"What's the matter?" Sakata asked while stuffing marbles into the machine, "It couldn't be that you went to some dance club and someone beat you up without giving you any money."
As soon as this statement came out, the younger brothers who were following Sakata all laughed, and one or two even casually made some dirty jokes that mocked Tanaka.
"There's no need to bother Mr. Sakata with that kind of thing." Others' ridicule made Tanaka a little embarrassed and couldn't help but feel a little angry.
But the man called Sakata in front of him is a member of the Yakuza gang that dominates the entire Arakawa District. He is a formal member of the gang. He can also be named in the company run by the Yakuza, and he is a member of this neighborhood. The person in charge, Tanaka, usually looked up to for activities around the school and for having fun. After all, his father was only a middle-level employee of the chaebol group and was far from powerful.
"In school, there was a person without eyes who provoked me. He played a little trick and I accidentally suffered a loss." Tanaka tried his best to use spring and autumn brushwork to blur his feelings about being beaten wildly by Yuanye for two days in a row. "But I can't find trouble with him in school, and I hope Mr. Sakata can help me teach him a lesson."
"Huh?" Sakata glanced at Tanaka, "You are such a waste, you can be bullied in such a shabby school."
"It was just a moment of carelessness." Tanaka said with a smile, "That guy is a poor guy and won't cause trouble."
"Okay, send me his photo, and I'll break one of his legs for you." Sakata agreed casually, "No bargaining for one million."
"One million?" Tanaka hesitated. This was already his pocket money for more than half a year. Pocket money was an important guarantee for him to dominate in school.
"If you think it's too expensive, get out." Naturally, Sakata would not spoil Tanaka.
Genya's face flashed in Tanaka's mind. He had never suffered such a loss since he was a child, let alone a person from a poor family. In the end, the anger in his mind overwhelmed everything.
Tanaka was in the middle of nowhere, and after completing the transfer, he said: "Mr. Sakata, the money and photos have been sent."
"Okay, that's quite sensible." Sakata looked at the information prompt on the personal terminal and said with satisfaction.
"Wait a minute, I think I've seen this kid before." Sakata glanced at Yuan Ye's photo and asked his follower in the chat software, "Is the list of debtors in our neighborhood still there?"
"The headquarters is closed this week. There are no updates, only last week's updates." One of the attendants replied.
"It doesn't matter, send it to me."
After checking the list of debtors sent by his attendant on his personal terminal, Sakata compared it with the photo sent by Tanaka, and sure enough he found Genya's profile picture on the list.
"The debt is 6.1 million, good guy." Sakata ordered among his followers, "Get ready and inform those brothers who are still in the dance hall to collect a debt tonight."
"You're quite lucky." Sakata patted Tanaka on the shoulder, "Buy one, get one free. I'll break at least two of his legs. I don't know if there are more."
Tanaka didn't know what happened, so he just bowed: "Thank you, Mr. Sakata."
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"Don't you need to go to another store to have a look?" Teppei Uehara followed Genya out of the shoe store, "I thought you would prefer trendy brands like Check or Four-leaf Clover."
"Am I a fashionable person who pursues trends in your impression?" Yuanye asked.
"It was in the past, but not now." Uehara Teppei spread his hands, "Since you studied hard, you seem to have become a different person."
"Really?" Yuan Ye smiled and dealt with the topic, "As long as the shoes are comfortable, only a fool would stare at his feet all day long."
"You have ridiculed all the people who buy trendy shoes right now. If you say these things to them, you might get beaten up." Teppei Uehara said half-jokingly.
"So I won't say it in front of them." Yuanye shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Although I can't understand it, everyone still has to respect each other. It is very impolite to publicly comment on other people's preferences. We are here Just talk in private."
"That's right." Teppei Uehara nodded, "It's time for me to have a brain-computer interface checkup. It'll be quick, five minutes at most."
"I'll go with you. Is it the store you introduced to me last time?"
"That's right."
The two of them arrived at Sato's shop according to the path in their memory, and opened the door. The wind chime on the door frame made a crisp sound as the door passed by. This time Sato sat behind the counter in front of the door, so there was no need to call him. of effort.
"Grandpa, I'm here to check the brain-computer interface." Teppei Uehara turned sideways, revealing Genya behind him, "This is my friend who came with me."
"Good afternoon, Mr. Sato, I didn't expect you to be Zheping's grandfather." Genya took the initiative to say hello to Sato, "The collection I bought from you last time was very good, I like it very much."
Sato instantly understood what Genya meant, and replied without changing his face: "It's just a coincidence. It would be great if the products in the shop can satisfy the customers."
"Have you been to this store before? I thought you just asked me on a whim that day." Teppei Uehara was a little surprised.
"Is the machine on? I can just operate it myself. I have already become familiar with those processes. I also wrote a personalized driver myself, which I can flash on later." After asking Sato, Uehara Tetsu turned around and faced Yuanye said, "Wait for me here."
Genya naturally agreed and watched as Teppei Uehara opened the door behind the counter and entered the shop's workshop.
After Teppei Uehara closed the door, Sato said, "Did the knife you bought work?"
"The matter has been resolved." Yuan Ye smiled, "Then we can only leave it to fate."
"You young people are just restless and only make trouble everywhere." Sato snorted coldly, "That boy Zheping is no exception. I really don't know if he learned the bad thing after becoming friends with you, or if he learned the bad thing himself. Looking for you to be my friend.”
"I think Zheping is very good, especially in terms of technology. There should be no need to worry about him being a bad learner." Genya naturally would not belittle his friend and helped him put in a few nice words in front of Sato.
"You can't say for sure. If the skills are too good, the trouble will come to him instead of him." Sato flicked the ashes from his cigarette. "I just hope that he can go to college well and inherit my store. Just live the rest of your life in peace and contentment."
After Sato finished speaking, he seemed to think of something again: "Uesugi and Yamamoto's men had a fight recently. He is now very short of men. After the balance of power is re-stabilized, he will recruit men to deal with the next conflict. He may think of you. , a person with superb swordsmanship and an exoskeleton can become a war machine in urban terrain.”
"I also hope to be admitted to a good university and make some contributions to society in the future without getting involved in the quagmire." Yuan Ye answered seriously.
"It would be great if that's the case. I hope you can resist the temptation of money." Sato thought for a while and added, "If you need any self-defense weapons, you can buy them from me. I can see that Zheping is really He treats you as a friend, and he will be sad if something happens to you."
After Sato finished speaking, Teppei Uehara opened the door with excitement and kept talking about some data. He was obviously very satisfied with the results of the brain-computer interface inspection and update.
"Okay, go back to study as soon as you're done. Don't wander around on the road at night, it's easy to get into trouble." Sato put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray and waved to see him off, "If you see something strange, don't pay attention to it, just go back. Home."
The shop owner didn't want the customer to stay, so Teppei Uehara had no choice but to say goodbye to Sato and left the shop with Genya.
"They are all good kids." Sato looked at the two people leaving and lit a new cigarette.
