The Banner of Pleading for the People Must Not Change
"Take your pitiful bills back. She's not some cheap Japan woman." Song Tianyao walked over barefoot, pushed aside the arm of one of the black men who was clutching two small US dollar bills, and gave the man's name tag on his left chest a sharp look before speaking in English.
The black man seemed somewhat surprised when Song Tianyao pushed his arm away; in Atami, no Japan man had ever dared to make such a move against them, Nationalist Army in uniform.
"You'd better apologize to me, then I might go easy on you when I hit you... Okay... Do you need me to take out the machine gun from the car and teach you Japan what manners are? You bastards, I came all the way from United States with a gun to protect you bastards!" The black man initially wanted to crack his knuckles and prepare to attack Song Tianyao, but Nine-Tattooed Dragon and Luo Zhuankun had already come out of the hot spring pool, stepped behind Scribe Hui and Wei Meixian, and took the initiative to stand next to Song Tianyao.
Needless to say, Nine-Tattooed Dragon's appearance was impressive. He was muscular, tall, and covered in countless scars, making him a horrifying sight. If Luo Zhuankun didn't know his background, he would definitely think this guy was a violent criminal at first glance, with a long, thin face and wolf-like eyes.
So when the Black man saw these two appear, he promptly changed his tone and the way he threatened them.
"You've got it wrong, we're not Japan, we are..." Luo Zhuankun said to the two men in English, but hesitated and stopped halfway through, clearly realizing that if he said his side was China person, it might not only fail to have a deterrent effect, but would more likely add fuel to the fire.
Song Tianyao immediately chimed in:
"We are Britain."
"Bill, buddy, what are you two doing here? We don't want to soak in hot springs. Come on, let's go pick out some women. The hotel owner has prepared a lot for us... What's going on?" Another United States soldier of brown race walked in from outside. Judging from his tone, he seemed to want to tell his comrades to leave. Seeing his comrades confronting Song Tianyao and the others, he quickly walked over.
Song Tianyao stared at the black man and coldly addressed the man who followed, "Your companion is about to forcibly drag away the Britain -Chinese woman behind me. I'm just about to tell him that the consequences of attempting to rape a Britain are completely different from those of attempting to rape a Japan. Do you want to see my passport? Or do you want Britain embassy officials in Japan to go to the Kanagawa Atsugi US military bases late at night to question your superiors?"
"Uh... listen, my companion might be a little drunk. I'm sorry his actions made you all uncomfortable. I'll take him away now." The white soldier, somewhat embarrassed, explained after Song Tianyao revealed his identity as not Japan, while pulling the black man confronting Song Tianyao away. "Bill, you'd better come with me. Don't cause trouble. There are plenty of Japan women we can have our fun with! Don't let you ruin our vacation!"
The three Nationalist Army retraced their steps down the corridor. Just then, the maid who had been serving Song Tianyao, wrapped in a towel and carrying a teacup, walked from the other end of the corridor. The drunken black man roughly grabbed the maid's hair, turned to Song Tianyao defiantly, and shouted, "I'm going to fuck this bitch! You yellow-skinned Britain, do you want the Britain embassy to go see my superior?"
"Come with me, little girl! Hurry up! You little bitch, I can tell you're a damn Japan just by looking at your clothes! You want to go to the embassy and complain about me? I don't care!"
The woman under his command was pulled to the ground by the tea tray, the teacup shattered, and even her bath towel was torn off by the black man. She struggled and cried out naked, but to no avail. She was forcibly dragged away by the black soldier and disappeared around the corner of the corridor.
Song Tianyao turned around expressionlessly, intending to return to the hot spring, when he noticed Nine-Tattooed Dragon beside him gritting his teeth. "Mr. Song, I'll help you get that woman..."
Patting Nine-Tattooed Dragon on the shoulder, Song Tianyao said, "I don't need you to help me get her back. I know you want to save her, but we can't save that many, and we can't save everyone. This kind of thing is common in Japan. It's a normal price that this country has to pay for relying on the United States. Let's go back to the hot springs and have the owner bring in new maids to serve us. Luckily, our hot springs are family-run, so we don't have to share with other guests."
"Secretary Song, thank you, thank you very much." Scribe Hui wiped the sweat from his forehead and thanked Song Tianyao. He was probably still a little nervous and for a moment he called Song Tianyao by his old name.
With a somewhat wistful tone, Song Tianyao walked towards the hot spring. "No need to thank me. On the contrary, I feel ashamed because I felt like a coward just now, afraid to stand in Japan and make it clear to the Nationalist Army that I am China person."
Chapter 433 The banner of advocating for the people must not be changed.
"Big brother, why did you call me?" Lu Wenhui Lu Wenjin, who was cleaning the aquarium himself, as he sat on the sofa.
Lu Wenjin took off her gloves and tossed them to the servant beside her. She then sat down next to Lu Wenhui and patted the other's knee. "There are some things. It's like this: Song Tianyao is a young man, sensible and understanding. He left the Soda Factory to Peiying and Ah Sin a long time ago. What are your thoughts on this?"
Lu Wenhui paused, then said, "You wouldn't even hesitate about something as small as my son-in-law taking over a Soda Factory, would you? Brother, you just turned sixty this year, and I'm already fifty-eight. We already have our titles and status. You have British Empire, and I have an officer's medal, but medals don't put food on the table. All four of us brothers are law graduates. Except for my second brother who goes into business, the three of us brothers started our careers by studying law. You're a barrister, I'm a barrister, Ahao is a judge. Indeed, in other people's eyes, we are all upper-class figures, but only we know the truth. Song Tianyao handing over the Soda Factory to Ah Sin is already showing consideration for the Lu Family's reputation. If even Ah Sin can't take over the Soda Factory... Brother, to put it bluntly, if we're not even allowed to get involved in business, what will we use as a birthday gift for the next Governor's birthday? Are we going to keep begging my second brother?"
"Song Tianyao and Ah Sin's thinking is too simplistic; you can't think like that." Lu Wenjin picked up the teapot herself and poured half a cup of tea into her teacup. "Is the Lu Family short of money? My father-in-law is He Dong, Ahao's father-in-law is also He Dong. That's what I told my father-in-law back then: the He Family is responsible for making money, and the Lu Family is responsible for prestige. The Soda Factory isn't a big business. Even if you make money from start to finish, a net profit of three million a year is barely enough. Are you short of three million, or is it your in-law Chu Yaozong who's short of three million? Even your son-in-law Ah Sin earns more than three million a year just by wholesaling popular medicines. Why bother? Once Ah Sin takes over the Soda Factory, everyone will understand that the Lu Family is on Song Tianyao's side. Especially since I'm preparing to help Lin Yujing her court appearance recently, the Lu Family has been advocating for the people for so many years. We can't afford to give them a reason to criticize us this time. Do you understand what I mean?"