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#195 It's Difficult
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2024-12-06 07:01:43"Here." Ryu presented Kenji with a stack of papers.
"Nothing missing?" As he reached for the top sheet, Kenji inquired. It contained information about a house in Kyoto, complete with its address and specifications.
Kenji flipped to the next paper in the pile. The details were similar, but the addresses were different, and the properties were either houses or apartments. These are the properties currently owned by Kuryugumi.
"Everything’s here. I’ve separated the data for the occupied buildings," Ryu assured him.
"Send someone you trust, and check on them all. One by one." Kenji wasn't about to send his father’s men to investigate. He didn’t know whose side they might be on.
"I’ve already asked Kojima to handle it. He knows better." Ryu understood what Kenji was after when he asked for the list of Kuryugumi’s properties, so he had already instructed Kojima to check them all.
"You know it’s unlikely Ni
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