Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

No wonder Ueyama Hiroji was willing to pay such a high price to invite him; it turns out it was about his father's revenge. But the problem is, Ueyama Hiroji still hasn't explained why he invited Li Xin, an outsider.

Fortunately, Hiroji Ueyama answered Li Xin's question quickly.

Ueyama Hiroji said with a solemn expression, "Actually, my father was not completely unprepared for the previous bet between him and Chen Jincheng. 'Gambling King' Chen Jincheng is a notorious, treacherous, and cunning man who is known for his unscrupulous methods. Before the bet between my father and him, my father had made thorough preparations and was confident that he would not give him any room to cheat. But the problem is, Chen Jincheng still managed to cheat."

“I don’t believe my father would make such a mistake, so for the past three years, in addition to honing my gambling skills, I have also been investigating this matter. Half a year ago, I finally learned that the confidant who was responsible for checking my father’s gambling equipment in that gambling game was bribed, and the person who bribed him was very likely a high-ranking member of our Black Tiger Society!”

At this point, Ueyama Hiroji couldn't help but grit his teeth: "Although I don't know exactly who those traitors are, they must all be high-ranking elders within the organization, hoping to use this to undermine the prestige of my Ueyama family and seize control of the Black Tiger Society! For the past three years, although I am the new chairman, I have been controlled by others at every turn. This time, to avenge my father, they will definitely not sit idly by and watch me regain my prestige. They will seize any opportunity to sabotage me. Therefore, I cannot trust any of the experts within the organization. I can only seek help from Mr. A-Xin and Mr. Long Wu. I really have to ask you for help this time!"

After finishing his speech, Ueyama Hiroji bowed deeply to Li Xin and Long Wu.

Li Xin was surprised that there was such a reason behind the matter, while Long Wu's expression did not change, obviously he already knew.

Li Xin nodded to Ueyama Hiroji and said, "Mr. Ueyama, please rest assured, I will definitely protect Mr. Gao Jin's safety."

Even if it weren't for the revenge for Ueyama Hiroji's father, Li Xin wouldn't be able to let Gao Jin suffer any harm just for the two million dollars reward. Ueyama Hiroji was very generous and had already given Li Xin one million dollars as a deposit. Li Xin was determined to get the remaining one million dollars.

Hiroji Ueyama smiled and said, "I originally wanted to ask Mr. Yayu to be Mr. Gao Jin's bodyguard, but Mr. Yayu had important matters to attend to and could not get away, so he recommended you, Mr. Ashin, to me. I have already witnessed Mr. Ashin's strength, and he is someone trusted by Mr. Yayu. I believe that Mr. Ashin will not let me down."

Li Xin finally understood why Ueyama Hiroji didn't trust even the experts within the organization, yet he could trust an outsider like himself. It turned out that Yaba Ryo was vouching for him. But Yaba Ryo had only met him twice, yet he trusted him so much...

Hmm, or perhaps that guy simply said that to avoid protecting a man and turn down the commission? Well, given Ryo Saeba's character, that doesn't seem impossible...

Thinking of this, Li Xin looked at Shangshan Hongci with a hint of pity.

The plane arrived in Hong Kong around 6 p.m. After getting off the plane, Gao Jin said to Shangshan Hongci, "Mr. Shangshan, could you please take Janet and Ayi to their place? I have an appointment to meet a friend tonight, so I won't be able to go."

"This……"

Ueyama Hiroji was inclined to refuse, after all, there were only half a month left before the start of the gambling game, and Chen Jincheng was unscrupulous and would probably do something underhanded.

However, unlike Li Xin, Gao Jin was his guest, and he could not restrict Gao Jin's freedom. Although he also offered Gao Jin a million dollars, that amount was not enough to make the "God of Gamblers" do things for him. Gao Jin would help him because he valued his filial piety.

So Hiroji Ueyama could only nod and say, "Okay, but please take Mr. Ryu-wu and Mr. O-Shin with you, otherwise I really can't rest easy."

Gao Jin glanced at the tall and burly Li Xin and the murderous Long Wu, and smiled, saying, "Even if you hadn't said anything, I would have brought them along anyway. With these two brothers around, I feel so safe!"

So, Ueyama Hiroji took Janet and Gao Yi to Gao Jin's friend's villa, while Li Xin and Long Wu got into Gao Jin's friend's car.

Gao Jin's friend was called Da Yue. Li Xin didn't know his exact name, but that's what Gao Jin called him. When Da Yue saw Li Xin and Long Wu following behind Gao Jin, he jokingly said to Gao Jin, "Ah Jin, what's going on this time? You even brought bodyguards. You're even more impressive than me!"

Gao Jin smiled and said to Da Yue, "What bodyguards? They're all friends who came to Hong Kong with me."

Although Ko Chun is extremely famous in the gambling world and has a considerable fortune, he is very easy-going, witty, and humorous. He is down-to-earth, makes friends easily, and doesn't just see Lee Shin and Lung Wu as bodyguards.

Da Yue remained noncommittal to Gao Jin's words. Li Xin and Long Wu didn't seem like the type to hang out with Gao Jin; they were probably bodyguards. However, since Gao Jin had said that, he didn't say anything more. Instead, he said to Gao Jin, "Ah Jin, you absolutely have to help me this time! A few days ago, I lost ten million at a casino. The money is a small matter; the key is that I can't swallow this insult. Can you help me check if there's anything wrong with that casino? If it's just bad luck for me, Da Yue, then I have nothing to say. But if they cheated, Ah Jin, you absolutely have to help me get my revenge!"

Gao Jin and Long Wu didn't react much to what Da Yue said, but Li Xin was so shocked he couldn't speak.

What kind of person is this? Judging from his tone, he treats those ten million Hong Kong dollars as if they are nothing. The key is that Gao Jin helped him vent his anger. If it were Li Xin, he would haggle over every single thousand dollars.

Oh, right, it seems that the villa where Gao Jin and his group stayed in Hong Kong this time also belonged to Dayue, but that's not Dayue's home. His home is in another place, and the villa where Gao Jin and his group stayed is just one of Dayue's many properties.

Sigh, all I can say is that there's no comparison between people...

Li Xin sighed.

"It's no big deal, but could you take us to get something to eat first? We just got off the plane and haven't had a chance to eat yet."

Gao Jin smiled and patted Da Yue on the shoulder.

"No problem!"

Da Yue smiled and nodded, then drove Gao Jin and the other two to a restaurant called "Manhanlou" where they had a good meal. This was the best meal Li Xin had ever eaten since he was born. He wasn't interested in finding out how much the meal cost, afraid that he would feel bad about it. Even though he didn't pay for it, he would still feel bad about it.

After a hearty meal, Da Yue led Gao Jin and the other two to the casino they had mentioned earlier.

Although it's called a casino, it looks like a magnificent villa from the outside.

Gambling is prohibited in Hong Kong, so casinos naturally cannot operate openly. Therefore, to outsiders, this place is just a club used by the wealthy to gather.

Gao Jin followed Da Yue into the casino, while Li Xin and Long Wu were left outside. Although Gao Jin said they were friends, the truth was that the two were indeed bodyguards, and bodyguards were not allowed to enter such high-end casinos and could only stay outside.

Li Xin and Long Wu exchanged a glance. Confident that they could immediately break into the room at the slightest disturbance, they agreed to stay outside.

About an hour later, Gao Jin and Da Yue came out of the villa. Judging from Da Yue's radiant face, it was clear that Gao Jin had gotten revenge for him.

When they reached the car, Gao Jin handed the check to Dayue: "Dayue, take the check. You go first, I'll take the subway back."

Just now at the casino, he discovered that the casino was cheating, but he didn't expose it. Instead, he played a few rounds with the other party and won nine million Hong Kong dollars from the casino owner, Brother Nan.

Although he didn't win back all the ten million Hong Kong dollars that Dayue lost, he got his revenge and his anger subsided. One million Hong Kong dollars was nothing; he couldn't be bothered to argue about it.

Da Yue didn't say much about Gao Jin's arrangements, and nodded, saying, "Okay, I understand. Be careful, A Jin."

When the two won money and left, the casino owner, Brother Nan, gave them a rather unfriendly look. Da Yue also knew that Brother Nan might not let it go. Now that Gao Jin said he wanted to leave separately, he was obviously trying to draw fire to Da Yue.

However, Da Yue was an old friend of Gao Jin and knew that Gao Jin was no ordinary person. Nan Ge couldn't do anything to Gao Jin, not to mention that Gao Jin had two bodyguards who looked like they were not simple. So he left with peace of mind.

On the subway, Gao Jin sat alone in a corner, holding a book in his hands, "New Training Methods of Central Plains Martial Arts, Part Ten - Offensive and Defensive Techniques of Martial Arts," which he was reading with great interest.

Just as Gao Jin had predicted, the assassins sent by casino boss Nan Ge also boarded the subway, searching for Gao Jin and intending to kill him to retrieve the check.

In reality, it's normal to win and lose in a casino. If Brother Nan doesn't allow people to take their money with them, that would be outrageous, and probably no one would gamble at his casino in the future.

The real reason why Brother Nan sent assassins this time was that Gao Jin had discovered the casino cheating, which put Brother Nan in a difficult position. If Gao Jin spread the news, who would want to gamble at their casino in the future? So he had to kill Gao Jin to silence him. Anyway, Gao Jin looked like he was from out of town. If he killed him, no one except Da Yue would speak up for Gao Jin, and Brother Nan was confident that he could shut Da Yue up.

There was more than one assassin; there were five or six. Knowing that Gao Jin was accompanied by bodyguards, Brother Nan's men would naturally send out even more assassins to ensure that Gao Jin was killed without fail.

As the assassin approached, Li Xin and Long Wu, who were sitting not far in front of Gao Jin, both moved.

The one who made the first move was Lung Wu. The assassin in front was looking around, trying to identify Ko Chun, when Lung Wu suddenly kicked him to the ground. When the other people on the subway saw that there was a fight, they immediately and consciously ran to another carriage to leave enough space for the battlefield. Living in Hong Kong, who hasn't seen gang fights? They know very well what to do in such situations.

Chapter Forty-Seven: Attack and Evil Magic

The clearing of the scene undoubtedly made things easier for Long Wu, allowing him to unleash his full power and use his exceptional skills to overwhelm the group of assassins.

While reading, Gao Jin watched Long Wu deal with the assassins, and kept stuffing chocolate into his mouth. When he saw Long Wu beat the assassins until they were bleeding from their heads, he would show a look of pity.

Soon, only one assassin remained in the carriage. Seeing how powerful Long Wu was, the assassin pulled out a machete from his pocket and swung it wildly at Long Wu.

At this moment, Long Wu was holding an iron rod that he had taken from the other assassins. Facing the sharp-skilled knife-wielder, Long Wu, expressionless, threw the iron rod aside and then pulled out a pistol from his pocket.

With a "bang," the bullet was fired, hitting the assassin squarely in the chest. The assassin fell dead.

Gao Jin glanced at the pistol in Long Wu's hand, then at the book in his own hand, "New Training Methods of Central Plains Martial Arts, Part Ten - Offensive and Defensive Techniques of Martial Arts," shrugged, and tossed the book aside.

At that moment, unnoticed by Long Wu and Gao Jin, a pistol was quietly aimed at Gao Jin.

"Bang"!

Another gunshot rang out, and the bullet was fired, but it missed Gao Jin. Because, without anyone noticing, Li Xin appeared in front of Gao Jin. In the emergency, Li Xin could not push Gao Jin away and could only reach out to catch the bullet himself. The bullet landed in Li Xin's palm, and its high-speed spinning made Li Xin frown. He flicked his hand and threw the bullet to the ground.

When Long Wu heard the gunshot, his perpetually icy expression finally changed. Even he hadn't expected that there was an assassin lurking in the carriage, and that the assassin was even carrying a gun!

He turned to look at Gao Jin, thinking that Gao Jin would be seriously injured if he didn't lose his life, but he didn't expect to see Li Xin standing in front of Gao Jin and catching the bullet with his bare hands.

Long Wu: "..."

The usually taciturn Long Wu remained completely silent this time. In the past, it was because he didn't want to talk or was too lazy to talk, but this time he simply couldn't speak.

What the hell is this monster?!

Although Long Wu knew that there were extraordinary people in the world and had even dealt with some of them, he had never actually seen anyone who could catch a bullet with their bare hands.

Fortunately, although Long Wu was shocked, his strong professional skills allowed him to quickly regain his senses and kill the gunman with a backhand shot.

The gunman originally had a chance to live. If he had retreated immediately after firing the shot, he might have escaped alive. However, like Long Wu, he was stunned when he saw Li Xinshun catch the bullet. Moreover, his professional skills were not as good as Long Wu's. He did not come to his senses immediately and missed his last chance to escape. While he was in a daze, he was shot dead by Long Wu.

Gao Jin, sitting behind Li Xin, couldn't see clearly how Li Xin caught the bullet with his bare hands, but he did see Li Xin drop the bullet on the ground. He pondered for a moment, picked up the book "New Training Methods of Central Plains Martial Arts, Part Ten - Offensive and Defensive Techniques of Martial Arts" that he had put aside, quickly flipped through it, and then threw it aside again - it didn't explain how to catch a bullet with bare hands!

"Mr. Gao Jin, let's get out of here quickly."

Li Xin said to Gao Jindao.

He wasn't afraid of the assassins sent by Brother Nan, but because there had been two shootings on the subway, the police would definitely come. Gao Jin and Chen Jincheng's bet was in two weeks. If Gao Jin was locked up in the police station at this time, Chen Jincheng could pull some strings behind the scenes and keep Gao Jin locked up until the bet was over.

Gao Jin nodded. He had excellent mental fortitude and quickly recovered from his shock. He pulled the emergency brake and jumped off the subway with Li Xin and Long Wu.

The three jumped off the subway midway through the journey. They were still quite a distance from their destination, but fortunately, none of them were ordinary people, and they didn't complain of being tired. Instead, they continued on their way.

On the way, Gao Jin smiled and said to Li Xin, "Brother Xin, you're quite skilled!"

That's not called skill, okay? What he just did was... well, he just reached out his hand.

Long Wu said silently.

"good."

Li Xin remained calm, then looked down at his palm.

Gao Jin asked, "What happened? Brother A-Xin, did you hurt your hand?"

Li Xin just blocked the bullet with his hand, could he be injured?

Li Xin shook his head and said, "It's nothing, just a minor scrape."

Gao Jin and Long Wu: "..."

Is it just a minor scrape?

Gao Jin smiled and said to Li Xin and Long Wu, "You two have had a hard day. Because of my willfulness, you've gotten yourselves into trouble."

"It's nothing, I already received the money."

Li Xin said calmly.

That's two million US dollars! Li Xin was already prepared for countless difficulties, so what he just experienced was nothing.

Long Wu said nothing, as if he were a block of ice that would never melt.

No, that's not quite right, because just now, Long Wu's expression also changed once.

The three walked slowly when suddenly, Li Xin frowned and said to Gao Jin and Long Wu, "Be careful!"

Neither Gao Jin nor Long Wu noticed anything amiss, but Li Xin had just proven his strength, so the two of them didn't hesitate at all when Li Xin said this and became vigilant. Long Wu even drew his gun directly—if Li Xin had warned him to be careful, he would naturally use his best skills to deal with it.

In the darkness, the evening breeze blew by, and apart from the rustling of leaves, there was not even the chirping of insects. There were no living creatures around except for them. Gao Jin and Long Wu looked around but did not notice anything unusual.

Just when the two thought Li Xin was hallucinating due to excessive tension, Li Xin suddenly made a move and punched a large tree not far away.

"what!"

The tree let out a scream, and blood stained its trunk. Gao Jin and Long Wu looked closely and realized that it wasn't the tree that was bleeding, but a masked man dressed in black night clothes who had been beaten and was leaning against the tree, blood streaming from his mouth. Even his face mask couldn't contain the blood, which was why it kept dripping.

He is a ninja, and not some unconventional ninja like Mai Shiranui who is all show and no substance, but a true ninja!

After seeing the masked man's face clearly, Li Xin immediately realized who he was.

After Li Xin killed the masked man, the rustling of the surrounding trees suddenly intensified.

Li Xin's heart alarm bells rang, and he immediately jumped away from where he stood.

Sure enough, after Li Xin left, several shuriken immediately "grew" out from where he had been standing.

"Fifth Brother, quickly take Mr. Gao away!"

Li Xin shouted.

Upon hearing Li Xin's words, Long Wu grabbed Gao Jin and ran away into the distance without saying a word. It wasn't that Long Wu was disloyal, but rather that he couldn't even see where the enemy was or how they were attacking. Staying there would only distract Li Xin and serve no purpose. It was better to retreat with Gao Jin first, so that Li Xin could deal with the situation more calmly.

After Long Wu and Gao Jin escaped, the rustling sound immediately chased after them, but how could Li Xin let them have their way? He picked up a handful of stones from the ground and threw them into the distance.

After Li Xin infused the pebble with "Wedding Dress True Qi," its power was greater than that of a shotgun, and its range was even longer. In just one shot, two black-clad ninjas fell to the ground, and more ninjas were forced to reveal their true forms, glaring angrily at Li Xin.

They were all experts in the organization. They thought it was a waste of their talents to send them to deal with an ordinary person. Now, the target hadn't even been scratched, but three of their own men had already died. It was simply outrageous!

The remaining ninjas exchanged glances, leaving half behind while the other half continued their pursuit of Gao Jin and Long Wu.

But Li Xin was not about to let these ninjas have their way. He charged straight ahead and smashed the ninjas who were blocking his way, sending them sprawling all over the place.

Those ninjas had considered engaging in a deadly battle with Li Xin using various techniques, but they never imagined that they would be defeated by Li Xin in such a simple and brutal way. They felt as if what had just crashed into them was not human flesh and blood, but a train that was speeding at full speed!

Li Xin was also badly injured after knocking away the ninjas blocking his way.

Although Li Xin was able to control the "Wedding Dress True Qi" to some extent after learning the mental technique from Zhen Yuanzhai, it was not the original mental technique of the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill". Li Xin could only control three or four tenths of his total power.

Of course, with Li Xin's seventh level of "Wedding Dress Divine Skill," even if he only used three or four tenths of his power, it was already extremely terrifying. At this moment, in order to quickly resolve the trouble, Li Xin used the simplest and most brutal method to knock away those ninjas, using power beyond his control. So, while this quickly eliminated a group of enemies, he was also seriously injured. However, in order to protect Gao Jin, Li Xin could not care about such things.

After knocking away the ninjas blocking his way, Li Xin quickly chased after the ninjas who were pursuing Gao Jin. He leaped over their heads and landed in their path, throwing a punch at the leader of the ninjas.

The ninja hurriedly drew his sword to block, but the result made his eyes widen in surprise.

The knife broke, pierced his chest, and a mass of flesh and blood burst from the ninja's back, staining all the ninjas behind him with blood.

These ninjas had all undergone rigorous training since childhood, and had crawled through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They thought they were no longer afraid of any sight. However, when they saw Li Xin kill a comrade like a god descending to earth, they couldn't help but stop in their tracks. One ninja even took a half step back.