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Fifty Days	By : sashocirrione Category: Death Note > Het-Male/Female > L/Misa Views: 2868 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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CHAPTER 18: Training
When the warehouse door opened, Matt stood there, wearing a bulky coat in the December chill and pulling a wheeled suitcase behind him. Matt blinked uncertainly behind yellow-tinted goggles.
L said, "The goggles are new."
Matt stared.
L said, "Do come in. We don't want to have a conversation with the door open."
Matt closed the door and approached more closely, looking L up and down. He said, "You!"
"Have you figured it out yet?"
Matt said, "You're really L, aren't you? You're not Mr. Wammy's nephew? Or, are you both?"
L said, "Mail, we all go by aliases here. You should call me 'Ryuzaki' and call Mr. Wammy 'Watari' for safety's sake. There is one additional investigator here, call her 'Wedy.' Kira could possibly attack this place by installing hidden cameras and microphones. If possible, we want Kira to think the real L is somewhere else and we are merely his employees. Do not talk about your origins or past either."
Matt's eyes widened at the use of his real name. Now he must have no doubt he was truly speaking to L.
L said, "From your reaction, I'm guessing that Mello didn't tell."
Matt said, "No, we thought he'd met L, because Mello kept dropping hints, but he never said anything to make us think it might be you."
"Good. That's a point in his favor."
Matt said, "I didn't think Mr. Wammy was Watari either. I figured you just hired a string of random guys to be your link to Interpol."
"Sometimes I do it that way. Now, aliases only, please. I want it to become a habit."
"Okay, Ryuzaki."
L turned and began the trek to the other side of the giant storage room, where that half-flight of stairs would take him to a hallway and then the elevator. He turned at the bottom of the stairway to help Matt with his wheeled suitcase, but Matt was having no problem.
Matt said, "This is like the best Christmas present ever. I'm sorry Mello couldn't be here. He'll be so mad that I got to come by myself. Near probably will be too, but he'll pretend it doesn't matter. I wish they'd just calm down."
"You don't care much about being my successor, do you?"
"It's obvious it'll be one of them. Why should I stress out over something that won't happen?"
L said, "It is not always someone who wants something the most who achieves it. Wanting something too much can be an obstacle to getting it. Many criminals became criminals by having too much focus on a goal. Kira, for example."
Matt was silent then for the rest of the trip to the top floor, thinking and taking in his surroundings. He seemed so normal compared to the other two. L wondered what the world would make of Matt if Matt became the next L. The process would be hidden, of course, but law enforcement agencies had known L long enough to recognize a certain personality, and Matt's style was different. They'd probably put it down to a mid-life crisis or something like that.
When they reached the top floor and entered the large low-ceilinged room that was the main investigation room for now, Matt threw his winter coat on a table and immediately walked right past Wedy and Watari with a casual wave. He went directly to the computers and began looking them over.
While he was busy, Wedy and Watari came close to watch.
After a few moments, Wedy said, "This is Matt? He looks twelve."
Matt said, "Hey! I'm almost fifteen."
After a few more moments, Matt said, "This is it? I thought you'd have a better system."
L said, "The old headquarters was attacked and nearly everyone who worked there died or is presently dying. We've been at this location for less than a day. I would like you to help build our new system, but first there are some other things we need you for."
L typed at a keyboard and brought up photos of Light, Misa and Higuchi on the largest screen.
L said, "The world thinks there are two Kiras, but there have been three and there is now an unknown fourth. Both of the men, Light Yagami and Kyosuke Higuchi, are now dead. The woman, Misa Amane, is still alive but severely injured and it is not certain if she will live."
Matt said, "Wow, Misa is pretty cute for a murderer. She looks fifteen."
"She is a professional model and a pop idol here in Japan. If she doesn't die, Misa will soon turn twenty-one."
Matt said, "What happened to the Kiras?"
"Light killed Higuchi, I killed Light, and Misa tried to commit suicide. The dead Kiras are largely irrelevant now, but the computers are full of information about Misa."
L paused and settled into a chair, then said, "Matt, from the information that is publicly available on Kira, what have you and your friends deduced?"
"Well, I've hacked into the files of some of the major anti-Kira groups and also those of other investigators, so I got some of their ideas before I thought of my own. And, I've heard Mello and Near discussing it a lot."
"Tell me your own opinions."
Matt grabbed his goggles and pushed them up to his forehead, revealing blue eyes.
Matt said, "Kira always needs a face to kill and usually needs a name as well. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many instances of criminals with misspelled names who never die. But, the pronunciation doesn't matter. Even criminals with names that are very difficult to pronounce die as long as the spelling is correct in the news reports. The second Kira clearly killed anonymous police officers that arrived at Sakura TV, with no way of knowing their names. The second Kira is more powerful, but must not do most of the killing. And, the second Kira and the first Kira have met even though the second Kira sent a video saying that didn't happen."
"You are correct. Anything else?"
"No more deductions, just the facts, and those same facts are in the files of every group that works against Kira. You know, the schedule of when things happened and the lists of criminals Kira has killed and so on."
L said, "This was hidden from the public, but Kira can control the actions of a person up to twenty-three days before their scheduled death. Kira needs a name and a face to kill, though some Kiras trade away half their lifespan for the power of knowing a person's name by looking at the face. The killing is done by writing names in a magic notebook while picturing the face. There are two such notebooks in the human world. Normally these notebooks belong to shinigami or gods of death, but sometimes humans obtain them."
Matt said, "You're serious? Magic notebooks?"
Watari said, "All of us have seen them and know they work. We've obtained one ourselves."
Matt said, "What happens if you cut a page out of the notebook and write a name on that?"
Very good! Matt jumped ahead to this thought faster than I did, and he didn't even have to see part of a page missing from a notebook to have that thought.
L said, "The person still dies if you write a name on that piece."
Matt said, "Kira kills a lot of criminals. What happens when the notebook becomes full?"
"I am told that it grows more pages, though I've never seen it do that."
Matt said, "If I were Kira, I'd mail out single pages to lots of different Kira supporters without letting them know who I was, and I'd tell them to kill criminals or I'd kill them. Then, I'd probably kill them anyway, and control them to not tell anyone and to burn the paper before they died. I'd keep the notebook itself hidden well."
L said, "Kira has already used a proxy, though not in a plan that elaborate because, if you are being watched all the time, you can only send the entire notebook, you cannot send pages at intervals. Higuchi was Light's proxy Kira for months."
Matt said, "Whoever has the second notebook now has the entire thing, because Misa is incapacitated."
L said, "Also because only one shinigami is now attached to Misa."
And then L explained as much as he knew about the ownership deal, cobbled together from Light's confessions before the attack on headquarters, things Rem had said, and things Misa had said.
Matt said, "That makes it a lot more complicated. Losing memories, huh? So, what is the plan for catching the new Kira?"
L said, "Misa used some method to locate a Kira supporter. There are very few ways that can be done, and I'm guessing she found the new Kira through a website, especially since Misa's shinigami would probably tell me who the new Kira is if that Kira knew Misa's face, just to protect Misa from being killed. Some of the things Misa does are extremely intelligent, and others are quite stupid. It is possible that obvious evidence might be on her computer, but it is also possible that there might be a subtle trap set there to erase evidence if unauthorized users start poking around. I wanted to wait until you were available before touching her computer. Misa is not very good with computers. She doesn't even use the Internet that well. However, she might have controlled a computer expert into doing things for her. It is also possible Misa used a computer other than her own to search for a new Kira, such as one in an Internet cafe, hotel room or at a friend's place."
"So," Matt said, "you want me to try to retrieve the Internet browsing history of every computer Misa might have used, even if she got an expert to try to erase it?"
"Yes, and Wedy and Watari will help determine which computers those might be and let you gain direct access to them. If that doesn't work, I need you to get me the real identities of every person who has left messages supporting Kira during the last few weeks on every Kira website that is large and easy to find, the sort of website Misa could easily stumble onto."
Matt said, "I can get you the names, but you realize that will be thousands of people? You can't be serious. You need a much larger team to investigate that many suspects."
"Normally, that would be true, but since I can see the shinigami following this Kira, I only need to watch each suspect for a little while, just long enough to be sure the shinigami isn't being sneaky by following at the maximum distance. I'm sure I can clear at least fifty people a day from the list, perhaps much more, and I can do it from inside vehicles with darkened windows, so the new Kira won't see my face."
Matt said, "So, maybe a couple thousand suspects per month?"
"Yes."
"It's going to be the most boring set of stake-outs ever."
L said, "I don't sleep much, and I'm used to that sort of work. Meanwhile, we can all study trends in the deaths to see if there are any other clues to help narrow down the number of suspects, and we'll continue examining all the data on Misa, such as the records of her phone calls and bank statements. We need to try to map her movements and activities as much as possible in the time leading up to her attempted suicide. The best situation would be if this new Kira tries to contact the media with messages or demands. Then we would have a chance to directly trap Kira. As long as we are very careful, the only big problem that could happen is if Misa sent my photo and name to the new Kira, but I don't think that was done."
"Why do you think that?"
"Because of my experiences in profiling, judging character and motivations. I know Misa well enough to think that having the new Kira kill me probably wasn't her plan, or, if it was, I would already be dead or obviously under Kira's control."
"So, what is the whole story? And, do you have any beanbag chairs around here?"
Watari said, "I'll go get one."
L began telling the story of his fight against Light, then Misa, and finally Higuchi, starting at the beginning. A few minutes into the process, Watari arrived with a beanbag chair and Matt settled into it with a languid, satisfied stretch and pulled his goggles back over his eyes. It was probably a mannerism to keep people at an emotional distance.
When L got to the part about his own captivity, he condensed the story and simply mentioned torture, leaving out all the sexual aspects and any details of what exactly had been done. Then he summarized what had happened to Wedy and Aiber, and then Watari broke in and told about his own captivity.
At the end, L mentioned his fake marriage to Misa and his plans to possibly use it to gather clues from Misa's friends and relatives. Knowing more about her movements during the period of his captivity could help to pinpoint the new Kira. L also tried to imply that Rem's reason for not killing him was because she believed he'd stick to the plan he'd offered immediately before Misa's suicide, of using his skills to throw other investigators off Misa's trail.
At the end, Matt said, "So, any time you piss off that monster, you're dead?"
"Yes. I am still planning to move against Rem, but I need time to set up something that is completely unsuspicious. If I try that and it fails, it is likely you will be the only survivor of our investigation team. Unless Rem sees your face, and then you would die too if my plan fails."
Matt leaned further back in his beanbag chair, almost completely horizontal now, and stared at the ceiling. His eyes were unreadable behind the yellow goggles.
After a few minutes of silence to let Matt think and process, L said, "Tell me the mistakes I made."
"What?"
"You are in training, so you need to be able to make an analysis like this. There were mistakes I made, mainly because I was frightened or I had little time to make a proper decision. Please point them out."
Wedy asked, "He's in training?"
"Yes, he's a trainee detective. One of many that I and some others have been training. You aren't authorized to know more than that, just as I won't tell him anything about who you really are."
Matt looked at Wedy and said, "I bet you're Ryuzaki's girlfriend, right?"
Wedy snorted and said, "No!"
Matt said, "Ryuzaki, maybe you should try to date Wedy. She's pretty and she seems like the kind of woman you would get along with."
L said, "Workplace romances are rarely a good idea. Now, what mistakes did I make when investigating the first three Kiras?"
Matt shifted around again, and said, "You shouldn't have started surveillance on Light until you had enough personnel to watch him all the time."
"That's true. If I'd watched him well enough and long enough, he either would have been caught writing a name, or his supply of removed paper would run out, and then if he couldn't think of a good way to access his notebook's hiding place without the cameras seeing him, the criminal deaths would have stopped. It might not have proved he was Kira, but it would have made things extremely difficult for him. I made that mistake because I was afraid to hire more personnel, mainly because of the risk of infiltrators. Even if the FBI had been willing to send me more, or if I'd gotten some from a different source, anyone who volunteered for such a job could easily be a Kira supporter. And, the more investigation team members there are, the easier it is for leaks to happen. Even one leak could have killed us all. What else did I do wrong?"
Matt said, "When you had enough evidence to arrest Misa, you should have hidden yourself far away from everyone instead of appearing on campus where she saw your face. Then, neither of the Kiras could have killed you and neither could Rem. And, you probably should have let Misa act on her own for a while. She would have done something stupid and then Light would get caught."
L said, "I had great difficulty making that decision. I almost decided to do what you've described. Now, what else?"
"When Light came to you asking to be confined, and you knew it had to be part of his plan and suspected he would have arranged a way for the deaths to continue, you should have left him loose while you pursued Higuchi. He probably would have done something that would get him caught, and if he erased his memories during that time, he probably wouldn't have gotten them back."
"Now, what other mistakes?"
Matt said, "None."
"There were two more. I underestimated Misa's intelligence, and I murdered my main suspect. No detective should resort to murder to catch criminals. I wasn't even one hundred percent certain Light was Kira at the time, but even if I had been that wouldn't have excused my action either. I tried to justify it to myself by thinking that it was self-defense and a way to prove he was Kira at the same time. Also, I knew Misa had once seen my name, and I did not realize she had forgotten it. I thought I could die at any moment and it would happen without the others getting any proof of Light being Kira. However, my action resulted in the deaths of most of my investigation team, torture for Watari and myself, and deaths of many additional innocents such as Hideki Ryuga. Also, it didn't actually solve the case since I am presently unable to arrest Misa and there is still a Kira killing criminals. It was a desperate move and produced bad results."
Matt said, "Most people would have really wanted to do what you did. I mean, when the killings started again so soon after Higuchi's death, that was a clear signal from Kira that he expected you to be dead soon. Otherwise, it would have been too dangerous to start the killings right away."
"Yes," L said, "most people would be very tempted by such power. The murder notebooks should never be in human hands. If I die before this case closes, please make sure both notebooks are burned."
Matt said, "I'll do that. So, what is the plan to test Rem for weaknesses?"
"Currently, I don't have a plan. If Misa had fled with me, it would have been a perfect situation to repeatedly test Rem by sending attackers to Misa. However, it is more difficult to come up with reasons why anyone would attack an unconscious pregnant woman I am presently supposed to be protecting. Even if Rem thought I didn't cause it, she would probably kill me anyway for failing to protect Misa. Also, I do not understand how the lifespan works. If I send people who are merely pretending to attack Misa, then Rem may be able to look at Misa's lifespan and see it won't work, and then Rem might do nothing and we wouldn't learn anything. Furthermore, if Rem knew I'd sent false attackers just to test her, Rem would probably kill us in revenge."
Watari said, "There is one more problem with Rem. None of us except Ryuzaki can see any shinigami other than Rem, and Ryuzaki can only see Rem and Ryuk. We could be observed by other invisible shinigami at any time, so we should avoid discussing anything that looks as if we're plotting against Rem unless we absolutely need to talk about it, and then we should end the discussion as quickly as possible."
L said, "Yes, that is true. I do not know if shinigami have friends or can send other shinigami on errands. From Ryuk's behavior and some of the things Light said, I think they are usually neutral and passive. But, we must guard against the possibility of Rem sending a shinigami spy. Everything we do to find the next Kira is fine to discuss openly, but we should never talk about acting against Rem or Misa unless we absolutely must."
Matt said, "The job you've got me doing with the computers, it won't be hard but it could take a long time. If Misa didn't leave obvious evidence, I'm going to need to hack into a few hundred websites and gather a lot of information about the people who post messages there. I'd better get started."
L said, "Watari, could you take Matt to Misa's apartment? That's the first computer to check. And, Wedy, I need taps on the phones and computer lines of every single friend, relative or acquaintance Misa has, along with hidden cameras for the more important ones. I've got all the addresses on file in the computer system. I'm going to start investigating Misa's family directly."
As L watched the others leave, he got out his cellphone and called Yumiko Amane.
Yumiko answered with a rude-sounding, "Yes?"
L said, "This is Hideki Ryuga. I was hoping to arrange a meeting with as many of Misa's relatives as you can gather. I am willing to rent a nice banquet hall or a mountain retreat or go to any restaurant, no matter how expensive."
In a grumbling voice that sounded like Yumiko had a hangover, she said, "Misa must have been crazy when she married you."
L said, "I agree, however I'm sure everyone wants to meet me, and hear about Misa's pregnancy."
Yumiko said, "Is it even yours? She was with three other men, wasn't she?"
L said, "Whether it is mine or not, I'm the husband and if Misa doesn't wake up, I will be raising the child. I'm sure you don't want to cut off all contact with your future niece or nephew."
Yumiko said, "I'll call everyone and see about it. You said price is no object?"
"It must be private but, yes, price is no object. I will pay for everything."
Yumiko sighed, and L could hear a lot of anger in that sigh. She said, "Here comes a customer. I need to go."
"I'll call again tonight. Please don't delay, Yumiko."
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