The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

"Who...who are you?!"

Looking at his underlings lying on the ground, and then at Ye Linyuan, who was now neither red-faced nor out of breath, the legendary Scarface Shimoda Masao couldn't help but take two steps back. His gaze towards Ye Linyuan was filled with terror, and even his voice trembled uncontrollably...

Ye Linyuan shook the steel pipe to remove the blood, then walked towards him step by step, his smile growing brighter.

"Me? I'm just a kind-hearted citizen of China passing by. Don't worry, it'll be over in a second, it won't hurt."

As Ye Linyuan drew ever closer, Shimoda Masanami couldn't stop retreating until his back pressed against the wall, at which point he finally realized what was happening—

He has nowhere left to retreat!

"Don't come any closer! I'm warning you, we're from the Sumiyoshi-kai! If you mess with us, you'll be in Thousand Days Country..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Linyuan slammed the steel pipe in his hand hard across his face!

At that moment, Shimoda Masanami was as if he had been hit by a truck. He flew out and smashed through the glass door next to him. His strong body fell onto the street, his mouth full of teeth and blood splattered all over the ground. He lay on the ground twitching.

Ye Linyuan walked out of the coffee shop and threw the steel pipe on the ground with a crisp clang.

The gangsters who had been grumbling around suddenly bit their lips hard when they saw Ye Linyuan looking at them, not daring to make a sound. Their eyes were filled with fear as they looked at Ye Linyuan.

"Sumiyoshi-kai, is it? Go back and tell the person in charge of Sumiyoshi-kai that I, Ye Linyuan, was the one who beat him. If you have the guts, come find me. If you don't, find a ditch to hide in. I, Ye Linyuan, am not interested in maggots."

Ye Linyuan's voice remained calm, but it sent chills down the spines of everyone in the Thousand Sun Kingdom present, while simultaneously filling them with a sense of exhilaration!

This guy is so arrogant!

At the same time, in the president's office of the Mitsui Group, Takeichiro Mitsui hung up the phone with a serious expression.

"Big brother, what's wrong?"

Mitsui Takejiro sensed something was wrong and quickly asked.

"News just came from Ginza that Ye Sang got into a fight with the Sumiyoshi-kai at a coffee shop, injuring more than thirty of them, including Scarface, who was crippled."

"What?! Big brother, is Ye Sang alright? No, I have to go to Ginza!"

Mitsui Takejiro couldn't help but stand up abruptly and exclaim in surprise. He wasn't concerned about the Sumiyoshi-kai members, but rather whether Ye Linyuan was alright!

After all, the fate of the entire Mitsui Group is in Ye Linyuan's hands!

Seeing his younger brother's actions, Mitsui Takeichiro's face stiffened, and he hesitated before speaking.

"Huh? Go now? Takejiro, those lunatics from the Sumiyoshi-kai are not to be trifled with. Their boss, Sato Ryuichi, is notoriously vengeful. If we get involved now..."

Mitsui Takejiro had stopped at the doorway, turned around to look at his foolish older brother, his tone full of helplessness and speechlessness.

"Brother, what time is it? You still care about the retaliation from the Sumiyoshi-kai? If something happens to Ye-san, not only the Sumiyoshi-kai, but we're finished too. It's even very likely that the entire Mitsubishi Group will be buried with Ye-san!"

Mitsui Takejiro's words stunned Mitsui Takeichiro, who looked at him with an incredulous expression, as if to say, "Are you kidding me?"

"Brother, you don't know Ye Sang's status in China. I can only say that if we had to choose a number one among the younger generation in China, then without a doubt, it would be Ye Sang!"

"It's not just in the south, it includes the entire north!"

"If Ye Sang were to encounter trouble within the borders of the Thousand Sun Kingdom, the higher-ups of the Dragon Kingdom might take direct action!"

"...an even more plausible excuse than the Marco Polo Bridge Incident we caused back then!"

Mitsui Takejiro's words instantly sent a chill down Mitsui Takeichiro's spine.

Although Mitsui Takeichiro was a bit dim-witted, he had at least received a proper aristocratic education and knew some things he should know.

You have to understand, back then during the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the military of their Thousand Sun Kingdom at least had an excuse that a soldier had gone missing and they needed to search Wanping City. But if Ye Linyuan really had an accident, then they wouldn't even need an excuse!

Given the current overwhelming dominance of the Dragon Kingdom over the Thousand Sun Kingdom, coupled with the old and new grudges accumulated over the past century, if such a move were to occur, the Dragon Kingdom would definitely wipe out the entire Thousand Sun Kingdom in one fell swoop!

When that time comes, the Mitsui family, a thousand-year-old noble family of the Thousand Sun Kingdom, will definitely be purged by the Dragon Kingdom!

Moreover, the Mitsui family still needs Ye Linyuan to save their lives!

In other words, whether the Mitsui family can continue to exist depends entirely on Ye Linyuan!

At that moment, Mitsui Takeichiro felt as if he had divine assistance and immediately called his secretary.

"Secretary Watanabe, contact Uesugi Masao immediately and have him mobilize all the Uesugi Group's personnel in Ginza to go to Shiratsui Coffee Shop right away. Or better yet, have him go himself!"

Seeing this, Mitsui Takejiro quickly added a comment.

"Also, tell Uesugi Masao not to ask or say anything after he arrives. Just wait for us. Remember, Mr. Ye is the most distinguished guest of the Mitsui Group. Anyone who dares to touch him is making an enemy of the entire Mitsui Group!"

"Hi!"

After hanging up the phone, Mitsui Takejiro's face clearly showed excitement.

Crisis, crisis, there is danger but also opportunity, that's what a crisis is all about!

Ye Linyuan's attack is a danger, but if they can handle it properly, it will be an opportunity!

A golden opportunity!

A golden opportunity!

As long as this makes Ye Linyuan happy, the Mitsui Group's status in Ye Linyuan's heart will definitely rise, and then cooperation will be a sure thing!

What?

You said the Sumiyoshi-kai is the second-ranked yakuza organization in Japan, and not someone to be trifled with?

Pshaw, a bunch of brutes who only know how to fight and kill, with hardly any business acumen. How could they possibly be taken seriously by the Mitsui family, which has a history of thousands of years!

Meanwhile, on the other side, at the Mitsubishi Group, Kosaburo Mitsubishi put down his teacup, listened to his subordinate Eiichi Takahashi's report, and a playful smile appeared on his face.

"That's interesting. Is that old bastard Ryuichi Sato of the Sumiyoshi-kai really tired of living? He actually dares to get involved? Isn't he afraid of being expelled from the Sumiyoshi-kai?"

"President, this must be an accident. According to our information, it was a henchman of a Sumiyoshi-kai leader named Scarface who harassed Ye Linyuan's woman and got beaten up by Ye Linyuan. Afterwards, Scarface brought people to Ye Linyuan's door, but he was also taken down by Ye Linyuan, which led to the matter reaching Sato Ryuichi. Sato Ryuichi is currently leading a group of people to Ginza. Judging from the situation, he is going to avenge Scarface."

"How many people did you bring?"

"Preliminary estimate: at least three hundred."

Upon hearing this, Kosaburo Mitsubishi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Three hundred men against one person, Ryuichi Sato is really getting worse as he gets older."

He stood up from his wheelchair, walked to the window, and looked down at Tokyo.

"But it's good, I was just worried about how to communicate with Ye Linyuan. I was a little reluctant to make him visit me three times. Now it has created an opportunity for us."

"President, you mean...?"

"Get the car ready, let's go to Ginza."