At the V5 headquarters.
On the cloud platform of a towering building, a pot-bellied middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle leaned against the railing, smoking a cigarette.
He was exhaling smoke... His expression was content.
In this position, he could overlook the scenery of the entire city, and had a feeling of being high above.
The prosperous streets and buildings, in his vision, were like crisscrossing lines and toy houses, and those pedestrians who were originally rushing back and forth were as humble as ants. But... It was this seemingly weak race that had given birth to its own civilization after a long history of reproduction.
This was... What was truly terrifying about the human race.
Those unknown creatures on the Dark Continent, although terrifying... When measuring whether a species was dangerous, and how dangerous it was, it wasn't just about the individual.
For example... Most of their V5's ratings for the Five Great Calamities were at level B or C, and the dangerousness level of individual humans was almost at the bottom, but if the individual was raised to the level of an entire country, then it would immediately be different.
In this world, gregariousness was very necessary.
Those who truly had the right to speak had to be at least a country.
Just as he was thinking this, the door to this outdoor terrace was pushed open, and a well-dressed young man walked over slowly. After seeing him, he sighed softly, "I knew you were here."
This terrace was a place where many department leaders liked to come out to get some fresh air.
Especially to smoke...
Only leaders had this leisure and qualification. People like them, ordinary members, were so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground, and they didn't even have time to catch their breath... V5 had too many things to manage and worry about, balancing all the unstable factors in the human world, and having diplomatic relations with many countries... Stifling everything that could threaten humanity, and so on.
Operating such a huge organization wasn't as easy as it looked on the surface.
"Sir... Celine is dead."
The man walked to the other party's side, and reported.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man threw his cigarette butt on the ground, and extinguished it with his foot.
"She was killed by Oboro. Based on the existing situation, the Fels family wants to rule the entire mafia... And is very dissatisfied with our interference."
"He's just a fool who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, and hasn't seen this world clearly..."
The middle-aged man raised his foot and walked away. He had no desire to understand at all, and directly instructed, "Eliminate this group of troublesome guys from the mafia who can't be brought to the stage... They themselves aren't of much use. Keeping them is also a scourge. It's making the media in various countries report it every day, and it's creating a foul atmosphere..."
Judging from his tone, the mafia seemed to be just a bug on the side of the road that could be stepped on and killed at will, and there was no need to worry at all.
As he said this, the officer pulled open the doorknob, and was about to leave.
"I'm afraid... It's not as easy as you think." Suddenly, the man said.
"Hmm?"
The former frowned slightly, and slowly turned around.
"Is it difficult to arrange for various countries to purge the mafia within their borders?"
"Based on the information we have on Oboro, after the other party killed Celine, I reviewed it again. This Oboro's consistent style of doing things isn't this reckless. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't dare to disobey our orders... Therefore, I think there must be some reason."
"Tsk... You're being long-winded. There's no need to research this kind of thing. Put your heart into the main task, or simply tell the Hunter Association to have Netero take action. Or contact the Republic of Padokea in advance, and separately dispatch an army over... He's just a mafia boss. Can he turn the world upside down?"
The middle-aged man's expression was unhappy, "I let you serve as the Deputy of the Department... It's not to be serious about this kind of trivial matter!"
"The methods that you can think of, I've all considered... The reason why I haven't arranged it yet is because of one reason that you just mentioned, the country!" The man said softly, "From the mafia riots around the world until now, almost half a month has passed. The cause of the matter was the sudden death of the Ten Elders overnight. If there are no accidents, this should be a premeditated action by the Fels family... This time's mafia riots have reached a level that has been rare in recent years, and have caused a considerable reaction in society... Even the number of civilian casualties in various countries isn't small."
"But... Various countries haven't taken any action, as if they're turning a blind eye to what's happening under their noses... They've only held a few press conferences, and then sent out some security teams to patrol, just to put on a show. In order to stabilize public opinion... The fundamental approach is to perfunctorily deal with the matter."
"..."
Hearing him say this, the middle-aged man immediately understood what he meant, and released the doorknob.
"You're saying?"
"That's right. Many countries haven't intervened in this Black Tide Incident... I originally thought that the mafia had made deals with some politicians, but it's impossible for them to have this kind of influence. Until... I contacted the Director-General of the Republic of Padokea, and the other party only gave me one sentence back."
The middle-aged man quietly waited for what he was going to say.
"He said... The affairs of the Republic of Padokea don't need outsiders to interfere."
The man handed the document that he had been holding in his hand to the officer.
"Then, I did some investigation and collection on the Fels family's actions in recent years, and the backgrounds of the personnel within the Republic of Padokea's regime, and discovered... That the top few leaders of the national regime have all kinds of connections with the Fels family, and... The Fels family is the Republic of Padokea's number one sponsor of military spending. It's not just the army, but also technology, social welfare, etc. It can be said that the Republic of Padokea, as the Fels family's base, has been imperceptibly controlled... In the last quarter of last year alone, nearly a third of the Republic of Padokea's total economic output was included in the shadow of the Fels family's control... All of them are the businesses of the various family groups under them. It's the entire mafia within the territory."
The middle-aged man's originally calm expression gradually became shocked after his subordinate had finished speaking.
"How is that possible? Sponsoring a country? Where did they get so much money?"
"The Fels family's situation is relatively special... Apart from their basic livelihoods, their main source of income in the last two years has also come from a game, which seems to be specifically targeted at Hunters, which are Nen ability users. If it was another of the Ten Elders, with the total assets of the mafia in their territory, their economic value, both openly and secretly, would only be able to account for ten percent of a country... And that's being generous."
"..."
"Under this situation, the Fels family has already been deeply bound to the Republic of Padokea. If we were to attack their family... It would be equivalent to declaring war on the Republic of Padokea."
"As long as the Fels family stays within the country's borders, they're safe."
The man added, "Judging from the attitudes of other countries towards the mafia, it might be very similar to the situation in the Republic of Padokea... But the Republic of Padokea has a special nature. Its territory overlaps with the Fels family's territory itself, so it can do this. But in other countries, some of them are on other continents, and they can't reach them... Even if they want to infiltrate the territory, it would be relatively difficult. I guess that the Fels family wants to control the entire mafia in order to use the industries of the former Ten Elders in various regions to provide funds, and replicate their achievements in the Republic of Padokea."
"They're controlling the important figures who have the right to speak in some countries, and then binding them to the national economy. Even if it's only ten percent of the value, it's difficult to shake them anymore... It's a very typical 'parasite'. If one prospers, all prosper, and if one suffers, all suffer. Right now, they should have bribed some managers in the relevant departments of some countries to temporarily cover up the storm... The size of the Fels family is limited to being able to sponsor one Republic of Padokea. The little money they have left can only be used for bribery."
"Based on the existing information, this Oboro is quite terrifying!"
"No way!"
After the man had finished analyzing, the officer immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, "We absolutely can't let him succeed!"
"He must hand over the entire mafia!"
"Are we going to forcibly negotiate with the Republic of Padokea?"
The man asked.
Without needing to think, the Republic of Padokea would definitely protect the Fels family, because the two were already 'inseparable'.
"Send someone to find him again. If that doesn't work, we have to erase this person no matter what!"
The middle-aged man took a deep breath.
"Understood."
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