A Girl's Turmoil

Chapter 35 - Imminent Fate

Warehouse office. East of Takaoka Port. 20:00 PM.

Sashiga continues to circle around his office impatiently with his arms tied on his back. The wait was so long that he had to scratch his itchy ear, which its earring merrily danced at each scratching. Truthfully restless he was that none of his men enter his office lest he would shoot them in the leg if they didn't have anything important to announce. There's a gun lying on the desk, loaded and within his reach, pretty easier to grab than he would from his holster.

"Where are those damn bastards?!" Sashiga yelled to himself. "We'll be done by the evening,' my ass! Surely take their sweet time, huh?"

Sashiga leans onto the desk, arms supporting himself. "Jin, Sungeo.... Just what that blondie bitch and those gung-ho goody two shoes knew about them?"

"Boss!"

He turns around as one of his men enters the office. "You better got something important to tell me 'cause I'm sure as shit gonna put holes on ya' for wastin' my time!"

"Woah, Sashiga-sama, it's about the men you sent to look at that house."

"Oh?" Sashiga eased a little. "Did they find anything?"

"Uh... boss...," the goon gulped. "Those boys are dead. The cops killed them."

Sashiga grimaces at him, raising a fist, and eventually lowers it. "What about the family?"

"They're gone. As in missing," the goon replied. "Our guy in the department said the house belongs to an Oomuro Family, and there's another family that went missing with them, the Furutani."

Sashiga then sits on the desk, putting his gun on his lap. "How did my boys die?"

"A detective came over to see the Oomuro Family. From what I heard, their false IDs got caught out, and the detective and other officers tried to arrest them. They fought back, but those cops managed to kill them both."

Sashiga raises an eyebrow. "Who's this detective that knew this family?"

"Detective Sumida Oharu, and a little tidbit from our informant: she's also the one in charge of investigating that mess boss made at Bakimura Store."

Sashiga leans his head forward. "Interesting. Did he manage to find out what she knew?"

"Not much. All she could find was a spent bullet in a girl's room, and the one belonged to Sakurako," the goon explained. "Also, there are other people who helped those families escape before the cops showed up. There was a mention that a black man and a violet-haired woman took part in their disappearance."

Sashiga continues to stare at him for some time. He blinks and shakes his head. "Wait, violet-haired woman? Was she in a red dress too?"

"A-uh.... Yes," the goon replied. "You knew something about that, boss?"

".... No..., no way!" Sashiga stared back at him. "That's the gun smuggling bitch!"

"Gun smu- Wait, you mean Shiba Matsubara?" the goon asked. "Why would she want to evacuate that family out of there?"

"Why do you think?! She's in bed with the damn Sentinels!" Sashiga retorted. "She must be makin' so much profit from those goody angels and from the people she sold the guns to. That's why she got those families out of there. That little brat is so important to them."

"Boss, are you sure you ain't guessin'?" the goon asked. "What if that kid ain't the Sentin-"

"Nyahh blah blah blah, I don't give a shit what you think!" Sashiga retorted back. "You think there's any other kid out there who can go killing people like she did those poor bastards at COCOdeS?! Surviving a damn bullet to the gut, no less?!"