Generally, the criminal underworld doesn't like to cross the police.
They're part of the massive state machine, a system that constantly replenishes itself with new blood. More than that, they're a violent collective happy to abuse their power and cover for one another. Once you're on their radar, it's a world of trouble.
This was why Chaisi had always remained submerged, keeping a safe and peaceful distance from the police. It wasn't that he feared the law—after all, a man can't fear something he doesn't even acknowledge exists.
But by the same token, he wouldn't bow to something that didn't exist in his eyes either.
Since he was never going to be brought to justice, any confrontation with law enforcement naturally meant war. That was why, if it could be avoided, he was unwilling to drag the Kai Family into a war.
Today, however, it seemed unavoidable.
