Chapter 310: Newcomer to the Fishpond
On the day they returned to the Kabukicho area, Gu He and the others partied at the Fishpond until late into the night. After back-to-back rounds of karaoke that nearly drove Old Fan to an early grave, they finally called it a night.
Afterward, he walked back to the Bantian Apartment in the dark, bringing along Lu Jiu. The newcomer had nowhere else to live and was going to crash at his place.
The Fishpond ran on a system of veterans mentoring rookies. Just as Miss Sakai had once guided him, it was now his turn to show Lu Jiu the ropes.
Lu Jiu currently sat at the absolute bottom of the Fishpond's pecking order, ranking even lower than Xing Tong. Given the boy's strict adherence to respecting his seniors, it was only natural that the manual labor fell to him. He was the one hauling their bags of luggage and gifts.
"Mr. Bantian, I'm back. I brought you some tea from Dongtu Street."
Walking through the alley outside the apartment, Gu He found that nothing had changed. Old Man Bantian dozed behind the counter of the convenience store at the entrance, only blinking his old eyes open when he saw Gu He approach.
"This is Lu Jiu, a friend I made over on Dongtu Street," he said with a smile, growing more satisfied with the kid the more he looked at him.
Lu Jiu, already aware that the man was a legendary Yakuza, bowed with deep respect. "Greetings, Senior Bantian."
Old Man Bantian sized Gu He up, then gave Lu Jiu a long look. "Well, that explains it. So this is your type. No wonder you haven't laid a finger on any of those beautiful women buzzing around you."