Kabukicho, Ni-chome.
Kotaro Motomura sat in his office chair, puffing on a thick cigar. His face, devoid of the confidence he usually showed his subordinates, was marked by worry.
He knew all too well that he was caught up in a struggle among powerful figures, unable to extricate himself.
The Sumitomo Group was a behemoth he couldn't resist. If he refused to cooperate with them, evidence of his crimes would quickly surface at the Metropolitan Police Department. All members of the Motomura group would be captured by the police and charged with severe crimes. As the group leader, he would certainly face life imprisonment, or even the death penalty. Koichiro Motomura did not wish to find himself in that predicament. Therefore, he chose to cooperate with the Sumitomo Group, dutifully remaining here, acting as bait to draw out those whom they sought to capture.
