Chapter 32 The First Player

The "good position" that Xi Haiqing Dou mentioned is certainly not a simple place suitable for "watching the show", but looking for a qualified sniping position nearby.

On the way, Maruno Ryouta had told Saikai Haruto the approximate location of their base, and which places might be their retreat routes if problems arose at the base.

"That path over there and this street over here are the two back doors of the Takase-kai's base. Of course, there's also this one, which corresponds to their front door, and there's a certain chance that someone will try to escape from here."

Xi Haiqing Dou produced a map from somewhere and pointed at the map while walking through the streets and alleys.

"An hour later, when Brother-kun creates the explosion inside, if someone comes out, first snipe the man following him - a man with red hair, green eyes, about 35 years old, with short hair. Of course, remember not to hurt Brother-kun himself. After all, I promised Maruno-kun that I would not kill Brother-kun, and I will keep my promise."

...I've seen you fool the Maruno brothers a lot, haven't you? The others thought to themselves.

"What if... he's hiding something?" Morofushi Kagemitsu hesitated, "For example, let's replace the president of the Takase Society with someone else and steal the truth."

He did not have any major objection to Cointreau's decision to deal directly with the Takase-kai - after all, the Takase-kai was not a tax-paying mafia like in other regions. In Yokohama, a concession area where the government had no control, all the well-known black organizations and factions were vicious and extremely evil. Even if all of them disappeared, he would not be shaken.

"So why do you think I told him we were part of the Port Mafia?"

Saikai Haruto put his hands in his pockets and curled his lips slightly: "If the weight of intimidation is not enough, how about temptation? The ship of Takasekai is about to sink. Although the reputation of the Port Mafia is not very good in Yokohama, it is still there after all. At least it can survive better than Takasekai. Using Takasekai as a springboard to switch to the Port Mafia is not simply coercion, but also a resume for switching to a new company. Although Brother-kun is not very smart, he is not a fool either."

"The temptation of profit can sometimes be greater than the threat of death."

Lei lit a cigarette, lowered his eyes and said casually: "Some people are afraid of death, but they will ignore all dangers in front of them in pursuit of benefits, just like vultures and hyenas that smell the smell of rotten meat and rush towards it without hesitation. In this respect, they are no different from us."

"If there is a 100 percent profit in turmoil and strife, then they will trample on all the laws of the world; if there is a 300 percent profit, then they will risk being hanged."[1]

Xihai Qingdou said with a smile, his eyes full of laughter: "Benefits are the best friends of people like us, right?"

"Ah, of course it's fortunate that my brother isn't that smart." He then showed a very refreshing smile: "Otherwise I wouldn't have suddenly thought of fooling him like this. To be honest, I didn't expect it to actually work."

You lie as naturally and flawlessly as if you were eating or drinking. It must be hard not to be fooled by you, right? The others were speechless.

"And even if the person who died wasn't the president, but some other cadre, it doesn't matter. Our goal isn't to help others quickly swallow up the Takase-kai. We'll make money no matter what... We haven't lost anything anyway."

If you think about it carefully... this is the highest level of getting something for nothing, right? !

"...You're right. No matter what the result is, we will definitely make money." Zhu Fu Jingguang was silent.

Dao originally, he, Furuya Rei, and Asahina were still thinking that Jundu was going to force his way into the Takase Society... but he actually wanted to break in from the inside. But it must be said that this trick was really useful.

Even in areas other than manufacturing equipment, Cointreau's abilities are indeed not to be underestimated. No wonder his reputation within the organization is so highly regarded by so many people.

On the map, not far from the Takase-kai base, there is a hotel building with an excellent viewing location. The building is not very high, but its rooftop is an excellent sniping spot.

It took Saikai Haruto and his group three to five minutes to get to the hotel, and another three minutes to get to the rooftop.

I have to say Yokohama is a magical place. When they saw the group of them dressed in black, carrying black handbags and a tall violin case, and a man who seemed to be unconscious, who looked like real villains, the hotel owner and the waiter were able to smile and asked if they needed to check in and if they needed any help, even as if... they were used to it.

Saikai Haruto sighed in his heart; [As expected of Yokohama, even ordinary citizens are so calm. It's obvious that they have seen this kind of battle many times. It's really a nuclear-powered city, comparable to Gotham City on the other side of the world. ]

System: [I think you should be thankful that there is no Gotan in this world.]

[…You are right.]

On the rooftop, Zhu Fu Jingguang found a good position and began to take out the parts from his briefcase, patiently assembling and placing the sniper rifle.

"By the way, Jundu, have you thought about how to retreat later?" Lei half-knelt on the ground, took out the sniper rifle from the bass bag on his back, and suddenly asked.

"Don't tell me you're planning to drive away from Yokohama right after this... I hope you haven't forgotten that I rushed here after receiving your message last night. Unlike you, I don't have any plans to die suddenly for the time being."

If you count carefully, he hasn't had a rest for nearly 22 hours.

Ley suddenly fell into self-doubt: So, in the end, why did he tell Gin that he would come to help Cointreau? If he hadn't come to Yokohama, this should have been his rare time to rest and relax. As a result, he is still working overtime for Cointreau - and he doesn't even get paid.

"Well, don't worry... it's not that easy to die suddenly. With your physical condition, Lei, if you want to die suddenly, you have to be awake for at least four or five days in a row, right? This is only one day."

Xi Haiqingdou smiled and replied as if nothing had happened: "Ah, but then again, I'm not that kind of black-hearted capitalist, and I certainly won't let you work so hard and stay up late. Later, just go back to the villa we stayed at this afternoon, rest for a night, and leave tomorrow. The safety there is still guaranteed."

"…Isn't Passetto also aware of the location of that villa?"

Zhufu Jingguang suddenly hesitated and frowned, "But... Cointreau, this is what I wanted to tell you when I was down there. Bourbon told me that Pasetto is very likely an undercover agent."

Ley nodded, indicating that he also heard Bourbon's call at that time.

Xi Haiqing Dou was not surprised at all.

"Ah, well, Vodka and I knew that when we were on the road."

As he spoke, he repeated to them the news he had learned from Maruno Ryouta on the way.

"…But how did Bourbon know this?"

Saikai Haruto touched his chin and said, "Come to think of it, Bourbon seemed to have called me before? But at that time I was busy exchanging information with my brother, so I turned off my phone."

"...I see." Morobushi Kagemitsu nodded calmly: "It seems that it is not Bourbon who is slandering Pasetto. Bourbon said that he found out that Pasetto had been undercover in the Takase Society before he was undercover in the Hong Kong underworld three years ago, and he seemed to have some relationship with the current president. In this case, it makes sense that Pasetto and the Takase Society are colluding with each other."

"But if that's the case, it won't be safe for us to go back to the villa, right?"

"No."

Saikai Haruto answered without hesitation: "Don't worry about Pasetto. Even if he has contact with the Takase Society again, it doesn't matter. We have reached a new deal with the new Hong Kong gang."

His expression was calm and composed. "I just learned the news... The previous leader of the Hong Kong Black Group unfortunately contracted a serious illness and died. Now the position has been passed to Dr. Mori as the next leader. The new leader has decided to withdraw the previous leader's kill order against the organization and to express his apology, he has decided to establish new diplomatic relations with the organization. Witness - Passetto."

"Ah, it's really surprising and amazing, Dr. Sen. I didn't expect him to bring us such a big surprise. But in this case, we don't have to worry about anything else. Whether it's for us, the Hong Kong Black, or Passetto, it's a good ending, right?"

"Ah? Aren't we going to kill him?" Vodka frowned. "He's a traitor. Are we going to let him stay with the port mafia?"

"Fighting and killing are not good. I promised Passeto that I would not kill him. That's why he was able to come here today." Xi Haiqingdou condemned Vodka.

"And his current name is 'Akito Imai', a member of the Port Mafia. What does that have to do with us? I don't know when there was a member named 'Akito Imai' in the organization."

"Ah? Ah?" Vodka's mind was full of questions, and he was almost dizzy.

"Wait, what do you mean, Junto? Isn't Imai Akito just a pseudonym for Passetto? What's the difference between them?"

"Cointreau means that we don't need to worry about him. We don't need to take action, he will die soon. Even if Cointreau doesn't take action, the Port Mafia will not let him go."

Lei suddenly spoke up, and then took a deep look at Xi Haiqing Dou: "So this is the deal between you and that 'Doctor Mori'? To completely reshuffle the power of Port Mafia, this is your real purpose, right? The leader has been replaced, so naturally he can't take action against us."

Not only that, maybe the Port Mafia will have to find a way to get back on good terms with the organization? But he couldn't figure out how the "Dr. Mori" did it? What role did Cointreau play in it? There should be more than what he has shown so far, right?

"I didn't do anything but provide Dr. Mori with some small, insignificant intelligence and a useful helper - after all, we are friends."

Saikai Haruto smiled, "I didn't expect that Dr. Mori had such an idea... Oh, it's really shocking, isn't it? But this is also a good thing for the organization."

Besides this, there is another benefit for him when Mori Ogai takes the position - although after Mori Ogai takes the position, he may try to maneuver and flatter the organization for the sake of interests, but if the organization wants to take the opportunity to enter Yokohama to develop its power, it will be ruthlessly cut off by Mori Ogai and the new Hong Kong gang.

After all, for Yokohama, the organization is a complete "foreign object"... No matter how the organizations within Yokohama fight each other, the Hong Kong triads, with Mori Owl in control, will not allow such an "foreign organization" to interfere or even eat up things belonging to Yokohama.

Of course, it will take some time for that time to come, and it won’t matter to him by then - his mission was completed perfectly.