The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 21 Lucky Mutual Aid Society (13)

"This story is quite heartwarming." After listening to what happened, Qian Xiaoyi of the agency joked, "The bullied little nobody was suddenly accepted by a caring group, who saved him from the bullying and helped him get out of the darkness in his heart... It's a scene straight out of a comic book. How about it, Heitaro? Are you moved?"

"The premise is that all this is true and not arranged." Inuyama Heita sighed expressionlessly. If he didn't know about this series of arrangements made by the other party in advance, it would be very destructive to a student like him who was not very experienced in the world. He might even become loyal and bow down to him immediately.

——But unfortunately, knowing the truth, the more touching the things happened, the more vigilant and guarded Inuyama Heita became. Even the enthusiastic believers brought by Matsui became poisonous snakes in his eyes. Those heartwarming words were like the tongue of a venomous snake, hissing in his ears. Even now, his body is still a little stiff, as if falling into an ice cave, because according to the "plot", he will need to lurk among those people to steal intelligence. He has only seen this kind of spy-agent action in movies and TV shows.

Seeing Inuyama Heita's nervous look, Qian Xiaoyi smiled and comforted him, "Well, don't be so nervous. According to what you said, except for Matsui, the others should have been deceived by him and are kind-hearted people who really come to help you, not liars."

"Ah? Is that so?" Inuyama Heita was stunned: "How did Mr. Qian know that?"

Qian Xiaoyi explained, "Matsui and President Oiwa messed up their performance in front of you before, and their nonsense about 'talent' didn't work, so Matsui knew you weren't that type, so he started to take the route of 'persuading'. For middle school students like you, if the middle school idea of ​​'dominating Japan' doesn't dominate, then it must be the hot-blooded naive idea of ​​'hard work, friendship, and victory'. So, of course Matsui will pick some loyal but true-hearted guys to bind you and become your shackles, so that it will be difficult for you to leave the organization."

"The adult world is so dirty..." Inuyama Heita was speechless when he thought of the sincere smiles of those mutual aid association members, but he also relaxed a little. At least not all the people in the mutual aid association were bad people, so he didn't have to walk on thin ice, afraid of being exposed.

"What's that?" Qian Xiaoyi said happily: "You haven't seen the real darkness of society yet~ So you don't have to be afraid at all, because you have nothing to expose. As long as they don't know me, who is in the dark, then they won't know our purpose at all. Relax and be normal. Just think of yourself as going to another place to work, not as an undercover in some underworld organization. Even if you are exposed, you will not be sunk in Tokyo Bay... Well, probably." Qian Xiaoyi said the last two words very quietly so that the other party could not hear clearly.

"I understand." Inuyama Heita nodded and asked, "What should I do next? Should I continue to wait for the other party to call me?"

"No, you can call now and tell them that you want to participate in the event. Act a little excited. This way you can appear to be passionate and haven't calmed down yet. This is in line with your personality as a high school student." Qian Xiaoyi said, "Matsui will definitely pretend to be embarrassed and finally let you participate reluctantly. In fact, he has been ready for a long time."

"Okay, I'll call now." Inuyama Heita took out his cell phone and called Matsui. To be honest, he was still a little scared to communicate with the other party alone. Now that Qian Xiaoyi was here, even if something went wrong, it could be salvaged, which made him feel a lot more at ease.

The call was connected, and Inuyama Heita's voice was filled with some joy and excitement: "Um... is this Mr. Matsui? I'm Inuyama Heita, thank you very much for what happened today, and everyone..."

"No, I really want to thank you all very much. If it weren't for you, I don't know how much money would have been robbed by those two people..." "Before, I didn't quite believe what you said, Mr. Matsui, but now I know that the Mutual Aid Association is an organization established to help everyone! I also want to do my part. Mr. Matsui said before that I am a talented person, so can you let me do something? I want to give back to everyone."

"Ah? Are you embarrassed? I'm so sorry, I was too abrupt..."

"What? Really? Great! I will be there on time. Thank you! Mr. Matsui, thank you so much!"

After hanging up the phone, Inuyama Heita turned around and said, "It's exactly the same as what you said, Mr. Qian... He said that he can let me attend a party tomorrow that only senior members can attend."

"Taro, your acting is amazing." Qian Xiaoyi praised, "Your tone is spot on. Have you ever been in a drama club or something like that at school?"

"It's Heita." Inuyama Heita shook his head and explained, "No, I haven't joined any clubs, but I have worked a lot, so I know how to deal with difficult customers."

"No wonder." Qian Xiaoyi said, "Then you should go to work as usual today. I have a date for drinks tonight."

Inuyama Heita was speechless for a while. Just when he was about to leave, Qian Xiaoyi's cell phone rang. He answered the call immediately. The person on the other end of the phone spoke very loudly. Even without the speaker turned on, Inuyama Heita could hear the other party's words clearly. He was inviting him to continue drinking in the pub tonight. Qian Xiaoyi smiled and responded with a few words before hanging up the phone. However, Inuyama Heita on the side looked at him in surprise and asked hesitantly, "That... Mr. Qian, the voice of that person just now sounded very familiar. Could it be that..."

"Ah, did you hear that?" Qian Xiaoyi put away his phone and replied, "The person I'm meeting is that Mr. Dayan."

Inuyama Heita was extremely surprised: "You have been drinking with him these past few nights?" A terrible thought came to his mind: Could it be that Mr. Qian was also in cahoots with the other side, and his purpose was to lure him into a trap? !
Seeing that Inuyama Heitai was thinking in the wrong direction and his expression gradually became a little terrified, Qian Xiaoyi slapped his head and explained, "Ah, it's my fault. I forgot to tell you about this. I was indeed drinking with that old man in the pub these past few nights, but it's a little different from what you think. While there is still time, let me tell you about the current situation of the Lucky Mutual Aid Association..."

(End of this chapter)