Chapter 198: Renxia, Gokudo
Led by a receptionist, Gu He entered the semi-modern wooden hall. He stepped across the wooden floorboards into a spacious living room facing the rear courtyard.
The living room was furnished simply, with a long dining table and several chairs arranged in the center. An antique, lantern-style chandelier hung from the wooden ceiling. Through a wall of open sliding doors, bamboo, pines, and other flora could be seen out in the courtyard.
Even though winter had set in, the courtyard still retained a pleasant, lush green.
Such a sight was truly rare over on Shuhui Street. Looking at it, Gu He felt the urge to step off the porch and take a stroll through the garden.
However, the seemingly omnipresent figures of men in black suits made him drop the idea. He decided it was best to just stay put.
Holy crap, the Yakuza really have a lot of assets, Gu He muttered internally. Thinking about how much a single small room in Bantian Apartments was worth, wouldn't Takeo Hall's value be off the charts?
Of course, a place like this was priceless. It was one of the Yakuza's roots.
The Yakuza's headquarters shifted to follow the family head's base of operations. For the Fifth-Generation Leader, that base was the Nagano-gumi over on Renqing Street.
Because Renqing Street bordered the Harbor District, the Yamashima-gumi—the Yakuza's predecessor, which had started as a dockworkers' gang—had also established the First-Generation Leader's headquarters on Renqing Street.