After hearing Yang Hao and the others, Luo Yan gained a preliminary understanding of the Black Dragon Society.
It was an organization that had gotten its start smuggling Giant Beast parasites. After years of operation, its business had expanded into human trafficking, forced labor, arms dealing, and other fields.
Luo Yan looked at Feiyu. "Since Lin Yuanfang knew about an organization like this, why did he let it develop?"
Feiyu smiled bitterly. "Lin Yuanfang once said that an organization causing such minor trouble wasn't worth worrying about. But thinking about it now, he might have had ulterior motives."
"By then, Lin Yuanfang had already betrayed the organization in secret. He probably allowed the Black Dragon Society to develop so he could arrange some sort of contingency."
"Unfortunately, he was later killed by Minister Red Ghost and Minister Yu Qiushui before he could put it into motion."
"On top of that, after Liu Hongming took office, our Gou Mang Department branch was thrown into personnel chaos. We didn't have the energy to deal with outside organizations, giving them time to grow and expand."
"In fact, after the disturbances caused by Lin Yuanfang and Liu Hongming, the influence of our branch in many fields didn't expand at all. It actually shrank to some extent."
"Thus, organizations like the Black Dragon Society seized the opportunity to take over the space where we could have developed, giving them a chance to rise."
Luo Yan nodded. "That does make some sense."
"However, even a dying camel is still bigger than a horse. No matter how much our Gou Mang Department's influence has shrunk, it isn't something an organization like the Black Dragon Society can afford to provoke. What gives them the courage to challenge us?"
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