Chapter 43Hiroshi slapped the retractable baton in his palm all the way to Narita Airport. Ueno slowed the car and eased around the hotel buses, shuttles, private cars and taxis unloading suitcases and passengers. Hiroshi thought back to his kendo at college, and then stopped thinking about it. He had to act, not think.
Sakaguchi finished his cellphone call and turned to the others. “Chief Hirano said Trey slipped out on a military shuttle. They caught sight of him on a camera at the tollbooth for the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line. He must be here already. Airport security’s supposed to meet us.”
Out of the trunk, they pulled handcuffs, batons, kevlar gloves and jutte sword catchers. Takamatsu and Ueno went with airport security guards to the check-in counters while Hiroshi and Sakaguchi headed do
