The Gemini Princess wants me to confess my feelings!

Chapter 21 Suruga Group

Across from the music room is Suruga's office.

"Greetings, Young Master!"

On both sides of the hall stood gangsters in suits, welcoming the young master of the main family, Shan Rong Haidou, in the middle. Wherever he passed, his subordinates lowered their heads and placed their hands on their knees.

Shan Ronghai's expression was sinister; it wasn't that he was displeased, but rather that he was simply born that way.

He sat down in the seat that originally belonged to the Suruga Group leader. Suruga Daichi and Takahashi Daiki, the top two leaders of the Suruga Group, sat on the sofa to his right, while to his left were the two former waka-go-gane who had split off from the group to form a new group, but were still affiliated with the Suruga Group, as well as a junior leader.

It can be said that the top executives of the Suruga Group have gathered together today.

The atmosphere inside was tense. Everyone respected Shan Ronghai and Dou, and feared the person behind him. They all knew that the young master's arrival must have brought the latest instructions from above.

Suruga, the group leader, watched his young master grow up. When he returned from studying abroad, his style and methods became unpredictable to Suruga.

Shan Rong Haidou spun around in his chair, staring at the imposing "Renxia" (meaning chivalrous and chivalrous) characters on the wall, without uttering a word.

Suruga, the team leader, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, finally unable to bear the boring and oppressive stalemate any longer, and glanced at his assistant, the young head.

If the assistant understood immediately, he smiled broadly and said, "Young Master, I've booked the venue. Would you like to find a few women first, or go play golf? If you have any other ideas, I'll have someone arrange them right away."

Yamaei Kaito turned his chair back and said calmly, "No need, I'm here today to discuss business."

Everyone's hearts tightened.

Regardless of whether one is in the legitimate or criminal world, mentioning "official business" always means trouble.

Yamae Kaito spoke, and what he said made everyone even more nervous: "I heard that you've been having some problems with your daily operations lately. My father asked me to come and inquire about it, and to offer some assistance if necessary."

If the chief advisor was immediately filled with fear, he would stand up and bow deeply, almost burying his head in the ground: "I am truly, deeply sorry!"

"Don't be like that," Shan Rong Haidou said calmly. "You watched me grow up, so you are my elders in principle. I didn't mean to blame you; I just wanted to ask what happened."

"Then let me explain to you." Takahashi Daiki, the head of the group, stood up and took over the conversation: "There have indeed been some minor hiccups in the group's work recently, but they are nothing serious, and we will be able to handle them soon."

"I heard that a few prey escaped the hook?" Shan Rong Haidou said. "You guys have always been skilled and rarely make mistakes. How come you've been stumbling one after another with those students lately?"

"Are you starting to target students with connections?"

"How could that be?" Daiki Takahashi said, bowing his head. "We've always followed instructions, without fail. We carefully select each target, and if there are any signs of things getting out of control, we immediately disengage. For example, this one is called..."

As he spoke, one of his subordinates promptly reminded him: "Momozawa Koharu."

"Yes, for example, this high school senior named Momozawa Koharu. Her mother runs a wagashi (Japanese sweets) shop, and her father became disabled a few years ago after falling ill. She has no relatives or connections in Tokyo. She herself is also not honest and loves to have fun. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have any problems, but for some reason, the police actually came to her door."

Daiki Takahashi paused for a moment, then continued, "Actually, there weren't any major problems up to this point. Normally, even if the police came to remind her, they wouldn't follow up on her for too long, and the police didn't interfere any further."

Koharu Momozawa herself still believes that the talent scouts under her command are genuine talent scouts.

"Two days later, Momozawa Koharu went missing. When asked, she said she hadn't come to school for the past two days and had gone back to her hometown in the countryside."

Yamae Kaito said, "Didn't you go and find out what happened?"

"We asked around and tracked her down to her hometown. As soon as she saw us, she started cursing us, calling us... animals from the Matsuda Group, and saying we wouldn't give her a chance to live."

Shan Ronghai narrowed his eyes.

Matsuda-gumi is a direct affiliate of Aotetsu, the Aoyama Steel Mutual Aid Association. Under the banner of heavy industry, it is the largest organization in the Kansai region, comparable in size to the Yamaei-kai.

The young master's voice seemed to come from the depths of an abyss, unfathomable: "Are you sure you're from the Matsuda Group?"

Daiki Takahashi said, "We investigated and searched for the two men who beat her up that day based on Koharu Momozawa's description, but... there are just too many people who match the description. The streets are full of thugs who look like that."

The previously silent Suruga Group Leader finally spoke up: "Young Master, from the perspective above, could this be the work of the Blue Iron Group?"

This old fox skillfully threw the problem back to the young master, Yamashita Kaito, exaggerating the nature of the matter, which would lessen or even eliminate the problems committed by the Suruga Group.

Shan Rong Hai Dou certainly wouldn't let them off easily. He said with a forced smile, "Dad just had a drink with Qing Tie's woman. There won't be a major conflict in the short term, but it's inevitable that some people with old grudges will have some crooked ideas."

However, such minor friction could actually be avoided, wouldn't you say?

After hesitating for a moment, unsure of his young master's meaning, Chief Suruga could only bite the bullet and say, "...Yes."

Shan Ronghai said, "This street is our territory, and no one is allowed to interfere. If anyone dares to interfere, we have every reason to act according to the rules."

Team Leader Suruga lowered his head, his expression showing a hint of feigned fear, as he said, "The talent scouts who made mistakes have been dealt with, young master, please rest assured."

So far, he hasn't even mentioned his own family.

Shan Ronghaidou was still smiling: "You have always been a kind person, reluctant to blame the brothers in the group, and not fond of fighting. I understand your difficulties."

"How about this, I'll transfer a few people from the Mishima group to the Suruga group in their name. They're experts in killing, so they should be able to handle the Aotetsu matter well."

Suruga's feigned bravado turned into genuine cold sweat, which streamed down his forehead, and he almost instinctively blurted out, "No!"

Meeting Yamaei Kaito's cold gaze, Team Leader Suruga wiped the sweat from his brow and finally accepted this reprimand.

He said, "I will discipline the brothers in the group properly."

Yamaei Kaito gave a completely unsmiling smile and said, "Business hasn't been good for the group lately, but as long as you show the right attitude, the higher-ups will be understanding."

Team Leader Suruga silently wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. After a long while, he finally realized why such an important figure as Young Master Yamaei had come to give him a warning.

The Suruga Group has been entrenched in the surrounding area for the past five years, developing its "business" year after year. However, starting this year, the money that the Suruga Group pays to its superiors has been fixed and has not increased at all.

The higher-ups' appetites were growing, and they were already suspicious. They believed that the Suruga Group Leader had embezzled the newly added "revenue," and with this incident, it was likely that it was all a scheme orchestrated by him to line his own pockets.

What I just said was also a threat: If you dare to be so insolent again, this area will no longer be yours to dominate; the Mishima Group is also eyeing it covetously.

Suruga, the team leader, suddenly felt exhausted. How could he possibly satisfy the ever-growing appetite of those above him?

Seeing that his words had worked, Shan Ronghai stopped pressing the matter and instead said, "I have a family matter that I need to trouble some of my elders with."

Suruga, the group leader, stood up and bowed, saying, "How could it be considered 'trouble'? Young Master, please feel free to give your instructions... Is the personal matter you mentioned related to the Mori family?"

Yamaei Kaito nodded and said, "I brought some gifts. Send some people to deliver them to the Mori family tomorrow."

"Aren't you going yourself?"

Yamaei Kaito shook his head without explaining, and instead asked, "The things I asked you to follow up on before, you haven't forgotten anything, have you?"

"Of course not." This time it was Daiki Takahashi who spoke. He said, "We have people watching the Mori family all the time."

"It's about time to take action. Let's do it tomorrow," Yamaei Kaito instructed.

"Tomorrow?" Takahashi Daiki said, somewhat surprised. "Isn't that a bit too rushed?"

"There's not enough time. Mori Akari is cleaning up her house. If we delay any longer, your informants will soon be eliminated."

"Yes, do you intend to do it the way we originally agreed?"

Yamaei Kaito nodded and said, "Doesn't the second young lady of the Mori family yearn for freedom? Then let her see what freedom really is."