Kei understood completely what the Old Master was thinking at. However, their questions remain the same what will the son of Akasaka Group use Li Lian as? Though Ryouma Clan has been the highest of all clans, they are smaller compare to Akasaka who had took well control of Tokyo.
Just then a knock resounded from the door but it didn't surprise both Kei and the Old Master as they had heard the slow sound of footsteps in the wooden floor.
"Come in." said the Old Master as Kei helped him to bring aside the tray of food to the table beside the bed.
A young man in his late twenties appeared from the sliding door. Black straight hair with two locks of hair framing his face and with most of his hair parted to his right side. A smile appeared on his face but his brown eyes was dimmed and dark in a sense that make him seemed to be an eerie person. Under his short sleeve black shirt, a tattoo of maple leaves covered both his arms starting from his shoulder to end on his wrist.
"Soma." called Kei when he saw the young man.
"Senior Kei, Master." Soma greeted to kneel down at the wooden floor for a bow.
The Old Master look first at Soma. It had been about six years since he met the young man. Like Kei, the Old Master took in Soma when he was still in middle school. Although he had taken in Soma, in fact, it wasn't him who had taken in the young man but Li Lian.
The Old Master could still remember his battered face when he was first taken by the family and now the young man had completely turn to a handsome and proper man.
"Stand up," The Old Master said when he tried to sit further up from the bed only to be stopped by Kei who gave him a frown of objection. The Old Master sighed and moved back to his position and leaned his back to the headport of the bed. "What make you come this late?" asked the Old Master.
"I apologies for ruining your sleep master. I came to report to Senior Kei and heard that he is in Master's room and thought it would be better for me to come and directly report to you two." Soma explained with his hardened gaze that had the two know how classified the report was and gave Soma a cue to close the door firmly.
"What is it about?" asked Kei as Soma and him closed the windows in the room.
Soma walked toward the edge of the bed and stood to say, "It is an information relayed from the people of Ryouma Group that stayed in Akasaka Group. It seemed a rumor that the young master of Akasaka Group, Akasaka Harumi had held a meeting with the whole group."
This had Kei narrowing his eyes, "What meeting?"
"The meeting regarding the conditions they gave. The condition where they asked Rian her hand in marriage." Not only Kei and The Old Master had a livid expression but Soma as he gave the report had a look that said how prepared he was to raid Akasaka Group.
"Continue." The Old Master said despite the silence.
"From the intel, it was said that tomorrow they will sent a proper words of asking to meet Rian at Ryouma Family."
Kei hummed, it was good that Li Lian now was in China where it would be hard for Akasaka Group to find her but the problem would be how they should explain this to Akasaka Group. Not that he care how to explain to Akasaka Harumi, what he worried was whether the people from other factions and groups would easily accept their explanation of Li Lian living in China.
In other's ears, this could sound like an excuse that the Old Master deliberately sent Li Lian away to show his complete disagreement to the new term in Yakuzas World.
"Kei," ordered the Old Master for the man to snap from his ponder.
"Yes, master."
"Bring the marriage certificate copies of Li Rian and Jun Wei." his words were brief but it had an impactful smile to dawn on Kei's face. "That brat from Akasaka Family, let him do what he want and we will do what we could do. Soma." he called for Soma to look at him readily hearing for his order. "If Akasaka Group sent the words that they will be asking to meet Li Rian, reply them back with an agreement with one condition. That is to come alone without any other presence of other groups."
"Yes, Master." With that Soma bowed and left the room.
Meanwhile, Kei left to bring the bowl of porridge that the Old Master was able to eat all spotlessly to the kitchen when he strolled back to the corridor in front of the Old Master's room when he felt his phone vibrated. Taking out his phone, he first noticed that it wasn't his phone but the Old Master's phone that he took with him after the Old Master requested him to charge the phone. His eyes first stared at the unknown number to see the name of the caller being 'Li Jun Wei'.
He hurried to take dash from his place to the Old Master's room to bring the phone to the old man, "Master it is a call from Li Jun Wei."
The Old Man looked surprised and the unannounced calling but his smile slipped through his face.