Looking up, marveling, rejoicing.

Ethereal and clear, glazed world.

Every guest who steps into the Yuzao front club for the first time will be reminded of the flying fairy picture in the Dunhuang murals, those colorful and contrasting colors are framed in the vast space, the glass-like seamless glass floor reflects the dazzling light, the vermilion corridor climbs on the four walls, and the half-covered paintings on the wall remind people of ambiguous and warm obscene words, full of luxury, and I don't know why I look at it.

Before tonight, Ryoichi Okubo boasted that he had seen the world, Takamagahara, politicians, and parliamentarians from Shinjuku, and the Red Square Geisha House, where expensive champagne-filled pools and mountains of gold and silver were piled up, but all of them fell under the blurry colors.

This is undoubtedly the ultimate dream of the era of entertainment to death, if it is said that the "scene" that Hasegawa team leader sighed in the car before, then the owner of this club who built this club must have had a dream of flying immortals that ordinary people could not imagine when he was young.

And the old man, who had dreamed of a young man, was now sitting at the end of the brown and red table in the hall on the first floor, dressed in a navy blue kimono and holding a danqing folding fan, waiting for the people who poured into the club.

The head of the Inuyama family, Inuyama He.

Ryoichi Okubo recognized the old man and immediately avoided his direct gaze as a sign of awe.

The low table fell in a U-shape in the hall, on which were placed small plates of cold food and a bottle of sake, and one by one the old people in black haori who walked into the Tamamo front club did not say a word, and found their seats around the low table in silence, without rubbing shoulders or discussions, like a puzzle piece to fill in, each part fell in its place efficiently, just waiting for the master at the end to press the button to start the tightly stitched machine.

"Follow me." Yoshitaka Hasegawa gently grabbed Ryoichi Okubo's wrist with his hand in the flow of people, and gently followed the crowd to the front of the left column of the low table, and it was also the closest to the position of the main seat at the end of the seat, the closer to the main seat, the higher the status of the Inuyama family, in the Warring States Period, the position of the head of the family was left and right in addition to the sword, only the henchmen could get it, so according to the position, Hasegawa Yoshitaka was undoubtedly in the Inuyama family.

It is natural that Ryoichi Okubo did not have his own seat in this party, and every seat on this short table was made by the old people with blood and sweat, and only the warriors who gave their lives for the family and even their entire lives several times were entitled to have their own seats and a bottle of sake.

There was an extra futon left behind Yoshitaka Hasegawa, and Ryoichi was sitting on it with his head down and silent, his hands on his thighs to observe the layout of the entire club with his peripheral vision, a place where weapons could be hidden, a place where snipers could be set up, and a place where he could evacuate in an orderly manner, there was no doubt that every place he could think of had already been arranged, the Inuyama family guards in black suits and guns stood like stone statues, their eyes were cold and ruthless, and the side showed the rigor and importance of the party owner to the moment.

When everyone sat down and there was no sound of footsteps and clothes rubbing, the head of the Inuyama family on the main seat put down the danqing folding fan in his hand, and the real jade fan bone touched the table, and the crisp sound symbolized this gathering, or the beginning of the meeting.

"1946." Inuyama said.

And then there is no follow-up.

Ryoichi Okubo thought that the opening words of a meeting would always start with 'Gentlemen', but this was not the case, and it was a year that began everything, a year that sounded like no real sense or any memory to people today.

After this opening remark, the hall fell silent, and everyone was sitting in deep thought, doubt, or sorrow, including Yoshitaka Hasegawa in front of Ryoichi Okubo.

After three minutes of cold scenes, the head of the Inuyama family spoke slowly: "In 1946, Hilbert Jean Angers came to Japan to discuss with the Eight Snakes about the establishment of a branch of the European secret party in Japan, and it has been 63 years since then. ”

Hilbert Jean Angers?

Ryoichi Okubo was slightly stunned, he felt as if he had heard the name, and after thinking about it carefully, he had no general impression, so he could only continue to listen to it.

"Sixty-three years ago, Hilbert Jean Angers came to Japan alone and struck out the pride of the Japanese half-breed with knives and sticks, and the secret party of Europe is like an American warship, deeply entrenched in this land, they say that they bring freedom and democracy, human rights and knowledge, but when they leave, all that is written on our skin is the shame left by the soldering iron and a bunch of dream bubbles that have burst on the fingers." "It was a very difficult time, the white military cap and the whistling jeep were the haunting nightmare of many old people, who said that according to human rights law, we should have our own freedom and self-control, but they brought shackles and frameworks to set limits on 'freedom' for us," said the head of the Inuyama family. ”

Ryoichi Okubo's eyes widened slightly, and there was a little commotion, but the inaudible jaw of the team leader in front of him directly corroborated the words of the head of the Inuyama family, in the old history, the Snake Eight family did have such an unbearable past, that is a historical problem, World War II Japan as a defeated country, the Snake Qi Eight family was naturally affected, if the landing in Japan to defeat the country's final bottom line is the American warship, then the smooth Japanese half-race pride is naturally the elegant British old man with a military hat.

As Japan's final bottom line, the Snake Eight families in their early years always believed that they were independent of international conflicts, and that the defeat in World War II was a defeat for Japan, not theirs. They were half-breeds, elites nobler than ordinary people, and the United States defeated the emperor of Japan but did not defeat them - this idea ended until Hilbert Jean Angers, who landed in Japan with a warship, as the representative of the secret party of Europe, the old man personally ripped off the last fig leaf of Japan, and the old man 63 years ago single-handedly defeated the Snake Qi Hachiya, and made the entire Japanese half-race submit with absolute violence, and since then, the Japanese branch has been established.

The Japanese branch is not a spontaneous organization, but a product of compromise, submission, and helplessness, and in the eyes of the international mixed race, there is no so-called snake eight families in Japan, only the Japanese branch, the Japanese branch of the Kassel Institute.

The hall fell silent again, many old people began to drink, the head of the Inuyama family quietly watched their reactions, no one felt the humiliation and scolded indignantly, everyone was so quiet, maybe unwilling and sad, but they didn't show it excessively, because in the past years, they had enough trouble, enough performance, and finally chose to accept the reality after knowing that it would be useless.

The head of the Inuyama family also poured himself a glass of sake: "In the winter of 1946, the man approached the Snake Eight Family to discuss the establishment of a Japanese branch, and I personally received it at that time, and I still remember that the location was done in the double compartment of an izakaya in Shinjuku, because we couldn't find a better place to receive it, and the family was still very weak at that time, and our economic strength was affected by the national situation, and it was even difficult for us to provide three meals a day for the family members, and only the thugs in the field could eat fresh meat at noon. ”

"The winter of 1946 was extremely cold, and people would feel cold when they sat on the tatami mats, but there would inevitably be no torch on such a rigorous occasion for negotiations, so I sat down in the opposite position for half an hour before the negotiation, just so that the person I was talking to would not get angry because of the cold weather when he sat down to negotiate."

Everyone in the hall was silent, it was winter in Japan now, but they couldn't imagine that the old man at the end of the low table was so low and small in the same season 63 years ago.

"But now, 63 years later." The head of the Inuyama family changed his words, picked up the wine cup, paused, looked up at everyone, and said lightly: "We are sitting here, gathered together, and who knows that the predecessor of the famous 'Tamamo Mae Club' is the same izakaya that did not even have a stove?" ”

The sake cup is poured down, reflecting the brilliant four walls, and it is full of light.

Some applauded.

So in the silence, applause erupted.

No one could have imagined that today we could hear the story of the predecessor of the Inuyama family, the most representative building of the Inuyama family, the Tamamae Club, a teenager 63 years ago who kept warm, and 63 years later, a new high-rise building has been built in this place, like a fairyland, and the four seasons are like spring, which is the growth of a teenager and the growth of the Snake Eight Family.

When the applause was over, the head of the Inuyama family said with a calm face, "I've been thinking that if there is another chance, I will invite that man to talk again, let him see the snake Qi Hachiya, who is getting stronger and stronger now, and ask him how he feels... But for now, the other side does not seem to give me this opportunity, in the eyes of the European secret party, we are still clowns who do not go on the stage, but we are increasingly showing rebellion, so they decided to send a military hat, a jeep, and a whip. ”

At this point, the conversation finally got down to business at the meeting.

After hearing the foreword of the head of the Inuyama family, Liangyi also had an understanding in his heart and knew the cause and effect.

"A 16-year-old child, coming from the headquarters soon." The head of the Inuyama family said: "He represents the beating and questioning of the European secret party, in recent years, the speed of development of the family and the expansion of self-control power have finally made them panic, and the harshness and severity of the commissioner of the headquarters have made them feel that their status has been provoked, so a child has been sent to our hands, they are looking forward to our reaction, gentlemen, what attitude should we take to deal with this chess piece now?" ”

"Break him." Someone was indignant: "Tell the European secrets that our family is no longer what it used to be!" ”

For a while, the crowd was excited, the old people waved their arms, the black feather weaving was spread like a flag, and the mouth foamed and splashed.

"No, we should be courteous." On the side seat, Yoshitaka Hasegawa put forward a different opinion: "There is an ancient Chinese poem that says: 'Ten years to sharpen a sword, frost blade has not been tried.'" 'The swordsman has been carefully forging the sword for ten years, the blade can shine on the snow, and it is not out of the snow, it is amazing, the family's plan has not yet fallen on the agenda, and the day of showing the king with the sword is really early. They want to see our reactions, so we show them what they want. ”

The old people of the Inuyama family agreed and opposed this point of view for a while, and the sound of argument filled the hall, and the old man at the end of the low table just watched quietly, drinking sake in one gulp,

"Yes, as Yilong said, we should be courteous." In the end, the head of the Inuyama family slightly bowed his head in agreement with Hasegawa Yoshitaka's opinion, and the dissent on the low table fell silent for an instant.

He took a sip of sake and said calmly: "We have waited for 63 years, and in 63 years we have forged a good sword, which can be compared to Hu Che and Guozong. Although the family is strong, the European secret party is definitely not to be underestimated, this time they sent a child to their house, the intention is to probe, they are trying to figure out our attitude, this is a good thing, but also a bad thing, we can make a show of concession, so that the group of nobles on the far continent can sit back, we just wait for the day of the day when we secretly sharpen our knives and wait for the day of the plan. ”

"With the highest level of courtesy? To show that the family is back down and flattering? Yoshitaka Hasegawa asked.

The head of the Inuyama family bowed: "In the telegram, it was mentioned that the chess pieces would interfere in the tasks of the executive board of the family, and there was a suspicion of investigating the secrets of the family, Kaguya Ji would find out all the background of the chess pieces sent by the secret party of Europe, and we must be thorough in this matter, and at the same time, we must not underestimate the enemy, age and appearance are the most confusing and paralyzing, so we also need to set up people to supervise and guard around this chess piece." ”

"In this respect, we are ready." Yoshitaka Hasegawa turned sideways to show Ryoichi's face, and the old people of the Inuyama family on the low table all nodded slightly after seeing Ryoichi's age, only people of similar age can mingle and gain trust, and Ryoichi Hasegawa Yoshitaka's recommendation must be a rare elite among the younger generation, so it is very suitable as a person to supervise and take care of.

"Young man, your name." The head of the Inuyama family looked at Ryoichi with a smile.

"Homecoming, Ryoichi Okubo." Ryoichi stood up and bowed.

"Nice young man, this task will be handed over to you, and Kaguya will upload all the relevant information to you in the near future." The head of the Inuyama family looked at Ryoichi and bowed: "Don't let the family down. ”

"Hey!" Ryoyoshi Okubo bowed to the end one by one.

"The head of the family mentioned that this chess piece will interfere in the affairs of the executive board, but the executive board is in charge of the head of the source family, do we need to contact that side a little?" Yoshitaka Hasegawa said.

"No, the chief means that the Inuyama family is solely responsible for this matter, and naturally he doesn't want the chess pieces sent by the European secret party to get too deep into the interior of the family, and the phone mentioned the matter of mission practice, Nuoda Shinjuku, Tokyo, there will always be some trivial things for him to deal with, and there is no need to contact the people of the executive board at all." The head of the Inuyama family shook his head.

"You can also let the Executive Directorate come over with a few insignificant tasks, and then let the people in the family secretly help and get through without danger." Yoshitaka Hasegawa pondered.

"It's not necessary," said the head of the Inuyama family, "After all, a person who is qualified to be a pawn, even if he is a 16-year-old child, is not trivial, but in Ange's phone call, he boasted that this child is a 'Heavenly Destiny Dragon Slayer', a rare 'S' class hybrid in the headquarters." ”

"'S' class hybrids?" Ryoichi couldn't help but sigh softly, not only him, but many old people at the table expressed varying degrees of consternation.

"I don't know if it's true or not." The head of the Inuyama family rubbed the white porcelain wine glass: "There is also a child of the Miyamoto family who studied abroad in the headquarters of the Miyamoto family, and from what he said on the phone, the child of the Miyamoto family in the academy has been defeated by the child several times. ”

"The Miyamoto family still has descendants of the Combat School?" Hasegawa Yoshitaka was a little surprised, most of the Miyamoto family in the Snake Eight Families were responsible for scientific research projects, and the Iwaliu Research Institute under his charge did not belong to the equipment department of the headquarters.

"After all, it's a descendant of Musashi, it's not surprising that there is still blood, Miyamoto Isshin is an excellent 'A' grade half-blood, who has left an excellent record in the Executive Board, and was sent to the headquarters to exchange and study, and the reason for his recent return is that the Miyamoto family recalled the engagement with the eldest daughter of a team leader of the Wind Demon family, and it has nothing to do with that childish thing." The head of the Inuyama family took a sip of wine.

"If the chess piece sent to the house is a genuine 'S' class, is it possible that the intention of this trip is not to give eggs to hungry wolves as a 'temptation', but to put the beast cubs in the wolf's den?" Ryoichi, who had never joined the conversation in the side seat, suddenly expressed his opinion.

"Ryoichi!" Yoshitaka Hasegawa scolded in a low voice.

The head of the Inuyama family raised his hand to indicate that it was okay, and his expression seemed to show that he had the same conjecture as Ryoichi, and he raised his glass and said softly, "The premise is that he is a real 'S' class... But if so, what else did Hilbert Jean Angers do? It's not a 'temptation' of the family's surrender... Instead, he sent a powerful strongman to 'demonstrate' to his family again, as he did 63 years ago? ”

"Banging the entire Japanese branch with a 16-year-old kid?" The head of the Inuyama family laughed at his own conjecture.

But after a while, his smile slowly disappeared again, and the wine reflected the handsome and youthful face that he had not seen 63 years ago.

"This is something like Headmaster Angers would do," he whispered.