The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 23 Lucky Mutual Aid Society (15)

Qian Xiaoyi briefly recounted how he got close to the other party. It was the day after the party. Qian Xiaoyi came to the izakaya where President Oiwa had been and found a seat in front of the bar. The seat he chose was next to where President Oiwa had sat before. He ordered a draft beer and drank it slowly with the side dishes that were served, waiting for his prey to come.

Japanese izakayas are a bit like bars, with counters and booths, but there are some differences. Although izakayas are also mainly for drinking, people usually order some food, such as fried skewers or sushi sashimi, etc. If you want to make an analogy, it is similar to the positioning of barbecue stalls in mainland China, and it is a good place to eat and drink at night. Regular customers who often go to such places usually have their own seats. As long as the seat is vacant, they will prefer their fixed seats. Judging from the appearance of President Oiwa yesterday, he should be a regular customer. The location of this store is a bit remote, and the store is not very luxurious. It is not a popular store. There are relatively few new customers, and they are generally repeat customers. Therefore, Qian Xiaoyi is not worried that the seat next to him will be occupied by someone else, causing President Oiwa to go to another seat.

"You look unfamiliar, sir. Is this your first time in our restaurant?" The chef who was preparing food behind the bar asked casually when he saw Qian Xiaoyi drinking alone.

"Yeah~" Qian Xiaoyi shook the glass, stared at the ice inside, and answered absentmindedly: "I encountered something annoying, so I just found a random shop on the side of the road and had a drink."

"Then you have come to the right place, my friend. Although our restaurant doesn't look very good, both the wine and the food taste very good." The chef smiled and handed a small plate with three grilled chicken skewers to Qian Xiaoyi, saying, "Come and eat. This is a free gift. Since you are here to drink, forget about your worries for now."

"Oh~ Boss, you are such a nice person. I won't be polite then. I'll start eating." Qian Xiaoyi pretended to be very happy and picked up a chicken skewer, ate it in one bite, and then drank the beer in one gulp. He sighed with satisfaction and praised exaggeratedly, "Delicious! Another one!"

Having said that, Qian Xiaoyi was thinking: there are only three skewers of meat on a plate, which is not satisfying at all. A glass of beer costs 300 yen, and I will definitely order a few more side dishes later because I got a plate of snacks. It's painful to eat at this price, I can buy many half-price bento boxes.

Poverty made him narrow-minded, but he had to spend the money, even if it was an investment. Qian Xiaoyi angrily ate another skewer of free grilled chicken.

"Okay, please." The master immediately filled his glass. Qian Xiaoyi pretended to be a talkative drinker who was a little drunk and started chatting with the master. More than ten minutes later, the person he was waiting for finally arrived, bringing two drinking buddies with him. As expected, they sat next to Qian Xiaoyi. Qian Xiaoyi didn't even look at them and continued to talk to the master and complain.

"Is Mr. Harada here? Is it the same as usual?" When the master saw the regular customer, he immediately greeted him warmly.

"Of course, bring the wine over quickly, I'm a little thirsty." President Oiwa said with a smile.

President Dayan just glanced at the stranger Qian Xiaoyi and paid no more attention to him. Although there were few new customers in this store, there were still some. After making sure that he did not know the other person, President Dayan began to drink and have fun with his companions, laughing loudly from time to time.

While complaining to his master, Qian Xiaoyi portrayed himself as a hard-pressed multinational businessman who was doing business with his partner and was outshined by the other party even though he was the one doing all the work.

"It's ridiculous. I'm the one running back and forth every day, doing all the hard work, but I don't get much money!" "Whether it's this side or that side, everyone only knows me. Why do I only get so little money after working for so long?"

"These investors are a bunch of vampires! They share a lot of money and ask for a lot! They are all bastards! What are you so proud of?"

"That's right!" President Oiwa, a little tipsy, agreed as he passed a wine glass over to him: "These guys are all bastards! Cheers."

"Cheers!" Qian Xiaoyi clinked glasses with him, took a sip, and then asked, "From what you said, brother, you were also cheated by your partner?"

"Ha~ about the same." President Oiwa said with a bit of a big mouth: "Those vampires only exploit those of us who work hard. They are such bastards! What kind of business are you in, little brother?"

"Haha, it sounds a bit awkward to say this, but I'm in the business of exporting coffins..." Qian Xiaoyi lowered his voice complacently, "Most of the Japanese coffins are purchased from us..."

Then he explained the material, purpose and style of the coffin in detail, and President Dayan believed him after a while. After that, Qian Xiaoyi calmly shifted the topic to the bastard partners. Under the influence of alcohol, the two of them shared a common hatred and denounced those inhuman bosses together. They were so excited about the discussion that Qian Xiaoyi even asked the boss to bring a bottle of expensive soju and filled it for President Dayan. The friendship between the two men soared because of this bottle of soju, and the two drunkards were almost becoming sworn brothers.

——Except Qian Xiaoyi’s heart and wallet were bleeding.

"Through my contact with President Dayan in the past two days, I know the most crucial thing." Qian Xiaoyi said, "That is, President Dayan is just a puppet, and the real mastermind behind the scenes is Matsui. Because Matsui does not have the Yin-Yang Eyes, he cannot effectively control those little ghosts. At the same time, because of his age and appearance, he is not very convincing, so he found the current President Dayan for help. However, President Dayan has been very dissatisfied with Matsui recently, and has been trying to take over. Matsui, who noticed all this, met you at this time - another psychic, and he is very young and easier to control, so he is so unscrupulous in trying to get you to join the guild to help him do things."

"Matsui is not a psychic?! And President Oiwa told you everything just because he was drunk? Isn't that too easy?" Inuyama Heita asked in surprise, and was surprised that President Oiwa was completely unprepared.

Qian Xiaoyi shook his head: "What are you thinking? Although he is a top-notch homebody who has hardly left the house for 30 years and lacks social experience, he is unlikely to easily tell others the secrets that he relies on for survival. All this information I have is based on his reactions and his behavior at the party."

(End of this chapter)