Chapter 335: 336. The Shinjuku Incident

336. Chapter 336: The Shinjuku Incident

Speaking of tattoos, those gangsters in Hong Kong also inherited the practice from Japan.

A long time ago, tattoos in Japan were still regarded as a taboo.

In modern times, tattoos were officially used as a form of punishment for criminals; thereafter, more and more "social outcasts" with tattoos, having lost their social status, began to form gangs and become criminal organizations.

It is roughly the same concept as "face tattooing" in the Song Dynasty.

By the modern era, tattoos of the Japanese Gang became a symbol of gang members, and terrifying full-body tattoos also became a symbol of status within the gang; the higher the status, the more complex the tattoo.

"Mr. Chen, why didn't you notify me when coming from so far away? I could have arranged a welcome for you," Takenaka Masahisa said to Chen Jiajun with a fake smile.

In fact, this guy was speaking with hidden meaning, questioning why Chen Jiajun, a boss from Hong Kong, didn't greet the Yamaguchi-gumi when coming to Japan.

Chen Jiajun said calmly: "I am just here to discuss some legitimate business, no need to trouble you."

"Oh?" Takenaka Masahisa said with a smile: "Business in Japan is not easy to do. I wonder what industry Mr. Chen intends to enter? I could help you provide some advice."

Chen Jiajun raised an eyebrow and said bluntly: "What, do I need the approval of your Yamaguchi-gumi to do business in Japan?"

Takenaka Masahisa smiled and said: "That is not what I meant. I was just purely curious and asking. It is just that I heard that because the police in Hong Kong have been frequently cracking down recently, the price of laundry powder is skyrocketing. I wonder if Mr. Chen is interested in cooperating with our Yamaguchi-gumi."

The Yamaguchi-gumi has branches all over the world, so it is not strange that they have a source of supply in their hands.

It was just that what Chen Jiajun did not expect was that this guy had actually set his sights on the Hong Kong market.

Chen Jiajun originally intended to ban drugs in Hong Kong, so naturally, he could not agree, and he said indifferently: "The business of Hong Hing is currently managed by others; I myself have long since stopped asking about matters in the underworld."

Hearing Chen Jiajun say this, Takenaka was somewhat annoyed, feeling that Chen Jiajun was being ungrateful.

They still have casinos in Macau within Chen Jiajun's jurisdiction, so it is not easy to directly fall out with Chen Jiajun.

He just became much colder in his attitude and said to Chen Jiajun: "Since that is the case, then forget it. If Mr. Chen encounters any trouble in Japan, you can speak up at any time; it would not be good to make things awkward for everyone."

Hearing this blatant threat, a flash of murderous intent flickered in Chen Jiajun's eyes.

It seems he has been too low-key all these years, leading to the point where even a character like Takenaka dares to jump in his face.

Chen Jiajun sneered and stood up directly to leave Takenaka's house.

Originally, Chen Jiajun did not plan to develop his influence in Japan during this period, but now, seeing the attitude of this guy Takenaka, he is determined to stir up some trouble.

Just as Chen Jiajun was preparing to leave directly, Nakanishi Kazuo suddenly ran over.

"Mr. Chen, why are you leaving so soon?" Nakanishi Kazuo said with some surprise.

Chen Jiajun sneered: "Your boss Takenaka doesn't seem to welcome me. I was ready to leave after finishing the business talk."

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, a strange expression suddenly appeared on Nakanishi Kazuo's face.

After a moment of hesitation, he said to Chen Jiajun: "Mr. Chen, I wonder if you have time to do me the honor of having a meal?"

"Oh? Sure." Chen Jiajun looked at Nakanishi Kazuo, immediately smiled, and agreed.

Under the guidance of Nakanishi Kazuo, the two came to an izakaya.

After requesting a secluded restaurant, Nakanishi Kazuo dismissed all his subordinates.

Xiximei and Xiao Na were also very sensible and went to a private room nearby to eat and drink by themselves.

After everyone had retreated, Nakanishi Kazuo personally poured a glass of wine for Chen Jiajun before getting straight to the point: "I invited Mr. Chen here today to ask a question. I wonder if Mr. Chen could teach me."

"Mr. Nakanishi, what question?" Chen Jiajun drank the wine in his glass in one gulp and said.

Nakanishi Kazuo smiled and said: "Mr. Chen was also a prominent figure in the underworld in the past. Even in a rural place like Japan, I could often hear the great name of Hong Hing. It is just that I don't understand how Mr. Chen successfully extricated himself and started operating legitimate businesses. Is there any method?"

Hearing Nakanishi Kazuo's words, a smile immediately appeared on Chen Jiajun's face.

This guy being able to ask such a question, it seems his ambition is not small.

The gangs in Japan today are relatively conservative.

Even now, they still rely on black industries such as prostitution, gambling, drugs, and protection fees to obtain income.

Not to mention compared to those gangs that can manipulate politics, they are not even as good as some gangs in Hong Kong.

Their relationship with the Japanese police is also very tense.

It is clear that Nakanishi Kazuo is a smart man who wants to change the current situation.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "Shouldn't this kind of thing be something that Takenaka Masahisa, the boss of the Yamaguchi-gumi, should consider? Even if I tell you, can it be successfully implemented?"

Reforming a gang is not a simple task.

Back then, Chen Jiajun also wanted to whitewash the entire Hong Hing.

However, once whitewashing is carried out, it will inevitably affect the income of many people. This will not only lead to turmoil within the gang but might even make some people want to kill him.

Therefore, Chen Jiajun chose to jump out of Hong Hing directly before carrying out the transformation.

The current Hong Hing basically no longer does black business; the vacancies in construction companies, film and television companies, and the Security Company are enough to keep those Zhafit of Hong Hing well-fed, so naturally, they would not want to engage in those illegal and criminal activities.

But this method, even if told to Nakanishi Kazuo, would have no effect, unless he can suppress the direct line of the Yamaguchi-gumi and the remaining members of other groups.

Hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Nakanishi Kazuo took a deep breath and said: "The brain of that old guy Takenaka Masahisa has already ossified. I have mentioned this kind of thing to him before, but he didn't consider it at all and even scolded me."

"As society stabilizes, gangs can no longer continue to develop like this. The Yamaguchi-gumi has already clashed with the Metropolitan Police Department many times. If this continues, our Yamaguchi-gumi will become weaker and weaker. So I intend to replace Takenaka Masahisa."

Chen Jiajun said to Nakanishi Kazuo with great interest: "Mr. Nakanishi, is it really okay to say such things to an outsider like me?"

Nakanishi Kazuo smiled and said: "If Takenaka Masahisa were more polite to you, or if you, Mr. Chen, were a local, I really wouldn't dare to tell you. But now, would you go and tell that idiot Takenaka?"

Chen Jiajun nodded and said: "Alright, even so, I don't think you needed to specifically invite me to a meal, right? If you want to do something, just say it directly."

"I want to cooperate with you," Nakanishi Kazuo said with a serious face.

Chen Jiajun was stunned for a moment and said: "Cooperate with me? You aren't mistaken, are you? I myself haven't been to Japan many times, and I don't have any influence here, so how can I cooperate with you?"

Nakanishi Kazuo shook his head and said: "I am not a fool like Takenaka. I know your influence in Asia, Mr. Chen. You are not only a knight of England, but your Guojun Group is also a powerful multinational company, and you even have connections with the President of Brunei."

"A big boss like you can already be considered a massive capital. I feel that if you are willing to help me with your influence, I will definitely be like a fish in water in promoting the reform of the Yamaguchi-gumi."

Chen Jiajun was noncommittal about Nakanishi Kazuo's words and said indifferently: "Then what is the benefit for me in cooperating with you?"

Nakanishi Kazuo said: "I know that Mr. Chen seems to be interested in many chip companies and machinery companies in Japan; presumably, you want to develop in this direction. As a local, I can help with this. I can even avoid some unnecessary procedures."

Hearing Nakanishi Kazuo's words, Chen Jiajun was somewhat tempted.

Before Japan's economy went into recession, they had quite a few good things in their hands.

For instance, machine tool manufacturing technology, chip technology, and automobile manufacturing technology are all worth fleecing.

If Nakanishi Kazuo truly has this ability, collaborating for a round is indeed a decent choice.

Chen Jiajun pondered for a moment and said to Nakanishi Kazuo, "How do you need me to help you?"

Hearing that Chen Jiajun had agreed, Nakanishi Kazuo was very excited: "You don't need to worry about Yamaguchi-gumi matters; I can resolve them myself. However, this guy Takenaka Masahisa is not easy to kill. I hope Mr. Chen can help me eliminate this guy."

Nakanishi Kazuo's biggest problem right now is that the people he has are not capable enough; wanting to finish off his boss Takenaka is not easy.

After all, Takenaka has been the boss for over ten years, and the people around him are all experts.

Chen Jiajun pondered for a while and said, "Fine, but I will only take care of killing Takenaka Masahisa."

"Then many thanks, Mr. Chen." Nakanishi Kazuo immediately raised his wine glass to toast Chen Jiajun.

After both sides reached an agreement, Chen Jiajun was no longer in a hurry to leave Japan.

Taking advantage of the internal strife in Yamaguchi-gumi, he might even be able to have Silva come over to set up an information station for fun.

Thus, after Nakanishi Kazuo left, Chen Jiajun immediately called to notify Silva.

Silva was quite interested in Chen Jiajun's idea; after all, he intended to spread the tentacles of his information organization across all of Asia.

Now that there was such a good opportunity to intervene in Japan's affairs, he naturally wouldn't let it pass.

So, two days later, Silva personally led a team to Japan to rendezvous with Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun said with some surprise, "You came so quickly. Have the matters in Hong Kong and Macau been handled?"

Silva smiled and said, "With Ya Qi's help, there actually isn't much that needs to be done; I just need to merge my previous contact points with the Information Department. Next is to cultivate some promising Information Officers. Those subordinates from before are quite good; they are excellent infiltration experts."

Chen Jiajun nodded and said, "Since that's the case, you first take charge of figuring out the power situation in this Tokyo Shinjuku area. Otherwise, just relying on that guy Nakanishi Kazuo is like being blind."

"Understood, Boss." Silva nodded and said, "I still have some connections and also know two information peddlers; it won't be difficult to figure out the situation here."

Sure enough, professionals are professionals; in just two short days, Silva had dug up the general intelligence for the Tokyo area.

Tokyo has a total of twenty-three major wards. Except for Chiyoda Ward, which is the political center, almost every major ward can be said to be filled with gangs.

Among them, Shinjuku Ward and Minato Ward are the most prosperous, and they also have the highest number of gangs.

In just one small Shinjuku Ward, there are Yamaguchi-gumi, Ichiwa-kai, Sumiyoshi-kai, Shinwa-kai, and Matsuba-kai.

Foreign gangs include the Iran Gang, Vietnam Gang, Tainan Gang, Kanto Rengo, Fuqing Gang, and so on.

The most interesting among them is that the Tainan Gang, Kanto Rengo, Fuqing Gang, etc., are all Chinese gangs, and their numbers are truly not small.

"Currently in the Shinjuku area, besides the local Yamaguchi-gumi and Ichiwa-kai, the Tainan Gang is also doing quite well. The boss is named Gao Jie, and he is notoriously ruthless." Silva smiled and said, "Nakanishi Kazuo, who is collaborating with you, met with him not long ago. He likely wants to borrow his strength."

Chen Jiajun listened to Silva's account, smiled, and said, "This Nakanishi Kazuo is really interesting, collaborating with Chinese people everywhere. He isn't even afraid of being called a traitor if the people from Yamaguchi-gumi find out."

Silva shook his head and said, "This Nakanishi Kazuo has no choice. Although his position in Yamaguchi-gumi is high, his foundation is extremely poor; his strength doesn't even compare to some Executives. If he wants to overthrow Takenaka Masahisa, I estimate no one in his own gang will help him."

"No wonder." Chen Jiajun nodded: "Then keep a close watch. I always feel this guy Nakanishi Kazuo is a slippery character; don't let some piece of trash play us all for fools."

Silva nodded and said, "I understand."

After finishing his talk with Silva, Chen Jiajun took Sima Xiang out again, planning to go see the boss of a machinery company.

Chen Jiajun was still very interested in the other party's lathe technology.

Not only does Brunei need it, but he could even do a favor for his old home.

As for the matter of a technology blockade, Chen Jiajun felt Nakanishi Kazuo should be able to handle it.

The boss of the machinery company is named Shanzhi, and he is already on the verge of bankruptcy.

Hearing that someone intended to acquire their company, the other party almost had tears falling down.

Even to cater to Chen Jiajun's preferences, he chose to discuss matters in a Chinese Restaurant.

After both sides sat down and exchanged pleasantries for a while, they entered the main topic.

Actually, there wasn't much to say; Shanzhi was already on the verge of bankruptcy, and the machinery company under his name not only couldn't make money but was constantly losing money every day.

Rather than going bankrupt and being liquidated by the bank, it was better to sell it to Chen Jiajun while it still had some value.

So the price and such were easy to talk about; after Sima Xiang made an offer, he didn't even counter-offer and agreed to it in one breath.

Since the business was negotiated so readily, naturally they had to have a drink.

At this moment, the restaurant's beautiful proprietress walked up and served a plate of snacks.

"Compatriots from back home? Here on business, traveling, or studying abroad?" The proprietress sat down with a charming air and struck up a conversation with Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "Do you think I look like a student?"

"You are so young and handsome, it wouldn't be strange if you looked like a student." The proprietress had a sharp eye: "But looking at your high-end suit, and that uncle next to you taking you as the lead, you look more like a Big Boss."

Sima Xiang, who was to the side, smiled and gave a thumbs up, saying, "Impressive."

Chen Jiajun simply reached out his hand and said, "Here to discuss business. You can call me Chen Jiajun."

"Nice to meet you, just call me Lili," the proprietress said with a smile.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "For Lili to be able to open a restaurant in such a prosperous place as Shinjuku, it must not be easy, right?"

Lili gave a bitter smile and said, "Drifting abroad, how many things are easy? The people in my restaurant are all compatriots who came here to scrape by; life isn't exactly good."

After finishing the business and having nothing to do, he simply started chatting with Lili.

He wanted to understand the situation here in Shinjuku in more detail.

After all, Chen Jiajun had already planned to extend his influence here, so knowing more about the situation wouldn't hurt.

Seeing that Chen Jiajun was hitting it off with this Lili, Sima Xiang very tactfully left by himself.

After all, they were both men; Sima Xiang could tell that his boss was interested in this Lili. (End of chapter)