Chapter 66 Features (II)

Gen Chisei's assistant Sakura was driving, Gen Chisei was sitting in the passenger seat, and Eri and Uesugi Koshi were sitting in the back seat.

The atmosphere in the car was eerily quiet, and Uesugi Yue felt a little uneasy.

Not to mention Minamoto no Chijo who was controlled by Herzog and Eri who has been in the intensive care unit, Uesugi Koshi and Minamoto no Chio, father and son, have lived in the same city for many years but have never seen each other.

Tokyo has a total area of ​​2194 square kilometers and a population of 1400 million. The chances of two people meeting and getting to know each other in such a vast sea of ​​people are too slim. Moreover, one of them is the noble Amaterasu of the Snake Eight Clan, while the other is just an ordinary ramen chef.

Shang Shanyue couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "How have you been these years?"

"Not bad." Yuan Zhisheng took over the topic and said softly: "When my daughter and I were young, we lived in the small town of Kadori. You may not have heard of this place. It is a small town in the mountains. We were fostered in an ordinary mountain family. My adoptive father was an alcoholic and didn't like us very much. When he was drunk, he always complained that the child support was not enough. I was wondering at the time if my biological parents were not dead."

"At that time, Tachibana Masamune often went into the mountains, saying that he liked the mountain air and came here to practice yoga. At that time, he dressed like an office worker and was polite to everyone. He taught me yoga and a little swordsmanship, and told me stories about the outside world. He liked to watch the sunrise on the top of the mountains, and I acted as his guide. Every time he went into the mountains, he would bring a bottle of Coke, saying it was a gift for my tour guide fee."

The stream water in the mountains is cleaner than tap water. People in the town all drink stream water, while children like to drink sugary drinks, especially Coca-Cola.

This is an expensive drink that has to be shipped in from outside. Children who drink this kind of drink in school will feel superior to others, but he will be the first to rush to the stream after every get out of class and exercise, lying down and drinking big gulps of stream water. His tough style makes those children dare not take out drinks in front of him, otherwise they will feel that they are not manly enough.

In fact, Yuan Zhisheng also likes to drink Coke, but the pocket money his adoptive parents give him is not enough to support him to drink such an expensive drink.

Only Masamune Tachibana noticed his desire, so he would bring a bottle of iced cola with him every time he went into the mountains. When he was tired of climbing, he would take out the iced cola and give it to him to drink, while he would drink the stream water in big gulps.

Uesugi had the urge to cover his ears and not listen. What was he doing at that moment? Was he having a secret affair with the proprietress of the izakaya? Although it was normal for a lonely man to go to a izakaya to relieve his worries, his son was still in the mountains waiting for his parents to show up.

"Later, people in the town said that Masamune Tachibana was a gangster, but I didn't really believe it because he didn't look like a gangster at all. Later, it was confirmed. At that time, I still felt that I was a righteous person and shouldn't be mixed up with such people, so I ignored him."

"Later, the child support was cut off. It might be that Tachibana Masamune was busy competing for the position of the head of the Snake Eight Families at that time and had no time to care about other things. It might also be that Tachibana Masamune wanted me to have a taste of the dark life. Then there were rumors in the town that my parents were big gangsters, but were hacked to death by their enemies, and people began to isolate me. It was difficult to support the family without child support, so my adoptive father's family adopted another girl with a noble status, but for unknown reasons, they placed her in the mountains for foster care for two years. I gave up my room and changed it into a pink girl's room style for her to live in. I lived with the little girl."

"The day before the graduation ceremony, my adoptive father said to me happily: 'You are so impressive, Master Yuan. You will start to be independent tomorrow!'"

"On the day of the graduation ceremony, I went on stage to receive an award as an outstanding student with the highest academic performance in the school. They looked down on me because I was a gangster's kid, but I beat their kids with my academic performance. They didn't applaud, and I didn't need their applause."

"Just at this time, Tachibana Masamune came. He had successfully ascended to the position of the head of the eight families of Snake. More than a dozen black Mercedes-Benz cars drove into the school majestically. Gang members lined up and surrounded Tachibana Masamune, who was wearing a navy blue kimono. He went on stage to give a speech as the parent of one of my outstanding graduates. After the speech, he said to me on the stage: 'Master Chisheng.'" Minamoto Chisheng actually didn't want to recall his life in the small town, because he was the one who killed Minamoto Chino in a dry well in the town, but now he knew Chino was probably not dead, so he felt relieved.

He had complicated feelings towards Masamune Tachibana. Perhaps Masamune Tachibana used him as a tool for revenge, but it was undeniable that the other party did lead him to the pinnacle.

Gen Chisei's words were very brief, and Uesugi Yue didn't dare to imagine what was mentioned in those few words.

"The gang members are not actually all evil." Uesugi Yue didn't want to listen anymore. He felt he had to slow down, so he changed the subject.

"The Sheqi Eight Clan are law enforcers of the Japanese Yakuza. The Japanese Yakuza forces, or gangs, were actually the industry of the weak in the beginning." Inuyama He drove the car himself and explained the origins of the Sheqi Eight Clan Yakuza Emperor to this distinguished guest from Kassel College.

"Nobles who could live a decent life disdained to get their hands dirty. It was not until the Eight Snake Families lost their industries and lands in the internal divisions and external changes and were unable to support themselves that they got involved in the gangs and got their hands dirty to make money."

Zhang Baiqing listened to these stories with great interest. Perhaps it was because the ancient nobles looked down on these local gangs. They had soldiers, money and food, and the nature of their robbery and exploitation was different from that of the gangs.

After all, he who steals a hook will be put to death, but he who steals a country will become a marquis.

The Sheqi Eight Families were originally aristocrats, but they lost their family business in an accident and were forced to join the gangs and become part of the masses. Then, relying on their mixed-race talents, they quickly rose to power, unified the underworld, and became the law enforcers of the Japanese yakuza forces.

"Those involved in gangs are not necessarily bad people. Some of those hooligans who go to stores with knives and threaten to pay protection fees are children from single-parent families, children who have been expelled from school, and children who can't afford to go to college. And some of the women who flirt in nightclubs are single mothers, some have experienced domestic violence, or have encountered other vicious incidents. In their eyes, living well today is more important, and the body is not worth much."

"It's a bit like whitewashing," said Zhang Baiqing.

"But this is the truth." Inuyama He said, "Besides those who are born to do evil, there are more such pitiful people at the bottom of society, so we, the Eight Snake Families, have set up insurance, established a fund, and a 24-hour hotline to accept calls for help. Although we fight violence with violence and suppress them with an iron fist, without us, the Yakuza environment in Japan will only deteriorate, and those who are born to do evil will be able to do whatever they want."

"That makes sense." Zhang Baiqing nodded, but after hearing this, he would rather have a Japan without the Snake Eight Clans.

"When is it? I can't wait to take the test...ah, to see the characteristics of the Inuyama family."

"Everything has been arranged. Just wait a little longer and drive over there."

(End of this chapter)