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Yakuza page 3 of 11
Red Must Die Taka is at his house. He goes to the kitchen and makes tea. He puts the envelope on the table. He sits down. He drinks his tea. Then he looks at the envelope. The envelope is big. He opens the envelope and finds... Money! A lot of money. Taka is very happy. Then he sees the paper. There is no writing, only a red circle. "What is this?" he thinks. Taka goes to the telephone and calls Masa. 'Hello Masa?' asks Taka. 'You opened the envelope?' answers Masa. 'Yes,' replies Taka. 'Oh. We can not speak on the phone. Let's meet at the bar in twenty minutes.' Masa answers. 'OK, bye.' Taka replies. There were many people in the bar. Lots of young women. But Taka`s eyes were on the door, looking for Masa. First he saw the black jacket and black shirt. Then he saw the face. It was Masa. 'Everything OK, Taka?' Masa asks. 'Yes very good. Thank you for your help.' Taka answers. 'That is OK. That is what friends are for,' replies Masa. 'But there was paper with a red circle. What is that?' asks Taka. Masa`s face goes cold. 'A red circle you say.' 'Yes.' Taka can see Masa`s face and he feels that something is wrong. 'What is it, Masa?' he asks. 'There was a lot of money in the envelope, yes?' asks Masa. 'Yes. There was. The Oyabun was very kind,' says Taka. 'Nothing is for nothing. You have work to do, Taka.' Masa says sadly. 'I know. What must I do?' asks Taka. 'Red is the colour of the dead. You are going to kill a man.' Masa answers. 'My first day! Oyabun wants me to kill!' Taka shouts. 'Do not shout. We can not talk here. But you must do what Oyabun says.' Masa replies as he quickly finishes his beer and walks out of the bar.
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