Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

"Hmm? Don't rush, let me go take a look."

Hyoudou Yukio stood up and followed his underling downstairs.

As he walked, his heart pounded with anxiety:

Do you know my old man? Where did he come from? A senior colleague in the group, or...?

Is it a trap?

Having worked in the underworld, Hyoudou Yukio knows all too well the dangers and cunning within. One wrong move and you'll be taken advantage of—for example, last week, he was tricked out of a meal at a sukiyaki restaurant!

I vaguely remember an old saying at Southeast University: "You learn from your mistakes."

Now, he is extremely vigilant in everything he does and will never be deceived again!

"You're Hyoudou?"

"Brother Bai, Brother Bai!"

When Hyoudou Yukio went downstairs, he was shocked.

What old man? This tall, imposing old man with a full beard is clearly Kashiwagi Shun, the young leader and martial arts master of the Kazama-kai!

I've only met him twice before, when the organization held a big meeting. I never expected him to come to my door today.

And he even called out his own name?

Hyoudou Yukio immediately bowed deeply: "I am Hyoudou Yukio! Brother Kashiwagi, what brings you here?"

"Just like your little brother told you, borrow money."

"what?"

Hyoudou Yukio couldn't understand why a high-ranking member of the Kazama-kai would borrow money from a loan shark shop run by a subordinate of a subordinate.

"Time is of the essence, so I'll get straight to the point. I need to borrow ten million yen in cash from you, and this is the collateral. As for the specific reasons, that's none of your business, so don't ask any more questions."

After saying that, the old man gave a look to the person behind him.

It was only then that Hyoudou Yukio noticed that the other party had brought a henchman.

The younger brother then took out a small suitcase, opened it, and revealed its contents...

A box full of money, neatly arranged!

It was all in 10,000 yen bills, neatly bundled in stacks! It looked like there were at least ten million yen in total!

The people around were shocked.

It's not that I've never seen so much money before.

But I've never seen anyone use so much cash as collateral to borrow an equal amount of cash. Is that crazy?

Unlike his underlings, Hyoudou Yukio, while shocked, also noticed some details.

Many of the coins have dark red patches on their surface.

Up close, you can even faintly smell a metallic rust.

There's no mistake, this is blood!

"There is a total of 12 million yen in here, all of it is real money. If you suspect it is counterfeit, you can use a money counting machine to check it."

Kashiwagi Jun said in a deep voice, "So are you willing to lend it? You can think about it for five minutes. After five minutes, whether you lend it or not, I will leave."

Hyoudou Yukio immediately fell into a dilemma.

What he is certain of is that the money itself is highly problematic. The large amount of blood on it makes one wonder if someone was beheaded next to it, and if it were sent to the police station, it could be used as evidence.

So why did Kashiwagi Shun come to him to exchange this money?

Framed or discarded evidence?

No, he's just a nobody, he's not worth framing at all, and the entire Kirishima Group isn't worth anything either. Besides, if he were really being framed, Kashiwagi Shun wouldn't have spoken so bluntly; he would have actively tried to persuade him instead!

If you just want to discard evidence, you can simply bury the money anywhere; there's no need to go through all this trouble.

A plausible explanation is that Kashiwagi Shun did indeed need a large sum of cash urgently, but the money in the box stained with blood was unusable, and exchanging it at a bank might arouse suspicion, so he came to him.

But then again, why does it have to be him? Couldn't it be Kazama from another group?

Because there are no trusted confidants? Because of suspicion of treason within the ranks? Or perhaps...

Suddenly, Yukio Hyoudou had a flash of inspiration!

This is a trial!

Haha, that's not surprising!

With so few young people joining the yakuza these days, the higher-ups at Kazama-kai are looking for fresh blood. This Kashiwagi-san must have taken a liking to me, which is why he set up this nonsensical test to see if I'm willing to sacrifice myself for the organization at a crucial moment!

Although there are risks involved, how could I, Yukio Hyodo, give up this opportunity to climb the ladder!

"Brother Bai Mu, we're willing to lend you this money!"

"Not bad, you have some magnanimity!"

After receiving praise, Hyoudou Yukio became even more enthusiastic and immediately turned around and told his underlings to get the money.

Unfortunately, after searching the entire building, they only found five million yen in cash.

However, Kashiwagi Shun didn't seem to care. He simply told Hyodo Yukio to keep it a secret and that he would come back in three days to collect the money. Then he took the five million yen and left.

This further convinced Hyoudou Yukio that everything was a trial!

It doesn't matter how much money you borrow; as long as you're willing to accept and lend money, that proves your loyalty!

Hyoudou Yukio plopped back down on the old sofa, making a cheerful creaking sound.

He was already looking forward to Kashiwagi Shun returning in three days and announcing that he would be given an important position!

Boom boom boom!

"Who is it? Let's go see."

A sudden knock on the door interrupted Hyoudou Yukio's sweet dream. He waved his hand, signaling his underling to open the door.

then……

Police officers carrying a search warrant walked in.

"Yukio Hyodo, you are suspected of robbing a large quantity of high-end women's lingerie. Cooperate with the investigation!"

"Ah...huh?"

Chapter 24 The Fox's Lessons Learned

"Officer, you can't just talk nonsense! We're all law-abiding citizens, how could we commit a crime... especially something as outrageous as robbing a women's lingerie store..."

Faced with Hyoudou Yukio's explanation, the police officer opposite him took out his phone and played several videos.

The scene inside shows Yukio Hyodo robbing a women's lingerie store with one of his henchmen.

In broad daylight, under the clear sky, they robbed half a street of shops, and afterwards even made a friendly gesture to the onlookers, showing a level of arrogance that was almost unbelievable!

"How can this be……"

Hyoudou Yukio was confused.

He's been sitting quietly in his shop all day, behaving like a socially averse shut-in!

"Officer, this is definitely not me! But... it could be a twin brother or something I don't know..."

Do you think we'll believe you?

The policeman said coldly, "You bastard, stand obediently by the wall and cooperate with our search!"

While Japanese police officers are mostly polite to ordinary people, sometimes even to the point of seeming useless (though "seemingly" can sometimes be removed), they show a completely different face when dealing with yakuza.

And Yukio Hyodo really didn't dare to confront the police head-on, so he obediently stood by the wall.

But he also gestured to his underlings with his eyes:

Everything else is fine, but we need to get that box of money we just received out the back door as soon as possible!

One of the underlings nodded, responding with his eyes:

Don't worry, boss, I'll send out those uncensored duo action movies right away!

fortunately……

Not all of my underlings are idiots; some of them are quite clever.

Regardless of how so much information was transmitted without a QR code in the pupils, the point is that one of the underlings understood Hyoudou Yukio's meaning, and while the police weren't paying attention, he quietly slipped up to the second floor and picked up the money box.

He planned to escape through the window on the other side.

Unfortunately, as soon as they got there, they found that the police were already waiting below!

Hey! What are you doing?!

Startled by the police, the henchman panicked and missed a step, causing the money box to crash hard into the wall, whereupon the lock was immediately opened.

Just then, a strong gust of wind blew by, carrying all the contents of the box out.

On the first floor, Hyoudou Yukio stared straight out the window.

What's flying everywhere isn't blood-stained money.

Instead, they were pieces of lace panties.

oh ho...

Spicy balls!

Time goes back half an hour.

On the train home, the so-called Kashiwagi Shun and his underlings had shed their disguises and returned to Hoshino Hideyuki and Iji Chikiri.

That's right, they were the ones who robbed the shop under the guise of Yukio Hyoudou, then ran back and transformed into Shun Kashiwagi, timed it perfectly to call the police, and then pawned the box full of stolen goods to Yukio Hyoudou.

Holding the five million yen she had just received, Ijichi Kikuri couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"I didn't expect that guy to believe you so easily. I thought I would have to come up with a more plausible story..."

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