time S-car motorcade of black Lexus sedans as turned off treet of tling business district and disappeared into a uristic-looking building. tinted ster-proof glass -proof side panels suggested only one to seeing motorcades like to tial auty reets never failed to inspire aer takating in t sat a attooed bodyguard in a black suit and takaer alking politics  bureaucrat oget kind of business.

    “Are you sure?” t the line.

    “ell, s says  tioned and tely a console of some description in  see may Americans of raveling alone and definitely very fe description in their luggage.”

    ruct  on ton Yakuza ed t t found t Joplin’s o ices to ts in toms to call ting ion ted,  forty-eight hours.

    “Did you find out waying?”

    “Of course, your instructions  tel.”

    “Description?”

    “I a in front of me. One meter seventy. Slim -broail. Quite pretty in t American ed like most tourists do ry for t time. I’d say s lost.”

    “Good ton on tiny p into  pocket. ter ill on t slid into one of ts next to t to t ing to user through.

    t t ton Yakuza  found ter ransacking Joplin’s spra t t est piece of neer takao believe t  s. t under control. o bring Yamamoto’s ill-gotten funds under ter’s control and ter une into one of s. Loyalty s value and y o pay dividends. Yet, true prize o’s position  job  and  t to elevate o t position.

    tion of saiko-komon or personal adviser, tenable one. Yes, o information t ot, contrary to tradition, rol. It e state of affairs instituted by too by proxy. e rievably tied to t of Nobu takaructure better taka of t reaco every aspect of Japanese society. ter to be second in command? ed t after Yamamoto’s treacakao promote someone trustrollable. And rollable t least t is , being so close s disadvantages. taka oo muc if  oo dangerous. Also, to’s position.

    t oday in one of ted an impromptu meeting to be updated on to fiasco, a mere ruse to sound out to fill ted by traitor’s deato discern  and ivations acc game of cat and mouse from a position of absolute objectivity. ely ed to be  out, strategic. It o isolate hey were many.

    takaion as tered toors. Even taka borode toe elevators. A security guard boed or doors opened and tures around a dead corpse.  sligable  flesh around him.

    “taka oms at t. to kno so tel right here in Shinjuku.”

    “akaed as tor sped toop floor of ter ion and  ion repeated even t o report it.

    “Should we pick her up?”

    “No. Put a detail on  o. Even more important, lets see aka tor, admiring tail of the décor.

    “Of course, oyabun.”

    “If noty-four rieve the console.”

    “Of course.”

    “And the hacker?”

    “I . to o eresting friends.”

    “Agency?”

    “Yes oyabun.”

    “hmm.”

    “Oyabun?”

    “eresting c it?”

    “It is indeed.”

    “t o mount t kind of operation from  resorts to tactics of freelance hackers.”

    “Yes. hYDRA. Bruce Fouler.”

    “tting very interesting,” takao an exquisite room filled op dogs of the Yamaguchi-gumi.