Hearing Gonda's question, Akimasa just realized that he had not seen his friend. The friend whose name was almost the same as his own. He didn't see him since returning from the restroom when he had followed Gonda and Tsukamoto.
"I don't know where he is. I even just remembered that he was here when I heard your question."
"Then what should we do now, sir?"
"I've been through a lot of things, but it's never been like this," said Akimasa.
This time Akimasa couldn't answer Gonda's question. Although he had been involved in various exciting events, the level was not the same as what they were currently facing.
"How did the woman in the hat react when you followed her inside?"
Gonda's eyes widen. She looked at Akimasa with a look that Akimasa thought was a mixture of surprised and annoyed feeling.
"Sir, when we are in a precarious situation like this, I think we should discuss more important matters."
"You don't think Tsukamoto's matter is important? Remember, we're not here to cover Yabuta Matane or his secretary. We're here to investigate Tsukamoto."
"Yeah, but I guess...."
"Whatever we do now will not change the fact that armed men stormed this place. I know you must be very interested in investigating this incident, but I must remind you we must not neglect our primary aim when something else is distracting us. It's not that I forbid you to cover this incident, but don't forget our primary focus."
"Okay then," said Gonda. She's showing a sullen face. After that, Gonda told what happened in the restroom. Although she told him all the gestures and body language of the woman in the enormous hat, but it wasn't enough. There was nothing significant that Akimasa could conclude after he heard Gonda's description, except that the woman he suspected was Tsukamoto didn't care about Gonda's existence at all.
"Hey! You two! Come here now!"
Hearing Gonda's question, Akimasa just realized that he had not seen his friend. The friend whose name was almost the same as his own. He didn't see him since returning from the restroom when he had followed Gonda and Tsukamoto.
"I don't know where he is. I even just remembered that he was here when I heard your question."
"Then what should we do now, sir?"
"I've been through a lot of things, but it's never been like this," said Akimasa.
This time Akimasa couldn't answer Gonda's question. Although he had been involved in various exciting events, the level was not the same as what they were currently facing.
"How did the woman in the hat react when you followed her inside?"
Gonda's eyes widen. She looked at Akimasa with a look that Akimasa thought was a mixture of surprised and annoyed feeling.
"Sir, when we are in a precarious situation like this, I think we should discuss more important matters."
"You don't think Tsukamoto's matter is important? Remember, we're not here to cover Yabuta Matane or his secretary. We're here to investigate Tsukamoto."
"Yeah, but I guess...."
"Whatever we do now will not change the fact that armed men stormed this place. I know you must be very interested in investigating this incident, but I must remind you we must not neglect our primary aim when something else is distracting us. It's not that I forbid you to cover this incident, but don't forget our primary focus."
"Okay then," said Gonda. She's showing a sullen face. After that, Gonda told what happened in the restroom. Although she told him all the gestures and body language of the woman in the enormous hat, but it wasn't enough. There was nothing significant that Akimasa could conclude after he heard Gonda's description, except that the woman he suspected was Tsukamoto didn't care about Gonda's existence at all.
"Hey! You two! Come here now!"
