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"I would like to thank you for this matter, Mr. James, for your great help. Thank you very much."
Ishikawa took the glass of wine with both hands, drank it down, and then knelt down and bowed deeply to Li Yifan. Indeed, in this case, if Li Yifan hadn't helped him, I'm afraid he wouldn't even know how he died. Got it.
"Hey! Ishikawa-san, you are too polite. We are 'friends', aren't we? Isn't this how good friends should help each other at critical moments?"
Li Yifan answered Ishikawa with a smile, and emphasized the word 'friend' very hard, which made Ishikawa feel a little weird.
On the one hand, the other party actually regarded him as a friend. Although it was just words, it was enough to make him feel a little touched in his heart. After all, although the identity and background of the other party was very mysterious, one thing was for sure, that was his His status is at least a few levels higher than his own, and such a person can regard him as a friend. How can you not be moved by Ishikawa, a gangster from the lowest level of society?
On the other hand, he knows very well about guys like Li Yifan. These guys are a group of vampires. When he helps you, he must be seeking rewards in some way. If If you cannot repay them in time, they may sell you completely when they change hands.
After all, he has the ability to turn his hand into clouds and turn his hand into rain. The guy opposite. Completely equipped!
Working with guys like them. If you perform well enough and are obedient enough, then they will definitely be able to praise you to a level that you never dared to imagine. But if you are disobedient and do not perform well enough, then they can take you down with a flip of their hands. Shoot you to death. Let you die without a burial place.
This is Ishikawa¡¯s clearest understanding of the guy opposite, so his emotions at this time are very complicated, but after all, he is also a big brother who has been in society for many years, and he knows how to hide his emotions.
He picked up the flask, got a glass of wine for James, and then started drinking.
Li Yifan does not reject anyone who comes. The future No. 1 brother of the Yamaguchi-gumi actually serves him with such respect. This feeling is really enjoyable.
think about it. Even the Prime Minister of Japan, these big brothers. Don't bother them even a hair.
"By the way, let your people tidy up the outside and keep their hands and feet clean. Wait a moment, we have some distinguished guests coming over."
"Hi! I know, Mr. James, I will definitely let them clean it up."
After saying that, Ishikawa stood up, went to the door, opened the cardboard door, and said a few words to the bodyguard in black standing at the door. The bodyguard in black quickly disappeared into the darkness, and then he returned to the wine table, crossing his legs. sit down.
Li Yifan and Ishikawa drank each other, had a few drinks, and then talked about some recent changes on the ground in Japan. Through Mitsui's words, Li Yifan also learned more about Japan's domestic economic situation and the lives of ordinary people. situation, and we have a rough basic judgment on Japanese society at this time.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and then a bodyguard in black opened the cardboard door, entered the room and came to Ishikawa, and whispered in his ear.
After listening to the man's whisper, Ishikawa also showed a look of surprise on his face, but Li Yifan on the opposite side had a normal expression. After seeing the surprised expression on Ishikawa's face, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't be surprised. He came to see me. Let the landlady prepare some sumptuous meals. People may not be able to appreciate the rough things we eat."
"Haha, who said that, if you, Mr. James, can like something, it must be a very unique delicacy. I must try it too."
A cheerful voice came from the cardboard door. Li Yifan looked up, and Ishikawa turned his head, just in time to see a guy in a straight suit walking in from outside the cardboard door.
The guy was wearing a brand-name suit, with shiny hair and gold-rimmed glasses. He looked elegant and had the air of an upper-class society. When Ishikawa saw this guy, he immediately stood up and bowed to the guy respectfully.
"Mr. Mitsui, I didn't know you were coming and didn't go out to greet you. It was really rude. Please forgive me."
Li Yifan, on the other hand, was still sitting there with no intention of getting up. He just sat there smiling and looking at the guy opposite.
The guy who came in waved his hand generously, indicating that he didn't mind, and then quickly came to sit down in front of Li Yifan's small table, and then extended his hand.
"Mr. James, are you surprised that I came here uninvited?"
"Haha, where, where?"
Li Yifan casually reached out and shook his hand, obviously not taking the person seriously. At this time, Ishikawa, who was standing behind the man in the suit, looked at Li Yifan with envy.
"This is the eldest son of the Mitsui family. Look at Mr. James's attitude. He doesn't take him seriously at all. This is called the demeanor of a general!"
Think about it, more than two years ago, when he and Mr. James fought against the Mitsui family, when James showed up and told him that the Mitsui family was going to cause trouble for him.
¡°Although I looked calm on the surface at that time, I was actually so frightened that I almost peed my pants. In the end, it was Mr. James who stepped forward and not only repelled the Mitsui family¡¯s killers, but also captured the man in front of me alive.
In the end, I talked to the person in front of me about a lot of things I didn¡¯t understand, and then let him go.
Since then, no one from the Mitsui family has come to trouble him. After that, there was even a group of people who cultivated him, did business with him several times, and the soup leaked from their fingers. The soup is watery and mixed with fat.
Mr. James didn¡¯t take the Mitsui family seriously at all, but he didn¡¯t dare to neglect the young master of the Mitsui family at all.
After all, Japan is a place with strict hierarchies. Ishikawa has a good reputation, so he may not need to embarrass Japan's Prime Minister when he meets them, but when he meets the Mitsui family, he must behave himself.
Because he knows that the real masters of Japan are the eight chaebols represented by the Mitsui family. He may not be able to blame the government, but if he offends any of the eight chaebols, Japan will no longer have a foothold. , so Ishikawa behaved very well at this time.
But seeing James, who just now regarded him as a friend, now smiling and equal to Mitsui, whom he wanted to treat respectfully, and not taking Mitsui seriously at all, he couldn't help but think highly of Mr. James again. a bit.
In his heart, he has made up his mind that no matter who James is, he must follow his footsteps in the future, so that he can have a living.
Mrs. Hanako quickly brought them a lot of steaming dishes. It was obvious that they were cooked with great care. Mitsui Yoshiyoshi didn't show any airs at all. As soon as the food was served, he started eating and drinking.
"Well, it tastes really good. No wonder you chose to have dinner here. You have such good taste."
Mitsui Yoshiro threw a piece of wagyu beef into his mouth, then squinted his eyes, enjoying the soft texture of the beef that melted in his mouth, and then said.
"Haha, I didn't discover this place, Ishikawa still has the vision."
"Oh? Is that so?"
Mitsui raised his head and glanced at Ishikawa Mingho who was standing behind him. This glance made Ishikawa very uncomfortable. It took a while before Mitsui Yoshiyoshi put a smile on his face.
"Ishikawa-san, come and sit, what are you doing standing there?"
"Hi!"
Ishikawa moved over with very cautious steps, and then knelt down next to their table, but at this time he looked more like a servant, a waiter who was responsible for serving tea and water to Li Yifan and Mitsui.
"By the way, Mr. Mitsui, it's so late at night. You came here not just to visit your friends."
Li Yifan picked up the quilt in front of him, took a sip of the sake inside, then looked at Mitsui opposite him with a smile and asked.
Mitsui cursed secretly in his stomach, little fox, and then answered with a slight smile.
"Mr. James, aren't you asking questions knowingly? Don't you still know why I appear here at such a time?"
"Haha, this is really hard to guess."
"Well, Mr. James, let's not beat around the bush. I heard that Dirham Company has found two high-quality oil fields with high production in areas 35 and 36 off the coast of Perth?"
Mitsui Yoshiyoshi decided to get straight to the point. This was his main purpose of coming to see Li Yifan this time. He wanted to win the two oil fields at all costs. Even if he couldn't win them all, he would at least take a share in them.
Because this thing is very important to the Japanese. As the second largest economy in the world, Japan has always been one of the largest oil importers in the world.
Almost all of their oil depends on imports from the Middle East. However, Japan's major oil companies are almost as incompetent as Sinopec and Sinopec in terms of overseas expansion. They only pay high prices to buy oil every year. The low quality fuel thing.
There is no way, in the oil world, it is the European and American guys who have always had the right to speak.
Even their status in the oil world is not as good as that of China. After all, China is a normal country and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Japan, let alone a permanent member of the Security Council, is not even a normal country.
The country does not even have military sovereignty. It is a typical lame man in the world, a typical economic giant and a political dwarf. (To be continued)