Kaneuma answered firmly. The police officer's persuasion did not shake him at all. He even threatened to kill some hostages. When issuing this threat, Kaneuma glanced at Yabuta Matane's group. Akimasa shuddered at the sight of Kaneuma's piercing eyes.
"This is Kiushi. Roger! We don't have any troops on the roof. Maybe you are misinformed. We are here trying to solve this problem by avoiding physical conflict. Over!"
"This is Kaneuma! I don't care if the troops on the roof are your troops or the troops from other units that are not under your command. I asked the troops to be withdrawn immediately. Over!"
"This is Kiushi! There are no other troops. All under my authority. All troops are on standby in front and behind the building. No one tried to get in through the roof. Over!"
Kiushi insisted that there were no law enforcement troops currently on the roof. Hearing his tone, Akimasa felt Kiushi might be honest. Although this was almost unlikely, maybe Kiushi did not know that another unit was also assigned to free the hostages. Weird things like this did happen sometimes. Poor coordination between various law enforcement parties can actually make the situation worse.
"This is Kaneuma! Rogers! I have warned you. As I said, it's possible that you really want to settle this in a peaceful way. But right now, there really was a troop on the roof. Whoever they are, please tell them to withdraw as soon as possible. We've planted a bomb in a car. It's in front of a park playground about three blocks from here. Right now, we will detonate the bomb as a warning to you or anyone else who is trying to harm this negotiation! Over!"