Ryuzaki Makoto slowly turned his head and looked in the direction from which the applause came.
A golden flash pierced through the dark rain and reflected into his eyes.
The light came from a gold watch on the newcomer's wrist.
Then, what came into his view was the face of a kochi who always wore a gentle smile—Akutsu.
Behind Akutsu, a tall man in black was holding a huge black umbrella over him, keeping all the rain out.
Ryuzaki Makoto looked at the master and servant pair and smiled.
"Brother, you're here right on time."
Akutsu smiled too, his smile appearing particularly meaningful in the dimly lit alleyway.
"I'm just worried that something might happen to my most promising young man here. My men have brought all the necessary equipment with them."
Ryuzaki Makoto shook his head, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
He slowly finished his last puff of cigarette, then casually tossed the cigarette butt, soaked with blood and rainwater, into the blood-soaked puddle at his feet.
Looking at the severed limbs scattered on the ground, Ryuzaki Makoto said to Akutsu:
"Brother, aren't you in the business of human bones? Look at the condition of these parts on the ground, they're all fresh. I'll give them to you for free today."
Akutsu showed no disgust whatsoever; he actually bent down and began carefully searching through the pile of nauseating corpses.
A moment later, he stood up and sighed with some regret.
"Hey buddy, this isn't some junkyard. You've got it all haphazardly scattered everywhere; I can't even find a single complete piece..."
Akutsu's words were clear to Ryuzaki.
In the business of selling human bones, completeness is of utmost importance.
These skeletons will eventually end up in medical schools, museums, or in the hands of collectors with particular tastes around the world.
If it is incomplete or pieced together later, it loses its core research and collection value, and its price will naturally be greatly reduced.
However, Ryuzaki Makoto didn't think anything of it.
Instead, he smiled and said in an even more seductive tone:
"Don't worry, brother. I didn't expect some fools to come knocking on my door so quickly. But now that I've made my move, I bet things are getting lively on my woman's side too. They're probably still having a blast there. Shall I take you to see her?"
Akutsu's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing this.
He stood up, took out a clean white silk handkerchief from his pocket, and carefully wiped the bloodstains off his hands.
"Hahaha! I knew you wouldn't let me down, bro! Shall we go now?"
Ryuzaki made a "please" gesture.
"Respect is not as good as obedience."
Akutsu and Ryuzaki Shinichi walked out of the blood-soaked alley, one after the other.
Behind them, several people dressed in professional white protective suits and wearing gas masks went in and began to efficiently "clean up" the battlefield.
When Ryuzaki Makoto walked out of the alley, he saw an extremely luxurious black RV parked by the roadside.
Akutsu pointed to the RV and said with a smile:
"Ryuzaki-kun, you don't look very presentable right now. Go upstairs and take a shower. I've prepared a change of clothes for you."
Ryuzaki Makoto didn't refuse, nodded, and got into the RV.
...
Mitsui Fudosan, Matsukazedai Villa District.
With a low shout, Hiroto Amamiya delivered a final, heavy hook punch, slamming it into the chin of the last assassin from the Upper Garden Club!
The man rolled his eyes, his body went limp, and he collapsed, completely losing his ability to move.
He shook his slightly numb hand, then glanced at Amamiya Masaki, who was leisurely strolling by, seemingly taking advantage of the situation.
"Hey, are you doing a side job?"
Upon hearing this, Masaki Amamiya showed no remorse whatsoever; instead, he stood with his hands on his hips and said with self-righteous indignation:
"How dare you talk to your older brother like that? You have no manners! I'm just teaching you a lesson, you know!"
Hiroto Amamiya took a deep breath and decided to ignore his unreliable second brother.
Looking at the group of white-clad figures lying on the ground, groaning in pain, Masaki Amamiya felt it wasn't entirely safe.
He then casually walked over and kicked each of the few people who didn't seem seriously injured twice, making sure they were completely incapacitated before walking over to Hiroto Amamiya.
"Hey Hiroto, are we just going to let that guy Ryuzaki Makoto do whatever he wants to us? He asked us to protect his woman for a while, and we're just going to obediently come and be his bodyguards?"
Upon hearing this, Hiroto Amamiya rolled his eyes at his second brother.
"Then don't take Ryuzaki Makoto's house! Who was it that, as soon as they heard yesterday that Ryuzaki Makoto was going to give us a brand new villa, immediately agreed? I thought you were a man of principle!"
Yesterday, Ryuzaki Makoto approached the Amamiya brothers and made a "request" that they protect the safety of his women during the coming period.
As for Junko, Ryuzaki Makoto has already arranged for his direct subordinates to keep a close eye on her. In addition, Junko herself is the strongest fighter, so there is not much to worry about regarding her safety.
As for Saeko, there's no need to say more. Even if the Uezono Association knew about their relationship, unless they were completely out of their minds, they would never dare to set their sights on a high-ranking police officer.
Therefore, the ones who need the most attention are Nanako and Asuka.
Although he could send his own men to protect him, Ryuzaki Makoto still felt uneasy without a top-tier expert present.
He originally wanted to send Kohaku, but in the end he decided to entrust the task to the Amamiya brothers.
After all, Kohaku is already considered one of their own, and this incident can also help to gradually win over the Amamiya brothers, so it's a win-win situation.
Therefore, Ryuzaki Makoto made a direct request yesterday: to purchase a luxury villa for the brothers under the name of Mitsui Fudosan, right next to Matsukaze-dai.
He hadn't expected that before the ever-silent Hiroto Amamiya could even speak, Masaki Amamiya would suddenly launch into a righteous and eloquent speech...
He agreed immediately.
When Masaki Amamiya heard his younger brother making sarcastic remarks, his face immediately turned bright red.
"Hey, hey, hey! It's all because I saw you suffering with me all day that I tearfully abandoned my dignity and agreed to that man's unreasonable demands!"
"Do you know how expensive houses are in Huyaliu now! If we try to earn the money ourselves, who knows when we'll be able to afford one!"
Before Amamiya Zunlong disappeared, the three brothers made a living by delivering shady "goods" to the underworld, doing high-risk, high-reward work.
They did earn quite a lot back then. However, after the older brother disappeared, the two of them retired from their criminal activities.
Over the years, I've lived off the little money I saved up back then, so my life has been rather frugal.
Just then, the villa's gate slowly opened.
Asuka walked out confidently, dressed in casual home clothes.
She glanced at the mess on the ground, but showed no panic on her face. She simply walked calmly to the two of them.
"Thank you for your help, gentlemen."
Asuka was no stranger to these kinds of scenes, and she never asked Ryuzaki what he was really doing.
But she knew it in her heart.
The longer Asuka spent with Ryuzaki Makoto, the more approachable she became, the more she resembled a powerful older woman, exuding an air of authority.
When Masaki Amamiya looked at Asuka's exquisite and beautiful face, his eyes widened instantly, and he almost drooled.
Just as he was about to step forward to speak, Guangdou grabbed him and pulled him behind him.
He knew his older brother's character all too well; he couldn't resist a beautiful woman.
It's not that Ya Gui is a lecher; to put it simply, he just enjoys appreciating beauty and that's all.
But Hiroto knew that the woman in front of him was Ryuzaki Makoto's woman.
He didn't want to offend that unfathomable man over something unnecessary.
Hiroto looked at Asuka and said politely:
"You're too kind, Madam. We were entrusted by Ryuzaki Makoto to come and protect your safety."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a voice, tinged with a hint of laziness and teasing, came from the door frame.
Nanako leaned against the doorframe and said in a sarcastic tone:
"Hmph, making such a big fuss, so many people coming to the house, where is that Ryuzaki Makoto? Auntie, I always knew that kind of man who's always out fooling around and doesn't care about his family..."
Before she could finish speaking, a man coughing with a smile suddenly rang out from not far away.
"Cough cough... I just left home at noon, how am I neglecting my family? Let me see which troublemaker is talking bad about me behind my back again..."