My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 495: Going to Japan

Just three days later, the entire city of Hong Kong was in complete chaos.

First, major media outlets and newspapers rushed to report that the heirs of the four major families—the Li, Shao, Huo, and Guo—had all been kidnapped and each extorted for HK$200 million. At the same time, several of their jewelry stores were looted, and alarms sounded throughout Hong Kong day and night.

Meanwhile, the five major gangs that were fighting against the Exploding Heaven Gang—Hung Hing, Tung Sing, Wo Luen Shing, Number Gang, and Yee Kwan—were also strongly surrounded by the Exploding Heaven Gang, suffering extremely heavy casualties.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Zhatian Gang gathered a group of 49s from the periphery and built the most basic peripheral forces, carving out a large piece of territory from these old-established gangs.

In this day and age, gangsters are worthless. As long as you pay them, plenty of people are willing to join, especially sixteen or seventeen-year-old students who are hot-headed and will actually dare to go up and chop people if given a knife.

Zhang Batian directly used his 18,000 men as the core backbone, and then recruited a large number of low-level thugs, handing over the territories he had seized from other gangs to these people to guard, and promising them opportunities to rise in rank.

He declared: as long as you dare to fight and kill, you can rise to the top.

In an instant, bloodshed erupted in the territories of various gangs.

The Exploding Heaven Gang fought against five rival gangs—Hung Hing, Tung Sing, Wo Luen Shing, Number Gang, and Yee Kwan—forcing them to sue for peace.

For the members of the Exploding Sky Gang, Zhang Lei provided an unlimited supply of food, a constant stream of seafood from the Saigon waters, and temporary accommodations set up by a real estate company—they had everything they needed. They were all loyal to Zhang Lei, didn't need salaries, and were all daring, fearless, and willing to fight to the death.

However, other organizations have to bear the continuous costs of medical treatment and resettlement compensation for the wounded, causing headaches for the leaders of various organizations.

After two days of negotiations, the five major gangs finally compensated the Skybreaker Gang with 15 million US dollars, and the territory that had been seized was also returned to the Skybreaker Gang, with no possibility of taking it back.

Overnight, the Explosive Gang's prestige in Hong Kong reached its peak, and countless Blue Lanterns and 49ers flocked to join them.

However, Zhang Lei, watching the US dollars rapidly disappear from his account, couldn't help but sigh, "This money really doesn't last long."

Zhang Lei suddenly had an idea, so during dinner that evening, he looked at all his wives and said, "Is there anyone who wants to travel to Japan? I'd like to go to Japan."

Everyone looked at Zhang Lei with some confusion.

Ye Shuqin said, "Honey, isn't Hong Kong doing just fine? Why go to Japan?"

Others chimed in, "Yeah, why go to those Japanese devils? Those damned bastards."

Zhang Lei said with a smile, "I'm going to get some goods. If you go, I'll put you in my spatial storage and take you to Japan later. If you don't want to go, you can stay in Hong Kong, but I'll give you more security personnel."

During this period, Zhang Lei has established three different security companies in Hong Kong, all staffed with professionals selected from within the system. Each company has 1000 male bodyguards and 300 female bodyguards.

Everyone shook their heads at Zhang Lei, unwilling to go. Zhang Lei knew this stemmed from their hatred for those Japanese devils.

Seeing that no one was willing to go, Zhang Lei said, "Alright then."

He then gave Zhang Zhiqiang an order to triple the number of security personnel around each person, hiding them in the shadows. The robots were to provide close protection for Zhang Lei's family.

Soon, Zhang Lei boarded a plane to Japan, bringing with him 630 ruthless bandits who had previously robbed the jewelry store and kidnapped the heirs of the four major families. They were now moving about freely in Zhang Lei's personal space.

Meanwhile, the Hong Kong police and members of the four major families were still searching for them.

After quickly getting off the plane, Zhang Lei went alone directly to Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

Looking at Japan, whose economy was slowly recovering, Zhang Lei couldn't help but clench his fists.

Soon, Zhang Lei found a five-star hotel to stay in. After closing the door to the presidential suite, Zhang Lei entered his personal space, found the 630 people, and said, "Now you all start inquiring about all the bank headquarters, museums, and the homes of some war criminals throughout Tokyo. After you have a clear understanding of these situations, come back together to make detailed plans."

Zhang Lei found an open space, released everyone, and then went into an izakaya (Japanese pub) to sit down and drink. After tasting the Japanese sake, he found it bland and tasteless, and couldn't help but complain, "Don't you have any stronger liquor?"

The izakaya owner, looking at the handsome Zhang Lei, couldn't help but ask, "Handsome, what kind of strong liquor would you like?"

Zhang Lei looked at the glamorous, thirty-something proprietress and said with a smile, "Anyone as fiery as you?"

The proprietress looked at Zhang Lei and said, "Whether I'm spicy or not, how much do you want to try me?"

Soon, the izakaya hung up a sign saying it was temporarily closed. Inside, the liquor cabinets and tables and chairs swayed wildly, making a constant clattering sound. Three hours later, Zhang Lei looked at the fruits of his labor with satisfaction.

The proprietress straightened her clothes, looked at Zhang Lei, and asked, "Is my liquor strong?"

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "It's so-so."

Just then, the boss suddenly returned. Seeing the mess in the room, he couldn't help but ask the boss's wife, "What are you doing here?"

The proprietress, quick-witted, smiled and said, "Our drainpipe is clogged. Handsome young man, could you help me unclog it?"

Upon hearing this, the boss couldn't help but scrutinize Zhang Lei.

Zhang Lei, completely unconcerned, continued, "Where's the wine? Keep going, I haven't had enough yet."

Looking at the wad of cash Zhang Lei pulled out, the shopkeeper couldn't help but smile broadly and say, "So you're a distinguished guest!"

The owner said to his wife, "Hurry up and bring up our best wine."

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As Zhang Lei drank, he looked around at his surroundings. Just then, a girl who looked like a student ran in and called out, "I'm back."

Looking at the young and beautiful girl, Zhang Lei turned to the proprietress and asked, "Who is this?"

The proprietress smiled and said, "This is my daughter, Aokiko."

She then looked at Qingmuzi: "Muzi, this is Zhang Lei, the boss from Hong Kong."

Qingmu bowed and said to Zhang Lei, "Hello, Boss Zhang."

Zhang Lei quickly took Qing Muzi's hand and said, "Don't be shy, come, sit next to me."

He looked at Aokiko and asked softly, "How old are you? Where do you go to school?"

Aokiko replied shyly, "I'm 18 years old and a first-year student in the music department at the University of Tokyo."

Upon hearing this age, Zhang Lei couldn't help but nod and say, "Not bad, not bad. It seems our Qingmuzi is an excellent student, able to get into such a good university."

The proprietress, looking at Zhang Lei's expression, leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Our Mu Zi is still a naive little girl who doesn't know anything, so please don't lie to her."

Zhang Lei laughed and said, "How could I possibly lie to her? It's just that this is my first time in Japan, and I'm unfamiliar with the place. I was thinking of having Aokiko be my tour guide. What do you think?"

As he spoke, Zhang Lei pulled out two thick wads of Japanese yen from his pocket. The proprietress's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly stuffed the money into her bosom, saying with a smile, "Mu Zi, you should keep Mr. Zhang company and let him experience the unique scenery of Japan."

She whispered a few more words in Zhang Lei's ear: "I'm leaving Mu Zi in your care. She's very obedient, so feel free to ask for anything!"

Zhang Lei couldn't help but laugh and said, "Judging from how much you care about her, are you a stepmother?"

The proprietress smiled and said, "How did you know?"

Zhang Lei thought to himself, "What kind of mother would push her daughter away like this?"

Soon, Aokiko changed into a kimono and strolled through the streets of Tokyo with Zhang Lei. Zhang Lei led Aokiko to buy clothes and look at jewelry, all of which were items they had acquired in Hong Kong.

Seeing Zhang Lei's generosity, Qingmuzi couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so good to me?"

Zhang Lei looked at Qing Muzi and said, "Do you believe in love at first sight?"

Aokiko nodded shyly.

The two quickly returned to the presidential suite. Zhang Lei, however, said he didn't believe in love at first sight, only in love that grows over time. As they spent time together in the room, the atmosphere gradually intensified.

Zhang Lei quickly charged in and out seven times, forcing Qing Muzi into a series of defeats. Qing Muzi's kimono was torn to shreds by Zhang Lei. Looking at the defeated Qing Muzi, Zhang Lei couldn't help but think to himself, "This servility is ingrained in his bones. Even after I beat him like this, he still kneels down to serve me."