Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

"Ah-Xin, why is your chest so white? Oh no, why is your shirt torn?"

Tears of the next life, spoken in a flustered and disordered manner.

Li Xin tugged at his torn clothes and answered Lai Shenglei's questions one by one: "My chest is white because I'm naturally fair-skinned, and my face is tanned. As for my clothes, they were torn by that expert I mentioned. Fortunately, he didn't want to fight me to the death, so he let me go."

After his battle with the middle-aged man in the long robe, Li Xin gained a clearer understanding of his own strength.

In terms of combat experience and skill, he was no match for the middle-aged man in the long robe. However, he was young and strong, and his internal strength was also deeper than his opponent's. If they really fought, he might not lose to the middle-aged man in the long robe. Of course, he did not come here specifically to fight, so he was happy to get away when they were willing to let him go. He quickly ran out and got into the car that had already started moving.

"An expert? What kind of expert?"

Since he knew nothing about the masters in his next life, he couldn't help but ask.

Li Xin briefly recounted what had just happened. Perhaps because she was out of danger, Lai Sheng Ai had regained her lively and active nature. After listening to Li Xin's story, her eyes lit up and she said, "It sounds so exciting! I wish I had been there!"

If you're there and interfere with Ashin, Ashin might lose!

Lai Sheng Lei thought to himself, but not wanting to dampen his sister's enthusiasm, he didn't say it aloud.

While driving, Lai Sheng Lei remembered something and said to Li Xin, "In short, the success of this operation is all thanks to A Xin. I will double your original reward."

Double that? That's ten million yen!

Li Xin immediately perked up.

With these ten million yen, he could not only pay off the seven million yen he owed Crocodile Man, but also save three million yen, which truly solved his immediate problem.

Seeing Li Xin's obvious delight, Lai Shenglei almost laughed. Li Xin also felt that his cold image had been somewhat broken, so he quickly straightened his face and pretended to be indifferent, saying, "Okay, I understand."

Lai Sheng Ai stuck out her tongue in the back. "Brother Ashin, your true nature has already been exposed. It's too late to pretend now!"

Li Xin was unaware that he had been exposed and was still desperately trying to maintain his image as a cold-blooded killer. He said, "Just let me off wherever we pass by. I can go back by myself."

"This……"

Lai Sheng Lei hesitated for a moment, thinking that she could take Li Xin to his place, but she held back and said to Li Xin, "Okay, I'll drop you off at the next intersection."

"Miss..."

Kiyosa Ai called out softly, but Kiyosa Rui glanced at her and immediately fell silent.

After letting Li Xin out of the car, Lai Sheng Lei said to Li Xin, "Ah Xin, come to Cat's Eye Cafe tomorrow, and I will give you your payment there."

Li Xin nodded, then watched as Lai Shenglei drove away.

After standing there for a while, Li Xin sighed and then silently walked towards the cheap rental room.

A lot happened today, and he encountered a true expert; he needs to go back and review it carefully.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Pointing the Way

The next day, at Cat's Eye Cafe, Li Xin usually arrived in the afternoon, but this time, he arrived in the morning.

There was no other way; that was ten million yen, and Li Xin was naturally eager to cash in on it.

"Brother Xin, you've come so early today!"

In the coffee shop, when Kiyosa Ai saw Li Xin coming over, she immediately went up to greet him warmly.

Seeing that Ai was also at the coffee shop that morning, Li Xin couldn't help but ask, "Ai, don't you have school today?"

Today is not a day off.

"Why go to school? I'm on spring break right now!"

"I love you in the next life," she replied.

Spring break?

Li Xin was somewhat unfamiliar with this term. He knew about summer vacation and winter vacation, but he had never heard of spring vacation.

Then Ai explained to Li Xin that in Japan, elementary school to high school consists of three semesters, with holidays at the end of each semester, namely summer vacation, winter vacation, and spring vacation.

Hearing Lai Shengai say that, Li Xin felt a little envious.

Thinking about how high schools in Japan have no classes until 3 or 4 pm every day, and students can go straight home without evening self-study sessions, Li Xin's envy almost turned into jealousy.

At this time, Li Xin knew nothing about "happy education" or the consequences of such education. He simply thought that the children in Japan were so lucky to have so much time to play.

"It's Ashin, you've come."

When Lai Sheng Lei saw Li Xin enter, she smiled and said to him, "Ah Xin, please sit for a while. I'll come over shortly after I finish what I'm doing."

The previous period coincided with the working hours of office workers, so there were quite a few customers. Now there are fewer customers, but Lai Sheng Lei still needs to tidy up the bar and prepare for future operations, so she can't free up her time for the time being. Perhaps it's her personality; despite having astronomical wealth, and opening a coffee shop being just a cover, Lai Sheng Lei is very serious about running the coffee shop, which is probably a major reason why Cat's Eye Coffee Shop is thriving.

"It's alright, Xiaolei, you go ahead and do your thing."

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

Standing nearby, Lai Shengtong listened to the changes in how her sisters addressed Li Xin, and how Li Xin addressed her eldest sister, and suddenly felt as if she had missed several chapters of the story.

She didn't dare ask Laisheng Lei, and could only grab Laisheng Ai and ask, "Xiao Ai, what happened?"

Lai Sheng Ai raised her head slightly, thinking she had cleared one more level than her second sister, and acted like a senior: "Second sister, this is a matter between me, my eldest sister, and Brother A Xin, so don't interfere!"

Lai Shengtong's eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets.

I can tolerate the eldest sister, but you, the third sister, dare to give me attitude?

She really wanted to drag Kiyoshi Ai out and beat her for an hour or two to show her what bloodline suppression was, but the time and place weren't right, so Kiyoshi Hitomi had no choice but to give up and keep this score in mind for the time being.

After cleaning the bar, Lai Sheng Lei sat down in the seat opposite Li Xin. As soon as she sat down, she pushed a check in front of Li Xin.

"Mr. Oshin, this is a check for ten million yen. Thank you for your help last night."

Tears welled up in my eyes as I faced Li Xindao in my next life.

This was the first time Li Xin had ever encountered checks, and he was a little confused. He had seen them on TV and knew that checks could be used in place of money, but he had no idea how to use them.

If I ask Xiaolei how to use the checks, will I seem ignorant?

Li Xin hesitated whether to ask how to use the "Tears of Life" check.

Seemingly sensing Li Xin's predicament, Lai Sheng Lei took the initiative to say, "Xin, you can take this check to Siling Bank to cash it, or you can have the bank transfer the money directly into your account. The money in it is clean, and you can use it as you please."

Hearing Lai Sheng Lei's words, Li Xin was so moved he almost cried. Little Lei was indeed the best! No, he meant that doing business with Little Lei was definitely the better option!

He originally thought that the money Lai Sheng Lei gave him would also be dirty money, which would need to be laundered by Fujii Takako, thus reducing the ten million to seven and a half million, a loss of a quarter. But now, the money Lai Sheng Lei gave him was clean money, which could be deposited directly in the bank or transferred overseas without laundering. This was an unexpected surprise for Li Xin.

"Thank you."

Li Xin put away the check. He believed that Lai Sheng Ai would not lie to him, nor would she have any reason to lie to him.

Suddenly, Li Xin remembered something and said to Laisheng Lei, "Oh right, Xiao Lei, there's something I forgot to tell you."

Lai Sheng Lei had already planned to leave, but upon hearing that Li Xin had something to say, she sat up straight and asked, "What is it?"

Li Xin told Lai Shengrui about the method of contacting "X" that he had agreed upon with Makimura Hideyuki. After he finished speaking, he asked Lai Shengrui, "I didn't think much about it when I made the agreement with him, but after thinking about it, I wonder if this will cause trouble for your Cat's Eye Cafe?"

Li Xin's work is mostly shady, while Cat's Eye Cafe is a clean business that Lai Sheng Lei and the others have worked hard to build. If his actions bring Cat's Eye Cafe to the attention of certain people, wouldn't that expose Lai Sheng Lei and the others?

Li Xin had only thought of this problem recently, and now he was telling it to Lai Sheng Lei. If Lai Sheng Lei felt it was inappropriate, he would immediately go to Makimura Hideyuki to change the contact information.

After hearing Li Xin's words, Lai Sheng Lei couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. What could possibly happen? We're right next to the Metropolitan Police Department. What trouble could we possibly encounter? I think it's a good idea for you, Ah Xin, to put the contact point here. At least it can filter out a lot of people with ill intentions, right?"

Although the Metropolitan Police Department is portrayed as utterly useless in the newspapers, it actually does have some deterrent power. Putting aside everything else, at least its more than 40,000 police officers are no joke. With such a large base, the Metropolitan Police Department is bound to have outstanding talents emerge. At least, I've heard a lot about some formidable figures from the police officers I used to chat with at the Cat's Eye Cafe, and I usually try to avoid those people as much as possible during my operations.

Therefore, even if the person who commissioned Li Xin is not a good person, they should still think twice before causing trouble near the Metropolitan Police Department.

Li Xin was relieved and said to Laishenglei, "Then I can rest assured."

Lai Sheng Lei smiled, then stood up and said, "I have other matters to attend to. If you have nothing else to say, Ah Xin, I will not entertain you any longer. Excuse me."

After Lai Sheng Lei left, Lai Sheng Ai seamlessly took over and sat in the seat opposite Li Xin.

"Brother Ashin..."

In the next life, she will use an overly sweet voice to speak to Li Xin.

Li Xin looked at Lai Sheng Ai indifferently and said, "Miss Ai, could you please give me a cup of hot water?"

Lai Sheng Ai's lips twitched slightly, then she said to Li Xin, "Put the hot water aside for now. Why do you call Big Sister 'Little Tears' but me 'Miss Little Ai'? That's not fair! You have to call me Little Ai too!"

"Oh, then, Xiao Ai, could you please give me a cup of hot water?"

Li Xin readily accepted good advice.

Lai Sheng Ai was rendered speechless by Li Xin's antics and could only go and pour him hot water.

While Kiyosa Ai went to pour hot water, Kiyosa Hitomi took her place and sat opposite Li Xin. She asked Li Xin, "Mr. Li Xin, have you, my older sister, and Xiao Ai been doing something behind my back?"

Li Xin thought for a moment and asked, "Didn't Xiao Lei and Xiao Ai tell you? Then I can't tell you either. Go ask them, or wait for them to tell you."

Laisheng Lei and Laisheng Ai stole the "Empress's Tear" for Laisheng Tong, but since they didn't tell Laisheng Tong that the gem had been stolen, they must have some special plans. Therefore, Li Xin felt it was best not to tell Laisheng Tong on his own.

Hitomi didn't get to ask the question she wanted to ask. Just then, Ai returned with hot water and said to Hitomi with a smile, "Second sister, please make room for me."

Kiyoshi Hitomi rolled her eyes, but still gave the seat back to Kiyoshi Ai. Kiyoshi Ai placed the hot water in front of Li Xin and said to him, "Brother Xin, can I talk to you about something?"

Li Xin put the hot water aside to cool down, and after hearing Lai Sheng Ai's words, he couldn't help but say, "You go first."

"that……"

Lai Shengai rolled her eyes and said to Li Xin, "Brother Xin, I want to learn martial arts from you!"

"Learn martial arts from me?"

Upon hearing Ai Laisheng's words, Li Xin replied decisively, "No way!"

It wasn't that Li Xin was being overly protective of his skills, but rather that anyone who practiced his "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" would suffer, and he couldn't bear to see that person suffer in their next life.

"mean!"

Lai Sheng Ai, unaware of Li Xin's good intentions, angrily wrinkled her nose at him.

Last night's events left Kiyosa Ai feeling utterly powerless. Previously, their opponents were the Metropolitan Police Department. On one hand, the officers at the Metropolitan Police Department were not up to standard, and on the other hand, Kiyosa Ai knew the Metropolitan Police Department's security arrangements inside and out, which is why they were able to succeed so easily in every operation.

However, this time they were facing Suzuki Jirokichi, an old man who was rich and powerful, whose bodyguards were highly professional and whose security system was extremely advanced. Their intelligence advantage was also not as good as before. If it weren't for Li Xin, their operation would probably have failed.

Ai Kiyosa knew very well that Michael Heinz's collection wasn't always protected by the Metropolitan Police Department. The treasures that were included in private collections were a much bigger challenge for them, and the collectors of those artworks were mostly wealthy and powerful tycoons who were not easy to deal with.

Of the three sisters, Rui Kisugi is the chief planner of the leader's actions, while Hitomi Kisugi is the main force of the actions. Although Ai Kisugi also does support work by making props for the actions, she always feels that her role is not as important as that of her eldest and second eldest sisters.

Therefore, Ai desperately wants to become stronger, to be able to help her older sisters, and at the very least, not to become a burden like she did last night.

However, improving either strategy or skill is not a simple matter. After much thought, Ai could only rely on Li Xin's help and wanted to learn martial arts from him, but Li Xin refused outright.

"Well, I won't learn your martial arts for nothing; I can pay tuition."

In the next life, she will love Li Xin. Knowing that Li Xin likes money, she directly asks for tuition fees.

"This is not about money."

Li Xin shook his head.

Although it wasn't about money, Li Xin still thought to himself, how much money could he possibly have if he loved a high school girl in his next life? When Li Xin was in high school, even 50 cents from the village chief was a huge sum of money for him.

"I can give you ten million yen!"

In the next life, I will love Li Xindao.

"Ten million yen?"

Li Xin's voice even changed tone.

No, you little girl, you have ten million yen?

It's not surprising that Kisei Rui is rich and can give Li Xin ten million yen, but Kisei Ai also has ten million yen? Is this a lie?

Lai Sheng Ai said confidently, "I have pocket money. I haven't spent much of the pocket money my older sister has given me over the years. You can have it all if you want!"

Ai Kisugi's accumulated pocket money over the years is actually far more than ten million yen. Under Rui Kisugi's leadership, the Heinz family's business has grown bigger and bigger, and their wealth has expanded rapidly. They are comparable to the largest financial groups in Japan. However, the Heinz family's business is mainly in Europe, so they have little influence in Japan.

Even if Ai is still a minor in this super-rich family, her allowance is an astronomical figure for ordinary people. She certainly doesn't mind giving all her allowance to Li Xin and then exchanging it for powerful martial arts skills. But the problem is, she's not stupid. She won't hold back from the beginning. Instead, she plans to test and break down Li Xin's psychological defenses step by step.

Li Xin took a deep breath, his heart swelled with excitement at the ten million yen that Kisei Ai had mentioned, but he still shook his head: "No way."

Of course he could teach the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" to Lai Sheng Ai. After all, the side effects of the Wedding Dress Divine Skill would only appear after a period of practice. He could easily abscond with the money before Lai Sheng Ai developed any problems, and Lai Sheng Lei and the others would be unable to do anything to him (Li Xin did not know how powerful the real forces behind the three Lai Sheng sisters were).

But he couldn't do that. Putting aside the fact that Ai and Li Xin had a good relationship, even if they had never met, Li Xin would still feel guilty for harming an innocent girl like this.

Seeing that Li Xin was extremely hesitant, Lai Sheng Ai thought that if she raised the price again, Li Xin might give in. So she continued, "Brother Xin, if it's not enough, I can ask my older sister for an advance on my allowance for the next year. As long as you're willing to teach me, I'm very hardworking, so please teach me!"

This isn't just about being able to endure hardship; it's about treating hardship like a daily necessity!

Li Xin wanted to say this, but he was afraid that Lai Sheng'ai would think he was lying to her, so he would pursue her even more relentlessly.