Chapter 168: Martial Arts Consultant of the Xiyi Group

The sensational effect of the hundred‑person group challenge appeared immediately; from the next day onward, many martial practitioners came out of curiosity.

The national trait of the Little Japan people was summed up in fourteen characters by our ancestors long ago.

The ancestors of Huaxia had long seen through people's hearts; the barbarians "fear power but not virtue, have petty courtesy but lack great righteousness".

In just fourteen characters, the essence of the Little Japan people's nature and the myriad phenomena of the world are laid bare.

On March 9–10, 1945, the Eagle firebombed Kyoto; in one night half of Kyoto was razed, over 80,000 were burned to death, 100,000 suffered severe burns, and more than a million were left homeless.

Therefore, for this "meritorious service", the Eagle general who directed the bombing was awarded by the Little Japan government the medal representing the highest honor for Little Japan military personnel—the First Class, Order of the Rising Sun with Grand Cordon.

On September 27, 1945, the five‑star commentator who had slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Little Japan officials and soldiers met the Little Japan heavenly locust in the official residence; the heavenly locust lowered his brows and eyes, appearing like an idiot.

That's the character of the Little Japan people: whoever is strong, they acknowledge as their father.

Li Xin treated these people with a pleasant countenance, giving them the kind of warm care akin to an old foster father.

He also patted each person's shoulder to show closeness, then brought the nearby Yamashita Tadahide before everyone and introduced him.

"This is Yamashita Tadahide, the leader of the Xiyi Group; I am now the specially appointed martial arts consultant of the Xiyi Group, and from time to time I will impart martial arts to its members."

"If you wish to study martial arts with me, you may join the Xiyi Group; if you don't join, that's fine too—you can come observe and learn at the Xiyi Group whenever you like."

Yamashita Tadahide translated for Li Xin; he didn't ask when he himself had become the leader of the Xiyi Group—that's just how the Little Japan people are.

They are highly obedient!

Yamashita Tadahide immediately got into action, sparing no effort to recruit members; the newly formed Xiyi Group quickly reached a scale of several dozen people.

Those who did not join also left the address of the Xiyi Group's base—a bar in Shinjuku Ward—saying before they left that they would definitely come to visit later.

In just a few days, Yamashita Tadahide developed the Xiyi Group into a small yakuza organization of over a hundred members, and it is still expanding.

……

Haoge returned from Wanwan, came to the hotel to find Li Xin and report the situation; he took out a document from his briefcase and placed it before him.

"Xin ge, this is the bar's transfer contract; I checked and there's no problem—once the damaged part is renovated, we can open for business."

Li Xin picked up the document and gave it a look; apart from being able to make out a little, everything else was completely obscure—he could only guess a few characters, as if missing arms and legs.

It's utterly speechless!

He threw the document onto the table, picked up the wine bottle, and poured a glass of red wine for Song Zihao.

"Haoge, you've worked hard! You don't need to manage this side of the bar anymore—I've found a suitable person for the job, and he's a local, which is much more convenient for us, after all we're outsiders."

Li Xin explained to Song Zihao, after all there are bigger matters for Haoge to attend to; we shouldn't waste talent worrying over such a small thing.

Haoge also understood the priorities; he knew that what he currently had in his hands was the top priority—if this succeeded, their development in Little Japan would go much more smoothly, and the profit chain would be huge.

Being able to bring in more people is what Li Xin does now—providing martial protection for his current business.

"Rest assured, Xiaoma has been keeping up with the schedule and won't delay the major affair."

He downed the red wine in one gulp, set down the glass, turned and left the hotel.

……

In the Shinjuku Ward's Tainan Gang territory, inside the Lanhai Bar, Gaojie was drinking bitterly!

He had finished cooking his meal, but before he could take a single hot bite, someone took the pot away—utterly lacking in righteousness, not even leaving him a mouthful!

This is snatching food from the tiger's mouth; don't let him find out who did it, otherwise he'll make that bastard regret ever being born.

He waved to summon a lackey and ordered: "Go find out who snatched the bar, and why there's still no news."

The lackey didn't dare defy the gang leader's words; the miserable state of his predecessor still loomed before his eyes.

He hurriedly replied: "Boss, rest assured—I've already sent people out; as soon as someone takes over that bar, we'll get the word right away."

Gaojie waved his hand again, telling him to stay away; now he finds everyone displeasing.

Which Yangtze River dragon pulled this?

Also impossible!

In this Shinjuku Ward, few forces can rival the Tainan Gang—only the Triads are stronger, yet they'd have no reason to do it over a single bar.

They have no reason to provoke him!

While he was racking his brains, that bar finally began renovations.

Yamashita Tadahide led the Xiyi Group members to that bar in Shinjuku Ward.

Seeing the busy renovation crew, he nodded in satisfaction; these people worked very efficiently.

The Xiyi Group member beside him, Kawabe Takeji, asked: "Chief, is this going to be the Xiyi Group's base?"

Yamashita Tadahide looked at him and smiled: "That's right—this bar is the Xiyi Group's base; how is it? Not bad, huh?"

Kawabe Takeji quickly nodded and added: "Very good! It's huge! This is the founding ground of our Xiyi Group—just thinking about it gets me excited."

"If I can follow Chief and build a yakuza organization from scratch, that would be my greatest honor."

Yamashita Tadahide muttered to himself: "Yeah! If I can pull this off, Tachibana‑ge should finally look at me properly—I must prove to him that I'm not trash."

Upon hearing that the bar had started renovations, Gaojie immediately brought his men over and saw Yamashita Tadahide tilting his head back, gazing at the sky—no one knew what he was recalling.

Gaojie didn't care about any of that; he only knew this man had taken the meat from his mouth and must pay the price, no matter who he is.

Gaojie arrived before Yamashita Tadahide and his entourage with a grim face and asked: "Who's in charge here?"

Yamashita Tadahide stepped forward, approached Gaojie, looked at him and said: "I am Yamashita Tadahide, leader of the Xiyi Group; what business do you have?"

Gaojie jabbed a finger at Yamashita Tadahide's chest and shouted angrily: "How dare you ask me what's up? You don't even know how you got this bar, do you? And now you dare to ask me?"

Yamashita Tadahide brushed aside his hand, tapped Gaojie's forehead, and said: "You must show me respect; in this world, aside from Tachibana‑ge, no one dares to point fingers at me. First introduce yourself before you speak to me."

Gaojie was about to blow his top—no one had dared to speak to him like that in ages, not even members of the Little Japan yakuza.

With hatred in his eyes, he said coldly: "I am Gaojie, head of the Tainan Gang; this bar holds my shares. If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation, none of you will leave Shinjuku."

"I don't believe it!"

Yamashita Tadahide raised his eyebrows, speaking with provocative intent—he had been looking for someone to establish his authority with, and this fellow had practically walked right up to him!

"What a good person!"