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Chapter 853 MIA
"Mr. Amuro, how are you? Are you alright?"

Members of the Japanese Public Security Bureau arrived late.

It wasn't until the gunfire rang out that they realized the nominal commander of the operation had been attacked by unknown assailants. They hurriedly moved over, but by the time they arrived, it was all over.

Beside Amuro Tooru, the attackers dressed in black lay sprawled out in disarray.

"Here he comes."

Amuro Tooru turned his head to look at the Japanese Public Security Bureau members who were shocked by his fighting prowess, and instead of saying much, he asked directly,
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am not very familiar with the situation in Tokyo, or more precisely, Kamurocho."

"Are there any official intelligence organizations in the Kamurocho area that are closely associated with the yakuza and whose members are mostly drawn from the Self-Defense Forces? Or, are there any similar unofficial yakuza organizations...?"

Before he could finish speaking, the Japanese public security officer closest to him frowned, glanced at the men in black lying on the ground who hadn't yet caught their breath, and said with disgust,

"Isn't that someone from the MIA?"

—A member of the MIA?

Amuro Tooru raised his eyebrows slightly.

He had never heard of this organization before. It didn't seem to be as publicly disclosed as the Japanese Public Security Bureau. No, it wasn't even publicly disclosed internally. At least, he hadn't learned about it when he was at the police academy.

However, since these are veteran police officers who have worked in the Japanese public security department for many years, they know this.

The existence of MIA is probably the kind of organization that those who know about it will gradually come into contact with and understand, while those who don't know about it will never come into contact with or understand it.

"I never expected that the MIA would dare to attack our people directly."

“Mr. Amuro, you are a newcomer who was recently transferred to the Public Security Planning Section, so it’s normal that you don’t know much about these things… MIA stands for Ministry Intelligence.”

"This organization is directly under the cabinet and is specifically responsible for protecting important figures such as government officials."

The veteran police officer, who had worked in the Tokyo area for a long time and thoroughly understood the situation there, frowned and explained to Amuro Tooru, who didn't know much about the place,

"Moreover, like the Japanese Public Security Bureau, the MIA is also a nationwide distributed organization."

"However, because its functions and status are greatly reduced compared to the Japanese Public Security Bureau, it is impossible for the Japanese Public Security Bureau, which has never been involved in high-level security missions, to come into contact with this organization."

"Mr. Amuro, why did the MIA attack you? What happened?"

He didn't understand why the MIA suddenly attacked Amuro Tooru.

No matter how irrational the people behind the MIA may be, they should understand that Amuro Tooru, as a member of the Public Security Planning Division on a mission, is undoubtedly the "Zero Enforcer".

At this moment, attacking Amuro Tooru is not just about attacking Amuro Tooru, but also about slapping the face of the Japanese Public Security Bureau!

Although the MIA is directly under the Cabinet, it cannot do such reckless things!
“…I see. I understand.”

Amuro Tooru nodded slightly.

Previously, he didn't understand what kind of organization the MIA was or why it was targeting him, but now, after the old policeman explained it to him, he immediately understood the crux of the matter.

Undoubtedly, the MIA targeted him because his investigation touched upon the interests of a powerful figure—someone whose whereabouts shouldn't be difficult to locate. Taking action against members of the Japanese Public Security's Public Security Planning Division is a very serious matter.

Unless the matter has become so serious that it would harm the interests of all cabinet members, they would never allow a targeted organization like the MIA to take action against him.

In other words, this is most likely the unauthorized action of a high-ranking figure who has a direct connection with the MIA and can mobilize the MIA. There are very few such figures, and there may only be one.

As long as this direction of investigation is followed, Amuro Tooru believes that it will not be difficult for him to find out who this high-ranking official is.

Japanese public security officers nearby had already lifted the MIA member who had fallen to the ground and were preparing to take him to the Public Security Headquarters so that the MIA's unit commander could come and collect him.

Watching the actions of these Japanese public security officers, Amuro Tooru's thoughts suddenly stopped. Then, he asked,

"By the way, how's the operation with Kazami Yuya going? Any results?"

The Japanese public security officer next to him who was being questioned was stunned.

He wasn't in charge of Kazami Yuya's mission, so how could he possibly know the current status of Kazami Yuya's actions? However, since Amuro Tooru asked, he might as well go and find out now.

Ultimately, it's just a matter of making a phone call to confirm; there's nothing troublesome about it.

The Japanese police officer took out his cell phone, skillfully entered Kazami Yuya's phone number, and dialed the number. However, no one answered the phone.

Upon realizing this, both the Japanese Public Security officers and Amuro Tooru showed a hint of surprise in their eyes, almost simultaneously noticing that something was amiss.

Although Japanese police will turn off their phones' ringtones during operations, they will almost always turn them on vibrate.

If the vibration lasts so long that the unanswered call notification sounds, and no one answers or calls back, it's safe to assume that the person on the other end of the line has encountered some kind of emergency and doesn't even have that much time.

"...Did something really go wrong? Mr. Amuro, if I remember correctly, Kazami Yuya's mission was to arrest Ito Yasuhito, right? If there's a problem, it's the Tojo Clan's Shimano Group...?"

"That's what the Japanese Public Security officer asked."

However, Amuro Tooru shook his head and gave a completely different answer.
"No, it's not the Shimano Group, it's the Omi Federation."

"The Shimano Group is now completely under our surveillance. If any unexpected situation arises, the Japanese Public Security Bureau in charge there will naturally send us a message to remind us."

"Now that Kazami Yuya has lost contact with us without a trace, the only possibility is that he encountered someone who wasn't originally part of the plan, such as a member of the Omi Federation, while we were tracking Ito Yasuhito."

"But the Omi Federation...?"

His brows couldn't help but furrow slightly.

Although it is just a criminal organization, it wields considerable power.

In contrast, if even the weaker Tojo Clan has so many powerful and dangerous figures, the Omi Federation probably has even more.

It seems necessary to strengthen defenses to prevent a sudden attack from the Omi Federation.

(End of this chapter)