Synopsis

The chapter begins with a tense confrontation where the protagonist quickly dispatches thugs after they harass a shop owner. He extracts their office address and intends to cause chaos there. Meanwhile, a separate plot thread has the protagonist's associate researching a problematic but talented potential recruit. The chapter culminates in the protagonist meeting the missing son's mother, explaining that he is alive but not necessarily happy, and that his actions are driven by his desire to return to her.