>>5350462A couple of hours later, you receive word that the giant alien lifeform has been safely secured in a cargo truck, escorted by the volunter researcher and three soldiers, and is currently headed towards the capital via road and river. You've already got somewhere to store your extraterrestial guest - one of your vacant extra bunkers could be quickly repurposed into a containment facility. There's also a couple thousand Dolores 'hush money' receipt given to the rancher who owns the land the crash site is on, thankfully they are quite cooperative. Such amounts are like pocket change to you - you quickly approve the expense. You wonder if the espionage department should be split, so to give Risonha less room to maneuver but also reducing her workload somewhat. Maybe have them exclusively deal with supernatural stuff like this, even.
That reminds you to call Risonha again.
"Your excellency! So many calls recently, did I accidentally charm you?" Risonha laughs, in a calculatedly pleasant way.
"Heh, you very well know this is a national matter, Risonha. Anyways, regarding the Neges protest investigation - I want you to focus on finding out who this agitator is."
"Okie dokey, your excellency. I'll let my agents know, posthaste."
"Excellent. Thank you, Risonha."
"The pleasure's mine, your excellency."
The line closes. As you hang up The Telephone, you see Julia tapping her cheek absentmindedly.
"Something the matter, Julia?"
"Oh, forgive me, your excellency! I was just wondering about this agitator, myself. So far, they've brought your attention towards matters that concern the populace - I can't help but feel that I've heard this modus operandi before." She taps her cheek again.
"Well, do tell me when you remember. Might shed some light on who they are."
Some time later, The Telephone rings again. Risonha's on the other end.
"Sorry to intrude when you're busy, your excellency, but Soleil had made their move."
Julia enters with a freshly printed report. Anton Micudi, the Log Inc. branch office CEO, was found dead in his office. A single shot to the back of the head, body found by a janitor near closing time. Based on the fact that nobody heard a gunshot all day, and the single frame unwiped from surveillance footage, the culprit uses a silenced pistol. Said singular frame also shows someone in a cloth mask with a peculiar face on it picking up a bullet casing, which squarely fits known descriptions of Solaire.
Thing is, this might put a pause on that Baitros replantation project.
>What should you do about this?>□ Order increased patrols at airports and naval ports>□ Call a press conference>□ Hire a counter-hitman>□ Wait for the joint investigators' analysis>□ Other (fill in) 