Trigger Break by Ty Patterson

Author:Ty Patterson [Patterson, Ty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Three Aces Publishing Ltd
Published: 2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Nishikawa gave an overview of the yakuza scene over a second cup of tea, this time served by an assistant, who bowed deeply at Zeb and couldn’t keep the smirk off his face. News of his boss beating the gaijin, easily, had spread.

The police chief was half a foot shorter than Zeb, lean, his dark hair thick on his head. His face had few lines on it, and his eyes were bright and piercing. He smiled fully, which he didn’t do often.

He placed his cup to the side and went to a stand on which was a flip board, explaining as he searched for a marker.

The gangs were across the country but concentrated in cities like Tokyo and Kobe. The Hashimoto-kai was the largest yakuza gang, with thirty thousand members, headed by Kitaru Hashimoto. Next was the Hayagawa-gumi, with twenty-eight thousand, ruled by Masaaki Hayagawa. Two more smaller gangs, Takayama-kai, twenty thousand members, Outa Takayama its boss, and lastly, Iitsuka-kai, with Daiki Iitsuka leading fifteen thousand yakuza members.

He wrote the details on the chart, using the Kanji script since Zeb could read in the native language. He listed the major cities the gangs were active in, and lastly, he wrote down their activities.

On another sheet, he wrote the countries where the gangs were active. USA, Southeast Asian countries, United Kingdom, Brazil.

‘They may not be large gangs in numbers, Carter-san. But they have reach. And enormous financial clout. All those gangs are worth billions of dollars. Each.

‘All the leaders’—he tapped the names of the heads—‘are in their seventies. Usually their sons take over on their death. Hashimoto has one son. Succession plan is clear. All the rest have two sons. Succession plan less clear.’

Nishikawa raised a finger in a schoolteacher manner. ‘The problem we will have, Carter-san, is none of them will talk. And even if they do, these relationships are so complicated. These gangs come together sometimes and do something that benefits them all. That California snuff film, the ring you people busted. Every yakuza gang had a hand. They distributed profits. They all lost people when you took them down.’

‘Any of those leaders in prison?’ Zeb finished his tea and rose to join Nishikawa at the flip chart.

‘No. Hayagawa and Hashimoto came out a few years back. Both of them served time for killing. Hayagawa with a sword, Hashimoto with a gun. Takayama was released just a few months back. For possessing a gun.’

‘You have relationships with some of these gangs, don’t you?’

Nishikawa nodded. ‘Yes, Carter-san. I plan to call some of them. Today. They will come. Not the leaders. But the some of the senior people.’ He shrugged his shoulders. ‘I don’t expect much, Carter-san. We want to end these gangs. But it won’t be by asking them.

‘You want to sit in on those meetings, Carter-san?’

‘Nope. They’ll clam up even more if they know I’m listening or watching.’

‘Very wise, Carter-san. What will you be doing?’

‘I’ll go to some of their hangouts. Bars. Baths. I’ll ask nicely. Ask them to stop.

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