Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Inside the hall, a middle-aged foreign man with a mustache stroked his chin. Beside him, a man in a black suit asked obsequiously, "Boss, which dancer are you planning to enjoy yourself with tonight?"

The club's boss glanced at the many dancers on stage, pointed a finger at one of the curly-haired women, and said, "You're the one!"

The man in the black suit handed over a cigar box and said to the boss with a smile, "Boss, you have excellent taste. This woman is new and hasn't been used by anyone else yet. Please!"

The boss picked up a cigar, put it in his mouth, and said smugly, "Hehehe, fire!"

"Ok."

Just as the man in the black suit pulled out his lighter, a gunshot rang out. The cigar in the BOSS's mouth was lit, and the man in the black suit was shot in the abdomen and fell to the ground.

"Who is it?!"

The BOSS looked in the direction from which the bullets came, and Li Xin and Ya Yu Liao slowly walked out.

Who are you people?!

Upon seeing two strangers appear in his "castle," the BOSS immediately questioned them.

"The one who will take your life."

Li Xin answered calmly.

Chapter 28 Yan Shang

"Heh, you want to take my life... with just the two of you?"

BOSS couldn't help but laugh when he heard Li Xin's words. He calmly smoked his cigar, then snapped his fingers. In a flash, a group of muscular men appeared out of nowhere and surrounded Li Xin and Ya Yu Liao.

Seeing that these burly men all had blank stares, Li Xin knew that they were probably monsters who had been injected with some kind of "PCP Angel Dust," just like the fearless burly man he had encountered before.

Exhaling a puff of smoke, the BOSS said calmly, "I don't know who you are, but it doesn't matter, you'll all be dead soon."

Even Crocodile, an outsider, knew about his nightly "selection of concubines" at the Hillchi Club, so how could Gao Jie, a local tyrant, not know? However, instead of leading his men to storm the Hillchi Club and eliminate the head of the Tokyo branch of the Theobe Alliance, he asked Li Xin to do it, because he already knew that the place was heavily guarded.

These burly men were all incredibly strong and impervious to pain; they showed no reaction whether slashed with knives or shot with guns.

Therefore, the BOSS was not flustered at all when he saw Li Xin and Ya Yu Liao infiltrate his club. In his opinion, no one could defeat his subordinates who had been injected with "PCP Angel Dust".

With immense strength, swift movements, fearlessness in the face of death, and absolute obedience to one's orders, is there a more perfect subordinate in the world?

Ya Yu Liao frowned as he looked at the group of burly men.

Before coming here, Hideyuki Makimura had told Ryo Saeba that the person who attacked him was as strong as a monster and did not react at all when shot, which seemed to be related to "PCP Angel Dust".

Ryo Saeba actually knows much more about "PCP Angel Dust" than Hideyuki Makimura.

Like many machines, their maximum operating power is 100 watts, but in order to reduce the load on the machine, they are usually only operated at 80% of the power, which can effectively extend the machine's lifespan.

Humans are the same, but the human machine is more sophisticated and more susceptible to damage. Therefore, humans usually only exert about 10% to 15% of their true limits. Once this limit is exceeded, the nerves throughout the body will tell you that this is not good and then limit your strength.

"PCP Angel Dust" is a drug that damages the human nervous system, unlocks the body's limitations, and also has the effect of confusing the brain. It can create monsters that are painless, incredibly strong, and absolutely obedient to commands.

Yao Yu Liao guessed that he would encounter such monsters again on this trip to the Hillch Club, but he did not expect there to be so many of them, which made him feel troubled.

"Ah, I remember now!"

The BOSS carefully examined Ya Yu Liao and then said, "You must be Ya Yu Liao. No wonder you looked familiar before. It's you! I'm sorry, but to us Westerners, it's really hard to distinguish the appearances of you Easterners, except for beauties, of course."

Seeing that the other party recognized him and sounded like they were deliberately targeting him, Ryo Yaba couldn't help but probe, "You actually know me? The Theobe Alliance, a drug trafficking organization headquartered in Central and South America, why would you know me? And what is your purpose in coming to Japan?"

BOSS laughed: "Hehe, to ask such a stupid question, it seems that the legendary 'City Hunter' is nothing special. We came to Japan, of course, to monopolize the Japanese market and establish an exclusive drug trafficking channel for our alliance in Japan!"

Ryo Yaba nodded and said, "I see. That's not surprising. But what about the conflict you had with the local gangs after you came to Japan? If you kill them, who will help you sell drugs?"

The Teobe Alliance is a drug trafficking organization, but it is mainly responsible for drug production. It usually sells drugs to powerful local gangs such as the Triads, who then distribute them to other gangs. This is also an important reason why the Triads ignored the Tainan gang's request for help. They thought that the Teobe Alliance set up a branch in Shinjuku to facilitate transactions, and that they could get a discount when buying drugs from the Teobe Alliance in the future.

The boss exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Why should we let them sell drugs for us? Can't we sell them ourselves? Why should we let others make this money? What we want is the entire Japanese market. In other words, we want to control even the sales. Therefore, we must eliminate those gangs. The Tainan gang is just the beginning. Next, we'll target the Triads behind them, and even the Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest gangster organization in Japan!"

Perhaps because he already considered Yaba Ryo a dead man, the BOSS made no attempt to conceal the entire ambition of the Theobe Alliance in Japan.

Everyone has the desire to confide in others, and even a villain like the BOSS is no exception. However, he has many things hidden in his heart that he cannot even tell his most trusted confidants. That is why he is so open with Ya Yu Liao and Li Xin, who are about to die. In fact, he treats the two of them as his confidants, and only once.

Although the ultimate goal of the Teobe Alliance is to eliminate the Japanese underworld and monopolize the huge Japanese market, the problem is that while it's one thing for gangs from other regions like the Tainan Gang to be eliminated, underworld giants like the Triads and the Yamaguchi-gumi, each wield immense power and have close ties with the political world. Eliminating them will not be easy and will require a long period of infiltration. Therefore, now is not the time for the Teobe Alliance to reveal such enormous ambitions. It is impossible for him to let Ryo Saeba and Shin Li, who know about the Teobe Alliance's ambitions, live.

"What grand ambitions! The Tainan gang is one thing, after all, it's just an outside gang. But you actually want to take down the Triads and the Yamaguchi-gumi. I really have to admire your courage!"

Ya Yu Liao chuckled lightly, as if he had no idea that his death was imminent.

The BOSS stubbed out his cigar: "What a pity, Ryo Saeba. I actually quite admire you. The organization considered you a major obstacle for us to enter Japan, which is a very high evaluation. So I didn't follow the organization's arrangements from the beginning. Instead, I called in that guy named Makimura to try and recruit you. But he didn't know what was good for him, so I had to kill him. You're here now to avenge Makimura, right?"

Ryo Yaba glanced at Li Xin with a smile, as if to say, "Look, this fool actually thinks he has already killed Makimura!"

If Makimura were dead, Ryo Saeba wouldn't be so carefree now. It's because Makimura is alright and currently at home celebrating his sister's birthday that Ryo Saeba went alone to eliminate the threat of the BOSS, preventing him from having the chance to ruin the happy time of the Makimura siblings.

Seeing no anger on Ya Yu Liao's face, the BOSS was somewhat dissatisfied. Thinking of Li Xin, who had come with Ya Yu Liao, the BOSS naturally assumed that Li Xin was Ya Yu Liao's new partner, and couldn't help but say, "You're not even sad about your partner's death. Is it because you have a new partner?"

Ya Yu Liao glanced at Li Xin again, then said, "Did you hear what he said? New partner!"

Li Xin remained noncommittal, but stared intently at the BOSS. He was determined to kill this man!

The BOSS felt a chill run down his spine. He touched his neck, trying to maintain his composure: "Really, why did I say so much to you... Never mind, I'm still waiting to spend the night with my beauty. You lot can all just die!"

"Want to kill us? We'll see what you're capable of!"

Ya Yu Liao laughed and said to Li Xin, "The other side has a large number of people. You go deal with them, and I'll deal with the people over there. We'll fight on two fronts, how about that?"

Li Xin glanced at the group of muscular men that Ya Yu Liao was pointing at, then at the group of dancers that Ya Yu Liao had assigned him to deal with, and remained silent for a moment.

Okay, although these two groups are roughly the same size, and even their pectoral muscles are about the same size, but...

Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue about it. Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, no problem!"

"Let's begin!"

As Ya Yu Liao spoke, he charged toward the group of dancers on the stage. After Ya Yu Liao moved, the BOSS snapped his fingers, and the group of big men also moved, rushing toward Li Xin, who was closest to them, wanting to tear Li Xin to pieces before killing Ya Yu Liao.

Without blinking, Li Xin grabbed the head of the first burly man who charged at him with one hand and used it as a weapon to swing it at the surrounding men. Anyone hit by Li Xin's "weapon" was either sent flying or had all their bones broken.

The once menacing men were soon lying scattered on the ground, their fates unknown. The man Li Xin had used as a weapon had already been struck by Li Xin from the very beginning, breaking his cervical spine and ceasing all breathing. Although those injected with "PCP Angel Dust" could not feel pain due to damaged nerves and could move for a while even after suffering a fatal injury, the damage to their brains meant they would die just like ordinary people.

Yao Yu Liao, who had just jumped onto the stage to have a friendly match with the dancers, was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Li Xin to be able to finish the battle so quickly.

Brother, I haven't even taken my pants off yet, and you've already taken care of them all? Makimura told me those people injected with "PCP Angel Dust" were monsters, but I think you're the monster among monsters!

The BOSS, who had just taken out another cigar and was about to enjoy the gruesome deaths of Ya Yu Liao and Li Xin, couldn't even hold the cigar anymore. It fell through his fingers. He looked at Li Xin, who was walking towards him after dealing with the group of big men, and for the first time lost his composure. He was no longer as calm and collected as before. He hurriedly took out a pistol from his pocket and fired several shots at Li Xin.

But the BOSS wasn't a sharpshooter like Ya Yu Liao. Faced with the bullets he fired, Li Xin simply shifted his body slightly to dodge them all, which didn't even affect his speed in approaching the BOSS.

"Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!"

After firing seven shots and running out of bullets, the BOSS hurriedly said to Li Xin, "Let me go! I can give you money, I can give you lots and lots of money! And those women, I can give you all of them! Just let me go!"

He had only thought that "City Hunter" was the most dangerous one, but he never expected that this black guy was the real hidden master, who wiped out all of his trump cards in just a few moves.

“Ah-xin…”

Just as Ya Yu Liao was about to remind Li Xin that not a word of this scum could be believed, he saw Li Xin grab the BOSS by the neck and twist it so easily that he killed the BOSS like a chicken.

After leaving the BOSS's corpse behind, Li Xin slowly turned to look at Ya Yu Liao and said calmly, "I don't take any kind of money, especially not from drug dealers. I won't take a single penny."

Ya Yu Liao was taken aback, then smiled knowingly and gave Li Xin a thumbs up.

He didn't hesitate for a second when faced with money and beauty. Brother Ashin is a man you can get along with!

After giving Li Xin a thumbs-up, Ya Yu Liao turned to face the dancers, his expression somewhat solemn.

The group of burly men injected with "PCP Angel Dust" all died, even the BOSS died, but the dancers on the stage showed no emotion, as if they were just a group of puppets.

The knowledgeable Yao Yu Liao knew that these women were completely controlled by drugs and had lost even the most basic ability to respond to the outside world. If they were released like this, they would probably not be able to take care of themselves.

"I'll take these people with me. I know a very skilled doctor who should be able to cure them."

Ya Yu Liao addressed Li Xin.

It wasn't that he was lustful again and wanted to take these women back for his own pleasure. Although Ryoto Yaba was nicknamed "Shinjuku Stallion" because he was completely powerless against beautiful women, perhaps because of his usually disgraceful behavior, he had an unusually strong sense of boundaries. He simply couldn't bring himself to do anything with these women who had no will of their own. So this time, he was genuinely planning to take these women to see a doctor for treatment. As for what he would do after curing these women, hehehehe…

"Do as you please, my target is just this guy."

Li Xin took out a Polaroid camera and took a picture of the BOSS's corpse. After completing a mission, an assassin needs proof to hand over the mission to the employer. Cutting off the BOSS's head and taking it away would not only be bloody but also troublesome, so Li Xin chose to take a picture of the corpse.

"With so many beauties around, you don't even glance at them, but you're completely infatuated with this old guy. Brother Ashin, are you perhaps gay?"

Now that the matter was over, Ya Yu Liao returned to his usual carefree personality and joked with Li Xin.

After putting away the camera and photos, Li Xin said calmly to Ya Yu Liao, "My work is done. You're in charge of cleaning up the mess now. Don't tell me you can't even do this."

Having spent a long time with the crocodile-like people of Huahuakou, Li Xin now has a wealth of experience in dealing with them. The best way to deal with them is to leave them hanging and let them talk to themselves. If you are swayed by their words and try to respond to them, then you have truly lost.

Seeing that Li Xin still had that expressionless look, Ya Yu Liao felt awkward and could only shrug to express his disappointment.

Not long after Li Xin left, the Hill Club, which was incredibly popular in Shinjuku, literally became a fire. Li Xin, who hadn't gone far, sensed the flames behind him and stopped. He thought to himself, "Good. This way, all the evidence will be destroyed in the fire, and the remaining traces will be washed away by the rain. This is for the best."

In the distance, at the Formosa Club, Kao Chieh saw the fire at the Hillch Club through the window on the third floor. He was shocked and confused, so he quickly summoned his men and ordered them to find out what had happened.

"What, is there something strange about the place where the fire started?"

Behind Kao Chieh, a young woman sat on the sofa and asked him calmly.

Gao Jie quickly left the window and said respectfully to the young woman, "Miss Haitang, I only suspected it because the direction of the fire seemed to be my enemy's territory."

The young woman wore a red trench coat, her long hair reaching past her shoulders. Her features were both sexy and heroic, and her slightly upturned eyes held a thousand charms. However, when she gazed at Kao Chieh, she exuded great authority. Even though Kao Chieh was the leader of the Tainan gang, he couldn't help but fall silent in her presence.

The woman called Haitang frowned slightly and said, "You just said you hired an assassin to kill the head of the Theobe Alliance branch, and now his territory is on fire. You suspect that this was the assassin's doing?"

Gao Jie nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Haitang, that assassin is extremely skilled. It's not surprising that he was able to do this."

Having just been deeply impressed by Li Xin's strength, Kao Chieh has great confidence in Li Xin and believes that this matter is most likely related to Li Xin.

"Such decisiveness and ability—if he really did this, I would be very interested in meeting him."

Haitang smiled slightly, her lips exuding endless charm. Even Gao Jie, a ruthless man who was unmoved by women, couldn't help but feel a flutter in his heart. However, he quickly bit his tongue hard to keep himself awake.

She's the daughter of the leader of the Donghu Gang, the biggest triad in Taiwan. Is she someone anyone can just covet?

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Recruiting

Crocodile looked at the photo Li Xin had placed on the table and asked, "What is this?"

"A photo of the head of the Tokyo branch of the Theobe Alliance."

Li Xin replied, then, after thinking for a moment, added, "A photo of the corpse."

Crocodile Man looked on incredulously: "So, you were only gone for a short while, and you managed to kill that person?"

Li Xin nodded and said, "That's right. Tomorrow, you and I will take this photo to Gao Jie to ask for the money."

Crocodile swallowed hard, his gaze towards Li Xin filled with unfamiliarity, as if he were seeing Li Xin for the first time.

He was arguably the first person to know Li Xin after Li Xin left Shibali Village, and probably the person who knew Li Xin best. However, he now finds himself seemingly not recognizing Li Xin anymore.

"Ah-Xin, take off your sunglasses."

Crocodile Man spoke to Li Xindao.

Li Xin was puzzled after hearing Crocodile's words, but he still took off his sunglasses, revealing his eyes that had been covered by them.

These are crystal-clear eyes, without a trace of impurity, as bright and clear as a child's, making people feel at first glance that this person is particularly easy to please... no, it makes people feel at first glance that this person must be a kind person.

This really is the Ashin I first met...

Crocodile made Li Xin put his sunglasses back on because Li Xin's eyes lacked murderous intent and weren't fierce enough. That's why he made Li Xin wear sunglasses; that way, he could intimidate others.

"Ah-Xin, when did you become so amazing?"

Crocodile asked Li Xindao.

He had inquired beforehand and learned that the Hilton Club was heavily guarded. Although he didn't know exactly how heavily guarded they were, there were definitely a lot of people, and they were armed. But Li Xin only went out for a short while and came back without any injuries. Clearly, in just over a day, Li Xin's strength had undergone a tremendous change.

"I asked you yesterday where I could learn some powerful fighting techniques, so I went to learn them."

Li Xin gave Crocodile Man his answer, which consisted of a brief summary of three or four chapters of the novel.

Crocodile Guy: "..."

While you did ask me this question and I did give you directions, you're learning way too fast! Is that "Number One Martial Arts School in Japan" really that amazing?

"Where did you learn that? Is it that 'Kyokugenryu' style? Is it too late for me to learn it now?"

Crocodile was somewhat tempted.

I advise you not to.

Li Xin shook his head and said, "That 'Extreme Flow' group can fight. I was beaten out as soon as I went in. Later, I met a fellow villager from the Central Plains and learned some skills from him."