Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

"I quite appreciate it, but it sounds a bit too childish when you say it out loud." Caesar nodded and commented.

Yuan Zhisheng on the side originally didn't want to get involved in this little farce, but at this moment he was a little unsettled. These guys knew nothing about the Japanese underworld a day ago, but now they saw a low-level gangster roaring some ridiculous lines, as if he had deep feelings about the yakuza culture?

This is also a problem that the Eight Clans of Sheqi have been unable to completely improve for many years.

The underworld is a microcosm of the dark side of society. Since it is a society, there will be emperors and nobles like the Honke family, and there will definitely be lower-class people like Noda Hisashi. They lack vision, and most of them, like Noda Hisashi, carry baseball bats, wear ill-fitting uniforms, and speak some rough words, and they think they have come into contact with the real yakuza, and that this is what the underworld should be like. But these are not even the tip of the iceberg.

But the family couldn't teach these thugs at the bottom what this kind of underworld is, just like the nobles couldn't explain to the common people that they don't just eat a few steamed buns for a meal, and don't need a golden shoulder pole to carry water... They have never experienced it, so they can only let their imaginations run wild.

Therefore, whenever there was a family annual meeting, Tachibana Masamune would ask Minamoto no Chisei to attend. As the young master of the Snake Eight Families, he must not only master basic aristocratic etiquette, but also understand the underlying culture such as "a man's blood is flowing with the spirit of never bowing his head" and "how can a man who cannot even uphold loyalty conquer the world?"

Yuan Zhisheng thought that it was a good thing that he had been influenced by the low-IQ culture for so many years, which made him more patient. Otherwise, he would not be able to help but want to chop those three lunatics to pieces the first time he saw them, right?

Lu Mingfei winked at Ying, and Ying nodded slightly.

"Noda Hisashi from the Kabukicho Noda Group, right?" Sakura asked.

"Yes! Noda Hisashi of the Noda Group in Kabukicho, Shinjuku District, Tokyo, the future third generation of the Noda Group, now working under the team leader Kozo!" Noda Hisashi raised his head stubbornly.

"Don't act like you're the heir to the Tokyo underworld aristocracy." Sakura frowned slightly. "From what I understand, the Noda Group was originally responsible for repairing underground pipes. After the completion of the 'Iron Dome Temple' under Genji Heavy Industries, you lost your job and started collecting protection fees on the streets. If I remember correctly, your business was still handled by the Wildfire Gang, right? A small gang like yours doesn't even rank in the main family. Your leader, Noda Koji, doesn't even have the qualifications to attend the main family meetings. How dare you ignore the main family's laws, collect protection fees, and even attack the main family's law enforcement officers?"

"Yes! This is all my fault. It has nothing to do with Miss Zhen and the Noda Group!"

"Noda Shou, I'm going to announce your punishment now. Are you ready?"

"Yes! I accept it whether I commit seppuku or become a concrete pile! I am willing to take responsibility for my mistakes, come on!" Noda Hisashi refused to admit defeat like a man.

"Eighteen years old? Dropped out of high school in your second year?"

"Yes! I'm dropping out of school in the second semester of my second year!" Noda Hisashi unconsciously reached behind his waist and grasped the knife given to him by Team Leader Koji. His blood boiled in his head, and he felt that he had lived up to his team leader's expectations. He had the courage to admit his mistakes like a man, and he would die with no regrets!

"How long have you been secretly in love with Miss Zhen?" Lu Mingfei suddenly asked.

"Yes! One week...ah! No...no! W...what?" Noda Hisashi stammered, the hot blood rushing in his chest suddenly extinguished. Like a middle school student whose secret was discovered, he forced himself to keep a straight face after a brief moment of confusion, not letting his momentum collapse.

The question was too sudden, and the question was quite technical. Lu Mingfei didn't ask "Are you secretly in love with her?" but "How long have you been secretly in love with her?" Faced with this forced and tough question, Noda Shou was caught off guard, like an innocent little white rabbit, no matter how he answered, he would fall into the hunter's carefully dug trap.

"As a candidate for the Noda Group's third generation leader, you should have someone in the group who takes orders from you, so you don't have to be there in person," Sakura said. "But you come every week, right after Ms. Shin starts work. You spend over twenty hours a week in the comic shop, more than you spend at the other six stores combined."

"Because I'm... I'm a comics fan. I came here to read 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'. Men all love to read passionate comics. I didn't come here for Miss Zhen, I came here for the comics. There are a lot of comics here!" Noda Shou stubbornly argued, "Miss Zhen can vouch for me!"

Her mouth was really open, her face full of shock, she was a little confused about what was going on.

"Indeed, men all love to watch JOJO." Lu Mingfei nodded and changed the subject, "But what about the coffee? The gangsters come to the store to collect protection money, but they always pay for the coffee? And you obviously had your hair done, didn't you? You had it blow-dried and mousse applied before coming here."

"That's because... because gangsters also have to care about their image. Is there anything wrong with caring about their image?" Noda Hisashi muttered, struggling to hold on.

"Isn't the windbreaker you're wearing the uniform of the Noda Group? You changed your clothes specially to meet Miss Zhen, and even embroidered the Teng Snake pattern on the most conspicuous part of your shoulder." Sakura said.

"It's because... the uniforms of the Noda group... don't fit." Noda Shou hesitated, he felt like he couldn't hold on any longer.

"And how do you explain the baseball bat? You carved Miss Zhen's name on the handle of the bat." Lu Mingfei picked up the bat and handed it to Makoto Aso.

"Ah!" After seeing the name on the bat handle, he screamed, covered his face and ran away.

"This is just a man's code of conduct..." Noda Shou, covered in dust, was about to make one last struggle.

"Shou-kun!" Lu Mingfei shouted, slapping Noda Shou on the back of the head. "A man's code of conduct isn't to cower in front of the girl he likes!"

Noda Hisashi's head tilted sideways after being slapped by Lu Mingfei. His carefully styled hair flew up and down again, and his face looked like a gray stray dog. "Did you all see that? Was it obvious?"

"It's quite obvious. Only a blind person or a fool can't see it." Lu Mingfei nodded, then winked at Ying.

"Apologize to Miss Shin, and remember to be sincere. Our family's rules never charge protection fees from toy stores. As punishment, you will work ten times as long as you harassed Miss Shin in her store, unpaid. Remember not to harass her again during your time there," Sakura announced to Noda Hisashi. "If Miss Shin complains to us and accuses you of harassment, you will permanently lose your opportunity to study at our family."

"What...what?" Noda Hisashi couldn't believe his ears. He wondered if he had been beaten stupid by the law enforcement officer who almost killed him, so that he misheard the last sentence.

"The family has always had a talent training program for underworld gangs, primarily targeting heirs with a credit rating of 'B' or higher. If you've performed well during your time as a gang member, it's not impossible to make an exception occasionally," Sakura said. "The Tokenkai and the Wildfire Gang are currently at war. Whichever side wins will inevitably lead to the decline of the other, and the losing gang will leave Shinjuku. However, the family will not allow any one gang to dominate Kabukicho. Every industry requires competition, and only through competition can there be progress. For your Noda Group, this is an opportunity, but it also comes with immense pressure. I wonder if you have such ambition."

"Yes! Only men who can withstand pressure can stand tall and proud! Only men with ambition can conquer the world!"

"Zhengzhan, go apologize to Miss Zhen." Lu Mingfei snorted and slapped her again.

"Yes!" Noda Hisashi ran away excitedly, covering the back of his head.

"There was a miscommunication. I'm sorry to have dragged you into this mess." Gen Chisheng looked at Caesar. "Kabukicho is well-equipped with facilities throughout. Nightclubs, casinos, entertainment shops... there's all sorts of shops nearby. How about trying something else?"

"It's still raining heavily, why don't we sit here?" Chu Zihang suggested, "Besides, when I came here, I saw hundreds of people gathered at the street corner. There might be a conflict outside."

"Yeah, yeah, the fighting and killing is so scary. I still have comics and posters here that I haven't had time to buy. This store is new, and they have a wide selection of figures and comics." Lu Mingfei walked to the figure section. "Hey, a less popular game like Star Ocean III has a special section? And there's even Aberul?"

Lu Mingfei glanced at Caesar intentionally or unintentionally. Sure enough, Caesar stood up and looked at the model on the display stand: "Abelul! There really is an Abelul!"

Yuan Zhisheng looked around at the three of them and took a deep breath. "Since the distinguished guests are willing to stay here, please take a seat."

He sat in a chair by the window, gazing at the brightly lit Kabukicho in the rain outside the window, like an emperor quietly looking at his own country.

Zhen served coffee and fortune cookies to everyone.

"Arigato! Nice food! Nice coffee!" Caesar put down the Abelul in his hand, took the coffee and fortune cookie handed to him by Zhen, put the dry little fortune cookie into his mouth along with the instant coffee with a thin taste, and then showed the girl a hearty smile as if he had just enjoyed a delicate croissant with honey cheese.

"Is this the so-called etiquette of a nobleman? He thinks that the food is of low quality, but he smiles with satisfaction." Chu Zihang asked.

He also took a sip of coffee, frowned slightly and put it down. It was not because of the taste, but because there were too many sugar cubes in it and he had cavities.

"It has nothing to do with the food. It's a gentleman's etiquette to smile at all girls, even if they accidentally spill coffee on your expensive leather shoes." After Caesar finished his fortune cookie and coffee, he fiddled with Abelul again.

"The heir of the Gattuso family also knows this unpopular gaming character?" Chu Zihang asked.

Caesar shifted his gaze from Abelul to Chu Zihang. They usually communicated with each other for no more than three sentences, but it seemed that Chu Zihang was the one who took the initiative to talk to him?

"It was the only game I played in my childhood, so I remember it vividly. I bought two thousand PS2s and two thousand controllers just for this game, and I fought against the butler. He smashed one, and I took one." Caesar said, "Perhaps I didn't enjoy the game so much as I enjoyed watching him gasp for breath, his face flushed, and roar. I enjoyed turning a self-righteous noble into a furious shrew."

"No wonder, the book says that children without a childhood will develop some weird and bad tastes." Chu Zihang shook his head slightly.

"Your bad taste is probably worse than mine, right? At least I don't have a tendency to be masochistic, forcing myself to take a shower in three minutes or read a page in five." Caesar refused to give in. "Wasn't your childhood even more miserable than mine?"

"Maybe." Chu Zihang actually nodded, which was rare for him not to confront Caesar. This made Caesar surprised and a little uncomfortable.

"I have something to talk to you about." Chu Zihang said.

Caesar looked at Chu Zihang's expressionless face and nodded.

Noda Hisashi was pestering Aso Shin behind the counter to apologize. It was not an apology, but actually it was more like a confession. His attitude was quite sincere, which could be heard from his strong and heartfelt words. He said, "In fact, you are the type of good wife and mother that all men would yearn for," and "Why don't we be friends first? A man should become friends with a woman before marrying her."

Her face really turned red to her ears. She didn't know whether to nod or refuse, so she could only say vaguely, "I'm still young and haven't thought about the future so long," and "Let's start with colleagues, because I've never made friends with gangsters."

"Shut up!" Caesar suddenly yelled.

Chu Zihang, who was about to talk to him, suddenly frowned. Noda Shou, who was expressing his love affectionately, was frightened and immediately stopped talking, looking at Caesar with a confused look on his face.

Everyone in the store looked at Caesar.

"Get down, someone is shooting here!" Caesar read the message brought back by the sickle-weasel and picked up the Dick Tudo on the table with a roar.

At the same time, the sound of bullets breaking through window glass resounded throughout the room, almost piercing the eardrums.

Chapter 210 The Bullet That Cuts Through the Night

The small toy store was filled with cadres from the family and ace specialists from Kassel Academy. They were all elites in the mixed-blood world. The moment Caesar roared, everyone made the most correct response at the first moment.

Yuan Zhisheng, who was closest to the window, kicked the table leg hard and quickly retreated away from the window; Ying hid in a blind spot next to Yuan Zhisheng and opened her windbreaker. Her figure wrapped in the black combat uniform was beautiful and agile. She held the throwing knife tied to her thigh tightly.

Caesar grabbed the Dickruto on the table, kicked the chair in front of him away to block several projectiles, and held Abelul in his hand; Chu Zihang flashed to the door like a ghost, and anyone who wanted to break out from there would be stopped outside by him.

But the bad thing is, there are two ordinary people here!

One of the bullets pierced the window and shot towards Shin's chest behind the counter. Noda Shou yelled, "Miss Shin, get behind me!" He suddenly lunged at Shin, an instinctive choice in a critical moment, without a trace of rationality, as if this body was telling Noda Shou that if he didn't stand up and block Miss Shin at this moment, he wouldn't be considered a real man!

He will die, right? He will definitely die, right?

He is not Superman who does not have a body of steel, nor is he Luffy who has a rubber body that can rebound bullets, nor is he JOJO who has Star Platinum... He is just an ordinary person with a mortal body, and he will most likely die if he is hit by a bullet.

Looking at the bullets flying past, Noda Hisashi seemed to have his consciousness frozen, and his body instinctively trembled with fear when faced with desperate situations.

But when a person is on the verge of despair, there is always something that can overcome fear. For Noda Shou, Zhen is the thing that can transcend fear... At least I have to protect Miss Zhen, at least I have to protect Miss Zhen! Only then can I die as an upright man... Noda Shou roared in his heart.

At the critical moment, a silver arc instantly opened in front of Noda Hisashi and Aso Makoto. The knife light was so fast, it was like a rainbow hanging from the sky.

Dense sparks flew, accompanied by a teeth-grinding scraping sound as hard metal clashed and rubbed against metal at breakneck speed. The gleaming blade slashed at breakneck speed, carrying wind and death with it, then abruptly stopped before their eyes. In Noda Hisayoshi's sight, that silvery line seemed to separate the fatal bullet and the entire world.

"I'll keep my promise even at the cost of my life. Well done, you're truly a man!"

Lu Mingfei stood in front of Noda Hisashi and Aso Makoto, with Guanze Masamune standing in front of him, like a god holding a knife, descending from the sky and rescuing the two.

He was the person closest to Noda Hisashi and Aso Makoto in the room, and only he could rescue the two by drawing his sword and swinging it, otherwise the bullet would most likely kill one of them. It took a lot of effort to bring the two together, and Lu Mingfei didn't want this ignorant and passionate relationship to die in the womb.

"Miss Shin, please find a place to hide quickly. Leave the rest of the situation to the men. Let's fight them!" Noda Hisashi shouted as he picked up the baseball bat and pulled Aso Shin behind him.

"And you, hide with us. This is a real gang fight, completely different from your usual street life as a thug!" Lu Mingfei scolded without even turning his head.

"But we men..." Noda Hisashi wanted to say something but was interrupted harshly by Lu Mingfei.

"Shut up, middle school student!" Lu Mingfei imitated Noda Shou's powerful language. "I didn't ask you to do nothing. You still want to protect Miss Zhen, right? If all the men go to the battlefield, who will protect the girl behind you?"

"Yes... yes! I understand! I will protect Miss Shin!" Noda Shou responded loudly after he suddenly realized what was going on. As expected, he listened to Lu Mingfei's words and took Aso Shin to hide in the grocery room of the toy store.

"Young Master." Ying narrowed her eyes and looked at Lu Mingfei, then quickly came back to her senses and called Yuan Zhisheng softly.

At the same time, Yuan Zhisheng also happened to withdraw his gaze from Lu Mingfei. He and Ying exchanged glances, and both could see deep shock and disbelief in each other's eyes.

Originally, their attention was drawn to Lu Mingfei's swift reflexes and agility. They all noticed the bullets fired at Noda Hisashi and Aso Makoto. It made sense that Caesar, possessing the "Kamaitachi" domain, wouldn't have noticed. Yet, his noble character had surprisingly ignored the bullets fired at civilians. Chu Zihang did the same. There was only one explanation: they were absolutely certain the bullets wouldn't pose a threat to the two of them. They all had complete faith in the team member named Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei did not disappoint their expectations. With a lightning-fast strike of his sword, he split the fatal bullet in two. But if that were all, it would not be enough to cause a turbulent shock in Yuan Zhisheng and Ying's hearts... Their shock came from the sword that Lu Mingfei had unsheathed.

Authentic view of famous things!

This beloved sword, originally collected and owned by the head of the Inuyama family, was stolen by the rebellious former director of the Executive Bureau and disappeared together for a full fifteen years. It was as if the man and the sword had evaporated from the face of the earth, and even the combined efforts of the eight Snake families were unable to find any trace of them.

The knife had disappeared without a trace in the past fifteen years, but it suddenly appeared before Yuan Zhisheng and Ying's eyes today. It was like a ghost that had traveled through fifteen years and suddenly possessed the boy named Lu Mingfei. It was really chilling!

"Is it possible that it's a counterfeit? The equipment department of Kassel Academy is very skilled." Ying asked Xiang Yuan Zhisheng.

"I don't know. I haven't seen the knife in person. I've only seen it in atlases and family wanted posters, but..." Yuan Zhisheng suddenly thought of Lu Mingfei's attention to the huge Ukiyo-e painting "Thousands of Battles" when he was in Xingshen Temple.

At that time, Yuan Zhisheng thought that he was interested in Japanese kendo. Later, Lu Mingfei intentionally or unintentionally pointed out the Guanze Masamune among hundreds of swords, but Yuan Zhisheng didn't think much about it. After all, he couldn't imagine what kind of connection a boy from China had with the famous sword that was stolen from his family.

Yuan Zhisheng pondered for a moment and shook his head gently. "Let's observe first. Don't alert the enemy for now. Tomorrow's mission is the most important. We can't let them develop any resistance. Even if a vanished knife unexpectedly reappears, it can't affect the family's progress. The Divine Burial Ground must be completely buried. This concerns the fate of everyone involved."

A new round of barrage exploded in the corner, shaking the entire outer wall. Chu Zihang frowned and asked, "Are they from the Ten Fists Society and the Wildfire Gang? Has this place been affected by their conflict?"

"Damn it! Don't they know their young master is here?" Caesar growled. "Even if they commit seppuku a hundred times afterwards, there's no way they can atone for their sins!"

"The Ferrari was parked far away. They probably didn't know that the young master would be in a toy store late at night." Chu Zihang said.

Yuan Zhisheng frowned slightly, feeling something was amiss. His clan had expressly forbidden the use of guns and explosives in large-scale gang fights, and the bottom line was that innocent civilians must not be harmed. If the commotion here was truly caused by the Ten Fist Wildfire Gang or one of their affiliated gangs, then they would surely be forced to commit seppuku a hundred times.

"Ying." Yuan Zhisheng said in a low voice.

"Yeah." Ying nodded, jumped out from the rear window, and disappeared into the thick night.

"I thought it would be a peaceful night in the toy store, sipping common coffee and watching the rain. I didn't expect this Black Knife Night to be a little more exciting than I imagined." Caesar suddenly smiled. "Do you need us to help you teach your ignorant subordinates a lesson, Young Master?"

Chu Zihang pulled out Murasame from behind him, looking like a beast quietly waiting to strike.

"Don't worry, Ying has already gone out, leave the situation to her first." Yuan Zhisheng said.

Seeing the young master of noble status leaning against the wall calmly, Caesar and Chu Zihang also calmed down.

"By the way, you just said you wanted to talk to me about something." Caesar looked at Chu Zihang, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Chu Zihang was silent for a moment before speaking: "I just thought we could talk a few more times and not be on guard against each other like we were in the academy. Even though we're not really friends, and also, you spoke up for me at the investigation meeting before, I didn't have time to thank you."

"You should know that I'm not genuinely supporting you, nor am I showing you any kindness." Caesar glanced at Lu Mingfei, who was standing guard at the door of the grocery store, eating a small fortune cookie. "Rather than saying I helped you, it's better to say this was a deal, so you don't need to thank me."

"Are there any protests against the family?"

"Yes, you're right. I will wholeheartedly support anything that embarrasses the family. Although I don't like you either, the Gattuso family ranks much higher than you in my list of 'things I don't like.'" Caesar shrugged. "I expressed my support for you, but it had nothing to do with you personally. I don't think you have any personal charm."

"Actually, what I want to say is that although many of your behaviors disgust me, and we didn't get along well in the past, we are not completely without similarities. For example, we both didn't have childhoods, and we both have a good relationship with Lu Mingfei," Chu Zihang said. "For example, we both think that Finger and his news department are unreasonable."

"Hey, did you bring up that last guy on purpose to annoy me?" Caesar asked, raising an eyebrow. "Do you think we could become friends?"

"Not likely." Chu Zihang shook his head.

"That's exactly what I meant," Caesar said. "We can't be friends."

He paused, staring into Chu Zihang's eyes: "But we can cooperate sincerely, even if it's for a mission. The Student Union President and the Lionheart Club President are lifelong enemies, but if we work together, I don't think anything in this world can stop us."

In the corner, Gen Chisheng thought to himself, "Stop complaining about Noda Hisahi's chuunibyou. Your strong language isn't much better than his. We're all classmates with chuunibyou, so the older brother shouldn't laugh at the younger brother."

Chu Zihang nodded and silently extended his hand. Caesar also extended his hand and they shook hands tightly. Both of them used some force but did not resort to brutal force. This showed that both sides were sincere and would temporarily cease fighting before the end of the mission and would no longer confront each other.

If this scene happened at Kassel College, the paparazzi in the news department would definitely snap hundreds of photos. The next day, the headlines in the school newspaper and the Night Watch forum would probably be "Strong Love! Nono and Xia Mi May Be the Biggest Losers?"

Lu Mingfei was drinking coffee quietly in the distance. At this moment, he wondered if he was a little redundant in this team.