Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

"Oh, how can you call it troublesome?"

Long Wudao, a rare smile appeared on the face that Angel called "bitter gourd face".

The two had just settled into their car when they suddenly saw a person fly up from the military base. Judging by his burly figure and distinctive red turban, who else could it be but Ralph?

Ralph was seen flying in the air, waving his hands as if he were beckoning to Li Xin and Long Wu.

Upon seeing this, Long Wu couldn't help but exclaim, "I never expected Ralph to come up with such an ingenious way to say goodbye to us. He's so warm-hearted. I used to think he was quite annoying."

Li Xin nodded and said, "They are indeed very enthusiastic."

PS: In 95, Ralf, a member of the "Ikari Warriors", missed the King of Fighters tournament due to injury, and was replaced by new member Leona.

Chapter 128 A Heartbreaking Sword

Afterwards, Li Xin stayed at Long Wu's Mo Kingdom stronghold for a few days, not for fun, but to learn shooting from Long Wu.

Although Li Xin's martial arts skills are so good that he doesn't need a gun to kill anyone, martial arts always have their limitations. For example, when facing "Copy Zero" who escaped by helicopter, everything would have been different if Li Xin had a sniper rifle or a rocket launcher.

After teaching Li Xin for three days, Long Wu sighed and said to Li Xin, "Ah Xin, now, I have no more skills to show off in front of you..."

Pistols, rifles, sniper rifles... In the past three days, Long Wu taught Li Xin how to use all the firearms he knew. Li Xin has surpassed him and become an excellent firearms master. It can be said that even if Li Xin lost all his martial arts skills now, he would still be a terrifying killer.

Li Xin skillfully fired six shots, each hitting the same spot. Despite firing six shots, there was only one hole on the target.

Hearing Long Wu's words, Li Xin laughed and said, "No way, Fifth Brother, I could never learn your ability to command battles in this lifetime."

Li Xin is more used to fighting alone, while Long Wu, in addition to his outstanding personal martial arts skills, is also an excellent commander. Otherwise, he would not have been able to lead the "Scorpion Soldiers" to make a name for themselves in the mercenary industry.

Long Wu seemed extremely pleased with Li Xin's flattery, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Long Wu said to Li Xin, "By the way, Ah Xin, I heard that something big happened in Japan. A wealthy man named Tsukamoto Kazuo was murdered. He left behind a $100 million revenge fund. Whoever can find the killer and the employer who murdered Tsukamoto Kazuo and take them down will receive $100 million. Are you interested in this big deal?"

Although Long Wu is a mercenary, the line between mercenaries and assassins is very thin, and in fact, there is no essential difference between the two. Their main job is to kill, so information between the two industries is always circulating. Therefore, Long Wu has already received news about the Tsukamoto Kazuo Revenge Fund.

In fact, if Long Wu hadn't spent the last few days burying himself in teaching Li Xin marksmanship at the stronghold and going out more, he probably would have known about this sensational news in the assassin world much sooner.

Li Xin's heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself, "The news about this revenge fund has actually reached Mexico." He feigned surprise and said, "One hundred million US dollars? That much?"

Long Wu chuckled and said, "So, are you tempted? How about we go for it? We'll split the profits 70/30, you get 70% and I get 30%, how about that?"

Li Xin smiled and said, "Wouldn't that be too unfair to you, Fifth Brother?"

Long Wu shook his head and said, "One hundred million US dollars, that much money is enough to blast out those old monsters in the assassin world. If it weren't for you, Ah Xin, I wouldn't dare to even think about that money, so you take the lion's share, I'm not aggrieved at all."

"Alright, Fifth Brother, let's set off right away!"

Li Xin said to Long Wu.

These past few days, Li Xin has been unable to find peace of mind. Tsukamoto Kazuo's revenge fund keeps him awake at night, fearing that if he falls into a deep sleep, an assassin will suddenly rush in and kill him.

Under these circumstances, Li Xin was eager to return to Tokyo to check on the situation and learn about the progress of the investigation into Tsukamoto Kazuo's death.

Ah, now Li Xin finally understands why those murderers are so stupid as to always linger near the crime scene—it's all because they have a guilty conscience.

Now, Long Wu invites Li Xin to go to Tokyo together. With Long Wu as a cover, Li Xin can return to Tokyo in a perfectly reasonable way.

Seeing Li Xin's enthusiasm for the revenge fund, Long Wu was not surprised. He replied, "Wait a few days for me. We'll set off after I finish what I'm doing. It'll also be good for others to do more research so we can reap the rewards."

While the $100 million was important, the "Scorpion Soldier" was even more important to Long Wu. Now was the crucial time for the "Scorpion Soldier" to obtain legal status, and he had many other things to do, so he couldn't leave for Tokyo immediately.

Li Xin nodded, changed the bullets in his pistol, fired six shots in a row, and used the bullets to make an "X" on the target. Tokyo, I'm back!

After making up his mind to return to Tokyo, Li Xin slept very peacefully for the next few days. He practiced martial arts during the day and shooting at night, not letting go of any opportunity to become stronger, because he did not know what kind of fierce battle he would face after returning to Tokyo.

On the very day that Li Xin had arranged to fly to Tokyo with Long Wu, he had already packed his bags when Long Wu appeared before him with a look of frustration.

Seeing Long Wu's expression, Li Xin knew something must have happened, and couldn't help but ask, "Fifth Brother, what's wrong?"

"One hundred million US dollars is gone."

Long Wu sighed.

"What? The murderer has already been caught?"

Li Xin immediately became very nervous.

As one of the assassins of Tsukamoto Kazuo, he naturally knew very well who was involved in the attack: Yi Tianxun and Qian Jialuo. As for Qian Jialuo, well, let's just leave it at that (Qian Jialuo: ?), but Yi Tianxun was the descendant of a righteous man and had taught him martial arts. If something happened to Yi Tianxun, Li Xin would absolutely not stand idly by.

"Hehe, I underestimated the temptation of one hundred million US dollars."

Long Wu sneered.

"Fifth Brother, what exactly happened?"

Li Xin asked Long Wudao.

Long Wu said unhappily, "The Tsukamoto Group announced that the assassin who killed Tsukamoto Kazuo was a bodyguard in his bodyguard team named Okamoto Sho. He has now been arrested. Okamoto Sho killed Tsukamoto Kazuo because he was bribed by a department head of the Tsukamoto Group. That department head's wife had an affair with Tsukamoto Kazuo, and he couldn't stand such humiliation, so he bribed the bodyguard named Okamoto Sho to kill Tsukamoto Kazuo."

"what?"

If Li Xin hadn't been one of the assassins of Tsukamoto Kazuo, he almost would have believed it.

"Ashin, you also think this is absurd, right?"

Long Wu told Li Xindao.

"No, I think it makes perfect sense..."

Li Xin scratched his head and said, "This is perfectly reasonable, this has to be reasonable!"

Long Wu shook his head at Li Xin and said, "Xin, you are too young and have not dealt with the Japanese for long. You have no idea that in Japan, no matter what a superior does to his subordinate, the subordinate will not dare to resist. Let alone just having an affair with his wife, even if the subordinate witnesses it, he will only kneel on the ground and cry in regret for his incompetence. You absolutely cannot expect him to beat or kill his superior in a fit of anger."

(For specific details, please refer to NSFS... never mind, you guys know better than me.)

"Uh……"

Li Xin said he didn't understand, and he asked Long Wu timidly, "Then, Fifth Brother, what do you mean?"

Long Wu snorted coldly and said, "The person who captured the assassin and the mastermind was Tsukamoto Eiji, the grandson of Tsukamoto Kazuo. This is simply a lie fabricated by the Tsukamoto Group to pocket that 100 million US dollars! This time, countless assassins from all over the world flocked to Japan because of that 100 million US dollar revenge fund, but the Tsukamoto Group pulled this stunt, making a fool of all the well-known assassins in the world. Let's see how the Tsukamoto Group cleans up this mess!"

Before Long Wu even set off for Tokyo, he was furious upon learning he had been tricked. What about the other assassins who had already arrived in Tokyo? Some of them might have even abandoned their current missions to come here, so they would naturally be even more unable to forgive the Tsukamoto Group's actions.

"I see. A hundred million US dollars is indeed enough to make someone disregard even the hatred of killing their own family."

Li Xin nodded slightly.

This is a good thing. At least he no longer has to face assassins from all over the world. At most, he only has to face the threat from the Tsukamoto Group, which greatly reduces the danger to Li Xin.

"This is outrageous! I've already bought the plane tickets..."

Long Wu said angrily.

"It's alright, I can use it." Li Xin said to Long Wu, "I've been bothering you for a while now, I should go back too."

Long Wu wanted to persuade Li Xin to stay, but sensing that Li Xin was determined to leave, he sighed and said, "Alright, then I won't try to stop you. If you encounter any problems in the future, just let me know. If I, Long Wu, refuse to do anything, may I be struck by lightning!"

During this trip to the Kingdom of Mo, Li Xin helped Long Wu a great deal. Long Wu wasn't the type to constantly express his gratitude, but now that Li Xin was leaving, it would be too late for him to say it now.

Li Xin chuckled and playfully punched Long Wu in the chest: "Thank you for your hospitality during my trip to Mexico, Fifth Brother. Next time you come to Tokyo... um, I'll treat you to ramen!"

After thinking for a moment, Li Xin added to Long Wu, "That ramen place is really delicious!"

The airfare from Mexico to Tokyo alone is a considerable sum, yet Li Xin only treated Long Wu to ramen. Long Wu showed no dissatisfaction, instead smiling and saying, "Okay, I'll have two bowls!"

"Great! Plenty of ramen!"

Li Xin smiled and said, "Well, anyway, the ramen at Boss Xiaocang's place is cheap, two bowls won't cost much."

Stepping off the plane and onto Tokyo soil, Li Xin let out a long breath, feeling as if he had been transported to another world.

Before boarding the plane, Li Xin thought he might never be able to return here again. Now, only a little over a week has passed, and Li Xin has actually returned again, which is quite unexpected for him.

"Ah-Xin, over here!"

At the exit station, Crocodile was waving his arms. Although Crocodile stood out from the crowd, Li Xin had excellent eyesight and still found Crocodile in the crowd immediately.

After learning that the threat from the Revenge Fund had been eliminated, Li Xin immediately notified Crocodile. Crocodile was in Hong Kong, which was closer to Tokyo, so he returned to Tokyo earlier than Li Xin.

"Ah-Xin, seeing that you're alright is better than anything else."

Crocodile Man smiled and said to Li Xin.

Li Xin nodded slightly, picked up his luggage, and said, "Let's go back first."

Crocodile followed beside Li Xin and asked, "By the way, Ah Xin, you went to Mexico. Did you bring me any gifts?"

"Of course not, why would I bring you a gift?"

Li Xin had a look on his face that said, "How could you ask such a question?"

Crocodile shrugged. "Okay, this is the real Ashin, definitely not an imposter."

Back at the base and after putting down his luggage, Li Xin's biggest wish was to go to Cat's Eye Cafe to personally let Sheng Lei know he was safe. However, he hesitated for a moment and did not do so. Instead, he went to another place.

Outside the hospital ward, a cute short-haired girl carrying a bowl of herbal medicine pushed open the ward door and said to Isayama Yomi, who was leaning against the hospital bed, "Sister Yomi, it's time to drink your medicine."

Isayama Yomi leaned against the bed, holding a book in her hands, which seemed to be the latest issue of a game magazine.

"Oh, thank you, Kagura."

With a slightly pale face, Isayama Yomi put down her book and tried to get up from the bed.

Just as Yomi Isayama was about to get out of bed, the short-haired girl named Kagura shouted, "Yomi-neechan, don't move! Don't get out of bed!"

Isayama Yomi looked sullen and could only lie down and wait for the short-haired girl to bring over the medicine.

The short-haired girl sat down by Isayama Huangquan's bedside with the medicine in her hand. Isayama Huangquan reached out to take the medicine, but the short-haired girl said again, "No, Huangquan, just lean on me. The doctor said you should minimize your movement as much as possible. I'll feed you the medicine!"

As she spoke, the short-haired girl scooped up a spoonful of the medicinal soup, gently blew on it to cool it down, and then fed it to Isayama Yomi.

"Honestly, I can still take my medicine myself. The doctor just said I can't do strenuous exercise, it's not like he said I'm paralyzed from the waist down..."

Isayama Yomi reluctantly drank the medicine the girl fed him, muttering under his breath.

"In short, Sister Huangquan, you don't need to move, and you don't need to drink the medicine either!"

The short-haired girl said with a serious expression.

"Okay, okay, I understand. Kagura, you're too strict..."

"Isayama Huangquan said helplessly."

Under the feeding (or perhaps not?) of the short-haired girl, Izayama Yomi finished the medicine, sticking out her tongue and saying, "This medicine is really bitter..."

"Good medicine tastes bitter, but it's good for the disease."

After putting away the bowls and spoons, the short-haired girl said with a look of pity, "Really, who was so cruel as to hurt Sister Huangquan? The doctor said that if it had been just a little bit off, or a little bit deeper, Sister Huangquan, you would have..."

"Hehe, nothing's wrong..."

Isayama Yomi revealed a handsome and cheerful smile, then blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Isayama Yomi: "..."

"Sister Huangquan! Doctor! Come quick, doctor!"

The short-haired girl was shocked to see this and immediately called for a doctor.

After a flurry of activity, the doctor finished his diagnosis and said to Isayama Yomi, who was lying on the bed, "Miss Isayama, did you sneak out again? Your wound has reopened a bit, though it's nothing serious."

"No, there's nowhere there..."

Isayama Yomi turned her head away, looking humble, and didn't dare to meet the doctor's eyes.

"Sister Huang Quan!"

The short-haired girl glared angrily at Isayama Yomi.

Izayama Yomi gave an innocent look: "I, I just lay there for too long and my hands got itchy, so I went to practice my swordsmanship. I was fine at the time!"

The doctor shook his head helplessly: "Your wound is in the heart area, a very special location. It's very difficult and risky to suture. Because the wound isn't big, we've chosen to let it heal on its own. Please don't move around too much. If the wound reopens, that's one thing, but if it gets bigger, it'll be really troublesome. In that case, we might need to perform open-heart surgery to suture your heart, and so on..."

"Okay, okay, I know, no need to say anything more, I'll be a good boy and listen to you!"

When Izayama Yomi heard what the doctor said, her scalp tingled. Open-chest surgery? She didn't want to have it!

Chapter 129 Silencing?

After the doctors and nurses left, an elegant woman in a kimono with flowers in her hair entered, carrying a basket of fruit: "Huang Quan, how is your recovery today?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Izayama Yomi immediately said, "Sister Ming, I have almost fully recovered!"

As he spoke, Isayama Yomi gave the short-haired girl a look, signaling her not to mention what had just happened.