A man wearing a black top hat and a well-tailored three-piece suit walked steadily down this unfamiliar street.
His brows were furrowed, and his eyes were filled with disgust.
Ryuhei Ueno
Although judging from the wrinkles on his face and his weathered appearance, this man was not young, at least over sixty years old.
However, he walked with a straight back, full of energy, and sharp eyes, looking more energetic than many young people.
This person is none other than Ryuhei Ueno, the chairman of the Ueno Association, another major force under the Kowloon Group.
Uenokai is also one of the nine organizations of the Kowloon Group, and is mainly responsible for the management of the group's internal vault.
This is an organization that focuses more on practical interests than on fighting and killing.
They run a company called "Ueno Co., Ltd.", but in reality, it's just a front company used to cover their tracks.
Its true main business is providing massive financial support to the core of the Kowloon Group – the Nine Generations Club.
The Kowloon Group is currently the two most powerful organizations that can rival each other.
One is the Kurosaki-kai, led by Kurosaki Kimyuu and known for its chivalrous spirit;
Another one is the Shanxin Association, which just caused a scene at the True Dragon Association banquet and is known for its domineering and cruelty.
The leaders of these two organizations are the strongest contenders for the next president of the entire Kowloon Group.
Therefore, under such circumstances, other factions within the group will naturally choose to take sides.
Within the Kowloon Group, the Ueno Association has always leaned towards the Shanxin Association faction.
Ryuhei Ueno became the "god of wealth" of the Kowloon Group.
The main reason is that he is more strict and shrewd than anyone else when it comes to money matters.
Compared to traditional gangster rules and code of conduct, he prefers to prioritize gains and losses, and whether it is beneficial to his side.
That is why he became the person in charge of external affairs for the Kowloon Group's forced demolition project.
Upon hearing their boss's complaint about the air quality, the two close associates behind Ryuhei Ueno immediately understood and respectfully took out black handkerchiefs, offering them to him.
Ryuhei Ueno took the cover and used it to cover his mouth and nose.
The three continued walking deeper into the street.
Ahead, a group of Kowloon Group members dressed in black suits appeared.
They were roughly throwing furniture out of a house and smashing it on the ground.
Because this demolition work is a large-scale joint operation of the Kowloon Group, all forces under Kowloon must contribute manpower and resources.
The underlings present were all temporarily transferred from various factions.
When everyone saw Ryuhei Ueno walking over, they immediately stopped what they were doing and bowed respectfully.
Before they arrived, their respective bosses had already given them instructions: whatever you do, don't offend this God of Wealth.
If they offend this guy, he might tamper with the group's accounts, reduce funding for his own faction, or investigate old accounts, and they'd be in deep trouble when they got back.
Just then, Kirin'er from the village came out of a house next door, carrying two children, about seven or eight years old, in each of his hands, as if he were carrying two chicks.
He walked into the street and casually threw two terrified children, who were crying loudly, onto the ground.
"Hey! Two of you, throw these two brats out of here! I don't know what's so great about this lousy place, they just insist on staying here!"
After saying this, several members of the village association behind Qilin'er immediately stepped forward, grabbed the two children who were crying and struggling on the ground, and dragged them out of the nameless street.
When Ueno Ryuhei saw Kirin's rude behavior, his brows furrowed even more.
Given the other party's rude behavior, there's no guarantee that some unforeseen conflict won't occur, potentially causing unnecessary trouble for this operation.
Therefore, Ryuhei Ueno stepped forward without showing any mercy.
"Even if you get government permission, don't be too vulgar, and definitely don't kill anyone. I really can't stand how people from your village association do things."
Ueno Ryuhei's blatant denigration of the Iemura Association made Kirin's face lose some face.
Now, because the Iemura Association is under strict surveillance by the "Anti-Organized Crime Law," it is no longer able to recruit members as extensively as before, resulting in an awkward situation of a generational gap in the organization's internal armed structure.
However, Qilin'er also benefited from this.
Because there were no capable young people in the organization, even though he hadn't done a good job in the first few tasks, the higher-ups of the village still entrusted him with important responsibilities.
Seeing that Qilin'er had a dark face and didn't say anything, Ueno Ryuhei was too lazy to pay any more attention to her and continued to give instructions.
"The casino matter can't be delayed any longer. This place must be completely cleaned up by tomorrow at the latest!"
After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.
Looking at the other party's pretentious attitude, Qilin'er took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart.
He secretly vowed that one day he would stand in that position and give orders to others.
Then, he turned around and continued the demolition work even more roughly.
...
Outside the nameless street.
"According to the latest news from our reporter! Kowloon Group is currently carrying out a violent clearing operation inside the nameless street! Thousands of original residents of the nameless street are being displaced as a result! Furthermore, according to our current understanding, the government has not provided any temporary resettlement for these residents who have lost their homes!"
A female reporter is holding a microphone, speaking at the camera, and reporting at the top of her lungs.
Her camera focused on the residents who were brutally evicted from their homes by members of the Kowloon Group, their faces filled with confusion, fear, and despair.
At this moment, outside the nameless street, there was already wailing and chaos.
The reporter specifically captured several highly impactful shots.
A young mother sat blankly by the roadside, holding her baby who was crying incessantly from fright, tears streaming silently down her face.
An elderly man with white hair, leaning on a cane, stared blankly at his demolished home, his cloudy eyes filled with reluctance and sorrow.
Just then, a dozen large trucks roared in from afar and drove straight into the street shrouded in sorrow.
Those nameless street vagrants who were originally sitting or standing, looking lost and helpless, suddenly had a glimmer of hope in their eyes when they saw these trucks and the flags on them, as if they had found their backbone.
Someone in the crowd shouted first, and then a chorus of shouts resounded through the sky!
"Mr. Ryuzaki is here! Mr. Ryuzaki has come to save us!!"