helunchimeshinjukucrowdeyedheeighcarmoorcadeofbcklexussedansasheyurnedoffhebusymainsreeofhebuslingbusinessdisricanddisappearedinoaholeinhesideofafuurisiclookingbuildinghebckinedshaerproofgsswindowsandbulleproofsidepanelssuggesedonlyohingyakuzahejapanesewereusedoseeingmoorcadeslikehisonealloverown,buhepresideniauhoriywihwhichheycruisedhesreesneverfailedoinspireaweminiserakahashiwassiinginhebackofhefifhcarwihhisadviserhirayamainhefronsaaheavilyaooedbodyguardinabcksuiandhedriverbohakahashiandhirayamawereonheircellphonesheminiserwasalkingpoliicswihsomegovernmenbureaucrawhilehissaikokomonwasakingcareofanalogeherdifferenkindofbusiness

“areyousure?”headviserhirayamawasaskingsomeoneaheoherendofheline

“well,she’samericanherpassporsayshernameisdianejanejoplinabouheageyoumenionedandhereisdefinielyaconsoleofsomedescripioninherluggagewedon’seemayamericansofherageravelingaloneanddefinielyveryfewwihconsolesofhadescripioninheirluggage”

hirayamacouldbarelybelievehisluckonceagainhescenarioanalysisconsruchadbeenrighonhemoneyoncehebosonyakuzahadreporedhaheyhadn’foundheconsoleajoplin’shouse,hirayamahadmovedinohighgearhesofwarehadnarrowedhepcesshewouldgoonewyork,newchinaorokyohehadrushedoissuenoicesoheyakuza’sinformansinheairlinesandjapanesecusomsocallhiscellphoneassoonassomeonefiingherdescripionwasspoed,wihinhenexforyeighhours

“didyoufindouwhereshe’ssaying?”

“ofcourse,yourinsrucionswereclearshesaidshewassayingahekeiopzahoel”

“descripion?”

“ihaveherdaainfronofmeonemeersevenyslimwihbrowneyesandmousyblonde,almosbrown,hairkeepsiinaponyailquiepreyinhaamericanwayshedidn’lookexciedlikemosourissdowhenheyvisiacivilizedcounryforhefirsimei’dsayshelookedsadandabilos”

“goodworkyouwillberewardedhroughheusualcha

el”hirayamapressedabuononheinyphoneandslippediinohissuipockeheminiserwassillonhephone,hedeepboomofhisvoicefillinghecarasislidinooneofhereservedparkingslosnexoheoherlexussedansheheavies,alldressedinbck,werealreadylinedupnexohecarparkexiwaiingousherheirmaserhrough

hefachahebosonyakuzahadn’foundheconsoleaferransackingjoplin’ssprawlinghousehadbeenasebackbuhegodshadsehingsrighwihhisheespieceofnewsminiserakahashiwouldbepleasedalhoughhirayamaknewhisbosswellenoughobelievehahewouldn’showihingswereslowlybeingbroughunderconrolhehadsuccessfullymanagedobringyamamoo’sillgoenfundsunderheminiser’sconrondheminiserhadwiredasmallforuneinooneofhirayama’sownaccounsloyalyhadisvalueandhirayama’sunflinchingloyalywasbegi

ingopaydividendsye,herueprizewouldbeyamamoo’sposiionwihinheyamaguchigumihierarchyhajobwasnowvacanandhehopedhaheoyabunwouldseefioelevaehimohaposiion

heposiionofsaikokomonorpersonadviser,houghpowerful,wasanunenableoneyes,hehadaccessoinformaionhaoheryakuzawouldgiveheirlivesfor,ye,conraryoradiion,hehadnogangsofhisownunderhisownconroliwasadeliberaesaeofaffairsinsiuedbyheoyabunifheoyabunfell,hewouldfalloobyproxyhisfaewasirrerievablyiedohaofnobuakahashihirayamaknewhegangsrucurebeerhanevenakahashihimselfhewasfamiliarwihhedynamicsofeveryaspecofhisbckcloudhareachedinoeveryaspecofjapanesesocieywhobeerhanheobesecondinmand?hesuspecedhaaferyamamoo’sreacheryakahashiwouldmoveopromoesomeorusworhy,moreconrolbleandwhowasmorerusworhyormoreconrolblehanhirayamahimself?aleashaiswhahewanedhisbossobelieveye,beingsoclosehadisdisadvanagesakahashicoulddecidehahirayamaknewoomuchandhaifhewasmadesecondinmandiwouldbeoodangerousalso,herewereohersinherankscmoringforyamamoo’sposiion

hawasheveryreasonheywerehereodayinoneofheyamaguchigumi’smanymercialbuildingsinshinjukuheheadshadrequesedanimprompumeeingobeupdaedonheyamamoofiasco,amereruseosoundouheoyabunonwhomhewouldhandpickofillhevacuumcreaedbyheraior’sdeahheywouldbereadingheoyabun’seyescarefullyodiscernwhohispreferencewasandakahashihimselfwouldbereadingheirmindsoseewhowanedhejobmosandwhaheirmoivaionswereandhirayamawouldsiheredeached,wachinghewholesilengameofcaandmousefromaposiionofabsolueobjeciviyheknewheoyabunwouldaskhimprivaelywhohehoughwanedhejobhisresponsewouldhaveobewellhoughou,sraegiciwouldbeawayoisoehisenemieswihinheranksandheyweremany

akahashifinishedhisphoneconversaionasheyeneredhemarblelobbyofhebuildingandmovedowardshebankofelevaorsevenhoughhewaswearingdarkgsses,everyoneinhelobbyrecognizednobuakahashiforwhohewasandgaveheirdeepesbowashebckcdgroupofyakuzasrodeowardsheprivaeelevaorsasecuriyguardboweddeeplyandinseredhiskeycardheelevaordoorsopenedandhemenwalkedinside,surroundingheirbosslikevuluresaroundadeadcorpsehirayamafelslighlyunforablewihallhaflesharoundhim

“akahashisan,hawascusomsaheairporhegirlisinownforwhaidonoknowbusheisbookedinohekeiopzahoelrighhereinshinjuku”

“hmm,”akahashigrunedasheelevaorspedowardshepenhouseofficeonheopfloorofhebuildingheminiserhadalreadyoverheardheconversaionandwasshowinghisimpaienceahavingheinformaionrepeaedevenhoughiwashirayama’sduyorepori

“shouldwepickherup?”

“nopuadeailonhernohingconspicuousreporwhashe’suposhe’sinjapanforapurposele’sseewhashegesupoevenmoreimporan,lesseewhoelseisonherail”allhissaidwhileakahashiwaslookingupaheceilingofheelevaor,admiringhedeailofhedécor

“ofcourse,oyabun”

“ifnohinghappensinwenyfourhours,killherandrerieveheconsole”

“ofcourse”

“andheoherone,hehacker?”

“ihavesomemenoniheyarefollowingourquarryohongkongheseemsohavemadesomeineresingfriends”

“agency?”

“yesoyabun”

“hmm”

“oyabun?”

“hongkongisanineresingchoiceisn’i?”

“iisindeed”

“hereisonlyoneagencyhahasheresourcesonhegroundomounhakindofoperaionfromhongkongandharesorsohelowlevelacicsoffreencehackers”

“yeshydrabrucefouler”

“hisisallgeingveryineresing,”akahashisaidsimplyasheyemergedinoanexquisieroomfilledwihhekyodai,heopdogsofheyamaguchigumi