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Chapter 20: Daggers Back At You
BOOM!
Sudden panic rose within the famous Kabukicho after a loud blast erupted. It was nearing midnight, hence most of the people running blindly in the streets were either half-sober or totally drunk.
So whenever they bump into one another, fight breaks out between the two parties.
It was really chaotic to see.
"What happened?" a burly man pulled a youngster who was running sluggishly on the street.
"I don't know. We were having fun at Leo's and then we heard a blast so everyone tried to get out the place and away from here." he tried to remove the taller man's grip on his collar. "Let me go!"
The burly man pushed him away and then turned around to go back inside the building. He plan to instruct some of their men to assess the situation outside since it was only around two blocks from their hideout. Anyway, the priority right now is to know whether to stay or to move the man from the basement to another place. His boss will definitely have his head if something will happen to that man. If there is a gang war outside and small homemade bombs will be used, then they have to evacuate for safety precautions. The police will most likely investigate the surrounding establishments and that will definitely not be good for them.
BOOM!
BOOM!
Black smoke can be seen from afar and the burly man panicked. He decided to move out immediately and send the man to their hideout in Chiba. He went to the basement and sighed in relief when he saw that he still have two men inside.
"You there! Get this man out of his cage and bring him to The Tori in Chiba City. You two need to get this man out of here immediately before the police arrives. Use the black truck in basement 2. I will call for the others and we will be directly behind you."
The two men stood straight and gave him a salute. He gave a curt nod and tossed them the key to the cage before going to the fourth floor to his office to retrieve important documents, firearms, and cash. As soon as he entered the elevator, he suddenly felt that something was amiss.
He felt like something is wrong but he just can't put his finger on it.
Grumble
Hm. Maybe he's just hungry after all.
He took out his mobile and gave a quick report of the situation to the Boss.
"Who is taking him to The Tori?" Qian Yuan asked.
The burly man paused for a while. "Two of our men, Boss."
"I am asking the names, you idiot!"
"Boss I forgot the name. I think it sounded like Nagano and Omiya. But I am sure that those were two of the five new people you sent here from the Kanagawa branch three days ago."
"YOU STUPID SHIT! I ONLY SENT THREE MEN AND THEY ARE OYABUNS, NOT MERE NEW MEMBERS! AND WHY DO YOU NOT KNOW THEIR NAMES! WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE? I WILL KILL YOU, YOU BASTARD!" Qian Yuan roared. Breaking of glass and loud footsteps can be heard from the other line.
"But boss they presented the proper documents with your stamp. And they also have our tattoo on their right arm. You also called me that night and you confirmed that you sent all five men will serve here." he was really confused. He did all the protocols properly and he was even happy that the Boss took his time to call him and assure him of the arrival of the new men.
"I NEVER CALLED YOU! I AM ON MY WAY THERE RIGHT NOW AND YOU BETTER NOT GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE I WILL KILL YOU WITH MY OWN HANDS!"
The poor, stupid, burly man felt his body drained of blood. On top of the enormous fear that he is feeling right now, he was seriously starving so now, a huge wave of nausea came over him. His eyes rolled at the back of his head and he fainted right there on the spot.
--OoOo--
Xiao Shi stared at the two men in front of him.
Something's strange.
First, as soon as that dumb gang leader left the basement, the slightly taller man quickly opened his cage and lead him out. Of course, he tried to escape, but he had not much strength since he wasn't really fed well and he had countless wounds on his body. Every time that leader notices his wounds healing, he will immediately ask someone to either punch him, kick him, whip him, or in some glorious days, he will send him to fight on the ring. They will drug him, set him to fight a strong opponent, put the show on live streaming, and make a betting pool within their dumb organization.
Anyway, so he tried to escape. But this man, let's call him Man #1, told him to quit it or else he will have no choice but to hit his head and make him sleep. Knowing the current state of his body, Xiao Shi complied and just followed the two obediently. He'll just find another way to escape later.
He thought that they will be going to the parking which is in the lower basement (he heard some of the men talking about it before) so he was surprised when they headed instead to the ground floor and went outside through the backdoor. He saw Man #2 dash ahead of them and when they reached the door, he saw four men lying unconsciously on the ground. Then from the alley nearby, there was a black car with running engine yet without any headlights. Man #1 commanded him to run and both of them quickly got inside the car. Man #1 pushed him to the backseat as he settled in the passenger's side and Man #2 quickly drove off towards Shinjuku proper. Once they left Kabukicho, Man #2 turned on the headlights and to the bystanders outside, this car appear just like another ordinary car.
Xiao Shi was still trying to analyze the situation he has unknowingly gotten himself into when Man #1 suddenly pulled hard on his left cheek. Xiao Shi's eyes widened as he watch Man #1 tear off the skin from his face and he yelped in surprise.
"What the fuck!"
Man #1 turned his head to look at him and Xiao Shi immediately closed his eyes. In the current weak state of his body now, he is not sure if he can handle such a gore scene in front of him.
"What the fuck do you mean by what the fuck?"
'Huh?' Xiao Shi opened his eyes at the sound of a girl's voice. He saw that Man #1 suddenly had a beautiful girl's face. Such smooth and creamy skin, must be around 18 years of age, he mused.
"Who are you? Did you help me escape from those men or is this some kind of internal weird fun thing in your gang? Or maybe you are going to kidnap me too?"
Man #2 did the same as Man #1 ~~err, Lady #1~~ and Xiao Shi had to admit, these two ladies are really beautiful. It has been years since he has seen such women and he won't admit it to them but he felt really happy right now. If he was getting kidnapped again by another gang, he was thinking that he'd prefer this gang as long as this time around, he will be surrounded with women as beautiful as these two.
"Be quiet and just wait for us to get to our destination. You will understand then."
'Oh, I like Lady #2's voice better. But Lady #1's eyes appear a darker black, almost obsidian, and I like that too.'
"Alright, but can you please remove my cuffs? I've been wearing this for days and I would really, really appreciate it if you can remove them for me now."
Lady #2 took a key and unlocked his cuffs. Xiao Shi gave her a smile before sitting back comfortably. He stared outside and watched the passing buildings and bright lights of the city.
"I haven't seen the outside world for four years. If you are from another gang and i have just been kidnapped again, I'd still like to thank you. At least you did not blindfold me, gagged me, tied me up, placed me in a cage or at the trunk of your car. Thank you for letting me see all these." his voice cracked a little and he did not care at all. He may be a strong adult male, but he has suffered thoroughly. He missed his family, his friends, and his men. He missed his normal life. If these two ladies make fun of him for almost crying right now, then so be it. He is human after all, even if he has been living like an animal for years.
The two women in front did not reply to him nor stare at him through the side mirror. They drove in silence and Xiao Shi has never been kidnapped this comfortably.
After a few minutes, Xiao Shi was surprised to see that they were in Roponggi and was entering a somewhat private-but-not-really looking area. It was obviously a place where the ordinary citizens can shop and there were a few office buildings here and there, but at the deeper part of the area, there were armed guards that definitely scream private and high-end property.
Their car stopped in front of the guards and after checking the car and something on the ladies' arms, they were granted access.
"Whoa, you have identification chips planted in your bodies?"
The two women just nodded.
"Amazing. So this has to be a huge organization, huh. Man, I am not sure how I can escape from here now." he sighed. Damn his luck. Maybe he should've just stayed at Qian's after all.
He was deep in thoughts that he did not notice the building they entered. He did not think of trying to see anything anyway since it was too dark and there was not even a single light on in this street. Lady #1 even purposely turned off their headlights as soon as they reached the guards before.
The car stopped at the building entrance on the Basement 1. He and Lady #1 got out of the car and they went inside. He was looking around, trying to figure out where the exits are when Lady #1 grabbed his wrist and whispered.
"I may not look like it but I can easily make you unconscious right now. So don't you dare get ideas and just follow me obediently."
Xiao Shi gave her an appreciative look. "I like strong women."
With a slight flick of her wrist, Xiao Shi fell on one knee. "Alright, lady! I got it!"
Lady #1 pushed him inside the elevator and pressed the number 3.
When they exited the lift, she led him to a door marked 'Conference Room 1'.
The room was dimly lit by warm yellow lights embedded in the gray ceiling. The acoustic walls were covered with a darker shade of gray while the floor was covered with black carpet. There was a long solid dark mahogany wood table and 18 black leather seats surrounded it. No one was inside, but Xiao Shi noticed that the black curtain at the far end of the room was fluttering to the wind, so he assumed that a glass door must be open and somebody must be outside.
"You wait here."
Lady #1 walked to where Xiao Shi was staring and as soon as she was in front of it, she dropped to one knee and lowered her small head.
"Boss, we have arrived." her voice was low but with a hint of pride.
"Welcome back, Su Mei. I assume it was successful?" his voice was very low and Xiao Shi couldn't hear him properly so he decided to go near them. He's a hostage anyway so what's the use of being docile now. It's not like he can easily escape from this place. This place is either too dark or too black, he'll just have to try harder later during daytime or when these people decided to use some proper light.
"Yes boss. Su Yue met up with Tsubasa-sama. Young master Xiao Shi is with me, and as you probably know, is walking towards us even if I told him to stay put." Su Mei said in a very annoyed voice. No matter who it is, she hates people who cannot comply to a simple instruction.
Natsume has a few chosen people in his organization. The top four in his list are Ye Sha, Ye Mei, Su Mei, and Su Yue. Ye Sha and Ye Mei are brothers, with Ye Sha being older by just one year. Su Mei and Su Yue are twins. The brothers are very much well-versed in different martial arts, even a few hidden ancient arts from back when they were growing up in Beijing. The twins also have excellent martial arts and their qingong is definitely above average. But what they are truly master of are infiltration. They are the best among Natsume's people in disguising themselves.
Plus, these four are masters of poison. And that is what make the Black Diamond the real dragon of all gangs, even from the other countries. Other gangs especially from China (Beijing and Hong kong) sometimes poison their men during fights or in order to threaten them and coerce them to do something, but because he has four masters of poison, of course they can also cure their comrades.
They are simply Natsume's favorites so he seldom keep his walls up when in front of just them. So seeing Su Mei's annoyance with Xiao Shi, Natsume laughed a little and told her to stand up.
Natsume went inside the room and stared at Xiao Shi's astounded face.
"Pick up your jaw from the ground. I told you I'll come find you, didn't I?"
Xiao Shi wanted to punch Natsume's arm but he couldn't move his legs. He has so many questions to ask him but he couldn't speak. He just kept staring at him with his mouth open.
Natsume went over to where he was standing and lightly punched his left arm.
"Welcome back, brother. Why don't we go upstairs first before we get you cleaned up and let you rest properly. There are some people waiting for your return, you know."
Xiao Shi finally found his voice. 'And my soul back I guess.' he thought when he felt his hand move.
"I can't believe this is real. The nightmare is finally over. Thank you Natsume. Thank you, brother."
Su Mei's lips twitched as she watch the two grown men in front of her do a complicated fist bump/hand shake which they probably came up with when they were younger. It definitely looked immature and uncool and soon the two let out a hearty laugh.
"I missed you man. I am happy we got you back."
"I am really grateful to you and all your people, Nattie. I owe you my life."
"The Wolves and The Black Diamond worked hard together for years just to pinpoint where you are exactly Xiao Shi. You are family, you owe no one your life. Come on, let's go. Everyone's waiting."