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Context: two yakuza men found out that Azami, a man that owed them money,
committed suicide. Then, one says to the other:

> おい、芥生【あざみ】のこと会社に連絡しろ

Does 会社 have a particular meaning here? Or do they simply consider their gang
as a company? How could it be translated? Thank you for your help!
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What is the meaning of 会社 in yakuza language?
Modern yakuza organizations tend to camouflage themselves using common terms
used by normal companies and NPOs. The name of such an organization itself can
be camouflage. ～組 is the traditional naming convention which is strongly
associated with yakuza (and construction companies), but some use confusing
names like ～興業. From Wikipedia:

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> 創設者の姓名や拠点とする地名、「任」「侠」等のスローガンとなる漢字を用いた文字などに「組」、「会」、「一家」、「連合」、「連合会」などを添えた団体名を名乗る場合が多い。他に暴力団ではなく一般企業であることを強調したい場合に「興業」、「総業」、「企画」、「商事」が用いられる（もちろんこれらの屋号を使う社が全てそうだというわけではなく、暴力団組織が一般企業を装って活動するための、言わば「隠れ蓑」）。

The heads of yakuza organizations used to be called 頭領 or 親分, but in some
organizations it's now 組長, 総長 or even 会長. 会長 (≒"chairman") is the word used by
most large Japanese companies including Toyota and Sony. So I won't be
surprised if a yakuza member calls his organization 会社, although I don't know
how common it is. Anyway, this does not mean he believes his organization is a
proper company.

In addition, some (most?) yakuza organizations run real companies to make
money, legally or illegally. So he may be referring to such a real company.
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