Chapter 143

• "Talk. Why did you summon me out? You understand I'm taking paternity leave these days," Frank Lanka ordered his friend while we were both sitting in a private room of a club.
• Nakamura had invited me around so that we could have a drink. I would have rejected the invitation so that I could stay with my family, but having heard the tone of Nakamura's voice, I chose to go meet him and see what was going on. Since Nakamura had been there for me during difficult times, I wanted to do the same for him.
• Nakamura took a swallow of his whiskey before looking at me. He replied, "I just wanted to vent and you're the only one I have. My head's all jumbled."