455 Drawing Lots (1/2)

After Gu Jingman selected Mo Wen as her battle representative, the leaders of a few large factions came knocking on her door to protest. They mocked and ridiculed her, truly forgetting their places.

”May you all please go away? My mind is made up. For this underground fight, I have done all I can. I hope every one of you will also do the same,” Gu Jingman said plainly.

”Since the Sect Leader Gu insists on this course of action, you are disregarding righteousness and violating morality. After this underground fight ends, if we lose because of the Sect Leader Gu's indulgence, then my Black Leopard Gang will find the Sect Leader Gu to have a nice chat.” The Black Leopard Gang's leader Feng Yuan left behind these threatening words, then turned to leave with a cold look.

Once this was said, the facial expressions of the few leaders of the factions that were around changed slightly. Feng Yuan had spoken too harshly. It was tantamount to indirectly declaring war on the Fei Ying Sect and splitting completely with Gu Jingman.

In the aspect of influence, the Black Leopard Gang's was far beneath the Fei Ying Sect's. As such, Feng Yuan was usually a person who was very cautious in his dealings, as he knew very clearly who he could offend and who he couldn't.

His being so reckless and bold today did not seem like Feng Yuan's usual personality. Even if he was nervous over the underground fight, it was truly out of character for him to act that way.

The expressions of a few high ranking members of the Fei Ying Sect who were standing behind Gu Jingman turned ice cold. Feng Yuan's words were the same as challenging them. Also, he had spoken those words in front of the leaders of the other three large factions.

”That was so reckless.” Gu Jingman merely gave Feng Yuan a cold glance, then did not say anymore.

”Everyone, please leave. Our sect leader needs peace and quiet,” Zheng Shuangshuang said plainly. Even though she also greatly objected the lady boss' decision, she had to stand by her.

”Sect Leader Gu, won't you reconsider? Senior Chen's lifetime of cultivation has reached the pinnacle of the Sea of Qi realm, so he certainly can suppress the people of the Yamaguchi-gumi. If you can win just one match, our chances of winning will improve greatly,” the Triad Sect's sect leader Du Pingsheng said.

Before this, he had already planned for Uncle Chen, who was beside Gu Jingman, to be a member of the battle lineup. Thus, he was naturally surprised that, when the day came, such a surprising change to the lineup would appear.

”I thank Gang Leader Du for thinking so highly of me, but I cannot be compared to Mo Wen,” Uncle Chen said plainly.

Du Pingsheng naturally did not believe Uncle Chen's words. How could a mere youth be stronger than a senior that had practiced ancient martial arts for so many years? Since Gu Jingman had made such a decision, she surely would have discussed it with Uncle Chen. Right now, they were but finding a pretext to dismiss him.

”Sect Leader Gu, please reconsider.” Du Pingsheng slightly sighed. He saluted Gu Jingman, then turned to leave.

Widow Wang and Jiang Guhuai looked at each other, then they looked at Gu Jingman again. They both let out a cold laugh. Before this, Gu Jingman was the one who voiced the strongest objection towards the Yamaguchi-gumi. In the end, when things had come to this, she was the first one to turn.

Mo Wen drank his tea. Only after the incident ended did he ask with an amused expression, ”Could it be that my appearance is that unsightly?”

Gu Jingman rolled her eyes at Mo Wen, deciding not to bother with him. Just now, Mo Wen could totally have showed off some of his skills, stopping others' words with his actions. However, he just stood aside and enjoyed the fight, as though it had nothing to do with him.

Zheng Shuangshuang pressed her lips together, thinking to herself, Of course you are unsightly. A man who only knows how to hide behind a woman's back. What use can you be?

...

On the other side, in the Yamaguchi-gumi's area, a hundred meters away.

”Did you investigate properly? Is Yoshida Jiro's death related to the people in the five major influences?” A slightly chubby middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, a glint of cold light flashing in them.

Not long ago, he had found out about the death of his second younger brother, Yoshida Jiro. He had died in his own house, but his death was strange. He seemed to have passed away without any warning.

As the director of the Yamaguchi-gumi's Kyushu department, Yoshida Ichiro had seen every possible situation. Hence, he naturally knew that Yoshida Jiro's death was abnormal. His death was definitely not a result of natural causes.

Upon further investigation, he discovered that not only was Yoshida Jiro dead, but his son, Yoshida Yuichi was dead, too. Even Aso Saki, the martial arts practitioner from the Devil Saber-kai was dead!

At the same time, a huge incident had occurred on Sword of the Sea. Many people had disappeared for an unknown reason. Nobody knew whether they were alive or dead.

”Director, the killer was very careful. He thoroughly cleaned the crime scene. We didn't get many clues at all. Also, all of the surveillance footage from the control room has been damaged. Luckily, the hard disks were not lost. Given enough time, we can recover the footage,” a middle-aged man reported respectfully, while bowing slightly.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

”When can the footage be recovered?” Yoshida Ichiro asked with a frown.

”I have ordered someone to take care of it, but it will take at least a week,” the middle-aged man said with his head lowered.

”Rubbish!” Yoshida Ichiro snorted coldy.

He wasn't really worried about the death of his second younger brother. In fact, he was secretly happy about it, as now there was one less person who would engage in a power struggle with him.

The Yoshida clan had been in charge of the Yamaguchi-gumi's Kyushu department for generations. Theirs was a mafia family, who had a long-standing history. As such, there would naturally be many power struggles in the inner circles of such a large clan.

Now, with Yoshida Jiro dead, there would be one less opponent for Yoshida Ichiro. Hence, he didn't have to worry that this second younger brother of his would continue to fight for power with him.