Chapter 537: Don't Let Me Down Again

Finally, one of them turned around, picked up a knife, and looked at Wang Yan with a ferocious grin. "Brother Yan? Are you brainless? You actually let them all leave? And you even left the knives for us—you're really asking for death. What are you all waiting for? He's only one person, and there are over twenty of us; are we afraid of him? As long as we kill him, the territory we're watching now will be our own. We won't have to share money with anyone else, we won't have to listen to anyone's orders, and we'll be the ones calling the shots. What are you hesitating for? Huh? Pick up your knives and hack him to death!"

These words were actually useless; everything he said was nonsense. After he was the first to pick up a knife, those with the same idea naturally followed suit. So, while he was rambling, six other small leaders and three underlings who had previously been beaten up walked over, picked up knives, and surrounded Wang Yan. As for those who didn't pick up knives, they gathered in a corner, led by Feng Kun, to watch the show.

Of course, it wouldn't be accurate to say they were just watching the show, as Feng Kun spoke up: "Are you all crazy, pointing knives at Brother Yan?"

"Hmph, Feng Kun, if you pick up a knife now, I might spare your life. Otherwise, you'll be the next one to die."

"You..." Feng Kun pointed a trembling finger at those who had picked up knives. In the end, what he wanted to say turned into a long sigh, accompanied by a stomp of his foot. However, he neither picked up a knife to hack at Wang Yan nor picked one up to protect him...

He just nervously reminded him: "Brother Yan, don't you have a gun? Blast them to death." His face was full of sincerity, brimming with worry for his new boss.

Wang Yan just laughed. This kid was truly asking for death. He shook his head, took a final drag of his cigarette, then flicked the butt onto someone's face. Without another word, he stepped forward and delivered a heavy kick to the chest...

The result was, of course, no surprise. After a flurry of clattering and crashing, Wang Yan finally stomped on a man's five limbs until they broke. Amidst the man's wailing and whimpering pleas for mercy, he stomped on his neck, ending his suffering.

He walked smilingly toward the shivering Feng Kun, cupped his face in both hands, and amidst Feng Kun's forced, nervous laughter, he tripped him with his foot, used force to throw him to the ground, and then kicked and broke Feng Kun's right leg.

Feng Kun wailed a few times, then gritted his teeth and endured it: "Brother Yan, I was wrong. Brother Yan, I'm still useful, I'm still useful~"

He was truly terrified. He had known Wang Yan was very capable—after all, disarming someone barehanded, fighting seven or eight people alone, and kicking him, a man of 140 or 150 jin, flying—it couldn't be for nothing. But he had still underestimated Wang Yan. In that short time just now, what had he seen? He saw Wang Yan quickly take down ten people, all of whom were holding knives, without them even having the ability to resist. The scene that followed was truly too bloody; some had their fingers chopped off one by one, others had their flesh scraped down to the bone... The later it got, the more endless the terror became. The smell of blood and excrement in the room grew heavier, making the people trapped inside unable to breathe. How cruel...

Wang Yan certainly didn't think he was cruel; after all, this was nothing compared to what could be. He hadn't even used real torture yet. Of course, relatively speaking, it was indeed a bit ruthless, but there was no help for it—he had given them a chance, and it was this bunch that was useless.

Stepping on the fracture of Feng Kun's leg bone, Wang Yan leaned down, stared into his eyes, and said calmly: "A-Kun, don't let me down again, okay?"

This kid was indeed useful now; the Tainan Gang's assets were right there, and they could certainly be acquired. But the wealth Gao Hong had accumulated over so many years was equally important. If it weren't for this matter being able to compensate for it, based on this kid's previous performance, he would have had to make him experience what it truly meant to be unable to live and unable to die.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, Brother Yan. Thank you, Brother Yan, for your magnanimity. From now on, I will definitely listen, I will definitely listen..."

"There won't be a next time." Wang Yan snorted coldly, withdrew his foot, and turned to look at the trembling crowd: "Your performance just now was very good. I said I'm not a petty person; in the future, you will thank yourselves for today's choice. The one responsible for collecting protection fees just died; arrange for someone to take over. Bring those two people back to me with their legs broken. Clean this place up; when I come back tomorrow night, I want it restored to its original state. Understand?"

"Yes, Brother Yan." Their voices were trembling; they were truly terrified.

"That's all. I'm leaving." After speaking, Wang Yan didn't bother with them anymore and walked out through the back door.

The correct method, of course, shouldn't have been like this. It should have been to recruit them first, then slowly play these small leaders to death and have Tie Tou and the others take their places. But that would have taken more energy, which wasn't as convenient as spending more physical effort today. Kill all those who resisted to purify the ranks, and as for those who chose not to resist, regardless of their motives, they had been scared out of their wits today and could be safely used in the future. Moving his body, saving time and effort—it was a pretty good choice.

Mencius said it well: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall." If he didn't have this martial prowess, he wouldn't be so stupid as to put himself in danger. As the saying goes, "High skill makes for a bold heart"...

After tossing and turning for a long time, it was already past twelve o'clock. However, he wasn't in a hurry to go back. After all, he had exerted himself quite a bit, so he found a small shop to eat some late-night snacks before taking a taxi to Fan Lili's place.

The lights in the living room were on, and the television was playing a program. Although it was very late, Fan Lili was still curled up on the sofa in her pajamas, hugging a pillow. She wasn't watching the television but was looking at a round wall clock above it.

She naturally knew that Wang Yan had gone to cause trouble for the Tainan Gang, but the Tainan Gang was too strong. Wang Yan had thirty subordinates and was very fierce himself, but she didn't think Wang Yan was qualified to be an opponent of the Tainan Gang. It was very simple: the Tainan Gang was a professional hooligan group, while Wang Yan's group could only be considered as doing some small business and taking small advantages. How could they compete with hooligans?

Actually, she was very conflicted. If Wang Yan didn't go, she would look down on him because he used to talk as if he were so awesome, but when something really happened, he was useless. But since Wang Yan went, she felt a bit worried. Not much, just a bit. After all, the two of them had been together for a month, and this man was good in bed. Furthermore, the most important point was that the clothing factory had set up such a large operation; if Wang Yan really didn't come back, she wouldn't be able to handle it. Once it went bankrupt, she might be beaten back to her original state. The more she thought about these things, the more worried she became...

Hearing the sound of the door opening, she jumped up, put on her slippers, and trotted to the door, just in time to see Wang Yan opening the door and entering.

After seeing Wang Yan's current appearance, she stood there blankly, covered her mouth with her hand, and her expressive eyes immediately welled up with tears as she looked at Wang Yan with a pitiful expression.

She quickly wiped away her tears and asked with concern: "Are you hurt? Are you okay? Do you want me to find a doctor for you?"

Wang Yan's white shirt underneath was covered in bloodstains, which looked quite intimidating. His coat also had them, but because it was black, it wasn't very noticeable if one didn't pay attention. There was no help for having bloodstains on his body; he could dodge the fists and knives swung at him, but he couldn't dodge the splashing blood, and white was conspicuous, making it hard to avoid.

He shook his head and sat on the shoe-changing stool to untie his shoelaces: "It's all someone else's."

Fan Lili came over and crouched down to help Wang Yan take off his shoes. Only then did she see that there were also quite a few bloodstains on his shoes, and the gaps in the soles were also dark red. She shivered, quickly put down the leather shoes, stood up, and helped Wang Yan take off his coat. Seeing that Wang Yan only had blood on his chest, she finally let out a long breath as if she were relieved.

"Alright, that's enough. It's boring if you act too much." Wang Yan loosened his tie and walked into the room.

After an awkward moment, Fan Lili defended herself: "I'm being sincere, okay?"

Wang Yan chuckled and raised an eyebrow: "If you say so, then it is."

"Seeing you so relaxed, how was it? Did you make any profit? And are your subordinates okay?" Watching Wang Yan take off his shirt and throw it on the floor, Fan Lili very naturally changed the subject to show concern for the outcome.

"Not bad. Two subordinates died, Gao Hong was killed, and the Tainan Gang is basically wiped out. I can't say it's fully under control yet; it will take some time to slowly take over everything. In addition, I had some contact with the vice president of the Triad Society, and we agreed to maintain the status quo. I also got five long-term residence permits, so we can walk on the street openly from now on. As for the people who caused trouble in your shop tonight, I've already given orders to break their legs. Tomorrow night, you can come with me to see for yourself."

Fan Lili widened her eyes, truly shocked. What was he saying? He killed Gao Hong and wiped out the Tainan Gang? And in a few understated words, three lives were gone?

She steadied herself and shook her head: "Forget it, I'd better not go. It's enough that they've been taught a lesson."

"As you wish."

There was no need to force such things; she could go or not. Wang Yan understood that Fan Lili was worried that if people found out about her relationship with him, it would be easy for them to kidnap her and threaten him to submit if they wanted to deal with or retaliate against him.

Fan Lili was indeed thinking that. She knew how fierce Wang Yan was. Before, in that incident in Kabukicho, more than ten people had their legs broken and tendons cut, but no lives were lost. Now, his own people had died, and it was absolutely impossible for the Tainan Gang to have lost only Gao Hong. And Wang Yan said he had contact with the Triad Society; she didn't believe it could be a proper contact.

And now that he had just obtained these assets, it was hard to say what would happen in the future. Of course, she believed Wang Yan would be fine, but she didn't quite believe she would be fine. So the best way was not to meddle.

But she didn't know that once a woman became a boss's woman, how could she escape the underworld...

Wang Yan didn't say anything more, took off his pants and threw them aside, and went to the bathroom with Fan Lili. The ordinary residential houses of the Japanese revealed their stinginess. The bathroom style was actually not bad, with a shower head and a bathtub that every family had, but the area was not large, it was relatively small. Not very satisfying... but that also depended on who it was with. Fan Lili was really good...

A little earlier, Tie Tou and Xiao Dai, both covered in blood, each carrying a bottle of wine and smoking cigarettes, swayed back to the house they were renting. Unsurprisingly, A-Watching Ajie wasn't sleeping. He wasn't a fool; Wang Yan rarely kept a straight face and was always smiling. Now, not only did he keep a straight face, but he also took away Tie Tou, who had just expressed his intention to defect, and Xiao Dai, who had long been howling to hack people, and didn't let him go to the other side to find Old Ghost and the others. Wasn't that because something was up?

When he saw Tie Tou and Xiao Dai covered in blood, he was almost scared silly. It wasn't until the two of them took off their clothes and were just wearing their underwear, and he only saw a few wounds on Xiao Dai's body, that he felt relieved.

He asked cautiously, knowing the answer: "Did you... kill someone?"

Tie Tou didn't speak. Xiao Dai, who had already adapted, put his arm around A-Watching Ajie's shoulder and sat down on the sofa: "Don't ask about those things. Come, drink, drink. Brother Yan said this wine costs over 100,000 a bottle."

"Yeah, this is much better than that whatever-it-was vintage wine you gave me yesterday." Tie Tou also sat down and laughed: "Oh, right, there's also good news to tell you. We're about to have long-term residence permits. From now on, we can walk outside openly and don't have to worry about being deported back to our country."

"Really?" A-Watching Ajie widened his eyes, then remembered that this matter wasn't easy to handle. He said: "Brother Yan must have spent a lot of money, right?"

Hearing this, Xiao Dai laughed: "A-Watching Ajie, don't worry, he didn't spend a cent; they were begging to handle it for us. Brother Yan said we'll go take our ID photos tomorrow, and we'll have the documents in three days. Don't you know how powerful Brother Yan is? I won't tell you too much, I'm afraid of scaring you. You just need to know that from now on, there's no Tainan Gang in Shinjuku; Brother Yan is the boss. If anyone bullies you in the future, just tell us, and we'll kill them."

"Can't believe it?" Tie Tou, on the side, drank a large mouthful of wine and shook his head with a smile: "We can't believe it either, we're all confused. Our good days are really coming."

His mindset was different from before, which was of course because of the good boss. Originally, he was the boss, but his knowledge was limited; he only wanted to live well and not cause trouble. But he didn't know what it meant for the times to change, didn't know that once you stepped into muddy water, you couldn't wash it clean, didn't know the catalyst that vanity was for human greed, so he died, was hacked several times, and was shot, dying in the sewer's stinking ditch.

Now it was different. He was a subordinate, and he felt that the good boss had ideas and was also a good person. Look at what he said: don't bully others, and don't let others bully you. Work together, gather strength, think in one direction, exert effort in one direction, and keep getting stronger. He truly believed it...

So their goal was to live a good life with money without being bullied by others. So he didn't think about living a stable life, he just planned to work hard following the good boss. Through some previous events, he could also feel that Wang Yan didn't really want to cause trouble in the first place.

At first, stealing was a last resort. Later, beating people in the bathhouse and robbing money afterward was because he didn't want to be bullied. After that, he didn't see any trouble, and he had been steadily leading people to sell phone cards. Today, it was also the Tainan Gang that made the first move, smashing Fan Lili's shop and beating people. It just so happened that Wang Yan caught the opportunity, which led to the present.

Thus, he had reason to believe that as long as no one provoked them in the future, they would live a peaceful life until the next blind person jumped out.

Of course, on the other hand, it was also because Wang Yan gave him a residence permit today and helped him handle a proper identity. If you could get a residence permit by killing someone, then who knows how many people would die in Japan every day. He knew the good boss was taking care of him, and he wasn't a person without human feelings; he still had a heart of gratitude.

Xiao Dai sighed and said: "Tie Tou, it's not that I'm saying anything, but today when Brother Yan asked you, you should have nodded and killed that Eguchi. Brother Yan said it didn't matter if we killed him, we would still be the same, it's just that you're soft-hearted. That whatever-her-name-is Xiu Xiu treated you like that, and you're still thinking about her."

A-Watching Ajie didn't understand: "Brother Tie Tou, what killing Eguchi?"

"The man we saw getting into the car with Xiu Xiu yesterday is named Eguchi Toshinari, the vice president of the Triad Society. We saw him again at the Tainan Gang today. Brother Yan saw my expression was wrong, so he thought of what I told him before, and that's when he asked me if I wanted to kill Eguchi Toshinari."

Tie Tou drank a large mouthful of wine: "What's the use of killing him? Xiu Xiu has been with him for several years, and the child is already several years old. Forget it, what's the use of killing him..."

A-Watching Ajie had nothing to say. His focus wasn't on Xiu Xiu, but on the fact that Tie Tou and Xiao Dai spoke as if they didn't take killing people seriously at all...

Seeing A-Watching Ajie's expression was wrong, Tie Tou let out a long breath and poured him wine: "A-Watching Ajie, don't let your imagination run wild. As long as we follow Brother Yan steadily, whatever he tells us to do, we do it, and life won't be bad. Let's not talk about that anymore, it's already past midnight. Come, let's have a drink together, take a shower, and go to sleep. We'll go take photos tomorrow, and from then on, we can be open and aboveboard, and won't have to run around being chased by the police like thieves."

The three of them had a drink, A-Watching Ajie went upstairs to sleep, and Tie Tou and Xiao Dai were left drinking cup after cup.

"Xiao Dai, don't talk nonsense in front of A-Watching Ajie in the future. He's timid, and if he lets his imagination run wild, he won't be able to sleep well."

"It's just that Brother Yan is a good person." Xiao Dai shook his head and laughed: "But I didn't see before that you were so bold. I saw it, out of the thirty-three of us, only you and Brother Yan didn't vomit. And later when those Tainan Gang people came, Brother Yan called you, damn, you were really decisive. I'm telling you, I didn't even react at the time, you went up and kicked someone down with one foot, and then just slit their throat like that, just like killing a chicken."

Tie Tou smiled: "I was confused at the time too. When Brother Yan called me, there were no other thoughts in my mind..."

The two of them drank wine like this, and what they said in their laughter was about not taking human life seriously. On the other side, the scene with Old Ghost and the others was roughly the same, but there were more people, and it was noisier. Having witnessed the benefits brought by violence, no one took the few dead people seriously anymore. They even mentioned their two dead partners with hatred for their lack of success. Thirty-three people went, and only those two died; just say whether these two were unlucky or not...

The next day, because they were tossing and turning until four o'clock yesterday, Wang Yan didn't get up until after eight o'clock in the morning. Ignoring Fan Lili, who was still sleeping soundly, he washed up and changed into a new set of clothes. The clothes and shoes stained with blood were packed in a bag, which would be disposed of later along with the clothes of Tie Tou and the others.

He went out for breakfast and then took a taxi to Tai Bao's place.

Tai Bao and the others had always lived comfortably. Not to mention singing every night, they also had a small prostitute every two days and a big drink every three days, which was comfortable. When Wang Yan arrived, this bunch of kids had just gotten up. It was only morning, and they were eating meat and drinking wine in the living room. Only Zhou Yi Xian was holding a bowl of white porridge, slurping it, his eyes fixed on the computer screen.

Only after more contact did Wang Yan discover that this child wasn't a shut-in, but had a slight autism. He had had this problem for a long time; his childhood wasn't very happy, his father was a gambler and an alcoholic, and he and his mother never had a good life; being beaten and scolded was a daily occurrence. With such an experience, it would be strange if he were fine. Perhaps geniuses always have to have some tortuous pasts and some problems. Anyway, he found himself in computing, which was a pretty good thing.

"Brother Yan, have you eaten? Want to eat a little together?" Seeing Wang Yan open the door and enter, Tai Bao invited him warmly.

"I've eaten." Wang Yan waved his hand: "A-Xian, after you finish the porridge, go change into more formal clothes and go out with me."

"Okay, Brother Yan." Zhou Yi Xian nodded and drank the porridge faster. He didn't ask where they were going or what they were doing; he trusted Wang Yan very much.

Tai Bao asked curiously: "What's the matter, Brother Yan? You even need A-Xian to dress formally?"

He wasn't doubting that Wang Yan had ulterior motives; they had been in contact for almost a month, and he could see what kind of person Wang Yan was. Of course, the most important thing was that Wang Yan was too ruthless; even if he had ulterior motives, he would have to smile.

"Go take ID photos and handle a long-term residence permit."

"Oh..." Tai Bao nodded, then reacted, suddenly raising his head: "What? Handle a long-term residence permit?"

Wang Yan looked at him amusedly: "Is there a problem?"

Tai Bao waved his hands repeatedly and laughed: "No problem, no problem, it's just Brother Yan, how did you get this long-term residence permit? Look at us..."

"As for the specifics, go ask Old Ghost and the others later. As for you, you're borrowing A-Xian's light; when the next batch comes, it will be your turn. As for them, they won't be able to count on it for a while. But after this period of time passes, I will establish a company, and then I will contact the snakehead to send them all back, handle regular work visas, and come over through proper channels. After they have stayed for a certain number of years, they will naturally be able to have status."

"Thank you, Brother Yan."

Waving his hand, Wang Yan lit a cigarette, picked up the phone on the side, called Tie Tou and told them to pack up and wait at a nearby photo studio, and then fiddled with the messy workbench.

Not long after, Zhou Yi Xian finished the porridge quickly, then trotted upstairs to change into a suit and came down. Tai Bao still had a conscience and never treated this kid badly.

Taking a look, Wang Yan nodded with satisfaction: "Let's go."

They were all in this circle, and they didn't live very far away. Japan was also very developed, and there were many photo studios. Wang Yan took Zhou Yi Xian, who was following closely behind and looked very fair in the sun, and arrived at the place after walking for twenty minutes.

He saw Tie Tou and the other two, who were also dressed in suits.

"Brother Yan!" The three greeted in unison. A-Watching Ajie said: "Brother Yan, I didn't do anything for you, I..."

Wang Yan patted his shoulder hard, stifling his words: "What are you being pretentious about at this time? I give it to you, so you must take it. Don't be wishy-washy with me. Let's go, hurry in and take photos. After it's done, let Tie Tou send them over. You're in a hurry to see Xiu Xiu, right?"

Tie Tou touched his big nose: "Nothing of the sort."

Laughing, ignoring his hypocrisy, Wang Yan entered the photo studio first...

After getting the photos and writing the identity information of several people on paper, in a deserted alley, Wang Yan handed the things to Tie Tou, and then pretended to draw a pistol from his waist: "Tie Tou, look carefully, this is the safety. Move it like this, then pull the slide above, and the gun is loaded. You don't need to worry about unloading; if you load it, you won't have a chance to unload it. Although Eguchi Toshinari doesn't look like someone without brains, it's better to be prepared and be careful. If he really is asking for death and wants to take his anger out on you, then fight them; kill one if you can, run if you can, and if you can't run, I'll avenge you later."

"Don't worry, Brother Yan." Tie Tou put the ID photos into his pocket, took the unloaded gun, loaded it in the same way Wang Yan just did, and then tucked it into his waist. He looked at A-Watching Ajie and the others, who were worried, and said: "I'm leaving, Brother Yan."

After speaking, he turned and left without looking back, with a sense of desolation.

Xiao Dai shook his head: "I just said, it would have been better if we had killed Eguchi Toshinari directly yesterday and joined that whatever-it-was Watanabe Group."

A-Watching Ajie said tremblingly: "Brother Yan, Brother Tie Tou, he..."

"Don't worry, even if you gave Eguchi Toshinari a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to move a hair on Tie Tou's head; he's just trying to scare Tie Tou." Wang Yan shook his head and laughed: "I'll be at Tai Bao's place all day today. If anything happens, call me directly. At dinner time, you and Tie Tou come find me. A-Watching Ajie, there's nothing for you to do; you should still go find the woman who knows how to sew and send it to your sister-in-law. Don't think that only fighting and killing is helping me. As long as you do the work I've entrusted to you well, that's helping me, understand?"

A-Watching Ajie nodded: "Understood, thank you, Brother Yan."

"Alright, go do what you need to do."

Wang Yan left slowly with Zhou Yi Xian, who hadn't said a word from beginning to end...

Through yesterday's events, Wang Yan had already seen that Eguchi Toshinari had lost his nerve. This wasn't strange; after all, mixing in the hooligan circle, climbing step by step from a small thug carrying a knife to the position of vice president, he had already lost the courage to gamble his life. His, Wang Mouren's, prestige was certainly not for nothing, and those subordinates who were spitting and hacking people were not for nothing either. Porcelain hitting a stone—Eguchi Toshinari didn't dare.

Of course, that was also because he hadn't found an opportunity. If he could kill him, Wang Mouren, Eguchi Toshinari wouldn't let it go. After he died, Eguchi Toshinari's nerve would return, and he would have the ruthlessness matching his status. His scruples were the same as Feng Kun's. Even with a gun, it couldn't be used; fighting seven or eight people alone, ordinary attacks were useless, it had to be a one-hit kill.

Yesterday was also a sudden action, and they weren't prepared. Otherwise, if they had gotten a DV and filmed those people lining up to stab Gao Hong, they could have lived off it for a lifetime.

As for Tie Tou, it was still the same saying: Xiu Xiu was his obsession. Although he had actually seen it, when he was guarding Gao Hong and the others yesterday, Tie Tou even exchanged two sentences with Eguchi Toshinari. But he always had to talk to Xiu Xiu face to face, otherwise, his thoughts would not be clear.

But in fact, after talking to Xiu Xiu, he was even less clear. Nothing else, for such a woman, he had paid too much... ===== CHAPTER 538 =====