 Yohei stabs Hikosuke in the head, and flees when Hikosuke yells for help – if he were to be captured, he would never make to Edo and so could never help Azuma.Confused as to the identity of his assailant, Hikosuke blames Yojibei, who is speedily apprehended.Yojibei realizes that it was Yohei who is to blame, but he remains silent