CHAPTER 396: CHAPTER 389: JAPANESE TOURISTS

These Japanese people came to China to inspect the market. That Mr. Takahashi is the leader of this inspection team, and the rest are his subordinates, who all hold Mr. Takahashi in very high esteem.

Mr. Takahashi is an extreme anti-China militarist, and personally, he is also a judo expert. His father was an officer who participated in the war of aggression against China and cruelly killed many innocent Chinese civilians. Raised in such an intensely anti-Chinese household, Takahashi holds Chinese people in utter disdain, seeing them as nothing more than ants.

Like superior, like subordinate. Under Takahashi’s influence, his subordinates naturally wouldn’t harbor any good feelings towards China either.

Takahashi and his subordinates blatantly demeaned China in Japanese, using terms such as "Chi-nese" and "sick man of East Asia," taking advantage of the fact that the Chinese people nearby couldn’t understand them. Their voices grew increasingly loud, and their laughter more and more rampaging, drawing significant attention.

Sisi heard words like "flower girl" and "sick man of East Asia" from afar, and her face immediately darkened – these damn little Japanese brats!

Mo Liu’s expression wasn’t great either, having heard what these Japanese were saying. Any Chinese with a backbone wouldn’t look pleased upon hearing these insults toward their homeland and compatriots.

But what could they do? Rush up and beat these Japanese? Aside from causing an international incident, that wouldn’t solve any problems.

After all is said and done, it’s because our country is too poor, no wonder others look down on us. What’s most detestable are those spineless people like the translators, who shamelessly lose face for our nation. Sisi despised these Japanese people, but she hated the translator, who stood there smiling while listening to these insults against the country and compatriots, even more.

Zhang Jie noticed Sisi and Mo Liu’s displeased expressions and asked what was wrong. Sisi took a deep breath, smiled, and said it was nothing. Zhang Jie had a fiery temper, and if she knew what these Japanese said, who knows what she might stir up.

Sisi wished to keep the peace, but those scoundrels weren’t so well-behaved. When they were about to reach the top of the hill and saw the majestic city wall below, Sisi’s mood also improved quite a bit.

"Baka Yarou!"

This distinctive exclamation made all the tourists on the Great Wall stop in their tracks, looking around for the source of the voice.

Sisi instinctively looked toward the group of Japanese people in front, but saw several female students standing in front of Mr. Takahashi, visibly distressed. One of the female students seemed to have been pushed and had just gotten up from the ground, and the other students gathered around.

Sisi’s expression changed. She turned to Zhang Jie and the others, said ’It’s my students’, and quickly jogged over – Zhang Jie and the rest naturally followed.

The other teachers were still climbing up slowly, so Sisi was the first teacher to arrive. When those tearful female students saw Sisi, they timidly called out ’Mr. He’, and their aggrieved tears immediately began to flow.

"Liu Yu, what happened?" Sisi recognized one of the female students, who was the class representative for studies from Class Three, a quiet and obedient girl.

Liu Yu was the girl who had fallen. She was crying the hardest, her small face pale. Seeing Sisi asking, she sobbed and recounted what had happened, with the other female students chipping in as well.

However, everyone was so focused on the female students that they failed to notice the lewd expressions on Mr. Takahashi and the other Japanese upon seeing Sisi and Shangguan appear.

Mo Liu did notice, and he glared fiercely at Takahashi and his group. However, being naturally handsome, his glare had a unique charm that tickled Takahashi’s fancy.

Takahashi was a man who showed no hesitation in flirting with both men and women. Upon seeing the distinct beauty in Sisi, Mo Liu, and Shangguan, he almost drooled, saying to his subordinates, "It’s not just the women who are beautiful in China; even the men are seductive, wow!"

Mo Liu’s face turned pale in an instant. For some reason, whenever he heard these sexually suggestive remarks, he would feel uncomfortable, as if his whole body was being pricked by needles.

Sisi also heard these words and was naturally furious, not only because they were insulting her, but even more due to the malice they showed towards Mo Liu.

She had long noticed that Ah Liu was particularly sensitive to the topic of men violating men; even one or two slightly suggestive sentences were unacceptable. Hearing such remarks would cause Ah Liu to suffer for a long time, and it pained her to see this.

However, she was unable to help Ah Liu. Combining the few words from the Mo Family and Ah Liu’s reclusive character, Sisi speculated that Ah Liu might have been abused when he was young, which led to his timid nature when facing strangers.

Although Ah Liu had become much more cheerful with the influence of her and Zhang Jie, Sisi still felt pained by the injuries Ah Liu had suffered. Someone as pure and lovely as Ah Liu should not be tainted by any filth, yet these Japanese were speaking about Ah Liu with such frivolous and lewd words—it was infuriating.

Settling her mind, Sisi whispered in Mo Liu’s ear, "Don’t be afraid, Ah Liu. Watch how I deal with these scumbags in a moment."

After speaking, Sisi tightly grabbed Mo Liu’s hand, which was as cold as ice and, from the quivering she could feel, showed how frightened Mo Liu was deep inside.

Holding Sisi’s warm hand, Mo Liu instantly felt reassured and shook his head slightly to signal that he was alright.

At this moment, Liu Yu and the other female classmates had finished explaining the situation. It wasn’t really anything serious; the girls were just happy to be out and began chasing and horsing around cheerfully on the Great Wall.

Because it was crowded, they inevitably bumped into some tourists. However, a group of young girls laughing and playing along the path was quite normal. Faced with these youthful and adorable girls, the tourists all just smiled and did not mind.

Unfortunately, they were out of luck. Seeing that they were about to reach the summit, Liu Yu, driven by a competitive spirit, hurried to the top, only to bump into Takahashi, who then shoved her harshly to the ground.

Liu Yu knew she was in the wrong and apologized repeatedly while still on the ground. But upon hearing the Japanese language spoken by the group, panic set in. Had she bumped into foreigners? Could there be trouble?

Takahashi, seeing Liu Yu’s pitiful state, felt a surge of cruelty rise within him, wishing he could whip the young girl severely. But, being in public, even if he looked down on China, he did not dare to act on these impulses.

Yet, Takahashi was not willing to let these young girls off so easily. Seeing them cry exhilarated him, with every cell in his body roaring with delight.

So, Takahashi commanded his interpreter to tell Liu Yu that she must lick his dirty leather shoes clean with her tongue, or else he would not forgive her and would take the matter to the consulate.

Liu Yu and the others were nothing more than naive girls secluded in their ivory tower. Frightened by the interpreter’s words, they immediately became scared stiff, worried that if Takahashi really took the complaint to the consulate and caused a commotion, they might end up in jail.

Would their parents be implicated? Could they still go to college? The more the girls thought about it, the more scared they became. But even so, they were unwilling to lick Takahashi’s leather shoes—that was too degrading.

Liu Yu told the interpreter that she would use a handkerchief to clean Takahashi’s shoes, but the interpreter not only refused to translate but also threatened her, saying that if she didn’t do the licking, it wouldn’t be good for her whole family if things escalated.