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

Chapter 278 Lu Mingfei's career as a gigolo

"Flower-like boys! Don't let your will be discouraged! Don't let your enthusiasm cool down!" Humpback Whale was giving pre-war encouragement and mobilization in the dressing room. "The meaning of life lies in exercise, and the meaning of a cowherd is to exercise for beautiful guests!"

Yes, every night of Takama-ga-hara's opening is a war. The boys' sexy uniforms are their battle robes, the champagne bottles and goblets in their hands are their guns, and every encounter with a customer is a fierce encounter.

In fact, wars within the female group are even more terrifying. Wars like "The Trojan War", "The Battle of Beacon Fires to Trick the Princes" and "The Rage for Beauty" are happening all the time... except that the objects of competition have changed from enchanting women to sexy men.

Among these boys who were being fought over, Basara King and Youjing were undoubtedly the most popular. They had just completed their professional show the night before and were in the booming period of their career advancement. Speaking of which, Humpback Whale was really taking good care of Caesar and Chu Zihang. Tonight's stage show opening show was specifically given to Caesar and Chu Zihang, so that their popularity would rise rapidly from the beginning tonight, and the performance boom would continue all night.

The huge stage was divided into two parts. The left half was where Ukyo Tachibana performed Japanese swordsmanship. The waiter's assistant threw three apples into the air. The sword flashed in front of everyone like a shadow, and twelve quartered apple slices fell accurately from the air into the tray in the waiter's hand. The cuts were as neat and smooth as a mirror.

The women scrambled to buy a piece of "Youjing's love" at a high price. Cheers and noises of competition surged from the audience like a tsunami, almost drowning Chu Zihang on the stage.

On the right half of the stage was Basara King's Apollo nude show. Caesar was naked from the waist up, wearing only a fur dance skirt on the lower half, and his skin was covered with translucent lubricant. The waiter placed a whole apple between Caesar's biceps and forearm. Caesar let out a deep shout, flexed his arm muscles, and his graceful lines twisted like a dragon. The apple was immediately crushed by the hard muscles.

Countless women cheered and ordered bottle after bottle of champagne from the audience and sprayed it on Caesar.

"Sakura-kun, tomorrow night is your debut, so don't overwork yourself tonight. Your ticket counting hasn't started yet. Just do waiter work." Humpback Whale personally sprayed cologne on Lu Mingfei's tie in the dressing room. "Just serve plates and collect wine glasses. Chat with guests when you're free. If you need help... just ask the seniors nearby for help."

Although Jiude Mai said that he could play with Lu Mingfei and it didn't matter if he hurt him, he wouldn't dare to do it even if he had a hundred guts!

In ancient times, Lu Mingfei's status was that of the empress's male favorite, but his status was at best that of the empress's slave. Now he was playing with Lu Mingfei, and when the male favorite gained power, he would surely be played to death by the empress!

Lu Mingfei quietly appeared from the corner, wearing a waiter's uniform, carrying a tray of champagne, eel slices and foie gras.

"Ukyo! Ukyo! You must be an angel sent to me by God, right? You came down to earth to take me to heaven, right?"

A fat woman with broad shoulders and a big waist was shouting at Chu Zihang on the stage with a thick Guanxi accent. When she saw Chu Zihang's blade swinging towards her, she was so excited that she almost cried.

"I do! If it's you, I do, Youjing! Take me away! Give me the wings of love! Let us fly together!" The fat woman shouted passionately, "But Youjing, are there any Orleans grilled chicken wings for sale in heaven? If not, wait until I buy some more before you take me away!"

How big wings would it take to carry a bucket monster like you... Lu Mingfei thought... Orleans grilled chicken wings? Why don't you just move the entire KFC to heaven for you? Why not just have Youjing give KFC a pair of wings too? Wouldn't it be more enjoyable for you to fly three times a day?

"King Basara! My noble prince! I wish I could use your marble-like muscles to build the walls of my house! They would be incredibly strong and last for a thousand years!"

On Caesar's side, there was a skinny woman in the audience who was shouting loudly. She looked like her husband couldn't afford to feed her, but she was very generous. She stuffed stacks of bills into the waiter's hands and poured bottle after bottle of champagne on Caesar, as if he was pouring free boiled water.

"Champagne! Ten more bottles of champagne! Tonight, I'm going to get drunk with Basara King!" The thin woman seemed a little drunk and started talking nonsense. "Compared to you, Basara King, my husband is just a woman. He's good for nothing except making money. But Basara King, you're a man among men! Come with me, I'll steal that loser's money to support you!"

To Lu Mingfei's left was a frantic roar, and to his right was drunken nonsense. The sharp soprano-like voice trapped him in the middle, comparable to the roar of a Dragon King, which seemed to pierce his eardrums.

"Come with me, the one who wants wine is a customer from Basara King." Fujiwara Kansuke is worthy of being a senior in the gigolo industry. Seeing Xiao Yinghua who was a little uncomfortable, he hurriedly came forward, used his mountain-like body to push through the surging crowd, and brought Lu Mingfei to the thin woman.

"Your ten bottles of champagne have arrived. If you order more than ten bottles at a time, here are complimentary eel slices and foie gras." Fujiwara Kansuke pushed Lu Mingfei next to the thin woman. "This is Sakura, the newcomer at Takama-ga-hara. Basara King's performance hasn't ended yet, so the manager specially sent Sakura to pour you some wine."

"What Sakura? Who would come up with such a stupid name? I just want Basara King to pour me some wine! Do you think I don't have money? I can't hire Basara King? So I have to find a waiter to pour me some wine?"

The thin woman was drunk and her voice was high-pitched. She didn't even look at Lu Mingfei. She frowned and took out a credit card from her Gucci wallet and slapped it, yelling loudly.

"I heard that your Takama-ga-hara is the top place! I have plenty of money! I want the most powerful man here to accompany me! Tell me, how much does it cost to invite Basara King to accompany me!" The thin woman's noise became louder and louder.

Fujiwara Kansuke's eyelids twitched twice, but he did not take the credit card on the table. The anger of the sumo wrestler slowly rose. He could not allow this woman to continue to make a scene, as she had begun to affect other guests.

Fujiwara Kansuke suppressed his anger and bowed respectfully. "Then I'll ask the store manager if I can have Basara King come to you alone to toast after the performance."

"What a show!" The thin woman still refused to buy in. "How much is Basara King missing from tonight's performance? I'll give him the whole package! I want him to serve only me tonight!"

Fujiwara Kansuke took a deep breath. This kind of customer was the most difficult to deal with. He took advantage of his drunkenness to act crazy and stupid and made some unreasonable demands.

She might be able to pay for all of Basara King's performance tonight, but if she continues like this, it will inevitably affect the experience of other customers in the store. Although the gigolo business needs to develop regular customers, it is impossible to give up the entire forest in order to embrace a big tree. Leaving the show in the middle of the performance after just entering the industry will offend other customers who are enjoying the show, and Basara King will also be criticized for being a big shot, which will cause a near-destructive blow to the career of a new gigolo.

Just as Fujiwara Kansuke was about to whisper his advice, a hand pressed on his shoulder. Lu Mingfei passed by his fat body and said, "Senior Fujiwara, let me try."

Lu Mingfei placed the tray on the table in front of the thin woman, picked up a goblet, and used his thumb to pop a champagne cork. With a crisp "pop" sound, the golden translucent wine was slowly poured into the goblet.

"Asshole, who told you to open my wine!" Seeing this, the thin woman was furious. "I told you, I only let Basara King pour wine for me! Who the hell do you think you are!"

"Basara King, he's truly a man as charming as a prince, but few can truly understand his inner purity and devotion!" Lu Mingfei plopped down not far from the thin woman, picked up the goblet, and began drinking. "Excuse me, beautiful lady, I truly feel you and Basara King are a perfect match. I'm so moved I can't help but want to drink. This bottle is mine."

"Eh? Really? Do you also think that Basara King and I are a perfect match?" The thin woman leaned over. "You said he's a pure and loyal man, right? From your tone, it seems like you know Basara King very well. Tell me his story!"

"Yes, the dashing man in his life finally met the female devil who was destined to kill him, just like the stubborn thorn bird, which finally found the sharp thorn that could pierce his heart." Lu Mingfei raised his glass to Caesar on the stage and said affectionately.

"Wow, you're so knowledgeable. Your tone is like that of a seasoned poet!" The woman was attracted by Lu Mingfei's corny tone. She couldn't help but glance at the waiter a few more times, and then she couldn't take her eyes off him.

Lu Mingfei, wearing a white shirt and black overalls, crossed his legs, the black patent leather shoes reflecting a dark light in front of the woman's eyes. He sat in a dark corner, looking at the glittering Caesar on the distant stage, his eyes filled with boundless confusion.

"Really? Thank you, beautiful lady. Of course I know him well enough, because we once loved the same girl... That girl, like a sharp thorn, also pierced deeply into my chest." Lu Mingfei smiled bitterly, then drank the champagne in the goblet.

The cold wine flowed down the corners of his mouth, spreading over his slender neck and prominent collarbone when he raised his head, wetting his white shirt, and the muscular lines of Lu Mingfei's upper body were faintly visible.

The thin woman was simply stunned. She couldn't help swallowing her saliva as she looked at Lu Mingfei's half-covered and half-exposed sexy body. She was also curious about how such an innocent-looking boy could have such a vicissitudes of life. She was moved by the sadness and melancholy in Lu Mingfei's words.

Women like these who come to the male escort club for entertainment already have scars in their hearts, so male escorts with stories are most likely to touch their hearts.

Humpback whales saw through this point, which is why they put the purpose of flower arrangement above appearance. Takama-ga-hara is famous for this. The gigolos here are men with outstanding looks and inner qualities. It is often said that female customers and gigolos talk about their sad things, hug each other, and cry all night long.

And the boy dressed as a waiter in front of me... is full of stories and connotations!

"Upon closer inspection, he turns out to be an elegant and melancholic prince!" The thin woman couldn't help but move closer to Lu Mingfei. "Can you tell me about it? Tell me your story. I'm very curious... By the way, what's your name? I'll pay for the bottle of champagne in your hand! The remaining nine bottles will also be charged to your account!"

"Sakura... My name is Sakura." Lu Mingfei's eyes flashed with a fleeting mischief, and then returned to overflowing affection and deep sadness. "I am happy to serve you, beautiful lady."

……

In the bathroom at the deepest part of Takamagahara's basement.

It was very late at night, but the bathroom was still filled with steam. Three naked men could be vaguely seen in the mist, soaking in a bathtub filled with hot water. Under the bathtub, firewood was burning.

"I heard from Senior Fujiwara that you seemed to have helped me deal with a female customer who was causing trouble while I was performing on stage." Caesar looked at Lu Mingfei, shook the cigar in his hand, and smiled, "Thank you."

"What's the big deal? Just don't blame me for stealing your business." Lu Mingfei waved his hand indifferently.

"It doesn't matter whether it's business or not, but I'm curious... When did you and I fall in love with the same girl?" Caesar exhaled a puff of smoke and looked at Lu Mingfei with a half-smile. "You had a crush on Nuonuo before?"

"Pfft!" Lu Mingfei nearly spit out the champagne he had been drinking tonight. "That was just polite talk, Boss. I didn't mention Senior Sister by name. You have to make up some ridiculous stories to attract those women. You know Takama-ga-hara's guests are notoriously difficult to deal with."

"Hahaha, just a joke. After all, Nono is great, so it's not surprising that someone has a crush on her." Caesar waved his hand indifferently.

"Lu Mingfei's sales today were incredible. Although as a waiter, his commission is half that of a regular gigolo, it's already more than half of what most gigolos earn," Chu Zihang said. "And that's even before his debut. Combining the data and the store manager's interview analysis, Lu Mingfei is actually the most talented gigolo among the three of us."

Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes, thinking that being a gigolo with great talent was not something to be happy about. Three of them, talented dragon-slaying geniuses with a bright future, had devoted themselves to being gigolos. It was too embarrassing to tell anyone about it. Could you please not use your inexplicable desire to win on such things?

"When are you going to take action?" Caesar asked Lu Mingfei suddenly, "Tonight?"

"Huh?" Lu Mingfei was stunned. He looked at Caesar and then at Chu Zihang. "You all guessed it?"

"Well, we guessed it on the first night." Chu Zihang jumped out of the bathtub and grabbed a long knife with a black sheath. "There must be some special reason why you chose to be a gigolo here, right?"

"What do you think?" Lu Mingfei asked calmly.

"We seem to be cornered by the Sheqi Eight Clans, but hiding here and acting as a gigolo is definitely not the safest option."

Chapter 279 Lu Mingfei and his two crazy teammates

"Kassel College offered a specialized course on wilderness survival, and all three of us got A's, especially Caesar. He's very experienced. He once used a diktup to chop down a spectacled bear in the Amazon rainforest. He was able to survive for a month in such an extreme environment. Mount Kobe is nothing to us."

As Chu Zihang spoke, he walked to the shower head, turned on the cold water, and poured it over his steaming body.

"But in the end, you chose this host parlor in Shinjuku. It's not a good hiding place. It's only two blocks away from Genji Heavy Industries, the headquarters of the Snake Eight Clan. Moreover, being a host requires us to be in the public eye. Although the probability of the underworld coming to a host parlor is low, there are wanted posters flying everywhere about us now, so the chances of us being recognized even with makeup on are still quite high."

"The principal has also come to Japan. You're not in a hurry to join him because you have a clear goal." Chu Zihang turned off the shower valve and turned to look at Lu Mingfei. "The Sheqi Eight Families have something you're very interested in, right? It's hidden in Genji Heavy Industries two blocks away, right?"

"As expected of you, my senior brother. You know me very well and almost all of your guesses are correct." Lu Mingfei smiled.

"It's not a guess." Caesar stepped out of the tub and retrieved the Desert Eagle hidden in a sealed bag under the sofa cushions. "We all agree. No one wants to disappear. Being a gigolo is just a way to endure hardships. I've endured enough hardship, so I can finally punch that tortoise in the face."

The Gattuso family is notoriously vindictive, and the desire for revenge has been passed down from generation to generation, especially in Caesar.

He is a man of extreme justice at heart. Betrayal and deception are what he cannot tolerate the most. If anyone dares to overstep his trust and pride, Caesar will certainly make him pay for the sin at a price many times over!

"Put on your clothes and get ready, we're going to go." Lu Mingfei jumped out of the bathtub, wiped his body and put on his clothes, but found that Caesar and Chu Zihang were still standing there, looking at him with strange eyes.

Lu Mingfei was terrified by the stares of these two people: "What's wrong? Is there a wound on my back?"

"Are you planning to go like this? Empty-handed?" Caesar frowned slightly. "Are you planning to visit Genji Heavy Industries?"

As he spoke, Chu Zihang silently took out some things from various corners of the room... bags of C4 plastic explosives that looked like green plasticine, rows of cigar-sized detonators, oval-shaped fragmentation grenades, and countless magazines and bullets.

"Where did you get these things?" Lu Mingfei was a little dumbfounded.

"There's a gigolo here whose brother is involved in the black market arms business. He's incredibly powerful and can sell anything for the right price. It's said he even has Leopard tanks and attack helicopters, but they're all battle-damaged versions," Caesar said. "But they're too expensive, and it's hard to sell them in downtown Tokyo. We spent all our savings from the past two days and even borrowed some high-interest loans to get these things."

"So you're planning to blow up the entire Genji Heavy Industries?" Lu Mingfei asked. "A terrorist attack?"

"We wouldn't blow up the entire Genji Heavy Industries complex, but we'd be more than capable of destroying Kaguya-sama's mainframe and the Genji Heavy Industries building's power supply," Caesar said casually. "They've labeled us terrorists on their wanted posters. Wouldn't it be fair to have a wanted poster that plays sixty times a day on TV if we didn't launch a terrorist attack... Don't you agree?"

Lu Mingfei was speechless when asked. He suddenly realized that Caesar and Chu Zihang had completely different goals from his own. These two guys wanted to make a big scene from the beginning. They were both leaders of student associations and extremely proud people. After being ambushed and defeated, they must want to come back and dampen the enthusiasm of the Eight Clans of Sheqi after recuperating and preparing.

But he is not!

His plan was to sneak into Genji Heavy Industries secretly, then secretly reveal the dark secrets and secrets hidden by the Eight Snake Families to Caesar and Chu Zihang, then secretly put a sack on the elephant tortoise and beat it up to let everyone vent their anger, and finally secretly kidnap someone from the secret room deep in Genji Heavy Industries... The whole process was done secretly, and if he did it in a high-profile manner, the success rate would be much lower.

But he really underestimated the ability of the students of Kassel College to stir up trouble, especially the two guys in his group, who were the complete psychopaths among psychopaths and the crazies among lunatics!

"Judging from your expression, you don't want to sneak into Genji Heavy Industries without any preparation, do you?" Caesar looked at Lu Mingfei suspiciously.

"Who said I wasn't prepared?" Lu Mingfei raised his eyebrows.

He tied Guanze Masamune's clothes on the back from the corner of the wall, and took out three baseball caps and a windbreaker lining from the back of the bathtub. The windbreaker was pure black, and the lining was embroidered with various magnificent Ukiyo-e paintings.

"Huh? Where did you get the Executive Bureau uniforms?" Caesar asked. "Chu Zihang and I went to the black market to get them custom-made, but few people dared to take on the task of replicating the uniforms of the underworld clans. We finally found someone who agreed, but the crudely made ukiyo-e prints were so poor quality that they were easily discovered."

"Do you still remember the long-legged girl I asked you to help rescue last time at the bottom of the sea?" Lu Mingfei was referring to Jiude Mai. "She's a ninja, and ninjas are great at stealing things. I asked her to get this for me."

"Oh, that girl is really great." Caesar nodded in agreement.

"These past few nights, I've searched online for the preliminary design drawings of Genji Heavy Industries and sneaked into the building for an on-site inspection. Combined with my memories of previous visits, I've drawn a rough map." Chu Zihang couldn't help but bring the topic back on track, spreading the hand-drawn map in front of the three of them. "Genji Heavy Industries is heavily guarded, and their military presence is even greater than that of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. All security guards are equipped with real guns and live ammunition. The first 20th floors are easy to break into, but above the 20th floor, you need access cards. Generally speaking, the higher you go, the harder it is to break into. The last time we easily reached the top floor, it was thanks to Commissioner Cassel's identity."

"Well, it sounds like a level-breaking game or something. The higher you go, the higher the level of the BOSS and the more difficult the challenge." Caesar nodded.

"If this is a level-breaking game, we need to start from the very bottom this time." Chu Zihang rarely refuted Caesar's joking remark. "We don't have access cards or secret keys to pass the level, and we can't cheat and communicate with the patrolling NPCs. The safest way is to sneak in through the underground drainage system... Remember the 'Iron Dome Temple' at the Rock Flow Research Institute that we visited before?"

"Are you talking about the sewer that looks like the Rubicon?" Caesar was also impressed by the sewer that looked like a river.

"Yes." Chu Zihang nodded. "Coincidentally, the Iron Dome Temple and the underground sewers of Takamagahara are connected. If we walk two blocks east, we will reach the main pipeline of the Iron Dome Temple. The main building of the Genji Heavy Industries Building is right above the Ganliu Research Institute."

"Well, the plan is very feasible." Caesar nodded.

In fact, Lu Mingfei didn't know how this guy heard that the plan was "highly feasible". Chu Zihang's plan could obviously only be carried out to the point of infiltrating Genji Heavy Industries. Such a large maze-like building was heavily guarded. Wouldn't these two guys think that as soon as they entered the door, Kaguya's host would appear in front of them and they would just wait to be blown up?

"No matter what, we must be cautious," Lu Mingfei said in a deep voice. "Before we personally uncover the secrets of the Sheqi Eight Clans, we must remain extremely vigilant. The veil of darkness covering the truth is immense, and the closer we get, the more dangerous it becomes... Often, the moment the truth is revealed, the darkest demon will suddenly leap out from behind the curtain."

Caesar and Chu Zihang looked at each other with serious expressions and nodded slowly.

……

The entrance to the underground passage was just behind the bathroom where they were. It was a hidden passage hidden in the wall, only wide enough to accommodate one and a half people. The stone steps looked quite old.

Chu Zihang walked in front, and the flashlight swept across. The humid air caused the walls to be covered with green moss. The moss clung to the cracks in the walls and the carvings, and even the mural of the Virgin Mary was not spared.

"This building is a Catholic church built by the French during World War II. The basement where we were originally located was actually a confessional for prisoners. Some people who committed minor crimes like theft and fighting were not yet imprisoned. If they showed repentance, they would be sent to the basement to listen to the Lord's will for one night." Chu Zihang explained, "The floor below is an air-raid shelter, a refuge that could accommodate the entire block at the time. Legend has it that during World War II, many people were trapped and died here due to lack of food and water. The store manager felt that this floor had a bad omen, so he left it abandoned."

"The rumors should be true." Lu Mingfei pointed to the corner of the wall, "Look there."

The flashlight swept over and saw that the wall on that side was blackened, which was obviously a sign of someone living there.

What was creepy was that some black ash had peeled off the dark wall on that side, probably because someone had carved it hard with a stone. The traces were some vague French words, blurred by the red to black blood stains. The words "man eats man", "hell is coming", and "we are abandoned by the Lord" could be vaguely seen, and the despair seemed to overflow through the words.

"This is not a good sign." Caesar frowned slightly.

The Gattuso family is a Christian family and they would recite the Bible before a battle, but this time they encountered such a thing before the action, which made Caesar feel a little uncomfortable, as if a cold snake was crawling through his heart.

The three of them came to the corner of the shelter, which was the drainage corner. The entrance to the sewer was covered by a heavy manhole cover. Caesar stabbed Dick Tudo's sword into the gap between the manhole cover and the ground, and lifted the manhole cover with both arms. Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang lifted the manhole cover and threw it aside.

A vertical and pitch-black corridor appeared in front of the three people, and the sound of flowing water could be faintly heard from somewhere deep below.

"Let me lead the way." Caesar took the flashlight from Chu Zihang and was the first to reach the iron ladder on the wall of the sewer.

He is not the type of person who would retreat just because of a little bad omen. In the Gattuso family motto, "unbridled" is ranked alongside "facing challenges head-on." The capital for their arrogance comes from the courage in their bones.

Lu Mingfei was in the middle, Chu Zihang was at the rear, and they went down into the deep corridor one by one.

The iron ladder was rusty and prickly, the wall tiles were covered with sticky moss, and a faint fishy smell wafted through the humid air. After all, this was the place where all the filth of the entire city gathered, so it was inevitable that the smell was unpleasant.

Dirty black water flowed through the canal. The narrow paths on both sides of the canal were only wide enough for two people to pass side by side, but everyone lined up in a tacit understanding and moved forward. No one wanted to get close to the smelly sewage canal on the left and the wet aquatic plants on the wall on the right.

It was not uncommon to see small creatures like mice, ants and geckos flying past underfoot. Fallen bats hung overhead, gazing at the three uninvited guests with their pitch-black eyes. Occasionally, slender black shadows passed through the dark green moss. Caesar shone his flashlight but could see nothing, only the sound of spitting out their bats in the darkness.

Suddenly, there was a noticeable ripple on the water, accompanied by the sound of something hitting the water. The three of them immediately became alert. Caesar locked the black-spotted dorsal fin of the thing with the beam of his flashlight.

"It's a scavenger fish," Chu Zihang said, his voice echoing in the long and quiet passage. "It's also called a sucker fish or garbage fish because it feeds on garbage. It belongs to the family of catfish, the Osteochaetidae. It's an introduced species with strong vitality. It can survive almost any water and has almost no natural enemies. In some countries, this thing has become a disaster, seriously affecting the integrity of the ecological chain. It's not surprising that it appeared in the sewer."

"Have you heard about the rumors about crocodiles in New York's sewers?" Caesar, who was at the front of the line, suddenly asked.