"Toru, you must pay attention. The Unification Church is supported by certain people in America. Its current Reverend is American."
"It's like the Central Intelligence Agency, a nail America has driven into Japan, ready to disrupt Japan's regime at any time. It is also... a hidden chain."
"If we try to deal with it, it will only cause internal chaos for us, and even the Prime Minister might be implicated. Therefore, we can only use some unconventional methods to deal with it."
Old Master Fujiwara spoke with implied meaning.
He was also reminding Toru that the instigator behind everything was America. America would not allow a disobedient or overly centralized government to emerge.
This was also a classic tactic Western colonizers had used for hundreds of years.
Toru nodded to himself. In fact, cooperating with the Unification Church was, in some ways, a good method.
If he were a pure politician, Toru should suppress his displeasure and prioritize the greatest interests.
But Toru himself was not a pure politician. He was still young, with the fiery temper of youth, and naturally unwilling to be threatened for no reason by a religious group like this.
Old Master Fujiwara was silent for a moment. He slowly said, "The Unification Church's base is in South Korea, and their leader is in America. After seventy years of development, the Unification Church has become a self-contained system internally."
"If the country were willing, it could completely eradicate them, but a large portion of officials believe the Unification Church can help them in their campaigns and even see the Unification Church as their backing against old political families."
"So they will not do this, and America also needs Japan to have its own problems. This is an unspoken understanding."
"Unless the Unification Church becomes like Aum Shinrikyo back then, releasing poison gas in the subway and causing global shock. But clearly, the Unification Church is not such an extremist organization. They only seek power and money and have no real faith."
Toru felt a terrible headache.
Indeed, this matter was truly tied to the interests of too many people.
He could tell from Old Master's words that even the Fujiwara family was unwilling to go against the Unification Church. There was no benefit for themselves in doing so, and no advantage even if they won.
It was not that they could not win, but that it was not worth it. No one was willing to do something without benefit.
On the contrary, their family might decline in a confrontation with the other party, giving others an opportunity. Most old families actually thought this way. No one was willing to be the first to stick their neck out.
At this point, Old Master also said, "However, completely eradicating the Unification Church is relatively difficult, but removing this tumor from Japan is not impossible either."
"But that might require some more violent methods, unrelated to Japan itself."
Toru's heart stirred, and he immediately understood the meaning behind Old Master's words.
Japan's official circles were unwilling to touch the Unification Church. Many high-ranking officials were also tied to them, so Japan's Metropolitan Police Department and Self-Defense Forces could not be used to deal with the Unification Church.
As for verbally demanding that the other party disband, that was even more ridiculous, purely a show for the public, unless all of the Unification Church's top brass were arrested.
But if it was an external force, using physical elimination methods directly, then it could be solved, and this was absolutely a method politicians were unwilling to use.
It was very simple. If you used such violent methods, you would become a target of public criticism, and everyone would become your enemy.
Old Master also told Toru this: "Toru, I do not care what you think about the Unification Church, whether you cooperate with them or want to take action against them."
"I only remind you, if you choose to take action, absolutely do not let yourself get involved."
Toru kept Old Master's words firmly in mind. After hanging up the phone, he began to think about how to deal with this Unification Church that dared to threaten him.
The entire Unification Church involved millions of followers. Killing them all was impossible, and there was no need to kill them all. Most of them were ordinary people just trying to get by.
As long as he eliminated the Unification Church's top brass, he could split it from within.
But the number of the Unification Church's top brass was too large, and they were scattered across different countries. They were prominent figures in those countries and colluded with local politicians.
It was difficult to know their true identities, and the difficulty of killing them all was even higher.
"If I were the CIA Director, I should be able to get intelligence on all of the Unification Church's top brass. But with only myself, investigating all the top leaders of such a huge and secretive church would take who knows how many years."
Toru paced back and forth. "...I do not need to worry about South Korea and America for now. I do not have anyone in those places, so I cannot handle it even if I want to."
"First, I need to resolve the part in Japan so they will not affect my campaign."
"Since Central Intelligence Agency intelligence cannot be used, then there is only..."
Toru's eyes flickered. Then there was only the Black Organization.
Although the Black Organization was far behind the Central Intelligence Agency, it was still a secretive organization with a long history, similar to the Unification Church.
More importantly, the Black Organization was much more formidable than the Unification Church.
The Unification Church only played with religious brainwashing. The Black Organization actually did things with real swords and guns.
The Unification Church was indeed very powerful on the surface, with people in the upper echelons of various countries, but the biggest problem with this organization was that it lacked violent means of its own.
As long as a country was willing, they could be eradicated at any time. It was just that the Unification Church could bring benefits, so people were unwilling to touch it.
Under normal circumstances, the top brass of those religious groups did not need to worry. High-ranking officials in various countries would protect them, and officials would only choose to cooperate with them rather than confront them.
But now was an abnormal situation. What Toru wanted was to play outside the box.
He took out his phone and called Rum directly.
"Martini, it has not been long. Is there something you need to tell me?"
Rum's voice, altered by a voice changer, came from the other end of the phone.
"Rum, I need the Organization to do something for me."
"The Organization is not a charity. If you want the Organization to do something for you, you have to pay a price."
Toru said confidently, "Rum, I know the Organization has people in Japan's official circles, with moles in various departments, and even a few councilors who should belong to the Organization."
"But the help these people can provide to the Organization is limited. Do you understand investment? Do you want to invest in me, make an angel investment?"
Rum became interested and asked, "Martini, what do you want the Organization to invest in you?"
"Help me campaign and let me control power in Japan." Toru stated his purpose.
"Then what can the Organization get?"
"I am from the Fujiwara family. Once I inherit all of the Fujiwara family's resources, I can help the Organization control more of Japan."
Toru did not believe Rum would not take the bait. "...My father is currently the Chairman of the Japan National Security Committee. I can have a significant influence on him."
"The Organization has wanted to intervene in the Metropolitan Police Department for more than just a day or two, right? There might even be moles from Japan's security bureau within the Organization."
"But the Organization's infiltration efficiency is simply too slow. If it could directly obtain the assistance of the highest leader of Japan's security bureau, it could reach the top in one step."
Toru boasted, not minding the huge debt he was incurring for himself.
Anyway, as long as Rum came asking for repayment, he would just send him to heaven with a bullet. Once the creditor was gone, would the debt not be written off?
Rum was indeed tempted.
The Black Organization had always wanted to infiltrate America's Central Intelligence Agency and FBI.
If those departments could be partially controlled by the Organization, then the Black Organization could take root within them, absorb their nutrients to grow, and even solve all mole problems once and for all.
It was just that the difficulty of infiltrating the Central Intelligence Agency and FBI was too high. Despite Rum's efforts over so many years, he had not succeeded, and instead, there were even more moles within the Organization.
Therefore, the Organization settled for the next best thing, temporarily gave up on America, and made Japan its main target, trying to infiltrate starting from the Metropolitan Police Department until it controlled Japan's security bureau.
This was also why Rum, the Organization's second-in-command, had stayed in Japan rather than elsewhere, and why there were a large number of Black Organization members here.
From the Organization's inception until about a decade ago, the Black Organization's main operations were in America. When Rum used to kill people as a frontline operative, he also committed crimes in America.
But the various forces in America were mixed and chaotic, making it difficult for the Black Organization to operate there. Rum then changed his approach, preparing to handle Japan first.
Now that Toru had given him a suggestion that seemed capable of directly solving the problem and completing the Black Organization's plan for the next ten years, how could Rum not be tempted?
Damn, letting Martini join the Organization had truly been a brilliant move.
Rum even started praising himself in his mind.
Toru waited for Rum's reply.
Speaking of which, the Black Organization in the political sphere was simply playing house like children.
Apart from threats, there was only the method of physical elimination. All Japan officials who cooperated with the Black Organization came about this way.
The Black Organization would even let Pisco, the chairman of a car company, go kill people. This was simply a waste of resources.
Compared to the Unification Church's religious brainwashing, the Black Organization in the political sphere was simply the difference between a child and an adult.
If the parts both organizations were best at could be combined...
Toru felt it was terrifying just thinking about it.
Using religion to brainwash the public and manipulate elections, while also having an armed force similar to the Knights Templar, they would practically be invincible.
However, that thought was immediately rejected by Toru as soon as it arose.
It was better not to touch religion. It was easy to get yourself involved, and it was not worth it.
Rum quickly gave Toru an answer. "Martini, what do you want the Organization to do for you?"
"Eliminate all the high-ranking members of the Unification Church in Japan and those fanatics for me. I do not know who they are, but I think the Organization can easily investigate their information."
Toru spoke slowly.
The Black Organization members absolutely could not be just those few people from the anime. Such a vast secret Organization definitely could not operate with just that handful of people.
You had to know that the Black Organization was ruthless enough to even acquire things like submarines and Osprey helicopters.
In Japan, and all over the world, the Black Organization must have a large number of grassroots armed forces and killer groups. Gin and those people could only be considered some of the more famous ones.
And these were what Toru wanted to obtain, truly powerful strength!
"Unification Church? I know them. I can solve your trouble for you, Martini. Remember your promise."
Toru smiled without speaking.
Getting rid of the creditor was always the most effective way to solve one's own debt.
(To be continued.)