In Linji City's Four Outer City Districts, the Four Great Clans of the Inner City each had their own spheres of influence, controlling both the Government Office and the Jianghu Gangs to some extent.
Overall, the Jiang Family's influence was stronger in Beicheng District.
In the west city district, the clans' power was more or less balanced.
The situation in the South City District was previously similar to the west, with the Shen Family and the Wang Family being slightly stronger.
But after Shen Qingshuang was promoted to Chief of the South City Guard, the Zhou Family—an Outer City clan under the Wang Family's command—was annihilated, and the Shen Family's power subtly gained the upper hand.
As for Dongcheng District, it had always been under the Wang Family's sole dominance.
At the government level, the position of City Guard Chief for Dongcheng District had been held by Wang Family members for decades.
