"Angelui i demonui kruzhili na duh minoi Angels and demons were circling over me, rassekali terni-i mlechuie puti Breaking apart shadows and milky ways." "me znayet shastya ottovo Not knowing happiness is the only one." "shto evo zova ponyat ne s-mog The one who could not understand its call." "mana du vortes, mana du vortes The flow may swallow you." "The flow may swallow you aeria gloris, aeria gloris Flying in glory, Flying in glory mana du vortes, mana du vortes The flow may swallow you." "The flow may swallow you aeria gloris, aeria gloris Flying in glory, Flying in glory" "I am calling, calling now." "Spirits rise and falling." "s-toboi ostatsya dalshe To be with you longer..." "Calling, calling..." "In the depth of longing s-toboi ostatsya dalshe To be with you longer... mana du vortes, aeria gloris The flow may swallow you, flying in glory" "What are your thoughts on the International Terrorism Conference?" "If I remember correctly, this is the second time the SAS has attended the conference." "They are the first organization in the world to build a Cyborg.." "..unit and their technical know-how is well maintained." "Although their "traditions" are starting to become rather annoying." "What do you want to do?" "We don't leave for home untill tomorrow?" "Actually, there's a place I've been planning to go to." "What is this?" "An old friend of mine lives here." "This is a Wine Fund." "Wine Fund?" "A type of asset management system that procures and stores wines for their clients." "As the scent and taste of natural wine is extremely difficult to duplicate synthetically, natural wine tends to be valued by investors." "Since the value of wine depends on its vintage, it increases over time." "In other words, it is a very solid investment." "Pick me up in two hours." "Until then, you're free to do as you like." "An old friend, I see?" "Let's go." "The Truth Behind the incomplete Love and Romance:" "Angels' Share" "We closed just before you got here." "Has it really been two years?" "I was quite surprised when you suddenly withdrew from politics and headed to England." "I have more of an interest in business than politics now." "So.. what was it you wanted to talk to me about?" "You're as impatient as always." "All right, then." "It seems that the upper-level management of my bank.." "..is orchestrating money laundering for the mafia here." "Money laundering?" "Do you have any proof?" "There are files in the administrative roster that have been cleverly disguised." "It is protected by a strong firewall, so the contents cannot be confirmed, but it is most probably a set of shadow ledgers." "The bank takes the mafia's money and converts it into wine for temporary storage;" "the wine is then converted back into currency after its value increases." "Is that their scheme?" "Also, there should be a third part that acts as an intermediary between the bank and the mafia." "But I haven't been able to discover who they are." "If only I could get that evidence, I would be able to indict all of them." "Please, will you help me?" "Who is the middleman?" "I want you to help me find out." "I don't want to feign ignorance and be an accomplice in this dirty business." "But this is England." "It's entirely outside of my jurisdiction." "One wrong step and it's an act of arrogation." "Furthermore..." "You can't act on personal interest." " That was your mantra." " That's right." "I see.." "Not possible after all, right?" "I understand." "Anyway, let's stop talking about this now." "It's been a long time since we last met, so let's have a lively conversation about old times." "Er..." "I'm sorry, but this establishment has already closed for the day..." "Hey, make sure that nobody else is here." "I wonder what that is..." "There shouldn't be anybody but the security guard." "The noise seems to be coming from the front entrance." "Whoa..." "Don't move." "Records of backroom deals are crammed in here..." "This will be enough to get me by after I drop out of the organization." "How are you getting past the security system?" "I took the firewall terminator with me when I left the organization." "Good..." "Column E-5 has a good vintage." "You, stay and watch the two of them." "Mmm, there they are." "E-2..." "E-3..." "E-4" "What?" "It's not here!" "Damn it, why isn't the crucial vintage here?" "!" " A bank robbery, you say?" " It's at that branch." "The bank president and the security guard have been taken hostage." "That poses a problem." "No, rather, it is a blessing in disguise." "As long as we secured the perimeter, they will undoubtedly hole themselves up in the building." "Prioritize securing the ledgers." "Accidents are quite common during assaults." "We cannot avoid casualties." "Understood." "Contact the third precint immediately." "Huh?" "The Police?" "!" "Hey, you half wit." " Huh?" " Yeah, you." "Come over here for a second." "What did you say, you old geezer?" "What was that sound?" " Status?" " Unable to locate the target." "Shit." "We missed." "Snipers?" "Why did the police get here so soon?" "You contacted them, didn't you?" "You really did it this time..." "You cut off all access to the outside yourself." "Data transmission wires have been severed." "Inter-cyberbrain communication jamming is active." "The only possibility that remains is  that that thing remained active on the link despite the shutdown." "But that doesn't feel right..." "English banks do not trust the police in principle." "After all, all the security system here connects to a private security company." "If unauthorized access to the ledgers was detected by the system," "..the security company should have gotten here first." "In any event, it seems that the identity of the middleman is becoming clearer." "Wine, eh?" "Is that a gift for someone?" "Well.. yes" "Hmm, I'll take this." "What kind of person are you giving the gift to?" "I can wrap the present to suit the person's character." "No, this is just fine." "I never heard anything about the police being involved in wine dealings." "Stop bluffing!" "There was no gunshot when those snipers fired." "The only reason they would be using silenced weapons is assassination." "You two are in a critical situation." "You can no longer return to the mafia." "Even if you're surrender to the police, there's no guarantee you would survive." "Wait!" "We have hostages!" "Doesn't that mean that they can't easily make a movie?" "No, we have no value as hostages." "Does that mean that they are trying to get rid of us as well?" "Most likely." ""Eliminate all who may have noticed that the ledgers exists."" "It's a basic cover-up strategy." "Any suspicious regarding the outcome can easily be dealt with." "I am affiliated with the Japanese police." "There is a high possibility that my superior is inside that building." "I request a report on the current situation, disclosure of pertinent information, and to join the operation." "Refused!" "We will deal with activities in our jurisdiction." "Interfere any more and we'll place you in custody!" "Times like this remind me of how fortunate we are to have someone like the Chief, who can forge a path through any red tape." "You two, show me the weapons that you've brought with you." "Er?" "You also have a map, don't you?" "I'll formulate a strategy based on the information." "What did you say?" "Don't screw with us, old man!" "Remember your place!" "Relax." "We don't want to be killed that easy, either." "You offer your weapons." "I will offer my wisdom." "We have no time." "Be quick about it." "Even the press are here." "That would be Major's doing." "This will make it difficult for them to take drastic actions such as using explosives or snipes." "I've done what you asked, old man." "Now what?" "You said you had a hand grenade, right?" "What do you want to do with it?" "It's not that I trust you yet." "Try something funny and..." "We need to buy time if we're going to escape." "That is only entrance in the event of an assault." "We are going to plant a trap." "To your positions, quickly!" "The press got here faster than I thought they would." "As we thought, it looks like a raid is our only option." "All men are in position." "We have identified two of the individuals who were recorded by the security cameras." "The rest are considered accomplices." "Remember this well!" "Listen up!" "If the targets resist, show no mercy!" "I shouldn't have to mention that you will rescue the hostages unharmed!" "However, killing or capturing the targets takes priority over saving the hostages in any extreme circumstances." "Hey, you're about to enter a restricted area." "I have some private business with you, though..." "What private business is that?" "I did what you asked." "But, it is all right to rig a trap like this?" " It's fine." " Now what should we do?" "Move the unconscious security guard." "It'll be too dangerous to leave him here when the police raid the building." "How the hell is that old man so efficient about this type of thing?" "How should I know?" "After you two are finished, save the shadow ledger data." "Good." "I've bought all the time I can." "It's about time we make preparations to escape as well." "A bomb in the front entrance?" "The fools." "I'm changing the entry point!" "We'll break in from the apartment next door!" "I'll lead the attack." "Prepare for all contingencies!" " Commander!" " What's wrong?" " The wine." " What?" "!" "It seems to be of a fairly good vintage." "Idiots!" " Where are the targets?" " Commander!" "Did you find them?" "We've discovered a possible hostage!" "He matches the data." "He's a security guard for this bank." "He is unconscious, but he does not appear to be injured." "A sewer system?" "They must have escaped while pretending to resist." "Secure the rear sewer exits!" "We will continue the pursuit!" "Commander!" "Call the bomb disposal squad." "There's a bomb on the hostage." "Damn it, the bomb in the entrance was a decoy!" "Those bastards, trying to buy time with tricks...!" "Now, how would the Chief escape after this?" "Hurry up and disarm the thing!" "What is it?" "It's just an alarm clock." "It was a decoy?" "!" "What is the status of the other pursuit team?" "!" "Have they secured the targets at the rear exits?" "!" "We have blocked off all the routes." "They have nowhere to run!" "We have blocked all the exits to the sewer system, but we haven't found them." "They've disappeared into thin air" "Nonsense!" "Expand the perimeter and conduct a thorough of the sewers." "Find them at all costs, understood?" "Where could they have escaped?" "Well, well..." "What would you have done if I hadn't noticed this?" "I knew you'd find it." "My apologies for the delay... but they took their sweet time clearing out of here." "Or, would you have preferred me to arrive even later?" "In that case, the temperature and humidity sensitive wines would've been sacrificed" "We put quite a few bottles out there, after all." "Hmm... a hidden wine cellar, eh?" "It seems the higher-quality wines were stored in a different location altogheter." "Give up the wine this time around." "If you do, I'll let you go." "Thanks to you, we obtained data on the shadow ledgers, after all." "Well?" "To be in such a situation and still alive..." "Don't you think you should be grateful?" "Are you okay with letting them go like that?" "Although the crime was never committed, they certainly qualify as criminals." "Hmph." "Well, it doesn't matter." "After all, it's out of my jurisdiction." "They still cannot find them?" "!" "Did you find them?" "Excuse me, sir." "A man named Aramaki is here to see you." "What?" "What you see here is documentation of past illegal dealings;" "..this proves your relationship with the mafia." "It was a well thought-out method of money laundering that did not leave any traces, but you should have maintained your regard for the value of human life." "What have you been hiding all this time?" ""In wine, truth."" "That is an English saiyng, is it not?" "I've handed over the data to British Public Safety." "We've provided the catalyst for the investigation." "They will continue the search." "I'm sorry to get you involved in something so troublesome." "But thanks to you, I was saved." "Thank you." "What?" "Eh my helping you was natural considering the circumstances;" ".. no need for you to concern yourself." "Well then, allow me to excuse myself." "Send your husband my regards." "What?" "Oh, this." "I intended to keep quiet about this, but at that time, I never did get married." "The reason I still came here is because I wanted to stand on my own two feet." "This is just to discourage men." "Hey, can't you delay your departure by just one day." "No; unfortunately, I left behind a huge pile of work." "I see..." "Then, take this as a thank you for your help." "If possible, I wanted us to drink it together, but..." "Don't worry." "This is from my personal collection." "You know, I wouldn't mind at all if you happened to delay your return by another day." "Just like wine, some human relationships require time to ripen." "Don't worry." "Heh?" "I won't be able to go through customs with this." "Major, have a drink with me when we get back to the hotel." "Oh, what good timing." "I just bought it this afternoon." "Hmph, I'd expect no less from you."