The World of Violence Kyoichi agrees to work with Tetsuo to find Nobuto, but threatens to kill him and frame him for murdering Nobuto if they cannot do so by the deadline of Friday, however Tetsuo does not share this information with Kasen. After considering his options, Tetsuo decides to create the impression that Nobuto is still alive. They interview Nobuto's girlfriend Hibiki at the club where she works and she mentions Nobuto's exploitation of Reika, enraging Tetsuo, however he manages to extract some useful information from her - Nobuto ripped off his gang by carrying out a pre-planned robbery himself. As Tetsuo and Kyoichi are about to leave they are coerced into carrying out a job for the club owners, to intercept a transaction between two violent gangs, the Ryuken-gumi and the Ouko-tai. At the meeting point on a deserted road, Kyoichi realizes that they are doomed and tries to drive off, but he is shot and wounded as they try to escape.