Apparently hacking the Congress' flight schedule database was a good call. We carefully monitored the list for weeks and eventually decided to strike at the 20th of July when the Arbiter would be travelling alone on his liner from Thunder Bay Depot. I decided that the interception would happen near the Colorado jump hole in Ontario system as we were certain that he would use it but also because it was away from most law enforcement patrols.
With the help of Interruptor Kamal Khan we successfully intercepted the Arbiter's liner in the targetted area. After a brief discussion, the intimidated Arbiter agreed to be boarded by the nine armed LH operatives which my gunship was carrying. The Arbiter's crew was made up by robots which were destroyed and in overall the boarding team acted in a professional manner. Soon they had apprehended the Arbiter and all of them were successfully transferred back to the Vindicator. [①②③]
Audio log Wrote:LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Yoshida: Prepare for interception. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Got him. LH~Cochrane.Interruptor: Khan: Junker vessel you are demanded to stop where you are .:j:.Copacabana: *fumbling loud noises..* Wha the hell. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: The commanding officer shall come forward and speak to me. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: I am Goro Yoshida of the Lane Hackers. .:j:.Copacabana: Yoshida? Oh. well in that case you got jim mckenna. you uh.. two alright? LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Hello Jim. How much crew do you have onboard? .:j:.Copacabana: Dont like filling out insurance paperwork. the mental cost is too high I prefer robotic help. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: That makes things easier then. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: You shall open your docking bays of your ship. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: My men will come onboard and escort you on the Vindicator. .:j:.Copacabana: Im procsessing that comment. You want to board. with a.... gunboat and a fighter.. against a liner with automated defences. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Unless you want us to force our way in, Jim. .:j:.Copacabana: well i got several hash marks of how many gunboats and gallic fighters ive whiped out with this liner shes not a slouch. .:j:.Copacabana: Is there a compelling reason i dont want to... conserve my freedom . LH~Leiden.Vindicator: They were not Lane Hackers. And you are free to try. .:j:.Copacabana: Oh the hack thing. Right. LH~Cochrane.Interruptor: Khan: we won't be responsible for results LH~Leiden.Vindicator: What I can offer you now is your future freedom. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: If your ship blows up, I don't think you'll have much to negotiate for. .:j:.Copacabana: Im thinkin. .:j:.Copacabana: I screwed my back up already. You look like a rammer to me. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: You should have encrypted your systems better, Jim. We were one step ahead, as usual. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Open your docking bays. 9 Hacker operatives are coming on Copacabana. .:j:.Copacabana: Yeah i noticed. youll also notice im sending all the bots and my....nurse to thier alcoves to power down. bay is sticky wait . LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Hurry up. .:j:.Copacabana: HEY i bought her used jease .:j:.Copacabana: Guys i wouldent check that bathroom. trust me its a lost cause. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: *Voices are heard with armed men moving around the ship, most of them heading to the command center* LH~Leiden.Vindicator: *Any robots they encounter are being destroyed on sight* .:j:.Copacabana: Im just gunna sit here while they.. find the stairs. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Lane Hacker: Jim McKenna please follow up back to Vindicator. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: *Jim is being held at gunpoint* .:j:.Copacabana: Alright signing off. *takes off handset and makes sure they see his hands* LH~Leiden.Vindicator: The rest of the team guard the intersections while three of them are escorting the Arbiter back to the docking bay.* .:j:.Copacabana: "of all the years id exspect this sort of thing to happen more often." at the bay escorted* LH~Leiden.Vindicator: *Jim McKenna is successfully boarded on Vindicator. He is followed by the security personnel.* LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Extraction complete. LH~Cochrane.Interruptor: Khan: Copy that LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Yoshida: Arbiter of the Congress. You have publicly stated your involvement with the secret organization known as the Oracles. Your devotion to this cult is not tolerated and poses a threat to the entire House of Liberty. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Yoshida: You have some rough days ahead of you. We shall extract any and all information that you know. .:j:.Copacabana: So in a sence.. im being religiously persecuited? does that even happen anymore? LH~Leiden.Vindicator: We are in war Jim. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Everything is possible. And on the table. .:j:.Copacabana: Im.. My mind is utterly blown. LH~Cochrane.Interruptor: Khan: I think we should escort him and his ship to base Mr.Yoshida, There are chances that other junkers may appear .:j:.Copacabana: Im trying to.. fathom.. what you think I know so i guess im eager to get past all this?... oh wait am i gunna get waterboarded. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: No. We have the devices to make sure we don't need to torture you. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Mr Khan, Liberty Navy has been spotted on their way to our section. .:j:.Copacabana: I do appreciate that. lets not get me exsploded. LH~Cochrane.Interruptor: Khan: We should move then LH~Leiden.Vindicator: They are coming from the north so we have to change our plans and move the Arbiter to Leiden and not Airdrie. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: As it was originally planned. LH~Cochrane.Interruptor: Khan: Our small force won't be able to hold them off for much time LH~Leiden.Vindicator: We cannot leave evidence behind however. Mr Khan proceed with the destruction of the Copacabana. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Activating main guns. LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Do you see this Jim? That was your ship! .:j:.Copacabana: lower the reactor is.. lower.. [20.07.2015 12:14:48] Death: .:j:.Copacabana was put out of action by LH~Leiden.Vindicator (Gun). LH~Leiden.Vindicator: Good work Mr Khan. Please escort me over to Galileo. LH~Cochrane.Interruptor: Khan: No evidence left LH~Leiden.Vindicator: We still need to make a run for it.
Unfortunately it was then that I picked up a signal about an approaching Navy patrol. Mr Khan and I opened fire and destroyed the Arbiter's liner in order to not fall on enemy hands, along with the remaining evidence. Then we took the jump hole and moved to Leiden Base instead of Airdrie Hideout which was originally planned. It is a matter of hours before the interrogation of the Arbiter will begin. [①②③④⑤]
Official Directive
Following the refusal of the Council's General to accept our reasonable terms after they attacked one of our operatives, all Council vessels within our Zones of Operation are considered as viable targets for extortion, humiliation, abduction and destruction! Of course they are still listed as low-priority targets compared to the regular corporate hoodlums.
Moving on, I would like to report the interception of a Liberty Navy Bison belonging the primary fleet. The transport's captain was Lieutenant James Greenhalgh, a very average and new Naval officer. He was carrying Med-Statis Bands produced in Cambridge and bound for Houston, as part of the alliance between Liberty and Bretonia. The interception happened one hour after I responded to Vice Admiral Baker's message so I decided to allow him to keep his cargo and transfer instead two million credits. He accepted my very reasonable demand and left with the promise to give my congratulations to his brave Vice Admiral. [①②③④] A few hours ago I intercepted in Shikoku system a BMM super-transport of the primary fleet, carrying Helium-3. The captain apparently was a fan of mine so he paid five million credits for my autograph. However, because of the lack of paper, I signed my autograph on the cardamine box which I always have one on my ship. Soon afterwards I heard that he had a terrible accident when he opened the box. 100% success. [①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧]