Bright white dense branches bloomed in the thick black clouds, and the white light illuminated the side face of Minamoto who was sitting in front of the eaves of Xingshen Temple. After a moment, the rumble of thunder slowly came from Mount Fuji, a hundred kilometers north.
, like an angry dragon hiding in the crater of a volcano, roaring toward the sky topped by black clouds.
The heavy rain came over Tokyo in the afternoon, and the rain poured down on the congested city. The dark haze suppressed the high shine of the building glass. The whole world could only hear the roar of the water and the noisy people on the streets.
The sound of anxious whistles was splashed by the sound of rain into the running water on the ground, and poured into the dark underground sewers along the turbulent water channels.
Genji Heavy Industries, Xingshenji Temple.
This is an unusually spacious terrace of Genji Heavy Industries. The only way to enter is through the sliding door of a Japanese-style room in the strategic department on the 30th floor. After opening the sliding door, you will see a bright red 'torii' under the heavy rain. After that, there is a
The courtyard is well decorated and has the atmosphere of a Buddhist temple, but the adjacent granite walls are carved with all kinds of ghosts and gods, with green faces and fangs, and ferocious spirits, just like the night of a hundred ghosts.
The Zen-like "Frightening Deer" in the dry landscape pointed out by famous experts in the courtyard lost its original effect in the heavy rain. The bamboo tube was trembling slightly when it was pressed against the rocks by the rain, and the strings of water falling from the eaves were hung as curtains.
The stream flowed down from Yuan Zhisheng's face. Beside him was a tray with two cups of hot tea and a porcelain bowl of soft rice cakes. He sat cross-legged and drank tea, looking through the water curtain at the bright red birds in the rain.
Under the house, an old man holding a black umbrella and wearing a black striped haori came walking through the stagnant water on wooden shoes.
When the old man approached, Yuan Zhisheng under the eaves wanted to get up, but the old man pressed his hand from a distance and told him to sit down. With a gentle and peaceful smile on his face, he walked into Xingshen Temple and put away the black umbrella.
He sat cross-legged next to Yuan Zhisheng and picked up a cup of hot tea:
"Such heavy rain is coming again?"
"Since I have agreed and made an agreement, I have to keep it even if I am born with a knife." Yuan Zhisheng said.
"Do the promises you make must be fulfilled? This is indeed our consistent style, naive. It seems that you are also preparing to take over from me."
"Dad, I told you that I don't want to talk about these things in the near future."
"Then let's not talk about this. This weather is not suitable for small talk. Let's talk about business." The old man took a sip of hot tea and looked at the vermilion torii gate standing in the heavy rain: "Is the situation very bad now?"
"In one week, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department uncovered 15 cases of illegal entry, during which seven armed conflicts occurred and several casualties occurred. At the same time, within seven days, no fewer than ten people with the International Criminal Police Organization were arrested on international flights under careful casting.
A dangerous person who has been issued a red notice. Although the family has made every effort to prevent outsiders from entering the country, there have been rumors in the Tokyo underground world that many people are looking for him in the past few days."
"How's the message blocking going?"
"It's good, but not good enough, because the information he has in our hands has been leaked." Yuan Zhisheng said: "Someone has obtained the intelligence fee of up to 200 million yen, and Kaguya finally only determined the flow of funds after tracking it.
The person who provided us with the 'S'-level information of this department is in the United States, but even Kaguya cannot trace it. The person is a top hacker and can even hide it from Kaguya's spies on the Internet."
"It seems that the two billion red offer is indeed very tempting, attracting so many talented people... Is that post still hanging on the dark web?" The old man nodded thoughtfully.
"Within an hour after the red post went online, the Iwanyu Research Institute used Kaguya to hack into the so-called 'Hunter website' on the dark web, violently logged out the post and the poster's account, and paralyzed the entire website for half an hour.
, and in the background, the IP of the person behind the hunter website was locked and a real-name warning was issued.”
"Real-name warning?" The old man paused: "Is it in the name of the family?"
"Yes, but it's not a threat." Yuan Zhisheng shook his head: "We asked Princess Kaguya to threaten them that if they insist on keeping that red post, all 'business' in this forum that sets foot on Japanese soil will be banned.
Obstructed and interfered by local organizations, large and small, all members of the forum will also be ostracized and rejected by the underground forces in this country - they are people who make a living in the shadows, and we are the ones who create shadows in this place."
"Hunter.com didn't want to give up the long-term cake because of short-term interests, so it chose to compromise. It's a good way to deal with it. Your thinking has gradually changed. If you were in the past, you would probably choose to go to war with that website head-on. Then
It will inevitably lead to a lot of unnecessary bloodshed." The old man praised.
"But even so, there are still many bounty hunters who are unwilling to give up and choose to take risks to seek bounties. The 'S'-level photos of this department have been spread all over the dark side of Tokyo, almost every big and small mafia organization in the streets and alleys, and even the most unscrupulous ones.
Everyone in Yakuza knows that there is a boy in this city whose head is worth two billion." Yuan Zhisheng said in a deep voice: "It is said that there is bad news recently that even people from the killer organization are eyeing him.
The hunter website's promotion of fame has already given rise to the idea of breaking out of the circle. Personnel from all walks of life in the underground have smelled the fishy smell and want to get involved. The reputation of the Sheqi Ba Family can persuade most of the young men to quit, but there is nothing they can do about it.
Drive away the greedy hyenas and wolves.”
"Two billion yen in red money. I haven't seen such a large amount in a long time. Even my head was only offered 800 million yen by the fierce ghosts." The old man sighed slightly, and his photo was at this moment.
He still remains among the underground forces, but his own power and power have reached an unimaginable peak. Even if he was walking alone in the downtown area openly, no one would dare to quietly point a silencer at him.
But Lin Nian can't do it. He is not a local. He floats like a rootless duckweed in the murky pond of Tokyo. In this heavy rain, the city's rippled water is full of groups of wandering people.
The tiger fish thirsty for blood wanted to tear off a piece of flesh from his body, causing the blood to smear in the pool water and cause even greater chaos. Watch out for the stormy waves.
"A strong dragon cannot overwhelm local snakes. The deterrent effect of our family does exist, but it is obvious that the longer time passes, the bolder those people will become. Recently, there have been three incidents of infiltration and espionage in Genji Heavy Industries. Two Russians, one French
The former two seemed to be partners, one was exploring routes and the other was carrying out hacking. The former was noticed by Kaguya and appeared frequently in nearby cafes and zebra crossing traffic lights, while the latter was abducted during computer intrusion.
IP address locked in fake backdoor exploit."
"Have you caught them all?"
"The night they infiltrated, there was a team of Commissioners from the Enforcement Bureau fully armed waiting for them, but it turned out that these two people were just ordinary people. They were arrested without even taking out their guns when facing a mixed race.
The electric shock baton was put down, and he is now locked in the basement."
"Where's the Frenchman?"
"The person pretending to be our insider came in and was detained by the security for questioning. Although the certificate was authentic, unfortunately he came to the wrong place. After his true identity was pointed out, he raised his hands and surrendered without any resistance. Now he is also being detained.
Locked up in the basement."
"Have there been three intrusions directly targeting the Genji Building in just one week? Lin Jun's position has been exposed. It seems that the situation is indeed very bad." The old man pinched the bridge of his nose and put down the tea cup.
"There is something worse. These three intruders are just ordinary people. Based on Kaguya's investigation, the 'Hunter Website' that posted red posts has gathered 'Hunters' from all over the world, and most of the tasks posted on the website
They are all related to archeology, mysticism, and even posts related to tomb robbing, Feng Shui, and alchemy." Yuan Zhisheng said: "Usually when these gods and ghosts are mentioned, they must be related to the dragon civilization. In Hui
According to Yeji's calculations, there are a small number of mixed-race species in the 'Hunter Website', and among them there are many candidates who can be called elites among mixed-race species."
"Is there a file record?"
"Kaguya has retrieved information from the backend of the website. There are about four or five hunters who deserve our special attention. Judging from their mission experience and past resumes, they are all estimated to have a bloodline rating of 'A'
A super hybrid, he is quite famous in the industry."
"Then what are you going to do next?" the old man asked again.
Yuan Zhisheng paused and did not answer immediately. He touched the still warm tea cup and said softly: "Dad, it seems that you are the head of the eight Sheqi families. This conversation should be about me asking for your opinion. You
Give me orders."
"Oh, if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten. It seems that you, Zhisheng, have already become the future patriarch." Tachibana Masamune, the head of the eight Sheqi families and the head of the Tachibana family, looked at Minamoto Zhisheng beside him and smiled.
He said: "Why don't you just let me hear your arrangements as the director of the Executive Bureau?"
"Send him back to headquarters." Yuan Zhisheng said without hesitation.
"Do you think this headquarters is much safer than ours?"
"No, I just don't want to pay for his actions. Once the chaos over the hanging red spreads on a large scale in the city, many people will die - our people." Yuan Zhisheng said calmly.
Tachibana Masamune nodded slowly, acknowledging Yuan Zhisheng's words, but he said: "Don't forget, if the intelligence is not wrong, the person who is targeting him is the king of the fierce ghosts, and he is also our old friend.
In the Shinjuku explosion, some members of our family were also harmed. Can this be regarded as a simple bounty? This time the two billion bounty offered to the headquarters commissioner can be said to belong to our eight Sheqi families.
It's an internal matter."
"Internal affairs should be resolved internally. You cannot leave the mess out for others to laugh at." Yuan Zhisheng lowered his eyes and said the meaning of Tachibana Masamune's words: "The 'S' class of our headquarters cannot leave Tokyo, at least until the hanging red incident is resolved.
He cannot leave. This is a competition between the Fierce Ghosts and the Sheqi Eight Family through him. Once we let go, it means that we have avoided the fierce ghosts and actively 'admitted defeat'."
"This will have a very bad impact on Japan's local circle of influence. Some of the wavering forces lingering between the Fierce Demons and the Sheqi Eight Families will make wrong choices, and will also lay the groundwork for more bloodshed in the future.
Foreshadowing." Tachibana Masamune nodded and his clear eyes were full of the coldness and unquestionability of a high-ranking person: "The arrogance of the fierce ghosts must be suppressed. Mr. Lin cannot leave the protection of my family, at least not in the near future."
"But how long will this be delayed?" Yuan Zhisheng looked at the courtyard outside the eaves that was blurred by the heavy rain, and felt that the whole world was filled with the sound of the tide: "We cannot protect him for the rest of his life, and he will not be willing to be under house arrest.
So long."
"That red sticker will never appear again. The Internet has no memory." Tachibana Masamune said: "It is people who have memories, and when those who rush to come die almost all the time, it is enough to draw a lesson.
, this matter is settled."
"Dad, what do you mean..."
"Blood is needed to quell the trouble. When necessary, no matter which side it is, some blood will be released for inducement and intimidation." Tachibana Masamune said: "So we need to create some opportunities for bloodshed to deter hyenas and wolves.
, let them know, let the fierce ghosts know that if you want to chew bones in my mouth, you have to pay a price."
"You can let Mr. Lin go out for a walk in the near future. Remember to arrange some people around him to watch him."
Yuan Zhisheng raised his head slightly and smelled the smell of bloodshed from the tide in Tokyo.