Kurokuchi Gang

The Five Generals of the Kurokuchi Gang

The Kurokuchi Gang is an organized crime syndicate that is one of the "Tyrant Trio" of Dong Guan, being one of its largest criminal organizations along with the Chivalry Hall and the Hong Group. Following the events of the Dong Guan Arc, it is the only group that remains after Chivalry Hall emigrates abroad and Hong Group merges with it.

## Background

A decade ago, three powerful criminal organizations rose to power in Dong Guan, a city within Bozhou that has a history for its poor public security. The three gangs formed an alliance and conquered all of Dong Guan, either by defeating smaller gangs or absorbing them into their own gangs. These three syndicates eventually became known as the "Tyrant Trio" due to their power and formed an alliance with each other. At some point in time, the second leader of the Kurokuchi Gang, Pu Wenshan was arrested by the police, and was accompanied by thousands of gang members when he was released. He also ordered the Kurokuchi Gang to help suppress terrorism internationally by sniping terrorists in foreign countries. Ten years later, before the start of the Dong Guan arc, Pu Wenshan was appointed to be the next leader of the alliance and will be handed the "Heart of Dong Guan" after two weeks.

## Overview

### Structure

The Kurokuchi Gang is a hierarchical criminal organization with Pu Wenshan, and eventually Tianran Fei as the leader of the gang, who are known as the "Boss" (组长) by their subordinates.

Directly under the Boss is the Vice Boss (副组长), who is traditionally elected by the Five Generals through voting after proving their strength, and serves as a substitute for the leader in case they are incapacitated. Under the Vice Boss are five high-ranking members of the gang known as the Five Generals (五大副将). Although the purpose of their roles aren't specified, they seem to possess the same authority as a Vice Boss when grouped together, and each of them seem to possess above average strength in comparison to lower members. Beneath the Five Generals are smaller gang leaders who are affiliated with the Kurokuchi Gang, who operate their own gangs but are still subject to the Kurokuchi Gang's control. The lowest rank are the ordinary gangsters who serve under a lower-ranking gang leader or in the organization.

There are also some miscellaneous roles, such as the butler who manages the Boss's household and the gang's relationship with other gangs, the Boss's bodyguard who is responsible for protecting the Capo and is usually the most trusted member among the group, and the improvised Mafia Mannerism Teacher who is responsible for teaching Tianran Fei basic gang-related mannerisms.

### Rules

When accidentally offending the Boss or their family through insults or threats, a member must strike themselves in the head with a spiked club provided by the gang as punishment.

As stated before, the election of a Vice Boss must be voted on by the Five Generals. If the Boss were to personally appoint a Vice Boss, the Five Generals possess the authority to re-evaluate the appointment or veto the decision.

Like all the other gangs in Dong Guan, the Kurokuchi Gang follows the rules of the Gang Brotherhood Gamble (帮派兄弟局) created by Chivalry Hall, an improved version of the Life and Death Gamble (生死局), the latter which settles personal conflicts through a fight to the death. When a gang proposes a Gang Brotherhood Gamble to settle a conflict with another gang, the two leaders of each gang must duel each other alone. The winner's gang will become the "senior gang" (大哥帮), while the loser's gang will become the "junior gang" (小弟帮). As punishment, the junior gang is required to: bow to a senior gang member when one is present, unconditionally obey all the senior gang's orders, and pay tribute in the form of money to the senior gang on holidays, for an entire year. However, the Gang Brotherhood Gamble variation Gang Warfare Gamble (帮派团战) allows the junior gang to nullify the punishment if they win through a gang war that involves their entire gang, instead of the original duel between leaders.

## Members

* Pu Wenshan
* Tianran Fei
* Butler Hua
* Cang Shui
* Ye Yan
* Huang Xiaoyan
* Li Lingbiao
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Pu Wenshan: The second Boss of the Kurokuchi Gang before passing the position to his daughter Tianran Fei. He is also an entrepreneur and the husband of Tianran Fang, a national airgun running target champion.

Tianran Fei: The daughter of Pu Wenshan and Tianran Fang, the third Boss of the Kurokuchi Gang and the current leader of Dong Guan.

Butler Hua (华叔): The butler of the Kurokuchi Gang. He manages Pu Wenshan's household and educates Tianran Fei on academic knowledge.

Cang Shui (formerly): The personal bodyguard of Pu Wenshan who was later revealed to be a wolf monster. He as killed by Huang Xiaoyan after he tried to kill Pu Wenshan for passing the Boss position over him.

Ye Yan (temporarily): The Mafia Mannerism Teacher of the Kurokuchi Gang. He improvised the role in order to achieve enough status to participate in the handover ceremony of the "Heart of Dong Guan".

Huang Xiaoyan (temporarily): The temporary Vice Boss appointed by Pu Wenshan after saving him from Cang Shui.

Li Lingbiao (temporarily): A temporary member of the Kurokuchi Gang.

### Five Generals

* Master Bai (白爷): A white-haired man with red eyes who is presumably the leader of the Five Generals.

* Master Dao (刀爷): A tall bald man who is extremely proficient at wielding the blade. Master Bai stated that he has won 54 duels out of the 54 duels he has participated in, and his opponents always lose within two strikes from him.

* Three unnamed members