Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 750: Is it a legal channel for black-on-black gangs to rob each other?
"idiot!"

Xu Jinbu changed his clothes and suddenly said something.

"Crack~"

Yang Xiaole hit the guy on the back of the head.

"You're crazy!"

Xu Jinbu touched his head and laughed: "I am just familiarizing myself with the place in advance! Laohei, we don't know Japanese either! What should we do?"

"Don't worry, this is a port and it's not very safe. The three of us will go find a set of clothes later. You two should keep quiet. I'll talk."

After saying that, the three of them left the dock area and headed towards the nearby commercial district.

Although the three people's clothes are different from those here, this is a port after all, and there are people of all kinds.

"Wait here for a moment while I go buy some clothes."

When they arrived at an alley, Yang Xiaole greeted the two people and left.

Leaving two people there waiting.

After a while, he came back with a few paper bags in his hands.

"Change your clothes! From now on, you two will be my bodyguards."

Yang Xiaole himself had already changed into a suit and looked presentable.

Zhang Xuesong took the item and looked at it, then asked curiously, "Where did you buy this dress? Don't you know Japanese?"

Yang Xiaole straightened his clothes and said with a smile: "It's me. I don't speak Japanese, but I can speak English! This is a port, there are many merchants coming and going from many countries, and some of the salesmen here can speak English."

purchase?
What else should I buy here?

Zhang Xuesong smiled when he heard this. It seems so! This guy can speak English.

At this time, Xu Jinbu had already started changing his clothes.

Yang Xiaole looked around, and after the two had changed their clothes, he said, "With these clothes, people won't look at us strangely. This is Yokohama Port, which is dozens of kilometers away from Tokyo. We'll take a taxi there later."

If you don't change your clothes, you will definitely be treated specially.

Xu Jinbu and the other person nodded.

He changed his clothes and put his things into the leather suitcase he brought.

This is more formal.

After coming out, I found a taxi and communicated with the other party in English.

The other party doesn't speak English and he doesn't speak Japanese, but that doesn't prevent the two from communicating through sign language.

The price was quickly determined.

The three of them got in the car and the other party drove towards Tokyo.

An hour later, the three stopped near the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.

Their destination is not Tokyo, but Osaka, about four or five hundred kilometers away from here.

If you want to take the train, you need an ID. The trains here are not easy to climb, and more than 400 kilometers is still quite far.

So they need a car and they need money.

"Lao Hei, is this Tokyo? Isn't it too dangerous?"

Zhang Xuesong got out of the car and drove towards the bustling city, and asked curiously. After all, such a bustling city would be more dangerous for people like them.

Yang Xiaole nodded: "Yes, this is Tokyo. We are here to make money. Tokyo is more prosperous. We need to make some money. Otherwise, the next action will be very inconvenient."

"Get money? How? Lao Hei, you're not... trying to rob, are you? Although I want to do this, it's against the organization's rules!"

Xu Jinbu looked around, thought of something, and widened his eyes.

I accidentally told the truth.

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Do you think I would do such a thing? There is a casino here. I'll go ask around. I'll go make some money first."

"Casino? Do you know how to run one? Besides, people who can run a casino are not simple people. Isn't it too dangerous?"

Xu Jinbu thought for a moment after hearing this.

The only formal gambling I had done in Africa before was revolving, and I usually just played cards.

Yang Xiaole nodded: "I know. Don't worry, this is what I want to do. Have you forgotten our identity? Now we need an identity."

"Identity? What identity?"

"Big Circle Gang!"

"Big Circle Gang?"

"Yes! We have inquired about some information when we came to Hong Kong Island last time and this time. People who came from the mainland had nothing to do at first, so they went to do bad things. There are many such people, and gradually many loose groups were formed, with hundreds of people at most and only a few people at least.

These people are collectively called the Big Circle Gang. They are mainly active in Southeast Asia. There are also some here, but in very small numbers. Most of them are just passing through."

Yang Xiaole explained.

Xu Jinbu hesitated for a moment after hearing this: "Ah? Then how can I write the report when I go back?"

"Idiot! We are just borrowing this identity. We are not asking you to do anything bad."

Zhang Xuesong rolled his eyes at him, and then Yang Xiaole asked, "But if that's the case, wouldn't it be too dangerous? After all, we don't know much about the situation here. Besides, how do we find a casino like this?"

"It's okay, I'll go ask around. This is the Imperial Hotel, the most upscale hotel here. There are a lot of people here who can speak English. Wait a minute."

After saying that, he pretended to go and ask.

He came back after a while and said, "There is a Kabukicho Ichibangai here. It should be there. Let's take a taxi there."

Xu Jinbu was puzzled for a moment: "What is that for?"

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "You are also from the old city, Liuxiang and Shaanxixiang in the Eight Great Hutongs?"

"Oh my god, what are you doing there? Old Black, you can't make any mistakes!"

Xu Jinbu widened his eyes.

Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes: "What are you thinking! Since ancient times, prostitution and gambling have been inseparable. Where there are brothels, there are casinos. Let's go! I'm not that confused."

After saying that, he went to the side to look for a car.

Although Zhang Xuesong had been to Sijiu City, he usually stayed in the military compound and didn't know much about this.

Seeing Yang Xiaole looking for a car nearby, he followed him.

As they walked, he asked Xu Jinbu, "I've heard of the Eight Great Hutongs, but what are Liuxiang and Shaanxixiang for?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinbu whispered, "Shaanxi Lane is a famous place of entertainment in the city, a brothel."

"Ah, a brothel?"

Zhang Xuesong was surprised.

"Yes! Let's go, Lao Hei has got a taxi, don't talk."

After Xu Jinbu answered, he urged him when he saw the situation.

The two of them quickly followed.

Get in the car and start again.

Ten minutes later, they arrived at a street block filled with Japanese style.

The red lights hanging on the side and the prostitutes wearing kimonos on the street can give you a sense of the local atmosphere at a glance.

There are a lot of people here.

There are also many bars, restaurants and dance halls, which looks very lively.

"Let's go in!"

Yang Xiaole greeted them and walked straight inside.

The two of them were like old-fashioned people, dazzled by what they saw.

This place is known as the largest red-light district in Asia. It is a very prosperous place. Not only Japanese people, but also many foreigners come here to consume.

It's like traveling.

Of course, not all of them come here to look for women; many are simply curious.

So, on the surface, it seems that this place is not too chaotic, but that’s on the surface. Otherwise, how can we make money!

Of course, this must be a place where gangs are entrenched.

"Let's eat first! Don't talk for a while."

Yang Xiaole looked at a Japanese restaurant and said to the two of them.

I haven’t had dinner yet!
After dinner, it wasn’t too late.

The two of them didn't speak. Yang Xiaole communicated in English the whole time. He didn't expect that there would be someone who could speak English in an ordinary store.

And he's a waiter.

They asked for a private room and the three of them went inside.

After the order was placed, the door was closed.

Zhang Xuesong then whispered, "It's really uncomfortable to sit like this, we might as well sit at a table outside!"

Yang Xiaole also nodded in approval.

There is a place to sit outside to eat, but it is in front of the chef, which is not very convenient.

"Just eat it!" Then they discussed what to do next.

Asked: "What did you order?"

"I've never eaten before, so I asked him for a full meal. He ordered pork rice for you two, eel rice for me, and some sushi!"

These two guys may not be used to eating other flavors of food.

Hearing this, both of them nodded.

While waiting, Yang Xiaole began to arrange the following matters.

"I'll ask around about the casinos here, and then the three of us will go together. Big Head will follow behind me as a bodyguard. Squirrel, you just blend in with the crowd and act according to circumstances."

They both listened quietly.

After waiting for a while, I saw someone delivering the food.

Yang Xiaole also pretended to ask about the nearby casino.

After finishing his meal, Xu Jinbu complained: "This meal is tasteless! The pork doesn't have much fat! It's all lean meat. And the sushi made me choke on it. It's raw, but it tastes good."

Yang Xiaole laughed when he heard this.

Although wasabi has been available in China for a long time, many people are still not used to eating Japanese food.

The pork rice here has almost no fat.

But he couldn't say anything, so he could only smile and say, "I don't know either, anyway, it's enough to fill my stomach. Stop nagging, let's go, it's time to do something. I've already found out the place."

After all, people in China have suffered for so many years, so food tastes better with lots of oil and salt.

After all, the living conditions here on the Japanese side are different.

Only when you have solved the problem of food and clothing will you think about improving the quality of your life.

After walking for a while, we saw a three-story dance hall with neon lights all over the outside. It looked quite upscale.

It is somewhat similar to the Paramount in the movie Shanghai.

At the corner of the road.

The few of them ignored the streetwalkers who were flirting with them and walked straight into the dance hall.

At least the dance hall is not a disco bar.

There were many well-dressed people drinking inside, and of course, there were also many singing girls wearing kimonos with their faces painted white.

What was playing in the hall was not Japanese music, but Western violin music.

No tickets are required to enter.

However, consumption requires money.

At this time, many people were dancing in the middle of the hall, and there were some foreigners or locals drinking at the nearby tables.

Yang Xiaole looked around and walked straight towards the stairs.

The second floor has private rooms with various Japanese singing girls who accompany you to play games or roll dice.

Instead of staying on the second floor, he went directly to the third floor.

But on the third floor, he was stopped by someone.

Yang Xiaole looked at the other party and said with a smile: "We come from Singapore and are going in to play. Here is a tip"

As he spoke, he took out two ten-dollar bills and handed them to the two people who opened the door.

Pointing inside.

The two devils' eyes lit up when they saw this.

He took the money and bent down: "Ha Yi! Please!"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole gestured to Zhang Xuesong and the other man.

Went in with someone.

After entering, there is another big door with several people guarding it.

They didn't say anything about the arrival of the three of them and let him go in.

There are all kinds of machines as soon as you enter the door.

Pachinko machines and slot machines.

There are also many dice and baccarat playing cards in the hall.

have to say.

This is the largest red-light district in Tokyo and even in Asia. Yet this casino is openly open and it is quite large in scale.

There are a lot of people inside.

The majority of them were actually from the Japanese side, and only a quarter of them had foreign faces.

Yang Xiaole took out three hundred US dollars and exchanged them for chips.

108000 yen.

The minimum is 100 yen
The yen is now fixed to the dollar. 1:360
The floating interest rate will only be adopted starting next year.

Yang Xiaole was holding the chips, thinking about something in his mind.

He remembered one thing.

It seems that the Japanese have been using a fixed exchange rate since the 1950s, and adopted a floating exchange rate before and after the petrodollar.

The Japanese yen suddenly rose by 30%.

It should be around 240.

In other words, if you buy 1 US dollar at this time, it can be exchanged for 360 Japanese yen. After the price goes up, you only need 240 Japanese yen to exchange it back to 1 US dollar.

The extra 120 yen is profit.

That’s next year.

30%.

A 30% profit within a year is definitely among the best among major financial investments in the world.

You know, Buffett's annualized rate of 19.9% ​​that year was widely regarded as a benchmark in the investment world.

How can it be 30%?

Well, it's a message.

Thinking of this, he took out a notebook and wrote it down. This was also an important piece of information.

If handled properly, it can bring a lot of foreign exchange to the mainland.

It depends on whether there are channels in the mainland.

However, the key issue is how he can make the other party believe.

Of course, he would definitely let Huang Qiujing start preparing during this period of time.

Once assets become large enough, it becomes very difficult to grow them.

You can make a fortune in a year.

Looking at Zhang Xuesong and the other person next to him, he withdrew his thoughts and walked towards the place where the dice were being shaken with his chips.

Yang Xiaole did not make a big fuss, but instead followed the crowd in betting with a thousand chips.

There is no specific number of points.

After playing a few rounds, I doubled my money and left to move to another place.

There are more than a dozen tables here.

An hour later, the chips worth more than 300 US dollars had reached more than .

Feeling that it was about enough, Yang Xiaole decided to stop while he was ahead.

The other party will feel distressed about spending so much money, but they will not be hostile to you.

Seventy thousand dollars is very rich in this era.

The Japanese cars here cost only about US$2000 for an ordinary one, and US$5000 for a mid- to high-end one.

Take the chips to exchange.

Xu Jinbu felt nervous when he saw so many things.

This is too much money.

Yang Xiaole looked into the distance, because there were surveillance cameras here, and someone was pointing and talking in the camera.

Even though he was so careful, someone still noticed him.

His eyes turned to Zhang Xuesong and the other two.

I was wondering whether I should do something big.

After all, he made money so openly for Zhang Xuesong and others to see, and it was also an excuse for the mainland.

But is this money obtained through fraudulent means a legitimate channel?

If that counts, then it will be easy.

PS: I haven't taken a day off for almost a month. I'll take a day off tomorrow to take my kids out. Sorry.

(End of this chapter)