The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 301 Christmas Invitation (2)

"Mr. Qian, where are you?" the voice on the other end asked hurriedly, "Why can't I see you? Didn't we agree to meet at the art museum?"

Qian Xiaoyi glanced at the person he was talking to. Didn’t he make an appointment to meet with the other party today?

"What? Why are you going there?" Before he could ask, the person on the other end asked, "Please wait for me there. I'll be there soon. Tell me the address again."

Qian Xiaoyi understood something and said directly, "It's the Blues Bar on XX Street. There's a gym above the bar, not far from the art gallery. Do you need me to pick you up?"

"No, I'll be right over."

The other party hung up the phone directly, and Maria teased: "It sounds like it's a girl~ I was wondering why Brother Yi didn't go out with a girl today?"

"What date? It's really the client." Qian Xiaoyi said, "It sounds like they are in some trouble over there, and they are using me as a shield."

Maria smiled and said, "This is a good opportunity."

Qian Xiaoyi curled his lips.

A moment later, a girl wearing a white felt beret and black-framed glasses walked into the bar quickly, followed by two people. When she saw Qian Xiaoyi, she ran over and shouted, "Great, you're here."

"Hey~Miao, you're here?" Qian Xiaoyi greeted her, then looked at the two guys behind her and asked, "Who are they?"

Maria also stopped wiping the cup and looked up at the two people.

The two men were dressed like gigolos, with blond hair and a slovenly look. When they saw Qian Xiaoyi and Maria behind the bar, they snorted and muttered, "So they really have a date... What a waste of time."

"What a shame, I really like this one. Let's go and find another target."

After seeing the two people leave, Tachibana Mio breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh... I'm saved. Thank you, Mr. Qian."

Maria understood what happened as soon as she saw the situation. She said, "So you were hit on. What a disgusting couple. Girls should protect themselves well when they are outside, especially a cute girl like you. Come, have a cup of hot cocoa to calm your nerves and some cake. You are a friend of Brother Yi, so this is your treat."

"Ah, thank you..." Tachibana Mio took the hot cocoa from Maria and her eyes lit up when she saw the exquisite strawberry cake. No girl could refuse such a beautiful and delicious dessert. She picked up a small spoon and scooped a mouthful into her mouth, revealing a happy expression.

Maria gave Qian Xiaoyi an ambiguous look that said "Sister, I'll help you here", and then walked away, leaving space for the two to talk.

Looking at the big customer who was concentrating on eating the cake, Qian Xiaoyi pointed at the table with his finger and said, "Um... Miss Tachibana, is the cake delicious?"

"Mm! It's delicious. This cake is very well made. The baking time is just right, and the cream is also..." Tachibana Mio was halfway through her speech, then she reacted and said with a blushing face: "Sorry, this cake is so delicious... Can you help me ask which store you bought it from?"

Maria, who was not far away, wiped the cup without looking up and said with a smile: "I made it myself~ I can't eat it normally. Thank you for the compliment, huhuhu~"

"Are you...really here to eat cake?" Qian Xiaoyi asked helplessly, "Ms. Tachibana, I'm asking if you have something to ask me? Are you here to inquire about the progress of the investigation?"

Tachibana Mio said embarrassedly: "This... is just a coincidence." Then she explained the reason for the sudden call. She was originally accompanying her friend to Roppongi to confess to someone, but because the friend was too nervous, she didn't dare to come alone. In the end, the other party succeeded in confessing and wanted to enjoy the world of two people, so he let her go back first.

But since she was in the commercial street, she planned to go shopping by herself, but she was harassed by two thugs who were looking for prey.

Christmas Day is the so-called confession day among young people. Many people choose to make an appointment with their secret crush to confess their love on this day.

Basically, as long as an appointment can be made, most of the time it can be successful, but there are a few cases where people have a good relationship with each other and have to accept the invitation due to face, but finally refuse.

So on this day, some people were happily shopping and dating, while others were heartbroken and became losers.

Some idle scoundrels like to take advantage of this situation, strike up a conversation with those lonely women, invite them for a few drinks, try to get these sad people drunk, and then do whatever they want.

Tachibana Mio was entangled by these thugs. Seeing that she couldn't get rid of them, she suddenly remembered that this place was very close to Qian Xiaoyi's office, so she wanted to ask Qian Xiaoyi to pretend to be an acquaintance to get rid of these annoying guys.

The two men followed Tachibana Mio to the bar, and when they saw that she really had a date, they reluctantly slipped away to look for their next prey.

"I'm so sorry to bother you with this kind of thing." Tachibana Mio said embarrassedly: "I'll leave soon and won't bother you any further."

"Oh, it's just a small matter. I'll take you to the station later." Qian Xiaoyi waved his hand and said, "By the way, since we finally meet, I'll take this opportunity to report to you on the progress of the investigation."

"Eh? Investigation..." Tachibana Mio was a little stunned. To be honest, she had almost forgotten about this commission. She had not taken the initiative to ask about it once during this period, and Qian Xiaoyi had not called her either.

Actually, think about it, the commission was "check the entire WTV building to see if there is the ghost of Usa Miura". This kind of commission was really a joke. Even if the other party said that he had seen it all, she could not confirm the truth of what the other party said. This commission was more of an explanation to herself than an investigation. At least she had tried.

Then, Qian Xiaoyi took out his mobile phone, opened the photo album, and showed her step by step almost every room on a part of the floor of the WTV building.

"I have sorted it out a bit. The actual order of investigation is not based on the floors, but to make it easier for you to understand, let's start from the first floor, from the lobby..."

"Then there's the second floor. There's a lounge here that's hard to get into..."

"Third floor..."

Watching Qian Xiaoyi swiping the screen of his mobile phone, the internal structure of the WTV building continued to appear in front of her. Tachibana Mio's expression was very interesting. She had just said it casually at the beginning, but she didn't expect that the guy in front of her would actually do it seriously according to the content of the commission, and meticulously.

"Anyway, I've checked all the places from the 1st to the 17th floor under the pretext of looking at Feng Shui." After talking for more than ten minutes, Qian Xiaoyi felt thirsty, took a sip of beer, and then said, "Next is the upper floors, but many places up there are offices for senior officials, so I can't find a chance for now. If there is any progress in the investigation, I will report to you."

"You... really did this?" Tachibana Mio looked at Qian Xiaoyi with strange eyes.

Qian Xiaoyi said: "Of course, what about the 100 million deposit? Otherwise, why do you think I'm working for the WTV program team?"

"..." Tachibana Mio opened her mouth slightly and looked at Qian Xiaoyi in amazement.

(End of this chapter)