Clean-Up

Clean-Up (浄化, Jõka) is the 1st chapter of Volume ten and 80th chapter overall.

Plot
The supporters of Kira are rushing the SPK’s headquarters. Light tells Near that he must escape. Near answers, “Look who’s talking, Kira.”

Near reveals that he has concluded that the new L is Kira. He points out that it’s funny how the mob shows up shortly after Mogi arrives. In addition, no one could have known that Mogi was coming here except for the NPA members. With the rest of the investigation team listening, Near proclaims that Kira is among them. After he is finished killing Near and Mogi, he will turn around and kill the rest of the investigation team.

Upon hearing Near’s speech, Aizawa now starts to believe that maybe what Near is saying is true, especially since the former L, also, suspected Light.

As the mob closes in on the building, Near notices that most of the mob is made up of people who are just looking for a good time destroying things and killing people. He decides to take advantage of that.

The SPK decides to throw money off the building in order to divert the attention of the mob as they make their escape with Mogi. Just then, the riot police tries to quell the mob. All of the SPK members along with Mogi then disguise themselves in riot police uniform in order to escape from the building.

After the riot, the investigation team could not track Mogi down. Light is confident that Mogi will not give Near any information.

Meanwhile, Aizawa thinks to himself that if the “13 day” rule is indeed fake then Light and Misa’s confinement did not prove their innocence. Aizawa decides to investigate Light by himself, fearing that if Light was Kira, he would be killed.

After many days of questioning, Mogi is still not talking to Near. He decides to try and recruit another member of the Japanese police force who may feel doubts about Light’s true identity.