Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Li Xin said uncertainly.

The white-haired girl looked somewhat gloomy. She said, "I only have a name. I don't know my surname. The head of the lab gave me my name. He said that my survival was a blessing from God, and that I must be an angel by God's side, so he called me Angel. My memories... I have no memories of my childhood. I don't know my parents' surnames, I..."

After listening to Angel's story, Li Xin felt great sympathy. He wiped away Angel's tears and said softly, "Don't be sad. You will definitely find your family."

How could they do such a cruel thing to such a lovely child? That organization truly deserves to die!

"What's the name of the organization that persecuted you?"

Li Xin asked Angel.

Although Angel thought the organization was finished, Li Xin knew that only a base had been destroyed. Most of the organization's members had already evacuated. Judging from their ruthless attitude in destroying the base, it was probably insignificant to them. The size of that organization was far beyond imagination.

"It's called... 'NEST SOUND', I remember that's what they said."

Angel told Li Xindao.

“'NEST SOUND'...'Sound Nest'?”

Li Xin murmured.

Chapter 123 "Kindness"

Just as Li Xin and Angel finished speaking, Long Wu pulled open the tent flap and walked in, saying to Li Xin, "Ah Xin, someone is looking for you."

"Who?"

Li Xin couldn't help but wonder, "This is deep in the forest, who would be so free as to come here to look for him?"

"It's those guys from 'Ikari Warriors'."

Long Wu replied.

"What? Have they changed their minds?"

Li Xin frowned.

"No, they're not the kind of people who go back on their word."

At this moment, Long Wu, who had clashed with the "Ikari Team," took the initiative to speak up for them. It wasn't that his earlier concession had changed his opinion of the "Ikari Team," but rather that he had always admired them as a legend in the industry. Of course, this didn't stop Long Wu from being ruthless when he clashed with the "Ikari Team" over missions, or from exchanging trash talk when they met. That's how mercenaries communicate.

"Then what about them..."

Long Wu looked at Angel and said to Li Xin, "They seem very interested in this little girl and the place where you rescued her."

As long as the mission doesn't encounter any unexpected changes, Li Xin doesn't mind meeting the "Ikari Warriors." He looked at Angel and asked, "Should we bring her along?"

Long Wu replied, "Now that she's awake, it's best to take her with us."

Li Xin nodded, and then he saw Angel tug at his arm.

"Can't we eat yet?"

Angel pouted.

Li Xin smiled and said to Long Wu, "Fifth Brother, could you get her something to eat first?"

Long Wu nodded: "Of course, we're about to have lunch here, so let's eat first and then talk business."

In the depths of this dense forest, meals were naturally not a matter of being too particular. Most members of the "Scorpion Soldiers" ate a serving of rice, two cans of food, and a piece of bear meat. On the way back, they encountered a grizzly bear, which Li Xin killed. The mercenaries happily dragged it back to the camp, which served as an extra dish.

Ralph and his group were guests, so they ate better than the others. Long Wu had someone pick some wild fruits from the surrounding area, wash them, and arrange them into a fruit platter. They also had roasted bear meat ribs, which was considered a warm welcome.

"Wow……"

Angel's mouth watered at the sight of the fragrant pork chop, and Leona, seeing this, pushed her own pork chop towards Angel.

Angel swallowed hard, but managed to restrain herself. She said to Leona, "Big sister, don't you need to?"

Leona shook her head, picked up a wild fruit that Li Xin couldn't name, and ate it: "I don't like meat."

Angel stopped being polite, picked up a piece of steak with her fork and took a bite: "You really don't know how to enjoy yourself!"

But after only a few bites, Angel suddenly spat it out: "Ugh...it tastes awful!"

This pork chop was sour, fishy, ​​and tough; it was really not tasty at all!

Ralph laughed heartily.

This is bear meat, and it's difficult for the average person to cook it well without relevant experience. However, this is deep in the forest, and the "Scorpion Soldiers" are a group of ruthless people who would even eat tree bark when they're hungry. Although bear meat is hard to eat, in such a remote mountain forest, it's good to have protein to supplement our diet. Who cares about the taste?

But clearly, Angel is not like that. Although "NESTS" is not a good thing, it would not skimp on Angel's food. In fact, in order to stimulate Angel's desire to learn, it would reward her with some delicious food to make her more proactive in learning and accepting combat training.

Of course, this dog-training method might train Angel's combat ability, but it obviously cannot train loyalty. Angel was overjoyed to hear that the base had self-destructed. Even if such a person really becomes a powerful combatant in the future, he will definitely betray her given the opportunity.

Angel stuck out her tongue, looking aggrieved.

Li Xin handed Angel the can of luncheon meat he was holding. Angel seemed to be seeing this for the first time. She first scooped out a little bit with her finger and put it in her mouth. Her eyes lit up immediately. Then she took the can and stuffed the luncheon meat into her mouth as much as she could, which made Ralph laugh again.

In reality, luncheon meat wasn't that delicious, not even as good as what Angel usually ate, but compared to the bear meat she had just eaten, it seemed incredibly tasty.

Seeing Angel's expression, Long Wu smiled slightly. He had a younger sister, and he was most helpless against cute little girls. It always reminded him of his own sister when she was little, so innocent and naive. It was a pity that as she grew up, she became serious and not as cute as she used to be. It was really...

After the little incident at the dinner table ended and they finished eating, Ralph turned his head and let Clark speak. Clark pushed up his sunglasses and said to Li Xin, "That place, about a kilometer away from that drug lord's lair, is that where you rescued this little girl, right?"

Li Xin nodded. This matter couldn't be hidden anyway. Since Ralph had asked, he had no intention of concealing it and would simply admit it.

"I'd like to ask, did you see any other children there?"

Clark asked Lee about the way.

"The other children?"

Li Xin was puzzled. Apart from the combatants and the guy in the black combat suit, he only saw two people who looked like researchers and Angel. He didn't see anyone else.

"Yes, there are many other children besides me, but apart from me, it seems that the others don't live long."

Angel said calmly as she licked the scraps of meat from the luncheon meat can.

"What did you say?"

Ralph and Clark were shocked, and even Leona frowned.

Most of the missing children were dead?

Angel seemed frightened by Ralph and the others' appearance, shrinking behind Li Xin and looking at them with fearful eyes.

Li Xin shielded Angel and said to Ralph and Clark, "She's still just a child."

Clark first calmed down, using his sunglasses to hide his lapse in composure, and said to Li Xin, "I'm sorry, we got too excited."

As he spoke, Clark told Li Xin and Long Wu about the main task entrusted to them by the high-ranking government official, which was to investigate the missing children.

After hearing Clark's words, Long Wu felt something was off, but the child's situation was what concerned him more. He quickly said, "It seems that the base that Ah Xin broke into belongs to the organization that kidnapped the child."

Li Xin thought for a moment and asked Angel, "Angel, you said that other children never live long. Before you fell into a coma, how many children were left around you?"

Angel thought for a moment: "There are probably... fifty or sixty left. There were only a dozen or so left before, but a couple of days ago, dozens of them suddenly came, and suddenly there were more."

After a pause, Angel said in a low voice, "Well, even so, it's best if there aren't many left."

Li Xin could sense Angel's disappointment. He patted Angel's head to comfort her, and then said to Ralph and the other two, "It seems that those children must have evacuated with the base personnel. This is deep in the forest, and transportation is inconvenient. They were carrying so many children, they couldn't have gone far. Let's speed up, maybe we can catch up with them!"

"That's right!"

Ralph stood up and said, "Thank you for the information. Let's talk about more things when we have a chance later!"

Every second counts now, and they don't have time for pleasantries. They must catch up immediately, or if they miss this opportunity, the kidnapped children may never see their parents again.

"I'll go too."

Li Xin said to Clark.

He had no idea that this organization was so vicious, that it had kidnapped so many children. Now that he knew, he couldn't just push all the blame onto "Ikari Warriors."

Without much hesitation, Clark nodded immediately and said, "Okay!"

At times like this, having an extra fighter is always a good thing. He had just witnessed Li Xin's strength; he could even withstand Ralph's most prized "Cosmic Illusion," so his true strength was probably even greater than theirs. With such a master willing to help, Clark naturally wouldn't refuse Li Xin for some vague notion of dignity or face.

"Ah-Xin, me too..."

"Fifth Brother, you should take the rescue target and Angel away from here first. We're enough for this place."

Li Xin said to Long Wu.

This pursuit is a forced march, and bringing Long Wu and the others along will slow them down.

Long Wu understood the meaning behind Li Xin's words and knew that if he really followed, he might become a burden to the others. He could only sigh and say, "Okay, I understand."

The four immediately set off, first returning to the base where the explosion had occurred.

Although the base has been destroyed, the fact that the "NESTS" organization members were able to evacuate from here so quickly suggests that there must be some hidden passage.

Clark explored the surrounding terrain for some time, and after spotting a direction, he exclaimed, "There!"

He has discovered that a passage extends from the base in this direction.

Li Xin recalled the map Long Wu had shown him earlier and immediately said, "There's a river not far from that direction!"

"They're trying to transport people across the river, let's give chase!"

Ralph said impatiently.

The terrain in the dense forest is rugged, making it difficult to quickly evacuate a group of children. However, it would be different if they were to take a boat. A boat would not only provide a smooth route but also transport a large number of people at once, making it the best option for evacuation. It's possible that the "Nest" organization built its base here partly for this reason.

Knowing that the other side had a way to escape quickly, the four dared not delay and ran quickly toward the river not far away.

Upon reaching the river, Ralph and Clark searched the area and found a makeshift dock. They even discovered some documents and papers left behind during their hasty evacuation, but neither of them had the mind to look at their contents.

The two exchanged a glance, and Clark said to Li Xin, "Ralph and I will be a team, chasing downstream, and you and Leona will be a team, chasing upstream!"

Once it's confirmed that the other side used the river to escape, the pursuit route can be basically determined. There are two routes: one upstream and one downstream.

While it's generally more likely to evacuate downstream, given the speed, it's impossible to say whether the other side might think the same way and deliberately evacuate upstream. To be on the safe side, it's better to split into two groups.

The reason for having Li Xin and Leona team up to pursue them was to optimize the allocation of combat capabilities.

Li Xin had previously mentioned that among the departing "NESTS" organization was a master whose strength was no less than his own. Given this, the distribution of combat power had to be more prudent. Ralph and Clark were old partners, and the combat power they could unleash when they cooperated was not as simple as one plus one. Therefore, the two of them would definitely have to work together.

In contrast, Leona is a newcomer to the "Ikari Warriors," or more accurately, a reserve member. Although Leona is quite strong, as Heidern's adopted daughter, she has received Heidern's true teachings since childhood, but she lacks experience in formal operations. If it weren't for the urgent shortage of manpower for this mission, Ralph and Clark would not have brought Leona along.

It's also because this is Leona's first mission, and she's not very familiar with working with Ralph and Clark. Teaming Leona with Ralph or Clark wouldn't be as effective as having the golden duo of Ralph and Clark. So it's better to have her team up with Li Xin to track the less likely upstream route.

"Yes, sir!"

Leona nodded without hesitation, then ignored Li Xin and went upstream alone.

"Use a signal flare to contact us if we find anything!"

Ralph called out to Leanna's retreating figure, looking a bit like an old mother worried that her child was out in the cold and didn't know to put on more clothes.

"Leona is the instructor's daughter, how could she not know this..."

Clark shook his head, then quickly chased after it downstream.

"Hey, wait for me!"

Ralph saw Clark set off and immediately gave chase, while Li Xin followed as soon as Leanna went upstream to catch up.

Leona moved very quickly and lightly, landing without making a sound. Li Xin, who caught up with Leona, was surprised to find this.

Then Li Xin realized that since Ralph and Clark had been following him, the only person who could have rescued the target was Leona. Given her swift movements, it was no surprise that she was able to successfully rescue the target.

While Li Xin was observing Leona, Leona was also secretly watching him. She was equally impressed by the lightness of his movements.

Previously, Li Xin had fought Ralph head-on and even won, leading her to believe that Li Xin was a power-type fighter. However, now, Li Xin's speed was no less than her own, leaving Leona amazed.

However, such a person is indeed troublesome as a competitor, but as a teammate, he is incredibly reassuring.

Since they would soon be comrades-in-arms, Leona didn't want to strain her relationship with Li Xin, so she gave him a friendly look as he approached.

When Li Xin saw Leona, who was running ahead, turn her head, his swift movements suddenly faltered for a moment.

What did I do to her? Why did she turn around and glare at me?

Li Xin couldn't understand why this female member of the "Ikari Warriors" was glaring at him so fiercely when he was perfectly fine and hadn't done anything to offend Leona.

Chapter 124 Born Thug

On the river, several large speedboats were traveling upstream.

On the speedboat were heavily armed combatants from the "Nest" organization. Because of Li Xin's massacre, there were only a pitiful dozen or so combatants left on the speedboat.

The speedboat was packed with dozens of children, ranging in age from a few years old to around ten. Two combatants stood guard at the bow and stern, guns pointed at them. Most of the children looked at the combatants with fear, while only a few looked indifferent, as if they had already gotten used to it.