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"Sir, regarding the approval of mobile phone operations, many officials below are now concerned."
After Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ikeda shelved his subordinates' consultation, everyone tacitly agreed to the launch of new products such as mobile phones.
I originally thought it was just a tool for making phone calls, something similar to a landline phone, but I didn't expect it to be so scary.
The voice of the people is better than Hongchuan.
Even Ikeda himself was surprised by this situation.
Minister Ikeda glanced down at the desk on his table. He also had a cell phone.
He even played the "Dream Park" game, but the park he designed was not very good and lacked artistic beauty.
This time we really got into big trouble.
I originally thought that I could approve the arms business for that person. I didn't expect that this mobile phone is actually as good as arms.
This was the first time the world realized the power of the Internet.
Fortunately, the team at the center of this storm is the TAC team, which is directly under the TAC headquarters in Paris and directly responsible to the United Nations Security Council. It has nothing to do with their island government itself.
He usually points fingers, but at times like this he can always distance himself from the matter.
"There is no need to discuss this matter any further. As for the subordinate officials, no matter what they have in mind, they should put it aside. This is the intention of the cabinet."
After receiving a clear answer, the director of the Manufacturing Industry Bureau quickly bowed in response.
Although he had previously approved the launch of the mobile phone, he had some guesses about what his superiors meant, but he had never expected that it was really the cabinet. Now that Minister Ikeda had made it clear, it meant that no one could question it anymore.
Oshima family, I thought it was a personal relationship with some high-ranking official. Not at all!
Whose personal relationship could alarm the entire cabinet? Not even the one in the palace.
The TAC team was bombarded with calls early in the morning.
"Isn't that our internal surveillance video?"
"Yes, from the perspective, it is this camera above our heads."
TAC's monitoring is for security purposes. All data is stored locally on the internal line. There is not even a network cable connecting to the outside world, and it is completely physically isolated.
But even so, the data was still stolen.
Either TAC was directly hacked, or the other party used technology that humans have never heard of. No matter which one it is, the conclusion for TAC is the same.
"The enemy's technological level is far beyond our imagination."
He is defined as an enemy because the news was obviously not well-intentioned, but what he reported, whether it was the video or the amusement park, was true.
Even the fact that the amusement park was built by aliens has been confirmed by Long and it is true.
It is no secret to the top leaders that the Magni people have settled on Earth.
With the Earth frequently encountering invaders, such neutral and friendly aliens are exactly what the Earth needs to fight for.
But these facts, which are not fabricated at all, when combined together, become rumors full of malicious intent.
TAC did refute the rumors, but their response was quickly drowned out by people's doubts.
“Where did this video originally circulate from?”
"I think you are familiar with this, Konno."
Noriko said as she handed her phone to Konno, and the TAC team registered an account on 'Mr. White Rabbit' for her.
Then Konno saw the account that first released the video, which he was familiar with.
"Shibata?"
How could it be him? Of all the people, he was the only one who shouldn't have any ill will towards TAC, even though he was so friendly before.
Come to think of it, they still owed that reporter an interview. They had originally planned to arrange it recently, but it was delayed by the mess left by the alien who claimed to be "God" and engaged in cult beliefs, and the follow-up work was delayed for a while.
It can’t be just because they broke their promise, right?
By the afternoon, the whole incident was sliding further and further into the abyss.
“Citizens have already organized protests on the streets, and hundreds of protesters and journalists have gathered at the gate of our TAC base.”
The dragons understood that they could no longer go on like this. When humans no longer trusted TAC, they would lose the basis for their existence.
Aliens and super beasts cannot destroy TAC, but ordinary people can easily do it. As long as humans no longer need it, TAC will disappear.
TAC can indeed be disbanded, but that is after they have destroyed all the Ultra Beasts existing on Earth and confirmed that the Earth is peaceful and safe.
They will voluntarily report their duties and disband, then return to the defense force.
Instead of surrendering to the enemy, they were forced to disband because of the conspiracy of the aliens.
The TAC team's phone rang again. It had rung countless times in the morning, and the ringing of the phone had become an annoying noise. But when Noriko picked up the phone, she found that this time it was not someone who was complaining or protesting.
"Captain, it's Commander Takakura of the Defense Forces. He asked us if we need to ask Oshima Entertainment to remove Mr. White Rabbit from the shelves. If they disagree, he can help us put pressure on them in the name of the military."
Who is putting pressure on? Dadao Entertainment?
Captain Long quickly stopped it.
"Thank you for your kindness, Commander. We will handle it ourselves."
Commander Takakura did have good intentions, although last year when the Yawa people threatened to crash the planet Gogda into Earth, he ordered Beidou to blow up Gogda, where the Ultra Brothers were imprisoned, and he was very unhappy with TAC for a while.
But he is a pure soldier. At least he is loyal to humanity.
This time, the defense forces were sent to threaten Oshima Company.
This idea is also not good. To be exact, it is a terrible one.
"Please tell Commander Takakura that we thank him for his enthusiastic assistance. But if necessary, our TAC team will communicate with Oshima Company on our own."
Takakura was the highest commander of the Tokyo branch of the Defense Force, but his position was still not the highest level in the entire Defense Force, and the intelligence he could obtain was limited. From his point of view, a wealthy family in Tokyo was really nothing.
“But Captain, I think we can really discuss this with Oshima,” Beidou said.
He felt that if he explained the reason, Ling would be willing to stand on their side.
"But I'm wondering, is deleting the video really useful?" Captain Long walked a few steps in the command room, and finally stopped in front of the conference table, looking at everyone one by one.
"Even if these are deleted, people will still remember them. Simply blocking them will not gain trust, but will only deepen misunderstandings. This may also be the enemy's goal."
They are waiting for the TAC team to delete the videos to prove that the authorities are guilty.
The storm of public opinion was still intensifying, and it was a carnival for the media. However, Shibata, the instigator, did not participate. After publishing the first report, he returned home and no longer cared about it.
"I'm sorry, Thrush, we can't go to the amusement park in winter."
"Why?" The daughter sat in front of her decadent father and just stared at him, the bearded man reflected in her clear eyes.
"As long as Team TAC destroys all those Ultra Beasts, won't that be enough?"
"You don't understand. A TAC team that wants to use children as bait is not trustworthy. Humans are so despicable. Once they become adults, they will become bad."
This is the basic bad nature of human beings, and no one can escape the most fundamental human nature.
"But TAC will never give up on anyone. You said that yourself."
At that time, Shibata was embraced by happiness as he said this. It seemed as if all the misfortunes of those years had left him far away. It was like he had returned to his youth - although Tugumi had never seen his young father.
Tugumi really likes Shibata Ichi like that.
At this time, Shibata's cell phone rang. The caller ID showed Konno's number, which they had left with each other before.
Shibata picked up the phone and spoke first without saying hello.
"Why do you want me to delete the video?"
But it wasn't Konno's voice on the other end of the line.
"My name is Ryugoro. Do you need any more information about the previous interview, Mr. Shibata?"
"Interview? Just a simple interview?"
"Yes, no matter what, we in the TAC team will not do anything disrespectful to humans. You can think of this as just a simple interview."
Shibata was silent for a moment, his face gloomy and no one knew what he was thinking. He shifted his gaze and saw his daughter Tugu looking at him.
Take a deep breath.
"I understand. I hope to interview the TAC team. What time is it?"
"Let's do it at noon today. It's 11 o'clock now, and in two hours, the location will be in Yoyogi Park."
Hearing the word Yoyogi Park again, Shibata didn't know if it was a coincidence or if the TAC team had found something.
But it didn't matter to him.
He also understood that the 'Administrator' had ill intentions towards humans.
"I understand. I'll be there in two hours."
After hanging up the phone, Shibata plugged his phone into a power source to charge it, making sure it had enough power, and then went to the bathroom.
The cold water washed his face, making him more awake. He had barely slept since last night. There was nothing special, he just couldn't sleep.
Two hours later, when he arrived at Yoyogi Park, there was a notice outside the park saying that it was closed for the day.
"Yoyogi Park opened just for me? What a big deal."
"We don't mean to put pressure on you, Mr. Shibata. We just want to avoid any accidents."
"Accident? What accident?" Shibata looked at the TAC team members waiting for him in the park.
Captain Ryugoro is speaking.
Behind him are Hokuto Seiji, Yamanaka Ichiro, Konno Tsutomu, Yoshimura Kozo, and Mikawa Noriko
All the front-line combat team members are here.
"For example, the super beast attack." Captain Long said, "We think the person who gave you the video is likely a spaceman."
"Yes, that's what he said. He's from Simon Star."
"Simon Starman?"
Beidou had an impression of this name. They should be a nomadic people colonized by Yabo. They lost their own planet and were not welcomed even in Yabo's subsidiary colonies.
A little transparent.
"No matter where my video comes from." Shibata took out his phone and pointed it at Captain Long, "You should know that the current 'Mr. White Rabbit' has a video upload function and can be broadcast live."