Dragon Tribe: Still Thinking Until Now

"Flame Dragon Slayer."

Chapter 180: Lunch with a Friend

"Fate has changed due to his interference, brother, but this is not necessarily a good thing. Besides, do you really think Finkel von Frings is on our side?"

The little devil stood behind Lu Mingfei and put his hands gently on the man's shoulders. It seemed that they really looked like brothers.

Brother and younger brother.

"The implementation of the Jiyuan Project not only means that the power of the academy has officially begun to set foot in this land, but it is also awakening the evil buried deep in the soul of a certain evil ghost."

"Herzog..."

"Will he give up such an opportunity? Will he give up such a chance to become a god?"

Lu Mingze's voice was light and very magnetic. Lu Mingfei turned around and looked at him. The little devil stood in the slanting sunlight and stretched out his hand. The white and delicate palm pressed on the man's brow, like an emperor granting a noble title to a triumphant knight.

The boy's body began to rise slowly from the sunlight, like the moment when Jesus returned to heaven in the legend.

Neither the glass curtain wall nor the frozen ginkgo tree could stop him from leaving. Then the wind blew, and the black striped Florence suit turned into a flying flower in the wind.

The wind silently passed through the long streets of Shibuya in Tokyo, and the white clouds lazily moved from west to east with the wind.

The power that made the world pause was like a collapsed mountain, breaking into discrete fragments within the rules. The wind was filled with the sound of bronze bells shaking and colliding, merging into one, as if the entire city was playing a tune that ancient kings had once listened to.

In the sound of the wind, the devil's voice came down from the sky: "Struggle, roar, you desperate man, but even if you set out with thousands of troops, you will eventually be alone!"

The dust swirled aimlessly in the beam of light. The proprietress who brought the unagi from the kitchen was all smiles, and the tempting aroma of meat rose from the plate with the heat.

Lu Mingfei looked at Eri, the girl was smiling and holding her chin, as if she was looking at him forever.

At this time, the leaves outside the window were swaying in the wind, and the sunlight was scattered on the girl's crystal white skin, as if even the light had a shape at this moment.

Those deep red pupils as mellow as wine were dancing with beautiful golden colors.

Lu Mingfei smiled silently and stared into Eiry's eyes. No one knew what decision he was making in his heart.

"Excuse me, this is the eel rice for both of you, please enjoy!" The proprietress' voice was soft and had the charm of a mature woman. She looked to be the same age as my aunt, but she did not have the face of a mean old woman in menopause. Instead, she made people feel like a spring breeze.

Lu Mingfei nodded to the proprietress: "It smells delicious."

The proprietress was quite flattered: "Ah, thank you!"

"My brother used to eat eel rice with me, it was delicious, but later he seldom took me out anymore." Eri wrote to Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei nodded: "If Eri wants to eat, I will pack one for you every day." Although the Sheqi family will restrict the little monster's travel, they should not refuse Lu Mingfei's visit. After all, a stable and positive mood will also help Eri's dragon blood to maintain a low activity state.

As for the eel rice mentioned by Eri, Lu Mingfei had actually heard about it from Sakura not long ago.

The little girl used to eat the Michelin-rated Arashiyama Hirokawa eel rice, probably because she thought it was a canteen. Occasionally, Gen Chisei would take her to the century-old "Kyogoku Kaneyo" in the alley next to the Kamogawa River near Sanjo, Kyoto, which is known as Japan's best eel rice. However, the family usually cleared the entire alley at that time.

But since he wanted to eat Kyoto eel rice, Lu Mingfei felt that he certainly couldn't go to those famous stores. Not only were there long queues at the door every day, but the taste was actually quite average - the most typical example was definitely China's Quanjude Roast Duck.

This small shop in the alley of Shibuya district is not bad. Boss Lu did big data coordination through Norma. Judging from its reputation, it can definitely be ranked in the top ten in Tokyo.

The signature dish is the tamagoyaki eel rice bowl. Since Eri and Lu Mingfei don’t really eat eggs, they ordered two servings of charcoal-grilled eel rice bowls.

The eel from Lake Hamana in Shizuoka was grilled over charcoal and was slightly charred on the surface. It was soft and tender in the mouth, just like the feeling of Japanese beef melting in the mouth. The rice grains were large and full, and tasted sweet after being drizzled with eel sauce.

Perhaps it suited Eri's taste, as the little girl ate it very quickly. In addition, her appetite was not small to begin with, so Lu Mingfei ordered another portion in addition to the one that Caesar and Chu Zihang had.

Lu Mingfei was preoccupied, so he ate absent-mindedly. He was still thinking about what Lu Mingze had said.

"Mingfei, what are you thinking about?" Eri waved her white little hand in front of Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei suddenly realized and smiled: "No, I was just a little dazed."

He saw that there was rice on the corner of Eri's mouth, so he took out some paper, folded it, and reached out to help her wipe it off. The girl looked up at the man's face with a gleam in her eyes.

At this time, someone pushed the door open and walked in. "We need to start learning the mission starting tomorrow." Someone said lightly, "If you have dealt with the private affairs with this...head of the Uesugi family."

In addition to Lu Mingfei and Eiry, there were three or five other people in the store. Now everyone was looking in that direction, obviously very interested in the meaning of this sentence.

The term "head of the family" is rare even in Japan, and couples are curious about what kind of old man would use the title of "head of the family".

The warm air filled with the aroma of grilled unagi flowed through the shop, as if someone had opened the lid of a steamer, and the cool breeze brought in the smell of leaves and the hustle and bustle of the city.

Caesar and Chu Zihang were both wearing the uniforms of senior officials of the Sheqi Eight Families Executive Bureau. Their suits were open and their sleeves were rolled up, but the patterns on the lining were flamboyant and chaotic, like ronin from the Warring States Period who had come to the modern era.

The two men stood side by side. Chu Zihang was wearing huge sunglasses and holding a guitar case in his hand. The half of his face that was exposed was expressionless, but Lu Mingfei was sure that his senior brother was looking at him.

There is not much worldly air about him, like a cold knife.

The person who spoke just now was Chu Zihang, and he used Japanese that he was not very fluent in, which was obviously learned on the spur of the moment.

Caesar gathered his golden hair behind his head and tied it simply with a rope. He was originally checking the world time watch on his wrist. When he looked up and saw Lu Mingfei and Eiry looking at him, a smile appeared on his face.

Everyone was shocked by the aura of these two people. Those who could eat here were not the wealthy capitalist class, but the working people. However, it was obvious that the things on the two foreigners were not cheap. The showy posture and expression and the arrogant look on their faces were probably only class enemies that could do that.

Normally, everyone should curse them in their hearts, but the images of these two people really don't make people feel bad.

Needless to say, Caesar was born with a silly, middle school look. Chu Zihang was only 20 years old, and although he had a dull face, he was still a pretty boy. He looked a bit childish in this outfit.

It took the proprietress a few seconds to react. She trotted over and shouted "Iracha Imaase" while looking in Lu Mingfei's direction hesitantly. Only after seeing him nod did she lead the two pretentious geeks to their table.

The proprietress wanted to see Lu Mingfei and Eiry's outfits. She was probably not sure whether the two young men dressed as gangsters were the ones traveling with the couple.

Eiry actually had an impression of these two guys. It must be the memory of the previous time and space at work, but it was probably not a good impression. The little girl was frightened by the aura of the two guys. She ran to sit next to Lu Mingfei, hid beside him, and then poked her little head out from over his shoulder to look up.

She had indeed met Caesar and Chu Zihang, but that was after she parted with Lu Mingfei in Meizuji Town.

There are some things that the old Lu Mingfei didn't know. Eri wouldn't tell him because she was too dumb to express it. Chu Zihang and Caesar wouldn't tell him either because there was no point in telling him and it would only add to his sadness.

After returning to Shinjuku from Meizujicho, Lu Mingfei still had to work hard in a gigolo bar to hide his identity. He needed to earn a lot of money to stay, otherwise he and Xiaoying would have to go out and wander around. At that time, Lu was still a loser. If someone told him that in another year, Lu would become the president of the Executive Department Student Union and the Prince of Cassel, Lu Mingfei would definitely not believe it.

Once, Lu Mingfei was not at home. A girl in a dress got out of a black Lexus with the help of her maid and walked through the crowded crowd in the gigolo shop. A feminine man with an expression as if he was going to blow up Takama-ga-hara stood not far from her, smoking a Mild Seven Stars cigarette.

Eri sat down at the table with a "Reserve" sign in the front, and quickly wrote a check for 100 million yen to the waiter, saying that she wanted to keep Sakura, and she bought 100,000 flower tickets. Then she stood up and left, because Chu Zihang and Caesar were already approaching her against the crowd.

Their looming murderous aura had not yet dissipated, and Eri, who was actually a very sensitive person, began to panic. The girl stood in the heavy rain, hesitating at the traffic lights, and when she was panicking and didn't know what to do, a black umbrella hit her head.

Chu Zihang caught up with her and hailed a taxi with standard waiter's gestures. He opened the door and helped her get in the car. Then he looked at her coldly and said in his unfluent Japanese, "Don't come again."

In Eri's impression, the golden-haired man was standing in the rain, smoking a cigar and staring at his brother, as if he wanted to kill him with his eyes.

To this day, Eri still remembers these two people because they were Lu Mingfei's friends and looked weird.

Caesar, who tried hard to put on a gentle smile to make himself look more approachable, didn't know that the little girl had already labeled him and Chu Zihang the same in her mind. If he knew, he probably wouldn't be able to smile now.

"I ordered tamagoyaki eel rice bowl for you. It's the signature dish here." Lu Mingfei helped the two brothers to take out the chopsticks. Chu Zihang and Caesar sat opposite them with their arms and legs spread out. Both of them subconsciously avoided looking at Eri. Instead, they looked at Lu Mingfei with a scrutinizing eye. He was looking around and was unwilling to look at them.

"Good taste," Caesar said.

Chu Zihang finally looked seriously at Hui Liyi who was hiding herself next to Lu Mingfei. After examining her silently for a few seconds, he nodded silently.

"I'm talking about the eel rice. It's dozens of times better than what I had in Chicago," Caesar commented.

The corner of Chu Zihang's mouth twitched, and he threw the guitar case on the table with a bang.

"Where did you go yesterday and this morning?" Chu Zihang folded his arms, took off his sunglasses and looked at Lu Mingfei with rather cold eyes. He was obviously much shorter than Lu Mingfei, but at this moment he had the illusion of being interrogated from a superior position.

"We went to Disneyland yesterday and Meiji Shrine this morning." Lu Mingfei hung his head. He really couldn't stand up in front of Chu Zihang. Caesar nudged Chu Zihang's waist with his elbow and said in a low voice, "That's enough. Didn't you know where they went?"

Chu Zihang didn't say anything and poured himself a glass of wine. Caesar laughed and looked at Lu Mingfei: "We went to Ginza to watch Kabuki yesterday, but we weren't particularly interested in these things, so we didn't understand much. By the way, who is this..."

Caesar turned his gaze to Eri, hesitating whether to shake hands, but Eri obviously only remembered that this blond man had fought with her brother, and she shrank behind Lu Mingfei a little scared.

"Eri, my friend." Lu Mingfei said. He glared at Caesar, and the meaning of this look was, don't you know who she is? Why are you asking now?

Caesar squinted his eyes, meaning that we have to find some topics to talk about, buddy. Look, Chu Zihang’s nose is almost crooked with anger.

Lu Mingfei and Caesar cleared their throats at the same time, pretending to be calm. Chu Zihang was not a unreasonable person, so he would not make trouble in front of Eri at this time.

Boss Lu could almost understand the idea of ​​killing the embryo. To Chu Zihang, Xia Mi was probably like a younger sister. The fact that Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi had confirmed their relationship was no secret among them. At this time, he was still being affectionate with Eiry, which clearly showed that he did not take his brother-in-law seriously.

Afterwards, everyone quieted down. Chu Zihang and Caesar were sitting together in a somewhat crowded situation. Everyone's eyes were crossed with each other, and their expressions were somewhat subtle.

Eri was still a little nervous, her little head dropped, and both hands grabbed the corners of the man's clothes beside her.

Lu Mingfei touched the girl's head and Eiry looked up at him. When their eyes met, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

It was a look like that of an elk in the forest, clear, innocent, and panic-stricken. When the girl raised her eyes, the sunlight fell on the side of her face, and her deep red pupils were full of uneasiness. She grabbed the corner of Lu Mingfei's clothes and hid herself deeper.

Lu Mingfei suddenly realized that the person sitting next to him was not the assistant to the Student Union President who could handle all kinds of things with ease like Isabella; nor was she a junior sister like Xia Mi who was carefree and could deal with any situation calmly; let alone a princess like Ling who could respond to any doubts with cold eyes and expressions.

She is just Eri, just that child who is actually very timid.

When he realized this, it was still not too late to remedy the situation, so Lu Mingfei smiled silently, rubbed Eri's head, helped her straighten out a few messy hairs, and at the same time held the two little hands that were originally helplessly pinching the corners of his clothes.

"They are also my friends, Chu Zihang and Caesar. You should have met them. Although they don't look like good people, they are actually trustworthy partners." Lu Mingfei said softly to Eri.

Chu Zihang: “?”

Caesar: “!”

The two looked at each other, their expressions somewhat subtle.

Caesar thought to himself, "No, buddy, please tell me clearly what you mean by not looking like a good person. I, Caesar Gattuso, have been in the social circle for more than ten years. I have received comments that I am heroic and extraordinary, and also been called a romantic playboy, but the only thing I don't look like a good person is this. This is the first time someone has said this."

Chu Zihang's expression was broken for a moment, and then he recovered immediately. He raised his glass to Eri from a distance: "Chu Zihang."

Huili looked at Lu Mingfei, and Lu Mingfei nodded. The girl dispelled some of her fear and raised her glass to Chu Zihang.

Unable to speak, she wrote her name on the paper.

"Uesugi Erie."

Her eyes were big and bright, yet too clean for a girl of her age. Chu Zihang stared into those deep red eyes for two seconds, then drank the sake in one gulp.

Lu Mingfei knew that this meant that the matter was over with his senior brother, and at least in the short term, he would not cause trouble for him because of Eiry.

Watching the man with a very cold expression drink the wine in the glass, the expression on Eri's face changed slightly, like a stone thrown into a frozen lake. Although it failed to break the ice on the entire surface of the lake, it caused tiny ripples under the ice.

The girl smiled shyly and took a sip of the sake in her hand.

Compared to Chu Zihang, Caesar obviously knew better how to get along with a couple who looked like a couple. Master Gattuso also filled his own sake bottle, then pushed the bottle to Lu Mingfei, indicating that he should fill it up himself.

"Let's go one by one?" Caesar raised his eyebrows.

"You speak Chinese very well, brother." Lu Mingfei said, and then raised his glass to clink with him, "Eriyi won't drink, I'll drink two."

"Honest!" Caesar whispered.

This guy turned the appetizer sake into Erguotou. I think he will probably look like a Beijing-style uncle with a buzz cut when he gets old.

However, this kind of cheap sake sold on the roadside was really not to Gattuso's liking. He drank only one glass and then felt it was quite sour and put down the glass.

After drinking and clinking glasses and filling their stomachs, it was time to get down to business. Eri slowly ate her eel rice with a spoon, her long eyelashes drooping down, covering her deep red eyes.