death of hope

The group of people drove to Shimojo District, New Sapporo City.

Come to the southeast corner, a semi-enclosed old neighborhood;

"Flower Street Walled City"

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Even in the depressed and run-down downtown area, the environment here is terrible enough.

The mottled and peeling walls, the privately built shacks,

Intertwined wires, smelly garbage dumps and sewage wells,

Dirty, chaotic, poor, decadent, gloomy...

It is hard to believe that this is part of the most prosperous colonial city in the Federation of Terra.

Tetsuya led his men through the narrow and dirty alleys, feeling the prying eyes in the private shacks;

The malicious looks from all directions,

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"Flower Street Walled City" is a place where fish and dragons are mixed, a famous "three-no-no" zone.

A lawless place filled with gangsters, comedians, homeless people, and thieves;

The disorderly environment brings chaos, but at the same time, it also brings an atmosphere of fireworks that Uptown does not have.

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The old people in the gang will have an indescribable feeling of intimacy towards this kind of place.

Especially Rinka Saito, she is a local, a descendant of the first batch of immigrants, Huajie Walled City is her hometown.

Alin, who was usually taciturn, suddenly became talkative as soon as he came here.

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Every time you pass a landmark, you have to introduce it to Tetsuya and others;

"You see, young master, this flower, bird, fish and insect market is one of the earliest sites of our gang.

Many years ago, Ginza Real Estate wanted to buy this land. Of course, the poor residents of Flower Street Walled City refused to move.

So Ginza Real Estate hired the southern bully Ishii Kojiro and sent hundreds of gangsters to beat, smash, loot and burn.

Because it is related to the livelihood of poor households, the flower, bird, fish and insect market has received "key care".

My stall was smashed and my parents were injured. I was still young at the time, so I called 911 crying. However, I accepted the benefits and didn’t care at all.

While the gangsters were wreaking havoc, the boss of Ginza Real Estate came with a group of engineers to explore the land.

He has regarded the Huajie Walled City as his own, waiting for the bulldozers to come and level the entire walled city.

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At this moment, Chen Yidengruotou, holding a nine-ring sword, arrived with a group of younger brothers.

Uncle Deng was so handsome back then. He cut all the way from the west to the east of the market.

The gangsters who beat my parents and looted my stall were chopped into bloody gourds.

The leader of the bullies, Ishii Kojiro, had an arm cut off by Uncle Deng, and fled in despair with the remaining defeated soldiers.

The CEO of Ginza Real Estate was so frightened that he peed his pants and never dared to take up the idea of ​​Huajie Walled City again.

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I was still young and in school at that time, and I witnessed all this,

Like the boys on the block, we had lost faith in the paper,

Those corrupt guys don't care about the lives of poor people. If there is trouble in Uptown, they will maintain order.

Although the gangsters charge protection fees, they will do their best to protect the safety of the city.

Later, since we couldn't afford to pay tuition and go to college anyway, we kids from Huajie City simply followed Uncle Deng out to hang out. "

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Brother and sister Chen Xing and Chen Hong listened attentively:

"Sister Alin, you know Dad better than us as children..."

"Hey, time flies so fast~, I'm getting old too, I always feel..."

Saito Rinka wanted to sigh a few words, but then she remembered that Toru was listening beside her, so she didn't dare to say anything.

"What do you think?" Chen Xing asked eagerly.

"Nothing..."

Tetsuya noticed the emotions of his men and said gently;

"Alin, just say what you want, there are no outsiders here."

Saito Rinlin hesitated for two seconds and sighed;

"The gang has grown, and it has been recruited into a branch by the Mountain King Association. It is easy to enjoy the shade under the big tree.

Everyone no longer has to live a hard life.

Smoking good cigarettes, drinking good wine, driving good cars...

But I always feel that something is missing, I am not as happy as I used to be..."

Che also thought about it:

"Perhaps, that is what my father and Uncle Deng often mentioned, the happiness unique to the lower city.

The poor are happy,

A spoiled young man like me, who grew up in a greenhouse, will never understand.

I’m too young, I still need Sister A-Lin’s guidance in the future~”

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Saito Rinka looked at Tetsuya Yamama with some surprise, and was a little moved by his frankness.

His opinion of this young master has changed a lot, and he secretly approves of it in his heart;

(Uncle Deng is right, this kid is the future of the gang!)