I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

Li Xuan was slightly taken aback, feeling that Yang Nai had underestimated his courage, and said.

"Yes, I think so too. We've already done our best..." Yang Nai said, her hair dripping with water, her feet tucked in, maintaining a polite smile.

reliable.......

Yang Nai remained silent. Even though this man had fought a war for her, she still felt a sense of estrangement from him. The other person's feelings might be slightly different, but it was probably the same. They had only known each other a few times before, merely business partners. Yet tonight, these two strangers had suddenly become close again—a dramatic change that left her unable to process it immediately.

She inadvertently noticed the sunglasses in Li Xuan's hand.

"I owe you a huge favor~~~~ But please forgive me, I'm still a bit disoriented because of the car accident... I will remember your kindness. At least if you encounter any difficulties in business, I will try my best to help you. For now, this is the only thing I'm confident I can repay your kindness with. Let me think about other things... How should I put it, I think there will be an opportunity to repay you in the future, after all, you are my business partner, aren't you?"

Yang Nai turned to look at Li Xuan and asked with a smile.

"...Well, there's no need to be so polite. Just take care of me in the future."

Li Xuan looked at Yang Nai with a complicated expression. He didn't know how to respond to this gratitude, so he talked about the kind of return he really wanted.

Yang Nai covered his forehead with a towel, feeling bored, when suddenly something occurred to him, and he asked again with a smile, "By the way, now that we're starting to get to know each other better, and are even partners, can I start calling you 'Xuanjun' now?"

......

Li Xuan looked reluctant.

He inwardly wanted to complain about the politician's daughter, but he was also a little nervous; the gangster fight outside wasn't over yet...

At 11:30 p.m., the encirclement and suppression operation of Lu Chuan's group officially ended.

※※※※※

The street clashes between the Chiba Ashikawa Group and the yakuza of the Kanto region ultimately ended in a complete victory for the Ashikawa Group.

But what followed was only the beginning of the unfolding events.

Especially regarding that battle, stories circulating online and among the public began to dominate various pages. Rumors circulated that Ashikawa's cadre, "Ashikawa War Demon," was a ruthless killer, decimating all forces in that battle. He claimed to have successfully repelled the combined attack of several major powers in the Kanto region with only a few men, single-handedly fighting a hundred men in a torrential downpour, defeating the extremely famous yakuza figure, "Centurion Nagano," and successfully forcing the outside forces to withdraw from Chiba.

As the saying goes, all legends contain elements of folk embellishment, but the people just love these kinds of fantastical tales. What was originally sixty people has changed hands several times and grown to a hundred, almost doubling in size, becoming more and more exaggerated.

However, just as Li Xuan had thought before, the Japanese people are fascinated by legends, especially by such heroic tales. The character of the "Ashikawa War Demon" was, after all, a native of Chiba, and his reputation was already quite good. With a little embellishment, he became a popular figure, just like the "Shinsengumi Genius Okita Souji" and the "Greatest Warrior of the Sengoku Period Sanada Yukimura," who circulated in the Chiba area's online community with his "unbelievable bravery" and positive image.

Li Xuan was unaware of all of the above. After the operation concluded, he was consulted by the team leader and young master Baba Kiyoshi within the organization about how he successfully turned his enemy, the Yukinoshita family, into a partner.

In short, the outcome was satisfactory. At least one aspect of the legend was true: the rival yakuza factions in the Kanto region reached a reconciliation with the Yukinoshita family, genuinely fearing the name of the "War Demon" from that night...

A week later, construction at Chiba Municipal Soubu High School was still proceeding smoothly.

"Have you heard? Some people online are saying the conflict took place on a mountain road in the suburbs of Tateyama City. Many people went there to take pictures, and some even found traces of the fight. Should we go sightseeing sometime...?"

"Wait a minute, I saw online that it was on a farm road in Narita City..."

After school, a group of high school boys who were very interested in these local online hot topics walked past the construction site while discussing them on their phones.

"Boss, you have a package!"

Just then, a worker holding a package called out to Li Xuan, who was supervising the construction site.

After carefully examining the letter and confirming there was no danger, Li Xuan looked at the sender's name and was shocked to find it was: [Yukinoshita Haruno]!

He opened the package and saw a pair of imported purple sunglasses.

"..."

Li Xuan remained silent for a moment, then quickly smiled.

He took off the sunglasses he had already bought and put on the sunglasses that Yang Nai had given him.

He is a big boss in the underworld.

His journey has only just begun...

Chapter 021 Entertainment Activities of the Extreme Path

The Chiba Municipal Soubu High School Festival is about to be held.

Because of the school festival, Li Xuan's construction project has been temporarily postponed.

The school was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and even the nearby commercial streets could see student council members setting up large banners with the words "School Festival" on the rooftops.

"I gave the employees a break during this time, and then I have to work overtime to catch up on the project's progress. School festival... I've only ever known about it in manga. I never thought I'd get to experience it in person one day. Student life is so wonderful. The atmosphere is completely different from that of working professionals."

Li Xuan stood in a garbage disposal alley, looking at the two large characters "Academy" through the skyline, feeling quite emotional.

He came to collect the debt alone, but now there are five or six scoundrels in the alley, armed with iron pipes and sticks, surrounding him...

After the last highway conflict, more than a dozen of his company's debt-collecting employees were all badly injured and had to take leave of varying lengths. So, when the construction site was on holiday, Li Xuan had nothing to do and went to clear up the bad debts by himself. And that's often what happens.

"..."

Li Xuan glanced at them and thought to himself that he was getting further and further away from the school.

In an instant, Li Xuan made his move.

A series of screams suddenly echoed from the alleyway!

On Saturday, the debt collection was successfully completed.

Li Xuan counted the money in his hand, put it in his pocket, and walked along the streets of Chiba city in the sunset.

The afternoon breeze was very cool, and the leaves rustled. Li Xuan walked down the street, intending to hand over the money to the company's finance department before washing his hands and going home.

As a new-era underworld leader, his life was like this: a simple routine of going to work, home, and back. He didn't go to nightclubs or buy luxury goods, living a simple and frugal life like an ordinary office worker.

Li Xuan, wearing sunglasses and exuding a cool aura, walked along the bustling commercial street.

But his legs immediately and involuntarily took five or six steps back, his eyes wide as he stared at a game-themed store.

The CAPCOM Hunter x Hunter Collector's Edition figure is officially on sale!

"What? It's out? I didn't know!"

Li Xuan was shocked.

Li Xuan has always been a loyal fan of the Hunter x Hunter series, the kind of enthusiast who will buy every release.

Then look at this collector's edition. Those despicable Japanese game companies really know what people want. It starts with the line "A brand new world of ice fields and volcanoes, a brand new hunt," followed by "Sixty-five giant monsters, a brand new ecosystem," and then "Includes a CD + a female Asian hunter/Western hunter figure."

It's as if, in a moment of low spirits, you accidentally stumble upon a brothel and are asked by the understanding Tsuchiya and the fully armed female hunter, "Want me to accompany you?" You fall into a deceptive yet real trap of a money-driven paradise.

Just as Li Xuan stood at the video game store for a while, a female clerk asked, "Sir, would you like to come inside and learn more?"

"Do you have any stock? If so, I'd like to buy one immediately..."

Li Xuan was excited and turned to the shop assistant.

But as he spoke, his expression gradually stiffened.

The female shop assistant with the lovely smile was none other than Iroha Isshiki, the girl I hadn't seen for about a week.

Aspiring new hunters, ready to report for duty, are greeted by a signboard girl with brown hair, goggles, and a sly smile—a cunning merchant's smile that screams, "You're being tricked into risking your life to hunt monsters to achieve some guild goal!"

Li Xuan's sunglasses reflected the light slightly as he calmly replied, "No, I was just looking."

"Wait a minute, don't go! Mr. Yakuza, buy one! You looked like you were about to buy one just now!!"

Isshiki Iroha grabbed Li Xuan's arm and pulled him back tightly, trying to persuade him with a pitiful expression.

The video game store was filled with all kinds of new and old game discs. This store was quite large, with two whole floors filled with shelves.

"I started working here last week. I work four-hour shifts on Saturdays and Sundays. It's close to my home and school. This afternoon, I don't know why, but I haven't been able to get any customers. It's good that Mr. Gangster is playing video games, otherwise it would have affected my review."

Iroha Isshiki wore a blue baseball cap and a blue shop uniform, proving that pretty girls look cute and eye-catching in any clothes. Perhaps the store's willingness to pay such a high hourly wage to a high school girl for part-time work is largely aimed at catering to the shopping atmosphere favored by otaku...

Li Xuan secretly glanced at Isshiki Yu and found that she didn't seem to care much about the hasty farewell at the old school building last time.

Li Xuan stood in front of the counter and said in a low voice, "It's just something to pass the time when I'm free. People in the underworld are people too, and they also need ways to relax."

He glanced at the well-decorated store and asked, "...Speaking of which, shouldn't yakuza people be completely isolated from video game stores? Am I the first yakuza professional customer in this store?"

When discussing yakuza-style entertainment, it usually refers to places like nightclubs, golf courses, and casinos.

"No, that's not it," Iroha Isshiki replied nonchalantly. "Several customers who came with you before bought the same game, and they even said that everyone here tonight is a Hunter from the Iceborne Team or something..."

"..." Li Xuan felt that what Isshiki Yu was saying was probably true.

It seems there are quite a few like-minded people here. After waiting so long for this new work, it's inevitable that even tough guys will shed tears...

"That's right, Mr. Gangster. The construction site is shut down now, and you have two days of vacation left. Are you planning to take a good rest?"

While getting her change, Isshiki asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan replied, "Yes, I plan to rest at home for two days, after all, this is a rare opportunity."

Having bought this game, of course I'll start playing it as soon as I get home; staying home is definitely the best option.

Upon hearing this, Isshiki Hatake, who was behind the cashier, showed a slight look of disappointment on her cute face, with an expression that seemed to say, "Oh, I see."

[Beep beep beep...] Just as Li Xuan was about to pick up the bag, his cell phone rang in his pocket.

Li Xuan took out his phone in confusion, glanced at the incoming call, and his expression changed completely after seeing the display.

"Hello, it's me. Good afternoon, Dad. How are you?"

Li Xuan spoke to the person on the phone in a very respectful tone.

Issei Iroha was slightly taken aback and looked at Li Xuan.

The caller was none other than the leader of the Ashikawa group, an eighty-year-old man and a highly respected elder of the Illuminati.

In his youth, he was a legendary figure in the underworld; now, in his old age, he has become a gentle and kind old man.

—【Ah Xuan, are you free to take this old man for a walk tomorrow?】

The old man asked in a tone as if addressing a child, kind and affectionate.

Isshiki Iroha, standing to the side, wondered curiously if this person was his grandfather or an elder.

Li Xuan naturally replied, "I'm free, I'm available anytime."

—【Then tomorrow, you and A-Qing (Young Master Machang.Qing) will come with me to Jushan to soak in the hot springs, have a meal, see the scenery, and enjoy a good vacation. This old man hasn't been on vacation with his family in ages...】

Sawing the mountain...

Hearing the bloody name of the mountain, Li Xuan had a feeling it was some kind of dangerous place. Sure enough, the vacation spots chosen by the organization all sounded eerie and sinister.

He replied politely, "No...no problem, I'll be at the agreed location on time tomorrow. I'll remember Saw Mountain, it must be a beautiful resort."

—By the way, you can bring your family along. All expenses will be paid by this old man, so feel free to come and have a get-together.