BEEP BEEP BEEP
Daichi's eyes widened as he heard those words, his face full of disbelief.
"Daichi? What's wrong?" Miho asked, her anxiety off the charts.
"He's got Ken…" Daichi muttered, feeling the strength leave his body. A large sense of guilt flooded his psyche, threatening to tear it down.
"W—What? We need to call the police!" She shouted.
"No! He wants me to show up alone or Ken will die."
"No… Daichi you can't go alone to meet that psycho. Who knows what he'll do to you?" Miho said, placing her hands on his shoulders.
Daichi's face morphed, "And what? Just leave Ken to die!?"
He shrugged off her hands, getting back to his feet slowly. "This is all my fault." He muttered, feeling the weight of responsibility weigh him down.
"Daichi… There has to be another way." She said, almost pleadingly.
Daichi looked down at his phone and wordlessly hit the call button.
RING RING
"Dad…"
"Daichi what is it? Are you okay?" The sound of panic was evident in his voice, however this made Daichi feel even worse.
"I'm okay. I just called to say I love you…" He said softly.
There was a small pause on the other end.
"I don't know what you're planning right now, but I can tell that it's stupid. I need you to meet me somewhere, it concerns Ken. I'll fill you in on all the details when you get here." Chris said, his tone not allowing any response.
BEEP BEEP BEEP
Daichi was taken aback, and looked at his phone in confusion. It seemed that his father had seen through his words and guessed something.
BUZZ BUZZ
In the next moment he received a notification, an address.
Miho who happened to be looking over his shoulder saw the address. "That's not far from here, let's go." She said, grabbing him by the hand before he could respond.
Daichi who was still feeling weak, was easily dragged along like a toddler towards the destination. His mind was blank, but he didn't try to resist.
'Dad, Miho… Everyone is too good to me.' He thought, feeling his eyes tear up.
Despite this, his anxiety was still at its peak. The fact that Tetsuhiro had called him from Ken's phone meant that he had been captured. Who knows what had happened to him?
The two walked along the streets of Tokyo for 10 minutes before arriving at their destination. Out the front, Chris was waiting for them, his face filled with worry.
"Daichi!"
He moved forward and pulled him into his embrace tightly. Daichi was stiff for a moment before his muscles relaxed.
"Dad… I have something to tell you."
"What is it?" Chris asked, pulling back and holding his son at arms length.
Daichi saw the concern in his father's face and couldn't help but feel guilt overcome him.
"Tetsuhiro called me…"
He then explained what had happened and the request for meeting up tomorrow morning at the Suzuki Corporation office building. Chris listened silently, but his expression changed a few times.
"Suzuki Corporation office…" He mumbled.
"Okay come inside quickly. You too Miho."
They entered the building with no issues since the guards were aware of the new guests. Upon going into the back room, both Miho and Daichi were feeling rather intimidated.
Seeing all the strange and colorful characters around who looked like literal gangsters was enough for the teens to feel some sense of unease.
Daichi only recognized Tetsu out of the group, or at least that was the case until Ai poked her head out behind him.
"Ai? What are you doing here?" He asked.
However, upon seeing the bruising on her face, he could guess what had likely happened. This only reminded him that Ken was currently in a lot of trouble right now, making him feel even worse.
"Hi Daichi… I'm sorry." She said, walking up to the two, her head lowered.
But before he could respond, Chris spoke up.
"We have a new lead." He stated, only for the whole room to turn to him.
"What is it?" Tomoya was the first to jump at the new information, still looking anxious.
"This is Daichi my son. He was just contacted by Tetsuhiro with Ken's phone and told to meet him at the Suzuki Corporation Office building at dawn."
He moved to the map and retrieved a marker, only to draw a big circle around a particular building.
"This should be where Ken and Katsuya are being held captive." His voice was filled with confidence, but that didn't seem to be enough.
"You think he would hold them at his office building? What are you stupid?" Tomoya raged. He had just gotten his hopes up, only to hear something so ridiculous.
However, Chris didn't seem to be offended.
"It's been almost 4 hours since we arrived here, and you guys haven't even found a shadow of the Hokori family's men. We've searched not even half the buildings on the map, all over Tokyo."
He continued, "Just think about it. Where is somewhere that us and the police would least expect and has the most security."
The room was silent, but nobody refuted his words. The police indeed would not investigate a huge office building for no reason.
Not only this, there were hundreds of people going in and out of the building, all dressed in suits. The Hokori family could easily blend in with the office workers, not raising any suspicions.
"Even if that's true, how the hell are we going to break in without being detected?"
Once again there was silence, but this time it was Tetsu who spoke up.
"Can't we just go in, gun's blazin'?"
"Don't be ridiculous. If they know we're coming they might just kill the two of them before we get there." Shin said calmly.
At these words, Daichi shivered.
"What if we intercepted the security and stole their uniforms?" Tsukasa added.
"Mmm, that sounds doable." Chris said, deep in thought.