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“Talking? About what? What could you have to discuss with my father?”

Watanabe looked at the newco about the war”

The daughter glared at Reh Leave hiers htmare”

Sam rose “We’re sorry, it’s just that—”

The woman cut hi with you—don’t you have any compassion? He’s been to hell and back Just leave him in peace”

Chastened, Sam and Remi moved to the door “We meant no harm,” Remi said in a quiet voice

“I grew up seeing what that war did to him He moved away from Japan after ten years there—the war broke him, as well as the country he loved, and he never went back What do you know about anything? Justgo He’s been through enough”

Sari his door

“Maybe she was right That didn’t really tell us much, did it?”

“Sah We had to talk to him He was our only lead”

“I know But she was furious I hope we didn’t upset the old man”

“She was the one who see protective”

He shook his head and popped the locks using the remote “I can see her point”

“Sa”

He slid behind the wheel and slid the key into the ignition “I know So why does it feel like we did?”