"Hahaha! Excellent!" Kumada laughed loudly.
This was as good as a gift from the Prince himself.
Kumada had been keeping a close watch on Sugita, as well as the Prince. He heard the Prince sent men to the shrine, and knew that Sugita would definitely make a choice today.
But it was too bad that the Prince didn't understand Sugita at all. He didn't understand this man and he thought that threatening him would work?
If threatening Sugita worked, then Kumada would have used this tactic long ago.
Sugita was a character who didn't like to be part of others' power struggle, so it was best to respect that opinion of his.
And now, Sugita was on his side.
"I have always treated you with much respect, Mr Sugita," said Kumada. "You have been in charge of the shrine for so many years and you have contributed greatly to the reputation of the Yamaguchi Syndicate such that the public accepts us, understand us and even supports us. This isn't something that any ordinary person can achieve.”
He sighed and spoke with such admiration in his voice.
"That's part of my job, so I ought to do my best," said Sugita. "I believe the Yamaguchi Syndicate will see better days under the leadership of the Chief."
"If you need me to do anything, I will definitely do my best to help."
"Excellent! Excellent!" Kumada refilled Sugita's cup. "I've just been waiting to hear you say these words.”
The two of them toasted each other again and Kumada was now in an excellent mood.
With Sugita on his side, he had control over the people, so it would be easy for him to get rid of the Prince now.
After all, the opinion and story that the people heard would be entirely within Sugita's control.
"By the way, Mr Sugita, what do you think about the Salo family?"
"Are you talking about that woman?" Sugita asked in return.
"That's right. That woman is very special and is pretty useful, but that's not all to her."
"You can decide on such matters. I'm just a boor and I don't know such things," laughed Sugita. "I'm sure you know that I believe that women are trouble."
Kumada burst out laughing.
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