Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

The burly man, who had just been like an invincible iron man, was pushed away like a paper doll, rolled several times on the ground, and finally managed to get up.

He got up from the ground, covered in mud, and stared at Li Xin with disbelief in his eyes: "Impossible...impossible...I've already been injected with 'PCP Angel Dust,' I'm invincible, I'm the strongest!"

Li Xin frowned upon seeing the bloody holes in the burly man's body. Such injuries would have collapsed an ordinary person long ago, so how could this man still move? And what was with this strange strength? Li Xin couldn't sense any internal energy from the man. Was this some kind of innate superhuman strength? Or was it the effect of the "PCP Angel Dust" that the man had mentioned?

"Yes, I am invincible, I am the strongest, I am... I am number one in the world!"

The burly man muttered to himself, his eyes finally flashing with a fierce light. He abandoned his original target and lunged at Li Xin.

Faced with the burly man's attack, Li Xin remained calm and composed. This attack, which only possessed strength and speed, was even more immature than Li Xin's when he first left Shibali Village. Li Xin did not even use "Bajiquan" (Eight Extremities Fist). He simply reached out with both hands, grabbed the opponent's hands, and with a forceful twist, broke the opponent's hands directly.

Weak, too weak.

Li Xin threw the burly man, whose hands were already crippled, on the ground, thinking he had lost the ability to move. Unexpectedly, the man struggled to get up from the ground despite his broken arms, and rammed his head into Li Xin. Then, with a "bang," he was sent flying far away.

At a glance, Li Xin saw that the other man's head was bleeding profusely, his head was caved in, and his chest was no longer rising and falling; he was clearly dead.

Li Xin: "..."

She hadn't intended to kill him; it was just that the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" was protecting her. The greater the force of the impact, the stronger the counterforce of the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" was. This was pure suicide for him.

After the burly man died, the man with the sunglasses looked relieved. He put away his gun and said to Li Xin, "Thank you..."

Before he could finish expressing his gratitude, the man wearing sunglasses, after seeing Li Xin's face clearly, suddenly asked, "Are you Ah Xin?"

Li Xin was puzzled and asked, "How did you know my name?"

When did I become so famous? How come everyone I save on the street knows my name?

The man wearing sunglasses chuckled and said, "It was Ryo who told me. He said that a capable colleague recently came to Tokyo and suggested that we could collaborate if I had the chance. He even described your appearance to me in detail."

With dark skin, a tall stature, and a physique comparable to Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime, and wearing sunglasses like the Terminator, such a person is rare. That's why the man wearing sunglasses recognized Li Xin at a glance.

"Liao? You are..."

"Oh, I almost forgot to introduce myself!"

The man wearing sunglasses extended his hand to Li Xin and said, "My name is Makimura Hideyuki, and I'm Ryo Saeba's partner!"

"I see."

Li Xin shook hands with Hideyuki Makimura and said, "Although you already know, let me introduce myself anyway. My name is Xin, nice to meet you."

"Hello there!"

Hideyuki Makimura said forcefully.

He thought he was doomed to die today, but unexpectedly, a savior appeared out of nowhere and saved him from death. He really didn't know how to thank her enough!

Oh, speaking of thank you...

Hideyuki Makimura thought for a moment, then said to Li Xin, "I heard from Ryo that you've just arrived in Tokyo and haven't made a name for yourself yet. So, as a token of my gratitude, I'll help you spread your name. Of course, with your skills, it's only a matter of time before you become famous in Tokyo. If you think I'm going to all this trouble..."

"No, please make sure Mr. Makimura helps me promote this. As for my code name, just call me 'X'!"

Li Xin grasped Mura Hideyuki's hands with both of them, his attitude appearing very enthusiastic.

Sure enough, good deeds are rewarded! Li Xin was worried about how to promote his reputation so that he could get more work, and Makimura Hideyuki offered to help. Indeed, people should do more good deeds!

Hideyuki Makimura was taken aback by Li Xin's enthusiasm, but what surprised him even more was the strength of Li Xin's grip, which almost flattened his hand.

Fortunately, Li Xin was only momentarily excited and quickly realized that he had gone too far. He withdrew most of his strength, otherwise, even if Makimura Hideyuki hadn't been injured by that monstrous man, he might have ended up in the orthopedics department of the hospital because of Li Xin.

"By the way, may I ask how the client can contact you if they have a commission?"

Hideyuki Makimura asked Li Xin, then gave him an example: "Like Ryo and me, the way we contact each other is by writing the code word 'XYZ' along with the message we need and our phone number on the message board at the east exit of Shinjuku Station. When we see it, we will contact the person who needs our help. What about you, Li Xin? What is your contact method?"

Li Xin thought for a moment and said to Makimura Hideyuki, "Leave a note on the message board of Cat's Eye Cafe across from the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters. Write an 'X' on the front and your contact information on the back. That's fine."

Hideyuki Makimura laughed and said, "Right across from the Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters? That's quite a bold way to contact you!"

People like them, who work in the gray area, are all involved in illegal activities. Li Xin deliberately placed the contact point opposite the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, which was indeed very bold.

"Is that not allowed?"

Li Xin asked.

The fact that "Cat's Eye" had set up its base right across from the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters for so long without anyone noticing made Li Xin think that what he was doing wasn't a big deal.

"No, no problem."

"I thought for a moment and said."

He had also been a policeman and knew the typical police mindset; they could easily overlook things happening right in front of their homes. Li Xin's idea was absolutely brilliant.

And so, after agreeing on contact information with Hideyuki Makimura, the legend of "X" finally began to spread in Tokyo...

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Joining Forces

As soon as Li Xin returned to the rented room, he saw Crocodile sitting in a chair with a serious expression. This was the first time Li Xin had seen Crocodile so serious, so he couldn't help but ask, "Crocodile, what happened?"

Crocodile looked at Li Xin, his expression unsure of what to say: "I should say, something happened to you. Gao Jie just called me and said that you agreed to kill someone for him, so he came to talk to me about the details."

He wasn't speaking to Li Xin to accuse him, since Li Xin's actions had actually given him enough face. However, Crocodile still felt a strong unease about Li Xin taking on such a dangerous job on his own initiative.

Li Xin is a young man, and it's normal for young people to be daring and aggressive. But the problem is that Crocodile is no longer young. Most of the people who started out in the underworld around the same time as him are either dead or in prison. How many of them have a good ending? So he doesn't rely on bravery or ruthlessness when he's in the underworld; he relies on a kind of "cowardice." Even now that he's switched careers to become a hitman agent, he always wants to do deals that are sure to succeed. This is also why he hasn't been able to find Li Xin a job for so many days—simple jobs have already been taken by local hitmen in Tokyo, so why would Crocodile, an outsider, have a chance?

He finally got a lead that day and went there full of confidence, only to find that the job had already been taken by a local assassin in Tokyo. Just as he was wondering how to explain this to Li Xin, Gao Jie called and brought him a huge order with a reward of 30 million yen.

Thirty million yen is roughly three million Hong Kong dollars. Crocodile has been in the underworld for so many years, and he rarely deals with such a large sum of money. It's not that he doesn't have the opportunity, but he consciously avoids deals involving such large sums. After all, he's a coward. He knows that anything involving such a large sum of money is bound to be complicated, and for the sake of his life, it's best to stay away.

The person Kaohsiung Metro had Li Hsin kill was indeed no small fry; he was the regional head of the Theobe Alliance, an out-of-town gang that was recently vying for territory with the Tainan gang.

Crocodile had heard of the Theobe Alliance; it was a transnational criminal syndicate headquartered in Central and South America, whose main business was drug trafficking. Many gangs in Hong Kong had obtained their drugs from them, which was why Crocodile knew something about this organization.

This time, the Theobe Alliance seems to have its sights set on the Japanese market, sending many of its agents to set up branches in Tokyo. Shinjuku, as Tokyo's most famous red-light district, is the first territory the Theobe Alliance wants to take over.

But Shinjuku is the territory of the Tainan gang, so how could Kaohsiung MRT possibly hand over its territory? The Theobe Alliance came from afar this time, wanting to be a "powerful dragon" that could suppress the "local snake". The Tainan gang and the Theobe Alliance clashed several times, and the Tainan gang suffered heavy losses. Kaohsiung MRT sought help from the Triads, the backers of the gang, but was ignored by the Triads.

For the triads, they supported the Tainan gang to solve their problems. But when things came down to it, the Tainan gang actually wanted the triads to solve their problems. Isn't that just plain crazy?

In the eyes of the Triads, even if the Theobe Alliance conquered Shinjuku, if they wanted to gain a foothold in Tokyo, they would still have to pay the Triads a price and be at their beck and call. They didn't care whether the Tainan Gang or the Theobe Alliance were their dogs; as long as they stayed, they were good dogs.

But the Tainan gang obviously wouldn't just give up like that. During this time, they have been trying to find ways to fight against the Tokyo branch of the Theobe Alliance. This is why Kaohsiung MJ tried to win over Li Xin after witnessing his skills. He hoped that Li Xin could help him take down the branch leader of the Theobe Alliance so that he could have a chance to catch his breath.

But the Theobe Alliance is not so easy to deal with. They are in the business of drug trafficking, a very lucrative business. Without strong military support, they would have been taken down by the international police long ago, or been double-crossed by other criminal organizations. Even though the Tainan gang is only opposing a branch, its firepower is absolutely formidable. Assassinating the head of the Theobe Alliance's Tokyo branch is, in Crocodile's eyes, a suicide mission!

To make Li Xin understand the dangers of this job, Crocodile told him all about the terrifying aspects of the Theobe Alliance. After listening silently, Li Xin said in a very decisive tone, "Okay, I understand. I'm taking this job!"

"no……"

Crocodile covered his face. He had advised Li Xin not to accept the offer, but now it seemed like Li Xin had no choice but to accept it.

"The village chief said that if you see a drug dealer, you should just kill him."

Li Xin said firmly.

Central China is arguably one of the most drug-hating countries in the world. Drug dealers deserve to die a horrible death, which is almost a consensus among the entire population. If Gao Jie had asked him to kill someone else, Li Xin might have hesitated. But killing drug dealers, Li Xin thought that if he had the chance to return to Shibalipu Village and tell the village chief and the village party secretary about it, they might even give him a reward.

With no psychological barriers and the generous compensation from Kao Chieh, Li Xin truly had no reason to refuse this mission.

"you……"

Crocodile pointed at Li Xin, wanting to say a lot, but ultimately held back.

"Alright, Crocodile, tell me where the head of the Theobe Alliance's Tokyo branch is right now. I'm going to take him down right now."

Li Xin said to Crocodile Man.

"Now? So hastily? Not even waiting until tomorrow?"

The crocodile man was so shocked he couldn't speak.

"It would be a sin for me to let this kind of person live even one more day."

Li Xin clenched his fist and said.

Crocodile wasn't from the mainland and didn't know how much Li Xin hated drugs, but he could tell that Li Xin was determined and no amount of persuasion would work. So he could only say, "If I remember correctly, the head of the Tokyo branch of the Theobe Alliance 'selects concubines' at the Hillchi Club every night."

"Choosing a concubine?"

Li Xin was puzzled by this term. This wasn't the emperor selecting concubines.

"Yes, selecting a concubine."

Crocodile nodded and said, "The Hillchi Club is owned by the head of the Tokyo branch of the Theobe Alliance. It is said that he uses drugs to control many of the dancers working in his club. Every night, he would choose his favorite one from the club to enjoy himself with, living like an ancient emperor. That's why I call it 'selecting concubines'."

Li Xin frowned. Very well, the reason to kill him has become even stronger. This scum, no, something even worse than scum!

After obtaining useful information, Li Xin prepared to set off immediately. Crocodile Lao stopped Li Xin and said, "Xin, be very careful. If you think it won't work, remember to save your own life first. Everything else can be discussed later. Don't be reckless!"

Li Xin did not stop because of Crocodile's words, but he still nodded slightly to let him know that he had listened to what he said.

Looking at the rain pouring down outside, the crocodile, who had little fighting ability, could only silently pray for Li Xin's safe return.

Li Xin didn't know where the Hilchi Club was, but it was easy to find out. Although the Hilchi Club had been open in Shinjuku for less than half a year, it had quickly become the most famous club in Shinjuku. The dancers there were all sexy and alluring, and their dance moves were the most arousing. As soon as it opened, it was widely praised by Tokyo's LSSPs. What was most rare was that the dancers in this club were extremely submissive. Even if customers did something out of line to them, they would only smile charmingly and not care.

After asking a passerby for directions to the Hillch Club, and amidst the passerby's knowing smile, Li Xin headed towards the Hillch Club.

Upon arriving at the Hillch Club, Li Xin discovered that the club's doors were tightly closed, indicating that it had ceased operations.

But you have to understand, this is Shinjuku, Tokyo's city that never sleeps. Most shops in Shinjuku stay open until 12:30 a.m., and it's only a little past 10 p.m. now. What club would close this early?

has a problem!

Li Xin made this judgment immediately, then went to the back door of the Hillch Club and listened carefully to the sounds inside. Sure enough, he heard voices inside.

Just as Li Xin was about to listen carefully, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder. Li Xin was startled and instinctively turned around to throw a punch. However, after seeing the person behind him, Li Xin abruptly stopped his punch. Fortunately, Li Xin had now learned the mental cultivation method and was gradually mastering the use of internal energy; otherwise, this punch would have been quite painful for him.

"why you?"

Li Xin looked at the Ya Yu Liao that was silently approaching from behind him and asked.

At this moment, Ya Yu Liao raised his hands to indicate that he posed no threat to Li Xin. Upon hearing Li Xin's question, he quickly replied, "What else could it be? Of course, we're here to settle scores with the people inside!"

"Settle the accounts?"

Li Xin asked in confusion.

"Don't you know? The person who just sent people to kill my partner Makimura is the owner of this club. I'm here to avenge Makimura!"

Ryo Saeba's expression became unusually serious. He said to Li Xin, "Oh, right, I almost forgot to thank you. Thank you for saving Makimura."

Li Xin said calmly, "You're welcome. He has already thanked me. If you want to express your gratitude again, why don't you give me some money?"

Ya Yu Liao's expression immediately changed, and he said to Li Xin, "Let's talk about your purpose in being here. Ah Xin, why are you here?"

Seeing that Ryo Saeba had no intention of paying, Li Xin didn't bother to continue the conversation and said to Ryo Saeba, "I've taken on a job. The job is to take down the head of the Tokyo branch of the Theobe Alliance, who is also the owner of this club. By the way, our goals are conflicting, aren't they?"

Li Xin rubbed his fist. He hadn't expected that he would have to compete with others before he could kill his target. Being an assassin was indeed difficult!

Yao Yu Liao quickly waved his hand: "No, no, no, I don't think there's anything between us. You killed the club owner for work, while I came here just for revenge. This isn't work, it's personal vendetta. So whether you or I kill that guy, it won't prevent you from getting your reward. Don't you think that's great? You can have such a powerful helper like me without paying any price!"

Finding Ya Yu Liao's words to be true, Li Xin abandoned his fighting stance and said to Ya Yu Liao, "Alright, let's join forces then."

"Alright, let's join forces!"

Ya Yu Liao extended his hand to Li Xin, and Li Xin shook hands with him without hesitation.

After forming an alliance with Yao Yu Liao, Li Xin used his hairpin to unlock the door and quickly opened the club's back door. Yao Yu Liao gave Li Xin a thumbs up: "Awesome!"

In fact, Ya Yu Liao is also a master lock picker, but flattery doesn't cost anything, so let's praise Li Xin instead. The adult world is full of human relationships and social niceties.

Li Xin was certainly not going to be flattered by Ya Yu Liao's praise. He knew very well that a professional like Ya Yu Liao could not possibly not pick locks, and might even be better at it than him!

The two quietly entered the club through the back door and sneaked into the lobby.

In stark contrast to the surrounding darkness, the hall was brightly lit, especially on the stage, where the lights focused on the women wearing mink coats but with bare feet, making their beauty shine even brighter.

"Wow, that old man really knows how to enjoy life!"

Ya Yu Liao was drooling.

Li Xin frowned as he looked at the women, because he noticed that although they were beautiful, their eyes were vacant, and they looked like dolls, lacking any human warmth.

Ya Yu Liao said softly, "What, you noticed it too? These dancers are all controlled by drugs. They do whatever they're told. They're just empty shells with beautiful bodies."

After a pause, Yao Yu Liao continued, "I learned from intelligence dealers that many of these dancers were originally respectable women who suddenly came to the Hillch Club to work as dancers. Some even broke ties with their families because of this. This is probably closely related to the main business of the Theobe Alliance."

What is the main business of the Theobe Alliance? It's drug trafficking! In other words, the Theobe Alliance uses drugs to control beautiful young women, turning them into tools for making money!

Li Xin's disgust for the Theobe Alliance deepened, and he said to Ya Yu Liao, "Don't let a single one escape."

Ya Yu Liao nodded and said, "That's what I think too."

It's true that Yao Yu Liao is a lecher, but he has always been a chivalrous person. Theobe Alliance's use of such methods against women has really stepped on Yao Yu Liao's landmine.