"These are human bones, and they belonged to an adult male!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Brother Kubo thrust his hand into the bag, lifted out the skull, and examined it for a moment before declaring with certainty.
"Where did you find it?"
"In a compartment in the storage room."
The Yakuza underling rubbed his nose and spoke with some pride.
"They hid it right at the back and even disguised it, but they couldn't fool this bloodhound nose of mine. I smelled something rotting as soon as I opened the storage cabinet."
"Good, very good!"
Holding the skull, Brother Kubo strode forward and yanked the hood off Karei Tosu's head.
Karei Tosu's hair hung in disarray, and bruises marked her pretty face. Tape covered her mouth, and her eyes glared fiercely at them.
"Karei Tosu, I'm going to ask you a few simple questions. If you dare scream, your mother dies!"
Brother Kubo lashed out with a vicious kick at the woman lying bound on the floor.
Though her head and face were covered, the woman still gave a muffled cry of pain.
Karei Tosu's eyes instantly reddened, and she nodded repeatedly.
Drawing a Mitsubishi combat knife from behind his back, Brother Kubo held it against Karei Tosu's neck, tore off the tape over her mouth, and demanded:
"The young master-no, Nobuto Matori. You really were the one who killed him, weren't you?"
"You're trespassing! And kidnapping us! The police won't... Mmph..."
Smack!
Before Karei Tosu could finish, she received a vicious slap, and her mouth was gagged again.
"Didn't I tell you to shut the hell up?! Why won't you listen?!"
Looking irritated, Brother Kubo waved the Mitsubishi combat knife against Karei Tosu's neck a few times.
In the end, Brother Kubo turned his gaze to the woman lying