Crime Prison Island
Chapter 143 - 61: The Escape Alliance

Chapter 143: Chapter 61: The Escape Alliance

The group left the Silver Tower, each returning to their own homes.

In the Redemption Group, Qiao Long collaborated with the black captain of Team 12 to report the earnings to Ohno Shinkachi.

Since they only planned to report seven thousand, but Meimei and Dongfang Yi, who belonged to Team 12, actually had a shortfall of six thousand nine.

Therefore, Qiao Long approached the black captain and said that Meimei and Dongfang Yi, together, only managed to secure two thousand redemption tickets this time.

However, Team 9 was willing to lend five thousand points to Team 12 to help fill the gap.

It was just that the performance points for these five thousand, along with the slots for the radiation room, would still have to be assigned to members of Team 9.

Hearing this, the already desperate black captain was stunned into silence; what more could he say?

This was literally a lifesaver.

His eyes instantly reddened as he embraced Qiao Long: "Brother, you truly are my own father!"

It wasn’t an exaggeration to call him father, five thousand, half a month’s quota!

Qiao Long had actually lent it out, and this was a lifesaver for their entire team.

Seeing the other man break down in snot and tears, Qiao Long felt awkward because, in this deal, Meimei and Dongfang Yi actually had eight thousand points; they were using their own rewards to cover the shortfall.

Of course, Qiao Long wouldn’t mention these details, instead he said, "For this, you should thank our captain, Boss Gao."

"Yes, yes, from now on, Boss Gao is my father," the black captain hurriedly thanked Gao Xin.

Gao Xin waved and left.

Dongfang Yi shouted: "Enough with the nonsense, hurry up and report it."

After saying that, he pulled Meimei along to follow.

The black captain nodded and bowed: "Boss Gao, take care, Dong, take care."

"Dong your head, my full name is Dongfang," Dongfang Yi turned back and glared at him.

The black captain, devoid of temper, just nodded and bowed, sending them off respectfully.

Team 12 had been ruined, simply waiting for death, but fortune had turned.

Five thousand, truly five thousand. He was very aware that this was all due to Meimei’s and Dongfang Yi’s face, and Gao Xin had lent them this amount to protect them.

Hence, Dongfang Yi and Meimei, in his eyes, were like ancestors, and he himself was merely a figurehead as their captain.

Shortly after, Qiao Long pulled the black captain to Ohno Shinkachi’s residence.

Although they were willing to lend the money, the accounts wouldn’t match if not approved, so in order to keep the slots in Team 9, they needed Ohno Shinkachi’s approval.

"Hierarch..." The two were received and stood respectfully in the courtyard.

Ohno Shinkachi was kneeling on the tatami-style corridor, a small tea table before him listening to their report.

After understanding the situation, Ohno Shinkachi raised an eyebrow: "It’s possible, but Qiao Long, weren’t you always unwilling to gamble your life in the radiation room?"

Qiao Long respectfully answered: "I’ve had a change of heart this time. I and a few of my teammates plan to take a gamble together, to become Radiations, so afterwards we can join the Hitmen Gang."

Ohno Shinkachi frowned slightly: "What? Haven’t I treated you well? Don’t you want to stay in the Redemption Group anymore?"

Qiao Long hurriedly replied: "No, it’s just that after going through the intermediate game, I almost died, so..."

"Hmph!" Ohno Shinkachi slammed his tea cup down: "Your team entering the intermediate game this time and bringing back seven thousand points, I am very satisfied with."

"But the fact that you’re turning around to go join the Black Medicine promotion, aren’t you afraid of dying? That has a ninety percent mortality rate, you think it’s easier than what you faced in the game?"

Qiao Long took a deep breath, sensing something was amiss.

Ohno Shinkachi’s implication was clear, he didn’t want to let him go.

Thinking it over, Ohno Shinkachi, as the delicate leader within the Redemption Group, he too had quotas to meet.

Three hundred thousand redemption points a month, though sacrificing his subordinates’ lives helped, it was a vicious cycle. What about next month?

It was because of the poor results that Six Paths Scars had cursed him out face-to-face, and he couldn’t even muster a retort. With the source of new members being problematic, that’s why there had been a restructuring, making life even harder for the Redemption Group in the future.

Like Team 12, they were completely collapsed, so when Team 9 lent five thousand to save Team 12, Ohno Shinkachi immediately agreed, even feeling pleased.

But at the same time, it also made Qiao Long look very capable.

In Ohno Shinkachi’s eyes, Qiao Long was a slave he highly valued, being one of the top sellers in the group.

How could he be willing to let go? Let him gamble on a chance with a ninety percent mortality rate?

"Sir, please let me go," Qiao Long had no choice but to plead.

Ohno Shinkachi’s voice deepened: "You could have gone before, but you never did."

"It just so happens that right after the restructuring, you want to go... What, you think the Redemption Group won’t last much longer?"

The accusation was too severe; Qiao Long dared not catch it, only saying, "Sir, I just heard a few teammates wanted to go, and I got carried away."

"Since you speak so, I, Qiao Long, will not go," he promptly capitulated.

Ohno Shinkachi was satisfied with Qiao Long’s tactfulness, nodding and saying: "As I thought, you definitely don’t want to go. A ninety percent death rate, why bother?"

"About those teammates of yours, let them go if they want to. I remember there’s a Black Medicine promotion in three days, you report the names tomorrow, and I’ll directly approve it for you."

"As for you, stay in the Redemption Group. If in the future there’s someone as blind as Team 12 who offends you, just come directly to me, no need to go through such roundabout ways."

Hearing this, Qiao Long knew this was a carrot following the stick.

Moreover, Ohno Shinkachi was subtly pointing at him, clearly knowing that the last Team 12 leader didn’t have the courage to run but still killed him anyway – merely because he saw more use in Qiao Long.

Since he even brought this up, Qiao Long had no choice but to smile and agree.

...

Upon returning to Team 9’s quarters, Qiao Long reported the situation.

Everyone was infuriated upon learning that Qiao Long couldn’t go.

"Damn, Qiao Long has enough scores already, how can they not let him go?"

Qiao Long looked helpless, "Perhaps he’s in a bad mood, the Redemption Corps is restructuring, and as the corps leader, he must have faced a lot of criticism."

"Since he doesn’t want to let me go, can I really argue with him? It might ruin our bigger plan."

Su Lei shouted, "Then what will you do?"

Qiao Long calmly said, "It’s fine, if they don’t let me go, so be it. I already had a quota anyway."

"And having paid seven thousand this time, we shouldn’t waste the quota. We’ll just add someone else to go."

"Sun Chuan, Li Shande, Liu Xu, you all will follow Boss Gao from now on. Once you’re in the Hitmen Corps, listen to Boss Gao."

Present at the moment were Gao Xin, Su Lei, Meimei, Liu Xu, Sun Chuan, Dongfang Yi, and Li Shande.

These were all trustworthy people and candidates for the seven promotion quotas of the Black Medicine this time, among whom Liu Xu, Sun Chuan, and Li Shande were Qiao Long’s confidants.

Sun Chuan and Li Shande were two of the most capable in Team 9. Gao Xin had fought alongside them and found them satisfactory.

Liu Xu originally wasn’t included in the quota, but since Qiao Long couldn’t go, he gave his quota to her.

They didn’t plan to escape immediately upon becoming Radiations; in fact, it was not possible.

Becoming a Radiation meant entering the Hitmen Corps, where they would gain more freedom, nearly equal to that of civilians.

They would be assigned to either guard or oversee slaves, or not be assigned any job at all, free to choose whether to participate in games, as long as they paid a monthly tax.

With this new identity, they could then focus entirely on planning their escape.

"As for me, don’t worry about me," Ohno Shinkachi kept me because he values my abilities. In the Redemption Corps, I’ll have even more freedom and can coordinate with you all to escape."

"The only difference is that I’m no longer a Radiation."

Qiao Long was quite optimistic.

Gao Xin clapped him on the shoulder, "I’ll leave it to you then. I’ll warn Peter to follow your orders, or when I become a Radiation, I’ll deal with him every day."

"Hahaha."

Qiao Long laughed and then said, "Boss Gao, once you’re in the Hitmen Corps, don’t rush the escape plan."

"You’re unfamiliar with the place. Once in the Hitmen Corps, look for a Radiation named ’Tong Wuxin’. He’s absolutely trustworthy. Explain your intentions, and he’ll take you to meet our Alliance Hierarch."

Gao Xin narrowed his eyes, "The Hierarch? The Hierarch of the Escape Alliance? Is his name Lin Fu?"

Qiao Long sighed, "His identity should not be exposed, is it... that easy to guess?"

Seeing that he had guessed correctly, Gao Xin smiled slightly, "I’ve interacted with him before. He has subtly helped me. I didn’t understand at first, but once you mentioned that there’s already a group planning an escape, he was my first thought."

"Being Han but mixing in with a group of Yamato Black Hand’s Leaders and... his surname being Lin, Yamaguchi Village’s sworn enemy, called Lin Clan Village, it made me speculate."

Qiao Long nodded, "He has also helped me, I’m one of his developed downlines."

"However, he mainly focuses his efforts in the Hitmen Corps. He himself is the deputy to the corps leader, Tanabu Rokurou, handling many responsibilities for the corps."

"As for the Lin Clan Village you mentioned, I know about it, and I’ve had the same speculation as you."

"It’s just that, you’re right, he is indeed from the Lin clan."

Gao Xin curiously asked, "Then how did he end up in the Yamato’s hands?"

Qiao Long spread his hands, "He was exchanged for... directly. Even elites can be bought with redemption coupons, let alone a member of the Lin clan?"

"Lin Fu once told me, although many of his clan were detained on the island, he himself had committed no crime. He was suddenly captured by the military one day and sent directly to the island, to Yamaguchi Village..."

The crowd was astonished, good lord, exchanged directly with redemption coupons?

Yes, redemption coupons can be exchanged, though the cost of buying a person is high. But as long as there are enough redemption coupons, even a navy admiral can be brought over.

It seems the feud between Yamaguchi Village and Lin Clan Village is deep, and Lin Fu probably holds a significant position within the Lin clan, otherwise, Yamaguchi Village wouldn’t have expended a huge amount to exchange for him."

"Brilliant! It’s probably a status like that of a proton," Dongfang Yi remarked.

Gao Xin said, "It’s dark! It seems that the struggle for supremacy on the island uses any means necessary, even potentially harming innocent relatives outside the island."

Everyone nodded, this was indeed dark.

Lin Clan Village, clearly centered around clan and blood ties, formed a faction. Perhaps they had some dark family business, then got wiped out all at once, with a whole group captured and sent to the island.

This group, with their numbers and possibly already having many strong members, banded together and carved out a territory for themselves.

In the vast Yamato-controlled territories, mostly built by the Yamato people, squeezed in a Lin Clan Village.

Obviously, when they established their power, they severely offended the Yakuza, so the Yakuza directly investigated who in their hometown had a high status or ranking, exchanged for them, and held them in their hands.

This can be used to threaten Lin Clan Village or to protect themselves.

But the Lin Clan Village isn’t harmless either; perhaps because of the incident with Lin Fu, they also started bribing the navy, allying with the new captain of this region, to suppress the new people coming to Yamaguchi Village.

Moreover, Lin Fu is capable himself; being a proton, he has managed quite well in Yamaguchi Village.

Not being detained or imprisoned, but holding a significant position, became the deputy to Tanabu Rokurou, a confidant...

He could even leave the village with Tanabu to greet newcomers, probably having completely earned the trust of the Yamato.

Once Lin Fu escapes, he must have made sufficient preparations, and there will also be strong members of Lin Clan Village to meet him.

And everyone acting together with him, not only adds to their number but also offers a free ride, greatly increasing their chances of success.

Gao Xin nodded, "Understood, once I’m in the Hitmen Corps, I’ll find him."

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