The Bourgeois Family also had its own business group in the Unova Region, but its funding, technology, and strength were nowhere near enough to compete with the giant conglomerates. Still, the family had never passed up an opportunity to strengthen itself, which was why the Uzumaki had contacted it. The Uzumaki would acquire shares through capital, technology, and other forms of investment. After the negotiators appointed by the family reached an agreement with Gillion, they sent the documents back to Saffron City for Bofeng Yu to review. Once his reply arrived, the Uzumaki and the Bourgeois Family officially became partners.
Not long after their partnership began and the Bourgeois Family started expanding its businesses, the major powers began testing them. First came thugs and hoodlums who caused trouble at branch offices, blocked supplies, stole things, and committed other petty offenses that were infuriating yet difficult to deal with. Liu Qing had only one response to such things: fight! He had no intention of worrying about appearances or sparing manpower and resources. He personally took the lead, mobilizing every Elite-class and Quasi-Elite Four-class Pokémon Trainer in the Uzumaki!
"Listen up! This time, we've got a powerful backer helping us. As long as we blow up that whole building, we'll get enough money to last us several lifetimes. So we have to succeed! Failure is not an option! Remember your assignments. If anyone screws up, I'll kill them!" Night had fallen, and the bustling city was gradually growing quiet. In a sinister alley not far from the company jointly operated by the Wave Wind Family and the Bourgeois Family, a dozen or so figures emerged, their eyes fixed greedily on the towering building. The man leading them had shaved sides and a strip of long hair down the middle of his head