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[suddenlybees]

Boss, when our people are getting kidnapped by the Xian Le, and they're doing the kidnapping because of whatever's going on on their end of things, they're issues become ours too, don't they? You helping them get their ass into shape's gonna help us in the long run.

[ Even if it makes Chuuya itchy thinking about helping out the Xian Le, this is the best route Kano can think of. ]

You can think of it like a loan. Xie Lian's gonna owe you big for stepping up.

[doublesmall]

It's not that simple, you know.

[He's not dismissing it outright, but-]

If one of the issues is his leadership, do you really think having an opposing family head step in to help is going to ease that tension any? Or do you think if they caught wind of it, they'd think even less of him? A lot of people wouldn't see it as diplomatic, they'd see it as a point of weakness. There's more that's going to have to go into this if something like that were to work out, Kano, and a lot of it rides on his ability to handle shit-- which, so far, is not looking great.

[suddenlybees]

How come he doesn't just step down?

[ HOW DO MAFIA HEADS WORK is there any way Xie Lian can just... go on vacation and let somebody more competent take the reins, or does passing down the big hat involve him dying? ]

I don't really know how it is over there... He's the sorta guy who tries his best for his family, you know? Writing them nice cards after they got blasted during the auction, that sorta guy. But if he's no good at his job, it'll be better for everybody if he let somebody else take over, right?

[ Imagine... Jiang Cheng as mafia head. Scary. But he would fit the picture better in Kano's mind. ]

[doublesmall]

Trying his best doesn't matter if he can't keep his family in line. The most important part of the job should be doing what's best for the family, no matter what it is or what it takes. So if what's best for Xian Le turns out to be a different kind of leader...

[Chuuya shrugs, there, waving a hand.]

Then I guess we'll see if he knows when to give up-- or if he'll get things under control. If he's lucky he won't get option 3, dying in the process.

[It's always a possibility, okay, Chuuya won't discount a coup happening or something.]

[suddenlybees]

Do you think if I went over there and suggested he let somebody else take over, I'd get shanked?

[ The answer is yes, right? Yeah. He almost wants to suggest Chuuya bring it up, but if there's anything that'd instigate a war it'd be something like this, right? ]

[doublesmall]

I'm pretty damn sure someone over there would take offense, yeah.

[Honestly there's a real risk Chuuya might say it anyway so, you know, we'll see!]

[suddenlybees]

[ Kano nods to himself. Better take the bullet if that's the case; he can probably run into Xie Lian somewhere, just in town, running into doors, as he does. ]

Well, we gotta address the elephant some time.

[doublesmall]

Timing's everything, with certain subjects.

[Another brief pause, where he taps a pen on the desktop before he continues on.]

Hey, one more thing. If you get any hints on anyone within their ranks who might be acting out... I want to know about it as soon as possible. Any leads on that would be a good thing for us.

[suddenlybees]

Someone from our side, you mean? Yeah, I can keep an ear out.

[ He's sure there's some people out there, especially seeing as two of them already got their hands on the gattling gun with plans to shoot up the Xian Le a couple weeks ago. But it's a bit harder now that things have been escalating and so many people are jumping ship and declaring themselves neutral, hoping that staying out of things will keep them safe from the imminent bloodbath between the two families.

Quickly going down the au plotting post to see who still aligns themselves with the Mori, the numbers are pretty much Chuuya, himself, Lan Wangji, Haku, 9S, and Minako. The idea of Lan Wangji acting out is laughable, and Haku... probably the same deal. 9S and Minako have both been acting weird, but more in a confused sort of way than anything malicious.

And then there's him, who only he knows about, so he can go ahead and across himself off the list. ]

[doublesmall]

Ours too, sure-- I'd like to prevent anything else like the gun incident.

[He's still so tired over that, god.]

But I want to know if you catch anything about someone on their side working against them, too.

[the enemy of your enemy, etc etc.]

[suddenlybees]

That's a bit harder... Not 'cause there's so few people to tease out like there would be on our side, but over there, there's so many that aren't too happy with Xie Lian, you know?

[ He could randomly point a finger and have a 50-50 chance of getting somebody that'd fit the bill. Maybe not actively working against him, but at the very least thinking about it. ]

[doublesmall]

Yeah, and that's the whole problem at the moment.

[Chuuya exhales an annoyed little sigh, there, shaking his head.]

...far as I've heard, though, they're trying to root out one in particular, and I want to know more about what's going on over there. Could have a lot of bearing on whether or not they end up restabilizing properly.