"Kay!", Assam called. "You might wanna see this!".
They looked outside.
Fukuda.
"We found her stuffed in a duffel bag, knocked out." Assam explained.
"Well, let her wake and question her!". Tommy replied.
"Bring all the files and documents they left behind, we'll go through them one by one." Katyusha spoke.
Tommy and Klara were the last to leave.
"Oh, I am veeery sorry for shooting you in the foot." Tommy sheepishly spoke.
Kara smiled. "Don't worry, you made it up by saving me." She replied.
"So, how are we gonna get you out?". Tommy questioned. "You clearly can't walk."
"Nonsense, I can." Klara continued.
"I mean, I can give you a piggy back like Katyusha likes." He offered.
"You know, I never got your full name, I believe you arrived one year after my contract with Katyusha ended." Tommy asked.
"Klara, Klara Novikov." She replied.
Tommy froze.
"What's wrong?". Klara asked concerned.
"Is… your father Stanislav Novikov?". He croaked.
"Umn, yes?". She replied, surprised about his knowledge.
"Does your family have financial trouble?". He continued.
"Yes?". Klara grew unnerved, how did he know this much?
"Did your father visit Las Vegas in the last three to five years?". He continued.
"Yes?".
He put Klara down gently.
"I. Am. So. Sorry." He apologized. He took out a wad of cash and gave it to her.
"Let me explain." Tommy spoke before Klara could ask.
"I started my mercenary gig with the Mafia, specifically in Vegas." He spoke.
"One day, some Russian bigshot comes in the Casino, and I'm tasked with rigging the games for a cut of whatever he loses." He nervously sweated.
"I got eight hundred thousand from that". Tommy spoke. "And his name was Stanislav Novikov."
Klara was shocked. She didn't remember much, but she did remember her mother yelling and berating her defeated father.
"So this is why he signed the contract…" Klara realized.
"Please forgive, I didn't know…". He begged.
"Don't worry, if anything it's my father you should ask, after all, I'd never meet Katyusha or you, for that matter." She comforted.
He brightened up and they exited the building and drove back to base.
"I'll pay you back." He spoke as they drove back.
Kay shut of the audio recording, disgusted and stunned like the others.
Klara and Tommy pulled in.
"So, what did the recording contain?". Klara asked
Katyusha stepped up. "The recording was a record, Tsuji has been forcing students into prostitution in exchange for keeping the schools afloat." She spoke with disgust.
"I'm not surprised, I've dealt with lower scum than that fucker." He spoke.
"And that's why, we're continuing the hunt." Kay declared.