Reports imed that in 2014, the Yamaguchi-gumi’s annual revenue reached $60 billion. However, this figure was not scientifically urate. To sensationalize the gang’s power, the media attributed all business activity in territories controlled by the Yamaguchi-gumi to the gang itself, resulting in an exaggerated total.


    For example, if a Tokyo street controlled by the Yamaguchi-gumi generated $100 million annually, the media would attribute the entire amount to the gang.


    In reality, the Yamaguchi-gumi wouldn’t have a 100% stake in such businesses—typically, they control at most 60%.


    Moreover, the $100 million figure represents gross output, not profit. This total includes expenses such as real estate rental, property maintenance, utilities, food and drink costs, raw materials, and sries for thousands of gang members and workers. Even the ie from clinics treating sexually transmitted diseases in the area is factored in.


    In truth, out of a $100 million gross output, only $60 million is directly tied to the Yamaguchi-gumi.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    After deducting various explicit and hidden costs, the profit handed over to the Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters shrinks significantly.


    Supporting the hundreds or thousands of people in these territories alone incurs enormous costs, not to mention the expenses for maintaining rtionships and influence. After all deductions, the profit attributable to the Yamaguchi-gumi is reduced to just a few million dors at most.


    On one side is $100 million in revenue, and on the other is just a few million in profit. Based on this ratio, the Yamaguchi-gumi’s annual profit is, at most, a few hundred million dors.


    However, the Yamaguchi-gumi’s strength lies in its ability to support tens of thousands of people, from low-ranking foot soldiers to middle and senior leaders, enabling them to livefortably while still generating hundreds of millions in profit. These individuals function like worker ants in a colony—working tirelessly and even risking their lives to protect their organization.


    This army of tens of thousands is the foundation that keeps the Yamaguchi-gumi standing strong.


    Yet, even a powerful gang like the Yamaguchi-gumi pales inparison to the Mitsui family.


    While Mitsui Xinmei was wary of the gang’s influence, Mitsui Yoshitaka viewed Nishida Hirohiro, the seventh-generation leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi, as nothing more than a petty thug. To him, ordering Nishida around was as easy as berating his own driver, and Nishida wouldn’t dare talk back or even raise his head.


    So, when Mitsui Yoshitaka learned that Nishida Hirohiro had ordered the Yamaguchi-gumi to assassinate Tawanna, his fury boiled over—a rage fueled by the insult of being challenged by someone beneath him.


    Without hesitation, Mitsui Yoshitaka’s younger brother called Nishida Hirohiro. When the call connected, he asked coldly, “Is this Nishida?”


    “It’s me,” replied a middle-aged man, his toneced with respect. “Mr. Mitsui, what made you think of calling me?”


    “It’s not me who wants to talk to you,” he snapped. “It’s my older brother, Mitsui Yoshitaka.”


    Mitsui Yoshitaka snatched the phone and shouted angrily, “Nishida Hirohiro, are you tired of living? How dare you send someone to assassinate my guest? Who gave you the nerve?!”<fn99a2> Th?s chapter is updated by FιndＮovel</fn99a2>