Two cars pulled up one after another in front of the so-called Villa 001.
These two ordinary vans...
...didn't seem to fit the status of the Sankou-gumi, nor the vibe of this villa district. In fact, when they appeared in the same frame, they looked incredibly abrupt and jarring.
Fujiwara Shunsui got out of the car.
Looking at the "villa" before him,
his heart was filled with a myriad of emotions.
As expected, capitalists really know how to live! This wasn't just a villa; it was clearly a manor, a palace, built on the blood, sweat, and tears of the working class!
While Fujiwara Shunsui had been a person of some standing in the Syndicate before,
and had seen many extravagant penthouses and manors in Chuo Ward,
when he saw the Tanaka Family's so-called Villa 001 again,
he still couldn't hide the shock in his heart.
Doing real estate back then really was a gold mine!
Harumizu leaned on the passenger side window and looked at Kojou Yuna.
"Didn't you notify them? What did they say?"
Kojou Yuna shook her phone helplessly.
"Obviously, they didn't reply."
If the other party had seen her text notification, at the very least, the situation at the villa gates could have been avoided.
Fujiwara Shunsui didn't actually care about these details.
Looking at the magnificent gates before him and the road that stretched out of sight through the gaps in the gates,
he sighed and asked again,
"What does the Tanaka Family mainly do now? How are they still so rich?"
Kojou Yuna thought for a moment and then replied:
"About ten or twenty years ago, they seemed to be shady intermediaries, and now they seem to be focusing on lending!"
Good grief.
This really is a proper protagonist's script.
Making a fortune during the real estate era, precisely escaping at the peak around the 90s by selling off all their properties,
then starting as shady intermediaries to profit from the immigration economy.
And now,
after completing their primitive accumulation, they've started lending directly,
and the legal kind at that.
Can you believe that?
Fujiwara Shunsui really wanted to know if someone in the Tanaka Family was a transmigrator,
because only then could they perfectly predict every trend and avoid every risk!
Of course, none of that mattered now.
Even if they were,
if there isn't a reasonable explanation for today's events, they're going down!
At that moment,
the gates of Villa 001 slowly opened.
Behind the gates,
three shuttle carts were packed to the brim with people!
Kojou Yuna's heart tightened at the sight.
It was over; the other party was likely going to meet them head-on.
Yet even now,
her phone still hadn't received any message regarding the Tanaka Family.
"Hey! Kid, didn't you look where you were going? Coming here to act wild!"
"Where is Mr. Ogawa Shun?"
"Are you looking for death!"
The first three people to step off the three carts spoke up one after another.
Clearly, with a dilapidated van,
and a kid who looked like a foreigner,
they found it hard to believe this group had much strength.
Of course,
Kojima Bin wasn't going to humor these people.
After he got out of the other vehicle,
his group of six, all dressed in identical suits, stood behind Fujiwara Shunsui without saying a word.
Even though the other side had more people,
the faces of these Sankou-gumi members were filled with ferocity,
and it was evident from their physiques that they were all well-trained.
In an instant,
Fujiwara Shunsui's side overwhelmed the other in terms of presence.
This time, Kojima Bin had definitely taken Fujiwara Shunsui's previous teachings to heart.
He stood right behind Fujiwara Shunsui,
not saying a word,
not doing a thing,
just standing there, even taking a moment to help Nissho Taro in the driver's seat open his door.
This mindset, this awareness, this action...
To be honest, if he didn't advance in the Syndicate, it was hard to imagine who else should.
"I'm here to see your Patriarch."
With the appearance of Kojima Bin and his group,
the scene quieted down considerably.
Fujiwara Shunsui spoke, his voice not very loud.
This meant the person several meters away couldn't hear clearly what he was saying,
so he shouted loudly:
"Hey! What are you saying!"
Harumizu really didn't want to waste time with these small fries. Glancing over,
only the three leaders had a Combat Value over 40.
Honestly, ever since he'd gained a clear understanding of his own strength tonight,
Harumizu's confidence in facing unexpected situations had grown significantly.
He knew in his heart,
that these people were all problems that could be easily solved with one slap each.
At the same time,
Fujiwara Shunsui carefully scanned every one of them.
That was the benefit of shuttle carts—there were no obstructions.
Exactly how many people had come was clearly visible across from them.
Analyzing based on Combat Value,
none of them were carrying a 'The Great Equalizer'.
That was good.
I don't want someone suddenly taking a potshot; no one can withstand that.
After reassuring himself, Harumizu
turned and gave Nissho Taro a look.
Taro understood instantly, stepped forward, and shouted,
"Hey~ you punks across there, your grandfather here is the great Nissho Taro of the Sankou-gumi, and standing before you is the great Fujiwara Shunsui! Wash your necks and wait for death!"
Hearing Nissho Taro being so arrogant,
and shouting in such a provocative tone,
Harumizu couldn't hold it in for a second.
He burst out laughing with a "pfft".
Then he kicked Nissho Taro in the butt and whispered,
"Not that! We're not here to fight today; we're here to understand the situation, understand the situation!"
The quiet instruction made Nissho Taro snap to his senses.
Taro then realized he'd shouted the wrong thing and immediately corrected his lines, yelling,
"We are honored guests from the Sankou-gumi. We have some matters to discuss and negotiate with your Patriarch. This is Lord Fujiwara Shunsui, the head of the Sankou-gumi's Shinjuku branch. We hope you can inform him!"
This time, Nissho Taro had put on a completely different face.
If the provocative scene from just a moment ago wasn't still vivid in their minds,
it would be hard for anyone to believe these two states belonged to the same person.
A man's reputation...
...precedes him.
In fact, as soon as Nissho Taro first shouted Fujiwara Shunsui's name,
the three leaders on the opposite side understood that this matter was no longer something they could control.
So, in the gap while Nissho Taro was shouting,
one of them had already used a phone to notify their superiors.
Reporting up through the ranks, in any era,
is an extremely slow process.
But there was no other way,
because only this way could the superiors maintain their sense of leadership and mystery.
Yes,
a sense of mystery.
Even Fujiwara Shunsui, when educating Kojima Bin, told him not to skip levels when reporting, and to discuss everything with Nissho Taro or Kojou Yuna before acting.
Therefore,
in this kind of family-style "Syndicate,"
except for the inner circle of the inner circle, the direct descendants of the direct line,
no one else had the qualification,
nor the courage.
Japan
is just such a society,
where male superiority and seniority are expressed to the fullest.
A minute passed,
and not a single person on the other side even replied.
Several times Nissho Taro wanted to continue shouting,
but he was stopped by Fujiwara Shunsui.
Clearly,
the other side was waiting for someone.
But a minute was too long.
Fujiwara Shunsui grew impatient. He walked to the car and dragged out Ogawa Shun, who was lying on the floor in the back.
To be honest, dragging a person was a bit of a struggle.
Fortunately, Kojima Bin was observant enough to notice this.
He jogged over to Fujiwara Shunsui and asked in a low voice,
"Lord Shunsui, do you need help?"
Harumizu gave an "mm."
"Give me a hand."
Fujiwara Shunsui used his great strength to hoist Ogawa Shun up,
while Kojima Bin supported Ogawa Shun from the side.
Fujiwara Shunsui walked to the middle of the crowd,
and threw Ogawa Shun into the center like a dead dog.
"Do you recognize this person?"
As one of the core figures of the Tanaka Family,
even the people in the security booth at the gate knew him.
It would be a bit of a stretch to say these people didn't recognize him.
But whether it was due to Fujiwara Shunsui's powerful aura,
not a single person on the other side spoke up.
They also knew very well
that encountering a provocation at their doorstep, with a clearly seriously injured Ogawa Shun in tow, the purpose was obvious.
So,
before a leader appeared, they couldn't speak.
They couldn't say they knew him, nor could they say they didn't.
Silence
was the best answer.
To get ahead in a Syndicate, such skills were indispensable.
Fujiwara Shunsui, seeing their attitude, was truly fed up and said:
"Fine, since none of you recognize him, I understand the Tanaka Family's stance."
Fujiwara Shunsui turned and walked back to the car.
Taro followed behind Fujiwara Shunsui, looking at him in bewilderment.
"Lord Shunsui, we're leaving just like that?"
Fujiwara Shunsui first sighed, then said: "Clearly, the Tanaka Family knows about this and allowed it to happen. This is a provocation against the Sankou-gumi."
Kojima Bin, standing by the car door, wanted to speak when he heard Fujiwara Shunsui say this, but he held back.
The more it was like this, the more one had to keep their cool.
Harumizu closed the door with a "swish,"
and shouted to Nissho Taro through the open front window,
"We're going home. We'll make new arrangements for this matter."
"Understood! Lord Shunsui!"
After Taro responded, he prepared to get in the car. Nearby, Kojima Bin also signaled for the Sankou-gumi members to get in.
Just then,
a sudden bright light appeared,
hitting Fujiwara Shunsui's car.
Honestly,
the lights around Villa 001 were already very bright, but when these high beams hit,
it gave the people in the car the feeling that it was as bright as day.
Harumizu subconsciously blurted out:
"F*ck your mother, you high-beam bastard."
It was also at this time
that the three shuttle carts opposite them moved aside to clear a path,
and a car drove out,
a top-tier luxury car with its high beams on.
Nissho Taro was a bit flustered by this sudden change,
but Fujiwara Shunsui reminded him,
"Taro, ignore them. Get in and let's go home!"
"Kojima Bin, take the brothers and leave too. Don't just stand there."
Harumizu knew very well in his heart,
since you're putting on airs and making us wait so long,
then there's nothing to talk about.
As for whether the Tanaka Family arranged for people to attack 'me',
I'll let those old fogies at the Sankou-gumi deal with it later.
Fujiwara Shunsui didn't believe that even after all this time, if someone tried to take his life,
those old fogies at headquarters would just turn a blind eye!
Kojima Bin was clearly also drawn to the bright light, but Fujiwara Shunsui's words brought him back to reality.
Lord Shunsui actually spoke to me again on his own initiative.
As expected,
I really do have a bright future!
Kojima Bin didn't care about anything else. After arranging for the others to get in their car, he made a U-turn.
Taro also sat in the driver's seat and turned the car around, preparing to head back.
But just at that moment,
the luxury car with its high beams on had no intention of switching its lights.
It just stopped right between the three shuttle carts.
He must have said something to the others,
because they hurriedly carried Ogawa Shun away,
likely wanting to ask what happened first and then figure out how to respond.
He probably thought his cool entrance would garner the Sankou-gumi's attention,
but clearly,
all he saw were the taillights of Fujiwara Shunsui's van.
"Accelerate and hit him!"
"Young Master, they're members of the Sankou-gumi and they brought Ogawa Shun. Doing this wouldn't be good!"
"No one ignores me! Not even the Sankou-gumi. He's not their Chairman, and I'm the future heir to the Tanaka Family. Hit him!"
Seeing the driver not moving,
the man in the back became somewhat incensed,
"If you don't hit him, you won't be working for the Tanaka Family anymore!"
These words seemed to be the driver's weakness. Hearing the Young Master say this, he could only brace himself and go for it.
"They're chasing us."
Looking at the lights getting closer in the rearview mirror, Nissho Taro warned.
Fujiwara Shunsui patted Miya Harukiko's hand, still trying to soothe her emotions.
Clearly,
she had been in low spirits all evening.
"Ignore him, we'll just leave. I don't believe he'd dare to ram us."
Fujiwara Shunsui still had that much confidence,
but he was immediately proven wrong.
Harumizu first heard a slight impact, but didn't feel the jolt of being hit. This was immediately followed by the screech of brakes.
He wasn't the one hit;
it was Kojima Bin's vehicle behind them.
Kojima Bin and his group were essentially forced to a stop.
At that moment,
Nissho Taro instinctively slowed down and stepped on the brakes.
This was a required course for the Sankou-gumi—
every member is important,
and under no circumstances can you abandon other members.
But even so,
the other party seemed to want to'spread the love'!
"That Fujiwara Shunsui from the Sankou-gumi should be in the car ahead. Hit him, hit him!"
A jolt followed,
but it felt more like the bump from a bumper car—
just a slight collision.
Clearly, the other party had controlled their speed, otherwise the reaction wouldn't have been like this.
But the more it was like this,
the more it felt like a provocation in Fujiwara Shunsui's eyes!
"Stop the car!"
Harumizu shouted to Nissho Taro, because just now he clearly saw
Miya Harukiko, who wasn't wearing a seatbelt in the back,
hit her head hard against the seat in front of her.
"Today, I want to see if the Tanaka Family is really prepared to go to war with the Sankou-gumi!"