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Chapter 416 Local customs

This time, the Uchida family probably knew that their strength was a bit unsuccessful, so they adopted a policy of gentleness, hoping to win over their relationship in a gentle way. Liu Jinpeng knew this very well, but he did not intend to make any concessions. Unless the Uchida family could put forward good conditions, otherwise it would be too cheap to just entertain people. The group settled down and took a little time, and a small episode happened in the middle.

The people brought by Uchida Asuka blocked a group of guys who didn't look like good people at the door of the apartment. These people were big and thick. Although they were wearing black suits, they didn't look like civil servants. Almost everyone had more or less tattoos and gold jewelry on them. They said gangster words with long curled tongues. They were pretentious and knew they were gangsters at a glance.

After the Uchida Club reported to Asuka, the girl became nervous. She was just boasting about the safety of this place in front of Liu Jinpeng. In a blink of an eye, a gangster came to the door, which was really a slap in the face. But in fact, she was so nervous. These guys who claimed to be the Shishi Pavilion came to Li Zhongguo, and after seeing Lao Li, they were very honest, without the arrogance and arrogance of the underworld.

Liu Jinpeng listened for a while. He actually didn't understand Japanese, but his watch comes with a translator function, and the translation result can be transmitted to his ears through invisible air headsets. Li Zhongguo probably has something to do with these superior leaders of Jizhenguan, so Jizhenguan gangsters came to report and recognize people. Five or six people came this time, and nothing else was wrong. If anyone didn't open his eyes, it would be their turn to go on stage.

They said that as long as Li Zhongguo went out, they would follow him. They usually had to find a place to stay and didn't disturb the customers at all. This service awareness was quite excellent. However, Liu Jinpeng was only interested in the slander they said to the Uchida Club at the beginning, and even asked Li Zhongguo what was going on. Li Zhongguo didn't expect Liu Jinpeng to be interested in this. He smiled and said, "That's what is used for bluffing. Generally, Xu Hun likes to say that, just to scare the people."

Speaking of this, Jizhenguan is not a big gangster. Li Zhongguo did not deny this. He said: "Jizhenguan is one of the gangster organizations of Osaka Kido. It is relatively outsourcing. Usually, he relies on collecting protection fees from two streets to make a living. There are only a total of 50 people in total, and it is a very small gang. I use them this time because they are more peaceful. That is, I just scare the people. It is not necessary to bully people."

Speaking of Japanese gangsters, it is really a weird thing. Not only is it a completely legal social group, but some large gangster violent groups even run various enterprises. Of course, it is conceivable to run businesses based on the IQ of gangsters. Therefore, the best part of the violent groups is the entertainment and construction industry. The first industry is the traditional gangster field, but now gangsters have begun to promote stars themselves, and there are also hidden ways to control those coerced artists by opening artist companies.

The second is the new development field. There are only a few ways for violent groups to control construction companies. Some directly stuff the members into the group to be workers. When there is something to do, they will be pulled out to fight. Some let violent groups serve as supervisors, while others hire professionals. Some have both. In addition to the boss and senior cadres, they all work in the company to make salary. It is easy to imagine how their performance is. The latest data shows that nearly 43 parts of the bank's bad debts are related to construction companies controlled by gangs.

The transformation here is probably due to the Japanese government. In 1992, the Japanese government passed the Anti-Violence Group Act, vigorously cracking down on the underworld forces. Since then, the number of underworld members has dropped significantly, from more than 90,000 at its peak to more than 70,000, but recently it has increased to more than 110,000. The underworld bosses have deeply realized that the past methods of drug trafficking, gambling, smuggling, blackmailing, forced prostitution and other means have fallen behind. The criminal characteristics of these behaviors are too obvious and are very easy to be banned by the police. So they learned their mistakes and decided to transform.

Nowadays, major gangsters in Japan have already started their own businesses, such as the second gangster Yamaguchi Group in Asia. Its headquarters is located in Kobe City, Kobe. In addition, Yamaguchi Group also has a reward system that imitates modern enterprises. Excellent members can be sent to study in Europe and the United States, and after returning to China, they will be entrusted with important tasks and receive high salaries.

What's even more ridiculous is that there is a huge sign outside the headquarters of Yamaguchi Group, which says "We promise not to use child labor, not to sell drugs, and not to throw cigarette butts." Even people living nearby say that Yamaguchi Group is a good person and also gives them gifts twice a year. After the Hanshin earthquake, Yamaguchi Group not only organized manpower to help the victims to rescue the disaster, but also paid for the funds to the victims themselves, which was all for building a good social image.

However, even so, the Yamaguchi group is still a thorn in the side of the Osaka police. In 2005, the Yamaguchi group leader was arrested for illegal possession of weapons and has not been released yet. In the past two years, the Yamaguchi group leader No. 2 and No. 3 were arrested continuously. The head of the violence team also committed suicide by swallowing a gun at home. For a time, the Yamaguchi group disappeared throughout the Kansai area.

Liu Jinpeng was very curious about why Jizhenguan was so obedient to Li Zhongguo. Li Zhongguo showed off a little proudly and said, "A leader of Osaka Kyōdo United is familiar with me, and his bodyguards are all introduced by me." Speaking of this, Lao Li couldn't help but blink. Liu Jinpeng quickly understood that even the bodyguards were supervisors. It seems that this leader is also a controlled puppet.

The Japanese themselves say that Japan will never be able to get rid of the influence of the Western empire. It has been deeply influenced since the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Until the Ming Dynasty showed its hideousness, it was suppressed. Then, the Ryukyu was defeated in the Han Dynasty. This series of facts confirm this. In addition, although the political circles of the two countries are extremely cold, the economic exchanges are booming, and the so-called economic dependence is very high.

Tada Akira Uchida was one of the folks who held this view. He personally invited Liu Jinpeng to his residence to attend the dinner later. However, the old man was stubborn and insisted that the oldest Tang-style banquet was required to entertain the VIPs, so Liu Jinpeng had to wear Hanfu to attend the banquet.

The so-called Tang-style banquet refers to a banquet. There are no chairs on the ground, only the cushions can make people sit on the floor, and there are tables in front of them. The meals are delivered to the tables by the maids, and there are singing and dancing in the middle of the restaurant to make fun of it. This kind of banquet is naturally a separate meal system, and due to the Japanese transformation, the so-called Tang-style banquet has become inconsistent. For example, the singing and dancing in the middle has become a Kabuki performance, and the taste is completely different if one word is added.

The origin of Kabuki is said to be the Buddhist chanting dance performed by Izumo's witch Aguo on the stage of Nora in the late Warring States Period. Aguo's performance was very popular, so it attracted many female artists to imitate them. These people were called female Kabuki. Of course, in that era, they were not called this name, but the person who used eye-catching movements and costumes was called Qingqizhe. The most famous man in the Qingqizhe at that time was probably Keiji Maeda.

Later, because the Edo Shogunate believed that female Kabuki was indecent and unconventional, women were forbidden to perform, so gradually, Kabuki performers became men, namely Noro Kabuki. Kabuki performances required a special stage, and there were props and slings. Of course, the Uchida family did not have these devices, just simple lyrics and dialogues, which was probably similar to Nuo Le.

This time, probably to entertain guests from the Han Dynasty, so the Uchida family specially invited the Kabukicho of Osaka City to perform their new drama "The Three Kingdoms". This is a script that has been adapted into. It is generally a story about the battle for hegemony between Wei, Shu and Wu during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. Speaking of which, the Japanese are also very old-fashioned. The title of Western empire remains unchanged for thousands of years. They all add countries behind the country names, such as Ming and Han.

Liu Jinpeng took two female companions to Uchida's house, and Uchida Asuka also greeted Uchida Tadaaki at the gate. Uchida's house is an ancient Japanese house, and the low bungalows have a charm similar to the classic Chinese style. They uniquely used the stilt house, probably to isolate the moisture underground. In the standard Japanese ancient house, there must be a pond as an embellishment, and the banquet is held in the hall next to the pond.

As far as Liu Jinpeng sees, this hall should have been used to hold some kind of meeting in the past. There is a place surrounded by a silk rope at the top of the long room, there is a seat cushion and a short table used as a handrail, and a large "Taitaka" banner hanging behind it. Tada Akira Uchida introduced that it was a treasure left by the ancestors of the family, and boasted that the Uchida family was a descendant of the Mikawa Samurai, and I don't know if it was true.

Although this banquet was nominally a Tang-style banquet, the food content was basically Japanese. The first one to come was "Pig, Deer, Butterfly". This is the name of the flower note borrowed. In fact, it is a large collection of pork, venison and pigeon meat. Each one is only a small piece, which is not enough to be stuck between the teeth. Liu Jinpeng was a little accustomed to sake, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only hold on. Liu Mei liked this kind of wine very much, but she still asked Ye Ling for plum wine, which was not easy to get drunk.

After Kabuki came up, he looked the same, with a scary white face and gorgeous costumes. However, Liu Jinpeng heard these people calling Yun Chang, Yide and others and felt a cold war. No matter how you look at it, these people were still very serious. The problem is that their scripts are really failed. Judging from Liu Jinpeng's failed historical skills, several mistakes can be seen. But thinking about this is an acting, and it is a Japanese screenwriter, so I gave up.

Liu Mei and Ye Ling were enjoying watching it. They even discussed whether there was a gay relationship between the characters in the play on the way back, and Liu Jinpeng had nothing to do except shake his head. Tadao Uchida did not talk about anything at the banquet or after the banquet. Liu Jinpeng thought to himself that the old guy was just calm, so I couldn't just say anything, everyone should just hold on.
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