On the other side, Tokyo airport.

Six men dressed as tourists leisurely followed the crowd toward the exit.

Outside the terminal, Brother Quan, wearing a baseball cap, took out his phone and looked at a received message.

It was a series of letters and numbers corresponding to a parking spot.

Brother Quan put the phone back in his pocket and nudged Chen Wei beside him with his elbow, signaling toward the parking lot.

The group slowed their pace in unison, waiting for the surrounding tour group to disperse a bit, then pretended to discuss their itinerary, chatting and laughing as they walked towards the parking lot.

At the designated parking spot, a silver-gray Honda Odyssey was quietly parked there, its windows tinted dark, obscuring the view inside.

Brother Quan approached the driver’s side, reached into the area around the front wheel, and soon retrieved a set of car keys.

The car door opened, and they quickly got inside.

More than an hour later, the car arrived at an ordinary two-story house; the gate was open, with two sedans parked in the first-floor garage.

As soon as Brother Quan drove the car into the garage, the electric door slowly lowered.

Immediately, Brother Hei appeared, leading the group inside the house.

"Everything you need is inside." Brother Hei pointed to three large travel bags on the floor.

Brother Quan stepped forward and opened one of the bags, revealing a pile of communication equipment, cameras, binoculars, and so on.

Then he unzipped the other two bags, and this was impressive, as they contained several Glock 19 semi-automatic pistols, along with HK416D carbines and disassembled sniper rifles.

There were even grenades and C4... 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The fact that they were able to obtain these weapons without attracting the attention of any forces showed the considerable influence of the Harris brothers in Japan, worthy suppliers to the Yakuza.

Brother Quan picked up a carbine and expertly cycled the bolt, feeling the condition of the gun, and finally nodded in satisfaction.

"Check the equipment!"

At his command, the others stepped forward to pick up the weapons they needed.

Seeing that everyone was satisfied with the weapons, Brother Hei pulled out a phone from his pocket and handed it over: "My number is saved in here, contact me if you need an emergency evacuation."

Brother Quan accepted the phone and nodded toward him.

Brother Hei spoke no more and left through the door.

After he left, Brother Quan clapped his hands and began making arrangements.

"Eagle, An Zai, Da Pao, and Niu Da, divide into two groups, monitor near the palace right away, and report any updates immediately."

"Chen Wei, go to Guo An’s base and bring back the intelligence information, the boss has already given prior notice."

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the orders, the group quickly sprang into action.

...

In Bird City, Qi Yun was still in the hospital room with Zhao Qing.

The two were in a tender moment when a phone call broke the warmth in the room.

Qi Yun glanced at the name on the screen and gently patted Zhao Qing’s head apologetically: "You rest here, I’ll step out to take this call."

With that, he got up and went to the corridor to answer the call.

"Hello, Mr. De Gaulle, anything you need from me?"

"Did you take out the two teams my clan sent out!" Came De Gaulle’s low questioning on the other end of the line.

Qi Yun guessed he was calling because of this; those people had been out of contact for two days, so the other side must have noticed by now.

But he would never admit to something like this.

"Sorry, I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"Qi, we’ve known each other for some time now; I thought there was no need to beat around the bush." De Gaulle’s tone was very cold, revealing his efforts to remain controlled.

"Besides you, I can’t think of anyone else who would do this."

"Heh." Qi Yun snorted with a cold laugh, not yielding a bit, directly retorting, "Just because your people are missing, why question me? Do I have the duty to keep an eye on them for you?"

"Or do you have evidence to prove that I did it?"

De Gaulle was rendered speechless for a moment by Qi Yun’s retort, unable to respond for a while.

In truth, he didn’t want to become estranged from Qi Yun from the bottom of his heart.

But now, as the spokesperson for the Gwen Clan, he had to make his stance clear after such an event; otherwise, the elders would not support him anymore.

Before he could speak, Qi Yun continued: "Also, let me warn you one last time, that place is Huaxia’s territory; your clan had better not have designs on it anymore."

Having said that, Qi Yun hung up the phone.

Listening to the busy tone in the phone, De Gaulle’s face showed a complex expression.

Leaving the stairwell, Qi Yun bade farewell to Zhao Qing and left the hospital again.

Half an hour later, he arrived once more at the entrance of a heavily guarded compound.

The off-road vehicle from Da Chuan was already waiting here in advance.

Seeing Qi Yun, Da Chuan opened the car door and got into Qi Yun’s Maybach.

"Brother Qi, how’s sister-in-law?" As soon as they met, Da Chuan asked with concern.

He had naturally heard about the big incident.

Qi Yun forced a smile, shook his head: "Thanks for your concern, she’s fine."

"That’s good, that’s good."

"By the way, what do you need me for, Brother Qi?"

"It’s like this," Qi Yun took a tablet and pointed to the map on the screen, "I’d like you to help me find out which stationed unit is closest to this location."

Da Chuan leaned over to look at the map, frowning as he thought for a while: "Brother Qi, this area falls under Zang Yuan’s jurisdiction; I’m not very familiar with it, but I can try to ask some friends over there to see if they know which unit it is."

"Can you tell me why you’re inquiring about this?"

This was confidential information, and Da Chuan had to ask for the reason.

Qi Yun leaned back in his seat, his eyes slightly somber: "I want to coordinate with a stationed unit to be posted to this area."

Upon hearing this, Da Chuan showed an expression of surprise: "Brother Qi, this requires formal procedures; I’m afraid I can’t handle it on my own, you’ll need to talk to my dad."

"Haha, no rush; just help me find out the situation first."

"Hmm, alright."

...

As night fell, bustling Tokyo still hadn’t lost its daytime hustle and bustle.

Inside the house, Brother Quan and Chen Wei were comparing the map on the table, planning their course of action.

"According to Guo An, tomorrow happens to be the Imperial Family’s autumn garden party."

"This event is an annual social activity held by the Imperial Family every September to October, almost all members of the Imperial Family will attend, and that emperor will definitely be there."

"The location is at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens; the public is allowed to visit the periphery, so I think this is an opportunity."

Brother Quan nodded after hearing this: "Hmm, Eagle also sent back information indicating that their security measures are extremely strict; sneaking into the palace would be very difficult, but this indeed seems like an opportunity."

"Let’s split up. You go find a suitable sniping point nearby, and I’ll scout along the route."

...