From Chris' description, Koguma already guessed one possibility, "May I ask if you are descended from the imperial bloodline, sir?"
"Hmph, you'd better not speak of this, or I'll have your head rolled and let you experience burning to death by my flames!" Chris snapped his fingers, and a flame burst out, scorching the man's beard!
Koguma's heart raced faster. Encountered an exiled imperial bloodline, if he helped him become Emperor, wouldn't that lead to great success? Much better than being in a gang!
"Your servant Koguma Nitta pledges loyalty to you, my lord!" Koguma knelt on the floor, head to the ground, looking very sincere.
"I know your intentions. As long as you are loyal to me, the 'Danger past, God forgotten' would not happen to you! Give me the debt slip, I'll handle that family. Take me to meet the man. As your master, I can't let you suffer losses. You can find me when you encounter problems during your development - I can secretly help you kill your enemies! No one leaves alive in the hands of the ninjas!!" Chris grunted.
"Yes, my lord!" Koguma couldn't hide the excitement in his voice.
After receiving the debt slip, Chris was already giggling inside his heart. He had planned to pay hundreds of thousands to settle the debt, but now he even didn't need to pay a cent! He could even enjoy another man's wife for free!
They arrived at a basement under the dance hall that had been converted into a small prison to hold the prisoners.
On the way, Chris also learned the truth.
It was a Kawahira Casino tactic - make people in debt to recruit their friends to gamble, earning commission to reduce their debt.
The more their recruits lost, the higher the commission. Bucky's parents had been tricked this way.
It was like a pyramid scheme - everyone wanted to survive, dragging others down to push themselves up!
Supposedly this method was created by the previous New York Yamaguchi-gumi boss.
Unfortunately he died in a gang conflict, otherwise a fool like Koguma wouldn't have become the boss.
Knowing all this, Chris' mind became active, planning the next steps.
The prison was ugly. After some time, those unable to pay their debts would be sold off like pigs, either as slaves or having their organs harvested - it depended on their luck.
A shriveled up man was held in the far end, this filthy man was none other than Bucky's father, George Barnes.
Chris waved Koguma away and went to speak with George himself.
Taking this time Koguma also investigated Chris's identity, he seems to be in cahoots with Oswald, the latest mobster. And all these signs were pretty much the same as his impression, as well as confirming the identity of the royalty who had strayed.
After confirming the intel's authenticity, Koguma decided to seize this chance to rocket upwards!
Don't look at the Yamaguchi-gumi in New York was living a good life, they were required to pay their designated dues every month, and it was a huge pressure to pay the monthly dues on time. Fail to pay for two months, and he'd be kicked out with a finger chopped off.
This forced him to seek any means to climb higher. He craved more money, status and women, and Chris was his hope, he had to seize this opportunity!
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"Uncle George, I'm Chris, Bucky's friend. We used to see each other often, remember me?" Flashes of memory came to Chris - part of the transmigration process.
They were memories of two families. George as a typical rich playboy, had always looked down on them, unlike the kindly Winnifred.
There was no friendship between the poor and rich. No common topics. The poor felt inferior while the rich arrogant - there was no basis for interaction.
Seeing the wretched George, Chris strangely felt like laughing. If not for Bucky and Steve playing together since childhood, they probably wouldn't have common topics or become friends either.
George would never imagine that his wife had offered her body to the boy in front of him, that her slutty pussy contained his cum fully!
"Chris? Why are you here? Did you come to save me?! Did Bucky find the money and get me out? I knew my son would save me, hurry up and get me out of here!" A sparse voice came as George crawled over, badly beaten.
Suddenly Chris kicked him, "George, you're mistaken. Your son Bucky can't find any money, he has none. Your debts will be reported to the US military. An officer with stains will be discharged! And you still expect Bucky to save you??"
To conquer someone, destroy everything they believe in. Demolish it all, then rebuild their beliefs around you!
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