In the name of supernatural powers

Chapter 55 The Essence of the Outer District

West of the city, the outer district.

A strange stench permeated the air, and drug addicts could be seen collapsing on the ground from time to time along the streets.

Clang.

The vehicle swayed, and Lu Zhao could see out of the corner of his eye that someone had fallen onto the road behind the vehicle.

Xu Fang said, "Someone was run over."

Lin Zhiyan said, "Ignore it."

After a brief exchange, the vehicle continued driving normally.

They arrived at Kabukicho, and the twenty people were divided into three groups: the firepower group waited in the car, the assault group wandered around in plainclothes, and the support group kept watch at major traffic intersections.

Lu Zhao and Lin Zhiyan got out of the car and stood in front of the Kabukicho gate, looking inside at the densely packed signs hanging on both sides of the buildings.

Japanese people speaking with a Wu accent solicit customers, most of whom are of Chinese descent.

Lin Zhiyan frowned as he smelled the scent of leaves in the air.

"Let's go forward."

Lu Zhao and Lin Zhiyan walked through the noisy and chaotic foreign district, and could not be distinguished by their appearance alone.

Before the catastrophe, there were several non-Chinese students in his junior high school: one from Japan, one from Annam, and one from Luzon.

At that time, unless it was deliberately brought up, Lu Zhao did not actually have a very strong sense of regional identity.

Annamites are foreigners who speak the South China Sea dialect, Luzon people speak the Cangwu dialect, and Japan speaks the Wu dialect.

Only as you venture further out into the Siamese region do you begin to perceive a truly distinct difference.

Language and writing have always been a matter of power. The East, which has not experienced the baptism of external civilization, has followed the inertia of history and used the elegant language.

The Federation's integration of the East is also a historical inertia.

For the surrounding regions, the power of the Central Plains dynasty was like the tide; sometimes it receded, but one day it would always return.

Ten years after the Great Cataclysm, the Central Plains dialect had become the only spoken language. Other ethnic groups' languages ​​might have been preserved, but they were no longer the mainstream, even within their own communities.

"Hey handsome, wanna come up and have some fun?"

A heavily made-up woman blocked Lu Zhao's way, her gaze fixed on Lu Zhao's face like a lump of mud.

In Kabukicho, women who sell themselves are called "yujo," men who sell themselves but dress like women are called "wakashu," and those who don't dress up are called "yarou."

Targeting different audience groups.

"no need."

Lu Zhao avoided her, but after taking only a few steps, a woman with exquisite makeup approached him. She was much more refined than the courtesan.

She said in a sweet, coquettish voice, "Young master, would you like to come up and have a seat? Our shop is cheap and affordable, and new customers get a discount."

Lu Zhao felt a chill and pushed him away.

"Pfft..."

Lin Zhiyan chuckled softly, then stepped forward and took Lu Zhao's arm, pulling him forward.

She looked at Lu Zhao, who seemed a little awkward, and smiled, "Senior, just consider it as letting me take advantage of you for the sake of the mission."

Lu Zhao twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "It is my honor."

In an instant, many of the prying eyes disappeared.

After passing through the pimps' encirclement, the surrounding area transformed from shops selling sex into billiard halls, also known as "Ball Buildings" on Nanhai West Road.

Lin Zhiyan looked around curiously, as if it was the first time he had seen her, or perhaps he had heard of her for a long time.

"Go in and take a look."

She let go of Lu Zhao and walked into the billiard hall first.

Lu Zhao suspected that she was there for fun, and that he had become the bodyguard of the eldest daughter of the Lin family.

He followed them into the billiard hall and immediately felt several pairs of eyes on him. One was the receptionist, another was a thug guarding the place, and the third was a group of young-looking blond-haired men.

The largest underground organization in the western part of the South China Sea is called the New Gang, a gang composed of a group of teenagers. This organization is extremely loosely organized; it's basically just a name, and any thug can claim to be from the New Gang.

Many idle dropouts join new gangs.

Because of their immaturity, they often act with the most ruthlessness and disregard the consequences.

The blond-haired leader, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, swaggered toward Lin Zhiyan.

With a thought, Lu Zhao sent an invisible white worm toward the yellow-haired man and into his face.

boom!
Huang Mao immediately fainted, hitting his head on the pool hall floor, and blood flowed everywhere.

The thugs guarding the place were older and had some sense, so they quickly ordered their men to kick the new gang out.

Lin Zhiyan seemed oblivious to the small commotion, having already picked up a golf club and begun to try hitting the ball, just like everyone else.

Lu Zhao, standing to the side, said, "Team Leader Lin, we've already been exposed."

Do you think we can hide this?

Lin Zhiyan bent down to strike the billiard ball, her beautiful figure displayed before Lu Zhao.

"If I were really here to find someone, I wouldn't have brought my senior with me. Your appearance isn't suitable for plainclothes officers."

"In today's world, no organization can stand against the Federation, in any form. Whether it's outlaws or gangs, whether they are inside or outside the Federation, they are all just derivatives of certain people within the Federation."

"All struggles, all conflicts, are—"

clang!
The billiard ball is pocketed.

Lin Zhiyan smiled slightly and said, "It's a matter of power."

After saying that, she finished playing a game of pool and left the pool hall without paying.

Lin Zhiyan led Lu Zhaoman on a aimless stroll, from the billiard hall to the arcade, and then from the ground floor to the underground casino.

Lu Zhao could already see that someone was clearly carrying a gun on their waist, and the places they were going were becoming increasingly dangerous, with more and more eyes watching from the shadows.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Zhao and Lin Zhiyan walked out of Kabukicho.

There were no accidents throughout the entire process, and not even a single gang came to cause trouble.

The biggest problem is that there is no trouble.

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West Street Bar.

The Venetian blinds were pried open a crack by fingers, letting in the sunlight.

Holding the phone in his right hand, Lü Bowen said worriedly, "Why don't we hand him over? A living person can't be hidden."

The outlaws' escape into Kabukicho caused quite a stir. Although the area was chaotic, it wasn't as chaotic as a gunshot wounded man running through the streets and everyone ignoring him.

Moreover, there are very few organizations in the world that can truly maintain secrecy.

In the end, everyone is just trying to make a living, but none of them have ever received any special training.

Gangsters who keep their mouths shut only exist in movies. Those thugs who think they're tough will confess as soon as they enter a federal interrogation room.

Lu Bowen is a businessman who only wants to make money.

Lu Jinshan's voice came from the other end of the phone, cursing: "If you hand it over, we'll all die. You really have no political sense at all."

Lu Bowen said, "Then let's kill him and leave his body on the street. That will give the task force some closure."

Lu Jinshan said, "Where are the things? The task force and Zhao Lao don't want people, they want what they have."

The bandit fled into the outer district and fell into a coma due to serious injuries. He is suspected of suffering severe mental trauma and has not yet woken up.

"Just leave it like this for now, until I get back to the border post. Make sure no one gets away. Someone will take care of the rest."

(End of this chapter)