Dragon Raja: I practiced Naruto ninjutsu next to Lu Mingfei.

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Moreover, Gu Ran is backed by a mixed-race family from a powerful Eastern nation, and is also a Supreme Elder. In the world of mixed-race people, his status is no less than that of a family head.

If he were to travel to South America on his own, many people would certainly pay attention to his whereabouts and make unnecessary speculations about his behavior.

He continued, "Logically speaking, our college's secretary can see the entire world's network, and no clue can escape its eyes. But Herzog's human trafficking network was only discovered when we actually started investigating, which proves that there is another force behind Herzog."

“Some people watched him ascend the throne, and on the same day, they watched him fall from it,” Sakurai Nanami said after a moment of contemplation. “So Herzog was just a pawn, merely a means to prove that humans can become gods.”

Fuma Kotaro sighed, "I thought we had protected the White King's secret well, but it seems that many people know it, and know it even better than we, the descendants of the White King. We still don't know who is behind Herzog!"

Sakurai Nanami said, "Investigating the identity of the person behind this is not what we need to do right now. Our main family needs to accumulate strength and regain control of the Japanese underworld, otherwise things will get out of hand."

Sakurai Nanami was the designated successor to the family headship by Genjiro. After taking office, she used a combination of firmness and gentleness in her management style to clean up the mess left by the Tokyo Incident in just half a year.

However, it will probably take more than ten years for the Snake Clan to recover its strength, because too many people died before.

Gu Ran thought for a moment and felt that now was the best time to say something: "There is something I want to remind you of in my personal capacity."

Personal identity?

Upon hearing this, the four people present sat up straight, and Sakurai Nanami said, "Please speak."

"This matter is kept highly confidential; only the four of you know about it."

All four members of the Snake Clan nodded.

Gu Ran continued, "You should have thought that after the war of the dragons ends, it will be a war of the hybrids, but now, the situation has changed."

"Herzog proved that humans can become gods, and hybrids can become dragon kings. In other words, as long as the 'path to godhood' exists, dragon kings will continue to exist."

The four people present were stunned when they heard this. Didn't this mean that the war between humans and the Dragon King was never-ending?

They never overestimated human nature, because they were certain that Gu Ran was absolutely right: after the Dragon King was destroyed, countless humans would want to ascend to the Dragon King's throne.

Gu Ran continued, "The new king is different from the old king. The old king was high above and didn't know the rules of the human world, while the new king was transformed from a human, so he is naturally familiar with the workings of human society. In addition, the new king is also worried that he will become the old king, so..."

"When the new king ascends the throne, he will probably carry out a major purge of mixed-race forces around the world and carry out a decapitation operation against the leaders of mixed-race forces around the world."

After hearing Gu Ran's words, everyone realized what was going on at the same time.

If it were a matter of beheading, then the three heads of the Snake-Headed Eight Families would be the first to be targeted, along with Crow.

Gu Ran continued, "Destroy famous cities, kill heroes, collect all the weapons in the world, melt down the blades and arrows, and weaken the people of the world. Every ruler of a human dynasty has done this, and the Dragon King, who was transformed from a human, naturally knows this trick as well."

"Hmph, they'd better have the ability. We, the Snake Clan, are not to be trifled with!" Kotaro Fuma said sternly.

"As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark," Gu Ran said. "Don't underestimate the people around you."

The crow immediately understood Gu Ran's meaning: "You mean... there's a traitor among us?"

“How could that be?” Fuma Kotaro said most seriously. “Our family believes in morality and justice. How could we have so many traitors around us?”

Gu Ran scoffed, "But this isn't the first time you've had a traitor among your ranks. What's laughable is that you think he's talking about morality with you."

Fuma Kotaro paused for a moment, then remained silent. Sakurai Nanami and Inuyama Kazuya also fell silent.

Herzog had been a traitor right under their noses for over a decade without anyone noticing, a disgrace to their family.

"So what I'm telling you is that you should take advantage of this opportunity to reorganize your forces and thoroughly examine your people."

All four nodded in agreement; now was indeed a good time for the selection process.

Gu Ran concluded by saying, "Also, be extremely careful with newly recruited people, especially... those sent by the academy."

The four were surprised again, and then they understood why Gu Ran said he wanted to speak about these things from his personal perspective.

It turns out that the Secret Service was also within his vigilance range.

“Some things have happened recently, and I’ve discovered that the Secret Party isn’t pure. Over a hundred years have passed, and I’m afraid even Principal Angers doesn’t know how much it has been infiltrated. But recently, it’s clear that the Principal’s control over the Secret Party is getting weaker and weaker. I guess he will soon bring in the Council of Elders as an external ally… But that’s a matter for the Secret Party and has nothing to do with today’s topic, so I won’t go into details.”

Gu Ran ended the conversation, concluding his personal advice.

Inuyama He pondered for a moment and said, "I think starting tomorrow, we should strengthen the protection of the patriarch..."

“No, there’s no need. We should appear relaxed on the outside but be vigilant on the inside. We can’t let outsiders see our guard up,” Sakurai Nanami refused.

“But you have just stabilized the morale of the troops. For our family, you are the soul of the family,” Inuyama He said. “We old bones can die and that’s it. You are still young. The future of the family still depends on you to lead it.”

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Fuma Kotaro nodded in agreement: "I also agree with what the Inuyama family head said."

The crow thought for a moment and said, "I agree that the patriarch should maintain the status quo, but I suggest that the patriarch live a secluded life, gradually fade from view, and only appear on important occasions. Most importantly, he should not easily meet with strangers."

Sakurai Nanami nodded, and Fuuma Kotaro and Inuyama He also agreed with the crow's suggestion.

In this way, it appears to outsiders that they don't need to be on guard against anyone, and they can also hide themselves away.

Sakurai Nanami sighed and looked at Gu Ran again: "Gu-kun, according to your calculations, do you think the final battle is about to begin?"

"There are some things I can't say. I'm afraid that if I do, someone will hold me accountable," Gu Ran said, making a vague statement.

He was indeed worried that if the Dragon King possessed prophetic abilities, he might foresee his preparations.

Since that was the case, Sakurai Nanami did not ask any further questions.

The group discussed how to cleanse the Snake Clan, and they revealed many secrets about the Snake Clan to Gu Ran without keeping them from him.

In fact, apart from the White King's matter, the Snake Clan has nothing more confidential than data on how much money they have, how much equipment and technology they possess. For the clan, this is the most confidential matter within their organization.

Their willingness to go public with Gu Ran also means that they consider Gu Ran a friend.

"Now let's move on to the next topic, about the remnants of the Ghost Clan," Crow said, moving on to the next matter.

The members of the Fierce Demon Clan are actually members of the Snake-Headed Eight Families. However, because they are 'demons' with unstable bloodlines, they were abandoned by their families and thus joined the Fierce Demon Clan.

Therefore, the Demon Clan can actually be considered a branch of the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

Some of these people joined the Hebi-Hachi family after the Tokyo incident, but some die-hards still resented the main family and wanted to fight against the Hebi-Hachi family to the end.

This group of people is more troublesome; they could easily pull off a major case that could wipe out the entire world.

For example, the incident of raising 'hellhounds' in Hokkaido before—if Gu Ran and his team hadn't discovered and stopped it in time, the entire city would probably have been wiped out if just one dog had been released.

You have to understand that those dogs are impervious to knives and guns; their only weakness is their eyes. Not everyone has the ability to kill someone with a single blow to the eyes.

Therefore, both the Secret Party and the Snake Clan must take this matter seriously.

Sakurai Nanami had no other choice but to ask Princess Kaguya to pay closer attention to this information and strengthen network monitoring and patrols.

Inuyama He secretly gathers information about the remaining members of the Oni Clan by utilizing the nationwide sex industry market.

Meanwhile, Kotaro Fuma is reorganizing the Tsuru Group to strengthen its fighting power.

The Tsuru Group was almost completely wiped out in the Battle of Tokyo. It would probably take one or two years to rebuild. Until then, they can only rely on the Secret Party to provide some fighting force.

“Japan isn’t a huge country, but it still has a lot of uninhabited deep forests and abandoned factories. If someone is hiding there and continuing to do things we don’t know about, I’m afraid it will be difficult to resist,” Crow said worriedly.

Gu Ran crossed his arms and rested his chin on his hands: "Have the Japanese government increase surveillance in some less-populated areas under the pretext of strengthening public security management. Every additional surveillance camera is an extra pair of eyes."

“That’s a good idea,” Sakurai Nanami agreed to the suggestion.

"By the way, logically speaking, the files on 'demons' should also be recorded in Princess Kaguya's files. Let's do a thorough investigation and treat any remaining demons as remnants," Gu Ran continued.

The people in the Demon Clan are all "demons" of the Snake-Headed Eight Families. According to regulations, all members of the families are recorded at Genji Heavy Industries.

Therefore, a thorough investigation can indeed uncover quite a few cases that slipped through the net.

“These are all manageable, but the problem is that there are a few leaders we have no way to deal with,” Inuyama He said. “Besides the King General, Dragon King, Dragon Horse, Gold General, Silver General, etc. that we already know, we have no idea which other leaders are still alive or what their current status is.”

“I do have some ideas,” Gu Ran said. “Let’s organize the report, and then Crow and I will go find someone to see if they can help.”

The crow understood who Gu Ran was going to see and nodded: "Leave this matter to me and Gu Jun."

"The matter of the Demon Clan needs to be addressed at its source, which is the demons within our family. If this isn't resolved, new Demon Clan members will rise from the ashes in the future," Sakurai Nanami said at this point. "This is the third thing we need to discuss today."

This matter concerns the future development of the Snake Clan.

"The former patriarch instructed me that the 'ghosts' in the Black Prison should be well cared for, provided they do not harm innocent people. Every ghost has the blood of the family flowing through their veins. If we treat them well, they will stay with us; if we abandon them in the wilderness, they will take revenge on us..."

Sakurai Nanami recounted Genji's message, then raised the current dilemma: "Although that's what the former patriarch said, how to deal with 'demons' still needs specific discussion. After all, they are 'demons,' and even if they aren't now, it's hard to say whether they might suddenly go berserk one day..."

The bloodlines of mixed-race people in Japan are very unstable, and they are most prone to producing 'demons'. Once these demons are confirmed to have unstable bloodlines, they will be imprisoned in 'black prisons'.

Located in the mountains of Kobe, the Black Prison is advertised as a "caring school." It is surrounded by thick stone walls with electrified barbed wire mesh. A daring child once wrapped himself in insulating cloth, grabbed the barbed wire, and successfully scaled the wall to escape the school. However, he subsequently got lost in the deep mountains and was found by the rescue team, already dehydrated.

All mixed-race individuals in Japan undergo bloodline assessment by their families when they are young. If it is determined that their bloodline is inherently flawed and that they are at risk of going berserk at any time, they will be directly transferred to the 'Black Prison'.

Every year, law enforcement officers from the clan go to the black jail to assess the people inside and record their information in their files. If someone's bloodline is unstable, their file will be marked with a green or yellow label, and they will pass the test for the year. If it is marked with an orange label, the surveillance will be strengthened. If it is marked with a red label... then they will be erased.

“Then allocate some funds to renovate the Black Prison and add some facilities.”

Kotaro Fuma's attitude towards these demons is one of elimination; at most, he might improve the environment of the Black Prison, and that's enough for him.

But this is only a temporary solution and doesn't address the root cause; things are no different from before.

Inuyama Kakeru is an old man, and he shares the same view on the Black Prison as Fuma Kotaro. He still manages it using the old methods, at most giving them some good food. That should be enough, right?

You have to understand, when the family was at its poorest, they couldn't even get food in the Black Prison, and they were allowed to eat each other. Now that they can be provided with food and lodging, it's already a huge privilege.

The crow remained silent. He understood what Yuan Zhisheng meant; the gist of it was to set these people free and not let them spend most of their lives confined in the mountains.

But reality doesn't allow it, because no one knows if these people with unstable bloodlines will suddenly go crazy, and if they do, he'll have to clean up the mess.

He wanted to fulfill Genjiro's wish, but he didn't know a good way to do so.

Because he's a thug, all he knows is fighting and dirty tricks. He's very good at torturing and tormenting people, but it's very difficult for him to treat others kindly.

Things that require thinking are usually handled by Miss Sakura and the young master; he and Yasha only need to charge into battle together.

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Yuan Zhisheng means to treat ghosts kindly, but our problem now is that we can't let these ghosts out. Otherwise, if they cause trouble, we won't have enough energy to deal with them. Therefore, we need to think of a way to make these ghosts stay in one place on their own and not cause trouble. Am I right?"

Sakurai Nanami nodded: "If you have any good ideas, please enlighten me."

Crow also looked at Gu Ran: "That's right, if you have a good idea, just say so. This is something my young master has always wanted to do."

The other two elderly people also looked at Gu Ran, listening attentively.

“My solution is simple: let all these ‘ghosts’ enter the house,” Gu Ran said with a smile.

"Moving into the house?" The crow was taken aback.

Inuyama He and Fuma Kotaro, the two old men, were somewhat puzzled. It seemed that the term "entering the otaku" was a bit too advanced for them to understand.

Sakurai Nanami seemed to know a bit: "You mean, let these people watch comics and anime? Like Erii-san?"

"It's not just anime, but also games, movies, light novels, TV series... all sorts of things that people can do while staying at home. They can choose to do them. There's a term called 'Heisei losers,' right? You guys do some research on how those Heisei losers were lazy at home, and then you can do the same for those ghosts."