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Misfortune never comes singly; it's always darkest before the dawn.

For Kazuo Tagang, the third-generation leader of the Tagang Group, this saying perfectly described his current predicament.

Kazuo Tagang had the ability to lead a small gang to become the largest gang in all of Dongying.

However, this situation also made him feel conflicted.

The government had already informed him that if he didn't resolve this matter, the Dongying government would launch a crackdown on organized crime to restore Dongying's international image.

As time passed, the impact of this incident on Dongying grew, forcing them to find a solution. Continuing to ignore it would only lead to greater losses for Dongying.

The chain reaction caused Dongying's international tourism industry to suffer a severe blow in the short term. Dongying's tourism industry was highly developed, and this incident resulted in significant losses, leaving many tourism industry employees in dire straits.

Although some within the Dongying government supported the Yamakou Group, which was why they could thrive in Dongying.

However, when faced with matters of national importance, those who supported them dared not say much.

Kazuo Tagang faced two options.

One was to continue to persevere and hold on to the end.

The other was to push out Tokushi Murakami as a scapegoat and publicly admit that the Yamakou Group's Tokyo branch acted on its own, without the involvement of the entire Yamakou Group.

Therefore, even though the government had issued an ultimatum demanding that he resolve the matter as soon as possible, Kazuo Tagang remained conflicted.

He had personally developed the entire Yamakou Group over the past thirty years, which was no easy feat.

Now, however, he faced a life-or-death moment for the gang.

At this time, he deeply regretted agreeing to Tokushi Murakami's actions, but it was too late. There was no turning back.

While Kazuo Tagang was in his office, struggling with how to handle this matter, the telephone on his desk rang.

Kazuo Tagang glanced at the caller ID, recognizing the number as belonging to his female secretary, Kawako Kojima. He answered the phone impatiently, saying, "Don't bother me unless it's something important!"

"Boss, something terrible has happened! Our branch in Nara was attacked by the Inamura and Jukichi gangs just now, suffering heavy losses. The current death toll is over a hundred, all of whom are official members. Yuri Ueno, the chief of Nara, was also killed in the attack. The Nara branch is practically non-existent," Secretary Kawako Kojima reported truthfully, having grown accustomed to Kazuo Tagang's temper during this period.

"What? The Inamura and Jukichi gangs, those bastards!" Kazuo Tagang slammed the telephone receiver onto his desk.

Kawako Kojima only heard a loud bang, followed by a dial tone.

After venting his anger, Kazuo Tagang quickly calmed down.

The heavy losses suffered by the Nara branch were unexpected.

This was the most devastating loss in the group's history.

While the Yamakou Group's influence covered all of Dongying, its main areas of activity were actually in the western and southern regions.

Nara was located in western Dongying, which could be considered the Yamakou Group's core territory.

However, in their own territory, they were directly wiped out by their opponents.

No one had anticipated this situation.

Kazuo Tagang picked up the telephone receiver that had been slammed on the desk and tried to dial Secretary Kawako Kojima's number. Although the sound was a little distorted, it was still usable.

As soon as the call went through, Kawako Kojima answered immediately.

Kawako Kojima had long understood the boss's temper.

After all, it was normal for the leader of Dongying's largest violent gang, who had held the position for more than thirty years, to have a bad temper.

"Continue to tell me the details of the situation over there," Kazuo Tagang said directly.

"Yes, Boss. According to our information, an hour ago, Yuri Ueno, the Wakagashira Hosa of our Nara branch, was holding a meeting at their headquarters to discuss how to deal with the joint threat from the Inamura and Jukichi gangs.

It's possible that news of their meeting was leaked. In the middle of the meeting, over three hundred members of the Inamura and Jukichi gangs, armed with various weapons, broke into the Nara headquarters. It is said that many of them were dispatched from neighboring cities, ultimately killing most of the Yamakou Group members at the headquarters. Because they were attending a meeting, they didn't have weapons on them, so they had little chance to resist.

According to intelligence, the total number of deaths for the Inamura and Jukichi gangs was only about ten, and there were not many injuries. This was only because the members of our Nara branch fought to the death, causing them minor casualties.

Currently, we have fewer than ten official members left in Nara, and they don't dare to show their faces anymore. The entire Nara underworld is now effectively controlled by the Inamura and Jukichi gangs. The chief of the headquarters has ordered all members to carry weapons with them at all times, even when sleeping, to prevent us from being defenseless during a joint attack by the Inamura and Jukichi gangs."

Kawako Kojima clearly and quickly reported to Kazuo Tagang.

Official members were basically the elite of the elite. This time, the loss of more than a hundred people was almost unacceptable to the Yamakou Group.

The losses from this attack were indeed very heavy. Nara was the Yamakou Group's traditional territory. In the past, the Yamakou Group was the dominant force in Nara. The Inamura and Jukichi gangs, as well as other gangs large and small, survived with their tails between their legs and dared not easily offend the Yamakou Group's forces in Nara.

Most importantly, the Dongying government generally wouldn't interfere in gang warfare as long as it didn't harm ordinary people.

They wished these gangs would fight each other and weaken their strength.

Therefore, even if hundreds of people died this time, the government would only send the police to clean up the aftermath in a symbolic gesture.

As far as the government was concerned, as long as ordinary citizens didn't die, the deaths caused by competition between these violent gangs would not have any impact on society.