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    The truth was straightforward, but he simply hadn’t thought it through.


    The respect these gangstersmand in prison doesn’t depend on their previous status but on the influence they still wield after incarceration.


    Once those two are imprisoned, they can exert pressure on their sessors to the point of sending someone inside to assassinate the former bosses. Under such circumstances, it wouldn’t be difficult to make Nishida Yuhong and Takaoka Machi’s lives in prison miserable, would it?


    Understanding the dynamics, Mitsui Yoshitaka felt a sense of relief. Smiling, he said, “Mr. Wade is absolutely right. In that case, I’ll leave them alone for now. Once they’re in prison, their own people can deal with them slowly!”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    He then turned to the Superintendent of Police and said, “Watanabe, the Yamaguchi-gumi and the Inagawa-kai have caused you significant trouble this time. Make sure they pay dearly!”


    The Superintendent nodded and replied, “Don’t worry, Mr. Mitsui. These two families have acted recklessly this time and must be dealt with harshly. Tonight, we’ll conduct emergency raids on their operations. Their bars, casinos, red-light districts, and other businesses will be shut down temporarily for inspection and rectification. We’ll make them pay a steep price and teach them asting lesson!”


    The Superintendent, as frustrated as Mitsui Yoshitaka, shared his determination to crack down on the gangs. Their audacious actions not only caused chaos but showed tant disregard for authority. Even without Mitsui Yoshitaka’s suggestion, Watanabe was already set on hitting these organizations hard.


    With a stern expression, Mitsui Yoshitaka dered, “I’ll convene a Mitsui family meeting tonight to draft aprehensive n. Starting tomorrow, we’ll suppress the Yamaguchi-gumi, Inagawa-kai, and Sumiyoshi-kai on all fronts!”


    At that moment, a voice came over the Superintendent’s inte: “Director Watanabe, the trucks have arrived to transport the bodies. Mr. Mitsui is eager to go in and identify his rtives. Should we allow him to enter?”


    The Superintendent understood that the “Mr. Mitsui” referred to was Mitsui Yoshiyasu, waiting outside. He turned to Mitsui Yoshitaka and asked, “Mr. Mitsui, what are your thoughts?”


    Instead of responding immediately, Mitsui Yoshitaka turned to charlie Wade and asked, “Mr. Wade, what do you think?”


    Mitsui Yoshitaka’s personal bodyguards had been almost entirely wiped out. If he wanted to act against his younger brother now, he would have to rely on charlie Wade’s assistance. At the very least, he needed help to restrain him on the spot, as he couldn’t manage it alone.


    charlie Wade understood his intentions and said, “I’ll have the Iga Ninjas detain those samurai in other rooms. Then, I’ll ask Hattori Hanzo to bring a few trusted men to apany you and follow your instructions.”


    Grateful, Mitsui Yoshitaka replied, “Thank you very much, Mr. Wade!”


    Without dy, charlie Wade contacted Hattori Hanzo, instructing him to secure the samurai to prevent Mitsui Yoshiyasu from discovering anything on his way in.


    As the Iga Ninjas led the samurai to detention in nearby rooms, a ne departing from Washington had just exited U.S. airspace and entered over the ocean.


    A blond man aboard the ne answered a satellite phone call and then rushed to the private suite at the back of the aircraft, knocking urgently on the door.


    “Chairman, something serious has happened!”


    The chairman, who had recently spent $1 billion in secret, was resting in bed, awaiting news of Tawana’s assassination.


    Startled by themotion, he jumped up, opened the door in rm, and demanded, “What happened? Did the first assassination attempt fail?”


    “No…” The blond man shook his head frantically, his face pale with fear. “I just got off the phone with your father. Steve Rothschild of the Rothschild family has just issued a statement across all major financial circles connected to Tawana!”


    “What?!” The chairman’s heart skipped a beat as he urgently asked, “What exactly did he say?”


    The blond man stammered, “Steve Rothschild warned that whoever secretly ordered the $10 billion operation against Tawana must immediately withdraw and personally exin themselves to him. Otherwise, once he uncovers the culprit, he will use every resource at his disposal to retaliate, and the fight won’t end until one side ispletely destroyed…”


    The chairman’s legs weakened, and he nearly copsed, saved only by the blond man’s quick support.


    “How is it possible?!” he eximed in terror. “How could Tawana, just a singer, have ties to the heir of the Rothschild family?! I’ve spent years scheming and still haven’t managed to prate the Rothschilds’ inner circle, yet Tawana has Steve Rothschild, their second-inmand, openly speaking in her defense! He’s publicly protecting her! How on earth did she pull this off?!”


    The blond man was equally perplexed. “I don’t know… But your father insists that if you’re behind this secret spending, you must withdraw it immediately and exin yourself to Steve Rothschild. Otherwise, once it’s exposed, the entire family will be implicated…”


    “Damn it!”


    The chairman, panicked, eximed, “One billion dors in secret spending, plus a hundred million dors in fees! Whether it seeds or not, even if I stop halfway, that hundred million is gone. If I withdraw now, it’ll all be wasted. Besides… besides, can Steve really trace it back to me? Isn’t the undergroundwork supposed to guarantee strict confidentiality for its clients? They’re professionals in this field; they must have some ethics, right?”


    He tried to reassure himself, saying, “Also, we paid using cryptocurrency—it’s all on the blockchain, anonymous. The transaction is protected by both the cryptocurrency systems and the undergroundwork operators. It shouldn’t be traceable, right?”


    The blond man quickly cautioned him. “Chairman, now isn’t the time to rely on wishful thinking! The so-called ethics of the undergroundwork apply to ordinary clients, not to the Rothschild family. If the Rothschilds want to, they can root out every operator behind the undergroundwork. These operators may be powerful in the shadows, but if exposed, the Rothschilds could crush them like insects. If that happens, how could they possibly keep our secrets?”


    He added, “And cryptocurrency isn’t entirely foolproof. You spent one billion dors in crypto—a massive transaction by any standard. In today’s cryptocurrency market, a billion-dor movement would stand out like a beacon. If the Rothschilds trace the connection between dors and Bitcoin, they’ll lock onto you.”


    “Think about it,” he continued. “You’re spending a billion to eliminate Tawanna, but the Rothschilds could easily spend two billion to hunt you down. By then, you’ll have truly provoked them!”


    “Chairman, resisting now will only make things worse!”


    “Damn it!” The chairman’s face turned pale with fear at the thought of “making things worse.” He asked anxiously, “So… so we have no choice but to withdraw the funds now? What do you think Steve Rothschild will do to me?”


    The blond man replied, “Chairman, I believe that since Steve has made a public statement within the financial elite circles, it means everyone is watching how this unfolds. If you withdraw the funds promptly and apologize to him, he likely won’t push you too hard. If youply and he still retaliates excessively, it would harm his own reputation.


    “Besides, the logic here is simple: you acted first by arranging the hidden funds, and he respondedter by protecting Tawanna. It’s not as though you deliberately challenged him. Now that he’s made his position clear, if you show respect and back down, he probably won’t escte further. What do you think?”


    The chairman’s expression rxed slightly upon hearing this. He nodded and said, “What you said makes sense. I had no idea Tawanna was connected to the Rothschild family. If I’d known, I’d never have gone against them—even if it meant never returning to the United States in my lifetime.”


    He immediately added, “Quick, withdraw the secret funds first. I’ll call Steve right away. How can I get his contact information?”