Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

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Shinjuku East Exit

As the sun sets and dawn breaks, the colorful neon lights of Kabukicho Ichiban-gai begin to radiate the glow of nightlife.

Hanpei Suji is introducing the local restaurants to two South Korean female tourists.

"I've heard...it's dangerous here, I hope nothing bad will happen?" As a foreign tourist, she had heard many strange legends about this place.

For example, there might be a group of yakuza members dressed in black suits parading through the streets, and at night someone might suddenly crawl out from a dark corner, covered in blood.

Banpyeong answered her in broken Korean:

"More than ten years ago, this place... was indeed very dangerous, but now it's mostly restaurants."

He turned around and pointed to the colorful signs and the endless stream of people on the street.

"This is also why...Kabukicho has become popular, and why many foreign tourists like you come to visit."

"So... those kinds of shops are all gone?" another female tourist asked curiously.

A younger-looking female tourist patted her on the shoulder and interrupted her: "Hey, what are you saying? We're just here to take a look around."

"A visit shouldn't just be about eating."

"You're so capable, but I won't play along."

"We're already here. Look, those male escorts in the photos are all quite handsome."

"It must be very expensive!"

“There definitely are those kinds, so…” she looked at Hanpei Soji in front of her, “Isn’t this tour guide here?”

Hanpei Soji looked at the two not-so-young female tourists and wasn't surprised by their curiosity:

"If you'd like, I can introduce you to a place with a great atmosphere..."

He suddenly frowned.

"Excuse me, I was rude. You two can go find that person over there and tell him you want to go to a shop called 'Childhood Fun'."

The two female tourists looked in the direction he pointed and saw a guy smoking.

When I turned around, Banping had already disappeared.

Why did he leave so suddenly?

"do not know."

The two female tourists exchanged a glance.

Hanpei Suji walked to a street lamp not far away, where Kitagawa Sakakisa, dressed in a black dress, was searching for someone amidst the noisy crowd.

"Miss, what brings you here again?"

Kitagawa Sakakisa crossed her arms and looked up at him: "I've been looking for you."

Banping rubbed his forehead and shook his head, pulling out his empty pockets: "Miss, I have no money left, you should go home quickly."

"I don't want to go back yet."

"If you don't go back, Miss, you'll have to go hungry with me."

Kitagawa Sakakisa may not know the details, but she's not stupid.

Banping looks so energetic that he must have eaten.

"You have other money, right?"

"..."

"Secret stash of money".

"Then why won't you give me enough money for a bowl of ramen?"

Banping had no choice; he simply couldn't afford to support this little princess any longer. Her money for his retirement would be used up by her.

"Miss, you've spent all 121 million yen! This last 3 yen..."

"I can afford to buy you a bowl of ramen, right?" Kitagawa Sakakisa said, looking up.

Actually, her brother told Banping not to give her any food, hoping to make her go home by making her hungry.

But it seems to be not working well, because Kitagawa Sakakisa always seems to get free food for no apparent reason.

"It's my fault," Banping said.

"Could you do me a favor?"

Banping Suzhi had no way to deal with her. "Please speak, Miss."

"Someone has been following me recently."

"Stalking Miss?" Hanpei Suji's eyes narrowed slightly on his long, thin face. "Miss, could you tell me what's going on?"

Kitagawa Sakakisa said, "He's a pervert I've never met who harasses me frequently."

"How do you know that guy is a pervert if you've never even met him?"

“Because the pervert writes strange things where I pass by,” Kitagawa Sakakisa made up a reason on the spot, “He not only harasses me, but also my friends.”

"so?"

"So, Banping, you have to help me."

"It's more efficient to go to the chairman of the board for this kind of thing," Banping said.

“No, I came to you because I didn’t want to find my brother,” Kitagawa Sakakisa said. “Hanpei, weren’t you very capable before? I often heard my brother mention you.”

"..."

Banpei Suji lowered his voice, "That's all in the past."

"So, Banping, are you going to help me or not? If you don't, I'll go find that pervert myself."

What good would it do for a pampered young lady who has hardly ever left home to go looking for a pervert on her own?

"I will help you, but I need to earn money now."

The several thousand yen in tour guide fees that were almost in my hands vanished because of Kitagawa Sakakisa's appearance.

It's almost the end of the month, and I have to pay rent again. Just thinking about it makes me anxious.

“We don’t need to earn money! The remaining 3 yen is enough for us to eat ramen for several weeks,” Kitagawa Sakakisa said.

“Young lady, life isn’t just about eating ramen every day,” said Hanpei Soji.

Kitagawa Sakakisa's black dress fluttered in the evening breeze.

"What else can we do? Drink milk tea? I think tea tastes better."

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Shinjuku Police Station.

The subtle fragrance of tea lingered in the office, and the sound of documents being turned suddenly stopped.

Hanamaru Hiroki put down his teacup.

"Come in."

Kazushi Ishibashi hurriedly approached and stood in front of the desk: "Chief Inspector, we have a lead on the robbery case in Shibuya."

"explain."

"He is a member of the Kitagawa Association."

"They never seem to have a moment's peace," Hanamaru Hiroki said without changing his expression. "Did they get alerted when we were gathering clues?"

Ishibashi Kazushi looked troubled: "Hayashida was spotted by the other side while he was following them."

When yakuza members are discovered committing crimes, they will naturally hide in their headquarters.

When the police go to search and arrest people, there are many annoying obstacles that hinder the search work.

The police wouldn't be polite to them, and naturally, they wouldn't be polite to the police either.

Of course, they dared not fight with the police, because that would give the police a pretext to arrest their team leader directly.

Hanamaru Yuuki chuckled twice as he ran his fingers along the frosted glass.

"But since it's the Kitagawa Association, it won't be long before the suspect is brought to your door by his own people. Then you can just take over."

Ishibashi asked in surprise, "Why?"

“Have you heard of ‘the Way of the Knights’?” Hanamaru Hiroki asked, looking up.

"Understood, Kitagawa will continue to promote these things."

The Yakuza advocates "chivalry," which can be summarized as "punishing the strong and helping the weak, being loyal to one's lord and being benevolent."

The fifth generation leader of the Kitagawa-kai has publicly stated that there are many people in modern society who are of bad character, morally corrupt, idle, and have gone astray.

These people are not accepted by society, but the Yakuza accept their resources, regulate them with Yakuza rules, and lead them onto the path of "chivalry".

It is precisely because the Yakuza accept these people that Japan's public security is relatively stable.

"That sounds nice, but I believe you understand why we're doing this."

"Ah."

It's simply about giving yourself a positive image and expanding your influence in society.

Kazushi Ishibashi: "But why would the Kitagawa-kai kidnap their own people? Doesn't that undermine their so-called benevolence and righteousness?"

###Chapter 193 Discovery, and the Police Station's Actions###

I don't know how to describe it, I can only say that the Shenyue Stadium is a huge venue.

"Three! Uesugi Katsuki!"

With the three referees waving their flags, Uesugi Kai left the kendo dojo.

What followed was thunderous applause.

What if someone is too good and has no expectations for kendo competitions?