Megumi went straight to the dojo and Kenshin went straight to the police station, returning an hour later. He had not been allowed to see his friend, but Uramura had been encouraging. While it was true the only evidence pointed at Sanosuke, it was very weak evidence and would probably not be enough to hold him, let alone convict him.

"Then why did he arrest him in the first place?" cried Megumi.

Kenshin sighed. "I asked him that. He said that he was ordered by a government official-apparently Kanryuu was trafficking in drugs in prison and his early release was part of a plan to follow him and discover who his supplier was. When he was killed, the official in charge learned that Sano left the country the last time he was suspected of committing a crime and ordered Chief Uramura to take him into custody until the investigation was complete."

"What government official?" Megumi's voice shook.

"The chief didn't say." Kenshin frowned. "Something is very strange about this whole affair, but Chief Uramura was very clear about one thing. He will do everything he can to learn the truth of Kanryuu's death."

Megumi stayed at the dojo for lunch, then took Sozo with her to the clinic while she put in a few hours. He went with her the next day, then protested he would rather stay at the dojo and play with Kenji. Megumi wanted to keep both children with her-she felt completely unsettled without Sano, but she didn't want to continue disrupting Sozo's routine. She started dropping him off with Kaoru in the morning and returning for him in the evening. Megumi found herself missing Sanosuke more and more as the week wore on, but she was not unhappy. Every morning was a new day that might bring her husband home, and so she lived in hope until the evening of the seventh day.