The next morning at daybreak, Xia Yu, wearing a mask and a duckbill cap, was secretly taken to the Sapporo JR Train Station by Dojima Yin.
"Here's your ticket!"
Dojima Yin said, "Take the express train, and you'll be in Asahikawa in about an hour and a half. Once there, someone will pick you up at the station. Firearms and the jeep are at the Lily Mercenary Corps' base, I've already contacted them!"
After watching Xia Yu board the train, Dojima Yin returned to the Ookura Mountain Villa.
Early in the morning, the front of the villa down the hill was jam-packed with vehicles and reporters carrying long and short guns. Upon returning through the main entrance, Dojima Yin stepped out of his car and was immediately encircled by reporters. For a time, his ears were filled with a cacophony, mostly inquiries about Xia Yu's whereabouts. Several well-known media outlets approached Dojima Yin with interview requests. He sighed inwardly and spoke up,
