death of hope

Chapter 877: Wild Growth (292) Panic

Canal Wharf Area, Songjing Street,

This is the headquarters of the Kyokushin Group, the second largest underworld gang in the city.

On the evening news, the new Sapporo City Hall issued a curfew warning but did not send a single police officer to maintain law and order. Civilians had no choice but to shiver in their homes, and cleaners were told to take three days off.

High-power searchlights have been set up at every intersection on Songjing Street, four-axis reconnaissance drones are flying in the sky, armed patrols with dogs are walking on the ground, thick iron chains have been pulled across the canal, and all ships are prohibited from passing.

Sniper teams were deployed on high-rise buildings and platforms on both sides of the road, and bricks and sandbags were piled up to form barricades, forming a cross-fire blockade on important sections of the road.

The gang members pulled up a series of barbed wire fences, a primitive method of defense against infantry that originated during the Second Boer War and has proven to be effective today, hundreds of years later in the interstellar age.

There is a row of conical concrete blocks between every few barbed wire fences. Even main battle tanks cannot hit them, so they are more than enough to defend against the charge of the Sanwang Society's modified vehicles.

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At the deepest part of the barricade is a retro Japanese mansion with a courtyard.

The boss of the Kyokushin Group, the head of the Kondo family, old man Kondo Isao, was wearing an extraordinary brocade kimono, leaning on a mahogany cane, with the armor and samurai sword worn by his ancestors placed beside him. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the mansion, giving orders and personally supervising the battle.

A few hours ago, in the afternoon, spies brought news that the young master of the Sanwangkai, Yamagami Toru, was gathering troops, so this hastily built street barrier came into being.

Since night fell, scouts ahead have been bringing back bad news;

One moment they said a bar was bombed, the next they said a firm was wiped out. These were all real losses of money. The bad news never ended. Kondo Isao's expression became uglier and uglier, and he cursed while knocking on his cane:

"Useless! I spent money to support a bunch of useless people!"

A servant came in and said hesitantly:

"Boss, the abbot of Manganji Temple, Master Nakamura, is outside seeking to see you."

"The abbot of the temple? What is he doing here?"

"Uh... I guess they're here to ask for the repair fee for the damaged Buddha statue."

"Let that bald ass get out of here! I won't give him a penny! Let him go to the Sanwang Society to ask for it!"

"Don't be angry... Boss... I'll chase that bald donkey away right now..." The servant hurriedly retreated.

Kondo Isao was so angry that he was shaking. He didn't hate the monk for asking for money, but he hated himself for being old and slow, with a rigid mindset, so that he misjudged the situation and was fooled by the young master of the Sanwang Society.

It was he, the gang leader, who went against all odds and decided to concentrate his forces to fight the enemy, but he was too timid and overly cautious, hiding in his base camp and not daring to go out.

This was tantamount to giving up the outer defense and handing over the initiative to others, which led to the division and encirclement of the Kyokushin Group's strongholds, and their capture one by one.

He had already tried to remedy the situation and sent reinforcements, but it was too late.

Those barbed wire and concrete roadblocks not only blocked the enemy's path, but also blocked our own.
The reinforcements sent out could only walk out of the base camp and then go by car. On the way, they were ambushed by the Sanwangkai and suffered heavy losses. After going through untold hardships, when they arrived at the place where they needed help, they saw only ruins. The old man sighed and thought that if his eldest son Kondo Ryunosuke was still alive, he would definitely help him win this battle.
That stupid second son Toranosuke will only cause trouble. Thinking of this, the old man became more determined to deprive Toranosuke of his status as heir and planned to select talents from his relatives in his hometown to inherit the gang.

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Someone knocked on the door again. This time, it was not a scout or a servant, but several high-ranking gang leaders of the Kyokushin Group.
The news they brought was still bad. A five-story "pachinko hall" casino located in the downtown area was burned down to ruins by the Sanwangkai, causing huge losses.

A leader wiped his sweat and said, "Obviously, the enemy has changed their plan. Instead of concentrating their forces to attack our base camp, they have dispersed their forces to various parts of the city.

Those Sanwangkai bastards formed small groups and attacked our offices, shops, bars, casinos, warehouses, hallucinogen factories, and underground banks... Our losses are getting bigger and bigger..."

Another leader said anxiously: "We just received news that our young master, Mr. Toranosuke, was attacked at his birthday party."

"Ah?!" Old man Kondo Isao was furious when he heard this. He was so angry at his son that he started coughing. Several bodyguards hurriedly supported him and patted his back.

"What the hell time is it? Still having a birthday party?! Toranosuke, you idiot! Idiot! Is that guy really my son?!"

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"Boss, you don't have to worry too much. The young master brought many people with him, including the head of Kasai Sankishai and the head of Torii Jisaburo, as well as people from the Bounty Hunter Guild who attended the party."

"I'm not worried about him! I hope that idiot is dead!" Kondo Isao kicked over the trash can and almost fell down, cursing:

"Damn it! Where did Kasai and Torii go? That idiot took away my two brave generals!
And… they lost the trial by combat, why don’t those bounty hunters get out of here? I won’t give them a penny, and they’re still staying in New Sapporo, what are they doing? !”

The leaders looked at each other and said, "The young master hired that group of bounty hunters, saying that he admired the combat ability of the cyborg."

"That cybernetic human Nishikawa Noriko? Wasn't she disabled by that superpowered person?"

"Uh...it seems to have been repaired. The young master wanted to hire the cyborg as a bodyguard, so he hired the maintenance team as well."

"Damn it! You're spending my money to build your own team?!" Kondo Isao angrily said, "What on earth does that idiot want to do? Does he think he can rebel with his pig brain?!"

Several leaders exchanged glances. They had long been dissatisfied with the gang's successor. Seeing the head of the family angry, they took the opportunity to fan the flames and said in a sarcastic tone:
"Young Master's behavior is indeed suspicious. He may be using the birthday party as a cover to gather a group of people to discuss rebelling against you. Alas, it is true that it is difficult to guard against thieves in your own home even if you are on guard day and night."

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"Ahhh! You bastard!" Kondo Isao was so angry that he almost fumed. His old face turned red.

“Once this battle is over, I will replace the heir!

I will call all the children of my relatives from my hometown and select the best ones! Even the mentally retarded Kondo Keiji born to my cousin is a hundred times better than that fat pig idiot Toranosuke!"

Kondo Isao was yelling and losing his temper when another scout knocked on the door and reported:
"Boss, three construction sites in the development zone have been attacked, and Master Morisaki Kotaro has requested support from the headquarters."

"What the hell?! They're attacking the development zone too?! There are federal officials overseeing there! Is that kid Yamagami Tetsuya crazy?"

The opponent was so unpredictable that the elderly Kondo Isao became hesitant.

One of the leaders advised: "Boss, don't fall for that kid's trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain. His goal is to seek revenge on you."

"Well, that makes sense..." Kondo Isao said to the scout:
"Tell Master Morisaki that our headquarters has no extra reinforcements. Let him figure it out on his own!"