Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Time Comes

"You social scum, get the hell out of here!" "You stand by me obediently, it's best not to meddle!" "You look like a human body, but your brain seems to be part of your mother's stomach!" No matter where Yamagata Naoya went, he was scolded by the above.Afterwards, he got used to it and stopped being angry. People didn't call him by his real name, but called him "stupid" or "coward".Although his IQ is not particularly low, his slowness is not in tune with the high-speed operation era where "smart ghosts" are flooding the society.

Yamagata has a taste for perfectionism.No matter what he does, he will not act until he fully understands it.This is really unbearable for those "smart ghosts" who know everything. After Yamagata graduated from middle school with poor grades, he worked in a variety of occupations, starting with a large convenience food franchise, but didn't last long in any of them.Although his honest character sometimes won the favor of the factory owner or shopkeeper, his relationship with the people around him has always been bad. He just doesn't get along with smart, glib people.Nor did he understand the dirty slang of those people.For example, one time he heard them say "fatty tuna tuna is delicious," and he thought they were really talking about sashimi when they were actually talking about sex.He was taunted by them when he couldn't understand their slang.

After he experienced this kind of thing many times, he really thought he was a fool, felt very inferior, and completely lost his self-confidence.His slowness made him inherently negative, and this inferiority complex made him even more negative. Later, when he went to work in a restaurant, the boss asked him to wash dishes.He was so bored that he quit his job again.Later, I went to work in the pinball machine room, but the more I worked, the more I became fascinated, and I almost became a professional pinball player. If you specialize in this job, it is also a kind of heavy labor. After thirty minutes of work, the wrist holding the machine handle will be sore, the shoulders will be sore, and the eyes will be tired; because the room is full of smoke, the throat will also dry out.

Working in such an unhygienic place, you can earn up to 10,000 yuan by working for a whole day from opening to closing.There is no place where life can be sustained without being insulted like this, except in a billiard machine room. After three months in the pinball room, Yamagata got bored again.The eyes became blurry, and even in sleep, I felt the billiard balls were spinning. One day, Yamagata went to the pinball machine room, and when he walked in front of the store, his stomach suddenly hurt, so he turned back.Far away from the pinball machine room, my stomach suddenly healed again.This is probably an allergic reaction.

On this day, he simply didn't go to the pinball machine room, but went to the movie theater.But before the movie was shown, he looked at the screen and couldn't help being startled, dazzled by the sight of pinball balls whirling across the screen.The movie started, and the Silver Dusk was still covered with pinballs.Yamagata then walked out of the movie theater.He also saw pinballs spinning on the faces of passers-by. "Hey, little elder brother, wait a minute." Yamagata suddenly heard someone screaming behind him.He looked back and there were three typical hooligans standing there with permed hair, sunglasses, white linen shirt and jacket, and white patent leather shoes or snow boots, about his age.

"Are you calling me?" Yamagata asked in fear. "Who else should I call you, kid?!" One of them walked over shaking his shoulders. "Boy, is there a caricature drawn on my face?" "No, you don't have manga drawn on your face." Yamagata still took the other party's words seriously. "Then why are you so interested in Lao Tzu's face?" "No, I'm not interested." Yamagata replied, already aware that the other party was looking for trouble. "What? That means you hate my face?" "Nothing, that's not what I meant."

"What do you mean by not that?" "This... I didn't look at your face." "Oh, you mean my face doesn't bother you to look at?" "No, that's not the case." "Then you still looked at my face. Why are you so interested in my face?" Their methods of finding faults are really amazing, and they use sophistry to force you into their trap. "You look at me with so much interest, you can't just leave like this." The three of them frightened Yamagata by virtue of the large number of people. "What do you want?"

"You spend some money!" "Are you asking for money?" "Hand over your wallet, we won't take it all." It turned out they were ripping off.The only money they have will be knocked away by them, and Yamagata will have no food tonight. "It makes no sense..." "Stop talking nonsense, take it out!" For the boss, the guy in the linen shirt cocked his chin. At this time, Yamagata suddenly knocked one person to the ground.It never occurred to those three that he would resist.When they were hit unexpectedly, they immediately counterattacked, forming a three-on-one formation.

Yamagata was energetic, brave and good at fighting, but the opponent was three people, and they were good at fighting, so they kept hitting him.Yamagata ended up with only the power to parry, but no power to fight back. Yamagata finally ran out of strength, unable to defend himself, and was beaten to the ground by three hooligans. Seeing this scene, passers-by thought it was gangsters fighting and pretended not to see it. "Bastard, you're asking for trouble! If you had been honest at first, you wouldn't have ended up like this." After the three hooligans encountered unexpectedly stubborn resistance, they even forgot their purpose of stealing money and walked away in vain.Yamagata fell to the ground without moving.

"Little brother, what's the matter with you?" Hearing this kind voice, Yamagata raised his aching head. He saw a tall, slender man in his thirties wearing a plain suit standing in front of him.Although the dress is very ordinary, the demeanor is very majestic, and there are two attendants with sunglasses by his side. "Hey, look what you've done to your face. Don't fight. Wipe your face." The man in an elegant suit handed Yamagata a white handkerchief exuding a delicate scent. "No need." Yamagata said politely. "You're welcome, your face will scare people when you walk on the street. How about it, can you stand up? Shall I ask someone to take you home?" The man said and gave him his handkerchief.

After being beaten up by three hooligans, Yamagata couldn't help crying when he heard such a friendly voice. "A good young man can't cry. Fortunately, the injury is not serious. Let's take you home." After hearing the other party's kind words, Yamagata acted: "I don't have a home." "What, no home? Then where do you live?" The other party was a little surprised. "Waiting rooms in parks or stations, I was evicted because I couldn't pay the rent." "Do you have a job?" "I work part-time in the pinball machine room to earn some pocket money, and I am often robbed by bad guys." Yamagata took advantage of the other party's friendly attitude and withdrew a lie. "Really? It's not someone who borrowed the influence of our group to do it. I often warn the people below not to cause trouble for decent people." At this time, Yamagata saw that the other party was wearing a shiny gold badge on the collar of his elegant suit. "How can a person live without a place to live? Would you like to come to our office?" Said the man in the neat suit and the gold badge.His slender eyes under thick brows are smiling; his incomparably chic attire and demeanor make people awe-inspiring; his overall posture makes people feel trustworthy. Yamagata thought: I will follow him wherever he takes me. "Please." As soon as Yamagata stood up and bowed to thank him, he almost fell down again. "Cheer up!" The other party put his hand under Yamagata's armpit to support him.He felt a warm current from the opponent's hand to his whole body. The man Yamagata met was Takashi Hamano.Hamano is a direct member of the Sonezaki-Gumi, a violent group that occupies half of the country, a member of the Central Cadres Association, and the leader of the Hamano-Gumi, with dozens of people under him. Yamagata was taken by Hamano to live in the office of the Hamano group.The office prepared bedding and daily necessities for him.Room and board are guaranteed here. However, he is not yet an official member of the Hamano group, but only trained as a pony under the lowest-ranking member "Wakamaka". Yamagata used to think that people in the underworld were terrible villains.After he came to the Hamano group, he realized that his impression was completely wrong. He used to think that violent gangs were the dregs of society, mobs who must have led a loose life.This idea is also very wrong. First of all, in violent groups, the concept of hierarchy is much stronger than in ordinary society.To the leader, brothers and all those who are higher than themselves, they must be absolutely obedient.Especially the leader, if he calls white into black, he must obey. Mazi got up earlier than others, was busy with cooking, cleaning, washing, chores, and went to bed later than anyone else at night. Be polite to your superiors.Unreasonable reprimands or blows from your superiors must also be accepted.The discipline within the group must be strictly observed.If there is a violation, it will be punished by demotion, expulsion or severance of relationship (the relationship cannot be restored).Their hierarchy and internal discipline are stricter than those of the military and police. However, there is one thing that is different from the general society, that is, actions are more important than words.The so-called action means that once a fight or dispute breaks out, you have to risk your life to do it. That is to say, in the underworld, violence ultimately determines the outcome. In fact, the violent group is not that simple, but in Yamagata's view, it is that simple. Yamagata likes a world where the value of existence is determined by pure power.He had suffered from a clumsy tongue in the past, and had little regard for the use of physical strength. Hamano often comes to the office, and every time he strikes up a few conversations with Yamagata, which is close to each other. The Zenezaki Group is a huge organization, its sphere of influence is centered on Kanto, and it has jurisdiction over one capital and thirteen counties.There are 125 groups under the umbrella, with a total of about 5,000 people, plus as many as 80,000 peripheral elements.Hamano Takatoshi is the senior cadre of the group.In Yamagata's view, he is like a god in the sky. Because Hamano always treated Yamagata kindly, in Yamagata's mind, he would not hesitate to sacrifice his life for Hamano. Ma Zi, in the gang, is an insignificant role below the lowest-level member.There is a level in the violent gang called "three downs". The name "Sanxia" is taken from the three types of hooligans in the past: "Dianyuan", "Daidai", and "Chufang", which means that they are below these three kinds of people.Yamagata can't even reach the "three strikes", so it can be said to be "alternate three strikes". However, in the world of violent gangs, as long as you can show your strength, those under the "three strikes" can also be recognized and valued in one fell swoop. The best chance to show strength is to always fight hard and win in the end.If you can kill the leader of the hostile organization, you can reach the sky in one step. Now the high-spirited cadres in the group are all people who have shown their faces on the battlefield. "In the general society, even if you work hard, you can only be the section chief of the company at best. When you become the section chief, you are done. The severance pay is not enough to buy a 'rabbit nest' (hut). My old man is Such a person. That kind of life, let it go to hell! I exercise here, and I will soon become a leader. At that time, I can travel around like a central cadre with beautiful women and imported cars. " This is what Mazi Hasegawa said.In fact, for Ma Zai and San Xia, a cadre who wears beautiful clothes, takes beautiful women with him, lives in a high-end apartment, and travels around in a high-end car is exactly what they yearn for. This kind of life is the price that those desperadoes need to pay, that is, they are often in danger of being killed by hostile elements, and may be imprisoned at any time.This is the goal that the lowest-level members of the gang and its reserve army and other juniors dream of. In gangsters, the "educational difference" between university and non-university graduates like government employees is not paid attention to.People who have no place in ordinary society can make a fortune here as long as they have the ability to fight. The more important people can be killed, the higher the reputation, and the more attention they receive.This is the world of the jungle.The strong can prosper, but the weak cannot survive.If you want to be strong, you must have military strength; if you want military strength, you must have money.In order to secure huge financial resources, plundering is necessary, and the battle of the weak and the strong like beasts must be repeated.Therefore, any violent group, without exception, pursues the doctrine of "rich the country and strengthen the army". Just like in the chaotic times of the Warring States Period, violent groups did not coexist and prosper in principle.Many small violent groups are gradually merged, forming a situation of oligarchy domination by large violent groups, and the nature of violent groups tends to weaken.This is the same reason that many small countries continue to go to war, while the big countries live in peace with each other. The big gangsters are the victors who survive the fight to the death.The hostile forces were wiped out.Even if they are not eliminated, they request a non-aggression treaty because they know that war is not good for them. If there is no war between violent groups, there will be fewer opportunities for the army to make meritorious deeds.Once the Warring States period is over, in the violent group, the power of the intellectual faction will surpass that of the militaristic faction. The main source of funds for violent gangs has gradually shifted from illegal businesses such as gambling, drug trafficking, and prostitution to legitimate businesses such as construction, performing arts, gold touches, and folk goods. After the big violent groups have divided their spheres of influence across the country, they seem to have entered into a relationship of coexistence and co-prosperity, but its essence will not change. The coexistence of violent groups comes from the balance of power.Once the balance breaks down, they will immediately start killing each other again. "You must fight back when you are beaten. In this society, if others look down on you, you cannot survive. If the other party hits you once, you have to pay him back twice. You must have this kind of backbone. If you stay there and don't fight back, you will have to suffer." Can't be slaughtered." This teaching is the basic spirit of the violent group.No matter how it develops and grows, no matter how it becomes an enterprise, this spirit will not change.Therefore, in times of peace, it is also necessary to maintain a strong military force. This is the atmosphere of "actions over words" in the gang.One day, three months after Yamagata came to the Hamano-gumi office, Hamano came to the office with several subordinates.He has several offices, so he doesn't come here every day. "How's it going, are you used to it?" Hamano said to Yamagata in a friendly manner as usual.The other Sanxia and Mazi are very envious of Yamagata. "I can't always ask you to do odd jobs, but I should tell you to learn some skills. Come with me." After the neon lights on the street were turned on, members of the violent gang went to patrol the street.Usually, Hamano asks his subordinates to go on patrol, but he himself only goes on patrol once or twice a week.The task of patrolling is to see if there are any other forces invading their sphere of influence, if there are any new shops, if there are any changes in shop owners, and if there are any who do not pay land tax. Hamano walked under the protection of bodyguards, with a heroic and majestic posture.Everywhere you go, the sound of welcome is endless.Waiters, waitresses, flower girls, waiters in nightclubs, diners, all kinds of people greeted him respectfully.It can be seen from their attitudes that they sincerely respect Hamano, not out of fear of the cadres of the gang, but as close and respectful as they are to their protectors. Hamano walked slowly while greeting everyone, sometimes stopping to chat with each other.Although he was not lacking in vigilance, he displayed the composure and confidence of a lord patrolling his territory. Hamano is well-deserved for his local title of "Lord of the Night".Yamagata looked at Hamano's confident back, and hoped that one day he could be like him. After that night, every time Hamano came to the office, he would take Yamagata to patrol his circle of influence.The brothers all have their own jurisdictions and are responsible for collecting the land tax there as their income. The lower-level team members also follow suit to develop their own land tax to increase income. Hamano allocated a newly opened pinball machine room, a bar and a small restaurant to Yamagata, and taught him hand in hand: "These companies are under your jurisdiction, but you can't just collect land tax, but also pay attention to their business conditions, just like your own business. You can decide the appropriate tax amount yourself. If the business is good, you can increase the tax amount. You can also reduce the tax amount. If you raise it too high, you will be complained, and if you set it too low, you will be looked down upon. Be vigilant and don't let people from other groups get in. If you find someone making trouble in the store, you must stop it firmly .This is your responsibility." After Yamagata has a store under his jurisdiction, he feels as if he has become a full-fledged member of the gang.At the same time, he worshiped Hamano as the leader.Although he could only wear a bronze badge, he finally officially became the lowest-ranking member of the Sonezaki-gumi Hamano-gumi "Wakaka". After Yamagata wore the badge of the Sonezaki group, the world's attitude towards him changed.The prestige of violent gangs is very high.As soon as the gangsters saw the badge he was wearing, they obediently avoided it. One day not long after that, Yamagata met three people on the way home after watching the movie.When they saw the badge on Yamagata's chest, their faces immediately turned pale, and they quickly knelt on the ground and begged him for mercy. The Zenezaki group has such a high prestige in the underworld, which is the result of many battles and bloodshed.The more blood shed, the higher the prestige.The prestige gained through bloodshed consolidated the advantage of the Sonezaki group.This also shows that in the future, it will still rely on bloodshed to maintain its advantage. After Yamagata got a little familiar with the situation, one day Hamano called Yamagata out with an unusual expression.The bodyguards were sent away on the way, leaving only Hamano and Yamagata.Yamagata felt very nervous at this moment, he thought to himself, if a killer came to assassinate him at this time, he would risk his life to protect Hamano.But did not meet the killer, Hamano swaggered from the street to the alley and entered an apartment. Hamano stopped at the door of a room and rang the doorbell.After a while, a long-haired young woman poked her head out of the door and said in a sweet voice: "You are here, have you forgotten me?" "I'm sorry, this is my young man, you can play with him." Hamano said. "Oh, you look so handsome! Can I do it?" the girl said, looking at Yamagata with lustful eyes. "Aren't you a master of sex? Why don't you find him a young girl!" "What kind of sex skills are you? Didn't you teach me this! I regret it so much!" The girl complained and threw herself into Hamano's arms. That night, Yamagata tasted a woman for the first time.Although the first experience is very simple, the impression of seeing a woman's body for the first time is too deep.For the first time, he felt that a woman's body was so gentle and attractive like a bottomless pit. Hamano gave him a way to make money, and gave him a woman.Yamagata admired Hamano so much that he even regretted not having the opportunity to give his life for Hamano. Such an opportunity will come soon.