Yakuza: Like a Dragon/Chapter 8

Bleached Black (, Hyōhaku no Uragawa, Lit. "The Other Side of the Vagabond") is the eighth chapter of Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
== Plot ==
Over at Heian Tower, the Ijin Three leaders are seated at a table and Han beckons in Kasuga, Adachi, and Saeko. Hoshino states the leaders meet once a year at maximum, whenever an in-person meeting is necessary. When Kasuga asks them to stand down, both Hoshino and Zhao state both sides have lost too much to stop. Though Kasuga is infuriated at the lives being lost, Hoshino states sacrifices need to me made to maintain the stalemate.
Hoshino starts discussing history, saying that Ijincho's power structure formed in the postwar climate, with the Seiryu Clan flourishing in the black markets sprouting in that time. In Chinatown, two Chinese factions fought for control, with the winners still there and the losers becoming the Yokohama Liumang. The two factions had clashed frequently. Hoshino shows Kasuga the bill in his pocket and states it is related, because all counterfeit yen made by the Geomijul is delivered to him.
Still furious of the situation he had been placed in, Kasuga asks if the Seiryu Clan profits from this scheme, but Hoshino tells him the money's final destination is Ogikubo, a CLP politician. Ogikubo was the one who proposed the counterfeiting scheme sixty years ago as a solution to maintain peace between Liumang and Seiryu Clan, which was accepted by the first Seiryu chairman and the then-Liumang leader. Splitting the roles would give both factions a common interest, with the Liumang obtaining paper and the Seiryu forging and delivering the money.
Ogikubo used all of his connections to learn the recipe used to print money, and counterfeit bills were easier to make in those times. Ogikubo paid the police to control law enforcement, and when enough loyalty was bought, he ordered them to crack down on crime in a region of Ijincho. The funded police would also stop any potential fight between the Liuamang and Seiryu, creating a violence-free Ijincho gray zone. The Seiryu had accepted the Liumang moving in, but they would still profit from the scheme. Additionally, Ogikubo coulld have the scheme shut down before it was exposed should one of the factions go too far.
Following Hoshino's explanation, Seong-hui tells the party that Geomijul benefitted from the counterfeiting scheme, as former Geomijul members (then a part of Jingweon Mafia, whose leader Han was a body double for some years prior) found relief at Ijincho back in the 1980s. Seong-hui's mother brought her to Ijincho when she was younger, and as the ex-Jingweon members grew more prevalent, the clashed with the Liumang worsened. Before the clashed could escalate to a war, Ogikubo offered them the bill production from the Seiryu Clan, ensuring steady income and safe territory, while in return, Geomijul would provide necessary surveillance to keep the secret, which leads to present-day Ijin Three. Ogikubo also used the money to move up the CLP ranks.
Zhao states that with Nanba learning the secret and disappearing, he poses a threat and must be silenced. Under normal circumstances, Hoshino states they all would be killed, but Hoshino states he is making an exception due to the misprinted bill, and if Kasuga wants to know more, then he should bring Nanba to him. Kasuga is unwilling to sell out his friend and states the Great Wall of Muscle falling is no concern to him, but Zhao points out the Ijin Three keeping the Omi Alliance out is the reason he is still alive. 
Nanba is already being hunted by Liumang assassins, and Zhao will not call them off. Han states he has an idea of where Nanba may be. There was no indication of him leaving Ijincho, and he could not risk going to the police as he cannot be certain if they are sympathetic to the Ijin Three, leaving Bleach Japan as Nanba's best choice. Their offices are on the second floor of the Hakuryo Building on Carriage Hwy. Outside the building, the ex-Geomijul member who killed Matsuo states he is here to kill them, and has found a new partnership with better benefits.
Inside the building, the party are welcomed by Kume, Nanba, and Bleach Japan director Hajime Ogasawara. There, Kasuga tells them Liumang assassins are trying to hunt Nanba, and both the Liumang and Seiryu are also involved in the money counterfeiting. Kume initially refutes the claim, but Ogasawara quickly understands due to his knowledge about Yokohama's underworld. Ogasawara calls Mabuchi - who has not told Zhao of his decision - and his subordinates to the room, leading to a fight. Nanba still wants to find his brother.
Upon Mabuchi's defeat, he reveals Nonomiya's death was under Ogasawara's orders, as he planned to find Ogikubo's source of funding by provoking the Ijin Three. Mabuchi states Ogasawara has backing from the Omi Alliance, and they will be invading tomorrow. Mabuchi is planning to sell Ijincho to the Omi similar to Arakawa to become a respected officer. Shortly after, Nanba and Kume return, telling Kasuga that Ogasawara left through the back exit. Nanba will continue to search for his brother and asks the party to stop interfering before carrying Mabuchi and his goons to safety. 
The party then continues their search at Bleach Japan's Yokohama office, where a certain newspaper clipping caught Kasuga's attention. The picture shows Bleach Japan's founders, Ogasawara and Aoki, the latter of whom left to pursue politics and became Tokyo governor. Kasuga states Aoki is the supposedly-dead Masato Arakawa. In his office, Aoki is told the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly disapproves of his cuts to the construction budget and his secretary asks if she should cancel his news appearance, which he declines. He receives a call from Ogasawara of the Geomijul's conterfeiting operation, and asks for Omi reinforcements.
== Objectives ==
* Go to the Hakuryo Building
* Investigate the Manager's Office
==Related trophies/achievements==
Icon	Name 	Description 	Trophy Status (PlayStation)	Gamerscore (Xbox)
 	The Statesman	Completed Chapter 8 .	Bronze 	10G
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