Ling Tian did not leave the city of Fukuoka immediately. On the contrary, he ended up staying there.
This was because he had received intelligence from Xuanyuan Thirteen that there were many gangs and organizations in this city, some of which specifically targeted Chinese people.
Chinese students studying abroad, laborers, and businessmen alike were all subjected to their bullying and exploitation.
Especially in a foreign land like this, with the support of politicians behind these Japanese gangs, those who were bullied could only suffer in silence.
Upon seeing this information, Ling Tian was filled with righteous anger. He was prepared to do something to express his fury!
Ling Tian was staying at a hot spring guesthouse. The owner's surname was Suzuki, but his original surname was Wang, and he was Chinese.
Later, this Mr. Wang went to Japan to study and work. He fell in love with the proprietress of the guesthouse, and since the guesthouse was her family's ancestral business, Mr. Wang married into the family.
After the proprietress passed away from illness, Mr. Wang and his daughter, Suzuki Shuri, were left to manage the guesthouse together.
The girl named Shuri left a deep impression on Ling Tian. She was tall, with fair skin, and when she smiled, her dimples were particularly striking.
This girl spoke softly, greeted every guest with a smile, and was an excellent cook, proficient in both Chinese and Japanese cuisine.
After enjoying a sumptuous dinner, Ling Tian went to the hot spring behind the guesthouse. He found a large pool and lay back comfortably.
It was winter, and a cold wind blew outside, with snowflakes even drifting down from the sky. Lying in the hot spring was incredibly relaxing.
As Ling Tian soaked in the bath, he was chatting on the phone with the women back home when the guesthouse owner, Old Wang, rushed in.
"Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, uh, could I trouble you with something?"
Ling Tian was using a fake identity as an American citizen at this time, so the guesthouse owner assumed he was also surnamed Wang.
"Mr. Wang, what is it?"
"Uh, a group of people have come. They are from the Catfish Gang. These people specifically bully small business owners and Chinese students. The leader of the Catfish Gang, Kameda Ryuzaki, has brought a group of his subordinates to bathe. I hope you can excuse yourself and come back to bathe after they leave. These people are accustomed to being arrogant and overbearing. I fear that if you stay here, you might be bullied and humiliated. I am very sorry, and I will compensate you!"
Old Wang's attitude was very sincere. Ling Tian could tell that he wasn't faking it. Old Wang was on the verge of tears at this moment.
"It's fine. I'll just soak in the pool next door for a while. They wouldn't dare do anything to me. I'm an American!"
"This..."
Mr. Wang was a little taken aback. The reason Ling Tian gave was very powerful. For Japanese people, Americans were like gods, someone they could freely step on and disrespect.
It was even said that for Japanese specialties like adult films, Japanese companies had to use mosaics, while films produced by American companies did not require mosaics.
Ling Tian smiled and said, "I'll just soak for a bit and then head back. Please don't worry. No matter what happens, I'll take responsibility and won't cause any trouble for you!"
Ling Tian's attitude was very firm. Seeing that he had said so much, the owner could only quietly leave.
Before long, the previously quiet bathing area suddenly became noisy as a group of people entered, talking loudly.
Leading them was a large, stout man. Although he was less than 1.7 meters tall, he weighed over 200 pounds.
This fellow was bald, had small eyes, but a very large mouth. He was the leader of the Catfish Gang, Kameda Ryuzaki!
Ling Tian glanced at the man and almost burst out laughing. This fellow truly resembled a catfish.
As for his subordinates, they were all bare-chested, with only a bath towel wrapped around their lower bodies. Almost all of them had large tattoos, which was a unique culture formed by Japanese gangs.
After these people entered, the man who looked like a catfish went into the largest hot spring pool, while his subordinates filed into the other pools.
Fortunately, the space was quite large. Although these people saw Ling Tian, Ling Tian lay there quietly, not even glancing at them. Without their leader's orders, they did not bother Ling Tian.
However, these people were not quiet even while bathing. They were shouting loudly and singing at the top of their lungs. Their off-key singing was like a piercing cacophony, making Ling Tian wish he could stuff soap into their mouths.
Just then, the catfish-like Kameda Ryuzaki suddenly spoke.
"Go, bring that old man Suzuki here!"
Before long, two subordinates went out and brought the guesthouse owner, Wang, who was referred to as Suzuki by them.
"Mr. Kameda, what are your orders?"
Despite his deep disgust and fear, Mr. Wang's face was still full of smiles, and he dared not slacken in the slightest.
He knew very well that these people were unreasonable. If he failed to serve them properly, they might even smash up the place.
Kameda Ryuzaki merely raised his eyelids and looked at Mr. Wang with a roll of his eyes.
"You establishment has an obligation to provide the best service to your guests!"
"Yes, you are right."
"Bathing like this is no fun. I heard you have a daughter who is very beautiful. Go and call her to serve me while I bathe!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Wang almost burst into tears.
"Mr. Kameda, I am very sorry, but we do not provide such services... My daughter is not for this kind of thing..."
"Nani? Are you saying you want to defy Lord Kameda's orders?" It was a thug next to Kameda Ryuzaki who spoke. This guy was burly and rough-looking, with a face full of flesh, and was very intimidating!
Just then, Kameda Ryuzaki spoke.
"Alright, don't scare Mr. Suzuki. However, you are right about one thing. If you don't obey me, then you won't be able to keep this establishment open! If anyone dares to enter your establishment, I'll beat them up. If you don't believe me, you can call the police!"
Hearing this, Mr. Wang fell to his knees with a thud.
"Mr. Kameda, you can't do this. My daughter is my lifeblood..." Mr. Wang knew very well how dangerous a situation his beautiful daughter would face if she fell into the hands of these people!
This Catfish Gang and Kameda Ryuzaki were already notorious!
Kameda Ryuzaki raised his hand and waved it outwards.
"Throw him out, he's too much of a nuisance! Suzuki, I'll give you 10 minutes to consider. If you don't send your daughter in, then you'll have to bear the consequences!"
As soon as Kameda Ryuzaki finished speaking, his subordinates all revealed lecherous smiles.