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To be honest, this chapter is a pain in the ass. I really don't want to write too much about the deal with the underworld. I'm afraid of causing trouble, but the tone of this article is obvious. I can't not write it, so I can only simplify it.
If everyone feels that it's sloppy, please forgive me.
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Because a large group of people followed together, it was too easy to arouse the vigilance of the Japanese police and cause unnecessary trouble.
Therefore, before the cooperation was completely finalized, everyone basically stayed at home.
The banquet was held in the private room of the Hilton Hotel. In addition to two attendants, Kunio Inoue brought two women to the banquet. He was not worried at all that Tang Jinyan would harm him.
It was not that he was magnanimous. If it was said that Tang Jinyan had nothing better to do than come all the way to Japan to harm him, the possibility of that was close to zero. No one would worry about that.
Tang Jinyan and his group stood in the hotel lobby waiting for Kunio Inoue. When they saw him get out of the car from afar and recognized the woman he brought, Tang Jinyan coughed dryly and glanced at Yi Zhi. Yi Zhi's expression did not change.
Lee Yoon-rim did not know her. Seeing Tang Jinyan's strange expression, he asked quietly, "What's wrong?
Do you know her? "
Tang Jinyan was very surprised. "You don't know her?"
"How would I know a Japanese woman?"
"I thought all the men in Asia knew Hatani-sensei and Amami-sensei …"
"… AV actress?"
"By the way, Yoon-rim, have you really never watched AV?"
"I just don't watch them!" Lee Yoon-rim straightened his neck. "I only watch trap series."
"Oh, which ones do you know?"
"… I never pay attention to names!"
While the two of them were whispering, Kunio Inoue finally stepped into the lobby and stretched out his big hand very intimately. "Master Tang Jiu, nice to meet you."
Tang Jinyan greeted him. Although he did not understand what he said, he guessed that it was probably the same thing. He also enthusiastically stretched out his hand and shook it. "Inoue Kun, nice to meet you."
Inoue Kunio was a balding middle-aged man. His head was shaved until it was shiny. When he put on a smile on his face, he didn't look fierce. Instead, he gave off the feeling of an uncle next door. It was easy for him to win the favor of his first acquaintance.
In fact, Tang Jinyan was about the same. When he laughed, he looked very bright. His face was resolute and handsome. He was also the type that could easily win a good impression.
Therefore, a man's appearance was also very important. If he looked like a turd, then the story would usually develop like this. Jung Eun-thi: "I choose death." Song Ji-hyo: "President Bai, let's talk."
Park Soyeon: "I have something to do tonight. Let's not eat …" Xu Xian: "Professor, I report that there is a triad here." Lee Yoon-rim: "Why aren't you leaving after taking the wallet?" Li Juli: "You are a good person …"
From another point of view, Kunio Inoue and Tang Jinyan also had a lot in common.
For example, Kunio Inoue's Yamaguchi-gumi was a second-tier group under Yamaguchi-gumi. Tang Jinyan's nature was similar to that of the New Village Gang.
Kunio Inoue had the ambition to lead Yamaguchi-gumi, and Tang Jinyan was similar.
Kunio Inoue was even the adopted son of Yamaguchi-gumi's former fifth generation leader. Even this point was similar to Tang Jinyan … To some extent, he was basically the template of Tang Jinyan's future after someone else took over the position.
Of course, the scale and influence of the New Village Gang couldn't be compared to Yamaguchi-gumi. It was a much worse template.
Under this premise, after the two sides understood each other's ins and outs, they actually had a natural sense of closeness because they could see themselves in each other.
The two of them very intimately held hands and took their seats together.
Kunio Inoue looked at Lee Yoon-rim tentatively and said to Yi Zhi somewhat reproachfully, "Isa-kun, Tang-kun has his own understanding flower by his side. Why did you ask me to bring someone here?"
Yi Zhi laughed very meaningfully. Lee Yoon-rim replied expressionlessly, "I'm just a translator.
Those two … go accompany him. "
She said she was a translator, but this was not translated to Tang Jinyan the entire time.
Tang Jinyan was at a loss at the side until he saw the two teachers coming over with smiles on their faces. Only then did he realize the meaning of the conversation just now. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said, "Yoon-rim will sit with me. The two of you should accompany Isa-kun."
Lee Yoon-rim's expressionless face suddenly lit up. She happily translated Tang Jinyan's meaning to Inoue Yuhiko.
How could an old fox like Inoue Yuhiko not see that there was a story here?
He laughed and didn't insist. He beckoned the two girls to his side. Lee Yoon-rim happily sat down next to Tang Jinyan and whispered in his ear, "Later, those Xu Xian, Li Juli and so on, wuli Jinyan, which one do you want? I'll help you invite them."
Tang Jinyan smiled and waved his hand.
The atmosphere at the banquet was still very warm. Although Tang Jinyan didn't speak the same language, Yi Zhi and Lee Yoon-rim were good at livening up the atmosphere. Coupled with the two teachers' coquettishness, the whole scene was very harmonious and cheerful.
Tang Jinyan was a man of few words. He basically made friends with wine and drank as if he was drinking water. From time to time, there would be enthusiastic cheers at the banquet. If someone who didn't know about this accidentally stumbled into this place, they wouldn't think that this was a meeting of the underworld's big shots. It probably felt like a gathering of friends.
China, Japan, and Korea all had a drinking culture. The atmosphere at the banquet often represented the probability of successful cooperation. This scene basically meant that the so-called cooperation had already been established, and they just had to talk about the details directly …
After a few rounds of drinking, Inoue Kunio started talking about the main topic. As expected, he didn't even sound out the intention of cooperation, because the so-called probing had already been done with the wine.
What he said was already a conversation between the two parties. "I've learned about Tang-kun's business. It has a lot of overlap with ours. For example, Tang-kun's previous main business was casinos, nightclubs, and now trade … I heard that he's also interested in the entertainment industry?
In short, many aspects are almost perfect for us. He's a natural partner. "
In fact, this was equivalent to not saying anything, because most of the underworld's businesses were like this.
However, there was indeed a sense of a match made in heaven between them.
For example, drugs. They relied too much on the import of Second Brother Pu Zhengmin, which also meant that they relied too much on the Vietnamese. If they couldn't be independent in this very important aspect, how could they control the entire New Village Gang?
On the other hand, Inoue Kunio could ignore the higher-ups and sell his own goods. It was simply too good … This was just one example. There were many aspects of foreign trade and smuggling that didn't need to be said. In short, it was a very win-win cooperation for both parties. This was a mutually beneficial relationship.
From another point of view, if he had the help of the important forces in Yamaguchi-gumi, it would be a huge boost to Tang Jinyan's status in the Korean underworld. After all, the Korean underworld was very weak, and Yamaguchi-gumi was a world-renowned underworld organization. Just by relying on the banner of Yamaguchi-gumi, it would bring him a lot of influence.
On the other hand, the higher Tang Jinyan's status in the Korean underworld, the more power Inoue Kunio would have in the organization. This was a mutually beneficial relationship.
Tang Jinyan didn't intervene too much in the details. Lee Yoon-rim was basically the one talking. After all, it was troublesome to translate back and forth. To a large extent, Lee Yoon-rim could represent him.
He only needed to be responsible for laughing and drinking when the two sides finalized the agreement. He didn't even need to use his brain.
Both the guests and the host enjoyed the banquet. Although the banquet was just an exchange of intentions, the real cooperation agreement still needed to be discussed in detail at the negotiating table. However, there was absolutely no problem in the general direction.
Both parties were in a good mood. Inoue Kunio was so happy that he drank a little too much. When the banquet ended, he stumbled.
Just when everyone thought that this matter would be easily finalized after two more days of discussion, the hotel doorman delivered an envelope, saying that a stranger had indicated that it was for Mr. Inoue.
Inoue Kunio stopped smiling and frowned as he opened the envelope. Soon, the uncle next door aura completely disappeared. His whole person exuded the fierce and ruthless aura of a gangster.
Tang Jinyan saw that there was a bullet in the envelope.
He also narrowed his eyes.
According to the situation, someone was probably expressing dissatisfaction with their cooperation. This was a warning.
The warning was given to Inoue Kunio and not Tang Jinyan. This meant that the other party didn't want to have a conflict with Tang Jinyan at the moment.
After all, Tang Jinyan was here in the name of a business investigation team from South Korea. If an international dispute was caused, the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department would go crazy.
Yamaguchi-gumi, who had just been tormented, definitely didn't want to do such a thing at the moment.
Looking at Inoue Kunio's ashen face, Tang Jinyan smiled slightly. "Are you afraid, Mr. Inoue?"
Lee Yoon-rim smiled and translated. Inoue Kunio was silent for a while and said coldly, "As long as Mr. Tang doesn't back down."
Tang Jinyan said leisurely, "Mr. Inoue is heroic. How can the Tang people fall behind?
The negotiation tomorrow morning will go on as scheduled. "