[That's... give him a moment. He stops in his tracks, more than a little taken aback.]

"They" being presumably the same party? Because what I do know is whoever is directing this Metaverse user has a vested interest in the country's politics and has rubbed elbows with the likes of Kunikazu Okumura, if Okumura himself isn't the one pulling the strings.

[It was in the case file, after all. Far too many incidents with connections to Okumura Foods and its competitors.]