[ Brigade lights up his own cigarette and takes a long puff ]

He said I should speak to you about it and told me that a friend's inside. [ He gestures to the shield. Then to the pipe. ] He also told me that the broken pipe was from another friend as well.

I read up on them, sir, Gintoki and Kaien. The file was short and limited but it was enough for me to know that these, and the people who they were or belonged to, are very important to you.