"Brother, a gentleman talks but never touches."
As cars passed by on the streets of Tokyo, Wu Sheng still rubbed his head resentfully.
have to.
Carefully coiffed hairstyles were ruined.
"Before provoking, you must first ensure that you are stronger than your opponent."
Jiang Chen taught me earnestly.
What can a Martial Saint do who cannot be defeated or defeated? He could only nod his head in response as if he was being taught, but quietly raised his middle finger with his lowered left hand, and at the same time glanced at Duanmu Liuli pitifully.
This period of "depending on each other" was wasted.
He thought he had established a deep revolutionary friendship with Sister Liuli, but he didn't know
——It’s purely sentimental.
"Brother, is this really your friend's shop? Why has it closed down?"
"Going bankrupt?"
"Yeah, look, there's a sign on the door saying we'll be closed at the end of the month."
Jiang Chen glanced at the notice posted on the door, and then walked into the ramen restaurant.
"Sister Liuli, you are not honest, you actually refuse to save me."
Only then did Wu Sheng, who had seized the opportunity, dare to complain in a low voice.
Duanmu Liuli followed him, his face calm, and he replied: "He won't beat you to death."
"..."
Wu Sheng's chest felt clogged and he couldn't help but look up at the sky, speechless and choked.
After all, the snacks bought by Sato Jiurido can't really be used as meals. The three people who spent most of the day shopping in Kasukabe really needed to replenish their energy. When they walked into the ramen restaurant, they still didn't see the boss. The customers were scattered here and there. Jiang Chen found an empty table. , scan the QR code to order, so skillful that it makes people feel distressed.
"I'm sorry, even if it's going to go bankrupt, there's no need to ruin it so early, right? There's not even a waiter?"
Wu Sheng sat down, looked around, and muttered softly.
Jiang Chen seemed not to be surprised, "Two taels or three taels?"
"Three liang, top up with coriander."
Wu Sheng said immediately.
Jiang Chen didn't ask Duanmu Liuli.
In order to streamline costs, the trend of self-service seems to be blowing across all walks of life around the world, and you have to pour water yourself.
"Brother, didn't you say the taste here is very good?"
"What's wrong?"
Good question.
Wu Sheng continued to ask as a matter of course: "Then why will it go bankrupt?"
Jiang Chen was silent.
He wanted to know too.
When we met last year, the owner of this ramen shop vowed to turn the shop into an international chain brand.
Wu Sheng stopped chattering and looked around.
After more than ten minutes, a guy dressed as a chef came out of the back kitchen, carrying a tray with three bowls of classic ramen ordered by Boss Jiang.
"Whose is the one with more coriander?"
He walked to Jiang Chen's table.
"Mine."
When he responded, Wu Sheng raised his head and asked, "Where is your boss?"
"I am the boss."
The owner of the ramen shop who worked hard put the ramen filled with coriander next to Wu Sheng. He glanced at Wu Sheng and by ordering, he knew that most of the guests at this table were Chinese, because Japanese people rarely have the habit of eating coriander, and he was here. Most of his customers were Chinese living in Tokyo, but when he saw Duanmu Liuli, out of man's nature, his eyes froze.
Even though he was dressed as an adult, Wu Sheng was obviously a teenager, so his eyes immediately moved subconsciously to another adult man at the table.
"Jiang Chen?"
He looked surprised, "Why are you here again?"
Hey.
Brother Jiang Chen just boasted that he was friends with me.
What a slap in the face.
certainly.
Wu Sheng only dared to be a cricket in his heart, fearing that he would be killed.
"It's not like I didn't pay the bill. I bought all the orders and you can see it from the background."
Jiang Chen pointed it out concisely and to the point.
Cui Wen was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Seriously, why are you so anxious to pay the bill? Will I still take your money? But the money has entered the system, and there is no way to withdraw it."
The corners of Wu Sheng's mouth twitched.
really.
Brother Jiang Chen’s friends are all “interesting” people.
Cui Wen put down all three bowls of noodles and propped the tray upright on the table. He couldn't help but glance at Duanmu Liuli, who was astonished. He had mixed feelings in his heart.
I have to accept it.
Although he didn't see Fang Qing and changed his female companion, as a businessman, Cui Wen was definitely not unsophisticated and didn't say a word about it.
"Coming to Japan on a business trip again?"
"Yeah."
Jiang Chen picked up the chopsticks and asked with a smile: "How are you doing?"
"What's going on?"
Jiang Chen motioned towards the door, "Why is it closed?"
"Alas."
Cui Wen sighed, "Since the stock market crash last year, Japan has fallen into the Great Depression, raw materials have skyrocketed, and consumption has been downgraded. Business is getting worse day by day, and we really can't survive."
There are no eggs left under the overturned nest.
Even if it is just an insignificant wave, it will be an unbearable weight when it hits the small fish and shrimp.
"You have to be patient when doing business. Maybe the economy will slowly recover after a while."
"You said it's easy, who knows how long it will last." Cui Wen said with a smile: "The last time Japan fell into a pit and got up again, it took a full thirty years."
"Isn't your dream to be the Prince of Ramen?"
Jiang Chen teased.
"Harm, plans can never keep up with changes."
Although his fortune is unfavorable, Cui Wen is very optimistic, or he behaves very optimistically, "Wealth lies in skills rather than hard work, and profit lies in the situation rather than hard work. This is all fate."
Wu Sheng frowned and did not forget to give a thumbs up, "Brother, it is transparent!"
"How does it taste?"
Cui Wen asked.
"Nothing to say. Very-nice!"
Cui Wen found it interesting and looked at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen still didn’t introduce him.
"Okay, you eat first and we'll talk later."
Cui Wen put away the tray and walked back to the kitchen.
"Brother, you must have known him for a long time, right?"
"High School Alumni."
"No wonder."
Wu Sheng suddenly realized that friends in society would not be so casual in front of his brother Jiang Chen.
"Brother, why don't you help me?"
"Eat your noodles."
Wu Sheng shut up decisively, lowered his head and snarled.
Helping is a matter of affection, not helping is a duty.
Even if it’s just a little effort.
"Wow..."
While he was comfortably eating authentic ramen, suddenly, there was the sound of splashing water. Wu Sheng turned his head and saw a group of tough men in suits appearing outside the ramen restaurant without knowing when, and they were carrying buckets of water. An unknown liquid was being poured into the ramen restaurant.
Duanmu Liuli's straight nose moved, and then he stopped using his chopsticks.
Foodies don’t care about anything.
"Fuck! Gasoline!"
The irritating gasoline was getting stronger and stronger. Not only Wu Sheng, but also other scattered customers in the store also smelled it, and they all looked outside in panic, at a loss.
"Made, the underworld!"
Wu Sheng was surprised.
He had seen Liao Xiangdong's underground black boxing ring, which was hidden from the light and poured gasoline on shops in broad daylight in public. This was the first time he had a knife in his butt and opened his eyes.
It is indeed a small day. The handsome man in a suit at the ramen restaurant was blatantly arrogant and acted like no one else was around.
This kind of behavior can't be anything other than a gangster.
"Brother, what should we do? Run or not?"
Wu Sheng put down his chopsticks and asked.
"Don't you know Japanese?"
Wu Sheng nodded subconsciously, but before he could react, he heard again: "Go and negotiate with them and ask what the situation is."
Looking at Yun Danfengqing's serious Jiang Chen brother, Wu Sheng was stunned, with an innocent look on his face, raised his hand and pointed at himself in disbelief.
"Me? Go to negotiate?"
"What? Scared?"
A typical aggressive approach.
But for an adolescent boy, the effect is remarkable.
"Afraid of a ball!"
Although I don’t know why he just eats melons, no, he eats noodles, why would he go out to fight the thunder, but how can a man be cowardly?
Wu Sheng had a heroic look on his face. He stood up suddenly while holding on to the table, turned around and walked out, holding his head high and resolutely. He had the air of a strong man who will never come back again.
At this time, the big back in the suit came in handy, although the hairstyle was already a bit messy.
"Sou Ga, what are you doing!"
After walking out of the ramen shop and standing at the door, facing a group of burly men who were definitely not kind-hearted, Wu Sheng was unafraid and muttered.
After all the gasoline was poured, the tough men in suits stopped and did not rush to light the ignition. They all looked at Wu Sheng in unison.
One person came forward and said something to Wu Sheng. Regardless of the content, at least his attitude was abnormal, not vicious, but rather polite.
Wu Sheng's Japanese proficiency is limited and he cannot fully understand it, but he can understand the general meaning. The other party said that it has nothing to do with other people and is an entanglement with the boss.
Being so "reasonable", is this really a gangster?
Looking at the friendly face of the other party, Wu Sheng did not take any chances. On the contrary, he realized that he might have bumped into the real dark force.
Isn't this the kind of person he taught Sister Liuli about last night?
"Do you know that it is illegal for you to pour gasoline? Hurry up, or I will kill the demon."
Wu Sheng said calmly.
Inside the store.
Jiang Chen sat there as if nothing had happened, occasionally forgetting to eat some noodles.
It’s truly a family.
He didn't insult his sister's name.
"Go back!"
Cui Wen, who just heard the commotion, rushed out of the kitchen, walked to the door in one stride, and at the same time pulled Wu Sheng behind him.
"It's okay, I'm not afraid!"
Wu Sheng is upright and awe-inspiring.
Of course he's not stupid.
If a person encountered this situation, he would definitely have used an excuse to sneak away quietly, but now he has two great gods, Brother Jiang Chen and Sister Liuli, behind him.
Afraid of a hammer.
"It has nothing to do with you, go back and sit down."
Cui Wen faced the gangsters and pushed Wu Sheng into the store with his backhand.
Wu Sheng glanced at the opponent's not tall figure, did not refuse the opponent's kindness, gave up the C position, and walked back.
"Brother, your friends don't let me control them."
Coming to the table, he explained.
Jiang Chen nodded and gestured to sit down, "Eat noodles."
Although a lot of gasoline was poured on them, they did not set fire to the street. After nearly ten minutes of negotiation, the men in suits gathered up and left. Cui Wen returned to the store to comfort the frightened customers.
But after something like this, even if there is no danger, I will definitely not be able to eat this dish. Not everyone has such a good appetite as Jiang Chen and the others.
Customers checked out one after another and left, scrambling for the first place, and the store became empty in the blink of an eye.
Cui Wen looked bitter and did not clear the table. He stood there for a while and then walked towards the only remaining table.
"This is not China. If you encounter similar things in the future, stay away."
He warned Wu Sheng.
"Why are they causing trouble for you?" Wu Sheng asked.
Cui Wen said nothing.
“The store is closing, so you don’t have to pay the protection fee?”
Jiang Chen joked that nothing seemed to have happened. He especially remembered that when he came here last year, he saw a Japanese society coming to collect protection money, but they were very friendly at the time. Cui Wen paid the money neatly and the other party left happily.
"When you pay the protection fee, you don't give it to them. This street is under the jurisdiction of the Inagawa Society, and they are the Yamaguchi-gumi."
Cui Wen said with a bitter smile, mixed with a hint of helplessness and sadness.
Inagawa meeting?
Yamaguchi group?
Wu Sheng raised his eyebrows, "Brother, your business is not big, but the gangs you deal with are quite big."
Cui Wen's bitter smile grew wider.
"Since it's not that the protection fee has not been paid, then you can contact the Daochuan Association. After you pay the money, they are obliged to maintain order."
Boss Jiang did follow the rules and gave appropriate and feasible suggestions, but Cui Wen shook his head.
"The Daochuan Society can't help."
"Why? They can't defeat the Yamaguchi-gumi? Even if they can't defeat it, they can't do anything without receiving money, right?"
Wu Shengyi was filled with indignation: "Otherwise, it would be a fool's errand. Let's delist and disband as soon as possible."
Cui Wen sighed deeply and sat down on the chair he just held. "It's not a question of whether we can do it or not. The Yamaguchi-gumi and I have a personal grudge, and Inakawa will not be able to get involved."
Jiang Chen couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Cui Wen is just a small individual business owner, and he has no personal grudge against one of the top evil societies in Japan and even the world?
"Brother, I can't tell. You are so fierce. Doing business in Japan, you dare to offend other people's underground overlords, I respect you as a man!"
Wu Sheng solemnly picked up the water glass.
Cui Wen was embarrassed and sighed silently.
"What's going on?"
Jiang Chen asked calmly.
As for Taoist Duanmu, after realizing that nothing happened, he continued to eat noodles with his head down.
"Jiang Chen, it has nothing to do with you. You eat your food, it will get cold later."
"Brother, we were frightened when we were spending money at your place. As the boss, you should give us an explanation, right?"
Cui Wen looked at the sharp-tongued Martial Saint, remembering that this young man had just stepped forward, and slowly exhaled.
"Actually, there is no complicated reason, it's just love."
Wu Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then quickly glanced at Brother Jiang Chen, his expression turned strange.
"You wouldn't cheat on someone else's club boss, would you?"
Wu Sheng asked tentatively, his eyes shining with the light of gossip.
"How is it possible?"
Cui Wen immediately denied it, "I have always kept myself clean, and Jiang Chen knows this."
"Brother Jiang Chen, do you know?"
Wu Shengzhen asked.
Do you know?
It’s really hard to answer.
He hadn't seen her for many years, and it was because of Fang Qing that they reunited in a foreign country last year, but the other party did not have a girlfriend at that time.
If you don’t have a girlfriend, you should be able to live a clean life, right?
"Then why did you say it was because of love?"
Seeing that Brother Jiang Chen remained silent, Wu Sheng withdrew his gaze and continued to gossip with the owner of the ramen restaurant.
"Because...I fell in love with an actress."
"..."
"..."
"..."
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
The air seemed to condense.
Wu Sheng's eyes were wide open, like five thunders striking his head, and he stared blankly at Brother Jiang Chen's old classmate. He was so shocked that his boiling emotions could not be described in words.
He just said that he admired the dedication of those people's artists with a salute mentality.
But this guy.
Playing for real? !
Even Jiang Chen was startled for a moment, looking at the old school friend who didn't look like a joke and saying nothing.
If it's not nonsense.
That’s really
Because of love...(End of chapter)