Part 33 (1/2)

”We will need an aruns, but a lot of people ill follow orders That may be more important than the money”

ho an aruess? Today? I would say that for all groups ill need a minimum of 500 people Maybe as hed out loud ”You call that an army?

1000 men? An ar his own personal joke ”When you said ar all around the United States shooting their guns A thousand people? I can give you a thousand dedicated people with a single phone call Is that all you need?” He continued his laughter

Miles was taken aback and had difficulty hiding his surprise He had already padded his needs by a factor of three ”With a few minor specialties and exceptions, yes That's it If we follow this blue print” He pointed at the papers spread before them

homosoto sat back and closed his eyes in apparent meditation

Miles watched and waited for several minutes He looked out the expanse of s over Tokyo patiently as homosoto seemed to sleep in the chair across from him homosoto spoke quietly with his eyes still closed

”Mr Foster?”

”Yes?” Miles was ready

”Do you love you country?” homosoto's eyelids were still

Miles had not expected such a question

”Mr Foster? Did you hear the question?”

”Yes, I did” He paused ”I'”

”If you need to think, sir, then the answer is clear As you have toldto you”

”I wouldn't quite put it that way” Miles said defensively

He couldn't let this opportunity escape

”You hold your personal comfort as your primary concern, do you not? You want the luxuries that the United States offers, but you don't care where or how you get them? Is that not so? You want your women, your wine, your freedoerate Tell ”

Miles realized he was being asked to state his personal alle- giances in mere seconds Not since he was in the lower floors of the NSA being interrogated had he been asked to state his convic- tions He knew the right answer there, but here, he wasn't quite sure The wrong answer could blow it But, then again, he was 110,000 ahead of the game for a feeeks work

”I need to ask you a question to answer yours” Miles did not want to be backed into a corner ”Mr hoiance to my country or to you?”

ho man It is not so much that I care if you love America I want, I need to knohat you do love You see, for me, I love japan and my family But much oftione, but now I have my wife, my chil- dren and their children I learned, that if there is nothing else, you must have family That must come first, Mr Foster

Under all conditions, faiance shi+fted, away froree with overnment, and there are times I will defy their will I can assure you, that if we embark upon this route, neither I nor you will endear ourselves to our respective governments Does that matter to you?”

Miles snickered ”Matter? After what they did to ave one to ith my familyround Mr Foster,” homosoto interrupted

”I'm sure you are But that's neither here nor there I could have been on easy street Plug a few numbers and make some bucks for the clan” The colloquialisist of it ”But I said toroulette wheels is beneath you' I needed, I still need the diversion, the challenge, so I figured that the Feds would giveofred around his neck

”The NSA had the gear, the toys for me to play with, and they promised y into the 21st century What a pile of shi+t Working at the NSA is like running for President You're always trying to sell yourself, your ideas They don't give a shi+t about how good your ideas are All they care is that you're asshole buddies with the powers that be To get so done there, you need a half dozen coreased from here to eternity for them to sayand having your head up your ass?”