The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 27 Lucky Mutual Aid Society (19)

Inuyama Heita looked at Qian Xiaoyi in disbelief, unable to believe that he actually told him the truth like this!
"Please don't joke around!" Suzuki frowned and responded, "I'm not some idiot with a Chuunibyou syndrome! Please don't use this kind of kid-fooling rhetoric to fool people! It's not scientific at all."

"Yes, yes, yes~" Qian Xiaoyi smiled awkwardly, "I saw that the atmosphere here was a bit awkward, so I just made a little joke~ Then Miss Suzuki, what do you think the truth is? I think you should have the answer in your mind, right? After all, you have been eavesdropping behind the door for quite a while."

Suzuki adjusted his glasses and said, "Although I don't know what your motives are, you must be doing something that is detrimental to the Lucky Mutual Aid Society, right? That's why you asked Inuyama-san to pretend to be deceived by them and then lurk in the organization to look for information. But I still want to ask, what exactly do you want to do? Why did Inuyama-san entrust you? As far as I know, the fees charged by such firms are generally not cheap, right? Inuyama-san, where did you get so much money?"

Inuyama Heita was hesitant when asked, Qian Xiaoyi answered for him: "The reason why he entrusted me is because I know his family and we are very good friends, so I can be considered his elder. As for the reason for the entrustment... You have heard about the blackmail of Inuyama-kun by gangsters before, and he originally wanted to ask me to handle that matter. As you know later, this is not just a simple blackmail, but a trap set by the Lucky Mutual Aid Association, because the other party has set their eyes on the remaining family property of the Inuyama family. In order to get rid of these troubles, I let Inuyama-kun pretend to fall into the trap, and then go to the inside to get information, otherwise those people will be like chewing gum on the sole of a shoe, disgusting and can't be thrown away. Your family is also one of the victims, so you should know."

"That is to say..." Suzuki's eyes gradually brightened: "You are looking for evidence of the Lucky Mutual Aid Society's crimes!"

"Well, you can say that." Qian Xiaoyi nodded, and Inuyama Heita breathed a sigh of relief. She believed it, and she was finally able to fool him.

"Great!" Suzuki excitedly pressed his hands on the table and said angrily, "Count me in. I've had enough of that damn man in a suit! If this continues, my mother will squander all the family wealth."

"Huh?!" Inuyama Heita was stunned.

Hearing her words, Qian Xiaoyi did not refuse directly, but asked: "Ms. Suzuki is very motivated, but this kind of thing is not the more people the better, so, Miss Suzuki, what kind of help can you provide to bring down this hateful cult organization?"

Suzuki adjusted the frame of his glasses and replied, "Just now when I was outside the door, I heard you guys recording the information of senior members. I thought I could help. After all, I am also one of the so-called senior members. My mother used to curry favor with those senior members, so I also know the identities of some of them."

Qian Xiaoyi shook his head and said, "It's very helpful, but it's not enough. Those are all very easy to obtain information. Just let Inuyama-kun attend more gatherings and he will know everything."

Suzuki continued, "It's not over yet. Inuyama-san may have told you about my family's affairs. My mother is a fanatical believer of the Lucky Mutual Aid Society. She often communicates with members within the group. In fact, the members are not as harmonious as they seem on the surface. They also have selfish motives. Everyone wants to become a senior member, and they even compete with each other to see who donates more property to the mutual aid society. As far as I know, to become a member of the Lucky Mutual Aid Society, one must voluntarily hand over one twentieth of the monthly income, and this is just at least..."

"One twentieth?!" Inuyama Heita frowned. It doesn't seem like much, but if there are more members, it will be a considerable number.

Qian Xiaoyi laughed sarcastically: "This is the average number of donations from religious groups. As far as I know, some religious groups in Tokyo even charge membership fees of one-tenth of their income, which is simply the tithe in ancient times."

Suzuki said angrily: "It's unreasonable to get so much money by doing nothing but cheating people. My mother keeps trying to sell things at home and turn them over... Now I'm a senior member, and my mother is very happy. I thought the matter was over, but she got worse and worse and wanted to pay more membership fees. If I don't stop her, she will sell all the things at home. So I want to help. My mother has the contact information of many members. They often get together privately, and I can find out some information from them." "The reason is sufficient." Qian Xiaoyi nodded: "Well, then welcome to join us, Miss Suzuki, I won't say much about greetings, let's get started directly and continue with the previous work, Heitaro, continue to play the recording and collect the identity information of all senior members."

"Ah... I understand." Inuyama Heita was still a little hesitant about Suzuki's joining, but he didn't show it. He obediently put his phone on the table and clicked the play button.

"Okay! Let's get to work." Suzuki was full of energy. He opened the juice on the table and took a gulp.

Next, the three of them began to check the information in the recording one by one. In addition to the recording, at the end of the party, Inuyama Heita also found an excuse to take a group photo with those people using his mobile phone, so that no one would be missed.

"That's about it..." After a while, Qian Xiaoyi picked up a pen and marked a few people on the notebook where he recorded intelligence, then nodded with satisfaction: "These are the people."

Two high school students gathered their heads around, and Inuyama Heita asked curiously, "Who are these people?"

Qian Xiaoyi replied: "Excluding those senior members who are simply fat sheep with a lot of money and easy to exploit, these are the people we should focus on."

When Suzuki saw that she was also on the list of "fat sheep" mentioned by Qian Xiaoyi, the corners of her mouth twitched. Although she was a senior member, the fat sheep was not her, but her stupid mother.

Inuyama Heita nodded: "I think I understand a little bit. There is not much money to be made from these people. So from a utilitarian point of view, they must be of great use to the Lucky Mutual Aid Association, otherwise Matsui would not have accepted them as senior members."

"That's right." Qian Xiaoyi pointed at several names on the list with a pen: "As a new small religious group, in the early stages of their business, in order to expand their influence, they will spend every penny wisely. Maria, the owner of the Blues Bar... Mother? Responsible for providing the gathering venue, she was one of the members who joined the Lucky Mutual Aid Society in the early days and the earliest supporter of the Lucky Mutual Aid Society. Hongo Daisuke, a gangster, should be someone Matsui invested in to get in touch with the underworld. The two gangsters who blackmailed Heitaro might have been found by him. Next is Mitarai, a cleaner at the hospital, whose role is unknown. Then there is Kuroda, a truck driver who recently became a senior member, and..."

After marking these people one by one, it was almost dark. Suzuki went back home because her home was far away. She promised to help check the information of Lucky Mutual Aid Association's tax evasion. According to her guess, these guys would definitely not be willing to give away most of the money they squeezed from the members, so they would definitely find the truth. After she left, only Qian Xiaoyi and Inuyama Heita were left in the office.

"Huh~ This troublesome lady is finally gone." Looking at Suzuki's figure going away outside the window, Qian Xiaoyi turned around and said, "Next, let's get down to business. Heitaro, tell me what Matsui asked you to do after he took you into the box?"

(End of this chapter)