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Azuma rose an eyebrow at how informal the boy Dai had addressed him and Hibana.  Though no outward display of emotion, the man could sense an arrogant attitude about him, a cockiness that could either aid him or be his downfall.  He gave a stern glare to the boy while Hibana remained indifferent to it.  She would deal with his arrogance in her own special way.

As soon as the others arrived, she cleared her throat and addressed them in her most professional demeanor, [color=ec008c]~"Gentlemen.  As you may know, Requiem's influence has expanded to nearly every corner of the globe.  We control the drugs, weapons, and other illicit trades.  Hundreds of criminal organizations, from Mafia Families to your...common street gangs, swear fealty to our banner, knowing well we can bring them prosperity or wrath.  However...there are those who would spit in our faces and carry a sword when we carry an olive branch.  I want you four to deal with these ingrates."~[/color]

At this, Azuma set upon the desk pictures of four individual men, each of whom were either former associates of Requiem or enemies.  Either way, Hibana had them marked for death.

[color=ec008c]~"The first is Don Lucio Greone, a Mafia boss operating in Dallas, Texas.  Greone's men killed ours and seized a marajuana shipment at the Dallas train yards.  We were hoping to make a lucrative deal with a Mexican drug cartel, but thanks to this pompous asshole, our clients are not happy.  One of you will eliminate Greone and retrieve the stolen drug shipment."~[/color]

Onto the next contract.

[color=ec008c]~"The next hit is Vasiliy Dalkovich.  Dalkovich is one of our Ukrainian associates in the prostitution business.  Our brothels and strip clubs are stocked with women willing to work for us, but as of recent, Dalkovich has been involved in a human trafficking ring.  This ring has been supplying businesses under his jurisdiction with underage girls.  The man knows I frown greatly upon pedophilia, and will have no such sullying my organization.  I want him dead along with any of his associates in the human trafficking ring."~[/color]

The third.

[color=ec008c]~"Your third target is Marcus Galloway, Big Mark as he is called by his Chicago street gang, the East Coast Killas.  The Killas have controlled the Wards District of Chicago since the 1980s, when Big Mark founded the gang.  They run the drugs and illegal weapons distribution in the city, and they are a powerful ally of the Chicago Irish Mob, one of our business rivals on the East Coast.  By killing Galloway, his gang will be crippled from the inside, eliminating them and weakening our competitors."[/color]

And the final...

[color=ec008c]~"The last contract we have chosen especially for Minato-san.  Since he is a fresh face to our organization, we would like to put his skills to the test.  Henrich von Schtauffenhauer is...or rather was...a respected arms dealer we had business with in the past, but as of recent, we have discovered he hasn't been a faithful spouse in our holy matrimony.  Invoices from his recent shipments indicate he has been selling weapons on the side to some of our enemies, even to a Somalian terrorist group who was responsible for an attack on an American embassy.  Thirty people were killed, placing the blame directly on Henrich.  Interpol has him locked up for questioning at their headquarters in Paris.  He will be moved to interrogation this Thursday, then extradited to his native Germany to face trial.  Before that happens, I want him silenced.  He will expose Requiem and discredit the organization if he testifies.  It is better to cut out the sparrow's tongue before he sings.  These are your contracts, gentlemen.  Any questions?"~[/color]