The eastern sky gradually brightened.
At dawn, Lin Qiye, having completed the day's search assignment, returned to the entrance of the Black Wutong Club on schedule, where Amamiya Haruki had already been waiting for some time.
The two pretended they had just returned from drinking, went upstairs, chose an empty private room, and locked the door behind them.
"I found some problems." Amamiya Haruki sat down on the sofa opposite Lin Qiye.
"What?"
"While searching the Ghost Fire Society's territory in the west today, I found several suspicious people lingering outside its establishments. They were skulking around, as if gathering intelligence," Amamiya Haruki said seriously. "And I discovered that the Ghost Fire Society has already been completely wiped out. Its territory has become a hiding place for the Hankawa Family."
"Someone else is secretly scouting out the Hankawa Family's arrangements?" Lin Qiye asked in surprise.
"Most likely. And they seem organized and disciplined, with a very clear division of labor. They don't seem like the small gangs trying to fish in troubled waters."
Not a small gang...
"Could it be the Black Killer Group?" Lin Qiye frowned slightly.
"Kansai was originally Black Killer Group territory. The Hankawa Family has reached its hand over here and acted so brazenly; the Black Killer Group couldn't possibly swallow that quietly. If their people are secretly investigating the Hankawa Family's deployment in preparation to strike, that's entirely possible."
Lin Qiye thought for a moment. "If the Black Killer Group is planning to act against the Hankawa Family, that would be a good thing for us."
"Having someone muddy the waters in Osaka is naturally a good thing, but only if they don't go too far. Otherwise, once Hansawa Shi uses the Magatsu Blade, it may instead affect our plan.
After all... the blade in