Chapter 759

After dawn, the news had already spread far and wide.

The alliance was not airtight. No matter how many purges and crackdowns it had undergone, there would always be a few traitors who slipped through the net. Besides, Huai Shi was hardly the only one with well-informed sources.

The other organizations each had their own channels as well.

And the grim situation now lay before everyone.

Once the General No-Incident Order was issued five days later, the order that the Tanba Inner Circle had struggled to maintain for so long would likely face a terrifying shock beyond anyone's expectations.

Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures belonged to the virtuous, while ill-gotten wealth piled up like dirt was the favorite prize of the wicked.

Over the years, the foundation the alliance had established in Kyoto had drawn the covetous eyes of countless interested parties. Setting everything else aside, the Imperial Hotel alone was enough to attract no end of malice.

Not to mention all the friction and hatred accumulated with other organizations over the years.

Once peace was gone and the great reshuffling began, even if the Tanba Inner Circle remained neutral, it would still become a juicy slab of meat on everyone else's chopping block... Who told you to have neither backing nor status?

The next morning, standing by the window, Huai Shi saw the vast tide of people filling the streets outside.

People packed the disorderly vehicles, while crowds fleeing as though from famine nearly clogged the streets, like migrating colonies of ants...

They were running away.

"Cowards! Bastards! Pieces of shit!"

Ueno's roar came from downstairs as he berated the group member in front of him. "Have you forgotten the kindness the boss showed you? There might be a fight soon, and you already want to run? You traitor!