Chapter 9

Jin came out, curious and anxious at the same time to know about Ryo's whereabouts. Lee was in a sleepy mood with a faint smile on his face, who had worked all the night to crack the encryption. He reported that only one video had some information about Heihachi and Ryo. Jin sent him back watched the video footage calmly. When he had finished, Asuka came in, who was just as anxious to know about Ryo. Jin switched off the laptop and put it in a huge drawer.

"What was that data about, Oni-chan?"

"You'll find out soon enough. And oh, you are just in time for the show."

"What does that mean?" Asuka asked, but Jin didn't reply and was scrolling down his phone's contact list. She came and sat beside him, still curious and impatient and started tugging at his shoulders. Jin brushed her off, and gave her an annoyed look.

"Uh, Reiko, tell Mr. Hideo Kojisawa to come here within 15 minutes."

"Sure, Jin." Jin sat lightly tapping on the table as if it was a drum, and his behaviour was suggesting that he was in a fit of anger. Asuka thought that maybe this person had some connection to Heihachi. When he calmed down a bit he sat down in his chair and turned to the glass wall, waiting for him to come. Just then, a man came, who appeared to be out of breath and was sweating heavily. On hearing his breaths, Jin turned back and looked at him. The man on seeing Jin's gaze understood that he was in great trouble.

''Come, Kojisawa, I was waiting for you." The man looked at him in a slight daze, not getting his words. He stood there itself, adding fuel to the fire.

"I SAID, COME HERE!" The man ran and stood in front of the table, and Jin gave hime a menacing gaze. "I couldn't understand this, but could you care to elaborate?" Jin opened the footage and showed it to Hideo. By the time he had finished seeing the footage, he started trembling. Jin looked at him, whose gaze suggested:

'Game over, bastard.'

Hideo started to think of ways to get himself out of his mess. He started making reasons to justify his actions, but Jin didn't care to hear them. Instead, he opened his drawer, and took a Desert Eagle out of it and shot him in the head. Asuka was horrified at the sight of blood. Jin didn't stop and fired a whole round on his head, just to be sure that he was really dead. Once he was done, he went to spit on his corpse and kept back the gun in the drawer. Asuka became mad at Jin.

"Aniki! Are you insane? Why did you kill him? You complain about the cruelty of our grandfather, but YOU are a heartless murderer yourself!" Jin looked at his sister, as if he was expecting it from her.

"Don't jump to conclusions, Asuka. You'll change your song once you see it." He pushed the laptop towards her, and played the footage. Apparently, Hideo had given out the location of Jin's family to Heihachi, who was controlling G Corp through blackmailing the CEO, Shiro Minamoto and also ensured the kidnapping of Ryo, who was tortured in the most inhuman way by himself. He was a rat, giving out important information about the Zaibatsu to Heihachi, as shown by the footage. Asuka was on the verge of tears, after hearing about the death of their uncle. A deathly kind of silence enshrouded the room, the only sound being that of Asuka crying. Jin looked at her sadly, as he knew the attachment she had towards Ryo. He was confused on how he would give this sad news to their mother, Jun. He sat back on his chair and called Reiko.

"Reiko, tell Lars Alexandersson to come to my office. Don't forget to send someone who doesn't mind carrying a bloody corpse and burning it." Reiko was confused by the order, but she sent for Lars and and a soldier. They arrived at the office and looked at the corpse calmly, as they were quite used to such sights. The soldier carried away the corpse, while Jin was fully tensed up.

"What was that for, Jin?"

"He was a rat, and moreover he tortured and killed our uncle for Heihachi. So, I have a job for you and your team. According to sources, he was killed a day ago and his dead body is at Hon-maru. Go and retrieve the body, and be prepared for any form of attack from G Corporation, and kill them without any mercy. Scan the area for any clue about Heihachi's whereabouts."

"I am sorry to hear that, Jin. My men will leave for Hon-maru within an hour." Lars went out, while Jin

tried consoling Asuka. She was in a state of denial, refusing to hear anything. She punched him and ran crying to her room. Jun noticed it and went to console her and ask about what happened, but she didn't tell. Jin came there, looking at them silently and started thinking about a way to reveal Ryo's death to his mother. Jun looked at him and asked the reason for Asuka's sadness. Jin revealed it in a low voice, while trying to avoid Jun's gaze.

"Well, the footage suggested that he was tortured till death and his body is at Honmaru. The Tekken Force will go and retrieve his body, mother. He said 'near death' so there is a slight chance that we may be able to save him from death. Asuka didn't care to hear me out and came here as if his death was confirmed. We need to lure Heihachi out and kill him, soon. Oh, mom, can you send her to the office once she calms down? We need to discuss about the seventh Tekken tournament." Jin went back and sat on his chair, monitoring live feed from the soldier's head armor.