In Tokyo, a criminal

Chapter 463: Two gunshots, good night, demolition matters (7100 words, monthly ticket requested)
In the early hours of the morning, the moon was dim and the stars were sparse.

Asano Kamizo had no idea of ​​the impending crisis. At this moment, he was drinking with his driver and a middle-aged man in a private room of a izakaya.

The middle-aged man was estimated to be in his fifties, with graying hair and beard. He was wearing a slightly old black cotton coat. He had an honest face, but his slightly squinted eyes were bright, with a kind of cunning of a petty citizen.

He held a wine glass in one hand and a dish in the other, and said with a mouth full of oil: "President Asano, I have already done what you said. I have mobilized the neighbors to form a united front. If that damn Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. does not agree to the compensation price we offer, then don't even think about touching a single brick or tile from us, and don't even think about building this amusement park!"

He is a family living in the area where the amusement park is being demolished, and he is well-known in that residential area for his unreasonableness and fighting spirit.

To describe him in four words, he is a hooligan.

"Haha, thank you, Yagyu-kun. You really helped me a lot this time." Asano Uezo laughed with satisfaction and looked at the driver beside him, "Why don't you present the thank-you gift prepared for Yagyu-kun?"

"Hi!" the driver responded, then put down his bowl and chopsticks under Liu Shengtao's expectant eyes, picked up the box at his feet, held it in his arms and opened it, revealing neatly stacked banknotes. The scent of ink was better than that of wine.

It's all in Japanese yen. If converted into US dollars, it would probably be around a few hundred thousand.

It is not a small amount of money for ordinary people.

Looking at these lovely banknotes, Liu Shengtao's eyes lit up, and he immediately dropped his wine glass and stood up, staring at the cash box, while rubbing his hands in a wretched manner and smiling awkwardly, "This is not good. I helped President Asano purely out of friendship, and by the way, I also wanted to get more compensation for the neighbors. This money...it's not easy for me to accept."

Although he said so, his eyes never left the cash box, and they were almost drawn to it.

"Mr. Yagyu, brothers should settle accounts clearly. If you really consider me your friend, you have to accept this money, otherwise I will be unhappy! How can I have the nerve to ask you for help in the future?" Asano Kamizou put on a stern face, pretending to be displeased, and placed the wine glass heavily on the table.

Liu Shengtao looked conflicted, and after a while he sighed in a pretentious manner, "Since President Asano has said so, it would seem strange if I refuse. Well, I'll take the money."

As soon as he finished speaking, he impatiently reached out to take the cash box, grinned, closed the lid and put it at his feet.

The reason why he helped Asano Kamizo was not only to extort more demolition compensation, but also to take advantage of the other party's promise to reward him handsomely after the task was accomplished, right?
"That's right. Come, let's have a drink to celebrate our friendship." Asano Kamizo looked at his shameful performance with contempt in his heart but did not show it on his face.

After all, although these second-rate characters are not presentable, they are sometimes really useful.

Liu Shengtao quickly raised his glass with both hands, bent over and clinked glasses with Asano Uezo, and said with a chuckle, "I'll drink first, President Asano, please feel free to do as you please."

After saying that, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. Then he wiped the corners of his mouth and sat down again. At the same time, he said with some worry, "There is something I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"Mr. Yagyu, is there anything that cannot be said between friends? If you have any doubts, just tell me!" Asano Kamizou waved his hand, signaling him to speak freely.

Liu Shengtao picked up his chopsticks and said casually while picking up food: "I don't mind this matter, because I always stick out for my friends, but many of my neighbors are afraid of retaliation from Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. After all, to win such a big project, they must have a strong background."

After getting the reward I had been longing for, the enthusiasm in my head faded a little. I calmed down and began to consider the possible consequences of my actions.

"You worry too much, Yagyu-kun." Asano Jyouzo saw through it at a glance that it was actually Yagyu Tao who was afraid, and he felt even more disdainful. You didn't seem to be afraid when you reached out for the money just now, so he carefully comforted you: "No matter how deep your background is, you still have to be reasonable and legal. If Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. dares to do anything to you, you all go to Tokyo and make a scene. I guarantee that they will be the first to panic. The more powerful this businessman is, the less they want to make things worse."

His next plan was to arrange for people to impersonate thugs hired by Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd., to use violence against citizens who demanded an increase in compensation to arouse public anger. At the same time, he would incite these angry citizens to go to Tokyo to file a complaint, and then find reporters to expose the matter.

Such a smooth combo is guaranteed to make Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. dizzy.

At that time, Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. will either have to leave in disgrace or have to cooperate with him.

And when he takes the initiative, the cooperation conditions offered will definitely be more beneficial to him.

"With President Asano's words, I will go back and tell them, and they should feel relieved." Liu Shengtao breathed a sigh of relief and poured himself another glass of wine.

"Bang!"

At this moment, the door of the private room was pushed open.

Everyone in the room subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice.

A young man wearing black sportswear, a baseball cap and a mask stood at the door. He locked his eyes on Asano Kamizo and drew his gun and shot without hesitation.

The moment he pulled out the gun, Asano Kamizo was already terrified, but it was too late to hide.

"boom!"

With a gunshot, the bullet flew out of the gun and hit Asano Kamizo's heart accurately, causing him to sit back down on the chair that had just left his seat, and the chair fell to the ground. He subconsciously covered his chest with his hands, a look of pain on his face, and his facial features were distorted.

"Boss!" Asano Kamizo's driver reacted and exclaimed, subconsciously drawing his gun to fight back.

"boom!"

But just as he reached for the gun at his waist, a bullet pierced through his temple. The huge impact force knocked his body down and pressed him on Asano Uezo.

Asano Jōzo spat out a mouthful of blood.

"puff!"

The spilled blood was splattered everywhere.

"Ah! Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'm not familiar with him at all, I don't even know him! Go to him if you have anything to do, please don't hurt innocent people!"

This sudden change made Liu Shengtao turn pale and panic-stricken. He begged for mercy while crawling under the table in an undignified manner.

The gunman didn't intend to kill him. He looked at Asano Uezo, whose face had turned pale due to blood loss, and said, "President Asano, someone asked me to return the bullets you gave me. The one on your driver's head was a gift."

“Ha-ha-ha-” Asano Jōzo’s eyes widened instantly and he wanted to say something excitedly, but he couldn’t utter a complete sentence and blood kept oozing out of his mouth.

His eyes were full of regret and unwillingness. The moment the bullet shot into his heart, he realized that he had hit a wall. Faced with his threats and disruptions, people chose to directly deal with him, the troublemaker.

It didn't go according to his plan at all.

"Listen up, you under the table. My boss told me to tell you that starting from tomorrow, if there is a family that is unwilling to sign and accept the current compensation and move out within three days, the next bullet will be sent to you."

The gunman looked at Liu Shengtao who was shivering under the table, threw down a few words, and walked away without looking back.

The terrified Liu Shengtao was struck by lightning when he heard this and fell to the ground with a thud.

The moment the gunman walked out of the private room, all the people who had been leaning out from other rooms to watch the excitement shrank back, and the corridor was empty, allowing him to leave in a swagger.

"Hu-hu-hu-"

Under the table, Liu Shengtao, who had survived the disaster, reacted and gasped for breath, greedily breathing in the fresh air, his back already wet.

In his heart, he cursed the already dead Asano Uezo, "Is this the ignorant outsider you mentioned? You still want to teach him how to behave?"
Now people are directly teaching you how to be a ghost!
You got me into trouble too, bastard!
Liu Shengtao swallowed his saliva, picked up the cash box and ran away before the police arrived at the scene.

On the other side, Aoyama Hidenobu at home received a report call from Shimizu Yoshi, "Officer Masaru, according to your instructions, Asano Kamizo has just died."

Asano Kamizo's purpose was to let Ito Kanaga see his ability to do bad things, so he did not hide the fact that he was the mastermind behind the temporary price increase for the unruly people. Therefore, Ito Kanaga easily grasped the entire situation before reporting to Aoyama Hidenobu.

So Aoyama Hidenori directly asked Shimizu Yoshi to arrange gunmen to kill Asano Kamizo and his driver, and threatened and intimidated Yagyu Tao to deal with those troublemakers who raised the prices.

For ordinary people, the Higashino Construction Co., Ltd. is too far away from them. Instead, it is the street bully like Yagyu Tao who is close at hand that can make them feel more afraid and submit to him.

"Well, good job. Go see Iida Nagakawa, the president of the Hokkaido branch of Tono Construction Co., Ltd. tomorrow. He will package a large amount of demolition work for you." Aoyama Hidenobu said calmly.

Before any project can be started, unless it is located in a barren mountain or wilderness, it will involve large-scale demolition.

Demolition is something that cannot be done without violence, no matter which country it is in, because there are always people who do not want to move for various reasons, such as not having enough money or emotional difficulties. At this time, it is useless to talk about the law alone, and only violence can make them surrender.

Especially in the 1990s when the Internet was not well developed, violent demolitions were even more rampant. If you didn't want to move, you didn't have to. In the middle of the night, excavators would forcibly demolish houses and bury people in the rubble. Afterwards, compensation was paid as an engineering accident, which was even less than the compensation for demolition.

So he asked the Beihai gang to be responsible for the demolition, which was definitely a suitable work arrangement.

Shimizu Yoshi was overjoyed. Although he didn't know how big the project was, he knew that Aoyama Hidenobu would definitely not be shabby. He immediately thanked him profusely, "Thank you for your care, Superintendent. I will definitely do a good job."

As long as they can keep the demolition costs lower, the money saved in the end will be their net profit.

"No matter what means you use, I have only two requests. Don't let those unruly people make things worse, and don't delay the construction period. Otherwise, you will be held responsible." Aoyama Hidenobu warned lightly.

He knew that these violent gangs would definitely lower the original compensation in order to gain more profits, but he didn't care. After all, it was not his interests that were harmed.

But then again, in order to keep more profits for himself, he set the compensation very low. The Japanese people were really lucky to have met him.

Qing Shui Yi's heart trembled, knowing that if he messed up, even if his mother and Aoyama Hidenobu were having an affair, the other party would not let him go, so he immediately promised: "Please rest assured, I will personally keep an eye on this matter, and there will be absolutely no mistakes!"

Since they were no longer able to sell drugs, Beihai's family has been missing an important source of income. Now that he finally has an opportunity to make money, he must take it seriously.

At this juncture, if he, who had just succeeded to the throne, could find an important source of income for the gang, then the people below would naturally be convinced by him.

These days, all loyalty is fake.

They will work for whoever can provide their subordinates with enough food, otherwise no one will pay any attention to them.

"That's better." Aoyama Hidenobu hung up the phone, then called Nakamura Shinichi and gave him a brief and shocking instruction: "There's a shooting murder case at Nanfeng Izakaya. Send someone to take over. This happened right after the investigation team left. We have to consider the impact, so don't make a big deal about it. Keep the news strictly secret and handle it quickly and low-key."

"Hey! Don't worry." Nakamura Shinichi has known Aoyama Hidenobu for a long time, so of course he understood what he meant and responded respectfully.

Aoyama Hidenobu dropped the phone, stood up, twisted his stiff neck, and walked upstairs yawning.

It was getting late, and he should go to bed.

"Good night, President Asano, whom I have never met."

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After Liu Shengtao fled back home, he was worried that the police would find him, so he ran to a friend's house to hide overnight. He was very nervous all night, and as soon as the next morning came, he couldn't wait to call his family.

"Moshimoshi? This is the Yagyu family."

"Wife, listen to me, did any police come to my house looking for me last night?" he asked nervously.

"No, husband! What have you done?"

"No?" Liu Shengtao was stunned. He was at the scene when Asano Jyouzo was shot. There were so many eyewitnesses in the izakaya, and there were surveillance cameras. The police could not ignore this point, and it should be easy to identify him. Why didn't they look for him?
He soon realized that this was the work of Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd., because they wanted to keep it to themselves to deal with the people who were incited by themselves to raise prices. That's why they didn't let the police arrest him.

He felt relieved at first, but then an intense fear enveloped his whole body. Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. could even order the police around, so no wonder they dared to shoot and kill people in public, and even killed two people.

"Bakayalu! Damn bastard!"

Yagyu Tao scolded Asano again.

They also say that outsiders don't know their place.

You just make a little money and don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. Damn it, you bastard, you killed me.

The threat the gunman made last night before he left was still lingering in my ears: three days, if I can't get all the residents in the demolition area to sign within three days, I will die.

He had no doubt that the other party would do what he said.

When he thought that his life was already entering the countdown, he felt sad, angry, desperate and helpless.

It was he who instigated those residents to demand a price increase, and now he has to find a way to get those residents to give up the price increase, which makes him feel so miserable that he has no tears to cry.

"Husband! What's wrong with you? Speak, husband!"

On the other side, Mrs. Yagyu was anxiously urging her husband because she had not received a response for a long time.

Although Liu Shengtao was an alcoholic, a domestic violence man, and often stayed out all night, he was a good husband in the eyes of his wife.

Liu Shengtao finally came back to his senses, took a deep breath and said, "I'm fine, I'll be back soon."

There is still a glimmer of hope, we must seize the time.

After hanging up the phone, he said goodbye to his friends, took a taxi home, and called together a few of his brothers.

When he got home, five or six of his domineering younger brothers were already waiting for him.

"Brother." "Brother, you're back."

"Brother, what good thing do you want us to do?"

These people were not even members of the underworld. They just followed Liu Shengtao and ran rampant in the village, extorting money and bullying the common people. When they saw Liu Shengtao coming in, they all started talking at once.

"That's enough! Shut up! Be quiet!" With a butcher's knife hanging over his head and ready to fall at any moment, Liu Shengtao, who was already irritated with the threat of his life hanging over his head, became even more annoyed when he heard these people chattering. He scolded them and said, "Go and notify all the people in the demolition area to gather at the square right now. I have something to say."

"Hi!"

Upon hearing this, several younger brothers immediately scattered.

Liu Shengtao has some power in the local area, and he had just gathered everyone yesterday to demand that Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. increase the compensation. So when he called a meeting, every household took the initiative to send people to the small square to gather and wait to listen to his speech.

Originally everyone thought that Liu Shengtao was going to continue talking about asking for an increase in compensation, but as soon as Liu Shengtao opened his mouth today, everyone was stunned.

"Dear neighbors, uncles, brothers and sisters, please be quiet and listen to me first." Liu Shengtao had never been so polite to his neighbors in his life. He stood on a flower bed, taller than everyone else, and raised his hand to urge everyone not to speak.

"Shut up! Everyone, shut up! Didn't you hear what my big brother said? I'll beat up anyone who dares to open his mouth again!"

"I'm talking to you, old man! Are you fucking deaf? What are you talking to the old lady next door about?"

"Bakayaro! That guy..."

Liu Shengtao's minions bared their teeth and claws, scolding the neighbors in the square with extremely vulgar words.

Finally, with their unremitting efforts to maintain order, the small square gradually quieted down.

Liu Shengtao showed a melancholy expression, and continued earnestly: "I didn't sleep all night last night, tossing and turning! What was I thinking about? I was thinking about our request for Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. to increase the compensation! I thought about it all night and finally figured it out. What we did was wrong."

"Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. came to Sapporo from outside and contributed money, effort and manpower to help us build our hometown and beautify it, benefiting our local citizens and future generations. But we want to take advantage of the opportunity to extort money from them. This is totally wrong!"

"I, Liu Shengtao, was a bit of a jerk in the past, but I still have a sense of the overall situation. For the development of our city and for the next generation, we should actively support and cooperate with Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. to complete the relocation! So I have learned from my mistakes and decided to formally take the lead in giving up the increase in compensation, and call on everyone to sign the contract as soon as possible and not delay the construction period."

His words were earnest and his expression was filled with grief, but when he finished speaking, the whole audience fell into dead silence.

Even his younger brothers looked at him stupidly.

A look of seeing a ghostΣ(°△°|||)︴

Is this the awareness that you should have, big brother? Is this what you can say? Is this still our big brother?
"Yaguse Tao, I think you have accepted benefits from Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd.? You are making a lot of money and don't care about us." Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, which resonated with countless people.

The originally silent scene suddenly became noisy.

"That's right. Yesterday you said that Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. paid too little and asked us to unite and ask for a price increase. Today you asked us to lower the price. Did you take advantage of Kitahara Construction?"

"You've said all the good and bad things. We followed you for nothing, right? No, I have to raise the price, otherwise we will never move out!"

"Me too. Let's unite. If they want to build the amusement park, they have to raise the price for us! They are begging us, not us begging them!"

Listening to the doubts from all sides and looking at the noisy crowd, Liu Shengtao, whose life was already in countdown, became angry and roared: "Bakayalu! You damn bastards, shut up!"

Looking at his increasingly hideous face.

The originally noisy square gradually quieted down.

"Damn it, if you don't accept my toast, you'll have to drink a forfeit!" Liu Shengtao's fierce eyes were exposed, and he gritted his teeth and stared at the people below and roared: "I tell you, whoever dares to raise the price and delay signing the contract, delaying the development of the city, I will not be polite to him. Building a beautiful Sapporo is everyone's responsibility, and everyone should learn from me!"

Seeing him getting angry, the fear that he had dominated in the past resurfaced in the hearts of the residents. Suddenly no one dared to speak anymore. Everyone was angry but not able to speak.

"I will go to get the contract this afternoon and visit every household. Whoever does not sign is going against me. I believe I don't need to say more about what will happen to those who go against me." Liu Shengtao showed an unfriendly smile on his face and threatened in a sinister tone.

All the neighbors turned pale, and they were angry but dared not say anything. Some of them didn't even dare to look him in the eye.

Liu Shengtao felt inexplicably happy when watching this scene. Damn it, it’s useless to reason with these unruly people. He has to threaten them with violence to work.

They are all a bunch of bastards who deserve a beating!
"It's settled. After the meeting, please leave someone for me at each household. If I can't find anyone at their door this afternoon, don't blame me for being rude."

Liu Shengtao waved his hand, turned around and left.

Only after he walked away did the buzz of discussions begin to rise again in the square.

"Brother, wait for us. Beiyuan Construction has given you so much benefit. You should share some with us brothers. We can contribute."

"Yes, big brother, whether you want us to raise the price or sign a contract, we will support you unconditionally. Don't forget your brothers when there are benefits."

"Of course, the biggest share will definitely go to you, big brother. We brothers will be satisfied just by following you and drinking some soup."

Several of Liu Shengtao's younger brothers followed him happily, rubbing their hands with grins and asking for benefits.

Apparently, they also thought that he was bribed by Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. with a large sum of money and wanted to get a piece of the pie.

"What a bullshit benefit." Liu Shengtao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. After looking around, he saw that there was no one outside and whispered to a few people: "It was Asano Kamizao who asked me to let those unruly people raise the price. Last night when I was having dinner with him, he and his driver were directly shot in the private room by someone who swaggered into the room. Afterwards, I ran away immediately. The police haven't come to find me yet. I don't need to explain what this means to you, right?"

"Before he left, the killer told us that if we couldn't get all the residents in the demolition area to sign the contract within three days, he would send us to accompany Asano Kamizou! Now you know why I suddenly did this, right?"

When the younger brothers heard this, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they looked at each other in shock.

To them, Asano Kamizo was already a big shot, but such a person was shot dead in public. The murderer must have been very well-connected!
"Do you still want benefits?" Liu Shengtao asked coldly after seeing that he had completely frightened several people.

"No... no more! It is my duty to support the city construction cause. Sign the contract, sign it today!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Everything is done to make our hometown more beautiful. I will sign the contract too."

"Damn it, I'll kill anyone who dares not to sign!"

Several people shook their heads like wave drums, and one by one they suddenly realized something. They shouted that they unconditionally supported the urban construction project and couldn't wait to sign the contract.

After all, they are Liu Shengtao's younger brothers. If Beiyuan Construction wants to retaliate against Liu Shengtao, they will most likely not let them go. They have to make up for their mistakes quickly.

Afterwards, Liu Shengtao went to Kitahara Construction Co., Ltd. with trepidation, but he didn't even see Ito Kanaga. A staff member rudely threw a stack of demolition contracts and several boxes of money at him and sent him away.

Looking at the boxes full of cash, Liu Shengtao, who loved money very much, did not feel any greed in his heart.

If the other party dares to give him money, they won't be afraid that he will run away.

And he really didn't dare to run.

After getting the contract and the money, he took his men in two groups and visited every neighbor door to door.

Under the pressure of his tyranny that had accumulated over the years, most of the neighbors were forced to sign the contract and get paid.

A small number of people who disagreed were also moved by his sincerity. They regretted their greed with tears in their eyes and signed the contract with pens in their hands tremblingly.

There are exceptions to everything.

"Brother, that Yamada guy just refused to sign the contract. He even drove us out with a knife, saying that if we dared to go there again, he would chop us to death."

After Liu Shengtao dealt with the last household in the evening, two younger brothers who acted alone found him with lingering fear and resentment and reported an unexpected situation.

Hearing the name "Yamada", Liu Shengtao couldn't help but frowned with a headache. This man was an orphan whose parents had both passed away. He had never married and was very stupid. He made a living by doing hard labor and had a muscular body. He was the only person on the whole street who was not afraid of him.

As a thug who was aggressive, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, he was also self-aware and wise enough not to provoke such a ruthless person. Therefore, the two sides had kept to themselves for a long time and no major conflict had occurred.

"Let's go, I'll go meet him in person." Liu Shengtao gritted his teeth and said stubbornly. After all, he had no choice. If he couldn't deal with all the people who were being relocated, he would die.

So he had made up his mind. He would send his younger brothers away and talk to Yamada alone. Even if he had to pay some money out of his own pocket, he would make the other party sign the demolition contract. After all, life was the most important thing.

But would things be as easy as he thought?
(End of this chapter)