Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

"I'm sorry, Du! I know this Jiukiji Temple is very difficult, but unfortunately I can't help." Kurosawa Ryohei said apologetically, "If possible, please allow me to be the host and invite you to have a casual meal! Give me a chance, Thank you so much! Ariado!”

After saying that, Kurosawa bowed ninety degrees towards Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao laughed dumbly. Kurosawa was not to blame for this matter in the first place. This guy wanted to take the responsibility on himself. It seemed that he would be uncomfortable if he didn't agree to let him treat him.

"Thank you, Mr. Kurosawa! Thank you very much for your kindness. In that case, I won't shirk it!"

Kurosawa became happy and said to the others: "Don't worry. I will take you to a very beautiful place with delicious food! Yes, you will be very satisfied and like it!"

Kurosawa's vow made Du Yongxiao curious. He had no interest in Japanese food except sushi.

However, seeing Kurosawa's enthusiasm, Du Yongxiao could only smile: "Thank you, I'm looking forward to it!"

"Then let's go! I'll take you to the most beautiful place in Yokohama Night Market - Qingkawa!"

The car drives slowly on the road, night falls, the windows are opened, and the breeze blows, which is intoxicating.

Soon we arrived at Qingchuan, the gourmet place mentioned by Kurosawa.

If you look closely, you will see that it is a large night market area. The lights around it are noisy and prosperous; the full moon above is quiet and quiet, creating a two-level contrast.

Kurosawa turned a few corners and finally stopped at a small izakaya. The cloth sign outside the izakaya said "Mizu". Two small lanterns were hung on both sides of the door in front of the izakaya, which was emitting a faint light. red light.

"Mr. Du, we have arrived, please get out of the car." After Kurosawa Ryohei said to Du Yongxiao, he got out of the car first, and then ran to Du Yongxiao's side to help him open the door.

Du Yongxiao couldn't help but laugh. Was this Kurosawa bragging? He thought it was some kind of gourmet place and actually went to such a night market stall and found such a small izakaya to entertain himself?

However, Du Yongxiao didn't show any expression on his face. He nodded slightly to Kurosawa Ryohei and said thank you, and then led Sakuragi Rin and others into the izakaya under Kurosawa's guidance.

Opening the iconic door curtain of the izakaya, you can see a space of only 40 to 50 square meters. Two long tables are arranged on the left and right sides. Some men and women who look like tourists are sitting at the long tables. When they see Kurosawa and the others come in, He just glanced sideways, then continued chatting and enjoying the food.

Just as Du Yongxiao was looking at the surroundings, a middle-aged man wearing a chef's robe and a square hat ran out of the kitchen, rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Ha, I thought it was some distinguished guest, but it turned out to be Kurosawa." Sir! Long time no see, the guys and I miss you very much!”

"Hahaha, Mr. Kameda, I miss you too, especially the delicious food you cook! Come on, let me introduce to you. This friend next to me comes all the way from Hong Kong, and he is here to taste your craftsmanship tonight! " Kurosawa pointed at Du Yongxiao and introduced to Kameda.

Kameda immediately bowed to Du Yongxiao: "Hello, I am Kameda Ichiro, the boss here, please give me your advice!"

Du Yongxiao smiled at Kameda, "Sorry for bothering you! I'm going to taste your craftsmanship later!" After speaking, he pointed at Kurosawa and said, "He was full of praise for you and praised your craftsmanship as excellent!" Thumbs up.

"Hahaha, that's ridiculous!" Kameda was very humble and bowed to Du Yongxiao again, "I will do my best to serve the distinguished Hong Kong guests with my lifelong skills!"

"Thank you!" Du Yongxiao nodded to express his gratitude.

Here Kurosawa gave Kameda a few words and asked him to prepare. He turned around and led Du Yongxiao and the others to a seat and said: "Mr. Du, please wait a moment. I will prepare the drinks first. Before tasting the food, you must drink. Especially the fine wine here is brewed by Kameda and cannot be drunk anywhere else! ”

As he spoke, Black said hello and walked towards the kitchen. It seemed that he was really familiar with this place.

Du Yongxiao and the others sat down and quietly discussed today's negotiations.

A moment——

The curtain on the small door of the izakaya was also opened, and Kameda, wearing a linen chef's uniform, walked out of it with a smile. This time he was holding two exquisite plates. Kurosawa Ryohei followed behind him, holding a Porcelain bottle of wine.

Du Yongxiao stood up politely and greeted the other party.

Kameda placed two plates on the long table in front of Du Yongxiao, then casually sat next to Du Yongxiao and said, "Here are some appetizers, please taste them, Mr. Du!"

Sakuragi Rin translated Kameda's words, and Du Yongxiao smiled.

The two plates on the table are in the shape of a boat. The two thin plates of fish are neatly stacked among brightly colored lemons, perilla leaves and orchids, in the shape of a boat canopy. When paired with the boat-shaped dishes, they look like two small fishing boats. There are also prepared wasabi puree, soy sauce, radish puree and fried wine on the side.

Kurosawa also served the drink at this time and said: "Here, this is the Kameda family's home-brewed wine, Crane Yaki! It is said that if you drink too much of this wine, you can transform into a crane and fly into the sky."

Kameda hurriedly said humbly: "Those are just praises from some customers. In fact, the alcohol content of this kind of shochu is slightly higher, and many people don't like it!" After speaking, he pointed to the dinner plate and said, "But my fish cooking skills are pretty good. Especially the puffer fish, Mr. Du, please try it!”

Du Yongxiao looked at the dinner plate. The pufferfish meat was crystal clear and the slices were very thin, glowing attractively under the light.

To Yongxiao also tasted a lot of delicacies when he was in Hong Kong. The most famous ones are the "black dog meat" from Kowloon Walled City and the "Snake King Soup" from Wan Chai. As for puffer fish meat, it is rare in Hong Kong.

However, Du Yongxiao has read classics, which contain an allusion to Su Dongpo, a scholar from the Song Dynasty, eating pufferfish meat.

Pufferfish is poisonous and can be life-threatening if handled improperly. When Su Dongpo was working in Changzhou, a friend who was good at cooking invited him to eat puffer fish. When the puffer fish was cooked, the friends' wives and children hid behind the screen and peeped. They were disappointed to see Su Dongpo speechless for a long time. Immediately, Su Dongpo suddenly put down his chopsticks and praised: "It's delicious, it's really delicious, it's worth dying for!"

Even because of the pufferfish meat, Scholar Su wrote a popular poem: "The ground is full of wormwood and the reed buds are short, which is when the pufferfish is about to come."

Seeing Du Yongxiao staring at puffer fish meat, Kameda said proudly: "This kind of meat must be processed well, otherwise it will be mixed with toxins, but you can rest assured when you come to my place, just eat it to your heart's content!"

Du Yongxiao waited for Kameda to finish speaking, then picked up his chopsticks without changing his expression, picked up a piece of puffer fish, smeared it with soy sauce on one side, and dipped it in wasabi paste on the other, then put it in his mouth, and felt the fish meat mixed with soy sauce and wasabi paste with his tongue for a while. It was so spicy together that he swallowed loudly, gave Kameda a thumbs up, and said in Japanese: "Ichiban!"

Kameda laughed loudly, with a sense of accomplishment on his face. For a chef, the greatest honor is the praise given to him by his guests. Especially for people like Du Yongxiao who came all the way from Hong Kong, this kind of praise is even more beneficial to Kameda.

While everyone was tasting the delicacies of puffer fish and drinking the fine wine of crane roasting, there was a sudden noise outside.

"Baga! You damn Chinese, don't think that I will let you go if you deceive me! What you say about helping me with real estate is not to defraud my money in the end!"

"I didn't! I really didn't! Both of us are from Hong Kong, and we are both professional! By the way, he is a barrister and very famous in Hong Kong, and I am a real estate tycoon!"

A familiar voice sounded in Du Yongxiao's ears.

Datou Wen and others also heard clearly and frowned.

Zhuang Dingxian asked: "It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

The caption: "I can't say for sure!"

"I hope brother Xiao won't help them!"

"Brother Xiao is very loyal!"

The two were still discussing in a low voice when a roar came from outside: "Assholes, what a big lawyer, what a real estate tycoon! You are clearly two liars from Hong Kong! If you don't spit out my money, I will kill you!"

"You really don't blame me. Those money were given to the leaders of the Urban Development Department, who knew they were liars!"

"Yes, we are also victims! We are also deceived by them!"

"I don't care about this! Now I give you a choice, whether it's money or your life!"

"Please, let us go, we really have no money!"

"Baga! Beat them to death!"

There was a roar outside and the smashing started.

Du Yongxiao couldn't help but look outside.

Kurosawa noticed something was wrong with his expression, "Do you know him?"

Du Yongxiao nodded, "It sounds like two old friends."

"Then go out and take a look?"

Du Yongxiao did not refuse, stood up and walked outside.

Outside--

"Baga! Beat them to death! Damn bastards! Hong Kong liars who deserve to go to hell!" A bald man pointed at the two people on the ground angrily.

Four burly men were punching and kicking two people on the ground.

The two men huddled up, helpless.

People around me were pointing and looking at the joke.

"Please, Mr. Tojo, don't hit me! Oh, if you hit me again, I will die!" The man who spoke showed his head, with a bruised nose and a swollen face.

Du Yongxiao recognized the other person at a glance - Liu Jianxiong.

"Yes, please spare us! We will find a way to return the money to you!" Another person also raised his head and said.

Du Yongxiao recognized again, who else could it be besides barrister Bai Yingjun?

Du Yongxiao never dreamed that these two Hengchuang traitors would come to Japan and meet here.

Liu Jianxiong and Bai Yingjun were in pain all over their bodies, their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, and they barely had the strength to speak.

Originally, they came to Japan intending to start from scratch, start a business hard, and make further achievements in real estate.

Liu Jianxiong is a smart man. When he was the general manager of Hengchuang, he was very interested in Tokyo real estate and felt that there was a lot of potential here.

Therefore, after Du Yongxiao expelled them from Hengchuang, the two of them were penniless and had to cross the ocean to Japan, intending to start from scratch and rely on their own abilities to become Tokyo real estate tycoons.

Unfortunately, they overestimated themselves and underestimated the weirdness of Tokyo real estate.

The two were high-spirited at first. Liu Jianxiong relied on his sharp tongue to find this society boss named Tojo as an investor, and promised to the other party that he would invest in a piece of land in Shinjuku and develop a department store.

When Tojo didn't believe it at first, Liu Jianxiong pretended to be the general manager of Hengchuang Real Estate and told him that he was responsible for the development and operation of Times Square in Hong Kong.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Jianxiong asked Bai Yingjun to take out the legal contract and told the other party that everything was perfect. You only need to invest and leave the rest to them. If the matter does not succeed, the money will be returned to you.

This Tojo is the leader of the "Wasesha", a small society in Yokohama. He only wants to make a fortune. When he sees the opportunity, how can he let it go? He immediately clapped his hands and cooperated with Liu Jianxiong.

Liu Jianxiong was very high-spirited at this time and believed that his future was no longer a dream and that he could make a comeback and even surpass Du Yongxiao to become a Tokyo real estate tycoon.

Liu Jianxiong even imagined that when he became rich, he would go back to Hong Kong, find Du Yongxiao and show off his power in front of him, point at Du Yongxiao's nose and tell him, without you, I will still succeed!

Unfortunately, Liu Jianxiong thought beautifully, but the reality was cruel.

Especially since they are not familiar with the place here, unlike in Hong Kong, no one dares to give Du Yongxiao face, so that they can often get twice the result with half the effort.

In order to obtain land development rights, Liu Jianxiong and Bai Yingjun got 30 million yen from Tojo to bribe senior officials of the Urban Construction Department. Unexpectedly, they were big liars, thinking that they were Chinese and had no roots here, so they took the money. , not doing anything for them at all.

Now that the money has been spent and the land has not been approved, the entire project has been aborted.

Tojo invested so much money, it can be said that all of it was wasted.

Tojo, who originally wanted to make a fortune, never imagined that he would be tricked by Liu Jianxiong and Bai Yingjun, so he sent people to find them and wanted to sink them into the sea and feed them to sharks.

When Liu Jianxiong and Bai Yingjun heard the news, they ran away immediately. Unfortunately, they were unfamiliar with the place. As soon as they got here, the news was leaked and they were caught by Tojo's leaders.

"Ugh, really don't hit! If you hit him again, you will die!" Liu Jianxiong burst into tears and runny nose. He never dreamed that one day he would die in a foreign country.

"Yes, I am still a disabled person. If you continue to fight like this, I will really die!" Bai Yingjun also begged for mercy.

"Baga! I don't care about this. Anyway, if I don't have money, I will kill you!"

"No!"

"please!"

Liu Jianxiong and Bai Yingjun were both scared to death.

Seeing Tojo's men showing off their baseball bats and preparing to use them against them, the two of them were frightened to death.

"Kill them!" Tojo ordered, "Kill them, I am responsible!"

Tojo's evil was born in his heart. To him, killing two Chinese people was nothing. The worst he could do was find someone to support him and spend a few days in jail.

"Quack, quack!" Four big men from the Zaodao Club waved their baseball bats and smiled ferociously at Liu Jianxiong and Bai Yingjun.

Liu Jianxiong and Bai Yingjun moved their buttocks and kept retreating close to the ground, their eyes frightened, as if they saw the god of death calling.

at this time--

"Let them go! I will bear their debts!" ​​said a loud voice.

"Huh?" Tojo and the others were stunned and turned to look.

Liu Jianxiong and Bai Yingjun were also stunned and looked at that person.

"Du, Mr. Du?" The two of them were horrified.

Du Yongxiao smiled at them: "How are you two?"