Looking at Ito Kyo, who was thoroughly enjoying himself, Chen Xiao recalled his eager and spirited manner when he spoke of Tadashi's military exploits earlier that day at Sekiryu-gu Shrine. A thought stirred within Chen Xiao.
So, which one is the real Ito Kyo?
Chapter 186 [Womanly Kindness?]
Just then, a girl next to Chen Xiao, seeing that he hadn't made a move, and fearing that he was neglecting the guest, picked up a wine glass and brought it to him again. Chen Xiao shook his head and pushed the glass away, but he pushed it away a little too hard, and with a clatter, the glass fell to the table and immediately cracked.
Ito Kyo's face darkened. Before he could finish speaking, the girl next to Chen Xiao looked terrified. She quickly picked up a handkerchief to wipe the wine off Chen Xiao's body and reached out to pick up the broken glass on the table. However, she was a little too hasty and cried out, "Ah!" Her delicate fingertip was cut by a shard, and blood immediately flowed out.
Chen Xiao frowned and blurted out instinctively, "Are you alright?"
"No..." The girl uttered a single word as if by reflex, then her face turned pale and she quickly shut her mouth.
Chen Xiao heard the word "no" she said very clearly; it was definitely in Chinese!
"Are you Chinese?" Chen Xiao's expression was a little strange as he looked at the girl. The girl looked fearful and apprehensive, opened her mouth, and her pretty face was full of fear, but she couldn't say a word.
Ito Kyo's face darkened, and a hint of effeminacy appeared in her eyes. Chen Xiao looked at the fear on the girl's face beside him, sighed inwardly, and laughed before Ito Kyo could react: "Alright, it's nothing. It just so happens that I come from a humble background and am not used to this kind of enjoyment. Let them leave, and we can drink and talk by ourselves, which will be more comfortable."
Ito Kyo glanced thoughtfully at Chen Xiao, then at the girl next to Chen Xiao who had caused the trouble. The anger on his face instantly faded, and a smile appeared in his eyes. He laughed heartily, as if nothing had happened, waved his hand, and muttered something under his breath.
The four girls quickly stood up. They bowed gracefully, then carefully pushed open the door and left.
"Chen Xiaojun. He's quite the gentleman." After everyone had left, Ito Kyo seemed to smile slightly.
Chen Xiao felt a little uncomfortable, but simply said, "It's just a small matter. There's no need to make things difficult for them."
He was somewhat annoyed that the girl serving him in this place was Chinese. However, he also knew that such things were common in today's world; it was simply an unavoidable phenomenon of society.
Ito Kyo glanced at Chen Xiao a couple more times, a glint of light flashing in his eyes before quickly disappearing. The two then spoke for a while longer, but neither mentioned what had just happened.
A moment later, a shout was suddenly heard from the courtyard outside, followed by a series of shouts in Japanese. Then, with a crash, a person tumbled out of the sliding door of the side corridor of the courtyard.
A girl groaned in pain as she was pushed to the ground. Two men strode out from the opposite doorway. One of them reached out and grabbed the girl's hair.
The girl cried out in pain and stumbled backward. She was pushed again and fell towards the door of the room where Chen Xiao and Ito Kyo were.
Chen Xiao and Ito Kyo both changed their expressions at the same time, revealing some displeasure.
Chen Xiao immediately recognized the girl who had been pushed to the ground; she was the same Chinese girl who had been sitting next to him earlier—the one who had accidentally spilled wine and cut her finger.
The two Japanese men who walked over were clearly drunk, their faces flushed. They angrily shouted a few curses, which Chen Xiao couldn't understand, but he guessed they weren't pleasant words.
The woman in the gray kimono who was in charge had already run over, bowing and scraping repeatedly in apology, causing a brief commotion. However, the two men remained relentless, one of them making a move to kick the Chinese girl. The girl screamed in fright, desperately trying to back away, but was already pressed against the doorway of Chen Xiao's room.
"What's going on?" Chen Xiao frowned. He couldn't understand Chinese, so he could only ask Ito Kyo.
Ito Kyo's tone was cold: "The guests in the next room, it seems that after those girls left, the landlady sent them to other rooms to entertain guests. But the girl who was with you just now, I think she was Chinese, and she was accidentally recognized by the guests, which caused dissatisfaction."
"Dissatisfied?" Chen Xiao frowned. "What are you dissatisfied with?" Ito Kyo's expression was somewhat strange. But he smiled bitterly and said, "I'll tell you. You can't be angry with me... That drunkard said that Chinese girls shouldn't be working in such high-class places. Even if they're out serving men, Chinese women only deserve to go to those low-class brothels..."
*Smack!*
Before Ito Kyo could finish speaking, Chen Xiao's face turned ashen. With a slam, the table in front of him instantly cracked in two!
His casual slap carried such force that it caused Ito Kyo's expression to shift. Then, Chen Xiao lightly picked up a bamboo chopstick in front of him, and with a flick of his wrist…
The drunk man outside was still yelling and cursing. He raised his hand to hit someone, but suddenly screamed and fell down, clutching his wrist. You could see a bamboo chopstick piercing through his palm!
The companion behind him was startled and screamed a few times. Then, a series of chaotic footsteps were heard, and dozens of burly men rushed into the courtyard from outside.
Everyone was dressed in a black suit, with ferocious expressions, and some even carried short knives or other weapons.
Upon seeing this, Ito Kyo couldn't help but laugh: "Chen Xiaojun, do you see? These people are the real yakuza."
The person whose palm was pierced by Chen Xiao with chopsticks had been helped up, while people outside were shouting and cursing.
Then, with a loud crash, the sliding door to Chen Xiao's room was kicked open, and several people rushed in, blocking the doorway. They looked at Chen Xiao and Ito Kyo suspiciously and asked them a couple of questions.
These people seemed to have some sense; judging from the injured guy's perspective and the direction in which he threw the chopsticks, Chen Xiao was the most suspicious.
Looking at the several menacing-looking guys at the door, Ito Kyo smiled slightly, raised his voice a little, and said something.
Immediately after he said that, the outside fell silent!
The group of men at the door, one of whom had even drawn his knife, vanished the ferocity on his face the moment he heard Ito Kyo speak. His face turned deathly pale, and his cheek muscles trembled uncontrollably.
Chen Xiao sighed, raised his hand towards the poor girl at the door, and said softly, "Come here."
The girl was already pale with fright. When she saw Chen Xiao summoning her, she hesitated for a moment, but she was also quite clever. She quickly crawled over and knelt down beside Chen Xiao, her body trembling slightly.
The group of burly men outside were stunned. Itō Kyo's words were like a magic spell, and all their arrogance vanished.
Then, a middle-aged man inside, who seemed to be the leader, quickly squeezed through the crowd. He entered the room, knelt on the ground, and bowed and scraped before Ito Kyo, repeatedly apologizing.
"What did he say?"
The girl was terrified when she heard Chen Xiao's voice beside her. She shuddered, but then, seeing Chen Xiao's calm and clear eyes, she felt reassured and hesitated for a moment. She whispered, "He... he said he didn't know that Young Master Ito was here, so he offended him. He... he is apologizing."
Chen Xiao nodded, then asked in a low voice, "Who are these people?"
Perhaps they had gotten a little too close, for a blush crept onto the girl's delicate face. She dared not shrink back, and could only whisper, "They...are..."
"They're from the Jiaji Society, humph. A bunch of trash." Ito Kyo said lazily, his expression extremely relaxed.
"The underworld?" Chen Xiao didn't ask Ito Kyo, but asked the girl next to him.
The girl's eyes reddened, and she was on the verge of tears. Her voice trembled as she said, "The most powerful people here in Kobe... I... I've offended them, I'm afraid..."