"So it looks like Yamada is the chief engineer or mechanic that signed off on the safety inspections of each of the SUVs in question," Mina concludes, as the women complete their review of the documents.
"And yet there's no mention of a Yamada anywhere else in the files..." Michiru frowns.
"No, and nothing on the Tenoh Motors website either, even though everyone in the company has a profile page."
"He must have been fired, and all his information wiped out," the aqua reporter guesses. "Tenoh Motors is a large enough company that one firing wouldn't have raised too many suspicions."
"But regardless of who or where Yamada is, it's clear that Haruka believes that Yamada's work was connected to the crashes."
"Mm hmm," Michiru agrees, deep in thought.
"Will you write about this? Expose the truth?"
"I think I have to. But not before giving Haruka a chance to address the allegations that I - we're - going to make. That is, if you want to be in on this piece?"
Mina's eyes light up again, as she acknowledges the impact this could have on her journalism career. "Absolutely. Thank you, Michiru."
"Good. Now let's get our beauty sleep. I have a feeling we're in for a long day tomorrow."