The Yamahi-gumi, Japan's largest violent criminal organization, is headquartered in Kobe. ☆→
It's hard to understand the Japanese government's mentality or considerations, but they actually allow organized crime to operate openly, even issuing them legal permits. Every year at the end of the year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department even publishes a white paper, disclosing the number of violent gangs and their members to the public. This can be seen as a manifestation of the government's non-intervention in free organizations.
Of course, the non-intervention of public authorities does not mean the absence of the law. Therefore, Japanese violent gangs are generally quite "well-behaved," and even rather "public-spirited"!
During the 1995 Kobe earthquake and the 2011 Japanese tsunami, the Yamahi Group organized large-scale relief operations, even surpassing the efficiency of the police. They also criticized Kobe's right-leaning government and used very humble language towards visitors on their official website. They even stood under trees on Halloween, handing out candy to little girls and vowing never to take them to see goldfish – truly exemplary citizens!
Therefore, the Japanese public generally believes that the members of the Yamahirokumi are of high moral character. There's even a rumor that a woman once wanted to hire the Yamahirokumi to kill someone, but the Yamahirokumi, even thieves have their pride! They have their code of honor! Of course, they refused without hesitation. Unexpectedly, the woman persisted and began relentlessly harassing the Yamahirokumi. Finally, the group of bosses, driven to desperation, called the police… (This is from Baidu; verify its authenticity yourself).
That's right, Japan's largest violent gang called the police after being harassed by a woman...
Judging from this, the Yamahigumi is practically more legitimate than the "white channels" (legal authorities)! The Kobe City government should definitely give the sixth head of the Yamahigumi, Honoka, a "Good Citizen" award...
However, all of this is just a facade... Just like a black person who can't hide their black nature no matter how much powder they put on their face, it's determined by their inherent nature and cannot be easily changed.
No matter how many righteous things the Shanri Group does, it's all just "whitewashing the truth"; their essence is still violence.
According to a 2014 report by Fortune magazine, the Yamahigumi is the world's largest and highest-earning violent criminal organization, with an annual income of approximately US$80 billion (about 8 trillion yen). In 2010, local Kobe media even reported that the Yamahigumi paid nearly 70% of Hyogo Prefecture's total tax revenue that year.
Does this mean all this money came from the companies run by the Yama-Ri Group? Anyone who says that should get a neurological checkup. Besides legitimate investments in entertainment, real estate, stocks, and art, the Yama-Ri Group also has a significant portion of its wealth derived from illicit activities such as drug trafficking, gambling, protection money collection, and kidnapping for ransom.
For example, the Morgan family hired them this time, and it's unknown how much they received in compensation. According to Duanmu Ci's estimate, it was probably no less than 200,000 US dollars.
"Morgan is really rich and powerful." Duanmu Ci leaned back on the sofa.
Bu Tongxun said, "Although the matter is somewhat tricky, at least we have some preparations, and it's convenient to take some measures in advance."
Duanmu Ci pondered for a moment, "This news is very important. Go and give the order to reward the person who obtained this information."
Bu Tongxun's head.
Just as Duanmu Ci was about to say something else, he suddenly remembered the "stingy" habit of a certain housekeeper and couldn't help but remind her with some unease, "This time, be more generous. They risked violating the Anti-Espionage Law to infiltrate for us; we can't let them down."
Clearly, Duanmu Ci was somewhat worried about Bu Tongxun's stingy spending on Gongshu Mo's construction project last time.
Bu Tongxun pouted, "Does my lord really not trust me that much? I know what I'm doing! My subordinates have done a great job this time, and I definitely won't be stingy!" The female housekeeper vowed confidently!
In Sun Tzu's *The Art of War*, there is a chapter called "Using Spies," which is specifically about espionage. The military strategist even meticulously categorized this high-risk profession—namely, rural spies, internal spies, double agents, expendable spies, and living spies. And throughout more than two thousand years, countless individuals have achieved victory through the use of spies. Therefore, while Duanmu Ci paid attention to counter-espionage, he also paid close attention to the use of spies.
Therefore, he had planted spies in many places, such as Morgan. Even if Aslan didn't speak up, news like Morgan's plan to take action against the Duanmu family at the RAR Club would have reached Duanmu Ci's ears in no time. As for whether this method was dishonest or ungentlemanly, Duanmu Ci could only say there was nothing he could do.
Why did Emperor Taizu of Ming (Zhu Yuanzhang) establish the Embroidered Uniform Guard? Why did Emperor Chengzu of Ming (Zhu Di) establish the Eastern Depot? There's only one reason: they lacked a sense of security. The same logic applies to Duanmu Ci; he too lacked a sense of security.
“Kobe is the territory of the Yamahi Group, and even their headquarters are located in Kobe.” Duanmu Ci rubbed his palm. “That is where their power is strongest. They have been operating there for over a hundred years. If they want to tamper with our cargo ships at the port, it would be too easy and impossible to defend against.”
“The most important thing is that we don’t have enough influence in Japan to resolve this matter,” Bu Tongxun said with some concern. “We don’t even have channels for dialogue and negotiation, which is the most difficult part.”
"What interesting things do you think they'll put on our ship?" Duanmu Ci suddenly laughed. "A few boxes of outdated weapons, or dozens of kilograms of drugs? How about we make a bet? Let's bet a bottle of '90 Petrus."
"My lord!" Bu Tongxun scolded, "We're talking about serious matters now, don't joke around."
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