[Investigation] Operation Tatari

[Khellus]

Kusari Office of Intelligence

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Transmission received
Code recognised as KOI-TKH-077
Decrypting....

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Recipient: Kusari Office of Intelligence HQ
Sender: Agent Takai Hiroshi
Date: 25APR836
Subject: Tracking Assailants
Priority: Critical

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Konbanwa,
My report is as follows.
I've picked up the trail of the three-man assassination team from Admiral Okamoto's estate. Partial ID on one operative so far.

Code:

Immigration files uploading…5%...27%...86%...
Verifying…
Rental Agreement: Frank Ortega
Liberty Identification(Copy): Frank Ortega
Liberty Passport: Frank Ortega
Home Address: 1201 W Thornton Parkway, Lowry City, Planet Denver, 80260
Tourist Visa: Frank Ortega
Vehicle Return receipt: Frank Ortega
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COMPLETE

Frank Ortega first showed up at the Shikoku border checkpoint about a week ago, coming in on a cross-House passenger ferry out of Colorado. He moved on to Planet New Tokyo shortly after, cleared spaceport customs without a second glance. His tourism visa listed a local hotel — NeuralNet puts it as cheap transient lodging, nothing that stands out. Visa was good for one week. Spaceport records have him departing at 22:51 on the Bumblebee passenger ferry Shirahama-maru, destination Aomori Station, Honshu.
That clean pass through customs is worth noting. Either Ortega is very good at looking like nobody, or someone made sure he wouldn't get a second look. I'm still pulling on that thread.

The strike team's movements at the estate have been pieced together:

Entry to Estate:
22:01 (CCTV confirms ingress)
Assault and Assassination:
22:02–22:05
Exfiltration:
22:06 (CCTV confirms exit)
Movement (on foot) to local store:
22:06–22:11
Transit to extraction vehicle:
22:11–22:20
(Vehicle details, license plate, and still frames uploaded)
Vehicle return:
22:35–22:40 Kurashikku Car Rentals, Regional Spaceport New Tokyo
Departure from system:
22:51 aboard Shirahama-maru

Clean work. Fast and controlled. Just visible enough that I think they wanted part of this found.
Still working on IDs for the other two operatives.

Next stop is Aomori Station, Honshu.
I'll need to try and track down docking registries, freight logs, and any Guild traffic tied to recent arrivals. If they've gone to ground somewhere, they'll need support, and support leaves a trail.
I may need authorization to lean on some Gas Miners Guild contacts. They don't tend to respond well to polite requests.
More as it comes.

For Kusari and her prosperity,

AGENT TAKAI

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Attachments:

Guncam footage

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Radio and Combat logs

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