So, for the lieutenants, it's not just an empty lot, it's a stepping stone to rank up. Boss Dojima wants it, because getting the contract of the construction project will give him a lot of money, and he will give the Family Captain position to the one who will give him ownership to this 'Empty Lot'. They need the ownership of the Empty Lot to build on it. The Empty Lot is in the middle of the Kamurocho Reconstruction Project. The place where the body was found, named the 'Empty Lot', is very important to them. Kiryu instantly realizes that this means that someone is trying to frame him.īut the lieutenants still aren't ready to let this go.

Long story short, the bosses share a detail with him - one not known by the general public - namely that the man was found with a bullet hole in his head, which contradicts Kiryu's version of the facts: he punched the guy, and never had any gun to begin with. Nishiki drives Kiryu to the HQ, and once inside, the three Dojima Lieutenants (Kuze, Awano and Shibusawa) await him for interrogation. Kiryu then receives a message from the Dojima Family, ordering him to present himself at their HQ. Nishiki freaks out, as killing a civilian is a big no-no for the Yakuza, but Kiryu maintains his position: he might have roughed the guy up, but he was still very much alive when he left him. The debtor Kiryu had beaten was found dead by the police, at the same empty lot Kiryu had left him passed out. The next morning, as Kiryu and Nishiki are having an early breakfast at a restaurant, a news report catches their eyes. Kiryu takes Nishiki's advice in stride, and the duo go on to drink, eat and sing karaoke during the night. As the two stroll the streets, Nishiki talks to Kiryu about his less than good fashion sense, telling him that strong fists aren't the only requirement to be a Yakuza. No sooner has Kiryu beaten the punks into the ground, Nishiki finally shows up, and sarcastically comments on Kiryu always playing the good guy. As he looks around for Nishiki, he comes around a group of punks trying to rob a student, which is a serious faux pas on territory controlled by an organised gang - in this case Kiryu's - so he beats some proper crime etiquette into the would-be robbers. Kiryu receives a message from his sworn brother Akira Nishikiyama to meet him on Tenkaichi Street, where he already is. He then returns the cash to the loan shark, who is impressed with Kiryu's skills and offers him a permanent arrangement as a debt collector for him, but Kiryu politely, yet firmly passes on this offer. Kiryu finds the guy in an empty lot, punches him out cold before taking his money. Kazuma Kiryu, a new Yakuza appointed to the powerful Dojima Family, is asked by a local loan shark to do a debt collection.

Yakuza 4 recap