The account Tezuka Renichi gave differed slightly from that of the teenager, but it wasn't far off.
At the time, the group had sent people to collect a debt from someone living in "Hell's First District." Since loan sharking is legal in Japan, debt collection is naturally legal, too. The unfortunate debtor kept dodging them over and over, but ultimately, a subordinate from the group caught him, gave him a good beating, and took the money.
However, as luck would have it, this scene was discovered by patrolling police, and the subordinate had to flee in a hurry.
The next day, news came that the subordinate had killed someone, and the police launched a manhunt for him.
