The Yamaguchi-gumi members, relying on their numbers and strength, initially refrained from firing their guns, instead engaging in a brutal, bloody melee. Gao Liang, having twice mastered both Zen meditation and martial arts at the Shaolin Temple, was an exceptionally skilled martial artist, capable of holding his own against ten opponents at once. Though the Yamaguchi-gumi was a world-renowned organized crime syndicate, well-trained and adept at executing specialized missions, they found themselves utterly outmatched when facing a master-level fighter like Gao Liang—like eggs being struck by stones, clearly out of their depth. Indeed, within just a few rounds, the Yamaguchi-gumi members were all nose and cheek bruised, groaning in pain. While engaging in combat with his opponents, Gao Liang also served as a protective guardian for the two beautiful women, acting as a shield for them. Both Mei-hiko and Jing-zi felt a profound sense of security when accompanying Gao Liang. Yet, security remained a relative advantage—no matter how strong or steady Gao Liang appeared, his adversaries were always highly cunning and dangerous. Indeed, when Highlight was slightly relaxed, these cunning, shrimp-like opponents drew their pistols—twenty guns aimed squarely at his head—and screamed hysterically, "I'm going to kill you!" Highlight had anticipated such threats from the underworld; his seasoned experience had already forged within him a golden armor, making him immune to the bullets. However, during his concentration and mental alertness, he had momentarily overlooked the fact that two of his beautiful companions were now holding guns steady at the back. Upon seeing this, Highlight exclaimed, "Good heavens, it's Yamada!" It's you who took my beloved woman! I'll make you pay—for blood, I tell you! As soon as Mr. Yamada finished his last words, another wave of Yamaguchi Group members—his hired thugs—arrived, each holding a machine gun, aiming squarely at Gao Liang and Mei-ko, and Jōko. Mei-ko and Jōko were terrified. Here's our territory in Japan—let me tell you, as long as that boy is dead, I'll have my back to you! Each of you gets a reward of 10 million yen! Remember, it's 10 million yen!" Mounta immediately spread out a stack of colorful yen bills. These members of the Yamaguchi-gumi are people who won't die unless they get paid—they stared greedily at the bills, their eyes full of menace as they held their blank guns pointed at Goto. Over thirty machine guns were trained on Goto, yet he remained completely calm. Meanwhile, Mihoko and Shizuko were being pointed at with guns to their heads by Mounta, who added, in a seductive tone, "You all follow me! As long as you follow me, I'll let you go!" But neither Mihoko nor Shizuko would agree—Mounta grew frantic, and with his gun aimed directly at them, he was about to pull the trigger, while Goto had no time to activate his special abilities to protect himself and his beloved women. High Guang used his body to block the way, while Mei-Kiko and Shizuko took shelter behind this outstanding man, their bodies trembling with fear—having never seen a real gun before, the dark, empty barrel of the weapon was truly intimidating. High Guang, however, stared straight into Yamada's eyes, calm and resolute, loudly demanding, "Yamada! Don't treat me unfairly! If you truly bother me, I'll deal with you without mercy!" This was both a threat and a warning. Yet Yamada, relying on his numbers and strength, didn't regard High Guang as anything special, keeping both guns aimed at his forehead and fiercely declaring, "Is that so? This time, I'm going to make sure you're completely finished!" With that, he prepared to pull the trigger. "We'll still reward him one million!" Immediately, members of the Yamada group aimed their AK-47 rifles and handguns at Gōryū. However, as soon as they raised their weapons, the members of the Yamaguchi group began trembling—because behind them, an even stronger group had arrived, holding brand-new assault rifles and now directly facing the Yamaguchi members. It was truly a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, while the oriole waits in the shadows. "Second-in-command! We're here!"组长 of the Red Sun group, Fujino, led his team forward. The Yamaguchi group, knowing Fujino's strength, now panicked as if mice faced a cat—so terrified that they were nearly paralyzed. Yamada himself stood stunned—his carefully laid plan to eliminate Gōryū had completely collapsed. The bold confidence they had just displayed vanished instantly before the relentless, well-aimed assault rifles of the Red Sun group. Yamada immediately lowered his handgun and, in a friendly tone, addressed Fujino: "This is a misunderstanding! A complete misunderstanding!" "Tezuka roared, 'Gao Liang is our Red Sun Group's second-in-command! If you so much as move a hair of his, I'll hold you accountable!' 'Yes! Yes!' Yamada immediately shouted at the members of the Yamaguchi Group, 'You two—get out of here! Get out now!' The Yamaguchi Group members had been waiting for this exact moment—they immediately retreated. Yamada also wanted to follow them, but Gao Liang stopped him firmly, 'Stay here! Don't leave!' Yamada was surprised, while Gao Liang looked at him with stern determination, saying, 'You just frightened my two beautiful ladies! You must apologize to them!' Yamada obediently but reluctantly walked toward Misako and Shizuko, bowing low, and said, 'I was absolutely wrong. I was absolutely wrong!' Misako then spoke to Yamada coldly, 'Yamada! From now on, please remember—don't bother me again! I've already found my true favorite. That person is Gao Liang. I love him—because he's better than you.' "I've said I like outstanding men!" Upon saying this, Misugi leaned gently against Takahiro, like a bird resting on its perch.