Yuri walks down a neon-lit street, looking through the files he managed to obtain on the Matsumoto family.

He sees Taro’s name on an old police report.

“Taro Matsumoto… what else are you hiding from me?”

Across town, Taro enters his apartment, exhausted.

He takes off his jacket and looks at his reflection in the mirror.

He remembers Kaito’s words: “The blood you spilled is still there.”

Flashback to the massacre at the bar. Screams, gunshots, bodies falling.

Taro, younger, with a vacant stare and hands covered in blood.

“This… wasn’t my fault.”

Back in the present, Taro sits up in bed, breathing heavily.

He checks his phone and sees a message from an unknown number:

“We know what you did.”

His expression hardens. “Who the hell is it?”

Yuri enters a library, looking for more information about the yakuza.

She finds an old newspaper article with a blurry picture of the massacre at the bar.

"Could it be related to Taro...?"

In a dark alley, a hooded man talks on the phone.

"Yes, we found him. Matsumoto is still alive."

"We'll take the next step soon."

Taro is on his balcony, smoking a cigarette as he looks out over the city.

His phone rings again. Another message: "See you soon."

Taro frowns and forcefully puts out his cigarette. "If you want to see me... try it."

Yuri receives a text from Taro: "See you tomorrow."

She smiles slightly, but in her mind, doubts continue to grow.

"I'll find out the truth soon."

End of chapter.