Chapter 7 This Organization
After his body had almost recovered, Ace locked the door under Mori Owl's instructions and returned to the Port Mafia's building.
When he came back, he found that everyone was secretly looking at him, but as soon as he looked over, those eyes disappeared immediately, and everyone lowered their heads and worked seriously.
Ace returned to his office somewhat confused.
The leader's suit, except for Sen Gu, is still thrown in the office. No one is allowed to enter the leader's office without the leader's permission. Even if someone is sent to clean the office, they must enter under the supervision of the leader or someone arranged by the leader. Even the cleaners may be the leader's trusted subordinates.
Because there are many confidential documents in the chief's office, the security is also very heavy. Under this kind of protection, not to mention that the clothes he took off have not been moved, even if he hid a pornographic book in it, it would not be discovered! Ahem.
Ace couldn't help but look down at his clothes, and found that there was nothing wrong with them. Before leaving the clinic, he buttoned up his clothes according to Mori Ougai's instructions, and put on a white coat that was placed at the clinic. He had to get approval from Mr. Ougai before he could put on his clothes.
Although it was a bit tight, for the sake of Mr. Ogai's health, he still obediently put on his clothes according to Mori Ogai's request.
Ace arrived at the chief's office and hadn't sat down for long when Ozaki Kouyo came over.
She hurried to the chief's office and asked the guard outside to close the door.
She said solemnly, "Your Excellency, Ouwai."
Ace immediately responded: "Yes?"
Ozaki Kouyo paused for a moment, looked at him suspiciously, and then said, "At this critical moment, why didn't you come all morning? Forget it, I came here to report something."
Ace immediately sat up straight and asked in the same serious tone, "What's the matter?"
Seeing that he didn't seem to have any problems, Ozaki Kouyo breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the strange feeling just now was just her illusion. She handed over a page of report in a businesslike manner: "Please take a look at these first."
Ace took it and looked at it, but he couldn't understand it at all, so he immediately asked Mori Ougai for help: [Mr. Ougai, what is this? ]
Mori Ogai read the report from his perspective and said thoughtfully, "It's a list." He sneered and said, "That guy Omi is really impatient. He started to take action so quickly."
[Omi? Who?] Ace asked curiously.
[He is a cadre promoted by the previous leader. He has no ability. His biggest role in the organization is to make money.] Sen Ouwai's tone was a little mocking. [He was a subordinate brought up by the previous leader in the early days. He was quite loyal to the previous leader. He was promoted to the cadre position because he could make money and save his life.]
However, in order to strengthen the organization's military power, the previous leader began to favor the promotion of people with special abilities. People with special abilities are rare and precious, so even if Ozaki Kouyo defected, the previous leader was reluctant to kill her directly, but brought her back to continue using her. As for Omi, who has no special abilities, the previous leader basically treated him as a mascot to provide funds and make money, and just arranged for people to protect him.
Because of this, the two gradually became estranged. It is hard to say whether Omi is still as loyal to the previous leader as before.
[Ace-kun, follow my words - Hongye-kun, leave this person alone for now, and secretly collect evidence of his betrayal and the list of people who conspired with him.]
There are still many remnants of the previous leaders in the organization. Finding them one by one and then figuring out how to deal with them is undoubtedly a time-consuming, labor-intensive and troublesome task. Letting them hide in the organization all the time is just a time bomb. Mori Ougai plans to take this opportunity to let these people surface and then catch them all in one fell swoop.
The lower-level members who follow orders cannot be moved, but those in important positions must be removed.
Maybe there are some smart people who will not get involved in this matter, but if these people can remain smart, or in other words, be aware of the current affairs, Mori Ougai doesn't mind keeping them for the time being.
Ace finished his words, and Ozaki Koiba nodded to show her understanding. Then she continued, "Recently, an organization called GSS is trying to squeeze into Yokohama. My people found out that Omi seems to have contacts with GSS. They are likely to make it easier for GSS to enter Yokohama."
Of course, if Omi gives GSS benefits, then when Omi comes to deal with Mori Ougai, GSS will definitely give certain support behind the scenes.
[I remember that GSS seems to be an organization that sells weapons?] Mori Ogai pondered.
He would have an impression of it because the previous leaders had purchased weapons and equipment from this organization more than once. Weapons and equipment are consumables for the Mafia, but there are more than one way to purchase them.
Cost and the upgrading of weapons are all factors in choosing what to buy. When there are cheaper or more advanced weapons, buyers will naturally choose the more economical one.
Moreover, after the World Superpower War, the whole world saw how powerful people with superpowers are. Even though governments later wanted to reduce or eliminate the influence of people with superpowers, and even deceived the people that superpowers were just legends, people who had channels or firmly believed in superpowers, or even people who had seen or had superpowers themselves, naturally would not believe such statements.
After discovering that people with special abilities are more powerful than firearms, the forces with channels, especially the underground forces, naturally prefer to recruit people with special abilities - they are more powerful and less dependent on and in need of weapons and equipment. In addition, the world has tended to recuperate after the war, and the demand for weapons and equipment has dropped sharply. It is natural that the arms sales organizations that relied on the war to be powerful will face a period of slow business.
The revenue from the sale of weapons is gradually unable to support the growth of the organization. Apart from layoffs, price cuts to deal with the accumulated goods, and shrinking the organization's power, the only way out is to find another way out and do business in places where there is still a greater demand for weapons under the current circumstances.
Obviously, as a concession, a place with many underground forces, domestic and foreign organizations, and a chaotic Yokohama due to the terrorist rule of the previous leader, it is very suitable for dealing with their accumulated weapons and equipment.
The arrival of this weapons dealer will make the situation in Yokohama even more chaotic, and the survival crisis of local residents will be further exacerbated.
Mori Ogai was not surprised that GSS chose Yokohama as its base, but if he could not guarantee that GSS's goods would only flow into his side or the hands of official forces, he would not welcome such an arms dealer.
Unlike other underground forces, the official forces exist objectively. The Port Mafia cannot really blatantly oppose the government, and the government will not really target the Port Mafia with the purpose of destruction - they need the existence of the Port Mafia. The existence of the Port Mafia can suppress some foreign influx forces and some local underground organizations that are prone to creating chaos.
Ozaki Kouyo listened to Ace's retelling and nodded, "Yes, most of the people in Omi are followers of the previous leader. They suspect that the previous leader is you... If you get support with weapons and equipment, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome. The organization's weapons and equipment have always been in the charge of colonels. If he..."
[No. The colonel has no preference for either side. He will follow the rules of the organization.]
The colonel was not one of the most loyal subordinates of the previous leader, but a superpower recruited after the superpower war. If you say he is loyal, he may be loyal to the organization and the leader, but after the previous leader went crazy, the colonel did not completely complete the tasks assigned by the previous leader.
Because a red-haired kid offended him, he ordered the killing of all red-haired kids in Yokohama, including those with red color instead of pure red. He also ordered the killing of all those who opposed the Port Mafia... The former was too inhumane and the latter was an impossible task. Any human with normal emotional ability, no matter how loyal, would complain about the leader.
The colonel may not support him taking over the position of leader, but he will not express opposition. He does not want to get involved in the factional struggle between the new and old leaders within the organization, so he will choose to do his own job honestly.
"I understand." Ozaki Kouyo took over the task, "Then I will take my leave first."
"Um."
When there was only one person left in the office, Ace started asking, "Mr. Ougai, shall we go get that GSS?"
Mori Ougai: […? ]
He asked suspiciously: [Why are you so positive all of a sudden?]
[Ms. Hongye is your companion, right? If you are screwed by that Omi, then as she is your supporter, those people will definitely not let her go! ]
Although he initially had reservations about Mori Ougai's betrayal in assassinating the leader, after he learned from outside what the previous leader had done - the previous leader's bloody tyranny had just ended, and because of the big commotion, many ordinary residents also knew something about it, and occasionally some people would talk about it behind his back - he felt that there was nothing wrong with Mori Ougai's behavior.
Unlike their pirate group, which was linked together by emotion and power, the Mafia, at least the port Mafia he saw, seemed to have its own aspirations and was linked together by interests. As for emotions, there didn't seem to be much.
It is said that Ozaki Kouyo has been in the Port Mafia for a long time, but she has no feelings for the previous leader. After Mori Gugai came to power, she was the first to stand on Mori Gugai's side. But it seems that she really has no feelings for the Port Mafia at all, and it seems that she and Mori Gugai can really tell each other so much truth.
Ace: The interpersonal relationships of the Port Mafia are really complicated.
Mori Ogai's mood was a bit subtle. He didn't take Omi seriously at all and felt that he was fully capable of dealing with his group. But Ace's somewhat excited attitude was really not right.
He thought about Ace's identity and his skills, and couldn't help asking: "Ace, you are not a martial arts expert, are you?"
Judging from your behavior, if you continue to pursue a martial arts style, I'm afraid my body won't be able to bear it!