National Tide 1980.

On the same day, at almost the same time, another recently opened branch of Dangu Restaurant near Shinsaibashi in Osaka also welcomed a group of Yakuza looking for trouble.

However, just as the two cities of Kyoto and Osaka are full of cultural differences, although both Kyoto and Osaka are the territories of the Yamaguchi-gumi and the troublemakers who come to provoke are all from the Yamaguchi-gumi, the styles of doing things in the two places are still very different.

Although there were many people from Kyoto, the methods they used were more civilized and they did not do things to the extreme all at once.

Even communication through words is possible.

As for the Yamaguchi-gumi members from Osaka, there were not many of them, only seven people, sitting at a round table.

But the means they use are much more extreme, vulgar and vile.

It turned out that they launched the attack in public when the restaurant was almost full at noon, and they were specifically targeting the food safety issues of Tan Gong Restaurant.

At that time, the group ordered a table full of expensive dishes and also asked for very expensive drinks.

But just when it was time to pay the bill after eating and drinking, the people at the table started to make trouble.

Just like they were eating a free meal, they shouted in public that they found cockroaches in their food.

Even the Chinese person in charge here, Li Guotao, comes from a special department and has excellent qualities.

Although he had received the news in advance and was prepared, as soon as he found out something was wrong, he immediately stepped forward with the Japanese manager to control the situation and tried his best to appease them.

But unfortunately, since the other party was determined to cause trouble, and refused to accept apology or negotiate with them privately, they were still unable to effectively prevent the situation from escalating.

The other party even deliberately shouted in the front lobby of the restaurant, spreading the restaurant's food hygiene problems to the guests on site.

The situation on that day was almost completely out of control.

In the end, not only were the guests from dozens of tables in the restaurant scared away and not a penny of the bill was paid, but the group also resorted to violence and smashed the restaurant to vent their anger.

In short, the Dangu branch in Osaka suffered heavy losses, not only financially but also in reputation.

Fortunately, when these Yakuza started smashing the store, Li Guotao ordered everyone in the restaurant to leave as soon as possible.

Do not interfere, do not stop, and do not get entangled with the other party. Just evacuate the customers safely as quickly as possible and call the police at the same time.

So neither the customers in the store nor the restaurant staff were injured, which is a blessing in disguise.

Otherwise, they will not only get into greater trouble, but the losses will be incalculable.

But then again, even though the Osaka branch suffered such a blow and incurred such a huge loss, Ning Weimin had already anticipated the enemy.

In fact, his preparations were far more thorough than most people could imagine.

Therefore, even if he encountered such an undesirable and bad situation, the development of things was still within his calculation and control.

It can be said that Osaka’s defeat in this round was not necessarily a complete defeat for him, as he really allowed the opponent to take advantage of him.

For no other reason than that Ning Weimin had given the heads of these branches a heads-up in advance, telling them what situations might arise and how to deal with them.

He also bought expensive property insurance for several branches from Nichido Insurance, Japan's largest property and casualty insurance company.

Even after buying the insurance, he asked the managers of several branches to replace some of the antiques he had bought from Japan, which were originally good items used as store decorations, with inferior items of much inferior quality, or even imitations.

In addition, he bought some Japanese paintings from Mihara Masahiro at a high price in exchange for winning awards for Teresa Teng. He also sent some of them to restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka and hung them in the stores as decorations.

It's there to be destroyed.

What is this called?
This is called fishing in troubled waters and diverting trouble to others.

In this way, the fact that the Dangu branch in Osaka was smashed to pieces by the other party was not a bad thing.

First, Ning Weimin can obtain a huge amount of compensation from Nichido Insurance Company to make up for the economic losses he suffered.

Second, he can also use the power of Nichido Insurance Company to indirectly retaliate against the enemy.

In fact, who is the really unlucky one in this offensive and defensive battle involving the restaurant?

It is the largest property and casualty insurance company in Japan.

They were the ones who suffered the undeserved disaster and were buried in a pit dug by Ning Weimin without knowing it.

However, they are Japanese companies, and the largest property and casualty insurance company. If we don’t cheat them, who else should we cheat?

I don’t feel guilty about it.

As for the damage assessment of the lantern, it went smoothly.

Anyway, for antiques and porcelain, since they are all Chinese things, the Japanese have no idea how much they cost.

Ning Weimin had the final say on pricing at the beginning.

They couldn't tell whether it was smashed or broken, or what was damaged.

According to the procedure, as long as the damaged items match the original insurance policy, they have to acknowledge the damage and pay the money.

There is also the antique porcelain tableware that Ning Weimin brought from China. Because he had to deduct taxes in Japan, the customs clearance price was also very high. In fact, all the profits remained in the country, and now the insurance company had to pay for it.

As for those destroyed Japanese paintings, since they were traded from Mihara Masatsune, and the art market is booming right now, with senior socialites like him as witnesses, it would be easier for the insurance company to believe it, and they wouldn't be able to find any faults even if they wanted to.

In short, after the final calculation, according to the contract, the insurance company had to pay Ning Weimin about 730 million yen.

This deal made Nichido Insurance Company lose so much money that it almost bleeds.

When you think about the fact that this happened less than a month after Ning Weimin signed up for the insurance, how could the insurance company be willing to pay the compensation and how could they not be suspicious?
We must investigate. We must do our utmost to conduct a rigorous investigation!
And we have to put pressure on the police.

But Ning Weimin was completely innocent. He did not conspire with anyone. He just cleverly used his enemies.

So no matter what Nichido Insurance Company did, it was bound to be the scapegoat. But for Ning Weimin, it was a small fortune.

Not only did they have enough money to renovate the damaged restaurant, but they even made enough profit for March.

To put it bluntly, if you can always do this, it would be more suitable than opening a restaurant.

Well, since they suffered such a huge loss, how could the Nichido Insurance Company let it go? How could they not hold a grudge against the person who caused them to lose their money?

Even the Yamaguchi-gumi probably couldn't withstand the anger of Japan's Dai-ichi Insurance Company and the pressure from the police to take the case seriously.

After all, the real masters of Japan are the conglomerates, not the gangs.

So it is conceivable that those few people who came to smash the store are in big trouble and will definitely not end well.

If we think more deeply, it is hard to tell whether the Yamaguchi-gumi will become dissatisfied with Suho Ikuo, who hired them, and vent his anger on him to blackmail him.

That would be interesting if that were the case.

To put it bluntly, Ning Weimin even mixed Seven-Step Heart-Breaking Powder into the meat he fed to the dogs.

The incident at the Osaka Dangu branch was definitely not a crushing defeat for him, it could only be described as a tragic victory at a high cost.

All in all, he is still the final winner.

Of course, in addition to the situation in these two branches, we also have to talk about what happened in the home court in Tokyo.

But, to be honest, this side of Tokyo is still the most boring and peaceful.

Unlike the two branches in Kyoto and Osaka, the Dangu Restaurant in Tokyo had the help of Axia, so the problems here were solved almost without bloodshed.

However, there were also some unexpected things, such as when Axia brought a very special guest to Ning Weimin on this day.

On October 10st, in order to prevent any accidents, Ning Weimin personally went to the Tokyo branch to take charge.

Unexpectedly, at eleven o'clock, Axia, who had said she would help solve the problem, came.

Of course she didn't come alone, but she wasn't accompanied by her brothers.

On the contrary, he is just an old man in his sixties.

He was wearing a suit, looked very friendly, and was not very tall, so Ning Weimin mistook him for a Japanese.

I guess he might be the boss of a related company, and he might want to do some deal with them, so Axia brought him to see me.

"Hello, it's our first meeting. Please take care of me. My name is Ning Weimin. Welcome. This is my business card."

Ning Weimin had just greeted him in Japanese, but he didn't expect the other party to speak Chinese directly after taking the business card. And it was very standard Mandarin with a Tianjin accent.

"Don't be so polite. You don't have to speak Japanese. I'm from China, too. I heard from Axia that you're from Beijing. Can we just speak in our hometown dialect?"

"You...you are from Tianjin, right? What's your name?" Ning Weimin immediately changed to Mandarin.

"That's right, you have good hearing."

The other party also handed Ning Weimin a business card in exchange.

He also seemed very happy, as if he hadn't met someone with whom he could chat in Mandarin for a long time.

He didn't even give Axia a chance to interrupt and started introducing himself to Ning Weimin with great excitement.

"My last name is Zhao, Zhao Chunshu, and I am a native of Tianjin."

Ning Weimin took a look at the business card in his hand, and sure enough, it read "Zhao Chunshu, Chairman of the Hakoya Family" .

Although he had no idea what kind of company this Box House was.

But at this time, he really regarded the person in front of him as his compatriot in Japan, an ordinary old overseas Chinese.

No matter why they come, since today is National Day, we should treat them warmly, right?

So he responded very enthusiastically and immediately put Axia aside.

"This is totally unexpected. My master is also from Tianjin. His hometown is Jinghai."

"Oh, then we are still far apart. One is in the city and the other is outside the city. Back then, my family lived outside the South Gate."

"So what year did you come here?"

"In 1944, I was captured by the Japanese as a laborer. I was sent to Yamagata Prefecture on my home turf to do hard labor."

The other party's words made Ning Weimin couldn't help but exclaim.

"Oh, it must have been very difficult for you. You must have suffered a lot. Well, we are only one year away from victory."

"Who says it's not true? This is fate. At that time, the Japanese authorities violated international law and forcibly abducted about 40,000 Chinese prisoners of war and civilians to their homeland and handed them over to 25 companies for enslavement. After Japan surrendered, the Chinese workers, as citizens of the victorious country, finally gained freedom, but only half of their number remained. I am lucky to have survived."

Zhao Chunshu seemed to be recalling his past unpleasant labor experience and he began to sigh.

These words moved Ning Weimin even more. He felt sympathy and in order not to make the other party too sad, he took the initiative to talk to him about Tianjin's cuisine and also introduced some dishes in his restaurant that were common to both Beijing and Tianjin.

For example, three kinds of stir-fried dishes, braised pork slices, and scallion-fried pig's pig tendons, as well as the steamed buns with eighteen folds learned from Goubuli and the Jianbingguozi from Tianjin.

This is good. As expected, the other party quickly forgot about those unpleasant things.

When Zhao Chunshu heard that Tangong Restaurant could actually prepare the flavors of his hometown for him, he was extremely happy.

However, he was not in a hurry to eat, but visited the restaurant with great interest.

During this process, while appreciating the museum-like exhibits of Tangong Restaurant, I also took the initiative to ask about the current changes in Red China and Tianjin.

They chatted more and more enthusiastically.

Of course, rather than saying that the two hit it off as soon as they met, it is more accurate to say that it was based on their common cultural background, as well as Zhao Chunshu's long-term wandering in a foreign land, and his strong homesickness, that led to this feeling of intimacy between fellow villagers.

In short, Zhao Chunshu and Du Yu showed great interest and yearning for what their hometown looks like today, and they were particularly looking forward to having the opportunity to go back and take a look.

Ning Weimin certainly didn't think there would be any difficulty in this matter, so he said, "It's not difficult. If you want to go back, just make time for it, and I'll help you arrange it later."

However, Zhao Chunshu just smiled noncommittally, "Thank you! Today I really broadened my horizons. As long as I sit down in a while, the dishes you bring will be half as good as your eloquence. I will come here often in the future."

Even at this time, Ning Weimin still didn't know what kind of person Mr. Zhao was.

He is still regarded as an ordinary businessman who has settled down in Tokyo, Japan, a fellow villager with some wealth and who has finally achieved his goal after all the hardships.

It was not until the Japanese restaurant manager and security officer Zheng Qiang chased into the kitchen and reported to Ning Weimin, saying, "The troublemakers have arrived, twenty of them, and they are all at the restaurant door, confronting those of us who are trying to stop them."

Mr. Zhao finally revealed his true colors.

When they went out again, Ning Weimin was surprised to find that it was this Zhao Chunshu who was Axia's support for coming here alone, and he was also the patron saint she specially invited for Tangong Restaurant.

The members of the Inagawa Society, who were originally arrogant and cursing at the gate of Dangu Restaurant, immediately became well-behaved children when they saw Mr. Zhao Chunshu walking out with Ning Weimin and the others.

Not only did they dare not say anything, but they all bowed collectively, even the leader was no exception, and their attitude was extremely respectful.

Instead, Zhao Chunshu remained calm and walked over to tell the leader, "This is a store opened by my friend. Please give me some face and don't cause trouble, okay? If anyone has any objections, let him talk to me first."

Just like that, a storm was easily resolved. When those people from the Inagawa Society bowed and saluted again and left happily, Ning Weimin was still standing there in a daze.

This, is everything okay now?
What kind of character is this Mr. Zhao?

Ning Weimin finally figured out the answer to this question after he arranged a seat for Zhao Chunshu and took the opportunity when Axia went to the bathroom.

"Ah Xia, who exactly is this Mr. Zhao? Why is his words so effective to those people?"

"Is there any need to ask? He is a senior official of the Inagawa Society."

"Are you kidding? How is that possible?"

"How is it impossible?"

"He is Chinese, how could he be a high-ranking official in a Japanese violent organization?"

"Haha, you are really ignorant. The Inagawa-kai is the least exclusive organization in Japan. As long as you remain loyal to the organization and pay membership fees on time, there will be no problem. So there are not only Chinese in the organization, but also Indians, Koreans and Vietnamese. And Mr. Zhao is not an ordinary person. He almost took over as the second generation of the Inagawa-kai. The current second generation was actually recommended by him. Speaking of which, Mr. Zhao should be regarded as the second in command of the Inagawa-kai. He serves as the president's assistant and the highest advisor. I won't hide it from you. In fact, Mr. Zhao is my real patron in the Inagawa-kai. If we were not all Chinese, he would not take care of us so much..."

"But...but the business card clearly says 'Hokaya Ichiba', isn't that a company?"

"Hahaha!"

Ah Xia couldn't help laughing again, "Chairman Ning, you still don't know much about Japan. In the early days of Japan, the underworld used to refer to gangs by the surname or location of the gang founder plus "family". For example, the second largest gang in Japan, the Sumiyoshi-kai, was developed from the Sumiyoshi family founded in the 19th century. The Hakoya family is a gang that has been passed down for three generations in Chiba Prefecture. It was seized by Mr. Zhao in the early years and is now his personal organization. Of course, it is also affiliated with the Inagawa-kai. Do you understand?"

Then, Axia added.

"Oh, by the way, you must keep the business card he gave you. Mr. Zhao is very famous in Japan, especially because his job was to coordinate the relationship between internal and external organizations. So he became sworn brothers with the young heads of the Sumiyoshi-kai and the Yamaguchi-gumi, and now the top leaders of the three major organizations all recognize him. If you encounter this kind of trouble in the future, as long as you have his business card, you should be able to avoid conflicts."

Ning Weimin was completely dumbfounded and needed some time to digest it all.

He looks like an ordinary old man, you can't tell at all. (End of this chapter)