Under The Veil of Night

"Tom, why are you calling me in the middle of the day like this?" Jay asked confusedly.

"Well, we need your help."

"What help?" Jay thought about their clan relation with the Fiore Group. It could be said that Fiore Group influenced a lot of things in their clan ever since a long time ago, but he never bothered with it. They might lose a lot of income now, but they could still stand firm because of this group.

"Do you know the Aida Family’s company?"

"Of course, the Aida Family has a lot of companies in our territory. Are they making trouble for you?"

"Kind of. I need your help to make trouble back to them. You can even destroy the company if it’s needed. But for the employees who had good background and performance, help us search for a new workplace once the place is destroyed."

Jay licked his lips as the thought about this mission. It was kind of exciting to think that their clan could finally make a big move. All these times, the news was filled with Ryukalin Clan and so on. The name of their clan seemed to disappear as no one seemed to remember it anymore.

Now that there was a chance to make their name rang again, he would use this chance to the fullest.

"Sure, it won’t be hard for me to make trouble for them. It’s a bit too peaceful in our place lately," Jay laughed. "As for the good employees, it might need some time for me to find them all."

"Don’t worry, I already send their data to you. You’re free to wreck havoc in your territory. Also, you can ask the lightning gang to come over and help out."

"Alright, consider it done," Jay closed the phone. The Aida Family must be searching for trouble to offend the Fiore Group. Well, it didn’t matter. What he had to do right now was searching for trouble with them.

...

A Certain Company

It was a beautiful day as usual. There were numerous people who asked for advertisement in their company, so he felt rather elated. This month should be the best month. The catch might be because it was one month before valentine days, but whatever it was, he liked it.

"Manager, there’s a phone call from Souhon Clan," one of the employees suddenly reported.

"What?" the manager was stunned. The Souhon Clan was the one who governed this area, but they never created any trouble. Why would the clan suddenly make their way to call him? Was there something wrong with the tax that he delivered? "Give me the phone."

"Sir, this is manager speaking."

"Oh, so you’re the manager? I’m checking the income of your company and found the tax that you send to us is not match with the percentage of your income."

"Sir, that’s impossible. We’re paying them in full," the manager’s back was full of sweats. Could it be there was a naughty employee who took the money? He should review those in the management section again. Taking the money that belonged to Souhon Clan was the same as asking the clan to give them a good beating.

"There are some mistakes in the number. I have sent them over," the other side replied coldly.

The manager hurriedly went to his monitor. When he saw the content and the large row of zeros, he nearly vomited blood. There was too much money they lacked so far. Even if they sold the company, there was no way they could pay them in full.

"Sir, this is..."

"You have one day to pay them back, or I’ll ask the main family to cover up the expense."

The call was cut off. The manager stared at the screen with an ashen face. They were clearly heading towards their grave right now. Who dared to take the money from Souhon Clan?

"Call the finance department here!" the manager bellowed. Well, it could be for later. Right now, he had to think for a way to pay the money in full before the Souhon Clan came knocking to his door with guns ready. He didn’t want to die yet.

...

A Different Company

The employees were looking towards their screen with trembling body. They were too afraid to move from their position as they heard the sound of glass braking not far from them. A fight broke up near their company and their company building itself got damaged countless times.

"Sir, can’t we do something to stop them?"

"It’s impossible," the supervisor answered with a defeated tone. Seeing how brutal the fight was, there was no chance for them to stop them. Against those people, he didn’t have the strength to fight back.

"Should we call the Souhon Clan?" one of the employees asked.

The supervisor shook his head lightly. Their company was already in a tight end because of the failed recent deals. If they asked for Souhon Clan’s help, they would need to pay for a lot of money. So far, they hadn’t even paid the protection cost, how could they suddenly ask for the clan help?

Of course, ordinary members wouldn’t know about it as it was a secret the higher ups held. If the ordinary members found out, they would surely be in for a big problem with no way to explain. After all, without the protection of a clan, their company couldn’t ask for their help.

"Sir, what should we do?" the other employee asked.

PRANG!

The sound of glass breaking by their side caused them to jump in surprise. It was terrifying to think that the items could land on their head at anytime. Just thinking about it already sent shivers to them.

"Sir, why can’t we ask the Souhon Clan?"

The supervisor smiled bitterly. "We don’t have enough money to call them?"

One of the employees looked towards the supervisor suspiciously. "This company belongs to Aida Family, how is it possible for us to lack in funds?"

"Yeah, that’s too weird!"

"I know, this company doesn’t pay for protection fee!"

The moment it was said, the others were looking towards the supervisor with angry glare. It was clear that they were simply betting with their life to not pay the fee.

"No.... that..." the supervisor stuttered as he tried to explain. He wanted to cry, why did he has to be the one to bear the brunt while the one who decide was the higher ups?

Unfortunately, the men were not that patient enough to wait for explanation. Before long, numerous ruckuses appeared in the company, sending chill down to the passerby who heard it.