Chapter 512 - THE YAKUZA (2/2)

Kaito had come into contact with some of the local yakuza when they wanted to hire him for a job. However, after some investigating, he found some problems related to the work. One of the leaders of the individual families was trying to control a larger zone, and he thought the best approach was to take out a rival leader.

Being involved in the infighting of mafia-type families never ended well for anyone. Therefore, he turned them down and never took up a job from them. He essentially blacklisted them so that he would not have to be embroiled in a feud.

While the two sides were active in the underworld, the situations were different. He had always had a clear mind when carrying out his official tasks, and he never liked being involved in overly crooked things. Moreover, he did not want a friendship with unpredictable groups like the yakuza, regardless of their power.

He was a little surprised that Ayumi, the current albeit lacking leader of the Shadow Brotherhood, would venture into the yakuza territory. After he made it clear that he did not want anything to do with their world, the relationship became a little tense.

No one caused trouble for the other party, but they were not friendly. Ayumi moving to the yakuza territory in that part of town meant that she was on good terms with someone in the crime family. However, he did not jump to conclusions. He wanted to see the situation with his eyes.

Finally, his car pulled up outside a high-rise hotel with a rooftop nightclub called Crown. Ayumi was in the nightclub and often came there during the evenings over the past month. He looked at the building for a moment through the windshield of his car before stepping out into the parking lot.

He did not care about the observation. He wanted to see Ayumi and understand her thought processes before deciding how to deal with her and the Shadow Brotherhood.

Although as things stood, he could not muster even a shred of good feelings towards the woman.

Once he entered the hotel, he got a warm welcome from the customer service staff. They explained that the nightclub was a popular haunt, so there were some restrictions on entry. Since he was not a hotel guest, he could not get into the club directly.

The hotel staff were mostly ordinary people, but they did not judge and act rashly. They were not familiar with Kaito, but they were respectful, perhaps because they perceived him as a rich second-generation young master.

Therefore, once he paid the cover charge for the club, he was able to go to the rooftop club.

When he entered, he found Ayumi right away. It was not hard because she was not trying to conceal herself. She was stretched out comfortably on a seat in the best VIP section of the club. She was looking at the people dancing with an apathetic dullness in her eyes while sipping on an amber-coloured liquid.

If one did not know better, they might ȧssume that she owned the place and was evaluating her ȧsset.