Tokyo Wrestler

"Yes." The leading burly man nodded in acceptance.

"Saki, do you know what that bitch Aoi Soie meant by doing this today?" Deputy Team Leader Gold Tooth placed his briefcase at his feet, leaned back in his chair, raised his right arm, and made a V-shape with his index and middle fingers.

The burly man named Saki, a trusted henchman of the deputy leader, immediately understood.

He took two steps forward, removed the expensive cigar from the cedar box on the table, skillfully cut it into a suitable size with a cigar cutter, and respectfully placed it between the fingers of Deputy Team Leader Gold Tooth.

He pulled out a box of old-fashioned matches from his pocket, flicked them twice to create a beautiful orange-red flame, and then lit a cigar for the deputy team leader.

Sasaki finally answered:

"I don't know, but it is indeed very strange. In the current tense situation, the Qinghe Group actually dared to send only two people to our Sanhe Group... and there was also a good-for-nothing who ran away in fear halfway through."

Deputy Team Leader Gold Tooth took a deep drag of his cigar, then exhaled all the white smoke from his mouth, closed his eyes to savor the lingering aroma, and said:

"Because 'Sett' is just a pawn that bitch discarded."

"A pawn? Someone so young who could defeat Ice Hand, how could she be willing to be a pawn?" Saki asked with surprise.

If someone as talented as Sett had been a member of the Triad from the beginning, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he would have been treated like royalty.

It's the kind of peeing on everyone's head and then praising how well it's done.

Deputy Team Leader Jin Ya reminisced about the past and said, "Hehe, you don't understand the vicious methods of that bitch Qingjing Suizhi. On the surface, she sent people to the Triad to challenge them in order to save face and teach her own traitor a lesson."

"But at the same time, they didn't take any precautions and only sent two people... Now it should be said that they only sent Sett, completely disregarding his life and death."

"for what?"

Deputy Team Leader Jin Ya answered his own question:

"It's all to lure our trio into taking the bait!"

"This is an open conspiracy; whether we bite or not, it will be disadvantageous to us."

"If we do nothing after Sett defeats White Wolf, and let Sett come and go alone... then our Trio will lose face big time."

“But if we take down Sett, then what awaits us will be the gang war that the Green Harvest Group has been planning for a long time. At that time, the other groups around will have no reason to stop the Green Harvest Group from taking action... After all, the Green Harvest Group has lost a ‘super genius who was able to defeat Ice Hand at a young age’, which is a huge loss.”

About thirty seconds later, Deputy Team Leader Gold Tooth took another deep drag on his cigar, exhaled the smoke, and repeated the action.

Seeing this, Zuoqi asked appropriately, "Then... what should we do? If we fight, given our current situation, a one-on-one fight against the Qinghe Group is indeed..."

"Hmph, I know what you're thinking. If you can't beat them, you can't beat them. There's nothing shameful about it. That bitch is just lucky to have inherited her father's legacy, that's why she dares to act so arrogantly."

"If my brother and I hadn't used money to forcibly win over a few allies in the surrounding area, that bitch probably wouldn't have been able to hold back long ago, right?"

Deputy Team Leader Jin Ya snorted coldly, and Zuo Mu bowed even lower across the table.

The former continued:

“But once they take the bait, our fragile allies will completely abandon us, unless we can offer them far more money than the Qinghe Group’s wrath... Therefore, no matter how much pressure there is, the underground boxing ring must continue to operate, without a doubt.”

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys," Saki replied loudly.

After a long pause, he asked in a low voice, "But now... what should we do with Wanhao?"

Deputy Team Leader Gold Tooth replied, "What should we do? Heh, I'm willing to save that kid from dire straits, but since he doesn't appreciate it, then forget about him."

He stood up, puffed out a cloud of smoke for a moment, and then sneered:

"The biggest flaw in Aoi's plan is... how could she be so arrogant as to think that a greenhorn could easily defeat the White Wolf?"

"As long as White Wolf beats Sett, the problem will naturally be solved."

After hesitating for a long time, Saki finally managed to utter, "But what if..."

"Heh, what if that kid gets incredibly lucky and beats White Wolf?" Deputy Team Leader Gold Tooth retorted with a disdainful look, then answered his own question:

"Even so, I have a thousand ways to make that kid suffer a severe injury, if not die..."

...

After Sett walked out of the deputy leader's office alone.

He discovered that the attitudes of the members of the triads around him had quietly and drastically changed.

If Sett was previously referred to as "handsome guy" or "brother," now all that's left is "shaggy."

They all had stern faces and unfriendly expressions.

Sett didn't care.

Because this is actually the normal attitude towards "challengers".

The respectful attitude he displayed just now, like a salesperson meeting a sugar daddy, was probably specially instructed by their deputy team leader, Gold Tooth, to make Sett feel flattered and impulsively agree to the request to fix the match.

Now that the cooperation talks have fallen through, they naturally won't be friendly anymore.

But having said that.

It's highly likely that they're concerned about the Green Seed Group that Sett represents.

Therefore, there are still some superficial projects that need to be done.

At the very least, they sent out a skinny member with a rooster-like hairstyle to lead Sett to his warm-up room for the evening.

Sett stood at the door and peered inside.

Just like the initial impression Sett had of the Triad Black Boxing Arena, their preparation room was also very "new," with plenty of warm-up and stretching equipment, such as resistance bands, sandbags, and exercise bars.

The large mirrored wall and incandescent lights made the room very bright and airy, and even the sofa looked much softer than those in the Qinghe Group.

"What time does the fight start?" Sett asked the person next to him before entering.

Although the boy with the rooster-like hair was not friendly, he answered truthfully, "Seven o'clock."

Seven o'clock... that's another hour... Sett glanced at the time, walked into the preparation room, and collapsed onto the sofa, enjoying the softness that felt like returning to his mother's womb.

After the rooster-haired kid closed the door and left.

Sett suddenly sat up!

He showed no trace of the relaxation he had just displayed, and his face was grave.

The secretary with the flying hat is still nowhere to be found.

Ser initially thought that the Triad wanted to discuss a match-fixing collaboration with him, but it was inconvenient for the Flying Hat Secretary to see it. Therefore, the Flying Hat Secretary was deliberately sent away by the Triad and came to the preparation room in advance to wait.

But now, judging from the preparation room where he is all alone...

It's highly likely that the secretary in the flying hat secretly ran away on her own.

Yes… Sett, who had never had any experience in the underworld in either of his two lifetimes, only now belatedly realized:

Given the extremely high risk involved in purging traitors from the Sanhe Group, it would be impossible to send only two people.

What if, after successfully eliminating the traitors, they become enraged and resort to underhanded tactics?

But that's exactly what the headlight and black-skinned team leader did.

Considering the recent escape of the Flying Hat Secretary... Sett had a less than optimistic suspicion in his mind.

He pondered for a moment, then opened his phone, found the butler Taro Ishimura's contact information, and decided to test the waters.

Sett: "The guy who came with me ran away."

I received a reply shortly afterward.

[Butler]: "Don't worry, I'll send you a new driver later."

Sett: "But I've noticed that the Triads are treating me badly. If I defeat White Wolf, I might not be able to leave the Triads. Therefore, I'm asking you to decline this mission."

In other words, you can't even guarantee my safety, yet you expect me to risk my life for you?

Taro Ishimura did not reply immediately.

Instead...

They called me directly.

Sett answered the phone, and Ishimura Taro's slightly aged but still powerful voice came through the receiver:

Is anyone watching you?

“No, but there’s a high chance there are listening devices,” Sett replied truthfully, glancing around the preparation room.

Taro Ishimura said, "It's alright. I can check that our call line has not been tapped, so there is no risk of me being exposed as I speak and you listen."

"Mm." Sett nodded.

During the phone call, Taro Ishimura continued:

"Then I'll make it short."

“I’m glad you realize this. It shows you’re not just a simple boxer who can throw punches... In Tokyo, a pure boxer like that can’t survive.”

"So?" Sett asked briefly.

"So I know you're wondering whether our Qinghe Group betrayed you?" Ishimura Taro replied.

"Yes."

"Haha, don't worry. Just as you trusted us and agreed to this mission, please continue to trust us. Our Qinghe Group will not mistreat any member," Ishimura Taro laughed.

"I don't trust you... I'm in it for the money..." Sett asked in a deep, brief voice, "Reason?"

"As for the reason... well, I'll tell you anyway. If I don't tell you, you probably won't feel at ease. What I'm about to tell you shouldn't surprise you, and you shouldn't tell anyone," Ishimura Taro explained.