"Young Master, everyone in contact with him since he releases from prison, either dead or missing." Ando was updating his report to Touma. He nods a few time then returns to his computer, typing rapidly and concentrate on the screen. Ando stands on the side of the room didn't dare to make any noise or even move. Touma is super angry right now, anyone can fill the entire room temperature is depleting rapidly. He has been in front of the computer since he enters the office after visited Kahina this morning.
"Ando, Hinode will not accept anything I have to offer. This is bad. Really bad. The war might start anytime and we are on the other side. On very thin ice. This treacherous person was really good at covering his track. I can't find anything. This is so frustrating!" He grabs flower vase on the table and angrily throws at the wall.
"Praaangg!" The glass shattered all over the place but it didn't make Touma less agitated at all. He starts storm everything but all his effort brings him to nothing. Only creates a mess in front of him.
Suddenly his phone vibrates and rang. He instantly picks it up but froze after he saw the caller id.
[Nobu Anzo]
He composed himself for a second and answers it. "Oyabun," he greets the other side respectfully.
"I heard about Hinode's daughter. Are you able to solve it?" A point blank question shoots straight to his ears.
"Is the stone set by you?" He needs to know because if his father really involves then he should get out if his ways, even mean by sacrifice Kahina but if it is not his doing than he will do everything he can to punish the culprit. It is not for Kahina mainly but to warn everyone out there the consequences by touching his family and friends. They really dare to instigate a war between them, then they must dare to face the ramification of their action.
"Unfortunately, it is not my way," he denied his involvement, although he really wants his enemies gone. There are a lot of ways to destroy them but never had he chosen to harm his own family. 30000 people under him, depending on him. 200 branch families relying upon him, he needs to take into consideration and other people life might be nothing to him but not his entire family. They are known as criminal but they have their own principal needed to be followed.
"Understand. I will settle it" he had no idea how to settle it but admit it will not gain him any good. His father trusts him and he will not let him down. Once is enough when he sends him to hospital after openly refuses to succeed the family. He might be cold but still, he is his father.
"Wakagashira* informs me Oata personally told him that he will handle this matter" he paused for a while, then warns him, "Touma, tread this matter carefully and I want them dead," his serious tone really stress the importance of the matter. 'Me too, father, me too,' he also wishes the same thing but it is easier said than done.
"I understand, Oyabun." The call finally ends but the intensity of it still remains. He must find a way to answer to Hinode Family and especially to Takio Hinode. The anger of Takio means the anger of the entire group. How can he explain to him that he can't find the culprit? He would never believe him and it will make them suspect that they are protecting the culprit.
"Shit! Shit! Shit!" he curses again.
"Get me the girlfriend and all related person to the deceased." Ando nod and bow before went out from the room. Touma reaches his phone and browses for a while before he makes a call.
"555378," he told the other side before the line is cut.
A few seconds later, he receives an email inviting him to secure private chat, he instantly accepted it.
555378: [Identify mission]
001100: [Oata Hinode]
555378: [Death or Alive?]
001100: [Strictly Information]
555378: [When?]
001100: [Tomorrow morning]
The chat room vanished and he kept on staring at it. Kahina attracts him with brave, bold, confident and fearless personalities. Without he realize, he starts longing for her presence. He wants to see her smile, all of her version of smiles whether cute, naughty, sarcastic and even her calculative smile. He misses it all. 'Wait! I MISS HER? It is impossible! But I... hmm... I want to see her... I miss her, damn it!' He finally admits his feeling but there is nothing he can do to get her smile back except than waiting. It is true when people said waiting is the most painful torture.
He remembered their first encounter when she saves him before. He felt god finally answer him by sending him a beautiful angel. He also remembered her soft lips against him, it sweet and soft. Then he looked at the sofa, her slender waist in his arm and her voluptuous bosom on his chest when he teased her and he couldn't forget how hard he restrains himself from kissing the seductive lips she had. His lips only inch away from her and it is more tempted when she closed her eyes with a hue of blush on her face. 'Oh! my god! I am going crazy' he hissed to himself. He facepalms himself. He can't accept it is only took him a week to feel this way, imagine what she can do if she had the entire lifetime. He is going to be a slave of love and he believes he will give in 100% into this slavery.
'This is not love. This is only lust. I only attracted to her because she is my saviour and she is attractive beautiful young lady,' he forcefully convinced himself. It is indeed easy to be in denial than accept reality. He is just a normal man with a really big ego refused to give in.
*Wakagashira is second in command directly in Yakuza Family.
Dear readers,
Today is my birthday so, I thought I want to post an extra chapter for you as a birthday present. Plus, you all have been great supporting me all this month. I can't thank you enough. Thank you millions of time.
With a lot of love,
Ika Zainudin
Tokyo University Hospital
He walks steadily and confident into the room, broadcasting his perfect constitution posture and his majestic aura but no one knows how nervous he was at the moment. In his hand, a bouquet of daisies he personally chose before came to the hospital. He really didn't know Kahina preference thus he just needs to buy a different kind of flower until he gets it right but it doesn't matter because of she obviously unable to tell him with her current condition.
He was welcomed by four sets of the murderous gaze the moment he entered the room. The gaze shrinks his heart but he kept on maintaining expressionless face. He bows respectfully.
"Good morning everyone. How is she?" he ignored the intense gaze on him.
"Good morning your ass!! Don't come here pretending it was not your fault!" Keito suddenly yelled and storm at him but he is stopped by Kaede.
"Let me go!!! I don't care if he is Anzo's or even god itself, I will fucking kill him today!!" He continues to lash out before he abruptly stops by a hand on his shoulder. He doesn't need to look at the owner of the hand; he knows perfectly the feel of his father's. He swallowed his anger before slump himself on the couch in the centre of the room.
"Please sit, Mr Anzo" Takio composed expression impressed Touma a lot. He understands the man with knowledge and wisdom is way different than a youngster like himself.
"Thank you, Mr Hinode" he unconsciously straightens his back before he sits anxiously. Ando behind him remains standing to his side.
"Do you have anything to explain?" Takio calmly assessed Touma reaction. There are a bit nervousness shows in his eyes but not too obvious. This young man in front of him really good at hiding his feeling and controlling his emotion. After a few moments, Touma clears his throat and start to speak.
"I am truly sorry about the accident but I came here today to deny Anzo involvement in that matter. I need to admit he was our shatei from the west region. Unfortunately, he acts by himself without our orders. I already send all his family and kin to be on your mercy. You may do whatever you want with them." When he finished he heard a loud scoffed from Takio.
"Does by killing them she will wake up?" his calm voice reaches Touma and in Touma's surprised he even smiling at him. It is not the kind of smile that warms any hearts but more to put any hearts in the submission of his mercy.
"No, but by offering you half of the west territory might subside your anger a bit" Touma can see his anger bubbling out after he offered him their territory. He thought by offering him half their territory will show how serious of him to negotiate terms but never did he expect it would anger him more. A woman in Yakuza Family is highly respected but normally because they were being used to the family to expand their territory and power, then it should enough he was willing to give up their most powerful territory to them. He compensates for Kahina incident with power. The values should be the same. The west region generates almost 100 million yen (almost 90 million USD) for them and to lose it, it is going to make a toll on them but it is better than war itself. His father really mad at him when he told him the plan but he and Oata have come up with another plan to compensate their lost later.
Takio feels like he wants to trample the young man in front of him. How he can't understand the significance of Kahina existence to him? She is his daughter for God sake!
"It won't settle a thing." Takio threatens him. His bloodshot eyes show his wrath he barely contains.
"Then, please state your term," Touma tried to negotiate with him. He promised his father to make this matter go away and between Hinode's anger and his father, his father scared him more.
"A life for a life," Takio replied nonchalantly as if it was nothing.
"Which life do you want?" Touma wonders which life considered equivalent to Kahina and Takio answer caught him of guards.
"You..." calm composed but intimidates enough for him to feel the chill on his spine. Takio wants his life. The successor of Anzo Family. His life value can't even be compared to Kahina. He values more. He is the future of Anzo Family and Kahina is only the daughter of Hinode.
"This is absurd!!" Touma immediately stands and his action put everyone did the same. Everyone in the room right now is so intense ready to fight anytime. Ando already calls back up earlier when he figures Touma negotiation doesn't the way he wanted to.
"Young man, either you or entire Anzo Family. I will consider you choose the latter the moment you leave this room." he pressed specifically to the word 'Anzo Family'. He enjoyed looking at Touma tomato red face full of anger. 'Who did he think of my daughter? A simple card I play to gain power? He is the absurd one,' he mumbles silently inside.
Ando grits his teeth furiously. He should warn Touma about Takio manipulative and scrupulousness ways of thinking. Takio always gains the most in any of the arbitration he had and he never let any loophole in any of it. Thus, neither he let them come up with any counter plan. He sighs regretfully. Wisdom of experience man always helps a lot.
Sacrificing him to protect his entire family the biggest gamble he can't take. Without him, there will be a dispute to gain his position and it will weaken the family. This will open the opportunity for others to attack them but if he didn't, Hinode Family will declare a war between them resulting to them weakening as well. Any of his options bring him to the same conclusion; it will cause chaos to the family. He is really dumbfounded. The man in front of him is too fierce, strike within the spot that is really hurt the most.
Dear readers,
My story will have a fair amount of winning and losing between antagonists and protagonists because I believe both of them deserve the same amount of intelligence. Yes, I know I'm weird but that is how the world works. Sometimes we win sometimes we lose.
If you find my weirdness is capturing your interest, you know what to do, if not, please tell me your opinion instead.
Regards,
Ika Zainudin
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