Yoshiyasu was not about to forget that he was putting up an act, and he quickly asked, "Yes, Commissioner? Did something bad happen to my father?!"
"No—it's your brother, Yoshitaka. He was killed in Tokyo Dome," the Tokyo Commissioner fibbed.
"What?" Yoshiyasu exclaimed in shock. "Yoshitaka?! That's impossible! You're lying!"
The Tokyo Commissioner almost rolled his eyes, as he certainly was lying, and Yoshitaka himself had told him to do it.
Still, he pretended to sigh somberly and said, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Mitsui, but your brother is truly dead. It appears that many yakuza members and hitmen stormed Tokyo Dome tonight to kill Tanya Sweet for the bounty on her head, and your brother was unfortunately caught in between."
Yoshiyasu listened, his hand clenching over his chest as his heart beat twice as fast from excitement, and not misery.
Still, the show must go on.
His voice cracking with tears, he sniffled, "How could this be?! My brother… he's still so young, and he had so