Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 71: Red God Worship
Minato-ku, Roppongi, Inagawa-gumi Tokyo branch.

The empty room, like a giant warehouse, was filled with various fitness equipment such as dumbbells, barbells, sandbags, etc., and was filled with the pungent smell of blood and the nauseating strong odor of sweat.

"Bang bang bang bang bang..."

In the middle of the room, a middle-aged man wearing only boxing shorts and with his upper body bare was punching the huge sandbag quickly and steadily.

His back, which was twice as wide as that of an average man, was completely covered with a red ghost face tattoo.

The bulging and full back muscles rose and fell like waves as he punched, making the ghost face look like it was grinning wildly.

"Minister Takenaka, you are looking for me."

The man in a suit pushed the door open silently and entered the room, standing respectfully by the wall.

The middle-aged muscular man known as "Takenaka" did not stop his movements, but his punches became faster and faster.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the muscles in his arms swelled to twice their original size, and he unleashed a powerful punch that smashed the entire sandbag to pieces, raising fine sand all over the sky.

"Bring in a new sandbag."

The man in the suit silently took out his cell phone and gave instructions to the person on the other end of the call. It was obvious that he was accustomed to this scene.

"I asked you to come here this time. Do you know what it is?"

Pulling his strong arm out of the sandbag, Takenaka asked in a deep voice.

"know."

"The sushi chain's business performance has increased by 10% this month. A competitor complained that our sashimi was too cheap and that the source of the goods came from illegal deep-sea fishing. We have arranged for someone to visit them and 'sincerely' ask them to withdraw their complaint."

"Also, the vegetables planted by illegal immigrants occupying state-owned land in the mountains have been harvested for the first season this week, and the yield is good."

"With the support of these 'high-quality, low-priced', 'green and organic' raw materials, we will soon be able to complete the integration of the entire industry chain from ingredients to central kitchens, to dine-in and takeaway at a very low price, taking the first step to dominate the catering industry in District 11..."

The man in the suit lowered his head and reported respectfully.

"Asshole, I didn't call you here to listen to this!"

"Our Inagawa Group is one of the famous 'three designated violent groups' in District 11!"

"Back then, as long as you had enough men, weapons and ammunition, and fought for territory on the streets with blood and lives, you would have made endless money every day. Why would you need to make money from those low-end side jobs like you do now?!"

Takenaka frowned and gave a powerful roundhouse kick, kicking the shriveled sandbag into the corner of the warehouse, raising a cloud of dust.

"But, Minister, you yourself said it was 'back then', which means the market situation more than ten years ago. The transformation and development strategy of focusing on the characteristics of gangs and vigorously entering the white industry was set by Minister Takenaka yourself."

"Besides, we have done well in recent years, and the turnover of emerging industries has exceeded that of traditional businesses."

"It is because of your foresight that the brothers are not like some gangs that are so poor that they can't even afford to eat, and when they are old they have no pension and have to rely on petty theft to make a living."

The man in the suit handed over the towel respectfully and explained patiently.

The three major restaurants in Japan are Yoshinoya, Gyudon, and Matsuya.

The "three great families" of the 11th ward's designated gangs are the Yamaguchi-kai, the Sumiyoshi family, and the Inagawa-gumi. The "designated gangs" call themselves yakuza and renxia groups. They originated from ronin samurai groups during the Meiji Restoration and gradually took shape in the special post-war era. They are social violence organizations recognized by the government and can "legally operate" under supervision.

In the first few decades after their establishment, violent gangs relied on traditional industries such as illegal drugs, protection fees, extortion, entertainment, customs, drinking and gambling to live a prosperous life.

However, as the government continues to introduce targeted policies such as the "Countermeasures against Violent Groups Law" and the "Regulations on the Elimination of Violent Gangs", and as young people of the "relaxed generation" are no longer proud of being "Yakuza men", against the backdrop of economic downturn and aging, the gray income space of violent groups has declined significantly, and their members are in a lack of young people, and are gradually becoming old and poor.

Some small violent groups were reduced to petty thefts and were gradually eliminated by the police.

In order to make ends meet, the "Big Three" gangs like the Inagawa Group have long been foresighted enough to enter the gaming, entertainment, real estate, construction, transportation, finance, and various emerging consumer industries...

However, the traditional "extreme management model" is often beaten badly by the flourishing new models of modern enterprises such as "Internet+", "Amoeba", "flat" and "drawer-style", and can only survive by relying on a variety of gray means.

The Tokyo branch of Inagawa Group has long adopted the "Amoeba" independent management model. Under the leadership of the current minister, Masahiro Takenaka, it has entered the catering industry, secretly "laundering" illegally grown and caught goods and making huge profits with low raw material costs. It has been doing very well in recent years.

"I called you here because someone in the group didn't complete the Red God Worship this week as required."

After wiping the sweat off his body, Takenaka pointed at his back and got back to the topic.

The scarlet ghost-faced figure seemed to be the "Red God" he mentioned.

"Impossible. I have personally checked. On the OA software, everyone uploaded their daily 'Red God Worship' check-in video on time this week."

The man glanced at his phone, puzzled.

"No, I'm pretty sure, the number is wrong."

Takenaka Masahiro shook his head with certainty.

"According to the oracle, this week, Red God only received 28 points of faith, which is two people short of the expected number..."

He murmured in a voice that only he could hear.

"Could it be that someone used the 'old video' to slack off?"

"Sorry, Minister, I will recheck it immediately!"

The man thought about it for a moment, seemed to have thought of a possibility, and walked out of the room with a dark face.

"What a bunch of bastards with shaky faith..."

"If we don't find a way to expand our industry and team, when will we be able to gather the faith that the gods require?"

In the empty room, Masahiro Takenaka lay on the sofa complaining, turned on the TV and watched his favorite late-night channel.

Like most people in District 11, Takenaka Masahiro has always been superstitious, but his belief is limited to going to temples and shrines to pray to gods and worship Buddha.

More than a year ago, he heard the voice of a god named "Akagami" through a certain "artifact" he obtained by accident.

Takenaka followed the "oracle" and summoned his subordinates to contribute their faith to the "Red God". As expected, he received feedback from the "Red God" and was granted a strong physique.

From then on, he became a fanatical believer of "Akagami", wanting "Akagami" to grant him more power to help him restore the former glory of the Inagawa Group and fulfill his dream of "dominating the national underworld" that he had regretted since his youth.

(End of this chapter)