"Yes!" The bodyguards nodded and then began to deal with the corpse professionally.
A moment later, Fade sat opposite Liza, with two bodyguards standing next to him.
Fade glanced at Liza and asked, "Liza, is it really convenient for you to tell me your secret?"
Liza nodded and assured him, "I came to Capital City for something related to it. There is no need to hide these things from you."
Fade nodded and added, "If that's the case, then please go ahead."
Liza took a deep breath and then explained, "Fade, I have told you before, back in Jade City. My mother, Yoshiya, is the daughter ofGushiken Takeuchi, the head of the Hachi Clan in Jopeno."
"Yes!" Fade still remembered this.
Liza continued, "After my parents had me, my mother stayed back in Jopeno because of some conflict, and my dad brought me along to Micovia.
The Hachi Clan is an underground organization in Jopeno, and it is involved in all sorts of legal and illegal businesses in the underground world of Jopeno. It can be considered as the undisputed number one organization in Jopeno's underground world. It is a relatively well- known organization worldwide too. Thus, it is quite a formidable organization."
Fade nodded his head in agreement. He had some knowledge of how powerful the Hachi Clan was.
Fade was in contact with the Blood Blade Killer Organization before, and it was already considered a mighty underground organization. Nevertheless, the Blood Blade Killer Organization was still pale in comparison to the Hachi Clan.
After all, no matter how strong the Blood Blade Killer Organization was, its members would have to scatter themselves in different places and conceal their identity.
In contrast, the members of the Hachi Clan could live a decent life in Jopeno, and there was no need for them to hide or conceal their identities. In short, they were completely in a different league.
Liza continued, "For the past thirty years, my grandfather, Gushiken, led the Hachi Clan. He was also the reason for the Hachi Clan's rapid growth and current accomplishments. He has great prestige in the Hachi Clan.
"But a decade ago, as my grandfather got older, his health deteriorated. Thus, he passed the clan to my mother's hands."
She explained further, "Initially, they frowned upon the succession. After all, Hachi Clan was an organization within Jopeno, known for its traditional thinking and methods. It was impossible for a woman to hold such a high position in the organization. However, my mother was Gushiken's daughter, and she was a capable woman. She managed the clan's internal affairs perfectly, and it could be said that she did it as well as my grandad.
In this case, my mother's reputation in the Hachi Clan has increased by leaps and bounds. There were even rumors saying that my grandfather would hand over the entire clan to my mother. Nevertheless, there were still people who oppose such an idea."
Liza unraveled, "Originally, my grandfather wanted her to handle the internal affairs as he was slowly considering and looking for another suitable successor. However, what surprised my grandfather was that my mother died of illness before he could find another suitable successor.
My grandfather was extremely sad and furious. He went and organized a huge meeting to restructure the entire clan. But when my grandfather was done with it, he eventually died because of his old age."
She added, "After my grandfather died, the Hachi Clan was rudderless. Thus, a few of them began plotting and tried to snatch that position.
But in the end, he left a will before he died, and it mentioned that he wanted me to be the next successor of the Hachi Clan."
Speaking of this, Liza paused for a moment and showed grief on her face.
Fade had already figured out what was going on, so he enquired, "The last time you went back from Jade City to Jopeno was to inherit the Hachi Clan's leadership?"
"Yes!" Liza nodded.
"Master Uchida?" Fade had a puzzled look on his face.
Liza clarified, "Master Uchida's full name is Narumi Uchida, and he is also my grandfather's right-hand man. His status is equal to Kento, and after my grandad died, he was the person who took out the will and supported me being the head of the clan."
"The two of them are also sent by Master Uchida to protect me." Liza pointed at the two bodyguards and officially introduced them to Fade, "They are brothers. The elder brother's name is Akira, and the younger one is Kenji."
Fade nodded at them, indicating that they were officially acquainted with each other.
Meanwhile, the two saw that Fade did not hesitate to help Liza, and their attitude toward Fade changed. They bowed to Fade to thank him, "Thank you, Mr. Chen! Please, Mr. Chen, you must help Madam Liza."
Fade nodded and replied, "I will always fulfill my
promises."
The two bodyguards gave their thanks again, and Liza also showed gratitude on her face.
Concurrently, Fade suddenly thought of something and mentioned to Liza, " Liza, but I still have something else to attend to. I might need some time before I can go to Jopeno."
Liza smiled and responded, "Fade, don't worry about it. Please deal with your affairs first. We also need some time to investigate the information and deal with the internal affairs."
"That's good!" Fade nodded.
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