The Transaction Intercept
In the Azure Blend command center, the digital war had been quietly building. Masato's cryptographers had successfully used the Serpent's Fingerprint (the Black Organization's unique encryption) to predict a high-value transaction.
"Kaito-sama, Tier 2 communication confirmed," Masato reported urgently. "The Organization is purchasing a piece of high-grade, stabilized Plutonium isotopes—essential for their next large-scale weapon project. The exchange point is an isolated warehouse complex near the Yokohama docks."
"This is not a simple assassination; it's a resource acquisition," Kaito stated, analyzing the tactical risk. "They will have heavy security. This requires speed, discretion, and the specialized touch of The Hound's newest Captains."
The Dual Deployment
Kaito opted for a team built for maximum infiltration and unconventional combat. He needed the assets neutralized, the isotopes secured, and the Black Organization members captured for interrogation by a secondary Tenryuu unit—all without a single shot being traced back to Cerberus.
"Captain Bourne," Kaito commanded, speaking into the secured line. "You will lead the Infiltration. Your mission is to secure the isotopes and establish an extraction route using your Protective Strategy Division. Zero detection."
"Captain Caine," Kaito continued, addressing the silent, blind assassin. "You will lead the Counter-Engagement. Your goal is to neutralize the Black Organization's armed escort and create a controlled perimeter of confusion. Use non-lethal force only."
Bourne's Invisible Entry
The Yokohama warehouse complex was dark, guarded by multiple Black Organization foot soldiers. Bourne, operating on instinct honed by years of evasion, moved through the shadows like liquid. His Protective Strategy Division (a small team of specialized evasion experts) secured the perimeter cameras within minutes.
Bourne's objective was the isotopes. He identified the main exchange point—a large, sealed container. Using specialized thermal drills, he breached the container's roof and dropped silently onto the floor, securing the small, lead-lined isotope case before the transaction even began.
He left a decoy—a briefcase weighted identically to the plutonium—and retreated instantly, using ventilation shafts and a pre-planned sewer route, already miles away before the sellers arrived.
Caine's Chaotic Ballet
Meanwhile, the Black Organization's main security detail arrived. They were hardened mercenaries, used to brutal efficiency.
Suddenly, a blind man holding a simple white cane stepped out from behind a stack of crates. It was Caine, the Captain of the Unconventional Combat Division.
"Lost, old man?" one mercenary sneered, raising his automatic weapon.
Caine smiled, a chilling expression that promised violence. "I'm just waiting for my ride. But you seem to be blocking the road."
The mercenaries opened fire. What happened next was not a firefight; it was a devastating, chaotic ballet of pain. Caine moved by sound and kinetic energy, his white cane transforming into a blur of impossible strikes.
He disabled four armed men in under three seconds. Every hit was precise, targeting pressure points, joint locks, and ligaments. He did not kill; he ensured agonizing, immediate incapacitation. He moved through the enemy formation, using a dropped shotgun as a tripwire, a stack of metal pipes as a sonic amplifier, and the sheer disbelief of his opponents as his final weapon.
When the dust settled, all eight Black Organization guards were groaning on the floor, their weapons scattered, their bodies experiencing simultaneous, localized paralysis.
The Aftermath and The General's Gain
Kaito monitored the entire operation from the Azure Blend.
"Plutonium secured by Bourne. Zero trace evidence left behind. All targets neutralized by Caine," Kaito confirmed. "Mission success. The Black Organization just lost its most critical resource."
He then issued the final, public-facing command.
"Have Agent 007 leak a rumor to Interpol: The plutonium was acquired by a rival terrorist organization during a massive ambush. The Black Organization's internal security is compromised."
The media and intelligence agencies would chase a fictional phantom, while Kaito secured the real asset.
The dual deployment proved the strategic brilliance of The Hound's specialized structure. Kaito had crippled a major Black Organization operation without ever leaving his command chair.