Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

"call……"

Upon hearing that Li Xin and Crocodile had agreed, Fujii Takako breathed a long sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden that had been weighing on her for a long time had been lifted off her shoulders.

Seeing Fujii Takako's expression, Li Xin had a sudden thought and couldn't help but ask, "What grudge do you have against Hida?"

Fujii Takako had just finished a cigarette when she heard Li Xin's question, so she lit another one. Li Xin had seen women smoke before, but this was the first time he had ever seen a woman smoke as fiercely as Fujii Takako, as if she couldn't be without her cigarette.

"What else could the feud with that miser be about but money, of course!"

Takako Fujii took a drag of her cigarette and exhaled, then said, "My boyfriend once borrowed money from him, and when he couldn't pay it back, he was driven to the point of hanging himself."

Fujii Takako gave a bitter laugh: "Normally, it's only right to pay back debts. I don't think I have any reason to avenge him for dying over something like this. After all, it's really stupid of me to borrow money from loan sharks knowing they're charging exorbitant interest rates! But the problem is, he borrowed the money to pay for my medical treatment!"

Fujii Takako lowered her head: "I've had a bad heart since I was a child. After graduating from university, I've been living in the hospital. My parents passed away early, and my relatives avoided me. Because of my personality, I didn't have any close friends. Only that idiot didn't abandon me. He kept coming to visit me and always told me, 'Cheer up, you'll get better. I'll take care of the hospital expenses.' But when I recovered and was discharged from the hospital, I went to his house and found that he had committed suicide at home. There was only a loan agreement from 'Feida Financial' beside him."

"So what can I do but avenge him!"

Fujii Takako smiled, her laughter tinged with a hint of a sob: "Well, what do you think? Not a funny story at all, right? So, remember this: never, ever touch loan sharks again!"

Li Xin nodded, then reached out and snatched the cigarette from Fujii Takako's hand, threw it on the ground, and stomped it out.

"Since it's a body that your most important person gave their life for, you should cherish it a little."

Li Xin said to Fujii Takako.

Smoking is harmful to your health, a phrase the village chief always says. Although he himself is a heavy smoker, so his words may not seem very convincing, Li Xin still remembers them.

Fujii Takako frowned and muttered, "Mind your own business!"

I wanted to light another cigarette, but when I reached for the cigarette pack, I found it was empty.

Fujii Takako crumpled the empty cigarette pack and stuffed it back into her pocket, then said, "Anyway, come find me after you take down Hida. Since you can take down Hida, you can definitely take down me too. I certainly wouldn't dare to renege on my promise, right?"

Crocodile nodded, also thinking that Fujii Takako wouldn't dare to renege on her promise, and said to Fujii Takako, "Give me a phone number, so it will be easier for us to contact you."

Fujii Takako nodded and gave her phone number to Crocodile Man.

Crocodile thought for a moment and said, "We need to wait a few days before killing Feitian. If he dies right after we leave him, even if we do everything perfectly, it will still arouse suspicion. I hope you can understand that."

Evidence is something only the police need. For people in the underworld, a mere suspicion is enough. Crocodile doesn't want to get himself into trouble.

"No problem, I've waited three years, what's a few more days?"

Fujii Takako nodded, and at the same time had greater confidence in Crocodile and Li Xin's professionalism.

Crocodile nodded, then said to Li Xin, "Xin, let's go."

After Li Xin and Crocodile Man left, Fujii Takako also turned back towards "Feitian Financial". She had just sneaked out, and if she didn't go back for too long, it would arouse suspicion.

As Fujii Takako passed a vending machine, she wanted to buy a pack of cigarettes. She had already taken the money out of her wallet, but stopped when she was about to put it into the vending machine's coin slot.

"cut!"

Fujii Takako canceled the option to buy cigarettes and instead chose a can of coffee, then took the coffee and went straight back to the company.

Back at "Feida Financial," a staff member noticed that Fujii Takako, who always had a cigarette in her hand, was drinking coffee instead of smoking, and exclaimed, "Oh, Ms. Fujii, drinking coffee!"

"None of your business!"

Fujii Takako was displeased.

Chapter Thirty-Two: A True Judge of Character

"Hey Crocodile, what do we do with this money? Should we get that woman to launder it for us afterwards?"

Li Xin, carrying a briefcase containing 30 million yen in cash, asked, for the first time in his life, that the money he was holding no longer tasted good.

It's frustrating to be able to watch but not spend the money.

Crocodile thought for a moment and said to Li Xin, "Go find Kao Chieh, he should be able to help us launder money."

We must launder this money as soon as possible. It's not so that Li Xin's fellow villagers can move into houses sooner. Only by laundering this money quickly will they lose their motive for killing Fei Tian, ​​and thus they won't be on the suspect list after Fei Tian's death.

Looking for Kao Chieh?

Li Xin asked in confusion.

The money was originally given to them by Kao Chieh, and now they're going to Kao Chieh again to launder the money. It all seems a bit strange.

"Yes, go find him."

Crocodile nodded.

Gang members often have dirty money and are extremely experienced in money laundering, with pachinko parlors being one of the most important channels.

First, it must be stated that Japan is actually a country where gambling is explicitly prohibited by law, and only certain public gambling activities are permitted, such as horse racing, rowing, and bicycle keirin.

However, there is another form of gambling that is not counted as gambling: pachinko, also known as pinball machines.

Players exchange cash for pachinko balls and win prizes through the game, such as various daily necessities, fruits, vegetables, meats and other foods, and even luxury goods such as designer bags, which can be exchanged at the pachinko shop.

As long as the exchange involves items rather than direct cash, pinball machines are not considered gambling under the law.

Of course, in reality, many pachinko parlors also use third-party agencies to exchange prizes for cash, thus circumventing the laws prohibiting gambling.

These pachinko parlors are ubiquitous on the streets of Japan, laundering countless amounts of dirty money. This is why almost every pachinko parlor has a yakuza backing it up, as it is a crucial channel for their money laundering.

In the Tainan gang's territory, there are many pachinko parlors owned by them. The reason why Ah-Jie was beaten up by Kaohsiung MRT was because Tie Tou and his gang tampered with the pachinko machines in the Kaohsiung MRT pachinko parlor, which was a major taboo for them.

Now that the money laundering channels through underground banks have been disrupted, Crocodile Man has no choice but to ask Kaohsiung MRT for help.

In fact, if Li Xin hadn't wanted to transfer this money back to the Central Plains and spend it in Japan, there would have been no need for such trouble. Small amounts could be used for daily expenses, while larger amounts could be used on the black market or spent lavishly in nightclubs. It would have been easy to spend the money without needing to launder it. But because the money was going to leave the country, it needed to be laundered before it could be transferred out.

"But Kao Chieh's asking price probably won't be low, so you should be prepared."

Crocodile Man spoke to Li Xindao.

Li Xin didn't hesitate for long and quickly nodded: "No problem, I can accept it."

If the 30 million yen couldn't be transferred out, it would be no different from waste paper to Li Xin. In addition, with the "precious gem" of Hida Mitsuhiro's 50% commission as a precedent, Li Xin thought that Kaohsiung Metro would never ask for a higher price than Hida Mitsuhiro, so he felt a little better.

"Okay, let's go find him then."

Crocodile nodded.

The two returned to the Treasure Island Club. Kao Chieh was a little confused by Li Xin and Crocodile's return. However, after the two explained their purpose, he still cooperated and offered a fairly fair commission of thirty percent.

Compared to Hiroshi Hida's 50% commission, this was indeed a very fair handling fee, so Li Xin and Crocodile Lao agreed.

"Wait a mininute!"

Just as the two sides were about to finalize the deal, a voice rang out, and Haitang, dressed in red, joined the conversation.

Haitang smiled slightly, stood up from the sofa, and said to Li Xin, "May I ask, Mr. Axin, what is the purpose of your money laundering?"

Generally speaking, people involved in organized crime don't have clean money; their dirty money is constantly changing hands. But it's not a big deal, as long as they don't deposit it in a bank or take it abroad.

Now Li Xin is trying to launder money, which is honestly a bit strange, which is why Haitang asked this question.

"It's nothing, I just want to transfer the money back to my hometown in the Central Plains, is that not allowed?"

Li Xin asked.

"Oh, I see. Well, I have a deal to make. I wonder if Mr. Ashin would be interested?"

Haitang asked.

"What deal?"

Haitang smiled and said, "I just arrived in Japan. I was in such a hurry when I came that I didn't exchange too many yen. It just so happens that our Donghu Gang is interested in investing in the Central Plains, so we opened an account there and there is quite a lot of money in it. If Mr. Axin is willing, I am willing to exchange RMB for your yen at today's exchange rate. Is that alright?"

Li Xin's eyes widened involuntarily.

Is this okay? This is absolutely amazing!

Suppressing his excitement, Li Xin did his best to control his body language, and nodded slightly in a calm manner: "Of course."

"Thank you so much, Mr. Ashin!"

Haitang smiled and extended her hand to Li Xin. When shaking hands with Li Xin, Haitang deliberately squeezed Li Xin's hand and then said with a smile, "Mr. A-Xin's hand is very strong!"

Damn it, you bastard who stole my business!

Kao Chieh lowered his head, and the veins on his hands, which were resting on his lower abdomen, were bulging, forcing him to put his hands behind his back.

He knew very well that Haitang was trying to curry favor with Li Xin. He had originally planned to do the same, so he intended to ask Li Xin for 30 percent first, and then only deduct 20 percent when transferring the money, so that Li Xin would be grateful to him. In the future, if he wanted to fight against the Theobe Alliance, he would probably need Li Xin's help, so of course he had to curry favor with Li Xin.

He just hadn't expected that Haitang would also make a move. Not only did she make a move, but she also went to great lengths to curry favor with Li Xin, even taking into account Li Xin's feelings. She packaged what was clearly a highly profitable deal as a mutually beneficial one, not only stealing his business but also kicking him while he was down. This was truly...

Even so, Kao Chieh still had to put on a smiling face. There was nothing he could do; the situation was beyond his control. The Tainan gang needed the support of the Donghu gang to resist the invasion of the Theobe Alliance. He dared not offend Haitang at all, even if Haitang used him as a stepping stone, he could only endure it.

And so, without any loss, Li Xin gained a new account in Zhongyuan, containing 3.15 million RMB, while Haitang accepted the box of money that Gao Jie had given to Crocodile.

Even by the most critical calculation, Li Xin still made a profit from exchanging 30 million yen for 3.15 million yuan. No matter how shameless Li Xin is, he can't say that he doesn't owe Haitang anything.

"Crocodile, I'll give you your share later."

After leaving the Treasure Island Club, Li Xin said to Crocodile Man.

That 30 million yen didn't all belong to Li Xin. Thirty percent of it was Crocodile's share, which Li Xin has now converted into RMB. So Crocodile won't have any money left to take, since he doesn't need RMB anyway.

Li Xin currently has over two million yen. He plans to give two million yen to Crocodile Man first, and he doesn't want to share the remaining seven million yen until he pays it all off.

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry for my share, but Ah-Xin, it's not so easy to repay favors."

Crocodile Man spoke to Li Xindao.

Why did Crocodile Man, knowing there were money laundering channels at Kaohsiung Metro, still choose to launder money through "Feitian Financial"? It's because he couldn't repay the debts of gratitude he owed.

Although the Theobe Alliance has just lost a regional leader, it is a mature organization and will not cease to function just because it lost a regional leader. The Tainan gang and the alliance will still have a chance to fight in the future.

As long as Kao Chieh refuses to cede territory, he must resist the invasion of the Theobe Alliance and face the attack of this transnational criminal group. At that time, Kao Chieh will ask Li Hsin for help. Will Li Hsin help or not?

Now, the person Li Xin owes a favor to is Haitang, but that doesn't make much difference. After all, Crocodile knows very well what Kao Chieh wants, but what does Haitang want? How will she get Li Xin to repay the favor? Crocodile has no idea, and the unknown is often the most unsettling.

Li Xin nodded. He knew he had gotten a huge advantage this time and owed Haitang a tremendous favor. Li Xin was not one to forget kindness, and he would find it hard to refuse if Miss Haitang ever asked him for anything in the future.

"Never mind, these are all things for the future. It's good that you know, Ashin."

Crocodile patted Li Xin on the back (because he couldn't reach his shoulder).

"By the way, Crocodile, can I ask you for a favor?"

Li Xin said to Crocodile Man.

"what's up?"

"The crocodile man asked."

"Please take the money to Shibalipu Village and give it to Secretary Wang."

Li Xin said to Crocodile Man.

Three million yuan is enough to reconnect the entire Shibalipu Village, which has only about a hundred households. At the very least, it can help everyone get through the most difficult time.

"Leave it to me? Aren't you going back yourself?"

Crocodile Man was stunned.

He knew that Li Xin must miss his hometown; he could tell just by how much Li Xin cared about money.

Was Li Xin greedy? No, he just wanted his fellow villagers to be able to move into houses as soon as possible.

Now that Li Xin has made money, why isn't he going back?

"I dare not go back for the time being."

Li Xin lowered his head and said.

He ran away against the orders of the village chief and the village party secretary. Although his intentions were good, those two wouldn't care. If Li Xin goes back now, he'll definitely get a good beating.

Of course, Li Xin wasn't afraid of being beaten up, he was just afraid... just afraid... in short, he was afraid, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.

Crocodile Man didn't know what to say when he saw Li Xin like this, so he said to Li Xin, "Okay, I'll go."

"Don't tell them that I gave them the money. Just say... just say that you went back to the mainland to find your relatives and saw that Shibalipu Village was flooded, so... you had a change of heart and donated money to help rebuild Shibalipu Village. Yes, that's how you explain it!"

Li Xin fabricated a story for Crocodile Man.

Crocodile rolled his eyes: "You could say I had a change of heart, but looking for relatives... you've just given me a random ancestor?"

"Please help me out!"

Li Xin asked Crocodile Man Dao.

"Okay, okay, I got it. I promise you!"