Chapter 534: Change

Returning to the other rental house with Little Dai, who had limited brainpower, Mother Hao had already prepared the meal. The four people in the room were eating. Seeing them return, they hurriedly took bowls and chopsticks to serve rice.

Wang Yan drank a sip of wine with them and asked: "Tie Tou, how have you been doing these past two days?"

"Quite good. Just clearing garbage on a piece of land, saying they want to build a building, paying 7,000 a day. I earned 14,000 in these two days, gave the intermediary who introduced the work 4,000 in commission, and I spent another 2,000-plus. I have 7,000 left, which is 500-plus in our money. I only worked for two days and earned more than I could earn in a month."

Tie Tou was still used to converting currency, which was no problem. Although he spent a lot here and didn't have much left, converting it made him feel great; the gap was really too big. It was just that Tie Tou couldn't go back after all. Converting it like this was just comforting himself. Finding an excuse for himself to persist in doing those garbage jobs. Perhaps others were mostly the same, holding the idea of one day equaling one month, gritting their teeth and working hard, and then sending money home to build big houses. When they earned enough, they would just commit some minor offense, let the police here arrest them and deport them back to the country, taking the regular channel...

It was like this; many Chinese here were working silently, and few went to commit crimes. However, even if there were few, when the population reached a certain base, it looked like there were many. Walking on the street, looking at anyone, no one was easy to mess with.

Looking at Wang Yan shaking his head and smiling, Tie Tou also knew he was laughing at him for converting currency again. He took out a stack of cards from his pocket and put them on the table: "Brother Yan, these are the phone cards you want to sell, right? I can't use them, so take them to sell."

Little Dai on the side asked: "Where did you get them?"

"When sorting garbage today, a Hong Kong person was treasure hunting there and was buried in the garbage. Watching Watching Ajie and I saved him. Later, at the snack street over there, he treated us to a drink and gave me twenty phone cards."

Watching Watching Ajie took over the conversation: "Yes, Brother Yan, that Hong Kong kid bought them from a person named Taibao. Taibao is also a Hong Kong person. The Hong Kong kid said this Taibao is very powerful in side businesses, they have technology, and can do high-tech things. If you want to do it, why not go see him."

"You have a heart." Wang Yan nodded with a smile, drank a sip of wine with them, and then said lightly: "I also found Taibao; he has already been recruited by me and now recognizes me as the boss. Everything is at cost price; it was just last night."

Said so easily... Watching Watching Ajie choked and asked carefully: "Brother Yan, I heard Taibao is very powerful, with four or five people under him, all ruthless characters who don't fear death."

"How did I tell you? People are bullied because they are kind, and horses are ridden because they are kind. In the underworld, if others are ruthless, you be more ruthless than them. Also, stop listening to others bragging. What ruthless characters who don't fear death? They aren't even as resistant to beating as Little Dai. At least Little Dai gritted his teeth and held on for a long time. Taibao and the others were all beaten into submission with one slap."

Tie Tou said "oh" and nodded clearly: "I was wondering why two of them looked like their faces were a bit swollen..."

Wang Yan smiled: "You two want to do proper business; I have nothing to say. But if you are bullied outside, you must endure it and don't be brave. Chinese people here often directly use knives. Those black people and white people go without saying; they all dare to use guns. Being brave won't have a good result. It's no big deal to be beaten or lose some money. You must ensure your own safety and come back to tell me; I will stand up for you. Now I have more than twenty people under me, so you don't have to be afraid of anyone. We don't bully others, but we don't allow others to bully us, understand?"

Little Dai was very supportive: "Right, Brother Yan is right. If you are bullied outside, I will be the first to swing a knife and hack them to death."

Watching Watching Ajie nodded awkwardly: "Brother Yan, Little Dai, don't worry. Tie Tou and I are honest people, just nobodies, no one will find trouble."

"There are many people in this world who see you are weak and want to bully you. Watching Watching Ajie, you are an honest person and must have been bullied a lot before, but now you call me Brother Yan, so I will definitely take care of your affairs to the end. I say this to let you have a bottom line in your heart; you can be a bear, but you don't have to be afraid. We have the ability to make others kneel and kowtow and call us daddy. You don't have to feel like you are causing me trouble. This is just the beginning; fighting and hacking people will be a common occurrence in the future. Also, Sister Hao and Little Mei, if you are wronged, tell me. It's fate that we can gather together; we are a family, and I will seek justice for you."

The task was Watching Watching Ajie. If he didn't live well, everything would be in vain. He came to eat and drink just to pay daily attention to Watching Watching Ajie.

After eating and chatting happily for a while, Wang Yan took a taxi back to Lili's home.

Lili changed quickly. As soon as Wang Yan entered the room, she, who was watching TV in the living room, walked over, squatted on the ground to help Wang Yan change his slippers, and then helped him take off his coat and hang it on the coat rack on the side, very much like a Japanese woman.

The two sat on the sofa, Lili leaning against Wang Yan's side: "How is the situation on your side?"

"Still okay, more than twenty people under me."

"What's next? Any plans?"

"It's just what I told you before; there's no next step or step after that. And this step hasn't been walked firmly yet, so where can I talk about the next step." Wang Yan shook his head, his hand going down her collar, pinching her big D: "I know you are worried that the clothing factory won't succeed, but since you have decided to follow me, don't be hesitant. Whether it succeeds or not is to be done; show some courage. We have already found the place; how are the procedures going?"

"How can it be that fast? It will take another week."

"What about the equipment? Have you contacted them?"

"I was just about to tell you this. I didn't know before, but I went to see it these past two days. There are a lot of machines needed for assembly line production. Just sewing machines have many different types, such as flat sewing, overlock, etc., as well as other electric knives, ironing tables, etc. Our money is not enough at all. We rented the factory building and paid the rent, and actually, there wasn't much left. What should we do?"

Wang Yan shook his head: "Do you know why I found those Chinese female workers who smuggled in? Because they are cheap. Let them be tired, do more, and work for a long time, and that can replace machines. You only need to get a machine for batch processing of fabrics, and you don't need new ones; discarded ones are fine. Then get some sewing machines, and many of the remaining work can be done manually by them. It's just not as fast as machines. But because their wages are cheap and they can work for a long time, as long as they are skilled after working for a period of time, the output is guaranteed."

"If the money is really not enough, you can mortgage the bar first; that can also support it for a while. You don't need much; as long as it's two months, we can see the return, I can guarantee you that. If you really don't want to mortgage the bar, then go find those who lend usury and borrow money, borrow as much as you can. This money is ours, no need to pay it back. It's just that you have to take some risks to come forward; it depends on your choice."

As he spoke, he straightened his waist, took out the pistol from behind his waist, and slapped it into Lili's hand.

This gun was the American Colt M1911A1, which had been equipped by the US military on a large scale before. It had a magazine capacity of seven rounds and an effective range of 50 meters. Large-scale equipment meant large-scale elimination. Like this kind of gun, it was generally very popular in the underground arms market and belonged to the hot-selling gun type.

Including the full magazine, this gun weighed about four jin. Feeling the heavy, cold touch, Lili was startled and almost threw the gun away. She steadied herself, touching the gun with trembling hands; she was a little scared.

Before, she had only heard about what Wang Yan had done, but she hadn't really seen it. From a prostitute who had worked hard to become a mama-san now, she had been rolling in this kind of low-class line of work and had naturally seen a lot of dirty and shameful things. But it was mostly ordinary fighting and brawling. She had indeed seen people killed with white blades in and red blades out; after all, when gangs here fought, they were hacking people on the street.

Now the cold touch in her hand told her that Wang Yan was much more ruthless than those people. After all, no matter how ruthless the knife was, it wasn't as easy as pulling the trigger lightly. And the relaxed tone Wang Yan expressed showed that he didn't take human life seriously at all. She was skinning a tiger for its hide.

Feeling Lili's tension, Wang Yan held her big D and used a little force, making her come back to her senses: "I am not a ruthless bandit, nor am I a desperate person. I don't do things I'm not sure about. You don't have to be afraid. What I said before was very clear: living together is also living. As long as you don't betray me, there will be no problems. Relax. It's too late to regret now; you only have to continue doing it, there is no other choice."

Lili shook her head hurriedly and stuffed the gun back into Wang Yan's hand: "No, Brother Yan, how could I think that way. Since I decided to follow you, I won't go back on my word. Mortgage loan is no problem; I'll go to the bank to handle it tomorrow. Let's not offend those who lend usury. Japan's famous Yamaguchi-gumi, Inagawa-kai, and Sumiyoshi-kai all have industries in Tokyo and lend money. If we can't pay it back, they will let women film movies. If we accidentally offend them, it will be too dangerous. Let's go to the bank. Also, there is one more point, Brother Yan, is it not very good for us to order those women around like that?"

"How can you think like that? Lili, don't you know how you and the girls under you embarked on this path? Do you think you have done a great merit by taking them to open a shop yourself, ensuring safety as much as possible, and providing a certain shelter? You are very wrong. What is truly a great merit? It is to provide a harbor for them when they first start. Let them avoid being used, harmed, and deceived by people with bad intentions. As for the future, if they are greedy for vanity and vanity, that is not your business, because that is their own choice."

Wang Yan said: "So how can we be ordering those women around? We are helping them. We provide food and housing, and pay them wages. Although it will be much less than other jobs, that is what is left over. This money can make their family life and their own life better. And with us blocking, they avoid being abducted by others onto a wrong path. It's good to be coquettish in various customs shops; what if they are taken by others to have their organs removed?"

"Since this is the case, isn't it appropriate for us to let them create some wealth while helping them? And when our clothing factory is built in the future and we have our own brand, we can open factories back home. After all, labor is cheap back home, and now investment is being attracted everywhere. As long as what we make looks good and is durable, we won't worry about not being able to sell it. Lili, this is a truly great merit, a great good thing to help our Chinese women stand firm in Japan, do you understand?"

Wang Yan naturally didn't fool Lili. Although his words were a bit too high-sounding and shameless, and he made exploitation sound so good, to a certain extent, he really helped those Chinese women who came from the country, avoiding them from falling into the sea and being honest and good family members.

Of course, his current ability was limited, and he certainly couldn't help many people; dozens or hundreds was about it. This number was not worth mentioning compared to the vast number of smuggled Chinese. It depended on who had good fate and could persist. He, Wang Mou, was never stingy, let alone now in the early stage of development. As long as they were willing to work, the life would definitely not be bad. If they had some ability, the life would be even better.

Lili was not a person who didn't understand. Since Wang Yan said so, what else could she do? Of course, she would follow suit. She took the initiative to bury her head in Wang Yan's neck and shoulder: "I listen to you."

Her breath blew on Wang Yan's skin, and an ambiguous atmosphere immediately permeated. They had only been together for three days, and the heat hadn't passed yet. Now they were experiencing freshness, not the physiological needs to be relieved in the future.

Turning off the chattering TV, Wang Yan carried Lili upstairs...

Although it couldn't be called a career, the business had started. Lili obediently went to handle the loan, compared everywhere to buy second-hand mechanical equipment, and filled it into the factory in the suburbs of Tokyo. On the other side, the promotion of phone cards by Old Ghost and others was also progressing quite well. There were plenty of people who were greedy for cheapness, and there were not many Japanese, so the sales were quite hot.

This phone card could still be considered an industry. Because the phone cards launched by the upstream company were recycled after the customer used up the quota, the fake cards they made used the loopholes of the original phone cards to profit. The cost was the recycling fee of the card, and the labor cost was naturally not worth mentioning. This profit was still very considerable; otherwise, it would not be enough for Taibao and others to live a good life, and they also got two computers and a pile of messy electronic components. These things were not cheap.

In Taibao's place, they got it at a slightly higher cost price in bulk, and outside, they relied on selling at a low price compared to others. With this operation, the profit was naturally not small. It was also in this process that the team selling cards grew to thirty people in just twenty days.

Wang Yan was not idle either. Besides occasionally taking time to give lessons to his younger brothers, he spent the rest of his time in Taibao's place, taking Zhou Yi Xian to make VCDs. The technology was ready-made, but this time there was no money, so he couldn't buy the MPEG decompression patent. But now this patent was not worth much, and he asked Lili to register a shell company and contacted the purchase of the patent authorization in the name of this company.

The remaining hardware things were easy to handle, just needing time to grind out bit by bit. It was just that there were few people, and it belonged to hand-rubbing prototypes, plus Wang Yan's practical ability in this area was indeed average, so it was much slower.

As for the problem of practical ability, it was actually of no use to him. After all, he had always been a leader, full of theories, and he didn't need to use his hands easily, nor was it necessary to deliberately engage in those things. However, although his practical ability was average, it was still useful. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lived for so many years in vain.

Of course, he didn't forget Watching Watching Ajie and Tie Tou. Watching Watching Ajie kept in mind the task Wang Yan gave him, and in his spare time, he had already started to contact those women he knew who were steady and hardworking, and had already sent a few people over, first tailoring clothes for big brands on the market.

As for Tie Tou, it was much simpler. He worked when there was work, occasionally washed dishes when there was no work, and mostly wandered on the street, hoping to find his beloved Xiu Xiu.

But fate was already destined; what should come would always come.

Still in the rental house rented later, Wang Yan was eating and drinking with Tie Tou, Watching Watching Ajie, and Little Dai, who had recovered from his injuries. Now Mother Hao and her daughter had moved away to the residential houses near the factory in the suburbs, specializing in cooking for the female workers there. However, the hygiene of the house was still okay; after all, there were few people, and Tie Tou was a neat person who would clean up when he had nothing to do.

After eating for a while, Tie Tou suddenly said: "Brother Yan, I want to work under you."

Wang Yan appropriately expressed some surprise: "You have always wanted to be steady; did something happen?"

Tie Tou shook his head and sighed, drank a big mouthful of wine fiercely, and put the cup down heavily: "I saw Xiu Xiu last night; she has... already followed someone else. Watching Watching Ajie said it's a leader of the Triad, very powerful."

"Then what do you mean? Want to kill that leader and then continue living with Xiu Xiu?"

Hearing Wang Yan's words, Tie Tou was stunned for a moment, hope flashing in his eyes, but he still shook his head: "No, I just want to earn more money and get a proper identity in the future. The houses here are all tens of millions or hundreds of millions. Now that I'm working illegally with Watching Watching Ajie, I won't be able to afford it in my lifetime. You also know, Brother Yan, I can't go back in my lifetime, and now Xiu Xiu has followed someone else, so I have no hope. I might as well do things under you. If my fate is good, I'll get rich; if my fate is bad, I'll accept it if I'm beaten to death."

Wang Yan naturally saw the heartbeat that flashed in Tie Tou's eyes. In the original story, when he finally collected evidence to kill Jiangkou Li Cheng, Lili said so, and Tie Tou didn't deny it. Perhaps there was some true emotion for a friend, but there must be Xiu Xiu's matter.

No way, Xiu Xiu had become Tie Tou's obsession. For Xiu Xiu, Tie Tou smuggled across the sea, was involved in the crime of killing domestic border police, and could never go back home in his lifetime. Coming to Japan, he had to do dirty and tiring work, be exploited, be looked down upon, and suffer. He had paid too much for Xiu Xiu and had no result; he couldn't close his eyes even if he died.

"Don't talk about death; it's unlucky. Although it is indeed dangerous, the probability of being hacked to death is actually not very high. Usually, they stop when you lose the ability to resist. If the rescue is timely, there is still hope." Without paying attention to the speechless choking of several people, Wang Yan looked at Watching Watching Ajie with a smile: "Old Ghost and the others are all selling phone cards. Now Tie Tou is going too. What is your thought?"

"Brother Yan, you know, I'm timid. I won't lie to you, Brother Yan. Actually, my biggest idea before was to get a small car and sell roasted chestnuts at a stall, which would be very good." Watching Watching Ajie laughed at himself for being timid and useless. After thinking about it, he said: "Otherwise, should I go to Sister-in-law's clothing factory and make clothes with them? Or do something I can do?"

It wasn't that he wanted to go, but it was really boring to work by himself, and the people he knew were basically recruited by Wang Yan. It was also at this time that he discovered that among the group of people living together, he was the only one who was useless, and he felt a little lost because he couldn't keep up.

"That's too unpromising." Wang Yan drank a sip of wine, thought for a while, and said: "The clothing factory hasn't officially opened yet. You two should still do the work I told you before. That is, contact women who know how to sew and ask about the situation of setting up street stalls. As for future work, it won't be too late to talk about it after the clothing factory is on the right track."

"Okay, thank you Brother Yan."

"Don't be so polite all the time; I recognize you as my brother. Come, drink."

Everyone drank a cup together. Little Dai said: "Brother Yan, what should I do? My previous injuries are all healed; I can't just stay in Taibao's place and read cards all the time."

"Didn't I tell you to exercise? Did you practice?"

"How could I not practice? Brother Yan, touch my arm; it's a circle bigger." Little Dai raised his head and bent his arm, bending his biceps and slapping it with a pop.

"Get out of here, a circle bigger. I told you to practice well, so practice well. Also, turn the two moves I taught you into instinct; only then will you not be hacked to death in the future." Little Dai seemed to have liberated his nature; now he didn't use his brain at all, and he was stubborn, not much better than Wu Laoer at the head of the village.

Little Dai wanted to argue, but the phone rang. He sighed and went to answer the phone. After saying two sentences, he turned back to look at Wang Yan: "Brother Yan, Sister-in-law called."

Wang Yan stood up and went over, picked up the phone and said "hello," listened to Lili for a while, said "I know" lightly, and hung up the phone: "Little Dai, Tie Tou, put on your clothes and come with me. Watching Watching Ajie, you stay at home, don't go to Old Ghost and the others."

Watching Watching Ajie nodded blankly: "Oh, is there something wrong? Brother Yan?"

"No big deal, stay at home." Wang Yan said casually, and then followed Tie Tou and Little Dai to put on their shoes at the door, opened the door, and walked out.

Neither Tie Tou nor Little Dai asked what they were going to do. Tie Tou was habitually silent; he was actually a very deep person, which was a very good personal quality. As for why Little Dai, who talked too much, didn't ask, the beating wasn't in vain; he always had to make some progress. It was okay at home, but he closed his mouth after going out, not saying anything if he could. This was what he reminded himself at all times; he didn't want to be beaten again, it hurt too much.

It was already past eight o'clock, and the sky had long been dark. The plaques of various shops were shining with neon, inviting the Japanese who had just worked overtime to enjoy some nightlife.

Wang Yan led Tie Tou and Little Dai to move fast, and soon arrived at Lili's bar.

At this moment, the lights of the bar's sign outside were off, and a "closed" sign was hung. But looking through the smashed showcase glass, it was brightly lit. Wang Yan pulled the door open first and walked in, only to see a mess on the floor. The glass wine cabinet behind the bar, which was visible to the eye, was smashed to pieces, the floor was full of glass shards, and several tables and chairs were scattered on the ground. Several waiters were cleaning up with dustpans and brooms.

In the corner, a woman with disheveled hair and red, swollen cheeks was sitting there. Beside her, surrounded by more than ten women of various shapes and sizes, all looking worried. Lili was hugging her arms, her big D particularly prominent, standing there with a gloomy face.

Seeing Wang Yan open the door and enter, Lili greeted him for two steps, pointed to the mess on the floor, and the woman who was sitting there with disheveled hair and wiping tears, and said: "It was all done by the Tainan Gang."

Wang Yan nodded and raised his eyebrows: "Tell me in detail."

"Two people came to collect money again today. Originally it should have been 500,000, but they said our business was good and wanted to raise the price to 800,000. Xiao Fang was the one in charge and argued a few words, saying it was 500,000 before. After arguing for two sentences, those two people beat Xiao Fang and smashed the shop."

Glancing at the women who were looking straight at him, Wang Yan nodded, patted Lili's arm: "Okay, I know. You guys clean up the shop and go back."

After speaking, Wang Yan turned around decisively, took Tie Tou and Little Dai, and left directly.

Watching the figures of the three leaving, a woman asked: "Sister Lili, what does this new man you found mean? What exactly does he want to do? He just said 'I know' and left?"

"Yeah, is he reliable?"

A group of women began to question, and at the same time counted Wang Yan for not doing things and taking advantage of them.

"Alright, stop talking. You two send Xiao Fang back to have a good rest, and everyone else move to clean up. After cleaning up, go back. I'll find someone to redecorate tomorrow; wait for my call to work, all move."

Lili, this mama-san, naturally had deterrent power, and a group of women silently started to work. Lili, however, looked at the figure of Wang Yan disappearing and sighed secretly...

It was another walk, and Wang Yan and the three arrived at the house rented by Old Ghost and the others.

Recently, selling phone cards had become smoother and smoother, spreading throughout Tokyo, and naturally, they had earned a lot of money. After all, it was settled daily, as long as 30% was handed over to Wang Yan, and the rest belonged to them. It was more than they earned before, and the work was easier. So Old Ghost and the others enjoyed it more and more. At this moment, more than ten people were crowded in the room, drinking lively.

As Wang Yan and the three opened the door and entered, the noise stopped instantly, and there was silence. They automatically gathered together and vacated a position for Wang Yan. Usually, it wasn't like this; Wang Yan's affinity was unparalleled, and it was no problem to get along with his subordinates. It was just that he was pulling a long face, and his eyes were deliberately condensing fierce light.

These people who were already familiar naturally knew Wang Yan's temper. Usually, it didn't matter, but when there was something, still daring to giggle and talk nonsense would definitely make them very miserable.

Under their gaze, Wang Yan reached out and pointed to a person: "A Dong, go call everyone else over."

"Yes, Brother Yan." The young man named A Dong hurriedly stood up and ran to the door to put on his shoes, and then only heard a rush of footsteps, running very urgently.

"Old Ghost, take two people and take out the knives I bought before."

Hearing Wang Yan's instructions, the people in the room were instantly refreshed. Old Ghost stood up cleverly and took two people upstairs. Not long after, they came down holding a short-bladed straight knife in their arms.

This knife was selected by Wang Yan after asking Taibao to look for it for many days. The blade was only 40 centimeters, and it was no more than 60 centimeters including the handle that was easy to hold. The blade was straight, and the edge was quite sharp. For a group of thugs fighting, relying only on blood and courage, this was enough. One hand could hack, and could stab flatly. If they got some kind of katana, this group of people couldn't play with it. It was easy to stretch themselves, and even easier to hack their own people.

This group of subordinates was trained quite well. No one asked nonsense, and they all consciously took a knife in their hands, drew the blade from the scabbard, and looked at the cold light reflected by the light.

They knew what this meant. Their heartbeats had begun to accelerate, and some even started to tremble slightly because of the oppressive atmosphere now. Excitement, stimulation, excitement, fear, etc., were all different.

Fortunately, this oppressive atmosphere did not last long. A Dong, who went to call people before, came in again with more than ten people. The small room was crowded with so many people, and there was no place to put their feet instantly.

These people also saw that others had a knife in their hands, and they consciously sorted out one, and then squeezed together, suppressing their breathing, looking at Wang Yan, waiting for this boss to speak.

Gathering so many of them and taking out the knives, what it meant naturally didn't need to be said. Before joining this group, it had been repeatedly said that they should be bold, not fear death, and dare to fight. Obviously, today, the time to risk their lives had come.

They were looking forward to this day because it signaled that there were greater benefits ahead. Brother Yan had said more than once that they should not risk their lives easily, but once they did, they must be profitable. So they had all kinds of emotions, and of course, there was fear, but no one opened their mouth to say they wouldn't participate.

Brother Yan said that if you earn his money, you have to do his things. At this time, who dared to run? They didn't doubt that the first one to be killed would be themselves. It was also because they knew how other people who used knives made money. Now, it was time for them to use knives... ===== CHAPTER 535 =====