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“Regarding the damages suffered by Mr. Su's enterprises in the past, I would like to take this opportunity to personally apologize to Mr. Su on behalf of the Japanese government. We did not do enough. I hope Mr. Su can understand our difficulties. I also assure Mr. Su that similar malicious incidents will absolutely not happen to Mr. Su's enterprises in Japan in the future!” the Prime Minister continued.

“The past is the past. Mr. Prime Minister, there is no need to mention this matter again. I am very satisfied with the Japanese government's handling of the matter after it occurred. Now that I have recovered my losses, I have no complaints. Your Excellency, Prime Minister, please rest assured,” Su Cheng replied.

The Japanese Prime Minister invited Su Cheng to meet, but there was nothing major to discuss. It was more because of Su Cheng's personal status.

With his current status as the world's richest man, he would be invited by the head of state no matter which country he visited.

“It's best that Mr. Su thinks this way. Our business environment in Japan is actually quite good. Otherwise, our economic development would not be so rapid. We are actually aware of the problem of violent gangs, and we also want to continue to carry out a comprehensive crackdown on organized crime throughout Japan. However, Mr. Su should also be aware that the power of violent gangs cannot be completely eradicated, and the manpower and resources required to eliminate these violent gangs are enormous. Therefore, we find it difficult to make up our minds to do this.

Like in the United States, Mr. Su should have been there many times. They also cannot avoid the problem of violent gangs. The more developed the economy, the more prominent the problem of violent gangs becomes. Basically, every city has many violent gangs. It's not that the government doesn't want to manage them, but they can't manage them all. If you crack down on this one, another one will appear. It's completely endless. As long as they don't affect the overall development of the country and don't pose a serious threat to society, we are actually not very willing to pay attention to them.”

The Prime Minister spoke about the issue of violent gangs, earnestly explaining to Su Cheng why the Japanese government has been unable to truly eradicate organized crime.

As he said, Su Cheng actually understood that violent gangs are difficult to completely eliminate, and the more developed the place, the larger the scale of violent gangs will be. For example, in Hong Kong, such a small place has quite a few violent gangs. For example, 13K, at its peak, was even rumored to have 200,000 members. Although it is likely an exaggeration, rumors always have some truth to them. This shows that Hong Kong's violent gangs are definitely not inferior to the violent gangs in Japan.

“Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I also understand your words very well. Some things are fundamentally impossible to completely eliminate in society. However, I think that as long as these violent gangs do not threaten the lives of ordinary people, then there is no problem. But if they threaten the lives of ordinary people, and the gangs commit all kinds of evil deeds such as murder, extortion, and drug trafficking, then they must be resolutely eliminated, so that other violent gangs will not dare to be too arrogant.

Especially like what happened to my Su's Group before, we are a foreign-funded company. The reason why foreign-funded companies come to Japan to invest is not only because it is profitable here, but more importantly, they feel that it can provide foreign entrepreneurs with safe and secure operating conditions. This is not a place we are familiar with. We are even helpless here. Our greatest reliance can only be on the fairness and justice of the law.

But as before, I think the Prime Minister should be clearer than I am about how things developed. And now, what Japan needs to do most in the face of the world is to show the world that Japan is now very safe, and everyone can come here to play and invest with confidence!

We have an old saying in China: The protruding rafter rots first.

There is also a saying: The gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out!

Violent gangs are indeed impossible to eliminate, but the government should not leave the violent gangs with the impression that you are unwilling to deal with them. This will only spoil them into a state of fearlessness. Instead, every once in a while, some of the violent gangs that are too prominent should be eliminated to serve as a warning to others!”

Since this Japanese Prime Minister took the initiative to raise the issue of violent gangs, Su Cheng was also happy to express his views.

“Mr. Su's words are indeed very reasonable. Our cabinet has also discussed such a decision, but the final decision is difficult to pass. Although I have the decision-making power, sometimes I don't want to do too much, so such a decision can only be delayed again and again. However, as Mr. Su said, Japan does need to give the outside world a clear impression again, so we also plan to launch the strictest crackdown on organized crime this year to show the outside world our actions and let them rest assured about Japan!” the Prime Minister nodded and said.

“Then, I wonder how Your Excellency, Prime Minister, plans to deal with the Yamakou-gumi, the largest violent gang in Japan?” Su Cheng asked curiously.

“The members of the Yamakou-gumi are all over Japan. We will definitely focus on dealing with them. After all, they are also the core related gang in this matter. However, I am not sure whether we can completely eliminate the Yamakou-gumi. Even if we temporarily eliminate them, they may emerge again after a while. There are too many members, and we cannot arrest all of them,” the Prime Minister shook his head and said.

Hearing the Japanese Prime Minister say that he would focus on dealing with the Yamakou-gumi, Su Cheng was relieved. This was what he expected.

As for other gangs, what does it matter to him? He will return to Hong Kong in a few days. As long as these gangs don't provoke his companies, even if they do evil in Japan, it has nothing to do with Su Cheng.

“Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I heard a piece of news today. I don't know if you have received it. It is said that the leader of the Yamakou-gumi, Ichikuma Tagang, died in the early hours of the morning after unsuccessful rescue. If your government wants to deal with the Yamakou-gumi, now is definitely the best time. Once they are prepared to deal with the aftermath of the death of the leader, then you will not have such a good opportunity!” Su Cheng said.

“Oh? Is that so? I really didn't pay attention to this matter. Mr. Su, please wait a moment, I'll make a call first.” Hearing Su Cheng's words, the Prime Minister looked slightly surprised and then said to Su Cheng.

After that, he stood up and hurriedly left the reception room.

In less than three minutes, the Prime Minister returned to the reception room again.

“Mr. Su, your news is really well-informed. That's right, I have confirmed that Ichikuma Tagang has passed away.” The Prime Minister said directly.

After all, this is Japan, his territory. He has the most powerful intelligence organization here, so investigating this kind of thing is too simple.

In fact, it is possible that the Japanese intelligence department may have known about this matter in the early hours of the morning, but it is impossible to report everything to the Prime Minister. They will only screen out some intelligence that they consider to be important to report.

Otherwise, the Japanese Prime Minister would have to listen to intelligence all day long. (End of this chapter)