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Madam Gao looked like an ordinary old woman, slightly stooped, with obvious age spots on her face.
"Old Chen, serve the tea."
Madam Gao said to the restaurant owner, "Honored guests have arrived."
The owner was a middle-aged man in his forties, bald on top with a potbelly. Even from several meters away, one could sense his greasy air. At that moment, his calves were trembling, and the hand pouring tea shook badly as well.
But Hayato was no fool. Someone who dealt with The Hand would not be this terrified no matter how timid he was.
Besides, no matter how frightened the man acted, his heartbeat remained steady.
"Triad?"
Before Hayato even sat down, he glanced at the middle-aged man. "If you don't want trouble, leave immediately. This isn't something you can get involved in."
The middle-aged man was a Triad hall master and the liaison between the Triad and The Hand. But after seeing Kirigi and Stone Cow's deaths, he had suddenly lost his nerve.
Madam Gao sighed and said to the middle-aged man, "Take care. I won't see you out." It was as though she were the owner of the restaurant.
Madam Gao personally poured the tea.
"Please, have some tea."
Hayato sat down carelessly and said, "Look, the most universal truth in this world is that only after you've been beaten into submission will you want to talk properly. But now, whatever I say, even if it makes you uncomfortable, you can only listen."
"Yes, The Hand admits defeat this time."
Madam Gao was straightforward enough.
Hayato said, "Is it you admitting defeat, or The Hand? As far as I know, The Hand has The Five Fingers. You can't represent all of The Hand."
Madam Gao said, "You certainly know quite a lot about