HONOR AND BETRAYAL

urai style, a crisp sound of heel shoes knocking a

into the hall with confidence. The seven middle-aged men seated around the roun

eldest man, her father, Kenj

anwa." (Father,

the Yakuza, nodded slightly,

What brings you

d, her eyes locke

oving goods through our territory. I reque

hum of the tea kettle. Kenji's expression rema

s?" he asked, his

we can intercept them, it would be a sig

d on Akira for a mom

n to intercept the Triads. But leave non

termination. "Hai, otō-sama.

tened slightly, a hint

Akira. You are my d

t. Akira bowed once more, her heart racing with excitement and a hint of fear. She

e ready. She knew the Triads would not go down without a fight, but she was

ound, where she knew she would find the best men for the job. As she entered the training ground, she s

ou here?" Taro asked,

r a mission," Akira replied

t, Taro. Who do

ed, under

e show

ining in sword fighting. Akira watched, her

among them?" A

, pointing to a tall, muscular man

five years and has pr

dded, im

take

hand-to-hand combat. Akira watched, her eyes f

kira asked, her eye

inji," Tar

et and can take down

adding Shinj

would be essential for the mission. Finally, she had her t

room," Akira said, leading

ira began to ou

e outskirts of town. We know they'll be transportin

ealthy," Kaito said,

n't go down wi

," Shinj

one to take out the guards and th

impressed wi

rds. Shinji, you'll lead the team to secure the artifacts

ra knew she had chosen the right team. Together, they w

team set out for the old warehouse,

ory. They took more of the western style than the Yakuza wh

guns, walked into the warehouse with a sense of purpose. He approached

," Jian Li said, his eye

m his clipboard, his

is it,

n attack on us," Jian Li s

take any

r sno

a chance against us. We have th

s eyes n

Overconfidence. We can't afford to let

urned serious, his ey

rtifacts are safe. We'll have extra men

s eyes still scann

g goes smoothly, I'll be going with yo

yebrow. "You think

s smile

lient is paying top dollar for these artifacts, an

ed, his eye

e boss's son. If you want

flashed with

ving. We have a lon

did they know that Akira and her team were already on their way to intercept them, setting