Chapter 121 The House of Underworld (2)
"Mike, you are here. Is the last class over?" Qian Xiaoyi greeted.
"Yeah." Mike nodded coldly. In the distance, a female member wearing a sports vest and yoga pants winked at him, making Mike's face twitch.
“It’s still so popular.” Qian Xiaoyi joked with a wicked smile: “Mike.”
He emphasized the pronunciation of the word “Mike”.
Mike showed a wry smile: "Stop teasing me, Mr. Qian, you clearly know..."
Qian Xiaoyi laughed, and then cooperated with Mike to start equipment training.
Mike is Qian Xiaoyi’s black personal trainer. They met in Maria’s bar. After getting to know Maria, Qian Xiaoyi would occasionally go to the blues bar at night to collect information, or meet some people through Maria's introduction. Some are clients who suspect that they are haunted by ghosts, some are customers who may need consultation on feng shui and divination, and some are merchants selling second-hand goods.
Mike is a gym trainer during the day, and at night he puts on a bartender uniform and round sunglasses and works part-time at the bar.
According to Maria, since it is a "blues" bar, there should be a silent African American bartender cleaning glasses behind the bar, and uninhibited and elegant jazz and blues playing in the bar, so that It's authentic enough, not to mention, thanks to Mike, the blues bar has always had many loyal customers who like this tune. After a day's work, they come here to drink quietly, listen to lazy music, chat, or to Maria and Mike share their worries.
After going back and forth, Qian Xiaoyi gradually became familiar with Mike.
Mike looks calm, but he is actually quite superstitious. After learning that Qian Xiaoyi is a spiritual master and also has a business in divination and Feng Shui, he can no longer maintain his cold appearance. He often invites Qian Xiaoyi to have a drink after closing time, and then takes the opportunity to complain, hoping to get some advice.
After some conversation, Qian Xiaoyi learned that he was not an American, but from Nigeria, Africa. His real name was very convoluted. Qian Xiaoyi still didn’t remember it, so he still called him Mike. This pseudonym.
According to Mike, he originally heard that Japan is very developed, and even if you work as a dishwasher, you can get a very high salary. In addition, there are many Nigerian compatriots here who can seek refuge, and he happens to have an expression. My brother was here, so he used his savings to buy a plane ticket and set off to come here, hoping to make some money to send home.
Unexpectedly, what these fellows did in Japan was nothing more than working as "free agents" in Kabukicho. This term means free tour guides, but in Kabukicho, they are actually for pimps. title.
They would wear fancy suits and hang out at various entrances to Kabukicho at night, holding signs to solicit customers. They would take tourists to custom shops with various themes, and then charge commissions from the shops. They were considered a powerful force in Kabukicho. .
Mike never expected that they were doing this kind of work, and he refused to follow them at all. So he wanted to find a part-time job as a dishwasher, but no one dared to take him. Because the reputation of black people here is not very good, and the Japanese are very xenophobic, various factors finally shattered Mike's illusions about developed countries.
However, when Mike was desperate and about to be deported, he met Maria. Maria saw that he was very strong and had good character, and the bar was short of manpower, so she took him in and let him go. He worked part-time as a mascot in a bar at night and worked as a personal trainer upstairs during the day. Only then did he stabilize.
But even if his life is on the right track, there is still a big trouble bothering him.
"They discriminate against me! They give me hints with that look every time they see me! They buy my classes for strange purposes, not because of my exercise methods." Drunk Mike cried and said to Qian Xiaoyi: "Although I am a black man, I also have dignity, I am also a human being, not some breeding pig in heat! I don’t want to be unfaithful to my wife. I already have two children, and they are still waiting for me in my hometown. Every time they make undue demands on me, I pretend that I don’t understand Japanese well. …Oh, oh, God, why are you doing this to me? Don’t let those women insult my loyalty again...”
“…”
At that time, Qian Xiaoyi could only drink beer silently, not knowing how to comfort him.
After learning that Qian Xiaoyi actually applied for a card at their gym, Mike immediately gave Qian Xiaoyi a friendly price. Qian Xiaoyi is also happy about this. If there is professional guidance and supervision for fitness, the efficiency will be much higher than that of one person.
When leaving the gym, both Qian Xiaoyi and Inuyama Heita were exhausted from the high-intensity exercise, and the hands holding the cups to drink water were shaking.
Fortunately, it's not far from the office and Heita Inuyama's apartment. Qian Xiaoyi also came here on a motorcycle, so there was no need to walk back, so Qian Xiaoyi sent Heita Inuyama home first and then rode back to the office. , his cell phone suddenly rang, so Qian Xiaoyi stopped the car, took it out and saw that it was Heita Inuyama.
"Brother Yi!" Inuyama Heita said: "You haven't gone far yet, have you? I received a letter in the mailbox, can you come back and take a look?"
Qian Xiaoyi Somewhat strangely, he agreed and turned around and returned to the downstairs of Inuyama Heita's apartment. The other party was already waiting on the roadside with a letter in his hand.
"What's the matter? You're in such a panic." Qian Xiaoyi curiously took the letter from Heita Inuyama, opened it and read it, and saw the letter written on it:
"Ling Kudos to Sora Office, Mr. Heita Inuyama:
The sun is shining brightly and the heat is scorching. I wonder if you are okay?
This greeting is indeed a bit presumptuous. I hope you will understand me.
Recently, your firm has become famous, like the rising sun, spreading rumors in the industry. Therefore, we specially invite you and Mr. Qian Xiaoyi to visit our store. The business hours of our store are:
Suo, Wangri, Zishi-Yinshi
Looking forward to your visit Come.
——Yellow Springs House. "
On the envelope there is only Inuyama Heita's name but no stamp. The signature is the same as the content, "Yellow Spring House".
Inuyama Heita asked with some confusion: "Oto-san, you know This Huangquan House? "
" Never heard of it at all. "Qian Xiaoyi looked at the letter carefully. The words on it were actually written with a brush, and the handwriting was beautiful. The person who wrote the letter should be a very old-school person. Although he didn't know who this "Yellow Spring House" was, Qian Xiaoyi I guess it has something to do with Master Guiteng.
“Anyway, let’s go back to the office first. Qian Xiaoyi said: "People already know where you live. It may not be very safe to stay at home alone. We have to figure out the situation quickly, otherwise we will not be able to sleep well in the future." ”
(End of this chapter)