Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Author: Bonds of Life

Summary:

A legend circulates in Tokyo that if you leave a note with an "X" on the front of the message board at the Cat's Eye Cafe across from the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, you can contact the legendary "X". For a sufficient fee, you can commission "X" to do anything for you, including but not limited to killing your enemies, dealing with stalkers, assisting in the theft of artwork, protecting a certain professional gambler surnamed Gao during a gambling game, forming a team to participate in the "KOF" tournament, and so on.

(A crossover of anime and Hong Kong variety shows, currently incorporating "Cat's Eye", "City Hunter", "King of Assassins", "Detective Conan", "The King of Fighters", and "God of Gamblers", to be continued...)

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Kagura Group, a top conglomerate in Japan, has risen to become a super conglomerate known worldwide after hosting the "KOF" tournament multiple times.

With hundreds of thousands of employees under its umbrella, and the total number of employees in its affiliated companies, the group is worth millions. It is a behemoth enterprise that is crucial to the stability of Japanese society.

And the highest leader of such a super conglomerate is a woman, who is naturally known as the richest woman in Japan, no, in the world.

At the Kagura Group headquarters, Li Xin walked familiarly to the president's office. Looking at the increasingly assertive and powerful woman before him, Li Xin greeted her with the familiar tone, "Chizuru, what brings you here?"

"Wait a moment, have a seat first, let me finish processing this document."

Kagura Chizuru buried herself in her writing, and only after she finished writing the last word did she let out a long breath and put down her pen.

After tidying up the documents, Kagura Chizuru said to Li Xin, "Shin, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It's okay, it's okay, I know you're busy."

Li Xin certainly wouldn't be dissatisfied with the short wait. You see, managing a huge group like the Kagura Group, Kagura Chizuru is incredibly busy these days. She's so busy that she barely has time to breathe. Even Kagura Manki often complains to Li Xin that Chizuru is either on a business trip or in a meeting lately, and he's finding it increasingly difficult to see her.

Kagura Chizuru crossed her fingers and placed them below her nose. Her serious expression made Li Xin wonder what could have made her so solemn.

The reason Li Xin came to Kagura Group today is because Kagura Chizuru called him and said that she needed Li Xin's help with something very important.

In terms of financial resources, Kagura Group's assets are beyond question. After hosting "KOF" for the first time, its stock price skyrocketed and has now multiplied many times over. In terms of strength, Kagura Chizuru is also among the top fighters and is a rare female superhuman powerhouse in the world.

With wealth, power, and martial prowess, what could possibly trouble Chizuru Kagura?

"Oshin, the reason I called you here today is because of something that concerns the life and death of my Kagura Group."

Kagura Chizuru's words were earth-shattering.

"Is it that serious?"

Li Xin couldn't help but be surprised.

The "Orochi" has completely vanished, and the surviving members of the "Eight Heroes" are now behaving themselves. What could possibly plunge the Kagura Group into a crisis of life and death? Could it be...?

Li Xin thought about it carefully, then bent down and leaned closer to Kagura Chizuru, whispering to her, "Chizuru, do you want to borrow money from Xiao Rui, but you can't bring yourself to ask, so you want me to put in a good word for you?"

Although the media reports Kagura Chizuru as the world's richest woman, Li Xin knows that "one of" should be added after "richest," because there is a woman whose wealth is no less than Kagura Chizuru's, and that woman is none other than Kisei Rui.

If the Kagura Group is experiencing financial difficulties, then among the people Li Xin knows, only Kisei Rui is likely capable of providing financial assistance to help the Kagura Group overcome its challenges.

Kagura Chizuru raised an eyebrow and calmly shook her head: "It's not about money. The Kagura Group is operating perfectly well, and its cash flow is healthy. It doesn't need any outside investment at all."

"What's the problem?"

Li Xin asked curiously.

If it's not "Orochi" and not a business crisis, then what else could threaten the Kagura Group?

"It's a matter of succession."

Kagura Chizuru said seriously, "Oshin, you should also know that in my generation, only my sister and I are left in the Yata family. My sister is the 'Yata Shrine Maiden,' who must remain chaste for life. In other words, I am the only one who can continue the Yata family bloodline. However, given my current situation, I really don't have time to date..."

Hearing this, Li Xin was deeply moved by Kagura Chizuru's sacrifice for the world.

In order to fight against "Orochi" and "Eight Generals", she trained hard and became a rare female superhuman. She spent a lot of money to hold the "KOF" tournament several times, and fought many bloody battles, narrowly escaping death several times.

If it were just that, it wouldn't be so bad; at least she survived it. But now these things are even affecting her marriage, which is really...

Li Xin couldn't help but feel a deep sense of sympathy for Kagura Chizuru.

He had only ever seen Kagura Chizuru's calm and composed demeanor and her spirited figure, but he had never thought that she was also a young woman with the same needs as all young women.

"Chizuru, what do you need my help with? Just tell me, and I'll do anything I can to help you!"

Li Xin asked Kagura Chizuru.

"Since that's the case, then I won't stand on ceremony. Ashin, give me a child!"

Kagura Chizuru spoke, and Li Xin was stunned for a moment, wondering if Kagura Chizuru had said something wrong, or rather, if he had misheard her.

Swallowing hard, Li Xin asked Kagura Chizuru, "Chizuru, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly..."

"I said, give me a child," Kagura Chizuru said calmly, as if she had just asked Li Xin to help her pick up a package.

Li Xin remained silent. Kagura Chizuru thought for a moment and then corrected herself, saying, "I'm sorry, I misspoke."

"call……"

Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that Qianhe was indeed wrong.

"It's for my two children."

Chizuru Kagura said in a serious tone, "In our Yata family, every generation produces twins, so there should be two."

Li Xin: "..."

Seeing Li Xin's blank expression, Kagura Chizuru sighed and said, "Xin, I know my request will put you in a difficult position, but I really don't have time to date. And among the men I know, you are the one I have the best relationship with and the strongest emotional foundation with. If it's you, I think I'm willing to have your child."

"but I……"

Li Xin hesitated for a moment.

It's not that Li Xin takes that kind of thing too seriously. After wandering around for so many years, he's no longer the rural lad who just came out of the mountains. His thinking has been through many trials and tribulations, and he's become quite open-minded about that kind of thing.

However, Kagura Chizuru has always been Li Xin's most steadfast comrade-in-arms. The two have gone through life and death together several times, and their relationship is even deeper than that of a typical married couple. They are people who can entrust their backs to each other without reservation. If that kind of thing really happens, their relationship might change, which is something Li Xin does not want to see.

"Don't worry, I only want my child. I don't need marriage or anything else."

Kagura Chizuru interrupted Li Xin's attempt to evade the question.

"But……"

Kagura Chizuru interrupted Li Xin again: "For a group, the issue of succession is of utmost importance. I am still young, so it doesn't matter to me now, but in a few years, if I am still unmarried and childless, the morale of the group will inevitably be unstable. Such a large Kagura Group may fall apart. Can you bear to watch hundreds of thousands of employees of my Kagura Group lose their jobs and hundreds of thousands of families lose their source of income?"

Li Xin was stunned. How could that matter affect the survival of so many people?

Seeing that Li Xin still refused, Kagura Chizuru had no choice but to use her trump card: "Two hundred million."

"what?"

Li Xin was taken aback, not understanding what Kagura Chizuru meant by that.

"If you do it with me once, I'll give you 200 million yen."

Kagura Chizuru told Li Xin, "If the pregnancy is confirmed, I will compensate you with another 1 billion yen, because the child I give birth to will take my surname, Kagura. Of course, if you miss them, you can come and visit them anytime."

Li Xin swallowed hard. Kagura Chizuru had already offered such terms; how could he refuse? If he refused again, wouldn't that be too hurtful to Kagura?

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

Kagura Chizuru looked at Li Xin.

Li Xin remained silent for a long time before saying, "Alright, I understand, but I have a condition."

"What conditions?"

Chizuru Kagura leaned forward, appearing slightly nervous.

“If you don’t have time to take care of the child, you can let me take care of the child, but you can’t let Wan Gui take care of the child. I’m afraid Wan Gui will spoil the child.”

Li Xin said to Kagura Chizuru, "I don't want my child to fall into Kagura Manki's hands. What if she's turned into a filthy little girl?"

Kagura Chizuru clenched her fists, but quickly relaxed them. She nodded to Li Xin and said, "Okay, I promise you."

After agreeing to Li Xin's conditions, Kagura Chizuru glanced at her watch and said to Li Xin, "I have a meeting to attend in a bit, let's hurry up."

"what?"

“My lounge is right next door, there’s a bed there, we can get things done right there.”

"Huh?"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Time is money. I make billions every minute, don't waste my time!"

Kagura Chizuru dragged Li Xin towards the adjacent lounge, as if afraid that Li Xin would change his mind and wanted to force the issue first.

Two hours later, Li Xin had already left, leaving Shen Le Qianhe alone lying on the bed in the lounge.

At this moment, Chizuru Kagura was exhausted and looked languid, but a smug smile always lingered on the corner of her mouth.

"Hmph hmph hmph, fur fur fur..."

The arc continued to expand until finally, Chizuru Kagura lay on the bed and began to pound the mattress with force.

"Hahahaha! My silly sister (slaps her head) Ah, you always pinned the blame on me, this time I've finally gotten my revenge!"

....................................

A few days later, in the president's office of the Kagura Building, Chizuru Kagura, who had just returned from a business trip abroad, stared blankly at a sheet of A4 paper beside her. The A4 was covered with writing, but the actual content was very limited; the entire sheet contained only one repeated sentence—"I want ○○!"

Who wrote this, and why is it on my desk? I tidied my desk before my business trip, and this wasn't there!

Kagura Chizuru looked puzzled. She contacted her secretary using the office intercom: "Has anyone come to my office in the last few days?"

The secretary quickly replied, "No, we wouldn't dare let anyone into the president's office without your permission... Oh, by the way, a few days ago... the day you were away on your business trip, Mr. Ashin came by."

"Ah-Xin? What's he doing here?"

Kagura Chizuru stared at the paper covered in vulgarities in her hand, unable to believe that Li Xin had left it on her desk. Moreover, the handwriting on the paper looked strangely familiar to her.

Upon hearing Kagura Chizuru's question, the secretary paused for a moment, then said, "Wasn't Mr. Ashin someone you invited, President? You even left half a day late just to welcome Mr. Ashin."

"I called them? When did I..."

Kagura Chizuru suddenly fell silent, as if she had thought of something.

Just then, the secretary suddenly said, "President, the security department just informed us that Mr. Ashin needs to see you. What do you think..."

"Bring Ashin to my office immediately!"

Kagura Chizuru replied without hesitation.

Soon, Li Xin arrived at Kagura Chizuru's office. Seeing Kagura Chizuru again after several days, Li Xin's expression seemed somewhat unnatural. And thinking about why he came to see Chizuru, Li Xin's expression became even more unnatural.

"Ah-Xin, what brings you here?"

Despite having many questions, Chizuru Kagura decided to first find out Li Xin's purpose in seeking her out.

Li Xin carefully considered his words before cautiously asking Kagura Chizuru, "Chizuru, I wanted to ask when the money you mentioned will arrive in my account? Didn't you say before that it would be 200 million yen each time? Is this settled on a per-transaction basis, or will it be settled all at once after everything is done?"

After the last time it was over, Li Xin went back and waited for several days, but he still didn't receive any news about the money arriving in his account.

He certainly didn't think Kagura Chizuru would renege on her debt. As the president of such a large corporation, two hundred million yen might not even be as much as she earns in a day. He simply assumed that Kagura Chizuru was busy with important matters and had forgotten about the transfer, so he came to the Kagura Group specifically to remind her.

"What 200 million yen? What do you mean by 'after this is done'? What did we agree on?"

Chizuru Kagura looked bewildered.

Li Xin was taken aback and couldn't help but say, "Didn't you make an appointment with me...?"

As Li Xin recounted the things he had agreed to with "herself" a few days ago, Kagura Chizuru crushed the pen in her hand to pieces.

"Chizuru, what's wrong?"

Seeing Kagura Chizuru's gloomy expression, Li Xin couldn't help but ask with concern.

"It's nothing, it's just... I was thinking about being set up in a business deal..."

Chizuru Kagura tried her best to maintain her composure.

Upon hearing that Kagura Chizuru had been set up, Li Xin immediately asked, "Were the losses severe?"

It must have been a terrible ordeal, otherwise Chizuru wouldn't have lost her composure like that.

"Yes, it was a devastating loss..."

Kagura Chizuru said softly.

The image she's painstakingly built over the years has been destroyed in an instant. Can you say that's not a huge loss? She feels like dying!