After thinking he had reached an agreement with Aoyama Xiu Xin, Ozawa Hideomi officially began to investigate the smuggling issue involving the Sea Guard and the Maritime Security Bureau. However, he quickly discovered that there were numerous obstructions during the investigation; it was clear that the Maritime Security Bureau and Sea Guard had been tipped off and were prepared.
Ozawa Hideomi suspected that Aoyama Xiu Xin had let the news slip, but he wasn't discouraged because it was impossible for such a large-scale smuggling operation to be flawless.
Faced with the Defense Hall's investigation, the Maritime Security Bureau and Sea Guard's resistance was just their death throes; it was merely a difference between dying quickly or slowly.
