moving.

Fujimaru: Hoo...

Minami: ...So? Ready for a break?

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Fujimaru: ...Bingo.
Minami: Eh?

Fujimaru: I've finished decrypting it.
Fujimaru: Now I can connect to the internet and call for help from "Third-i"!

Minami: What an amazing kid you are...!
Text at bottom: (To be continued in Volume 8)