We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

Because entry into Genji Heavy Industries also requires authorization, one must be a family member or an invited member of a subordinate organization.

Furthermore, access to underground floors sometimes requires authorization.

On one hand, Tokyo's underground drainage system and the Iron Dome were both built here.

On the other hand, when Tachibana Masamune was the head of the family, he kept assassins at the lowest level, so it was even more impossible for him to allow others to enter at will.

And so Nagumo Ugetsu's master entered smoothly, and no one knew who had given him the permission to enter Genji Heavy Industries.

If he had no prior connection with the Snake Clan, he certainly wouldn't have been able to achieve this level of accomplishment.

However, the appearance of an 'Emperor' with deep ties to the family was a good thing for Genji.

But another matter worried him greatly:

How many traitors are there within the family?

He and Nanon Ugetsu had already killed all the leaders of the Kanto branch, but he refused to believe that only such a small number of people had betrayed the family.

For example, tonight's Deadpool craze,

Let alone Deadpool, even transporting just a few hundred pigs would attract the attention of various inspection agencies, who would require you to show a series of permits and licenses. Yet so many Deadpools were transported right under the noses of the Snake Clan as if they had been secretly transported.

Actually, he initially wanted to discuss this matter with Tachibana Masamune.

However, throughout the entire incident, the patriarch of the Snake Clan did not play any positive role whatsoever, and has remained in hiding ever since.

Many of his agents perished in this crisis. Some died at the hands of traitors, some were killed by Deadpool, and others were tortured by the Oni before their deaths.

Moreover, this does not even include those compatriots who are injured or disabled.

Whenever he thinks of this, Yuan Zhisheng feels a pang of heartache.

His father, whom he had always trusted, suddenly failed him, which puzzled him even more.

Yuan Zhisheng said:

“Mr. Nagumo, I would like to talk to you about the Snake-Headed Eight Families.”

He planned to first subtly introduce the situation of the three inner families, and then take the opportunity to invite Nan Yun Yuyue to join the family.

Although, given the significance of 'royal blood,' the patriarch should have personally invited him,

However, as the young master of the Snake-Headed Eight Families, since the head of the family is absent, he should fulfill this responsibility on his behalf.

With one more member of the 'royal bloodline' in the family, the high-end combat power will be significantly improved, which is also for the benefit of the family.

But just then, his phone rang.

Jingle Bell--

Yuan Zhisheng took out his phone and looked down at it.

Unexpectedly, the contact on the screen displayed three large characters:

【Tachibana Masamune】

Chapter 238: The call with Tachibana Masamune, heading to the underground prison.

"Ok?"

Yuan Zhisheng was stunned for a moment, then felt a sense of relief.

"It looks like Dad is alright."

However, he didn't feel much joy or excitement inside, a fact he himself wasn't even aware of.

The crisis is almost over.

Once the Genji Heavy Industries, the core stronghold of the Snake Clan in Tokyo, is pacified, the remaining Dead Servants in other areas of Tokyo will eventually be wiped out by the clan.

However, in this crisis that shook the entire Snake Clan, Tachibana Masamune, as the patriarch, did not play any of his due role.

The Snake Clan is a united entity of eight families, with the patriarch being the core figure recognized by all eight families, and all subordinates must obey the patriarch's orders.

However, as the head of the family, one should also shoulder the responsibilities of the family.

In a crisis of this magnitude, the patriarch should be on the front lines, standing shoulder to shoulder with everyone in the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

However, Tachibana Masamune seemed to have vanished into thin air; neither Hikaru Chisei nor the heads of the other five outer families could contact him.

"If the patriarch had stepped in to take command in time, then perhaps... not so many of our family members would have died in the initial attack by the Ghost Clan."

Yuan Zhisheng sighed inwardly.

He also had doubts about how Tachibana Masamune managed the Kanto branch.

The Ghost Clan had only been invading for a short time when they collectively declared their defection, even faster than the French surrender.

This group already had a poor reputation within the Snake Clan. Many Executive Bureau agents, while acknowledging their strength, also disliked their behavior.

After the crisis broke out, the executive bureau agents within Genji Heavy Industries initially thought that the people from the Kanto branch were there to provide support. They did not expect that the other party would suddenly launch an attack and kill them without warning.

Many members of the Executive Bureau died under their blades without knowing why. Even if a few managed to escape, the remaining agents were simply not enough to organize an effective counterattack.

Yuan Zhisheng has a deep affection for the Executive Bureau. He always takes the lead in missions and never lets his subordinates be put in danger.

So when he learned from his subordinates that the Kanto branch had betrayed him, the rage surging in his heart almost burned the entire building to the ground.

When he encountered the first Kanto branch team led by 'Kagemitsu', he almost single-handedly killed all the traitors.

At that time, there was a woman named "Fallen Leaf" who tried to plead for mercy with her figure, but he killed her without hesitation, not even giving her a chance to utter a second word.

But Genjiro still couldn't understand it.

As an independent branch that directly obeys the patriarch's orders, the Kanto branch holds a high position within the family and receives priority access to many resources; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the patriarch's private army.

Yet this group of people, who enjoyed such generous treatment, should have been the most loyal to their family. Instead, they chose to betray their family without hesitation and joined the Ghost Clan.

Even if the patriarch has always advocated appeasement, shouldn't it be appeasement to this extent? Allowing everyone in the branch to harbor ill intentions and be insatiable in their desires.

He believed that Tachibana Masamune bore a significant portion of the responsibility for the betrayal by the Kanto branch.

Nangumo Ugetsu also heard the phone ringing, and seeing Genji's expression, she immediately guessed the caller's identity:

"Tachibana Masamune?"

He remained silent, watching as Genjiro dialed the number, pressed the speakerphone button, and began communicating with Tachibana Masamune.

"Waki, what's the situation inside Genji Heavy Industries?"

Tachibana Masamune's warm and mellow voice rang out.

Genjiro took a deep breath and replied:

"The situation within Genji Heavy Industries is now under control, and all traitors and assassins have been eliminated."

"But outside of Genji Heavy Industries, the battles are not over yet. Dead men are still roaming the streets, and some of the outer five families' residences are still being attacked."

"My executive officers are working hard to eliminate the elite of Deadpool and the Oni Clan, and the battle is expected to be over by morning."

"You've worked hard," Tachibana Masamune said with emotion. "You've done an even better job as the head of the executive bureau than I imagined."

"This attack by the Demon Clan was so sudden that even I didn't have time to react. I didn't expect that by the time I arrived in Tokyo, the situation would already be under your control."

Although Tachibana Masamune sounded no different than usual on the phone, even praising his performance during the disaster that swept through Tokyo, Genji couldn't help but ask:

"Father, why did you seal off the passages above and below ground at the Genji Heavy Industries?"

“I told you before that we captured the ‘Dragon King’ of the Ghost Clan and imprisoned him on the first basement level.”

"When the demons attacked today, we couldn't even provide timely support to the prison where he was being held because the passage was blocked and we couldn't open it."

He said this almost as if he was barely holding back his emotions.

If it weren't for the presence of Nagumo Ugetsu's master, Kazama Ruri might have actually escaped from here.

Kazama Ruri has 'royal blood' flowing through his veins. When he fought him alone in Shikatori Town before, without Nagumo Ugetsu's help, Kazama Ruri's strength was even slightly stronger than his.

If Kazama Ruri were to escape back to the Osaka base of the Oni Clan, even though the Oni Clan suffered heavy losses this time, as long as there is a 'Emperor', the remaining 'Oni' will still support him as their banner, and it will be absolutely impossible for them to be completely wiped out.

"Chishin, I didn't think this through."

Unexpectedly, Tachibana Masamune sighed and quickly admitted his mistake, just as a responsible patriarch should do.

"This period is the rainy season in Japan, and Tokyo experiences a lot of rainfall. Japan's underground drainage system is always under great pressure, and the water level is very dangerous."

“Under these circumstances, ordinary submarines would absolutely not be able to pass.”

“I originally thought that the Ghost Clan couldn’t have infiltrated through the Iron Dome, which is why I sealed off the underground passage.”

"In this way, the Demons could neither break into the underground from above the Genji Heavy Industries nor be blocked by the water flow below, so they naturally could not rescue their 'Dragon King'."

"But who would have thought that the Ghosts somehow obtained a submarine capable of navigating at this water level, completely disrupting my initial plan."

"It's obvious that someone is secretly selling military-grade high-end weapons to the Ghost Gang. Otherwise, given the water pressure at the groundwater level, they would never have been able to infiltrate the underground floors."

Nan Yun Yuyue raised an eyebrow as she listened to their conversation.

Can you explain that?

This reason... is really a bit far-fetched.

After all, the decision to close off the above-ground and underground passages would seem strange to anyone.

What's even more problematic is that Tachibana Masamune issued the order directly using his authority as the head of the family.

Even though Genjiro holds multiple titles such as head of the Genji family, director of the executive bureau, and young master of the Snake Clan, he cannot break this blockade.

He could easily argue that the other members of the Snake Clan were not of high enough status to have the authority to lift the blockade, but there was no need to ban Genjiro as well.

Tachibana Masamune claimed he was not at Genji Heavy Industries, yet he did not grant Genji Chisei, who remained there, the corresponding permissions—an obvious loophole.

Genjiro took another deep breath, seemingly not wanting to dwell on this topic for too long, and continued to press on:

Why did the Kanto branch betray them so quickly?

"They killed many of their fellow Executives. A traitor killing one person has a far greater impact than Deadpool killing ten."

"The Kanto branch has always only obeyed the orders of the patriarch. Why did they immediately switch sides to the Demon Clan as soon as you were gone?"

“Alas… this is also because I misjudge people,” Tachibana Masamune said sincerely. “They are all top geniuses in their families, and their strength is extremely high.”

"I think it's a good thing for young people to have their own ideas, so I don't usually restrict them too much."

"But what I never expected was that the freedom I gave them was taken as weakness, which ultimately led to this bitter result."

“Once I capture them, I will not let them off easily. I will punish these traitors with the harshest punishments in the family.”

Tachibana Masamune made a serious promise.

“They are all dead now. Except for Akechi Asuya, whose body I haven’t found yet, the rest of them should be pretty cold by now,” Genjiro said.

"what?"

Tachibana Masamune was visibly taken aback for a moment, but he quickly recovered and exclaimed:

“Chishin, you did well! Traitors like this should be severely suppressed.”

"Dad, where are you now? Have you arrived at Genji Heavy Industries yet?" Genji asked.

"We'll be there soon, so don't worry too much about my safety. I'm protected by several group leaders from the Kansai branch, so I don't need to worry about a sudden attack from the Oni Clan."

“Okay.” Yuan Zhisheng nodded. “I’ll come downstairs to greet you then.”

There was a few seconds' pause in the call between the two, after which Tachibana Masamune added:

"By the way, Chisei, I have already ordered Princess Kaguya to unlock the passages above and below ground at the Genji Heavy Industries."

"Be careful when you go underground. I'm not sure if there are any members of the Fierce Ghost Clan lurking there."

"No problem, I'll be careful."

Yuan Zhisheng said this, but involuntarily shook his head.

The situation was almost under control, but the underground passage was suddenly opened.

What's the use of unraveling it now?

After Tachibana Masamune hung up the phone, silence returned to Erii's room.

Genji stood there, his original words of persuasion to Nangumo Ugetsu to join the Snake-Headed Eight Families completely shattered by his conversation with Tachibana Masamune.

Dad... there's definitely something wrong with him.

In his memory, whether it was when he came to the mountains to chat with him when he was a child, or after he joined the Executive Bureau and the other party guided him step by step to the position of the Executive Bureau Director, Tachibana Masamune always had a calm and reliable appearance.