Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven

23 minutes ago, a heavily armed criminal group . . .

. . . occupied the Chinese embassy, Located on the 46th floor of this building .

It's still unclear at this point how many hostages there are . . .

. . . but it's been confirmed that at Least ten workers were still there .

Likewise, the number of terrorists in the group is unknown .

While it's doubtful that it refers to the number of members . . .

. . . they called themselves ''The Individual Eleven'' . . .

. . . in their claim of responsibility .

A standoff inside an embassy, huh?

This means the indefinite standby order on Section 9 might be lifted, doesn't it?

So, what are these Individual Eleven people demanding?

An immediate halt to the intake of Asian refugees, as well as the total closure . . .

. . . of the five refugee residential districts located around the country .

Okay, now I get it .

The Chinese government's been sending regular flights to Dejima . . .

. . . to divert the masses of recently declared Asian refugees .

Guess they got caught in the crossfire .

Ishikawa, how's it coming?

I've put taps on all the equipment in the facility .

What kind of setup are the local cops using?

It looks like they're running a wide-area jammer along with a press blackout .

All the cameras in the embassy were destroyed .

They're negotiating with the cops via a phone line without a video feed .

Okay, once you've put a tap on that, come back to the unmarked van .

Roger .

Saito!

I've reached my designated point .

There are image curtains over the windows so I can't verify the situation inside .

I'm giving top priority to neutralizing the curtains .

Good. Everyone else, be ready for the raid and stand by .

We'll wait for orders from the chief .

You're starting the paperwork now ?

Do you truly think that we have that much time?

I'm sorry, but please remain on standby until we have all the paperwork ready.

Prime Minister. In that case, why not consider this?

We will carry out our mission in secret under the cover of the police operation.

Admittedly, it will be necessary for you to gather paperwork. . .

. . .that can provide post-facto legitimacy.

If you still have misgivings. . .

. . .feel free to say that all of Public Security Section 9's actions from this point on. . .

. . .were carried out under my sole authority.

Thus, if we fail to neutralize the terrorists, any problems would be solved. . .

. . . by putting myself alone on trial.

Even if public opinion should question the government's responsibility. . .

. . .you could claim that no one in your administration knew of my actions.

Am I right?

The rumors are true, I see. You're a shrewd man.

All right people, you heard the man .

We have a maximum of 1 0 minutes for this operation .

There's not much time before the SWAT team comes in .

Think of it as proof of the chief's faith in us .

And the team selection?

Go in two-man cells . Batou with Togusa, Paz with Saito .

Use a different route than the SWAT team .

Roger.

Just stand there.

Screw this, we're going in now!

Major! They came in early!

We are the Individual Eleven.

Even if we should fall here, other individual egos will carry on our will.

For that reason, death holds no meaning for us!

Oh, you don't say?

Then go ahead and die .

Outside the window!

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I truly appreciate your fine work in this incident.

I will accept your budget proposal in its entirety. . .

. . .and authorize you to rebuild and run your unit.

Here are the papers.

Thank you, Madam Prime Minister.

And are you the unit commander who led the assault?

You didn't make a single sarcastic remark back there.

That's not like you, Chief.

ls it because she's a woman?

She isn't the one that l should tear into.

Besides, I've never heard of anyone developing stomach trouble. . .

. . .from swallowing their pride.

But don't you think a boss like her will be trouble?

She's the type who will insist on keeping a leash on her pet dog.

I can't help but think that the assault order. . .

. . .was the result of her skillfully pulling you to resolve the situation. . .

. . .while avoiding taking responsibility.

She doesn't seem to be a mere puppet put in place. . .

. . . by the ruling coalition, I admit.

For now, we should graciously celebrate. . .

. . .the rebuilding of Section 9, don't you think?

You're right.

Niihama Refugee Residential District Sealed Sector

All units, target building confirmed . Operation code I-S .

I repeat, operation code I-S .

Attention all units. Armed refugees are in possession of a think-tank .

Exercise caution .

I repeat, refugees are in possession of a think-tank. Exercise caution .

J1, provide backup for mechanized squad as per code I-S .

Destroy target on sight . I repeat, destroy target on sight .

Roger that.

These may be training exercises. . .

. . . but I gotta blow away the real thing at least once. . .

J1, your heart rate is exceeding normal levels. Is there a problem?

No, I'm all right. There's no. . . problem.

Target confirmed !

Enemy has missile lock .

Son of a. . .

J1, your heart rate is exceeding normal levels .

Are you all right?!

Shut up, damn it!

These may be dummy rounds. . .

. . . but who could stay calm with that damn alarm going off?!

Your ass is-

J1, what's wrong? Your heartbeat has stopped .

Attention, all units . We have an emergency .

This is not a drill .

The J-1 pilot seems to have died inside his cockpit, cause unknown .

As a safety precaution, we are Lifting code I-S .

Initiate withdrawal action as per code S-A .

HA-01 AV has not stood down from code I-S.

Pilot's life support signals are still all-green.

We're detecting cardiac arrest. . .

. . . but the A. I. seems to be ignoring orders. . .

. . . because the pilot's cyberbrain is still active .

It is classifying the withdrawal order as an external attack, and is giving . . .

- . . . top priority to protecting the pilot . - Hey! The Jigabachis!

Defense Agency

Kubota!

Aramaki. . .

This matter demands immediate attention, I'd say.

If there's the slightest chance of a criminal act, you can't help. . .

. . . but stick your nose into things, can you?

Don't disclose anything that I just told you.

Just being seen with you like this would cause a big stink.

If you'll excuse me.

Mr. Aramaki of Section 9, l presume?

Cabinet intelligence Service. . .

. . .Strategic influence investigation Commission.

Representative Aide, Hitori Gohda. . .

Kazundo Gohda.

I rarely meet anyone who is able to read it properly.

Although, personally, l don't think it's that strange of a name.

However, I now find it to be an excellent name.

Once I tell them how it's pronounced, it tends to stay in people's memory.

Especially in combination with this face.

So, is there something that I can do. . .

. . .for this Cabinet intelligence Service of yours?

Yes. We would like the assistance of Section 9. . .

. . . in this incident that's currently underway.

Although I felt it might be presumptuous, l came in person to meet you.

As you might have guessed. . .

. . . I would appreciate it if you considered this a direct order. . .

. . .from the Chief Cabinet Secretary.

After all, with the Prime Minister's skills at crisis management. . .

. . .we can hardly expect to get a quick decision out of her.

I guess the JGSDA doesn't pay its pilots very well.

Chief?! What's going on?

Why did you personally come out to the scene?

Allow me to explain, Major.

This is an agent with the Cabinet intelligence Service.

Gohda, Strategic influence investigation Commission.

I'll get straight to the point.

Full on-scene command authority is hereby transferred to Section 9. . .

. . .with the aim of resolving this situation.

However, I want you to carry out the operation according to his instructions.

Old man, are you serious?!

We didn't stick with Section 9 just to become the government's lap dogs.

According to our calculations. . .

. . .the first helicopter will crash into the refugee district in 48 minutes.

Once that happens, there is no turning back.

This is already a clear-cut case of terrorism.

What will you do about it?

All right, we'll hear you out. What's your plan?

I'm glad you see things my way.

Major, even if we assume that we can believe everything that guy says . . .

. . . Why'd you agree to this?

Even if we assume that the pilot death and runaway A.I. weren't terrorism . . .

. . . if that thing crashes, it's going to cause a certain amount of damage to the area .

When that happens, the refugee situation could turn into a powder keg .

Besides, without his information, we wouldn't have had any cards to play .

My point is, I've gotta know where we stand on . . .

Aw, forget it .

Saito, you ready?

I'm ready .

Good .

Okay, here we go!

Here they come!

Don't drop down to the surface .

You won't be able to evade their air-to-surface missiles if they get a lock .

I don't like these odds.

It's two-on-one, and they've already got the edge in firepower.

Good, it's just like he said .

Batou, the target craft is tailing me .

He's all yours!

Target acquired. Major, get the target to lift its chin for a second . . .

. . . when it passes in front of me .

I want to put a round through the canopy from the side to take out the pilot . . .

- . . . without destroying the A.I . - Understood !

Tachikoma!

It accepted the code rescind order from Control, huh?

I'm glad our predictions proved correct.

We believed that if the signal from the dead pilot's cyberbrain were cut off. . .

. . .the support A. I. would accept the code from Control.