With a faint smile on his face, Ryuzaki stepped forward and gave Lee a warm hug.
"Let's skip the formalities and inspect the goods."
Li, with a smile plastered on his face, confidently snapped his fingers crisply.
With a sound, the door of the black Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC coupe opened again, and three burly, muscular men jumped out. Each of them carried a thick, long iron crowbar and walked silently into the dark cluster of containers.
These three burly men moved swiftly, clearly seasoned inspectors.
They quickly located the pre-arranged markings on the containers, then wielded crowbars, using all their strength to pry open the heavy lock of one container with a loud bang. Without stopping, they pried open the doors of eight containers in succession.
"Boss, everything is ready!"
One of the burly men turned around and reported loudly in fluent English.
A smug smile appeared on Li's face. He turned to the side and gestured "please" to Ryuzaki Makoto.
Ryuzaki Makoto remained calm as he followed Lee to an open shipping container.
Inside the container, rows of brand-new wooden crates were neatly stacked under the illumination of searchlights, and the air was filled with a peculiar smell of gun oil mixed with wood.
Li casually picked up a pistol from a wooden crate, and with a click, skillfully pulled back the slide to chamber a round. The crisp metallic clang sounded particularly jarring in the quiet dock.
"The Colt M1911A1 pistol is a.45 caliber, with a 127 mm barrel, an effective range of 50 meters, and a 7-round magazine. This batch is all the latest models, manufactured in-house, and their performance is absolutely guaranteed."
Then, Li picked up a menacing-looking rifle from another box.
"AK-47 assault rifle, 7.62mm caliber, gas-operated automatic principle, 30-round magazine, theoretical rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute, powerful firepower, rugged and durable."
Ryuzaki nodded, his gaze sweeping over the neatly stacked firearms. Judging from the brand-new blued gun barrels, the grain of the wood in the stock, and the clarity of the gun oil, this batch of goods was indeed not the refurbished second-hand goods on the market. Sure enough, the Lee family had a deep connection with South Korea's military industry.
Lee smiled when he saw the fleeting look of satisfaction on Ryuzaki Makoto's face.
"If Ryuzaki-kun wants to inspect the goods himself, we can take this batch of weapons away and find a secluded place to test a few shots so you can see what they're like."
Upon hearing this, Ryuzaki Makoto laughed and waved his hand.
"In business, trust is paramount, and I trust Young Master Li."
Ryuzaki was certain that Lee would not tamper with such a first transaction.
He was also thinking about the continuous stream of business to come. As long as he wanted to continue cooperating with him, there was no way that there would be any problems with the first batch of goods, which would ruin his reputation.
Ryuzaki Shin clapped his hands lightly.
From the shadows of the dock, Goro Ishida strode over with more than twenty henchmen dressed in black suits. Each of them had a solemn expression and carried more than a dozen heavy black leather suitcases.
"Pat, pat..."
They walked up to Li, neatly placed more than a dozen suitcases on the ground, and then opened them all at once.
Boxes of banknotes, neatly stacked, gleamed enticingly under the light.
Ryuzaki Makoto said calmly.
"It's a pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Li. Please count the money."
Li didn't even glance at the money; he simply shook his head.
"Ryuzaki-kun, what are you saying? If you trust me, how could I not trust you? You're the kind of person who's going to do great things, how could you possibly treat me unfairly in something like this?"
Ryuzaki Makoto laughed heartily, revealing an approving look in his eyes.
"That's a good idea! Young Master Li, we shouldn't stay here any longer. Let me give you a heads-up: once I've wiped out the Shangyuan Association, my appetite for the next batch of goods will be huge. You can't let me down."
Li's expression visibly stiffened for a moment, but he quickly composed himself and patted his chest to assure her.
"My supply is absolutely stable. Ryuzaki-kun, I can get you as much as you need!"
Ryuzaki didn't say anything more, but gave Ishida Goro behind him a wink.
Goro Ishida immediately understood, and with a wave of his hand, he led his men to begin unloading crates of weapons from the container onto three heavy trucks.
Li Ye and his men, carrying more than a dozen boxes of money, quickly left the dock.
As the True Dragon Society members were moving the weapons, Yuecheng Zhengdao, who was standing to the side, had his pupils contract tightly and his face drained of color.
He looked closely and realized that the box was full of guns!
It's genuine military equipment!
His legs felt weak. You see, Japan has very strict gun control; possessing even a handgun is a serious crime.
If such a large quantity of firearms were to enter the market and cause a major case, once discovered, his life would be completely over, and he wouldn't even know how he died!
Ryuzaki Makoto noticed Tsukishiro Masamichi's somewhat pale face, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.
He slowly walked up to Yuecheng Zhengdao, took out a key from his pocket, and shoved it into Yuecheng Zhengdao's cold hand without saying a word.
Masamichi Tsukishiro swallowed hard, not understanding what Ryuzaki Makoto meant.
Ryuzaki Shin took a cigarette out of his pocket, lit it, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled the smoke as he spoke.
"Brother Yuecheng, this is the key to a detached villa owned by Mitsui Fudosan."
"Brother, now that you've come to this realization, your wife and kids should move to a bigger place too."
Upon hearing Ryuzaki Makoto's words and feeling the coldness of the key in his hand, Tsukishiro Masamichi instantly recalled the happy expressions on his wife and children's faces when they moved into their new house.
He gripped the key tightly, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force.
"Ryuzaki-kun... you still need to be careful with these guns."
Ryuzaki knew exactly what he was thinking; he was just afraid of being exposed.
"Haha, Brother Yuecheng, you're overthinking it. I value my life more than anyone else." He took a step closer and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "You don't understand me. I'm a law-abiding citizen."
Masamichi Tsukishiro was taken aback for a moment, then understood what Ryuzaki Makoto meant, smiled and said nothing more.
Why did Ryuzaki Makoto give Tsukishiro Masamichi a villa, and specifically one in Mitsui Fudosan?
The reason is simple.
First, by opening up the main route to Moon City, smuggling will be much easier in the future.
Compared to the endless profits from smuggling, what is a villa?
Secondly, and most importantly, Ryuzaki intends to use this as a starting point to build a vast network of interests.
He will eventually take over all the houses in Mitsui Fudosan, or even acquire the entire development.
From now on, all high-ranking officials with whom he has vested interests will be required to live at Mitsui Fudosan, all of them right next to him.
It can be said that Mitsui Fudosan would become the central core of Ryuzaki Makoto's yakuza empire.
The next plan is to establish top-tier elite kindergartens, primary schools, and high schools, and even to invest heavily in building a private university later.
The children of all officials can enter directly, free of charge, and receive the best education.
Of course, this also includes top-tier private hospitals, large supermarkets, and so on.
In short, he would take care of everything for officials with whom he had a vested interest, from their daily lives and medical care to their children's education.
That's what a true community of shared interests looks like.
Once this plan is implemented, the entire city of Toaru will be under Ryuzaki Makoto's sole control.
This is his ultimate blueprint for Huyaliu.
While Ryuzaki was pondering, all the goods had been loaded onto the truck.
He sat in the passenger seat of the first truck and turned to speak to Goro Ishida beside him.
Are our people ready?
Goro Ishida nodded, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Don't worry, boss, we're always ready."
Ryuzaki smiled and looked out at the dark night sky.
"A dark and windy night is a night for murder..."