I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

"We must not let down our young master and everyone else's sacrifices. We must win this match!"

Li Xuan ran alongside Nagano and said to him.

Soon, they found themselves locked in a fierce confrontation with the former gang leader, a housewife, and his second-in-command, Steel Fist Tiger, who, like the other retired gangsters, could only sell croquettes.

The marathon in Chiba Prefecture has garnered considerable attention in this otherwise ordinary Japanese prefecture, as the route passes by Chiba University.

Chiba University volunteers eagerly awaited the arrival of the first batch of marathon runners.

Among them was Yukino Yukinoshita. She wasn't particularly interested in this kind of event, but as a top student, she was asked to do it. Just as she was listlessly staring at the marathon runners who were late, the spectators ahead started cheering. It seemed that the runners had already arrived.

"Alright, let's start distributing the drinks. Remember what we explained before, be careful."

The volunteer leader gave the instructions.

As a result, after several professional marathon runners received the drinks, a familiar face appeared in front of Yang Nai while she was distributing the water.

With his face covered in bruises, Li Xuan hurriedly met her gaze.

"..."

Yang Nai was completely stunned. He rubbed his eyes and kept looking at the young man who looked a lot like Li Xuan who was running past.

"Yukinoshita-kun, don't get distracted, help me out!"

The volunteers nearby were busy and hurriedly reminded Yang Nai, who didn't know what she had just seen.

Li Xuan has been running 40 kilometers behind last year's champion, Mr. Matsuda Masatake. Although he is exhausted, there are still 9 kilometers left. As long as he keeps following the old man, the 40 million yuan prize will be his.

However, the immortal dragon relentlessly pursued them.

"Undying Dragon, this is against the rules! You and Steel Fist Tiger are both living under my protection in Thousand Warehouse Street. Now that Thousand Warehouse Street is on the verge of collapse, you actually want to steal this life-saving fund from me!"

Li Xuan, covered in sweat, turned around and began playing psychological warfare with the Undying Dragon.

"Boss, this isn't in accordance with the rules."

The immortal dragon was also exhausted. He glanced at Li Xuan and said...

“My fiancée is just a salaried worker. If we want to buy a better house on Qiancang Street, we need to make a down payment of 1400 million for a house in that area and take out a loan for 20 years.”

The immortal dragon began to seriously discuss family matters with Li Xuan.

Li Xuan said with a stern face, "If I lose this match, I'll have to pawn several of my properties to fill the organization's funding gap!"

Centurion Nagano faced off against Steel Fist Tiger.

Torajiro sneered and said, "I never thought that the centurion of the Kansai Alliance would become the War Demon's lackey."

Nagano, his face indifferent, said, "This place suits me better."

Tiger Erlang grinned and said, "How interesting. With you in Qiancang Street, I feel this place is even more interesting now. There's the legendary Dragon of the Underworld, Mad Dog, and now there's you. I need some money to open a physical store. I must step over your dead body."

Veteran Matsuda Masatake was exhausted. Even for a professional athlete, running 40 kilometers in one go would almost completely deplete his physical strength.

"..."

But what was terrifying was that his squinting eyes couldn't help but glance at the group of young people a few meters away who were whispering to each other. These people actually managed to talk while running, which was terrifying.

Tiger Erlang immediately took the lead and began to exert his strength, shouting: "Damn it, I am the number one, War Demon, now I will avenge that arrow!"

Tiger Erlang planned to charge at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately prepared to dodge.

As a result, Centurion Nagano began to intercept and block, doing his best to cover Li Xuan.

"Don't try to succeed!"

Nagano, panting, stared at Torajiro and said.

Tiger Erlang was furious. He thought to himself that with a troublesome guy like the centurion around, he would indeed be quite difficult to deal with.

As a result, the five people in front continued running for another two kilometers, leaving only seven kilometers to go.

— [Ladies and gentlemen, there are only seven kilometers left. After more than two hours of the marathon, the number of runners remaining on the track has dwindled from four thousand to less than one hundred. Leading the pack is Mr. Masatoshi Matsuda!]

The live television broadcast showed the five figures sprinting towards the goal.

—【However, this year Mr. Matsuda Masatake wasn't running alone in the lead; he was closely followed by four athletes, making this year's marathon in Chiba a rare spectacle of a fierce battle for the championship!】

The sports channel host gave an excited explanation.

However, suddenly, a figure moving at an extremely fast speed was captured in the footage.

—【Wait, someone's caught up!】

The camera zoomed out and captured a middle-aged man in his forties, gritting his teeth and covered in wounds, chasing after the front of the group like a madman.

When Li Xuan and the Undying Dragon saw this, they were surprised to find that Majima Goro was still able to catch up!

Given this situation, Torajiro stopped worrying. He felt that if his troublesome opponent kept catching up, things would get very bad. Without saying a word, he decided to charge into Nagano's defenses.

Suddenly, an astonishing scene unfolded!

In the footage, an athlete appears to be sprinting too fast and accidentally collides with a tall athlete, then gets too close to Mr. Matsuda Masatake, resulting in all three athletes crashing into each other.

This stunned not only the host and the audience, but also Li Xuan, the Undying Dragon, and Majima Goro.

The old man fell to the ground, seemingly quite hard.

The first-place player collapsed unexpectedly!

But they all need this number one.

"Mr. Matsuda!!"

The three—War Demon, Undying Dragon, and Mad Dog—screamed in disbelief as they looked at the old man lying on the ground.

Chapter 091 Your relationship is special (5.5k)

Chiba Sports Channel broadcast a report on an accident that occurred during an international marathon.

"..."

Li Xuan, Majima Goro, and Ryu were all dumbfounded.

The TV crew was outside the runway, filming the accident scene with cameras.

Nagano and Torajiro, their knees and palms covered in blood, were lying on top of Matsuda. However, they quickly noticed the TV crew running over, exchanged surprised glances, and immediately one clutched his wrist and the other his knee, pretending to have fallen hard and shouting.

It seems they've mastered the art of faking injuries on the field to completely shirk responsibility.

— [Oh no! The scene is a complete mess, and the athletes who accidentally fell look to be in bad shape!]

A female presenter from Chiba TV stood nervously to the side as she reported the news.

The camera remained focused on the three fallen people, and in an instant, Nagano and Torajiro's deliberate suspicions were dispelled by their acting skills.

Soon, medical personnel came forward to check on the injuries of the three of them.

A medical worker pressed on Tiger Erlang's knee, and Tiger Erlang immediately cried out in pain, "Ouch, it hurts so much!!"

As a result, both Nagano and Torajiro were carried off on stretchers.

Li Xuan and the others watched as the two were carried off the stage. Just as they crossed the audience area, they saw Officer Aso, an old acquaintance from the Chiba Police Station, leading several men to intercept the two familiar faces who had appeared on television. Nagano and Torajiro's injuries healed instantly; they jumped off the stretchers and ran forty kilometers with remarkable agility.

Everything is an instinctive skill of the underworld.

Medical staff examined Matsuda Masatake and found that the elderly man was still conscious.

Li Xuan, Long, and Majima Goro stood to the side with concerned looks, showing no intention of running away.

The favorite to win, the elderly gentleman, is injured. There's nothing we can do but wait for the runners behind him to catch up before we can start moving.

As a result, the Chiba Sports TV presenter continued the report: "The Chiba International Marathon is now fraught with new uncertainties due to Mr. Matsuda's injury. According to backstage information, the second group is currently lagging far behind the first group by 30 minutes. It seems the next race will have to be decided from the remaining young marathon runners in the first group."

"What, thirty minutes!?"

Li Xuan and the others reacted with astonishment on camera; the news was like a bolt from the blue.

It seems that the top-tier bankrupt gangsters are indeed very successful.

Just as the three of them were in a dilemma, an international event staff member said to them, "You can continue running. Please don't worry about Mr. Matsuda. We will handle it."

On the sun-drenched track, three "athletes" stood still, each with a different expression, pausing for a few seconds.

Li Xuan immediately refused, saying, "No, no, I'll wait until the old gentleman gets up before I run."

Long said with concern, "Mr. Matsuda, I hope to see him stand up again."

Goro Majima also firmly declined, saying, "I hope to see Mr. Matsuda cross the finish line first with my own eyes!"

When the Chiba TV crew heard that the top-tier athletes were all willing to wait for Mr. Matsuda Masatake to resume the competition, the camera crew immediately began to capture the three of them on camera.

—【It's truly touching that these three outstanding young athletes have all expressed their willingness to wait and look forward to the return of Chiba veteran Masatoshi Matsuda to the competition. We can see that this is the Olympic spirit of the people of Chiba Prefecture!】

Officer Aso, who had lost track of them, watched from a distance, wanting to catch these despicable yakuza, but they really didn't want to expose the truth to the whole of Japan. Hearing the host praise the three of them like that, he was so angry that he started pounding his thigh outside.

"Mr. Matsuda, stand up!"

"Mr. Matsuda, stand up!"

"come on!"

The surrounding Chiba citizens cheered.

"Mr. Matsuda, you can't fall down!"

Li Xuan and the other two, Majima, also looked on with anticipation and encouraged each other with genuine emotion.

Encouraged by many people, a miracle truly occurred: Matsuda Masatake, accompanied by medical staff, slowly got up.

Matsuda Masatake started running again.

The people present cheered enthusiastically.

What an inspiring scene!

Li Xuan and his companions seemed to be the happiest people, as if they had been reborn. The three of them stood around Matsuda Masatake, who was running out of energy, like a guard, their faces beaming with bright smiles.

However, in the final sprint of the wonderful seven kilometers, Matsuda Masatake collapsed again after running less than four kilometers.