Yakuza: Like a Dragon/Chapter 9

House of Cards (, Sajō no Rōkaku, Lit. "Tower Built on Sand") is the ninth chapter of Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
== Plot ==
At Survive Bar, Saeko, Adachi, and Kasuga delve into Aoki's profile. Kasuga sees that Aoki is the exact same age as Masato Arakawa. His profile states Aoki was a shut-in until the age of 20 before setting off to Harvard University to study political economy, befriending Ogasawara and receiving a surgery to treat his disability. 
Upon returning to Japan, Aoki and Ogasawara founded Bleach Japan, a nonprofit organization that catapulted Aoki into mainstream politics due to its popularity among youngsters before resigning and becoming governor of Tokyo with 80% approval and no political enemies after barely winning the election two years ago. No information of him being Masato Arakawa is present, though Adachi says it is still possible for the two to be a same, as some things make more sense if Aoki is Masato. 
Aoki gained support as governor two years prior with the Kamurocho 3K Plan, which caused its top officers Majima, Dojima, and Saejima to disappear from Kamurocho, which Adachi suspects is due to how easy it would be to arrest them. He also notes the Tojo would not be so easy to crush without leaking internal affairs, which is where Masumi Arakawa and potential nepotism come into play. Adachi thinks Masato took over family register to assume the identity of Ryo Aoki, which would be easy with his criminal connections and wealth, and Masato's death was leaked to hide identity theft.
Kasuga sees a picture of Aoki walking, but Masato was wheelchair-bound since birth. He states the doctors could not heal Masato, but Adachi notes he may have gotten surgery in the US. Police commissioner Horinouchi is present in that same picture, and Kasuga recognizes him from a cabaret club before his jail time. With their discussion done, Kasuga plans to head back, but Adachi confirms with the bartender that they have permission to stay in the bar's second floor, which he is okay with as they are fighting for the city.
The next morning, Kasuga receives a phone call from Hamako, who tells him that a yakuza led by Totsuka are looking for him at her place. Against her advice to stay away, Kasuga and the party make their way there to face Totsuka, who was interrogating Hamako. Totsuka states Bleach Japan have revealed the Ijin Three's counterfeit operation, and some Seiryu Clan members have defected after learning Hoshino was friendly with Zhao in spite of Mabuchi murdering two Seiryu yakuza.
Totsuka's ambition of controlling the counterfeiting ring fades after Kasuga defeats him and his thugs, then tells him to never approach Hamako again. Then, Zhao phones Kasuga to inform him that ~1,000 Bleach Japan protesters (most of whom are Omi Alliance) are approaching the Geomijul under orders from Ogasawara. During the call, Zhao states he is occupied with the coup d'état that Mabuchi had spurred, and that the Liumang can forget about Nanba if they can protect the Geomijul from the Omi.
Near Geomijul, the party is attacked by Kume's thugs, leading to a fight against them, after which Kume admits he did not knows the Bleach Japan supporters were yakuza. They get close to the protest and see a wrecking ball crane manned by Reiji Ishioda, an Omi lieutenants. One of Kume's thugs exposes the three, leading to a long fight, after which Ishioda swings his wrecking ball at them. Ishioda recognizes Kasuga as the man Arakawa shot at a meeting. Kasuga's party fights Ishioda in his vehicle and they narrowly escape the protest just after Ishioda smashes a building using the crane.
Outside the protest area, Adachi tells Kasuga that Ishioda was on the frontlines when the Omi took over Kamurocho and is one of three Omi lieutenants - the other two being Sawashiro and Yosuke Tendo. Kasuga receives a phone call from Han, who asks them for assistance and tells them to go to Eomeoni's Vow, a yakiniku restaurant to receive a "precious gift". Upon reaching Eomeoni's Vow, the manager makes them promise to keep a secret shows them a back door which leads to Geomijul's underground residential area, which they use to access Geomijul's base of operations.
They meet Han in the underground passage, and he says the barricade has fallen and Seong-hui is getting in contact with Ogikubo. Over at Geomijul's base, Han and Seong-hui ask for Kasuga's party to stall the Omi Alliance so they can buy time to torch the place. She admits she is at fault, but simply shutting it down would leave evidence that would imcriminate Ogikubo. Though they would lose their home, she is grateful to Ogikubo for what he has done for them, and is following his orders to end the operation. 
Seong-hui bows to ask for their help, and Saeko notes she would not bow without good reason. They accept, and Seong-hui thanks Saeko. Time passes, and the intruders arrive. Ishioda is confused as to why Kasuga is alive, given Arakawa has people dispose of his marks' corpses. Kasuga stands in their way as they notice the fire coming from the printer room, leading to a fight against Ishioda, Nanba, and Omi Alliance thugs. After the fight, Han and Seong-hui capture Ogasawara and tell Nanba that his brother is alive and well, knowing that killing him would be a waste of his talent. They take Ogasawara to the homeless quarter for questioning.
== Objectives ==
* Check on the City
* Go to Hamako's place
* Go to Geomijul
* Go to Eomeoni's Vow
* Go to the Back
* Prepare for a fight
==Related trophies/achievements==
Icon	Name 	Description 	Trophy Status (PlayStation)	Gamerscore (Xbox)
 	Time to Talk	Completed Chapter 9.	Bronze 	10G
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