I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Qin Yunchu briefly recounted the whole story to Chen Ya, explaining how Jia Yi and Guo Xiaoran offended the underworld, how she paid to ransom them, and how the other side detained Jin Lan and the others.

She was so engrossed in her storytelling that she didn't notice Chen Ya's increasingly strange expression as she listened.

After she finished speaking, Chen Ya took a deep breath and asked:

"You just said that Jia Yi and his group offended which group?"

"I think it's called... Kanzaki Group?" Qin Yunchu said.

"Say it again," Chen Ya said with a very strange expression, "Which group?"

Qin Yun Chu thought she hadn't been certain enough, so she repeated herself firmly: "Kanzaki Group."

"What group?" Chen Ya asked, sounding like he was asking Ma Dongmei's old man.

Qin Yun Chu leaned close to his ear and shouted, "Kanzaki Group!"

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Chen Ya picked at his ear, nodded, stood up, and took out his usual outfit from the closet.

"What's wrong?" Qin Yun Chu asked.

"It's nothing," Chen Ya said. "I'll go get him back."

Qin Yun Chu suppressed her excitement, stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

Chen Ya glanced back at her and said, "You don't need to, I can go by myself."

"No, I'll go with you." Qin Yun Chu clutched her clothes. "Otherwise, I'll feel guilty."

She already felt bad about constantly asking Chen Ya for help, but now that they were venturing into a dangerous situation, if she didn't go herself and instead left Chen Ya to go alone, would she even be human?

Although she is the eldest daughter of the Qin family and has never done anything outrageous in her life, it does not mean that she lacks backbone.

The Qin family's genes always seem to come into play at the most crucial moments.

Chen Ya took off his bathrobe, revealing his back muscles. After thinking for a moment, he put on a shirt and said, "That works too."

After getting dressed, the two set off one after the other. After walking for a while, Chen Ya lowered his head and said:

Are you nervous?

"I was a little nervous just now, but I'm not nervous anymore," Qin Yunchu said.

"Then why are you still holding my arm?"

Qin Yun Chu wrapped her arms around his arms, pressing her body incredibly close to his, her soft body pressed against his.

Qin Yunchu blushed and said, "I only feel less nervous when I'm holding onto you! I'd be terribly nervous if I weren't holding onto you!"

As the two walked to the hotel entrance, they saw a crowd still gathered there, discussing the day's events in hushed tones. Qin Yun Chu instantly relaxed, letting go of Chen Ya's hand and keeping a safe distance from him.

When they saw Qin Yun Chu arrive, everyone gathered around her.

"President Qin, they called again to urge us, saying that our person in charge here must go over."

"Mr. Qin, are you really planning to go there yourself? Or should we call the police?"

Qin Yun Chu pushed the crowd aside and said coldly, "I plan to go with Chen Liang to rescue them. You all stay home and prepare yourselves. If anything happens, call the police immediately."

"Don't call the police," Chen Ya said from the side.

"Don't call the police," Qin Yun Chu immediately changed her mind.

Meng Xing stepped forward and said, "President Qin, why don't I go with you? I'll lead the way."

"You're a traitor, aren't you?" Qin Yun Chu said irritably. "Alright, alright, you should go back and rest. You've had a tough time too."

She used to be afraid to go alone, but for some reason, with Chen Ya by her side, she wasn't afraid at all.

It makes me feel very at ease and safe.

……

"Inspector Hirata, are you still working overtime? I have a taxi voucher here, want to go back together?"

"I'll be a little later."

Shinjuku Kabukicho Police Inspector Tatsuro Hirata sat at his desk, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, his legs propped up on the desk, and an ashtray in front of his stomach.

His eyes were fixed on the whiteboard next to the table, which was covered with crisscrossing lines and various photos and newspaper clippings.

At the very top of the whiteboard, a rather alarming headline read:

"The murder case at Shiratori Manor has revealed that the victim was the vice-chairman of the Qinghe Association..."

The news article is connected by a line to a color photo below, showing a middle-aged man with a square face smiling at the camera.

Below the photo is his name: Tadashi Aoyama.

At the moment the photo was taken, he probably never imagined that he would die a violent death.

No. As a Yakuza, no matter how old you are, you must always be prepared to die. That's what Yakuza is all about.

This photo of the man connects to the other side, where several newspaper clippings are pieced together, their headlines linked, creating a sense of story:

The undercurrents behind the real estate business, the secrets of the Kanzaki Group...

The Rise of the Kanzaki Group! Rapid Development in Just a Few Days...

"The Kanzaki Group Makes a Big Move! Behind the Abduction of the National Princess..."

Behind Ayato Kanzaki's disappearance, what will become of the Kanzaki Group...?

...These news leads were then pulled to another point: a black-and-white image of a back view, seemingly printed from a screenshot of a surveillance camera. The image was extremely blurry, making it almost impossible to discern any physical features.

The screenshot shows the person's name: Ayato Kanzaki.

Below him was another line of text: "The White Bird Villa Case, subject to doubt."

Further down is Hirata's own footnote: Missing (suspected death).

It's been two years.

The suspect has been missing for two years.

For two years, Hirata has been searching for this person's whereabouts, and the case remains unsolved.

Because of this case, the so-called Kanzaki Group suddenly rose to prominence, and such a major change occurred within the Yakuza. Clearly, there are deeper motives behind these Yakuza activities.

What troubles him even more is the Tianshan Association. After joining forces with the Triangle Group, this organization has become even more unscrupulous in its actions, and its recent behavior has already attracted the attention of the higher-ups.

He had a vague feeling that there was a thread connecting everything, but he could never reach the end of the thread...

What troubled him most was that he had recently received intelligence that the Kanzaki Group had become active again, leading him to suspect that Ayato Kanzaki might not be dead and had resumed his activities...

He flicked the cigarette between his fingers, and the ash piled up in the ashtray like those hidden memories.

In the thin twilight, the same figure from the surveillance photo walked across the street.

Chapter 458 The Funeral of Jinlan, Who Was Disliked by Everyone

Kabukicho, street vendor shops.

The shop faces the street, with a pachinko sign hanging on the ground floor facade, and blue windows on the second floor with the words "Pachinko Agency" taped on them.

The specific firm is shrouded in mystery, the writing is faded and illegible.

But the local thugs who have been around here for a long time know that this is the base of the Kanzaki Group, a yakuza gang.

Since the disappearance of Ayato Kanzaki, the founder and first head of the Kanzaki Group, the group has devoted itself to legal operations and now operates legitimate businesses on the surface.

Therefore, in the several cleanup operations carried out by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in recent years, the Kanzaki Group has always avoided the limelight and has remained standing to this day.

However, these things are meaningless to Jinlan.

Because at this very moment, the man sitting opposite her, with his fleshy face and scarlet tattoo on his back, was a clear indication that Jin Lan's fate today would not be pleasant.

She sat on the sofa in the hall, on the verge of tears.

Why is it always me?!

She thought that coming to Japan to participate in a variety show was the biggest opportunity of her life, but she never expected that it would be the biggest misfortune of her life.

Not only did her uncle, who had been supporting her, fall from grace, but after struggling to survive until the finals, she inexplicably got involved with the Yakuza again just by going out for a meal.

What kind of mess is this?!

Jin Lan gritted her teeth. At the time, she was hesitant about whether to follow Chen Liang's example and refuse the invitation to dinner. However, she came over out of politeness.

Looking back now, that was a mistake!

As it turns out, Chen Liang was her savior, a guide sent by God to lead her on her path.

As long as she closely follows Chen Liang's lead, she will rise to prominence and be invincible. But if she doubts Chen Liang, she will suffer greatly. This is the only truth that this trip to Japan has revealed to her!

The room in the Kanzaki group is about six tsubo (approximately 3.3 square meters). There is a TV set against the wall and a mahjong table in the middle of the room, where several people are playing mahjong with a clattering sound.

In front of Jinlan's sofa, on the glass coffee table, there was a fruit plate—it was prepared for Jinlan, but she didn't dare touch it—and next to the fruit plate was a brick.

This brick is the culprit that led to Jinlan being abducted here.

The LED lights overhead emitted a cool glow, a moth circled around the bulb, and neon lights outside the glass window flickered silently.

Beside the sofa where Jin Lan was sitting, Guo Xiaoran and Jia Yi were squatting back to back on the floor, their wrists tied together with straps, looking quite haggard.

"I've heard of reckless people, but I've never heard of anyone being this reckless as you two." Beside the coffee table, another man with a Minnan accent pointed at Jia Yi and Guo Xiaoran.

He actually spoke fluent Chinese.

"You two are the only two truly fierce individuals I've ever seen in my life who dared to bend down and throw bricks at the Kanzaki Group in Kabukicho. How did you even dare?"

The man tapped his palm repeatedly with a folding fan, and sported a triangular mustache, resembling a cunning strategist.

"Do you know what? Back then, the guy you photographed was holding a brick like this," the strategist said, picking up the brick from the table and weighing it in his hand. "He photographed everything from the Tianshan Society's headquarters to the Triangle Group, single-handedly holding off 45 henchmen. You're just showing off your skills with a brick in front of him, aren't you?"

The strategist, with his arm around the man with the flowery back, passionately denounced the two men with a brick.

The man with the flowery back had his head wrapped tightly in gauze. Although he couldn't understand what the strategist was saying, he still had a seemingly aggrieved expression on his face, which looked a bit comical.

“Brother, we were wrong,” Jia Yi said timidly, sitting on the ground. “We were blind to your greatness. Whatever compensation you want, we will pay it.”

"Compensation?" The strategist's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "If I hit you on the head with a brick, and then give you money, would you do it or not?"

Guo Xiaoran chimed in from the side, "You don't even want the money, what's the point of just keeping us tied up here?"

"Did I tell you to speak?" The strategist took two steps closer, holding a brick, and Guo Xiaoran immediately shut up.

Jia Yi calmed down and slowly said, "Brother, you see, we are all people of status in China. If we are tied up here and it gets exposed, it will definitely cause a public uproar. To put it more seriously, it could even lead to a diplomatic incident. After all, you are people of status. If it gets out of hand, it won't be good for you either, right?"

The strategist got angry and glared at them, saying, "Trying to threaten us, huh?"

"I wouldn't dare. I was just trying to help analyze things from your perspective," Jia Yi said, puffing out his chest, feeling that he had the upper hand.

"hehe."

The cunning strategist turned around, seemingly regretting his actions, but then suddenly turned around, and the brick flew past Jia Yi's scalp like lightning, smashing to pieces against the wall.

"Ahhhh!!!"

Jin Lan screamed in fright, and Yakuza, who was on the sofa, also stood up and threatened the two of them with a trilled "r".

"Let me tell you, don't tell me you're just some nobody celebrities in the country, and you think we're easy targets in diplomatic incidents? Do you really not know what the Kanzaki Group does?"

The cunning strategist grabbed a newspaper from the side, slapped it on their faces, and pointed to a photo on the front page, asking:

Do you know who this is?

The newspaper was entirely in Japanese, which Jia Yi couldn't understand, so he could only try to decipher the Chinese characters.

"...the triangular conglomerate...what kind of auntie..."

After carefully examining the photo, Jia Yi swallowed hard.

Although it's just a casually taken black and white photo, the woman in it looks really beautiful.

With long, jet-black hair and delicate features, she looked like a princess made of porcelain.

“Let me tell you, this is the eldest daughter of the Triangle Group. Do you know that she was kidnapped back then?” the strategist asked.

Jia Yi and Guo Xiaoran both shook their heads.

"It was our Kanzaki Group that did it," the strategist said proudly, puffing out his chest.

"..."