Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

So this is your solution?

But I have to say, Crocodile Guy's method works!

After changing her face to face the bank employee, the girl who had been so wary of Crocodile Man immediately became very talkative, and Crocodile Man quickly asked the questions he wanted to know.

"Hirota Masami!"

After leaving the bank with Li Xin, Crocodile Lao said to Li Xin, "This employee named Hirota Masami suddenly came to 4M Bank three months ago, and then suddenly resigned after the robbery. She is the most likely suspect to be the mole."

“Hirota Masami…”

Li Xin repeated her name for a moment, then said, "Could there be a mistake? Or maybe it's just a coincidence?"

Previously, when Li Xin came to the bank to conduct business, it was a staff member named Hirota Masami who served him. Her gentle service left a deep impression on Li Xin, and he was somewhat reluctant to imagine Hirota Masami as an accomplice of a vicious robber.

"Perhaps, but for now, she is the prime suspect. Whether she is the mole or not, we need to find her first to prove it."

Crocodile Man spoke to Li Xindao.

Li Xin nodded: "I understand."

Now is not the time to act on emotions. We cannot blindly assume that the bank employee named Hirota Masami is unrelated to the bank robbery just because we have a good impression of her.

"Let's go to her house next."

Crocodile Man spoke to Li Xindao.

It can only be said that Li Xin's face is really useful. When he was questioning that girl, Crocodile even found out the approximate address of Hirota Masami. Because he takes the same bus home as Hirota Masami every day and sees her get off at the same stop, he should be able to find out Hirota Masami's exact address by asking around in the vicinity.

The temptation of 100 million yen was too great. After finding the clue, Li Xin and Crocodile immediately took action. After spending a lot of time, with the joint efforts of Li Xin and Crocodile (Li Xin used his face and Crocodile used his mouth), the two found Hirota Masami's residence.

After knocking on the door for a while, unsurprisingly, no one answered. But it didn't matter. Crocodile took out a hairpin, poked open the door to Hirota Masami's rented apartment, and went inside. Li Xin followed him in.

A thin layer of dust had accumulated on the ground. If Hirota Masami wasn't a very lazy woman who didn't like cleaning at all, then it could only mean that she hadn't been back to this apartment for a while.

"The furniture is all there, but some household items are missing, and there are no seasonal clothes. It shouldn't be a move, but rather a temporary departure."

"After observing for a while, Crocodile Man said."

Li Xin walked around the room once, then said, "There isn't a single photograph."

Crocodile Man paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "It is indeed a bit strange."

Most people would keep one or two photos in their living space, either of themselves, relatives, or other important people. It's strange that there isn't a single one, as if they're deliberately trying not to leave any trace of themselves, or perhaps they're sure they won't be staying there for long.

This makes Hirota Masami even more suspicious.

"Damn it, we haven't found any useful clues..."

Crocodile scratched his head.

He walked around the house but found no clues pointing to Masami Hirota's location. Or rather, there were clues left in the house that could indicate Masami Hirota's location, but Crocodile wasn't a famous detective and couldn't figure it out.

"Hey Crocodile, do you think if we tell 4M Bank that Hirota Masami might be the mole, they'll give us a little bit of money?"

Li Xin asked the crocodile man.

By doing this, he has pointed out the direction of the investigation to Siling Bank and the police. In any case, he has made a contribution and should be able to get some money.

"No, they won't admit it."

Crocodile Man shook his head.

The concepts of money being stolen by a robber and money being stolen by an insider in collusion with a robber are completely different.

The former is simply a case of people blaming the robber for being too ruthless, even daring to rob a bank, and lamenting Tokyo's poor security and the incompetence of the police. But the latter is a case of management problems within the bank itself, which could affect depositors' trust in 4M Bank. With the "helpful assistance" of its competitors, there might even be a crisis of massive deposit outflows. Therefore, even if 4M Bank knew there was an insider, it would resolutely refuse to admit it.

It's possible that SM Bank already knew about Masami Hirota's problems, but deliberately concealed them to avoid the aforementioned issues.

"I see..."

Li Xin sighed, feeling he had missed a great opportunity to make money.

"It seems we might not be suited to make this kind of money..."

Crocodile Man also sighed.

"what?"

Li Xin suddenly noticed something, and Crocodile Man hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Ah Xin? Did you find something?"

Li Xin picked up a key from the living room table. Crocodile looked disappointed when he saw it: "This should be the key to this apartment. It seems that Hirota Masami decided never to come back here, so she left this key here. Sigh, it seems she really is the mole, but it's a pity we can't catch her."

If it's a normal lease termination, the key should be returned to the landlord or the building manager and left on the living room table. This indicates that the person left in a planned manner rather than leaving unexpectedly and not returning. It also suggests that the person has serious issues.

Since the other party left with a plan, they naturally wouldn't leave too many clues. It seems that their trip was in vain.

Li Xin picked up the key and said to Crocodile, "Crocodile, generally speaking, don't people keep their house keys close to their body?"

"That's obvious. What if you lose your keys and can't get home if you don't keep them with you?"

Crocodile rolled his eyes, wondering why Li Xin would ask such a stupid question.

“In that case, I have a way to find her.”

Li Xin nodded.

"what?"

Crocodile was stunned. Finding someone with just one key? Even a famous detective wouldn't have that ability!

"Crocodile, you go back first. I'll go find that Hirota Masami."

Li Xin said to Crocodile Man, and then left the apartment rented by Hirota Masami.

Crocodile kept scratching his head: "Hey, Ashin, what kind of trick are you up to!"

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

Upon arriving at a secluded spot, Li Xin took out the business card he had previously obtained from Qian Jialuo.

The business card only had Chika's name and a price list for Cursed Killing; there was no phone number, because it wasn't needed.

Silently reciting Chika's name, a light screen slowly rose from the business card, revealing Chika dressed in simple clothes and cooking.

"Ok?"

Sensing something was wrong, Qian Jialuo looked in Li Xin's direction and waved her hand to shoo him away: "Go away, go away!"

The light screen disappeared, and a short while later, a paper crane emitting a faint glow suddenly flew over and landed in front of Li Xin, transforming into Chikara dressed as a shrine maiden.

"What do you want? By the way, you didn't escape Japan, and you're even still in Tokyo. You've got some nerve!"

Qian Jialuo told Li Xindao.

Although Li Xin's current appearance is completely different from when he assassinated Tsukamoto Kazuo, Chikara is a curse assassin and is extremely sensitive to people's auras, so even though Li Xin has changed his appearance, she can still recognize him.

"Uh, so this is how you usually are?"

Li Xin said with considerable surprise.

Qian Jialuo blushed slightly and said somewhat exasperatedly, "You just misread it! If you have nothing else to say, I'll be leaving now. I'm still cooking soup!"

Li Xin knew that if he pressed the matter further, the other party would lose their temper, so he took out the key he had found from Hirota Masami and said, "I want to find the owner of this key. Can you help me find her?"

"You want me to help you find the owner of this key?"

Qian Jialuo took the key and asked Li Xin.

Li Xin told Crocodile Man that the way to find Hirota Masami was to ask Chika for help. She was a curse assassin who could contact people through their personal belongings and then curse them from afar. Since that was the case, it was possible to use this connection to find her.

"Yes."

Li Xin nodded.

"Hey, I'm a curse master, a curse killer who inflicts death in the most cruel and agonizing ways. You actually want me to find someone? How embarrassing!"

Qian Jialuo expressed her dissatisfaction.

She's a curse master, a terrifying and horrifying one, a curse master who can stop children from crying! Asking her to find someone is utterly ridiculous!

"I'll give you one million yen after it's done."

Li Xin said to Qian Jialuo.

Although Li Xin felt a pang of regret at having to give one percent to Qian Jialuo, the problem was that he wasn't good at finding people, so he could only ask Qian Jialuo for help.

"You should have said so earlier! Even if he's in the underworld, I'll find him for you!"

Qian Jialuo's expression immediately changed, and she smiled radiantly.

Just by finding someone, you can earn one million yen. You don't need to expend spiritual power to cast a curse killing technique, nor do you need to bear the cost of the curse, yet you can receive the same amount of money as the person you cursed. This is simply amazing!

At this point, Chikaro finally believed that Tokyo was truly a place where people were foolish and had too much money.

Seeing Chikara's excitement over one million yen, Li Xin couldn't help but think of how he was when he first came to Tokyo.

Seeing Qian Jialuo, who looked so much like himself back then, Li Xin felt a strong urge to help her.

Qian Jialuo, others used to teach me what the wickedness of society meant; this time, I'll teach you!

Li Xin thought to himself.

Chapter 133 Hatred, Understanding, Transcendence!

"Uh... ah!"

Inside a hotel room, a burly man holding a drink was foaming at the mouth as he collapsed to the floor in agony.

A beautiful, stylish woman standing in front of him was startled by his appearance.

How could that be? Gin clearly told me that it only contained ordinary sleeping pills...

The woman's face was filled with disbelief.

"help me……"

The burly man laboriously reached out his hand to the woman. Seeing the man's pained expression, the woman shed two tears and said painfully, "I'm sorry!"

After saying that, the woman quickly turned around, moved the five aluminum alloy boxes from inside the room to a trolley outside the room, and left without looking back.

When the woman got on the elevator, she wiped away her tears, but by the time the elevator reached the first floor, she looked perfectly normal.

This is not to say that her pain and regret just now were fake, but that she had more important things to do and simply did not have time to be sad.

The elevator doors slowly opened after reaching the first floor. When the woman saw the person standing outside the elevator, she suddenly looked surprised. For a moment, she forgot to hold onto the suitcase on the trolley. The suitcase wobbled due to inertia and fell off the trolley.

"Ugh, why did this have to happen at this time..."

A middle-aged man with a mustache scratched his head, but when he saw that the owner of the suitcase was a beautiful and fashionable woman, his attitude immediately changed. He took the initiative to help the woman lift the suitcase that had fallen down: "Miss, don't move, let me help you!"

"Ah... thank you!"

Seeing that she hadn't been recognized, the woman secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

With the help of the middle-aged man with a mustache, the long-haired girl traveling with him, the child in a blue uniform, and a burly man in a trench coat, the woman rearranged her suitcases. After bowing to thank the four kind people, she pushed her suitcases toward the hotel's luggage storage area.

After leaving her suitcase at the hotel reception, the woman held her breath, clutching the key in her hand.

Whether I can break free from this kind of life depends on this...

The woman had just left the hotel and was about to get into a taxi when an arm suddenly blocked her way. She looked up at the owner of the arm and saw it was a stranger, but...

The black clothes, the black sunglasses, and the dangerous aura about him—she was all too familiar with it.

"You're part of the organization, aren't you?"

The woman asked Li Xin a question.

"what?"

Li Xin was stunned. What was this all about? What organization?

The woman said to herself, "Don't play dumb anymore. I know. Gin has always been wary of me. You're the one he sent to spy on me, aren't you?"

"..."

Li Xin was silent for a moment, then said, "Come with me."

Although they didn't know what the organization behind the woman was all about, impersonating her seemed to be the best option at this moment. They could extract more information, and ideally, get their hands on the 1 billion yen as well, before sending the woman and her accomplices to the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Hey, are you going to sit down or not? Don't interrupt my business!"

The taxi driver was annoyed to see the two of them actually starting to chat.

Taxis outside the hotel are in high demand. There were many people queuing up behind that woman, wasting a lot of people's time and causing them trouble!