Senju Tobirama (mizuwari) wrote,
@ 2010-03-29 12:12:00

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[sits quietly waiting outside his brother's office for the chief to finish scolding him for that warehouse stunt, and how much danger he's been putting himself in lately. agrees that his brother takes the Madara Uchiha case too hard, but would rather help his brother than lecture him, so once the chief is gone, quietly slips into Hashirama's office, dropping a folder onto his desk.] Here, interrogation reports of one of Madara's men that was captured. As usual, his men are well trained. The guy refuses to talk and within the extent of the law we have no proof he's really done anything wrong, so he's got twenty-four hours left of incarceration before he's released. [knows that isn't what big brother wants to hear, but... at least he isn't scolding him! see, he's a good baby brother.]

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	mizuwari 2010-03-30 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	Well, let's think... We've been more aggressive in his case, capturing his henchmen and questioning them. But with a lack of evidence against them we had to release them, and they were unharmed. [looks thoughtful, picking up the interrogation forms he delivered and scanning over them.] Ah, wait a second... [sits up, looking like he just stumbled onto a CLUE!] (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	codefive 2010-03-30 12:51 pm UTC (link)
	What? What is it? [perks up.] (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mizuwari
2010-03-30 12:56 pm UTC (link)

This guy... he refers to Madara by name, but then separately refers to "The Boss." It was always assumed he meant Madara, but... calling someone by their given name, then by a sort of nickname is disrespectful, right? Especially if they really are working by gang hierarchy... [digs through folders on desk, producing another interrogation form, scanning it quickly.] Look, here too. An entirely different guy three months ago did the same thing. [points to it on the paper.] Madara isn't the boss. Maybe we're in the way of that. To exceed to the next level in these hierarchies, usually a very violent act is needed. If he's threatening suddenly to kill me, then... he might be using that to gain more power.

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codefive
2010-03-30 01:02 pm UTC (link)

Someone who is higher? [grabs one of the thick wad of files and starts going through interrogation records, seeing it more and more through it. how come he never picked up on this? all this time and he couldn't even point out something as crucial as that.] Who could it be? Organized Crime has a tight watch on all of the top mob bosses and Madara hasn't sighted. I have to go through all these files. There would have been one who has slipped up somewhere that could give us a clue.

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	mizuwari 2010-03-30 01:11 pm UTC (link)
	If we can find out, maybe they'll turn Madara in somehow. Nobody in the mob wants to lose their power, and if Madara is advancing this fast, then whoever is in charge may want to put a stop to it... [but deflates a little.] But it would still be doing business with the mob. If we take down Madara, someone else will only fill his spot. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

codefive
2010-03-30 01:19 pm UTC (link)

Even if he is out of the picture, there is always going to be someone else. No matter what, it is something that can't be stopped but none of them are actively trying to eliminate you. Most bosses will stay out of police business if they aren't provoked. Someone like Madara rising up the food chain this fast, if he is in dealing with them, the attention he is drawing in for himself isn't going to be too pleasing to whoever is higher.

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	mizuwari 2010-03-30 01:23 pm UTC (link)
	You're right... the bosses want to stay out of police business, so Madara causing a stir within the police rankings is not only risky but stupid. So the boss now... must really hate it. And it seems the henchmen favor Madara since they never rat him out. Whoever is the boss, Madara is taking over. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	codefive 2010-03-30 01:26 pm UTC (link)
	If he gets that far, I don't know if we would have to power to take him down. We are already pulling at short straws now. [rubs head. feel a headache coming on.] I have to go over everything again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mizuwari 2010-03-30 01:27 pm UTC (link)
	My theory could be wrong, too... [is just a grunt after all, you're the big strong detective.] (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	codefive 2010-03-30 01:30 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not leaving it out. If there is a chance, even if it is incorrect, something like that is there for a reason. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mizuwari
2010-03-30 01:35 pm UTC (link)

[can't help but feel all proud that he noticed something nobody else did. if this solves the case, oh man, is going to get such a big ego. but no, no, must be humble. Hashirama would have figured it out, he's sure. he's just stressed because his brother's life is in danger. Hashirama definitely would have noticed under normal circumstances, yep.] Do you think... Father would be proud of us?

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	codefive 2010-03-30 01:54 pm UTC (link)
	He would have seen us as a chance to have an inside ally. Evidence goes missing here, turn a blind eye when a key witness does missing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mizuwari 2010-03-30 01:57 pm UTC (link)
	Would he have used us like that? [looks sad, briefly, then hardens his expression. must be strong.] I suppose he would have. It would be in his best interest. [picks up a folder and scans it to appear busy, not really reading it at all.] (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	codefive 2010-03-30 02:02 pm UTC (link)
	What would happened if we did? Do you ever get the feeling that they are waiting for it? The captain came down hard on me for what happened at the warehouse, I should have called through backup much earlier, I shouldn't have went in without being wired. It's like they are wanting us to be the scapegoat when it doesn't go the way it should. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mizuwari
2010-03-30 02:06 pm UTC (link)

I think... they've always been waiting for us to slip up. They can't deny a good policeman when they see it, but they think it's all because of where we came from. To fight crime you have to know crime, right? Acting on your own is more efficient, but... from the chief's point of view, I suppose it looks like you're going rouge. Going alone to a warehouse to meet one of our top criminals, not taking him down in that one glorious shot. Shooting someone does nothing, he had men there that would have taken you down too, and they we'd have nothing. But they don't see that. It's easy to say you'd have taken the shot had it been you in that situation, but in that situation, nobody thinks that clearly.

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codefive
2010-03-30 02:15 pm UTC (link)

Even the situation I was in did not matter. Without signal to call them in, guarded on the outside and there could have been snipers positioned anyway in there. Walking into a potential death trap for the sake of information retrieval doesn't matter to them, only that he got away. [circles his fingers into his temple.] This is twice of recent he had escaped while in my company.

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	mizuwari 2010-03-30 02:17 pm UTC (link)
	Any other officer and it would have been at least you're alright, at least nobody was hurt. For us it's different, you've always known that. You can't let it get to you, you've done nothing wrong and you know that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	codefive 2010-03-30 02:24 pm UTC (link)
	I'm going to bring him in. Madara will go to prison. If this lead you have found is correct... [he might have to stoop down a few levels and contact some of their father's contacts.] I will be sure that they are fully aware that it was you who pointed this out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mizuwari 2010-03-30 02:26 pm UTC (link)
	Us. Not just me, and not just you. We're together on this, alright? I don't want a promotion, I don't want glory... I just want anybody who doubted us to know we're not bad people. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	codefive 2010-03-30 02:31 pm UTC (link)
	[nods.] Together. But you have to be careful who you share information with. Even if they aren't moles, there are still ones who want us gone. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mizuwari 2010-03-30 02:39 pm UTC (link)
	Mm. [nods.] I'll only talk about this case with you. Did chief say anything about an ultimatum, or are you still assigned to this case? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	codefive 2010-03-30 02:43 pm UTC (link)
	He hasn't mention of taking me off it yet. There is no one close who knows as much about him as I do. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mizuwari 2010-03-30 02:44 pm UTC (link)
	Do you remember the first time you met him? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

codefive
2010-03-30 02:59 pm UTC (link)

It was before I was made detective, still in a regular grunt position, getting bossed around by the higher ups to do all their reject work. [makes is more painfully obvious when you look back at it that he was going to be treated like shit from day one.] I was sent out to patrol the surrounding area of an arson case. It looked like a regular gas leak at the time before investigation but there were many fatalities and they wanted to keep the people out. I tried to tell them that most people will stay around to relish in their handy work, laughed at of course but there he was. It was never marked against him, he could have been there to see what all the commotion was about, but from the first time I saw him, I got this feeling about him.

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	mizuwari 2010-03-30 03:00 pm UTC (link)
	How many times have you met him since then? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)