Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Just as Lai Shengrui was leaving the room, someone suddenly pressed down on her shoulder: "Little Rui!"

The familiar voice made Lai Sheng Lei lower her guard, and she breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Ah Xin, is Xiao Ai alright?"

Li Xin nodded: "Yes, she's safe now. I'm here to take you away from here."

Lai Shenglei shook her head: "I've already obtained the remote control for the weight alarm and the method to activate the 'lithium iron phosphate'. I can't just leave without trying it out."

Now that Lai Sheng Ai is safe, Lai Sheng Lei has no more worries and must fight even harder.

Li Xin hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Okay, then I'll go with you!"

Lai Sheng Lei smiled happily: "Then my chances of winning have really increased!"

The two immediately went to the room where the "lithium iron phosphate" was stored. However, unlike before when it was unguarded, the iron bars had been breached and were no longer impenetrable. So this time, four bodyguards were stationed outside the room to guard it.

Just as Li Xin was about to go up and knock the four bodyguards unconscious, Lai Sheng Lei stopped him. She shook her head slightly at Li Xin and then threw a small ball towards the location of the four bodyguards.

The ball rolled smoothly to the center of the four bodyguards. The four bodyguards noticed the ball rolling over and just as they bent down to check it, the ball suddenly split open, spewing out a large amount of white smoke.

"Oh no, it's..."

Before "yes" could even finish explaining, all four bodyguards collapsed, and Li Xin and Lai Shenglei easily entered the room where the "lithium iron" was kept.

The weight sensor had been turned off long ago, so when Rui Kisugi entered the room, she didn't trigger any mechanisms. Following the instructions on the Lupin scarf, she quickly operated the various knobs on the vault door.

Lithium iron phosphate is known as an "unbreakable vault," and the method to open it is naturally extremely complicated. If it were easy to open, Jirokichi Suzuki would not have bothered to record the method specifically.

While Lai Sheng Lei was busy opening the vault door, Li Xin stood guard beside her, keeping watch for her.

The process of opening the "lithium iron phosphate" was complicated, but fortunately, Lai Sheng Rui was skillful and quick, so she opened the "lithium iron phosphate" door in no time.

The vault contained a vast collection of treasures. With so many priceless items piled together, anyone who wasn't tempted must not understand their value.

Lai Sheng Lei was well aware of the value of these treasures, but her gaze did not linger on them at all. Instead, she entered the vault, which resembled a small room, and began to search intently for the "Empress's Tears."

Just then, Li Xin suddenly said, "Someone's coming!"

Lai Sheng Rui was shocked. How could this be! She clearly gave Suzuki Jirokichi sleeping pills. He should have slept for several hours before waking up! Could it be that someone couldn't contact the four bodyguards and came to help?

But whatever the reason, it's certain that Jirokichi Suzuki's bodyguard team will be arriving here soon, and that it's Kisei Rui.

At this moment, the "Tears of the Queen" are within reach, and similarly, Jirokichi Suzuki's bodyguards are only a few steps away. Rei Kisei must make a decision in an instant: whether to continue searching for the "Tears of the Queen" or to flee immediately.

"Mr. Ashin, you should leave now!"

Without any hesitation, Kisugi Rui took out the remote control, pressed the button to restart the weight alarm, and then threw the remote control away. At the same time as throwing the remote control, Kisugi Rui decisively pulled on the vault door.

She was going to gamble, betting that Suzuki Jirokichi wouldn't be able to open the vault door, and that if he couldn't find anyone in the room, he would assume the thief had escaped again rather than having entered the vault.

But just as Lai Sheng Lei pulled down the vault door, a figure darted into the vault. By the time Lai Sheng Lei reacted, the door had already closed, plunging the vault into darkness.

Outside the vault, the mechanism was activated again with the remote control, and the iron bars once again enclosed the room into a large iron cage. However, because the hole that Li Xin had pried open had not yet been repaired, the cage could not hold anyone at all, which seemed somewhat ridiculous.

As soon as the iron bars were activated, Suzuki Jirokichi opened the door to the room. Seeing the activated mechanism and the remote control left inside, he angrily exclaimed, "Damn thief!"

Previously, Suzuki Jirokichi had drunk red wine laced with sleeping pills and was fast asleep. However, when the butler came to cover Suzuki Jirokichi with a blanket, this action woke up the very alert Suzuki Jirokichi.

Normally, people who have taken sleeping pills are not easy to wake up, but Suzuki Jirokichi was an exceptionally energetic person with a first-class physique, not inferior to young people at all, as can be seen from the many championships he won.

In addition, because Kisaragi Rui saw that Suzuki Jirokichi was an old man, she couldn't bear to give him too many sleeping pills and deliberately reduced the dosage, which is why Suzuki Jirokichi was awakened by the butler's action of covering him with a blanket.

When Suzuki Jirokichi was awakened, he immediately discovered that the remote control on his body was missing. He was just ambitious and not stupid. He immediately realized that his friend's daughter "Sophia" was a fake and an accomplice of the thief. Feeling that he had been deceived, Suzuki Jirokichi immediately called all the bodyguards in the villa to capture Lai Sheng Rui alive!

Originally, Suzuki Jirokichi was already very careful, deliberately not making any noise, for fear of alerting the thieves and causing them to abandon the theft and run away. While leading his men to the scene, he also gave orders to send some bodyguards to block the thieves outside the windows.

I thought my ambush would catch the thief off guard, but when I opened the door, there was no one in the room.

The bodyguards responsible for blocking people outside the window failed to stop anyone. They climbed into the room through the window, picked up the remote control, and then handed it to Suzuki Jirokichi outside the door through the gap in the iron bars.

With a dark expression, Suzuki Jirokichi deactivated the mechanism, and the iron gate retracted once more. He entered the room and found that the filling material in the gap under the vault door was intact.

After discovering that the thief had used something to reach into the vault through the gap under the door to steal things, Suzuki Jirokichi ordered his servants to seal the ventilation gap. Now that the filling in the gap has not been damaged, it means that the thief should not be able to do anything to the completely sealed vault.

As for opening the vault door, that's even more of a pipe dream. Suzuki Jirokichi has absolute confidence in his family's vault and doesn't believe anyone can unlock it. If someone could, it would only be... well, in short, it's impossible for anyone to open the vault without the correct method!

However, Jirokichi Suzuki still felt a little uneasy and wanted to open the vault to check the treasure inside. He shouted, "Lupin!"

A dog's hearing is sixteen times better than a human's. Although Suzuki Jirokichi's mansion was large, Lupin would always hear him and rush to his place as soon as he called out. But this time, after Suzuki Jirokichi shouted, Lupin did not come after a long time. Suzuki Jirokichi called out several more times, but he still could not hear Lupin's familiar bark.

"Seriously, where has Lupin gone?"

"Suzuki Jirokichi muttered."

He wasn't worried about Lupin's safety. Just as he wasn't an ordinary person, Lupin wasn't an ordinary dog ​​either. It had considerable fighting ability and was fast, so dealing with it wouldn't be easy. Suzuki Jirokichi could only suspect that Lupin had run into a well-soundproofed room to play, which was why he hadn't heard his voice.

The method to open the vault door was written on Lupin's silk scarf. Now, without Lupin, Jirokichi Suzuki is also unable to open the vault door.

"Well, never mind, it's impossible for anyone to open this vault anyway, so my worries are probably unnecessary."

Jirokichi Suzuki muttered something under his breath.

Since there were no signs that the vault had been tampered with, and the mechanisms had been activated, Suzuki Jirokichi could only conclude that the thieves had accidentally triggered the mechanisms and escaped.

No problem. As long as the thief doesn't steal anything from me, I won't lose.

Suzuki Jirokichi comforted himself by saying that in his life, he could only win, not lose!

After Suzuki Jirokichi and his bodyguards left the room, Li Xin, who had been pressing his ear against the vault door, whispered to Lai Sheng Rui, "They're all gone."

Lai Sheng Lei looked at Li Xin with complicated emotions and said, "Mr. Li Xin, why..."

"Call me Ashin, didn't we agree?"

Li Xin said to the next life with tears in his eyes.

"Yes, but..."

Li Xin continued, "I know you want me to leave, but I can't leave my employer here alone to risk his life. With me here, even if we encounter any danger, I can cover your escape, right?"

Chapter Thirty-Seven: First Encounter with a Master

The vault was completely dark. After Suzuki Jirokichi sealed the gap under the door, the vault became a completely sealed space, and not a single ray of light could get in.

In the darkness, Lai Shengrui couldn't see Li Xin's face (even in good light, she couldn't see it), and Li Xin couldn't see Lai Shengrui's expression either. However, they could both hear each other's hurried breathing.

The vault was actually quite spacious, but the problem was that it was filled with Suzuki Jirokichi's various collections, which made the remaining space inside extremely cramped. Li Xin and Lai Sheng Rui stood together in the vault. Although they couldn't be said to be touching each other, they were close enough to see and easily smell each other's scent.

What Li Xin smelled was the alluring fragrance of a mature woman emanating from Lai Sheng Lei, while what Lai Sheng Lei smelled was the strong masculine scent emanating from Li Xin, well, commonly known as body odor.

"Sorry……"

Seemingly realizing that he hadn't showered that day and must have a strong, unpleasant smell of sweat, Li Xin apologized to Lai Shenglei.

Lai Sheng Lei didn't respond to Li Xin's words, seemingly feeling embarrassed. She whispered, "Let me find the 'Empress's Tears' first."

As he spoke, he took out a flashlight about the thickness of a finger from his body, finally bringing a glimmer of light to the pitch-black vault.

In the light, Li Xin saw a faint blush on Lai Sheng Lei's face, while Lai Sheng Lei also saw on Li Xin's face... well, she still couldn't see anything.

This is not fair!

Lai Sheng Lei muttered to herself, showing a rare side of herself that resembled that of a young girl.

Li Xin didn't notice anything unusual about Lai Shenglei. He tried to keep his distance from Lai Shenglei, but it seemed difficult. After all, the space inside the vault was only so big, and Lai Shenglei was holding a flashlight to look for things. In addition, Li Xin was tall, so Lai Shenglei would still bump into Li Xin from time to time while looking for things.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Lai Sheng Lei apologized to Li Xin, but her expression didn't show any remorse; instead, she seemed secretly pleased.

She finally got the better deal.

Fortunately, Li Xin was so engrossed in his unease inside the vault that he didn't notice Lai Sheng Lei's little expression.

"Ah, found it!"

After searching through the vault for an unknown amount of time, Lai Sheng Lei finally found the "Empress's Tears" among the many treasures.

Having found the "Queen's Tears," the purpose of this trip was considered accomplished. Lai Sheng Lei curled up in a corner of the vault. Suddenly, a wicked idea popped into her head. She said to Li Xin, "Ah Xin, there are so many treasures here. Why don't you just grab one? In the end, the blame will all fall on 'Cat's Eye' anyway."

By the light of the flashlight from the Tear of Life, Li Xin also saw countless treasures in the vault. He didn't know the true value of these treasures, but he knew that they were definitely very valuable. Not to mention, there were gems that were at least the size of quail eggs. Any one of them would be enough to renovate the entire village of Shibali.

But Li Xin shook his head: "No need."

Being surrounded by treasure, it would be a lie to say that Li Xin didn't struggle internally, but there were some kinds of money he really couldn't earn.

When they were in the village, the villagers often told their children, "Learn from the village chief how to do things, and learn from Secretary Wang how to be a person."

The village chief is a shrewd old fox who would never let himself suffer a loss, while Secretary Wang is known throughout the village for his integrity.

Don't let yourself suffer losses, but be an upright person. That's the meaning behind the villagers' saying, and Li Xin was naturally taught this lesson as he grew up.

If it were Secretary Wang, he definitely wouldn't have taken anything from here.

After thinking about it for a moment, Li Xin naturally didn't dare to touch the treasures in the vault.

Well, in general, Li Xin is actually more suited to receiving a salary; he's not destined to make a fortune.

Lai Sheng Lei became increasingly curious about Li Xin. With her experience, she could see that Li Xin really needed money, but in some ways, he was very principled when it came to money. In particular, according to Lai Sheng Lei's speculation, money might be related to Li Xin's life.

After saying this, Li Xin and Lai Sheng Lei fell silent.

In the past, the socially adept Rui Kisugi could chat happily with even Jirokichi Suzuki, making him laugh frequently. But now, she finds that her former social skills seem to have disappeared.

The flashlight in his hand flickered a few times before losing all power, plunging the vault into darkness once more.

Perhaps because they felt that the person they were sharing a room with was someone they could trust, neither Li Xin nor Lai Sheng Lei panicked.

How do we get out?

Li Xin asked.

Lai Sheng Lei smiled and said, "What if I answer no? We'll both be locked in the vault, which is sealed shut. The air is slowly getting less and less, and we'll die here from lack of oxygen in no time!"

"When Suzuki Jirokichi buys some interesting treasure, or wants to find a treasure to play with, our corpses will see the light of day again. And at that time, how will Suzuki Jirokichi guess our identities? Aren't you curious?"

Lai Sheng Lei chuckled softly.

"No, you're not that impulsive."

Li Xin replied.

To lock himself in the vault in search of the "Empress's Tears" seems extremely risky, but the problem is, Li Xin doesn't think Lai Sheng Lei is such an impulsive person.

Lai Sheng Lei found it boring. She couldn't hear any fear or unease in Li Xin's voice, so she stopped teasing him and said to him, "Okay, you guessed right. I really wouldn't do something so rash."

After obtaining the method to activate "Lithium Iron," Rui Kisugi considered hiding inside it if absolutely necessary. To this end, she even hid Lupin to prevent Jirokichi Suzuki from activating "Lithium Iron," otherwise, they would truly be trapped.

Lai Sheng Lei said to Li Xin, "Although this vault can only be accessed from the outside through special methods, it is easy to get out from the inside. After all, this vault has the nature of a refuge, protecting against outsiders but not insiders."

"Oh, I see."

Li Xin nodded. Sure enough, Lai Sheng Lei was always the same calm Lai Sheng Lei, and she would not do anything impulsive. Li Xin felt that even without him, she might be able to escape in the end.

"Alright, the bodyguards outside the vault should have mostly left by now. Let's go out and not keep Xiao Ai waiting outside for too long."

Lai Shenglei told Li Xin that he was about to touch a knob on the vault door. He said that if he turned the knob, the vault door would rise, something even a small child could do easily.

"and many more!"

In his haste, Li Xin reached out to stop Lai Sheng Lei, but because it was dark, his hand was not very accurate. When he tried to stop Lai Sheng Lei, he touched something soft instead. Li Xin quickly realized what he had touched and withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted.

When her body was touched, Lai Sheng Lei didn't slap Li Xin like an ordinary woman would. Instead, she asked Li Xin very seriously, "Ah Xin, is there a problem?"

She didn't think Li Xin was deliberately taking advantage of her. If Li Xin wanted to take advantage of her, he wouldn't have desperately shrunk into a corner when she was looking for "Empress's Tears." The sight of a tall guy like him, almost 1.9 meters tall, huddled up like that made Lai Sheng Lei want to laugh even now. So there must have been a reason why Li Xin acted that way.

"Once you get out, you run first, don't worry about me."

Li Xin said to the next life with tears in his eyes.

"why?"

Tears of the next life cannot understand.

“If we go out this time, it will definitely trigger an alarm.”

Li Xin said to the next life with tears in his eyes.

Lai Sheng Lei nodded: "I know that, but since you've already opened a gap in that iron fence, it can't hold us back at all."

"It's not the iron fence, it's the bodyguards."

Li Xin said to Lai Sheng Lei, "The alarm will definitely alert the bodyguards."

"So what? Can those bodyguards catch us?"

Rui Kisei is quite meticulous about this.