Chapter 40: Rescue Operation (8)
Rescue Operation (8)
A line of countless women appeared on the screen. Beyond them, a ferry floated on the sea.
I drummed my finger on the armrest of the chair.
[Still thinking?]
The prisoners are almost at the pier. Boarding will begin soon. If I want to separate the high-level criminals, now is the time.
Order in the city. Respect for life.
At the start of the rescue plan, I didn’t think much about cutting off the high-level criminals. But now that it’s reality, my resolve is wavering. With one choice, tens or hundreds of people will be abandoned to die.
Couldn’t there be people who got caught up by chance, or brought in due to a wrongful investigation? Perhaps some are genuinely repenting and rehabilitating?
Leaving all of that aside… Even if they are clearly guilty and unrepentant, is it right for me to decide on my own that they should die? You might call it a weak excuse, but reasons not to leave them behind keep surfacing in my mind.