Chapter 1035: Naoki, something has happened at home!!

June in Tokyo is currently in the rainy season.

The pattering raindrops disperse the summer heat; although the air is humid, it also feels cool.

Naoki Nagayama, who has been writing in the study for several days, finally walks out to take a break and relax his tense nerves.

In this kind of weather, Naoki Nagayama naturally doesn't want to go out. Isn't it better to stay at home playing with the dog and cat, enjoying the rain with Akina, and eating fruit salad?

"Naoki-san, how is your 'Jurassic Park' coming along?"

"I've only just started, how could it be that fast..."

Naoki Nagayama replies. This time, he only recalled the screenplay; he seems to have never actually read the original novel after writing the screenplay, so drafting it is very difficult, and he is basically writing it from scratch.

"Didn't you used to be able to finish writing in just a few days, Naoki-san?"

Akina sits somewhat laboriously on the cushion on the veranda. Naoki Nagayama quickly puts the fruit salad aside and reaches out to help her:

"It would be better to sit on a chair, why do you have to sit on the cushion..."

"This way I can lean on you, Naoki-san..."

Akina hugs Naoki Nagayama's arm, half of her body leaning against her husband's shoulder, acting affectionately without finding it cloying at all.

As the pregnancy progresses, for some reason, Akina has become increasingly clingy to Naoki Nagayama~

"Ring ring~"

While the two are being affectionate, the telephone in the living room breaks the atmosphere. Naoki Nagayama has no choice but to get up to answer it.

"Moshi moshi, this is Shanying Yuan..."

"Naoki... it's me!"

The voice of Feng Yongshan comes through the receiver, sounding somewhat heavy.

"Something has happened at home... to be precise, something has happened... on my father's side!"

"???"

Caught off guard by the sudden bad news, Naoki Nagayama asks hurriedly,

"What exactly happened?"

"Father wanted to succeed as the fifth-generation leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi, so he chose to assassinate Hiroshi Yamamoto, the leader of the Ichiwa-kai, in Kobe. The mission was successful... but he was also injured himself."

"And now he has to continue facing the retaliation of the Ichiwa-kai..."

Through Feng Yongshan's narration, Naoki Nagayama finally understands the ins and outs of the situation.

It turns out that his uncle, Xiong Yuan, had always wanted to advance further in the yakuza world, moving from being the leader of a Yamaguchi-gumi branch in the Shizuoka region to becoming the fifth-generation leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi, controlling the largest yakuza group in Japan, so he went to Kobe to seek a stepping stone.

It just so happens that because the fourth-generation leader, Masahisa Takenaka, was killed by the Ichiwa-kai and had not yet been avenged, the entire Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters was dissatisfied, and they had been unable to decide on the next leader.

Thus, the righteous act of avenging the fourth-generation leader became an excellent stepping stone for promotion. Uncle Xiong Yuan planned for half a year and managed to take out Hiroshi Yamamoto, the leader of the Ichiwa-kai, in one fell swoop in Kobe.

He originally thought he could smoothly ascend to the position, but the Yamaguchi-gumi and the Ichiwa-kai were actually one group originally; the split into two was due to internal factional struggles and competition for interests, never a simple competition between opposing groups.

Although the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters received support from a few direct subordinates of Masahisa Takenaka, major factions like the Goyu-kai, Choyu-kai, and Kodo-kai, while praising him with their lips, actually had no intention of supporting him...

After all, the acting Yamaguchi-gumi leader, Kazuo Nakanishi, and the wakagashira, Yoshinori Watanabe, were both eyeing the next leader position covetously!

Consequently, Xiong Yuan suffered retaliation from the Ichiwa-kai in Kobe. Since this wasn't his home turf of Shizuoka, he was naturally caught off guard in an unfamiliar place and was injured...

"How is Uncle now? Is the injury serious?"

Naoki Nagayama asks urgently.

"Father was shot, but there is no danger to his life. He is currently in the hospital... under twenty-four-hour police protection..."

Feng Yongshan's tone is heavy; after all, it is his own father.

Naoki Nagayama on the other end of the phone is silent for a while, then asks:

"Then what do you plan to do, Brother Feng? What does Grandfather say?"

"Grandfather has already come out of retirement to lead the Nagayama-gumi in Shizuoka... and is contacting his former connections to put pressure on the Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters..."

Grandfather is old after all and cannot go directly to Kobe. Moreover, the Nagayama-gumi's manpower and strength in Kobe are insufficient, so he can only use this method to make the local power players exert more effort!

After all, this is Kobe, the headquarters of the Yamaguchi-gumi... to actually let the person who avenged the fourth-generation leader be retaliated against—a Yamaguchi-gumi like this has lost its centripetal force, and its prestige in the eyes of its peers will be greatly diminished!

Hayato Nagayama is an old-timer of the Yamaguchi-gumi and has become a legend in the yakuza world thanks to "The Legend of Hayato." Such a figure, combined with other Yamaguchi-gumi bosses who sympathize with his plight, might be able to split the current Yamaguchi-gumi once again.

At that point, everyone's rice bowl would be gone!

Under such pressure, the Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters must protect Xiong Yuan's safety no matter what!

"As for me," Feng Yongshan pauses, "I definitely have to go to Kobe. Depending on the situation, I will either bring Father back to Tokyo for treatment or return to Shizuoka to recuperate..."

"..." Naoki Nagayama is silent for a while. "Brother Feng, if you go now, the situation there will be very dangerous..."

The Ichiwa-kai just lost their boss and are in the midst of crazy retaliation. They won't care if you are in the yakuza or not; they only know you are Xiong Yuan's son.

"This is the filial duty of a son!"

Feng Yongshan grew up under the influence of the Showa spirit and values traditions like family, blood ties, and loyalty very highly.

"Then how does Brother Feng plan to bring him back?"

Seeing that it is impossible to stop Feng Yongshan from picking up his uncle, Naoki Nagayama can only help by offering suggestions.

"Father has gunshot and knife wounds. Although there is no danger to his life, he can only stay in bed for a short time and cannot be jostled... " Feng Yongshan says helplessly, "Neither cars nor planes will work... I can only use the Shinkansen..."

"..."

That is to say, he can only be transferred while lying on a hospital bed. It is indeed a serious injury!

"Brother Feng, are you saying that Uncle is currently in the hospital, protected by the police?"

"Yes... because there are Ichiwa-kai people lurking around..."

They are definitely going to retaliate!

Naoki Nagayama suddenly recalls the scene in "The Godfather" where the police were all called away after the old godfather was injured.

For the first day or two, the Ichiwa-kai might think Xiong Yuan will die from his serious injuries, but after learning the detailed information, they might take a desperate risk just like in the movie... after all, Kobe is also their home base.

"Are there any people you brought from Shizuoka?"

"Some were injured and are staying at the place where we are staying to recuperate... They are fine; the Ichiwa-kai won't spend the effort to deal with them..."

"Brother Feng, it's best to return to Shizuoka first, communicate with Grandfather... and bring some manpower..." Naoki Nagayama reminds him, "If you take the Shinkansen, there are too many people, and it's too complicated..."

Naoki Nagayama thinks for a while and happens to remember the cruise ship his company rented for filming "The Tiger of Ginza." He wasn't sure how long it would take to film at the time, so he rented it for a month, and it is currently at the end of the rental period.

"Shuyu happens to have a cruise ship... I will have them sail directly to the port in Kobe..."

A ferry from Tokyo Bay to Kobe normally takes two or three days, but that's because it stops midway to pick up and drop off people. This cruise ship of Shuyu's is temporarily considered private, so it only takes about a day to get there without stopping, and it can be even faster at full speed...

"This... Hai!" Feng Yongshan also thinks of something and says gratefully, "Arigato, Naoki!"

"It's nothing, I just hope Uncle is okay..."

After hanging up the phone, Naoki Nagayama immediately dials the number of the relevant Shuyu personnel and has them arrange for the cruise ship to head to the port in Kobe.

After explaining everything, he sees Akina's somewhat worried gaze:

"Naoki-san, did something happen at home?"

"Yes..." Naoki Nagayama doesn't hide it. "Akina, you know that my grandfather is in the Yamaguchi-gumi... although my father's branch doesn't participate in the yakuza anymore, my uncle's side inherited the family business."

"This time, there was a small problem in Kobe... he was injured by enemies. He can't take a plane or a car, so I'm using a large cruise ship to pick him up..."

Naoki Nagayama naturally won't tell a pregnant woman about the specific details like killing or being shot.

"Honto?" Akina becomes nervous. "Should we go visit..."

"No need... it's not convenient for either you or me to show up... Let's visit when Uncle has recovered enough..."

The fighting in Kobe is already white-hot, and the old home in Shizuoka also has to guard against retaliation from the Ichiwa-kai. Tokyo itself is highly safe, and Naoki Nagayama himself has a high status, keeps a low profile, and doesn't participate in yakuza affairs, so he is unlikely to be implicated.

But if you show up on the battlefield, getting stabbed is just a matter of convenience.

In the St. Mary's Hospital in Kobe, outside the VIP ward, armed police have arranged for duty personnel at the door.

There are also police cars on duty on the road outside the hospital, and patrol cars appear on nearby streets from time to time.

In the real world, having two armed police officers on guard is already considered high-intensity security. They represent the police system and the violent apparatus; attacking them is equivalent to provoking the entire violent apparatus.

Feng Yongshan arrived in the afternoon, bringing a few capable and experienced subordinates with him, clearly his trusted aides who came with him from Shizuoka.

"I am the patient's son..."

Feng Yongshan states his identity to the police on duty, and only after seeing the police confirm it over the walkie-talkie is he able to enter the ward.

Xiong Yuan is lying on the hospital bed in the ward, with bandages wrapped around his shoulder and abdomen, with faint bloodstains... His originally burly and strong body is now pale and weak, and he can only rely on an IV drip to sustain his life.

Seeing his father, who he always thought of as standing tall and upright, in such a state, Feng Yongshan can't help but feel a lump in his throat...

However, now is not the time for sentimentality. Feng Yongshan gives orders directly:

"Uncle Hanada, take two people to look around the neighborhood and find out where the Ichiwa-kai guys are..."

"Hai!"

Shogo Hanada has always been a backbone of the Nagayama-gumi. Now that the old leader is holding down the fort in Shizuoka and the leader is unconscious, he naturally has to listen to the young leader... although this young leader has no intention of succeeding to the position...

After Shogo Hanada and the other man leave, Feng Yongshan asks the remaining Yuan Hongdou to find an ambulance. He himself goes to find the hospital doctor; he wants to ask about his father's current physical condition and whether he can be transferred.

The police at the door don't intend to stop the doctor; after all, it is only natural for relatives to want to know the specific situation.

"The patient's bullet has been removed. Fortunately, it didn't hit any vital organs..."

The doctor tells Feng Yongshan about the surgery earlier,

"And the knife wounds on the chest and abdomen have all been sutured, but he cannot move vigorously. It will be troublesome if the wounds burst!"

"Doctor, is it okay on a cruise ship?" Feng Yongshan asks in a low voice.

"A cruise ship?" The doctor is taken aback by the question. "How big is the cruise ship?"

"A large cruise ship, over ten thousand tons, the kind that can host parties..."

"Uh... then it should be fine if you are careful..."

A cruise ship of this tonnage is very stable when sailing on the sea, at least more stable than a car.

Feng Yongshan feels relieved; it seems that the transfer is not a problem... However, for the sake of safety, he looks at the doctor:

"Doctor-san... are you free after work today?!"

"???!!!"

Seeing a burly man ask him such a question, the doctor is so astonished that he cannot speak.

"My father needs to be transferred to another place tonight. I would like to trouble you to accompany us and look after my father along the way... I absolutely guarantee your safety..."

Feng Yongshan explains.

"Ah... is that so... but I am the doctor on duty today..."

"I can pay you five million yen, just for one night's help!"

Hearing this, the doctor immediately changes his tone:

"But if I have something urgent tonight, there's nothing I can do... I'll just swap shifts with a doctor in the department!"

"Arigato..."

Feng Yongshan expresses his gratitude and then says,

"By the way, Doctor, the hospital should have extra white coats..."

After communicating with the doctor, Feng Yongshan sits by the hospital bed, watching his unconscious father and thinking silently...

Time passes minute by minute, and the sky gradually darkens.

Yuan Hongdou returns first, telling Feng Yongshan that he has already arranged an ambulance. If you ask how it was arranged? It was nothing more than money and fists.

After the daylight had completely disappeared, the police who were originally on duty, not knowing what order they received, left without saying a word...

Only the nurse who came to check the rooms began to tell the patients and family members in each ward:

"Visiting time for today is almost over, everyone can go back..."

When she reaches Xiong Yuan's ward, she is even more insistent on driving people away:

"The patient needs rest, no one can stay in the ward..."

"Hai, we will leave immediately..." Feng Yongshan doesn't go against the nurse. "I have already spoken to the doctor, he will come over soon to tell me some situation, and then we will leave..."

"What situation... I don't know..." The nurse is somewhat helpless, but still nods. "Then when I come back, you must leave!"

"Hai!"

Seeing the VIP ward gradually quiet down after the nurse leaves, as well as the empty doorway, Feng Yongshan realizes that something is indeed going to go wrong.

Just at this moment, Shogo Hanada also returns with two subordinates.

"Feng..." Shogo Hanada's face is stern. "The later it gets, the more people gather, divided into two groups... We didn't dare to inquire carefully, we don't know if the people who came are from the Yamaguchi-gumi or the Ichiwa-kai..."

"Grandfather said he contacted friends to put pressure on the Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters, so the two sides must be keeping each other in check."

Feng Yongshan nods.

"We didn't come here for revenge this time, we are here to take Father back... Don't worry about their fighting!"

"Uncle Hanada, did you find a safe route?"

"There are people at several exits of the hospital, but there are fewer once you get on the main road..."

"Hmm, as long as we get out, right..."

After all, it was Father who assassinated Hiroshi Yamamoto of the Ichiwa-kai first, which led to the retaliation... Feng Yongshan never wanted to inherit the family business, and now that he has seen his father's condition, he has even less affection for the yakuza.

Isn't it better to earn money and live a good life?!

Isn't it better to be safe and live a long life?!

Why must you fight to the death... Rich people should cherish their lives even more~

The principle that the son of a thousand gold should not sit under a dangerous hall has been passed down for so many years~

Feng Yongshan dials a number on his mobile phone and receives the news that the cruise ship is already docked.

"Uncle Hanada... let the subordinates who are unfamiliar..." Feng Yongshan instructs Shogo Hanada on the way, "cause a little commotion in the hospital lobby... to attract the attention of others!"

"Hai!" Shogo Hanada doesn't say much and nods in agreement.

Causing a commotion, that's very simple...

Just pour some medical alcohol on yourself, pretend to be drunk and make a scene, and it's best to beat up a few family members who look strong... then you can shift all the attention to yourself.

Then Feng Yongshan begins to instruct his subordinates to put on white coats, and then asks Yuan Hongdou to invite the doctor over, and bring a mobile hospital bed by the way.

Under the doctor's direction, several burly men directly lift the mattress and transfer Xiong Yuan to the mobile hospital bed.

Immediately after, led by the doctor, they head towards the ambulance in the underground parking lot...

The police car originally at the hospital entrance seems to have moved to the side because of a shift change, giving the Ichiwa-kai subordinates a chance.

Several people dressed in ordinary clothes, pretending to be here for medical treatment, sneakily begin to walk towards the inside of the hospital...

But when they reach the lobby, they find a drunk guy making a scene...

"Kono yaro!!! I am the strongest!" "You guys don't look down on people! I can still drink!"

"What are you looking at? Looking down on me?!" "Be careful, I'll beat you up!" "..."

The hospital nurses and security guards hurriedly try to appease this drunk burly man, but they are unsuccessful, causing the lobby to be in chaos!

"Please... sir, this is a hospital!" "Please be quiet..."

"Don't disturb other patients..."

But the drunk man refuses to listen to persuasion and even starts to attack the burly family members...

This era is not the era when herbivore-types are popular, Showa men are also hot-tempered, and if they are provoked, they will naturally fight back with their fists...

Thus, a fight breaks out in the hospital lobby, and countless patients and family members gather around to watch the excitement... Yes, watch the excitement...

It's a chaotic mess!

Even the few people from the Ichiwa-kai are blocked for a while...

When they finally reach the VIP ward, they find that it is already empty, and there is no one there!

The leader immediately finds the phone at the nurse station and dials a number:

"Wakagashira Kamoda... the person is gone!"

"Nani?!" Shigemasa Kamoda, the number two figure of the Ichiwa-kai, says angrily, "The informant said Xiong Yuan was seriously injured and unconscious, and cannot leave medical care!"

"Where can an unconscious person hide?! You guys search the hospital!"

"Hai!"

After hanging up the phone, Shigemasa Kamoda continues to make calls, instructing the people of the Kamoda-gumi to monitor all stations and airports... report immediately if anyone is seen sending an unconscious person.

He naturally assumes that Xiong Yuan must want to leave Kobe quickly; if he doesn't go to the hospital for treatment, he won't be able to hold on!

As for by water?

Those fishing boats and yachts at the port, ordinary people would have weak legs just from the rocking, and a seriously injured person going there is just looking for death!!

He doesn't know that at the Kobe port right now, a ten-thousand-ton cruise ship is slowly sailing in!

"Doctor, is my father okay?!"

In the back of the ambulance, Feng Yongshan looks at his father, who has been secured, and asks the doctor.

"Blood pressure is normal, heartbeat is also normal..." The doctor glances at the instruments in the ambulance and then looks at Xiong Yuan's own wounds. "The wounds are not bleeding seriously, generally speaking, there won't be any problems..."

"That's good..." Feng Yongshan breathes a sigh of relief and looks at both sides of the road through the car window.

It is normal for hospital ambulances to come and go, and the Ichiwa-kai and Yamaguchi-gumi didn't expect them to leave by ambulance.

At this time, the doctor asks,

"Where are we going?"

"To the port..." Feng Yongshan doesn't hide it. "There is a ship waiting..."

"But given the patient's current condition, it will worsen if he goes on a ship!" The doctor says hurriedly, "With the equipment in the ambulance, it will be very troublesome if the wounds burst!"

"It's a luxury cruise ship... there is a medical center on the ship..."

"...... Ah....."

The doctor breathes a sigh of relief. The medical center on a cruise ship is generally no worse than an ordinary hospital, and there is even an ICU ward, which is enough.

"Eh? But there are no luxury cruise ships in Kobe during this period..."

As a Kobe local, the doctor is very familiar with the port. Most of them are fishing boats, cargo ships, ferries, yachts, etc... Luxury cruise ships... Besides, luxury cruise ships can't just leave immediately...

Just as he wants to ask, he sees Feng Yongshan looking outside seriously, and immediately stops talking...

He originally thought they were just yakuza members, but it seems they have quite a big background!

The ambulance sounds its siren all the way to the port, and as expected, it doesn't encounter any obstacles. Everyone thinks that someone at the port is injured or sick.

After arriving near the port, the ambulance follows the bridge to the cargo terminal where containers are originally loaded and stops next to a white cruise ship.

At this time, quite a few dock workers have gathered next to the cruise ship. A cruise ship suddenly docked at the terminal where cargo ships usually dock, so everyone is naturally curious, and seeing the ambulance driving over with its siren, everyone understands.

"It looks like someone on the cruise ship is sick..." "It must be an emergency, otherwise the ambulance wouldn't be so fast..."

"Look, the ambulance door is open... the mobile hospital bed is down... the stretcher too..."

"Eh? Why is there someone on it?!"

Everyone watches as a patient is lifted from the ambulance, placed directly onto the mobile hospital bed, and then boarded the cruise ship directly from the terminal... quickly entering the cruise ship and disappearing from sight.

Then they see the cruise ship retract its cables and begin to start slowly...

The ambulance at the terminal also drives towards Kobe...

A worker smacks his lips:

"Why does it feel like this cruise ship is here to pick someone up, not to drop someone off?"

"How is that possible!" Another worker retorts, "Could it be that they are sending a patient onto the ship?!"

"......."

Inside the cruise ship, Feng Yongshan watches as the doctor at the medical center places his father onto the ICU bed, and all kinds of detectors are connected, only then does he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Doctor-san... thank you..."

"This is what I should do!"

Walking to the captain's cabin, Feng Yongshan meets the captain of the cruise ship, learns that they have been rushing over without stopping since receiving the notice from Shuyu, thanks them repeatedly, and even says he wants to give them a red envelope...

The crew in the captain's cabin are naturally full of approval, and any dissatisfaction from being suddenly called over vanishes with the wind.

Feng Yongshan walks to the deck, looks at the pitch-black sea outside, feels the minimal rocking of the luxury cruise ship, and takes a deep breath.

This time, everything went smoothly! ===== CHAPTER 1036 =====