Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

The short-haired girl naturally wouldn't tell on them and obediently kept her mouth shut.

"That's good."

After placing the fruit basket at the head of the bed, the kimono-clad beauty sat at the foot of the bed and said to Yomi Isayama, "Yomi, there's something I need to tell you. After you hear it, please don't get excited."

"I understand, Sister Ming, whatever you say goes."

Isayama Yomi took a deep breath and said to the woman in the kimono.

The kimono-clad beauty gazed into Isayama Yomi's eyes and said, "The Iitsuzu family sent someone today, saying they want to dissolve your engagement with Iitsuzu Noriyuki."

Despite being the ace of the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office," Yomi Isayama failed to protect her major benefactor, Kazuo Tsukamoto, leading to his death.

Because of this incident, the reputation of the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office" was severely damaged, and even the prestige of the Isayama family was affected. At this critical juncture, the Iizuna family, which was allied with the Isayama family by marriage, suddenly jumped out and announced that they would dissolve the engagement between Isayama Yomi and Iizuna Noriyuki, the heir of the Iizuna family. This was tantamount to kicking someone when they were down.

Of course, the damage to the reputation of the Isayama family was secondary; the one who was truly devastated was Isayama Yomi herself, who had been jilted in the engagement.

"what!"

Isayama Yomi was shocked, then immediately showed a relieved expression: "Thank goodness, I thought the Countermeasures Office was going to fire me... It turns out it was the Iizuna family who came to break off the engagement. Well then, it's a deal, no one is allowed to go back on their word!"

She never had any feelings for the heir of the Iizuna family. She thought he was a sleazy, unreliable man, and she was more than happy to break off the engagement.

The kimono-clad beauty carefully observed Isayama Yomi's expression, confirming that she did not show the slightest displeasure. A barely perceptible hint of displeasure flashed in the corner of her eye, but she still smiled and said, "If you don't care, that's for the best. Anyway, the Iizuna family is just a mere fox spirit family. Although they are indeed quite good at gathering intelligence, they are ultimately a third-rate family. A marriage alliance with the Iizuna family would have been an insult to our Isayama family. The cancellation of this marriage is also a good thing for our Isayama family."

"Sister Ming, you..."

The short-haired girl was somewhat dissatisfied. Although the kimono-clad beauty kept saying that this was a good thing and belittled the Iizuna family in her words, wouldn't this also make Izumi Isayama, who was previously engaged to Iizuna Noriyuki, seem worthless?

Izayama Yomi held the short-haired girl's hand, telling her to be quiet, and smiled at the kimono-clad beauty, saying, "What Sister Mei said is true. Is there anything else you want to tell me, Sister Mei? If not, then I need to rest."

The woman in the kimono smiled slightly: "That's all. Huang Quan, you should rest well and try to recover as soon as possible."

With that, she gracefully rose and slowly left the ward.

After the kimono-clad beauty left, Isayama Yomi breathed a sigh of relief. The short-haired girl said to Isayama Yomi, "Yomi-neechan, Mei-neechan was so aggressive, how could you..."

"Kagura, don't be like this. We're all sisters, why bother with all this?"

Isayama Yomi said calmly, but inwardly he sighed slightly.

Although she also bears the name "Isayama" and is being groomed as the heir to the head of the Isayama family, the problem is that she is not actually a direct descendant of the Isayama family, but rather the adopted daughter of the current head of the Isayama family, Isayama Naraku.

The kimono-clad beauty from earlier is named Mei Isayama, who is Yomi Isayama's nominal cousin and the true bloodline of the Isayama family.

Although Mei Isayama had always been polite to Yomi Isayama and had never blushed, spiritual practitioners are exceptionally perceptive, so how could she not know that Mei Isayama did not like her?

When Yomi Isayama was very young, her biological parents were killed by evil spirits. Afterwards, she was adopted by Naraku Isayama, the head of the Isayama family. Because of her talent in swordsmanship and supernatural arts, Naraku Isayama chose her as the heir of the Isayama family and trained her to be the heir. Even the treasured sword "Lion King" passed down through generations of the Isayama family was passed down to Yomi Isayama.

In this situation, how could Mei Isayama, as the true heir of the Isayama family, possibly have a good attitude towards Yomi Isayama, an outsider who "usurped" the position of heir? To be honest, the fact that he didn't directly break ties with Yomi Isayama is already a testament to his good manners.

Therefore, Yomi Isayama has always tolerated Mei Isayama's strange and sarcastic attitude.

"but……"

The short-haired girl pouted, and Izayama Yomi gently stroked her head, saying, "Alright, Kagura, stop talking."

Not wanting to upset Isayama Yomi, the short-haired girl could only remain silent.

Looking at the well-behaved short-haired girl, Isayama Yomi felt a sense of relief.

The short-haired girl is named Tsuchimiya Kagura, the daughter of the Tsuchimiya family, the head of the Isayama family. Because the head of the Tsuchimiya family is focused on his training, Tsuchimiya Kagura, who lost her mother, had no one to take care of her. So, two years ago, Isayama Yomi suggested that she take care of Tsuchimiya Kagura. And so, Tsuchimiya Kagura lived in the Isayama family. The taciturn girl who only knew how to exorcise spirits gradually became more lively under the care of Isayama Yomi.

After two years of living and working together, Tsuchimiya Kagura and Isayama Yomi had long since become like sisters. Compared to Isayama Mei, who was nominally her older sister, Tsuchimiya Kagura was Isayama Yomi's true family.

After leaving the ward, Mei Isayama's face, which had been maintaining an elegant smile, instantly darkened.

She had gone out of her way to bring this "good news" to Isayama Yomi, only to find that he didn't care at all, which greatly disappointed her.

Just as Isayama Yomi sensed, Isayama Mei truly disliked Isayama Yomi; more accurately, he was filled with jealousy towards her.

Before Yomi Isayama came to the Isayama family, she was the only heir of the Isayama family and should have become the successor of the Isayama family and possess the "Lion King".

However, after Yomi Isayama appeared, both the position of heir and the family heirloom "Lion King" fell into Yomi Isayama's hands. Even the outside world's attention was focused on her. Everyone knew that the Isayama family had a prodigy named Yomi Isayama, but how many people knew about Mei Isayama?

When Mei Isayama heard the news of Kazuo Tsukamoto's death and Yomi Isayama's serious injury, she was very happy, thinking that the nightmare that had been haunting her life was finally about to disappear. However, Yomi Isayama was greatly disappointed that she could survive despite being stabbed in the heart.

Everyone else died, but you survived. You're really lucky!

When the Iizuna family came to annul the engagement today, she immediately became happy, thinking that this news would provoke Isayama Yomi. However, Isayama Yomi was not saddened at all, but rather overjoyed, which filled Isayama Mei's heart with resentment.

Just as Mei Isayama was about to leave the hospital, a voice came from behind her.

"Hello, may I ask which ward Ms. Isayama Yomi is staying in?"

Li Xin asked the nurse in the inpatient department.

The young nurse in charge of registration at the inpatient department blushed and said shyly to Li Xin, "Sir, Miss Isayama is staying at..."

"Excuse me, sir, what business do you have with my sister?"

Isayama Mei walked to Li Xin's side, bowed gracefully to him, and stared intently at him.

Oh no, he's totally her type in looks, and he has a great presence too, not the greasy kind of guy.

Isayama Mei felt a slight stirring of attraction.

Upon hearing Isayama Mei address Isayama Yomi, Li Xin couldn't help but ask, "Are you Yomi's older sister?"

"Yes, I am Huang Quan's older sister, Isayama Mei. May I ask what business you have with my sister?"

Izayama Mei quietly smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes and asked Li Xin.

"I……"

Li Xin hesitated about how to explain his purpose to Isayama Mei, and then heard Isayama Mei say righteously, "Recently, many people have been asking my sister all sorts of questions about the Revenge Fund, which has greatly affected her rest and seriously endangered her health. As her older sister, I must know who you are and whether you are also disturbing my sister's rest for the Revenge Fund."

At this moment, Mei Isayama appeared to be a "good older sister who loves and cares for her younger sister".

Seeing how protective the other party was of Isayama Yomi, Li Xin could only say to her, "I worked with Miss Yomi on a mission before. I went abroad a few days ago and just came back recently. I heard that Miss Yomi was injured, so I wanted to come and visit her."

After learning about the Revenge Foundation, Long Wu had already asked Ueyama Hiroji to find out more details before they even set off. So Li Xin knew that Isayama Yomi was hospitalized after being injured. Although the "Undying Calamity" could make people immortal, it was still a serious injury to the heart, so he definitely needed to be hospitalized to recuperate.

Isayama Yomi's injuries were caused by Li Xin, and Li Xin has a responsibility to visit her.

Before going to Mexico, Li Xin had wanted to visit Isayama Yomi, but at that time, Isayama Yomi was surrounded by many eyes, so Li Xin did not feel comfortable visiting her. Therefore, upon returning to Tokyo this time, Li Xin did not even go to the Cat's Eye Cafe, but came to visit Isayama Yomi immediately.

"Not for that revenge fund?"

Izayama Mei scrutinized Li Xin.

At the scene of Kazuo Tsukamoto's death, Yomi Isayama was the only survivor, and it was confirmed that she had fought with the murderer. Therefore, the moment she regained consciousness, she was questioned by the Tsukamoto Group, which could also be called an interrogation.

Isayama Yomi failed to protect Tsukamoto Kazuo, and was in the wrong from the start. Even though she had just regained consciousness and was physically weak, she could only endure the discomfort and tell the people of the Tsukamoto Group about the murderer's appearance: one was a cleaner wearing a mask, and the other was a tall bodyguard.

(When Li Xin and Yi Tianxun were fighting, Qian Jialuo hid to the side and did not show herself, so Izayama Yomi was unaware of her existence and thought there were only two assassins.)

Later, Yomi Isayama described the bodyguard's appearance, which helped the Tsukamoto Group identify him as Sho Okamoto. They eventually identified him as the assassin and captured Okamoto, who was vacationing in South America at the time.

Following the Tsukamoto Group, numerous assassins went to great lengths to infiltrate the hospital and question Isayama Yomi about clues from the scene, constantly harassing her. This was also a major reason why Isayama Yomi's injuries were slow to heal.

Finally, it was Isayama Yomi's adoptive father, Isayama Naraku, who, wielding the "Lion King," personally killed several assassins who had used extreme methods to interrogate Isayama Yomi, thus making those lawless assassins behave themselves.

Isayama Mei was unaware that the turmoil surrounding the Revenge Fund had ended; she still believed that Li Xin was also someone who had come to Isayama Yomi to inquire about information regarding the Revenge Fund.

"No."

Li Xin said very decisively, "The matter of the Revenge Fund has come to an end. The murderer and the mastermind have been caught. There is no point in asking Miss Huang Quan anything more. So I really just came to visit Miss Huang Quan as a friend."

Isayama Mei was somewhat disappointed; this person was actually a friend of Isayama Yomi!

It doesn't matter.

Mei Isayama puffed out his chest, brimming with self-confidence.

"So you're a friend of Huang Quan. If you don't mind, I'll take you to see Huang Quan."

Izayama Mei said to Li Xin.

"Then I'll take my leave."

With someone leading the way, and it being Isayama Yomi's sister, Li Xin was naturally more than happy to accept. He bowed slightly to Isayama Mei to express his gratitude.

Led by Mei Isayama, Li Xin arrived at Yomi Isayama's sickroom. At that moment, Kagura Tsuchimiya was peeling an apple for Yomi Isayama. She was completely focused and carefully peeled the apple into a strip.

The ward door suddenly opened, startling Kagura Tsuchimiya. The apple peel that was stuck together broke off as a result, and Kagura Tsuchimiya's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

When the door to the ward opened, Isayama Yomi looked towards the entrance and saw that it was Isayama Mei who had returned. How strange! Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure following behind Isayama Mei.

"It's you……"

Upon seeing Li Xin, Isayama Yomi immediately said to Tsuchimiya Kagura and Isayama Mei, "Kagura, Mei-nee, please step out for a moment. I have something to discuss with this gentleman privately."

Mei Isayama's face instantly turned green.

Want to talk privately? Why do you want to talk privately? Is there something that absolutely needs to be discussed privately?

In an instant, Isayama Mei mistook Li Xin for Isayama Yomi's lover.

No wonder you weren't sad at all when the Iizuna family came to break off the engagement; you were actually quite happy. Turns out you already had someone in mind...

Why?! The position of heir is yours, the title of "Lion King" is yours, and the man I finally set my sights on is also yours! Why?!

Isayama Mei's eyes were brimming with resentment, but she dared not break the image of the kind older sister she had put on in front of Li Xin. She could only pretend to be embarrassed and say, "It's not good for the two of you, a man and a woman, to be alone in a room. It won't sound good if word gets out."

"Sister Ming, it'll only be a moment, please leave."

Isayama Yomi's firm path.

Mei Isayama was surprised. In the past, Yomi Isayama always gave in to her no matter what happened. This was the first time she had seen her take such a tough stance.

At this moment, Kagura Tsuchimiya also said, "Sister Mei, let's go out and let Sister Yomi talk to this gentleman alone. Let's go!"

Kagura Tsuchimiya grabbed Mei Isayama's hand and pulled her outside.

Despite being the youngest of the three, Kagura Tsuchimiya is the heir to the Tsuchimiya family, which is the main branch of the Isayama family. The Isayama family has always supported the Tsuchimiya family. So even though Kagura Tsuchimiya is the youngest and weakest of the three, when she truly exercises her authority, even Mei Isayama cannot resist her and can only leave the ward in resentment.

After Kagura Tsuchimiya and Mei Isayama left, only Li Xin and Yomi Isayama remained in the ward. Yomi Isayama reached out and set up a soundproof barrier in the room, then said to Li Xin, "What, Mr. Assassin, are you here to kill me to silence me?"

Li Xin was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "You really did see through it..."

Chapter 130 The Three Great Illusions of Life

You bitch!

Outside the ward, Mei Isayama noticed a soundproof barrier rising inside. He punched the wall, but when he felt Kagura Tsuchimiya's gaze, he reluctantly withdrew his hand.

Inside the ward, Isayama Yomi looked at Li Xin, and Li Xin also looked at Isayama Yomi. Neither of them spoke, and they remained silent for a long time.

Well, this soundproof barrier is really nothing compared to the loneliness it creates.

It was unclear how much time had passed, but Li Xin finally spoke first, asking, "Why didn't you report me?"

As we can see from what was just said, Isayama Yomi actually knew all along that Li Xin was one of the assassins who tried to kill Tsukamoto Kazuo, but Li Xin had not been attacked by the assassins in recent days, which means that Isayama Yomi did not report Li Xin.

Izayama Yomi smiled slightly and said, "Then what about you? Why didn't you kill me?"

Although Isayama Yomi was in a coma at the time, she was a spiritual practitioner, and her consciousness could be separated from her body to a certain extent.

When the sharp weapon pierced her heart, she still had some vague sensation. She could feel that the sword that pierced her heart was very gentle. At the same time, a cool force surged into her heart, stopping the bleeding and relieving the pain. This is the reason why she was able to survive like a miracle.

Such a troublesome thing was obviously not something someone who wanted to kill her would do. Therefore, Isayama Yomi was very clear that she was not some one in a million lucky person who survived being stabbed in the heart. Rather, the person who stabbed her had deliberately spared her life.

Why go to such lengths to let me go? Is the assassin someone I know?

Thinking from this perspective, and considering that when she freed Luan Honglian, Luan Honglian did not attack the assassin, the assassin's identity becomes obvious.

However, since Li Xin did not kill her when he could have silenced her, Isayama Yomi will not report Li Xin.

After exchanging a few words, the two fell silent again.

Yeah, this has killed the conversation again.

The silence was broken by Isayama Yomi, who said to Li Xin, "Speak, what brings you here? Are you here to ask if I've leaked anything about you?"

"No, the matter of the Revenge Fund is over, and the murderer has been caught."

Li Xin addressed the Yellow Springs at Jianshan.

"Caught?"

Isayama Yomi was puzzled. Wait, such a big murderer was right in front of her, who was the one who was caught!

"It was the bodyguard I was disguised as; he's already been arrested as the murderer."

Li Xin addressed the puzzled Jian Shan Huang Quan.