The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 42 Onboarding Training
At this moment, Inuyama Heita was still looking at the envelope in his hand in disbelief. Such a large amount of money was enough for him to work odd jobs for two months. It was really touching to think that he and Qian Xiaoyi had only known each other for half a month, but he had already solved a cult organization of hundreds of people.

Seeing him staring at the envelope, Qian Xiaoyi thought it was too little, so he explained, "I could have charged more, after all, I have to take care of these children for three years, but now our firm has just started business, and reputation is very important. These senior members will become my source of connections in the future, so it is important to give them a little favor."

"No, no, no, this is already a lot." Inuyama Heita said quickly, "I just feel that I didn't contribute much to this matter, but I can get so much money. I'm a little surprised."

Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "What's this little money? If there are nouveau riche who are deceived in the future, they can make a lot of money by making a little effort. Besides, this matter would not have been solved so quickly without you."

“No, no… I didn’t do anything.” Inuyama Heita was still being modest: “It’s all thanks to you, Brother O.”

Just as the two were bragging about business, the door of the office was opened again. Suzuki strode in, adjusted his glasses, and said to Qian Xiaoyi angrily: "You still say you are not a charlatan. I have heard from others that you took their money to help them get rid of evil spirits!"

The moment Suzuki came in, Inuyama Heita was shocked! Because there was a milky white baby spirit lying on Suzuki's shoulder, looking around curiously.

"Brother Yi...Brother Yi!" Inuyama Heita kept winking at him, but Qian Xiaoyi seemed not to see it and walked up to Suzuki to talk normally.

"That's true." Qian Xiaoyi nodded. "But you can consider this as my reward for helping them get rid of the control of the Lucky Mutual Aid Society. I run a law firm, and I spent a lot of money on the investigation phase to solve this matter. Otherwise, are you asking me to do this for nothing?"

Seeing that Qian Xiaoyi ignored him, Inuyama Heita could only pretend that he didn't see the thing on Suzuki and ask about the situation later.

Suzuki narrowed his eyes and said, "You don't have to resort to such tricks, do you? Playing tricks."

"If there is demand, there will be a market." Qian Xiaoyi said, "Not everyone is an atheist. Some people need a psychological support. Moreover, if I don't use these means, do you think those senior members will believe me?"

"You've passed, but..." Suzuki asked, "What method did you use that day? Why could you make them see illusions, but I couldn't?"

"It's hallucinogenic smoke." Qian Xiaoyi said, "In many ancient religions, priests would use some hallucinogenic herbs and mushrooms when meeting with the gods. Indians like to smoke tobacco with hallucinogenic effects. Mine is similar. As for why you can't see it, it can only be said that people's physiques are different, and you happen to be immune to it."

Suzuki asked, "Then how do you explain that the illusions they saw were all the same?"

Qian Xiaoyi said, "It's very simple. Psychological suggestion, coupled with hallucinogenic smoke, is actually very easy... I say, little girl, your main purpose of coming here this time is not to ask these questions, right?"

Suzuki finally revealed her original intention. She looked at the envelope in Inuyama Heita's hand and said, "Did you figure it out? Yes, after knowing that others paid you a large sum of money, I think I also contributed to this money."

Inuyama Heita was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the seemingly gentle Suzuki came here for this matter.

Qian Xiaoyi smiled and said, "Oh? So you're not here to call me to task? But Miss Suzuki, I never thought you were such a greedy person. There must be something hidden, right?"

Suzuki was stared at by Qian Xiaoyi and Inuyama Heita, and he let out a burst of anger. He said frustratedly: "It's all because of my mother... She actually hid it from me and secretly gave a large sum of money from home to Matsui. Although Matsui has been arrested now, the money cannot be recovered for the time being. If this continues, I can't even afford to eat..."

Inuyama Heita felt a little sympathetic after hearing what he heard. The envelope in his hand felt a little hot, so he hid the envelope in his schoolbag, looked away, pretending to look at the scenery.

She looked at Qian Xiaoyi pitifully, but Qian Xiaoyi didn't buy her trick: "Ms. Suzuki, has anyone told you that you are not the type to act like a spoiled child?" "Tsk..." Suzuki regained her normal expression and asked, "Are you really not giving me anything?"

Qian Xiaoyi answered directly: "No, you are not an employee of our firm, and we did not sign a contract in advance. The money that is not recovered is not our business, so..."

"Really? Okay then." Suzuki didn't dwell on it too much, but asked, "Now that you get this money, do you know how to file taxes? As far as I know, for a non-company employee like you, filing taxes for this kind of work is very troublesome. If you're not careful, it will affect your visa extension."

"What? Are you threatening me?" Qian Xiaoyi put on a rogue look: "This is my own problem. It has nothing to do with you, right?"

Suzuki shook his head and said, "No, I mean, I can help you with taxes and accounting, and I can also do reception and cleaning work."

Qian Xiaoyi was a little skeptical: "You work for me? Apart from other things, you have seen the source of my income, which is all commissions or remunerations. It is very troublesome to calculate this kind of tax. I have considered consulting a professional tax accountant. Can you do it?"

Suzuki adjusted his glasses, exuding a strong sense of confidence. "Since junior high school, I have been the one who counted my family's accounts and filed taxes. And you should know what happened in the past few days. I calculated the accounts of the entire Lucky Mutual Aid Association. So it's just the tax filing for foreigners, which is no problem for me at all. I even checked the relevant regulations before coming here. If you hire me, I can also use the tax exemption of several types of insurance to help you save a lot of money. It's very cost-effective."

Inuyama Heita whispered in Qian Xiaoyi's ear: "Suzuki's science grades are really good, especially mathematics..."

Qian Xiaoyi looked at the girl with a new eye: "That sounds impressive. So, how much money do you want?"

Suzuki said very professionally, "It costs me 3,000 yen every half hour to file taxes, and 1,000 yen to clean the room. It's much cheaper than going to a professional tax accountant. And that's not all. You're a so-called exorcism agency, right? Do you accept divination commissions? I can introduce some classmates who have some spare money. They really like this kind of supernatural service, and I only charge a 20% introduction fee."

Qian Xiaoyi's eyes lit up as he listened. He stretched out his hand and said, "Deal! What is the most needed thing in the 21st century? Talent! You are exactly the talent I need!"

Suzuki stretched out his hand, gently shook hands with Qian Xiaoyi, and then said, "Well, do you have any bills to settle now, or do you need to clean the room? If not, I'll leave. My family is waiting for me to cook."

"The money of those senior members has not been fully received yet, so it's not available yet... Oh, right!" Qian Xiaoyi slapped his head, took out a jade token from the drawer of his desk, handed it to Suzuki, and said, "Since you have become an employee of this firm, although it is only temporary, I still give you a small gift. You must carry it with you."

Suzuki took it and looked at it carefully. There was a fat baby riding a carp engraved on the sign, which looked quite cute. He asked suspiciously, "Is it something supernatural?"

"Of course not." Qian Xiaoyi said, "This is an authentic jade pendant from my country. It is a symbol of friendship. It has no other meaning."

"Thank you for your gift." Suzuki felt that the jade pendant was inexplicably pleasing to the eye, so he couldn't help but accept it. Then he bowed gently to Qian Xiaoyi and said goodbye, then turned and left.

Watching Suzuki leave, Qian Xiaoyi sighed: "In order to support her family, this girl works very hard. You can't judge a person by appearance. She looks very weak... In other words, this girl came here for the part-time job from the beginning~"

"That's not the question, Brother Otoko!" Inuyama Heitai couldn't hold it in any longer and asked quickly, "Didn't you see the little ghost on her body? What's going on?"

(End of this chapter)