Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

However, Sima Xiang guessed wrong this time.

It wasn't that Chen Jiajun was interested in Lili, but rather that the proprietress named Lili was lusting after Chen Jiajun's body.

On the contrary, Chen Jiajun was not very interested in this woman.

Although Lili was charming and alluring enough, what kind of beauty hadn't Chen Jiajun seen? There was no need for him to come to a foreign country to hunt for women.

Lili invited him several times, but gave up when she saw that Chen Jiajun was not interested.

However, Chen Jiajun still acted like a gentleman and decided to take Lili home.

However, as soon as the two stepped out of the restaurant, they encountered several robbers.

And they're all Chinese, damn it.

"Hey, boss lady, got a sucker? Want to borrow some money from us?"

The leader spoke to Lily in a strange accent.

Lili said, her voice trembling with fear, "I have no money, get out of here. Otherwise I'll call the police."

"Damn it, you won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences."

The thugs rushed up, intending to snatch the handbag from Lili's hand.

Chen Jiajun sneered and grabbed the thug's wrist, saying, "Didn't you hear me tell you to get lost?"

"Damn it, let go of me. Or I'll kill you." The thug felt as if his wrist was being clamped by pliers. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from Chen Jiajun's grip. He then brandished his baseball bat and threatened him.

When the other two thugs saw that their leader had been caught, they grabbed baseball bats and rushed over while cursing.

"Watch out!" Lili exclaimed, intending to warn Chen Jiajun.

Just then, a figure rushed over, knocking one of the thugs to the ground, and then kicked another thug to the ground.

"Don't do anything rash, I've already called the police, they'll be here soon," the man shouted at the thugs.

Seeing his two underlings knocked down, the gang leader stopped being arrogant and immediately said to Chen Jiajun, "Let go, I'll leave right away."

Chen Jiajun didn't bother dealing with the two thugs, so he let go and allowed them to leave.

"Boss lady, are you alright?" the person asked Lili with concern.

Lili shook her head and said, "It's alright, Tie Tou. Are you alright?"

"It's nothing," Tie Tou said with a smile.

Chen Jiajun nodded to the smiling, honest-looking man in front of him, saying, "Thanks to you for helping me just now."

Tie Tou scratched his head and said, "I was just showing off my limited skills. With this gentleman here, you'll definitely be fine, boss lady."

Tie Tou could tell that Chen Jiajun's grab of the thugs was a very skillful grappling technique, and that Chen Jiajun would definitely have no problem dealing with those thugs.

He only stepped in to help because he was worried that the proprietress would get hurt.

Chen Jiajun glanced at Tie Tou's eyes, then smiled and said to Lili, "Alright, since you have your protector, I won't bother you any longer. See you again sometime."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Lili didn't say anything, but thanked Chen Jiajun again.

This was just a minor incident; these two people were merely strangers to Chen Jiajun.

However, unexpectedly, one night a dozen days later, a man named Nakanishi suddenly visited.

This guy had been slashed twice, and blood was constantly flowing from the wounds. He was brought over by Tie Tou, whom he had met once before.

"How did you get into this state?" Chen Jiajun asked, frowning.

Nakanishi Kazuo said weakly, "We've fallen into a trap. Someone tried to stop my reforms and was ambushed."

Seeing that Nakanishi Kazuo could barely speak, he might actually die here.

Chen Jiajun had no choice but to have Tie Tou help Zhong Xi into a guest room, and then have Tie Tou wait in the living room.

He found a doctor to bandage him up. Although Chen Jiajun didn't like Zhongxi Yinan very much, he still had to keep him alive for the time being, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get the technical approval for the machinery company he had just obtained.

After returning to the living room, Chen Jiajun asked Tie Tou, "What happened? And why did you get involved in this?"

Chen Jiajun spoke in Mandarin, which surprised Tie Tou: "You're also from the mainland?"

Chen Jiajun shook his head: "I'm from Hong Kong, tell me. For the sake of being a fellow countryman, if you encounter any trouble, I might be able to help you."

After hesitating for a moment, Tie Tou told Chen Jiajun the whole story.

Tie Tou is an illegal immigrant who came to Japan to find his fiancée.

His fiancée said she was coming to Japan to make money, but then she disappeared. Iron Head was worried and chased after her.

However, due to the lack of legal status and the language barrier, everything went wrong for Tie Tou in Japan.

Fortunately, I met a fellow countryman in Japan, which helped me settle down.

These people are all from the lower class. Besides doing the most menial and lowly jobs, they also engage in some shady dealings.

For example, theft, fraud, etc., but they were just unlucky enough to get involved with the Tainan gang on the Kaohsiung MRT.

One of his underlings had his hand chopped off by Kao Chieh, and in his rage, Tie Tou decided to seek revenge on Kao Chieh.

Just then, Kao Chieh encountered Zhong Xi's attempt to attack him and happened to rescue him.
After listening to Tie Tou's description, Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, "You've got guts, a bunch of illegal immigrants daring to mess with the Tainan gang."

In the Shinjuku area, the Tainan gang wields considerable influence.

Even the Yamaguchi-gumi and the Ichigo-kai dare not provoke them easily.

"If my brother is in trouble, would I even be human if I didn't step up?" Tie Tou said excitedly.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "You've got guts. I've always liked loyal people like you. You can rest at the hotel for a while, and we can talk about it tomorrow."

"But," Tie Tou wanted to say something more.

But Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "In your current state, if you go back, you will definitely implicate your brothers."

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Tie Tou finally realized what was happening and nodded in agreement.

The next morning, Zhongxi Yinan woke up and dragged his weak body to the living room, where he found Chen Jiajun and Tietou having breakfast.

"Mr. Zhongxi, would you like to come and have some food with us?" Chen Jiajun invited with a smile.

Nakanishi Kazuo was already hungry, so he sat down without any ceremony and said, "Excuse me."

After saying that, he immediately began to eat heartily.

After breakfast, Chen Jiajun had tea brought over and then said, "Mr. Zhongxi, is it possible that your plan to assassinate you at this time has been exposed?"

After pondering for a moment, Nakanishi Kazuo shook his head and said, "Only the two of us know about this plan, so it's absolutely impossible for it to be exposed. I think there's another reason."

Chen Jiajun asked, somewhat puzzled, "Shouldn't you have reached an agreement with the Tainan gang in the beginning? Why did Kaohsiung MRT suddenly take action against you?"

A look of shock crossed Zhongxi's face: "Mr. Chen, you also know about this?"

Nakanishi Kazuo had investigated and confirmed that Chen Jiajun indeed had no influence or intelligence sources in Japan. The fact that even such a secret was known to Nakanishi Kazuo revealed a deep sense of apprehension.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "I have my own sources of intelligence. As a partner, I should have the right to know, right?"

Nakanishi Kazuo could only say helplessly, "This matter is probably related to the Kusakari Group."

"The Kusakari Group?" Chen Jiajun heard a familiar name. It seemed that the leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi in the 1990s was surnamed Kusakari.

Thinking of this, Chen Jiajun glanced at Zhongxi Yinan and thought to himself, "Is this guy's operation destined to fail?"

Kazuo Nakanishi explained, "The Kusakari Group is one of Masahisa Takenaka's right-hand men, his most loyal henchmen. They are also one of the most powerful groups among the many Yamaguchi-gumi."

"The leader of the Kusakari group is named Kusakari Yuichi, an ambitious man. I didn't expect that he had already reached an agreement with the Tainan gang, which is why we fell into the trap. If we want to move to Takenaka Masahisa, Kusakari Yuichi is an insurmountable obstacle."

Chen Jiajun's face immediately showed dissatisfaction: "Mr. Nakanishi, you didn't mention the Kusakari Group to me before."

Hearing Chen Jiajun's tone, Nakanishi Kazuo's heart tightened.

He did intend to keep this from Chen Jiajun, as a backup plan to deal with Chen Jiajun. However, plans don't always go as expected, and he hadn't anticipated this situation.

If Chen Jiajun isn't given a satisfactory explanation for how things have turned out, this deal is likely to fall through.

He then turned his gaze to Tie Tou, who looked completely clueless, and said to Chen Jiajun, "I didn't originally intend to trouble you with this matter, Mr. Chen Jiajun. I was planning to have this guy do it."

"Him?" Chen Jiajun looked at Tie Tou, who was standing to the side with a blank expression, and revealed a half-smile.

Nakanishi Kazuo was unaware that Chen Jiajun knew Tie Tou, so he casually made up a story: "This guy is an assassin who was smuggled in. I'm planning to have him assassinate Kusakari Yuichi."

Seeing Zhongxi pointing at him, Tie Tou whispered to Chen Jiajun, "Mr. Chen, what is this guy saying?"

“He wants you to kill two people,” Chen Jiajun said calmly.

Tie Tou paused for a moment, then said to Zhong Xi, "Why me?"

“I can’t use my own people,” Kazuo Nakanishi said calmly.

Upon hearing Zhongxi Kazuo's words, Tie Tou remained silent for a moment before turning to Chen Jiajun and saying, "Mr. Chen, I..."

"Don't ask me about this, ask yourself." Chen Jiajun didn't give Tie Tou any hints.

After hesitating for a moment, Tie Tou said, "Okay, I agree. But you have to meet a few conditions."

Nakanishi Kazuo smiled and said, "Go on."

"First, you have to help me get a long-term residency permit. Second, I want all the territory of the Tainan gang." Tie Tou took a deep breath and stated his conditions.

Having spent so much time in Japan, Tie Tou clearly understands that this is a world where people prey on each other.

For someone like him to live an easier life, he has to become ruthless.
As for the territory of the Tainan gang, Tie Tou planned to ask for it for his brothers who had illegally immigrated there.

These marginalized people live a very hard life, and Tie Tou is determined to change this situation.

Humans are strange creatures.

Even though they themselves are not doing well, they can't stand seeing other people suffer.

Just like Tie Tou, even though he himself was just a stowaway who came to Japan illegally, he couldn't bear to see fellow stowaways suffer, and was even willing to risk his life to help them.

Such people are extremely rare in this era.

Upon hearing Tie Tou's words, Zhong Xi nodded in satisfaction: "Very good."

As he spoke, he took out the pistol from his waist and handed it to Iron Head.

Then, Nakanishi Kazuo said to Chen Jiajun, "As long as he succeeds, our plan can continue."

Chen Jiajun smiled and said noncommittally, "Then I'll wait for good news."

After Nakanishi Kazuo left, Tie Tou tentatively said to Chen Jiajun, "Mr. Chen, do you think there was a problem with my decision just now? Your expression seemed rather subtle."

Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, "This is indeed a great opportunity for you. I can even guarantee that you will get whatever you want from Zhongxi Yinan."

"Really?" Tie Tou's face lit up with joy.

Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said, "Don't be too happy yet. Not to mention that Kusakari Yuichi is not so easy to deal with, even if you succeed, are you sure the Yamaguchi-gumi will let you go?"

"The Yamaguchi-gumi is dozens of times larger than the Tainan gang. Kazuo Nakanishi only promised to help you get an identity and give you the Tainan gang's territory. He didn't say he wouldn't let the Yamaguchi-gumi hunt you down."

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Tie Tou's face immediately fell.

Chen Jiajun continued, "Furthermore, with your personality, you're not suited to be a gang leader. Being a gang leader requires not only loyalty but also ruthlessness. Will you continue to run the gang? Will you collect protection money from those businesses? Will you turn a blind eye to your subordinates' bullying and monopolistic practices?"

Chen Jiajun's repeated questioning made Tie Tou's face grow increasingly pale.

All he was thinking about was finding a place for his brother to eat; he hadn't considered anything else.

Now it seems that things are not as simple as he imagined.

"Then what should I do?" Tie Tou asked Chen Jiajun, looking completely bewildered.

Chen Jiajun said calmly, "Ask yourself what you want."

"I want a stable life," Tie Tou said after a moment's hesitation.

Chen Jiajun nodded and said, "Then give up your desire to help others and live your own life well."

“But when I first came to Japan, my brothers helped me,” Ironhead said, shaking his head. “I can’t just abandon them.”

Chen Jiajun shook his head and said, "Then do as you please."

Chen Jiajun didn't want to comment too much on this stubborn mule, so he shook his head and remained silent.

After bowing to Chen Jiajun, Tie Tou left the hotel suite.

After he left, Chen Jiajun called Silva over and said, "I don't know if he can get his own territory, but if he does, I think we can take over?"

Silva nodded and said, "Indeed, this is a great opportunity. It's just that I'm not very familiar with gangster matters."

Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "It's alright, I'll transfer a suitable person over."

"Oh? Who is it?" Silva asked curiously.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "Pheasant."

“Although I don’t know why you chose pheasant, I find your smile quite wicked,” Silva said, shaking his head.

After returning home, the man from the center immediately reported the incident to Masahisa Takenaka.

After all, infighting among members is clearly unacceptable within the Yamaguchi-gumi.

In the conference room, Nakanishi Kazuo's subordinates pointed out Kusakari Yuichi on the spot: "Kusakari Yuichi, as the team leader, actually ordered an outsider to assassinate the organization's junior leader, Nakanishi Kazuo. If we don't break down his door, how can the members be convinced?"

"Breaking out" is a term used by the Japanese mafia, roughly meaning to expel someone from the gang.

Upon hearing his underling's words, Kusakari Yuichi's adopted son, Kusakari Ryo, slammed his fist on the table and pointed at the man's nose, saying, "You need evidence to say such things. If you slander my father again, I will kill you."

The two sides were on the verge of a physical fight over a single word.

"Shut up."

This greatly displeased the chairman, Takenaka Masahisa, who then slapped each of them across the face.

Hearing the chairman's reprimand, both sides calmed down.

After everyone fell silent, Takenaka Masahisa coldly said, "The Yamaguchi-gumi is powerful because of its unity. Anyone who dares to utter the words 'breach the gate' again will not be spared."

Hearing the president say that, the others finally shut their mouths.

Then Takenaka Masahisa looked at Nakanishi Kazuo and said, "I can't find a reason for Kusakari to kill you. Do you?"

Of course, Ichiro Nakanishi has evidence, but this evidence certainly cannot be publicly revealed.

Otherwise, he himself would be in deep trouble.

He could only stare coldly at Kusakari Yuichi without saying a word; he had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.
Yuichi Kusakari clearly knew this would be the outcome, but to save face for everyone, he still offered a reason: "The Ichigokai has a significant conflict with us, and they've always wanted to expand into the Kansai region, so I believe it was the Ichigokai who did it. Give me some time, and I'll find out the truth."

Hearing that Kusakari Yuichi was so considerate of the bigger picture, Takenaka Masahisa couldn't help but nod.

Then, turning to the man beside him, Nakanishi Kazuo, he said, "Apologize to the Kusakari group leader. Let's put aside the past and coexist peacefully."

Takenaka's attempt to smooth things over not only failed to solve the problem, but also exacerbated the resentment in Nakano's heart.

His eyes flashed with undisguised resentment.

After a long silence, Kazuo Nakanishi stood up and bowed deeply to Yuichi Kusakari.

Then he left with his men.

Having decided to kill, Nakanishi Kazuo did not hesitate. That very night, he contacted Tetsuto to prepare to assassinate Kusakari Yuichi, and at the same time, he asked Chen Jiajun to assassinate Takenaka Masahisa.

He himself remained at headquarters, ready to seize power at any moment. (End of Chapter)