 In 2034 , two years after the events of 2nd GIG , Public Security Section 9 is investigating a string of mysterious suicides by refugees from the Siak Republic . Chief Aramaki conducts a raid to arrest the refugee dictator only to find him already dead . In retaliation , a Siak operative plans a terrorist attack with a micromachine virus . Batou is sent to intercept the Siak operative and encounters Kusanagi , who is conducting her own investigation . Before they can apprehend the operative , he dies while attacking them . Kusanagi takes a case of virus ampules and warns Batou to stay away from the Solid State Society before leaving . 
 In 2034 , two years after the events of 2nd GIG , Public Security Section 9 is investigating a string of mysterious suicides by refugees from the Siak Republic . Chief Aramaki <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>conducts</mark></a> a raid to arrest the refugee dictator only to find him already dead . In retaliation , a Siak operative <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>plans</mark></a> a terrorist attack with a micromachine virus . Batou is sent to intercept the Siak operative and <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>encounters</mark></a> Kusanagi , <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>who</mark></a>is conducting her own investigation . Before they can apprehend the operative , he <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>dies</mark></a> while attacking them . Kusanagi <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>takes</mark></a> a case of virus ampules and <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>warns</mark></a> Batou to stay away from the Solid State Society before leaving . 
In 2034 , two years after the events of 2nd GIG , Public Security Section 9 is investigating a string of mysterious suicides by refugees from the Siak Republic . Chief Aramaki conduct a raid to arrest da refugee dictator only to find him already dead . In retaliation , a Siak operative plan a terrorist attack with a micromachine virus . Batou is sent to intercept the Siak operative and encounter Kusanagi , is conducting her own investigation . Before they can apprehend the operative , he die while attacking em . Kusanagi take a case of virus ampules and warn Batou to stay away from tdaSolid State Society before leaving .