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The Greatest Mystery	By : LadyLaran Category: Harry Potter Crossovers > Slash - Male/Male Views: 15225 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 8
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Author’s Note – Holy Ra, you guys are amazing. The response to the last chapter was enough to inspire me to keep going for as long as the muses hold out and the body allows me to keep up with inspiration. I cannot thank you guys enough for your kind words and thoughts regarding the troubles my family is going through. You, my readers, are truly amazing people.

Disclaimer – I do not own Harry Potter or Death Note, but I truly wish I did. It’d be nice to have my name in print on a bookshelf.

Chapter Fifteen – Plots and Phone Calls

The wizard listened in with half an ear after L had finished his phone conversation with Watari. He looked up to find the detective setting up a familiar piece of equipment, making him smile slightly.

“Are there any times when you actually speak to someone over the phone or computer without that voice changer? I mean, outside of your heirs or someone at the House,” he asked, rather curious about that answer.

“Very rarely,” L told him. “There are quite a few people who remember others just by the sound of their voice alone, and I prefer to take what precautions I can to ensure my anonymity.”

“The problem is that most offices will not transfer anyone with an electronically altered voice due to security protocols. How are you able to circumvent that little problem?”

“Watari usually opens the conversations for me but as he is not here, you can do such a thing for me.”

Harry tilted his head, blowing a loose strand of hair out of his eyes. He was very much surprised by the other’s request.

“You want me to do it? Is there anything in particular I should say?”

L continued getting everything set up while he explained what he needed for the smaller male to do.

“When the phone is answered, you will ask for Director Carmichael. If they ask who is requesting him, just announce that L is waiting to speak to him. You should get through without a problem. When he picks up, I’ll take over,” he told the other.

“All right then, seems easy enough,” he answered. “I just hope this chap doesn’t have a new secretary that has no clue who you are.”

“Unlikely but most secretaries know to put the call through,” he told him. “I do not remember a time when a call from me was refused.”

Harry gave a soft laugh at that, shaking his head as he briefly thought about the people who had probably tried to reach certain important individuals and found themselves stonewalled by secretaries. Truth be told, knowing what he did of L, he couldn’t see this happening to the detective at all.

“I imagine you probably won’t have that problem. A few years ago, you might have had you tried to reach certain departments or figures within the Ministry of Magic.”

“Given what you have told me, I have no doubt I would have been stalled for a while. However, I am building connections in the magical world so I would not have that problem for long.”

The wizard nodded, not doubting that at all. L was pretty intense in regards to his work, and he found that rather intriguing.

“I’ll help you build them as I’m certain there are not many within the Ministry that knows of you,” he said. “Now, I suppose we need to make that call?”

L had been caught by surprise by the offer but hid the reaction, dialing the information into the computer. He positioned Harry near his work station, not enabling the distortion program just yet.

“Director Carmichael’s office, how may I assist you?”

Harry drew in a breath when he heard the voice and answered politely, not wanting to cause any friction that would delay L’s conversation with the director of whatever agency the man was contacting.

“Yes ma’am, my employer is needing to speak with Director Carmichael and it’s a matter of some importance.”

The secretary’s voice was a bit harried but still polite. It was obvious to the wizard that this director received quite a few calls throughout the day.

“May I ask who is calling?”

“You may tell him that L is waiting to speak to him,” the English lord responded. “Again, it is an important matter and I do not believe it would be wise to keep him waiting.”

“Of course,” came the frazzled reply. “Please hold while I transfer you.”

Hold music filled the air a few seconds later, and Harry slipped back in his seat. That hadn’t been too complicated, though he had to wonder how many times Watari had to remain courteous while wading through protective secretaries. He shrugged to himself and picked up his book, focusing on his research once again and allowing L some measure of privacy for his call.

“Hello L, I’m surprised you are calling me considering the investigation you’re on. Is there something I can assist you with?”

The detective played with a sugar cube as he responded to the American’s greeting. Though most directors didn’t like him much, Carmichael had shown him respect over the years in regards to L’s requests during investigations as well as his success rate with cases the director had brought him in on.

“Director Carmichael, I am calling in regards to the investigation. I find that I am in need of assistance from your agency.”

“What is it you need from us?”

Sugar cubes slowly began to form a tower as L played with them while speaking with the director.

“It has become apparent that there is a leak on the police end of the investigation, and I have called to request the use of agents to investigate the members of the task force as well as their families. Kira’s methods altered once the police were informed of my hypothesis as to the possible age of the suspect.”

“Damn, that’s not good. I can see why you need help, L, but you know my hands are tied in regards to jurisdiction.”

A second tower began to take shape as L thought things over for a few moments. A side glance showed that Harry was taking notes about something, fingers fumbling as they moved over the laptop keyboard. The sight would be amusing except for the serious conversation he was sharing with the director. The dark haired male focused his attention back on the call.

“I will see to it that your hands are untied, Director Carmichael.”

“If you can do that, L, then I’d be happy to send agents to assist you. How many do you need?”

Long hair fell into his eyes as he contemplated the question. L nibbled on his thumb for a few moments, mind working over various scenarios.

“Four teams at least and each team should only have a vague idea of the presence of the other teams in Japan.”

“I know you have a reason for that,” the director began. “I’d like to know why I need to keep the teams so uninformed as my agency pretty much thrives on teamwork when in missions like this.”

“Due to the rapid rise in numbers of people who support Kira, I felt it necessary to keep one key piece of information away from the Japanese police as the potential for a leak was there. I know the region where Kira is.”

The director was silent for a moment, contemplating what the international detective had told him. He could easily understand why L had kept the information so close to his vest and would have done the same if he’d had to make that choice instead of the mysterious investigator.

“Given the leak, if Kira knew that you were aware of his general location, he’d be more alert and ready to counter your movements. Add to that, if he did get lucky and capture one of my agents, it’d be best to leave them vague on details of the other teams. It’d keep Kira from realizing you have a starting point on finding him.”

“Exactly,” L responded, not surprised by the director’s response. “I have no wish to give Kira any idea that I know this, but I need to ensure that this information leak does not happen again. I do not know the problem lies with a member of the task force or a family member is a supporter or even Kira himself. This is the only way to ensure that the investigation remains confidential and untainted.”

“I understand that,” Carmichael told him. “I’ll pull the personnel files and make sure that none of my agents are sympathetic with what that bastard is doing. I’ll form the teams but won’t call them together until I hear back from you or Watari in regards to permission to send agents there. I trust you’ll have their assignments ready at that time?”

“I will indeed, director. It may take a few days to ensure that permission is granted,” he told him. “When the call is made, I shall ensure that the team assignments are sent in a secure fashion so that there is no way for this to be compromised.”

“I’ll be waiting for your call, L. I’m glad there is something the FBI can do to aid your investigation.”

“Thank you, Director Carmichael,” the detective said before ending the call. He leaned back in his seat, chewing on his thumb as he worked through what had to be done before the teams could be sent to Japan.

The Prime Minister of Japan would need to be contacted to gain permission for the FBI teams to come in and help L with finding out where this leak was. His heirs were working on the project to cover the story that other task forces had been created to investigate Kira, giving the detective time to continue his search for his target.

L shifted position on his chair, leaning forward to pull up a map of Japan. His dark eyes examined the island, mentally calculating a few things. He could explain his interest in the nation due to the first suspicious heart attack happening there. However, he would also spread a wider false trail than he had originally planned.

The detective opened another window, spotting a familiar ID on the House’s messaging service. Only his heirs, Watari, Roger, and L had access to this particular program. He popped a sugar cube into his mouth as he began typing.

~Matt, there needs to be a slight alteration to the plan.~

There was a few moments of silence before a low chime was heard, signaling a message had been sent in return.

~What’s being changed?~

~I am going to make Kira believe that the range of the search is bigger than Japan, though it will be noted that I am holding the country high on my list of potential hiding places due to the first heart attack happening in Shinjuku. ~

~I see. International search then?~

L chewed on his thumb for a moment, contemplating the question before responding back to one of his heirs.

~Exactly, Matt. I need you to present files from various parts of the world. They can be added to the NPA servers at various times, and I will inform the director of the same thing so that he can be prepared to verify that if he is asked about it.~

~I’ll get Near and Mello in on this so we can push this as far as we need to in order for it to be believable. We’ll probably need to get your stamp of approval on a file on the NPA side so they know that they’re not the only teams focused on this.~

~Indeed, I have been planning on informing Chief Yagami and his direct supervisor of this in order to make sure this is believable.~

L sipped his tea as he waited for Matt’s reply. He wrinkled his nose in distaste when he realized it was cold and before he could say anything, a fresh cup was set before him. That little house elf friend of Orion’s was proving to be handy to have around.

~While I was doing some digging in the NPA servers, I noticed you had assigned a project about the media where the names of the criminals were listed. Mello was looking over my shoulder and pointed out about Lind L. Tailor not being known. We were a bit curious once we realized you had raised the question about the media issue. ~

~I assume one of you three checked into that?~

~Near and Mello did during their downtimes. They’ll have a written report for you later, but I can give you the bare bones of it. The early murders seemed to be heavily reported through the Japanese media, but it seems that Kira started relying more on the internet after he began expanding his reach from Japan to the rest of the world. As much as I rely on technology, L, even I know that the internet isn’t infallible. How in the world has he not killed a wrongly convicted person by now?~

He sighed, shaking his head. This was something he had also been concerned about and was another heavy motivator for him to get Kira brought to justice as swiftly as possible. The idea of an innocent dying was repugnant to him.

~We have been fortunate that he has not done so yet. It is only a matter of time though if he is not stopped soon.~

~If it draws out, I might be able to enlist some friends to drop as many of the larger media servers online as I can, but it’s only a temporary fix.~

~And would draw attention to the ones doing it. I will keep that as a reserve option, Matt. Mello and Near have done well in getting that information for me. I shall be awaiting the report from them.~

~Which reminds me, Mello asked me earlier if we’re going to have to start CC’ing reports to this Orion guy as well as Watari?~

L set his cup down, popping a cookie into his mouth as he typed the response to the hacker. The question had reminded him of something that he needed to discuss with Orion fairly soon.

~Not yet. I will inform the three of you if you need to do so. At the moment, he is working on the magical aspect of the case and giving assistance with the other aspects as needed.~

~Okay, I’ll let Mells know. Was there anything else you needed?~

He sipped the tea again, washing away cookie crumbs that lingered in his mouth.

~Not at the moment. However, I would recommend that one or all three of you remain logged on this messaging program at all times in case I need to speak with one of you directly. The teachers should not give you an issue about it once I email Roger with the request.~

~Will do. Speak to you later, L.~

The detective signed off, frowning a bit at the screen. At least that part of the plan was now in operation. He would have to wait for the files to be ready before calling the director with the updated information regarding what the agents would have to be told before being sent to Japan.

Author’s End Note – Wow, I think this chapter tried to write itself. The fun part of this is going back to watch episodes in order to get the time line right. I truly hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter. Please let me know what you thought! See you next chapter, Laran.
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