I'm telling you, anything is possible...

Muto muttered into the phone, lighting a cigarette. The cops were on ToMan's tail for the umpteenth time, and something had to be done.

I don't know, but I think Mikey needs to finally show up and sort this out. Otherwise...

He didn't have time to finish. The Tokyo Manji headquarters building shook from the explosion. Police? Enemy gang? It didn't matter, Yasuhiro had to save himself. He started running. Running out onto the back stairs, the man hurried down.

Then everything seemed to be in slow motion. An explosion right above his head. A falling ceiling beam. A second before the impact, someone grabbed Muto by the collar and yanked him back. They both fell, and Yasuhiro instinctively hugged the person who saved him, hiding them from the dust and falling plaster.

Are you okay?

Muto asked loudly, trying to shout over the roar of the explosion.