From what Tetsu could see, it was only the outskirts of Tokyo which didn't fall under the territory that had been marked. Since the city was so big, it would take a lot of time to physically check everywhere.
Tomoya seemed to have realized it too as his face morphed into a deep frown. It was clear that he wanted to say something, but he kept his mouth shut.
"I suggest that we split up and personally search the abandoned warehouses on the outskirts. There are also a few places where we've seen the Hokori family hide out, those should be our top priorities." Naoki said, returning to his seat.
BUZZ BUZZ
Everybody in the room turned to the location of the sound, which happened to be where Tetsu was.
He pulled out his phone with the intention of declining the call, but when he saw that it was his wife, he hesitated.
"Ai, it's your mother. Go in the other room and fill her in on what's happening." He said, handing the phone to his daughter.
Ai nodded and retrieved the phone. Tsukasa got to his feet and directed her to another room before closing the door.
A flash of anger appeared on Tomoya's face at the distraction, but Tetsu completely ignored him. To him, his wife also deserved to know what was happening since it concerned their child.
Unaware of the tension in the other room, Ai answered the phone call from her mother.
"Hi mom its me." She answered.
"Ai honey! Thank goodness, I was so worried."
Hearing the sound of her mother's voice brought tears to her eyes, making her emotional once more.
"Mom, you need to call Yuki and tell her that Ken's been captured."
"WHAT!?"
The next few minutes she had to explain what had happened. Apparently her father had left the moment he received the text, and had not informed his wife about the full story.
"Hold on dear, let me call her right now."
BEEP BEEP BEEP
Ai removed the phone from her ear and stared at it for a while. She turned to the door, but decided not to go back in there. It was too scary with all those men she didn't know.
Since the room was small and empty, she felt safe enough to stay in here for a while.
Around 5 minutes later, the phone rang again.
"Hello?"
"Is this Ai?" A male voice asked, making her a little suspicious.
"Yes… Who is this?"
"It's Chris, Ken's father. Can you tell me what happened from start to finish?"
She let out a sigh of relief, but inwardly a feeling of guilt appeared. She could hear the suppressed panic in his tone after hearing the news.
Sparing no detail, she told Chris everything.
Chris was silent on the other end for a while, as if processing her words.
"Did you say Hokori family? Is that a gang?" He asked.
"Mmm. Apparently they've been trying to take over Tokyo."
"…And you said you're with the gang who runs Tokyo right now?"
"Yes. My Uncle is part of the gang." She said.
"Can you do me a favor? Ask if they do business with Suzuki Corporation. If they don't, then I might know who is behind this." His voice was grave, filled with repressed anger.
At this revelation, Ai's eyes widened. She was scared to go back in the other room and interrupt everyone, but if the words were true, they might have found a lead.
"One moment."
Ai turned around, staring at the door for a few moments before opening it. The moment she did, everyone's gaze turned on her, causing her to feel a little intimidated.
"Do you guys do any business with Suzuki Corporation?" She asked, her voice a little quieter than she was intending.
"Suzuki Corporation? What the hell kind of question is that?" Tomoya stood up, his anger finally causing him to lash out.
Tetsu stood up too, glaring at the guys. "Don't ya speak to my girl like that!"
"Shuttup you two." Tsukasa interjected, his annoyance visible.
"Ai, we don't have any business with Suzuki Corporation, they're clean as a whistle." He followed up.
"Ai, can you put me on speaker phone please?" Chris said through the phone.
"Ah, okay one moment."
She did as she was told and placed the phone on the table.
"You're on speaker phone now Chris." She said.
Tetsu's face flashed with confusion for a moment after hearing that Ken's father was on the phone. He looked at Ai with question, however she didn't respond.
"Hi everyone, I'm not sure who is there right now but I have some information that might lead to where my son and the other boy are being held."
At these words, Tomoya was especially affected. No longer was he argumentative and his full attention was on the phone in the table.
"This is Minoru Tozuka. Chris, please tell us the information." The boss spoke up politely.
"First of all, did you have anything to do with the murder of Sachiko Koga a couple of months ago?" He asked.
"No, that was the Hokori Family who did so on our turf." Minoru stated.
"Okay good. Me and my family have been targeted by someone who we believe to be related to our adopted son. I don't know his exact motives, but I do believe that he was involved in the murder of Sachiko Koga."
The group listened in, not saying anything in response. They figured that he would make his point shortly.
"If this is true, then he must be related to the Hokori Family, or at least in business with them. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense why they would target my son." Chris said, doing his best to keep his composure.
"And who is this person that you suspect is involved?" Minoru asked.
There was a few moments of silence before Chris answered the man's question.
"He's the CEO of Suzuki Corporation, Tetsuhiro Suzuki…"
"What!?"