WARNING : This novel may show usage of drugs, foul words, gory scenarios and sexual contents.
Bloodstains covered the street of Jubilee, Marlane Southside's boundary before Hanzo's territory, Tian Tang, the supposed to be neutral town.
Ten brutally decapitated men lies in the road with their bodies, amputated and severely beaten.
According to police reports it was done by an individual high in substance.
He was captured on the spot, still high with drugs and got detained right away.
News around the city reported that he would instantly be executed.
In China, usage of illegal substances without medical prescriptions and manslaughter is equivalent to definite execution of the criminal.
After being overdosed with narcotics the individual has gone berserk resulting in this macabre crime but that's not really the case and Harvey knew it.
He's on the site, gazing at the crimson red pool of blood.
Cops and medical helpers were scattered around the scene.
The sliced in half white dragon under a black lotus tattoo on each's necks indicates that they're Sunken members and from the way the head was severely amputated he's certain that it's Shen Li's work.
Among the three legendary triad leaders, Shen Li's trademark in killing is beheading his victims.
: Affirmative Mr. Yamazaki, this massacre was done by Shen Li.
Probably his reply on the video you ordered to be sent.
: I didn't know he was this stupid over a simple hoe but I've anticipated this result so it's good.
Harvey's brows furrowed.
It is?
The mafia war is boiling, two of them merged against Sunken and although this upgraded their advantages it's still lacking compared to Sunken's authority so to incite this strife they must hold an unknown strategy, great enough to ensure Sunken Dragon's fall, the government's will or the backing of a more powerful foreign organization.
Which is which?
: What's our next move boss?
: Attend the elders meeting later and assure them that everything is under control, focus on the transactions instead.
Gather and train our men in the Eastside, next week we're trapping rats at Bon Chon District.
I'm in a hurry to sweep them off at once.
Harvey gave a sigh of relief.
Why ofcourse! His boss had already calculated all routes and possibilities of this issue, knowing Hanzo's weakness, he used it to provoke Shen Li and openly start the war to avoid what preparation Black Axe and Hanzo must be scheming.
Now driven by emotional distress, one often commits irrational and rash actions without the fear of miscalculation thus Mr. Yamazaki pushed Shen Li's buttons.
: Ah boss! So you're rushing to end this clash before it even blow to avoid larger casualties.
A thickening silence rang across the line before he heard his boss' reply.
: No, because I need a vacation.
There's an awkward pause before the man continued.
: You're quite a romantic, tell me what country would make a woman extremely happy that she'll instantly fall head over heels for someone. Paris? Rome?
: Ah....Boss-
The call was cut off, leaving him dazed and confused.
He ruffled his hair wondering how he end up with this kind of life and with such an eccentric superior.
Then he remembered how, as he watched the escamulated bodies being carefully towed away by the ambulance.
It was several years ago after his foster family migrated to Marlane when he first heard about Ares Yamazaki.
He was intrigued by the street tale of the boy who outsmarted the legends of Triad.
They say at the age of 14 he successfully infiltrated Beizu and marshaled the killings of a hundred Black Axe neophytes and still quenching with bloodthirst.
There are few survivors but was disabled for life, who described the horrifying annihilation as a glimpse of hell and the bathing in blood boy was an incarnation of the devil himself.
They say, they heard him mumbling words.
They witnessed how he squatted down staring at the dead bodies, his eyes screamed apathy as he uttered the words
"How dull."
Despite of the well-known incident, there's none of retaliation from Black Axe.
He officially entered his father's mafia a year after the infamous black blood massacre. and brought fortune in the house of Sunken Dragon, the feared mafia organization that holds Marlane City.
Upon his ingression the city's economy inflated fortuitously benefiting not the organization alone but also Marlane's citizens.
This sinister boy was the same person who gave him will to revive his self-esteem.
Looking back at his former self to now, there's a huge improvement for him.
That's why he thrived hard before joining the organization and decided to turn a blind eye in his sadistic urges and twisted views.
Harvey's procrastination was suddenly interrupted by a passing woman.
Frankly, he's one of the hopeless romantic men who's vulnerable with a femme fatale type and this lady is a one for certain.
She's oozing with seductive charisma as her high-heeled shoes stomps and her hips sway at her cat-like walk.
The tucked in white blouse and high waist skinny jeans, showcases her bodacious figure.
His gaze can't stop following her every move which goes into the medical van and after some time, lurking her look around the area.
Her bob cut hair dances with the wind together with her dangling hoop earrings.
Her wide-set, heavy-lidded eyes scanned the place before landing on him.
She strode gracefully to his direction with an alluring smile plastered on her chunky lips.
If love at first sight was real, it's definitely the explanation of his frenzied heartbeat.
"Why are you still here? What if the real culprit come back for you?"
She stated as her milky white fingers touched the tatooed side of his neck.
"So tell me, does the government covers up for you or for your enemy?"
His at lost for words because of her beauty and perceptive quality.
Who is she?
His question was answered in a snap after a police officer popped behind the woman
"Detective Guo, Deputy Chief is insisting you to answer his calls."
The woman rolled her eyes out of disdain.
"Alright, alright! Geez what a nag."
She snorted before clinging her arms around Harvey's neck as she murmured exquisitely.
"Call me if you find yourself in quandary Mr. Trouble-Magnet."
After placing a soft kiss on his cheek and inserting her calling card in his coat's pocket, she hurried off with the cop.
Harvey dropped himself on the passenger seat and slammed the car door.
"I'm having a headache."
He told Shin, his boss' driver as soon as he settled inside while handing him the box of doughnuts he requested.
If someone has been with Mr. Yamazaki for a long time, it was Shin.
Though he's already in his 50s he have a strong physique, insisted to be called just by his first name and a weird obsession with sweets.
"What?"
Harvey who keeps grinning the moment he arrived, ask after seeing Shin's silly perplexed expression.
"You sure do look like a boy who's suffering something more severe than headache."
He protested at his statement before their topic switched to their boss.
"Where's Mr. Yamazaki?"
The bulky man who's biting a strawberry flavoured doughnut asked while clutching the steering wheel as the car turned left.
"I don't know but he seems to be quite weirder than his already weirdest state. He asked me for a romantic rendezvous suggestion."
The two individuals were doubtful wether to laugh or grimace as they both talk behind their boss' back.
"So it's springtime of his life huh.
Well, it's pleasant to have some distraction sometimes especially with someone like the boss."
Harvey quietly agreed with him.
The foreigner is just a distraction.
He reminisced when was the last time he had a girlfriend then Detective Guo's image popped on his head.
[End of Chapter 8]