Kingpin and Giovanni

Driven by the will to survive, Madame Gao spilled a great many of The Hand's deepest secrets.

First came information about Alexandra, who had just been killed.

Madame Gao held nothing back about the leader of the Five Fingers: her businesses in North America and parts of Europe, the locations of her bases, and other closely guarded details.

For instance, Dragon Bone lay buried beneath Alexandra's New York headquarters, a financial skyscraper.

That was why Alexandra looked a decade or two younger than Madame Gao. It was also one reason Madame Gao had sold her out without hesitation. They were both women, so why make life hard for each other? Why should Alexandra get to hoard so much Dragon Bone?

Next, Madame Gao turned on her old rival, Murakami, who controlled The Hand's headquarters. The two had fought openly and schemed against each other for years, from Japan to Huaxia and across Asia and North America. Their grudges ran deep.

Madame Gao knew Murakami almost as well as she knew herself. Now she seized the chance to expose everything she knew about him.

She revealed the locations of his core training bases and ninja breeding grounds in Japan, the weaknesses and fighting habits of several trusted lieutenants, and the secret channels he used to trade arms and launder money. She even divulged Murakami's little-known habits and quirks.

As she spoke, venom and satisfaction flashed in her eyes. She plainly hoped Lin Hai and the others would strike down, or even eliminate, the nemesis who had plagued her for so many years.

Madame Gao also shared plenty of what she knew about Bakuto in Europe and Sowande, who commanded his own armed forces in Africa.

Her knowledge of them was less thorough than her knowledge of Murakami, but it covered their