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What's your problem? Beer for breakfast?

It's wheat juice.

What's next? Pro wrestling?

We're still short one person.

But I'll tell you before he arrives.

It'll be a long story and a lot of it you'll be hearing for the first time.

This one is very dangerous.

Drop out if you like.

Makoto, calm down!

I loved you and your mother.

And I still do, of course.

I had no choice. I also had no choice but to join the Shanghai gang.

Just put the gun down.

Believe in me, please!

That dummy of Oz may not have been necessary.

Anyway, let's just hope they don't retrieve it.

I'd forgotten what seawater tasted like.

What a drag it is always playing dead.

Can't you come up with a better plan?

That's for sure. You've run out of ideas.

You're complaining to the wrong person.

For Christ's sake,

how often does a senior citizen have to be enslaved by you?

I told you, complain to the guy behind you.

The same goes for you.

Apologize to those two, Oz. They've been whining the whole time.

That's right. I'm sorry for putting you in danger.

Forgive me.

Oh, Oz...

This is all the fault of that blond bastard.

That's for sure.

Unlike the ones he scouted, he's a good member of the team.

That should go for that other one too.

I hope it went well.

It appears it did.

But things are a lot different than the original plan.

Of course, we took it all into account.

You always improvise to get through them.

You're the one who dragged Edamame into this.

So why didn't you trust him and explain it all from the start?

Hey, come on. Before I scouted him, he was a two-bit swindler.

He was full of himself, but I put him in his place.

In fact, he thanks me now.

I shouldn't have to explain to you what's so special about Edamame.

You've got a point.

If you told him the plan, he'd spill the beans in no time.

Exactly.

At any rate, keeping him in the dark and letting him gain Akemi's trust

is for his safety as well.

Though I hate to admit it.

You're trying to make it sound reasonable, but it sounds more like an excuse.

So, what will we do now?

Even if we let him in on the plan, do you think he'd be okay with it?

Laurent, I'll do my best to explain everything to him.

Got it. I'll leave it to you.

I guess I'll pay a visit to an old friend next.

When competing in a foreign country,

the language barrier is much more difficult to cross than we can imagine.

Do you understand now?

How detrimental Oz's disappearance is to our operation?

I don't think it will be too bad.

That being said, without a reliable translator,

our position in future negotiations will be...

In jeopardy, you mean?

If that's the case, let me get my people to investigate this.

What's going on?

Are you serious?

Guess what, the fortune-teller was right on the money!

That Laurent guy is here!

This is not bad at all.

How can you miss this when in Shanghai?

It's so delicious!

What have you been up to lately?

Why have you been gone for this long?

Well, it's a long story.

Why don't you speak English? I've been learning it lately.

After that, I returned home to France to look after my mother.

Caring for her was one struggle after another.

In the end, my mother passed away two years ago.

Then there was the tedious task of dealing with what she left behind.

But every once in a while,

I'd fondly remember the taste of Shanghai crab and my family here.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

For the most part.

Excellent.

Actually, my translator, a brother of mine, has disappeared.

Disappeared?

Suzaku took him out.

Those brutal sons of bitches!

-You talking about the Suzaku Association? -Yes.

Now that you mention it,

guess what that old lady told me when I was there recently.

She wanted us to hand over all our profits.

Are you kidding me? That's ridiculous.

I know, right?

Do you plan on playing any mahjong this time around?

I'd love to play anytime.

-Cheers! -Cheers!

And then?

That's it.

You said that living like this was too painful.

Was that an act too?

I don't know. I've forgotten now.

After all, I've been tricked this whole time.

I was going to explain it to you sometime.

Liar.

You're not Oz the Wizard.

I wish you'd sunk to the bottom of Sagami Bay.

Out with it. I'll listen to your lame excuses.

To protect you and Miki from the gang in Shanghai,

it was my only choice.

I had to cut off all contact.

Like I said, why didn't you consider your family?

Was Dorothy that important?

More than Mom and me?

Was it because your screw-up killed her?

You often used to say,

"Always be lawful.

Contribute to the world.

Be a respectable person."

You did the complete opposite.

Aren't you ashamed for lying to your own child?

Don't ever act like my father.

I'll never trust you again.

I see.

Everything Laurent had me do until now

was a practice run for this, wasn't it?

Yes.

I'll do it...

just like I'm told.

I see.

You think it will go well?

Of course.

At least have a drink with me.

Are these different beans?

Yes.

I got some rare beans called Masama Kilimanjaro.

How is it?

Not bad.

-Makoto. -Yes?

Wear this if you like.

Thank you.

-What is it? -A necktie.

I happened to find it.

Are you sure?

Come here.

I guess it's all right.

I'm much obliged.

Today is the meeting with Shanghai.

Yes. But I'm not looking forward to it.

The best way to go about it is to soften our stance first

and mitigate the tension between us and Suzaku.

We need to be able to see Akemi first before we can--

This is so troublesome.

The vase is blocking the screen, move it away.

Okay, let's go ahead and start.

SUZAKU

Are they fooling us?

Why isn't anyone there?

Why are you so anxious?

Damn the Japanese.

This is not intentional.

When you're old, you need to visit the restroom often.

Looks like she really did just get back from the restroom.

It's been a while, Liu.

Are you feeling better?

I'm all good now.

Much better.

Good.

Then you can come here and pay your respects to me, right?

I want to speak to you in person.

What did she say?

She wants you to transfer 67 percent of the ownership to her

without any conditions.

As expected, I knew she was going to demand everything.

All right.

I understand what you're saying.

Since the chairman herself is making the request, I won't deny it.

However, do we not have any other way to resolve this?

What did he say?

-Well-- -I don't mind. Tell me.

"If you want the company, then buy it for the right price."

That parasite is full of nonsense.

This is ridiculous.

What's going on?

Not only can we not negotiate the percentage of ownership,

they've also demanded an additional 100 billion yen in compensation.

Is this old lady insane?

I understand your request.

But how do we transport all that cash?

"If you pay, I'll come and bow to you."

How much?

That big-ear prick. He wants 100 billion? He's out of his mind!

This isn't an issue of money.

But...

they're just making whatever demands they want.

I won't stand for them to disrespect you any longer, Chairman.

Let's stop this now and start over again.

She wants 100 billion yen?

That's just too much to pay, it's ridiculous.

Everything should only come out to six billion at the most.

My translator, do you have any suggestions?

I'll be direct with you then.

Go ahead.

I think this is a good opportunity.

The core issue at hand

is not the amount of money, but our relationship with Suzaku.

They have been spreading negative rumors about us in other Asian regions.

Like what?

That at the end of the day, we are still just Suzaku's dog.

Let's pay it.

Edamura!

This is our only chance to lure out Liu!

She's right. Like the chairman says, it's not about money. It's our dignity!

And who the hell would have ears that big?

They're implants for sure!

What irks me more than anything is his attitude.

He doesn't show any respect to Chairman Suzaku!

On the day we meet,

it will be only me, you, and the bare minimum of staff.

Don't bring anyone unnecessary.

I'll give you the date later.

I'll prepare what you want.

So come and bow down to me, Liu.

I'm so glad we have come to an agreement.

We look forward to seeing you in person.

It's 100 billion yen in cash.

Why don't we bring some counterfeit over?

Bringing counterfeit?

What if they find out?

There's no point doing stuff like that.

We should be trying to figure out how to send that old lady to heaven.

I'm beat. Do you want to have a drink?

We'll consider this to be an early celebration.

Ishigami, get 100 billion ready.

But...

We can't write them a bad check.

That's what that scum would do.

I, Akemi Suzaku, don't play cheap tricks.

What's more, with them out of the picture,

it will be even easier to do business in Asia.

Isn't that right?

You're exactly right.

-Chairman. -Yes?

May I have some of your time this evening?

-I want to show you something. -Fine.

We'll have to get back to the office.

Right.

What's this? A new paint job?

Yes, to match the chairman's office.

It needs to look perfect so Big-Ears won't look down on us.

Nice idea.

By the way, what did you bring?

A present for the chairman.

Now, come closer.

Here goes.

Voila!

As I expected.

What? I thought you'd be more impressed.

Pretty incredible chair, don't you think?

Not really.

Please, have a look at the right armrest.

That's what's commonly known as a kill switch.

I'm very sorry!

It was very last-minute, so it wasn't finished in time.

I'm sure it was quite the contraption.

-And this side? -Well,

I'm sure you'll like the left one.

Just give it a little push.

Could you picture his head flying off?

Very clearly.

I like it. You did well.

Thank you. I'm very happy to hear it.

If you kill the king, you've won the war.

Here, give me your hand.

This is like shooting up drugs.

How long does it take to spread through the body?

For someone her age, it will take less than an hour.

I already have the serum ready.

When the moment comes, she'll do anything you say.

Good job.

It was a lot easier than I expected.

I doubt that Tokyo granny has any idea that we will be taking them over.

Did you understand the English spoken earlier?

Only the part about the granny from Tokyo.

YASUBEI

Once we've taken over Shanghai, she'll probably let you run the business.

Not that again.

I'll say it again.

When you showed up, the chairman completely changed.

Her expression isn't nearly as stiff.

She's practically charming.

She is?

The chairman used to be just an ordinary person.

The boss fell for her and she became his second wife.

After he died, she took control of the organization all by herself.

Since her good-for-nothing son took off,

she's been handling business all on her own.

She must have been darn lonely.

That's it! That's the necktie.

It's the same one her good-for-nothing son wore.

How is the hot spring?

I'm glad to hear it.

Right. See you in Tokyo.

HAKONE

We're on at last!

Cheers!

-Cheers! -Cheers!

This is one heck of a plan, Mr. Oz.

But I guess we'll be bringing both organizations to ruin each other.

If the son's a genius, the father must be a god!

Both father and son are mere mortals.

That hits the spot!

Too bad this is my only night at a Japanese hot spring.

There you go, looking glum again.

Edamame will do just fine.

That guy is far more sensitive than any of us think.

He's a real pain.

That may be so.

I never trusted that guy from the very start.

The longer you're undercover, the more you lose sight of yourself.

No matter how horrendous the target, a friendship builds between you.

It was a close call for me too.

He's matured a lot.

He's an incredible idiot.

He'll completely ignore the plan and do what he pleases.

Who knows what crap he will pull.

Tomorrow is finally the day.

Let's enjoy it.

You got it.

Subtitle translation by: Biran Athey, Jia Yuan