Old Hand and Eizuka were ultimately taken away by Goto Yoshi.
Okudaira Yuzo had not managed to get away either. He was now sitting in a car, heading with Goto Yoshi's group toward the Passenger Terminal. Other than riding in his own car, his situation did not seem much different from Old Hand's.
"President, I'm very sorry..." Okudaira Yuzo finally got through on the phone. He was prepared to bear Matsudaira Yoshio's wrath.
Okudaira Yuzo believed this had been the right call. Given the current larger situation in Ban City, forcing himself into the spotlight at a time like this would only bring disaster—not only upon himself, but upon the Osawa Order as well.
"According to Goto Yoshi, the Soul Order has already been designated an illegal order. Old Hand is an important contact for the Soul Order in Ban City, and recently, Old Hand and Eizuka have formed economic ties, working together to acquire shares in the Processing Plant... He believes that, when we clearly had more profitable options, our discussions with Old Hand over the acquisition suggest the possibility of benefit transfers.
"Furthermore, a so-called Blood Flame Order High-Level is involved. The Blood Flame Order is under heavy suspicion in Xia City's assassination case involving the Soul Order and may also be colluding with the Soul Order.
"So he demands that we confront Mister Mo and the others from the Blood Flame Order, and may even go to the location of a Lake Suspected Soul Order Stronghold for an on-site investigation."
Strangely enough, Matsudaira Yoshio did not get angry. He faced the trouble confronting the Processing Plant, as well as the plight of Eizuka, who was supposedly his close friend, with astonishing calm. From the sound of it, he seemed more interested in Goto Yoshi. "Is that so?