Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Li Xin sat on a stone bench in the garden. At that moment, Janet came out of the house. She hesitated for a moment, but eventually walked towards Li Xin.

Li Xin felt it wasn't appropriate for him and Janet to be alone together, so he got up from the stone bench to leave. But Janet called out to him first: "Mr. Li Xin, please wait a moment."

This time, Janet took the initiative to stop Li Xin. Li Xin couldn't pretend he hadn't heard, so he turned around and asked Janet, "Miss Janet, is there anything I can help you with?"

After Janet stopped Li Xin, her last hesitation disappeared, and she said to Li Xin, "Mr. Li Xin, I think there's something wrong with Gao Yi."

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Li Xin was taken aback. Just now, Crocodile had told Li Xin that Gao Yi was acting strangely, and now Janet had come to say that Gao Yi was problematic. Could it be that Gao Yi really had ulterior motives?

Seeing Li Xin's reaction, Janet assumed he didn't believe her and quickly said, "Mr. Li Xin, Gao Yi's behavior has been very abnormal lately. He keeps asking me where Ah Jin's bank drafts are. Besides that, I feel like he's looking at me strangely. I'm worried that he might... Also, I've been saying I want to call the police, but Gao Yi keeps stopping me. That's also very suspicious."

Finally, fearing that Li Xin might think she was being overly sensitive because of Gao Jin's disappearance, Janet said very firmly, "I'm not overthinking anything. Everything I said was after careful consideration. Mr. Li Xin, now that Gao Jin is missing and Gao Yi has become very suspicious, you are the only person I can trust."

Li Xin thought for a moment and asked Janet, "So, Miss Janet, what do you plan to do?"

Janet said so much, but it was all just suspicion. Without evidence, Li Xin couldn't do anything to Gao Yi.

Janet thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid I'm overthinking things, so I think I should move out. I still have friends in Hong Kong, and I'm planning to stay with them for a few days. But I'm worried that I won't be able to get news from Ah Jin right away. So, Mr. Ah Xin, I'll just give you my contact information. You can let me know when you hear from Ah Jin, okay?"

Li Xin thought about it and felt that Janet's method was indeed good, so he nodded in agreement: "Okay, I will definitely inform you as soon as I have news about Mr. Gao. However, you must be careful when you leave and do not let anyone find out, otherwise I am afraid that someone will capture you to threaten Mr. Gao. Also, please inform me immediately if you find anything unusual, and I will come to rescue you."

Seeing that Li Xin was willing to cooperate, Janet was overjoyed and thanked Li Xin: "I know, thank you, Mr. Li Xin!"

It's clear that Janet had planned this all along, so after Li Xin agreed, she immediately disguised herself, picked up her suitcase, and quickly left the villa. It's just unknown what Gao Yi will think when he returns and sees an empty villa.

Hmm, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with Li Xin. Li Xin's employer is Ueyama Hiroji, and the person he is protecting is Gao Jin. Who is Gao Yi?

Hehe, all I can say is that Gao Yi has been treating everyone so badly these past few days. Although everyone understands that he is emotionally unstable because of Gao Jin's disappearance, they are all holding back their resentment.

Since everyone was gone, Li Xin had no reason to stay in the villa any longer. After thinking for a moment, he used the landline in the villa to explain the situation to Ueyama Hiroji and hoped that Ueyama Hiroji could allow him to leave the villa temporarily. After all, there was no one in the villa now, and there was no point in him, as the bodyguard, staying there any longer.

After Ueyama Hiroji agreed, Li Xin went to the Elite Center to visit Ghost King Da and He Jinyin.

On the other side, after leaving the villa, Crocodile returned to his own home. It was still daytime, and his daughter had to go to class, so no one was home. However, Crocodile was not disappointed. Instead, he diligently did the housework and tidied up the somewhat messy house until it was spotless.

Don't let Crocodile's glib and unserious appearance fool you. His wife died early, and he became both father and mother to his daughter when she was very young. He is quite good at cooking and housework. The reason he always ate junk food instead of cooking in Japan was simply because he was lazy. But when it comes to his daughter, he can become a hardworking little helper at any time.

"Boom boom boom!"

A knock sounded at the door, and Crocodile was taken aback. Who would be knocking at this hour?

Because of his instinct to evade debts and enemies, Crocodile didn't make a sound. He tiptoed to the door, looked through the peephole, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw who was standing outside.

Phew, thankfully it wasn't an enemy...

As soon as the door opened, Crocodile said to the handsome young man outside, "Chen Daozai, what brings you here?"

The handsome young man was named Chen Xiaodao. Like Crocodile, he was also a con artist. However, because of his young age and lack of guidance, his con artist skills were quite mediocre, even terrible. He frequented various small casinos and lost nine out of ten times, truly a disgrace to the world of con artists. Crocodile met Chen Xiaodao by chance and, taking pity on him, taught him a few con artist techniques. The brat then became attached to him and insisted on becoming his apprentice, which was incredibly annoying.

Fortunately, although this guy was annoying, he wasn't a bad person at heart and was quite loyal; otherwise, Crocodile Man wouldn't have opened the door for him.

Chen Xiaodao, with a shameless grin, said to Crocodile, "Uncle Crocodile, my little brother just saw you on the street. Knowing you were back, he immediately came to pay his respects!"

"Stop with the nonsense. Just tell me, what's wrong now? Did you get scammed or what?"

Crocodile Man is indifferent to the truth.

Chen Xiaodao wasn't embarrassed at being exposed. He put his hands together and said to Crocodile, "I'm in dire need of help, Uncle Crocodile, could you lend me some money?"

"I have no money!"

Crocodile Man simply closed the door.

Borrow money from him? Wouldn't it be better for him to keep his money for himself instead of giving it to a gambling addict? That's just crazy!

In the past, given Crocodile's resolute attitude, Chen Xiaodao would have given up and wisely left to borrow money from someone else. But this time, Chen Xiaodao didn't give up. After Crocodile closed the door, he continued to knock and shouted, "Uncle Crocodile, please help me! This time I'm not borrowing money to gamble, I'm trying to save someone! Uncle Crocodile, please have mercy and help me! I've asked everyone I can for money, and now you're the only one who can help me!"

Crocodile Man quickly opened the door again, looking at Chen Xiaodao with a suspicious gaze: "Save someone? You?"

These con artists are good enough if they don't cheat and harm people, let alone save them?

Upon seeing Crocodile Lao open the door, Chen Xiaodao exclaimed joyfully, "Yes, yes, yes, help! A friend of mine suffered a head injury, and we're taking him to the doctor; the medical expenses are 300,000 yuan..."

"Three hundred thousand? Where am I going to get so much money?"

The crocodile man closed the door again.

"Two hundred thousand! Two hundred thousand is fine, Uncle Crocodile! Okay, one hundred thousand is also fine. I have some money of my own, Uncle Crocodile, just lend me one hundred thousand!"

Chen Xiaodao knocked on the door again, but the amount of money he wanted to borrow was getting smaller and smaller.

Crocodile opened the door for the third time and handed Chen Daozai a roll of money: "I'm scared of you, here's the money, but remember to pay it back!"

Overjoyed, Chen Xiaodao took the money and hugged Crocodile, saying, "Thank you, Uncle Crocodile!"

Crocodile rolled his eyes: "Who needs your thanks? If it weren't for your girlfriend Ah Zhen, I wouldn't bother with you."

The reason Crocodile was willing to help Chen Xiaodao and teach him gambling skills in the past was because Chen Xiaodao's girlfriend, Azhen, was his daughter Qiqi's high school classmate, and the two girls had a good relationship. Otherwise, he wouldn't care whether Chen Xiaodao lived or died!

"Yes, yes, I will definitely pay it back!"

Chen Xiaodao said happily.

Crocodile thought for a moment and said to Chen Xiaodao, "Wait a minute, I'll go with you."

A conman, after all, deceives gods, ghosts, and even his closest relatives. Although Chen Daozai said he was using the money to save people, how could Crocodile know that he wasn't just using it to gamble? Crocodile could accept lending Chen Xiaodao the money to save people, but he would never let him use it to gamble.

"Okay, okay, I know. Let's go then!"

Chen Xiaodao didn't care, because he was genuinely going to save the person this time and hadn't lied to Crocodile. Besides, he knew that Crocodile was all bark and no bite. Once he saw the patient and realized how pitiful he was, he might give Chen Xiaodao more money, hehe!

Chapter Fifty-Two: Deep Brotherly Love?

Meanwhile, on Li Xin's side, Ghost King Da was training He Jinyin, and the way he trained He Jinyin really opened Li Xin's eyes.

On the playground, Gui Wangda was driving a large truck, constantly changing speeds, turning, and braking suddenly, while He Jinyin clung to the truck's guardrails, twisting and turning, using various postures to wrap himself around the guardrails and prevent himself from being thrown off the truck.

According to Gui Wangda, by utilizing the powerful inertia generated when a truck is traveling at high speed, He Jinyin was trained to develop the instinct to grab onto anything he could in a crisis, forming a powerful "locking" ability. This is the "Truck Training Method"!

This "truck training method" is a unique training method of the "Central Plains Ancient Boxing Method," specifically used to practice the "Golden Snake Entwining Silk Hand," the trump card defensive technique of the "Central Plains Ancient Boxing Method."

After listening to Ghost King Da's introduction, the eager-to-learn Li Xin asked Ghost King Da a question: "Uncle Da, let me ask you a question. In ancient times, there were no freight trucks. How would you carry out your 'Freight Truck Training Method'? Would you use a horse-drawn carriage? That doesn't seem very feasible."

Since Li Xin had already met Gui Wangda, and Gui Wangda didn't like the title "Senior Wangda," he changed his address to "Uncle Da."

Uncle Da remained silent for a long time in the face of Li Xin's question, and then said, "Young man, don't be too ambitious. Such a profound question is not something you can ask now. Go back and practice for a few more years. When you reach my level, you will naturally understand the mystery."

Li Xin: "..."

This paternalistic lecture left Li Xin speechless, and he could only obediently shut his mouth.

Okay, fine, I won't ask then.

While watching Ghost King Da train He Jinyin, Li Xin's pager suddenly went off.

This pager was provided to Li Xin by Crocodile. It was for easy communication. Crocodile had suffered a lot from not being able to contact Li Xin when he left Japan for the Central Plains, so he specially got a pager for Li Xin so that he could contact him at any time.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the big mobile phone was too big, Crocodile would have wanted to get Li Xin a big mobile phone. Of course, there are also smaller ones, such as the latest flip phone launched this year, which is very small and exquisite. But the problem is that the phone costs several thousand dollars, which even Crocodile thinks is too expensive. So he can only get Li Xin a pager for now.

When Li Xin heard that such a small thing cost two thousand Hong Kong dollars, he felt a pang of heartache. If it weren't for Crocodile Boss paying for it out of his own pocket, Li Xin would never have bought it.

Li Xin looked down and saw that it was Crocodile who had sent him a message. This was the first time Li Xin had received a pager message. The message was very brief and to the point: "XX Hospital, help!"

After reading the message, Li Xin immediately knew that Crocodile was in danger. Although he didn't know how Crocodile had gotten into trouble, now was not the time to think about that. Li Xin quickly said to Ghost King Da and He Jinyin, who were training, "Uncle Da, Ah Yin, I have to go now. I'll come to see you again when I have time!"

"Okay, goodbye Ashin!"

Gui Wangda and He Jinyin waved goodbye to Li Xin at the same time. Gui Wangda even stepped on the brake while waving to show his high level of professionalism. However, this caused trouble for He Jinyin. He was waving goodbye to Li Xin when the sudden stop threw him off the car. He flew away and continued to slide forward for a long distance after landing.

"..."

Li Xin, who caused all of this, silently apologized to He Jinyin and then ran away quickly.

After leaving the Elite Center, Li Xin took out a map of Hong Kong, confirmed the location of the hospital that Crocodile had mentioned, and then ran quickly toward the hospital.

Well, after being ripped off by a taxi driver once, Li Xin bought a map of Hong Kong and carried it with him so he wouldn't need a taxi to guide him anymore. Li Xin thought he was a genius!

With the help of the map, Li Xin quickly arrived at the hospital that Crocodile had mentioned from the Elite Center. Besides Li Xin's fast pace, another reason was that Hong Kong was a very small place, about the size of a county-level city or even a district in mainland China.

Just as Li Xin arrived at the hospital, intending to ask Crocodile about his location, he heard a burst of gunfire. He quickly followed the sound to the hospital's underground parking lot, where he saw Crocodile, a handsome young man, and a man with bandages on his head hiding together on the side of a car. In front of them, someone was firing at them, forcing them to keep their heads down.

This is... Mr. Gao?

Upon seeing the person with bandages on his head, Li Xin immediately recognized him as Gao Jin, whom he had been searching for for many days. Seeing someone chasing after Gao Jin, he could not tolerate it and immediately stepped forward and punched the person who fired the shot to the ground.

Just as Li Xin knocked down one person, many more gunmen appeared. Li Xin took out a handful of glass marbles from the pocket of his leather jacket, grabbed them, and threw one at each of the gunmen.

The glass marbles thrown by Li Xin were no less powerful than bullets, and Li Xin's aim was also perfect. Not a single marble missed, and they all hit the gunmen, exploding into bursts of blood.

When Li Xin encountered the ninja attack before, he thought that it would be great if he had a way to deal with the enemy from a distance, so he specially bought a large bag of glass marbles to practice his marble throwing skills.

Back in Shibalipun, Li Xin was already a master of slingshots. Now, he's switched to hand-throwing, and after getting used to the feel of it, his accuracy has returned. Today, he used it in actual combat for the first time, and the effect was amazing.

After dealing with the gunman, Li Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Crocodile and his two companions, who were hiding on the side of the car using it as a shield, "Crocodile, what exactly happened? Weren't you going home to see your daughter? How did you end up with Mr. Gao? How did you find Mr. Gao?"

"Mr. Gao?"

Crocodile Man looked bewildered: "What Mr. Gao? Who are you talking about? Could it be Gao Jin? Is Gao Jin here?"

Li Xin was even more bewildered than Crocodile Man. He pointed at Gao Jin, who was covering his head with his hands and trying to turn himself into an ostrich, and said, "Isn't this Mr. Gao Jin? Mr. Gao Jin, you don't need to be afraid anymore. I have already taken care of all the enemies!"

The last sentence Li Xin said was to Gao Jin.

Upon hearing Li Xin's words, Gao Jin finally snapped out of his "ostrich" act. He looked up, his face filled with panic, and grabbed the handsome young man's arm, saying, "It's over? It's safe now? Daozai, that was terrifying!"

Li Xin looked at the man who was completely different from Gao Jin in terms of appearance, demeanor, and expression, except for his face: "You're not Mr. Gao Jin?"

"He's definitely not Gao Jin, he's my younger brother Chocolate!"

Chen Xiaodao protected Gao Jindao.

"Chocolate? Why is it called that?"

Li Xin's heart stirred.

"Because he loves chocolate the most!"

Chen Xiaodao answered without hesitation, and Gao Jin, huddled under Chen Xiaodao's protection, nodded repeatedly: "That's right, my name is Chocolate, and I love eating chocolate the most!"

Looking at the bandage on Gao Jin's forehead, Li Xin had a suspicion.

When did you meet him?

Li Xin asked Chen Xiaodao.

Seeing Chen Xiaodao's eyes darting around but not responding, Crocodile patted Chen Xiaodao on the shoulder: "Speak the truth!"

When Crocodile spoke up, Chen Xiaodao gave up the idea of ​​making up a lie and said truthfully, "About a week ago, he rolled down the hillside and hit a rock. My girlfriend and I saw that he was injured, so we took him home to take care of him. But we found that he seemed to have a problem with his brain. He couldn't remember anything and had become mentally impaired."

Okay, actually Chen Xiaodao was lying. It's true that Gao Jin rolled down the hillside, but he didn't hit the rock at that moment. Instead, when he got up, he accidentally stepped into a trap that Chen Xiaodao had set up to tease others, which caused him to get injured and lose his memory. Otherwise, given Chen Xiaodao's personality, he wouldn't be so kind as to show great kindness to someone he has no relation to.

Crocodile knew Chen Xiaodao's personality very well. Hearing him say this, he knew that Chen was definitely hiding something, but it probably wasn't anything significant, so he didn't expose him. Instead, he said, "The timing matches up. It seems that he is Mr. Gao."

This is truly a case of finding something you've been searching for without even looking for it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.

Uesugi Hiroji and Ryugo, two people with connections to the highest levels, sent people out to look for Ko Chun but couldn't find him. On the contrary, Crocodile ran into Ko Chun as soon as he returned home. It can only be said that things in this world are truly too strange.

But now is not the time for sentimentality. Li Xin asked Crocodile and Chen Xiaodao, "How were you two being chased?"

Chen Xiaodao could only tell Li Xin the truth: "I don't know either. I took my brother to the hospital to see a doctor. The doctor said my brother had injured his head and his nerves were being compressed by a blood clot. He said they needed some kind of technology to remove the blood clot, which would cost 200,000 yuan in medical expenses. So I went to borrow money from someone. I finally found Uncle Crocodile who was willing to lend me money, so I brought Uncle Crocodile to pay the bill. But before the doctor even saw him, a group of people suddenly showed up. I initially thought they were being chased by loan sharks, but they actually used grenades... I was really shocked!"

Chen Xiaodao scratched his head. He was probably the most confused one. He was just a small-time hoodlum and con artist who usually made a living through shady dealings. He would never dare to do anything really bad. He couldn't understand how he had gotten involved with that group of killers who had guns.

Gun control in Hong Kong isn't as strict as in Japan, but it's not to the point that everyone in a triad has a gun or can deploy gunmen. Chen Xiaodao would never normally come into contact with such people.

Li Xin was equally puzzled. These assassins were definitely not from the "Nine Chrysanthemums Faction." People from the "Nine Chrysanthemums Faction" would disdain using handguns, and firing a gun in a hospital was a serious provocation against social order that such a secretive organization would not do. So, besides the "Nine Chrysanthemums Faction," what other force was eyeing Gao Jin's life?

Is he a man of "Gambling King" Chen Jincheng?

Li Xin guessed instinctively.

The people of the "Nine Chrysanthemums Faction" were probably hired by the Black Tiger Society elders, whom Ueyama Hiroji mentioned, who did not want him to take power. These gunmen were most likely people of "Gambling King" Chen Jincheng, who was also one of the people who most wanted Gao Jin dead.

But the question is, is Chen Jincheng's information network really that good? He actually found Gao Jin's whereabouts even earlier than Shangshan Hongci and Long Wu. You know, because Gao Yi stopped them, they didn't call the police, so the outside world didn't know that Gao Jin was missing. And Gao Jin's whereabouts have always been a mystery to outsiders, so even if he disappeared for a period of time, no one would find it strange. So how did Chen Jincheng know that Gao Jin was missing and find him?

Li Xin thought for a moment, then exchanged a glance with Crocodile. Crocodile, being meticulous, also sensed something was wrong, but this wasn't the place to talk. He could only say to Chen Xiaodao and Gao Jin, who had lost his memory, "Mr. Gao, Xiaodao, it's not safe here. You should come back with us."

"But……"

Chen Xiaodao, unaware of the situation, dared not go with anyone. Crocodile glared at him and said, "You don't even trust me?"

Your words are really hard to believe, you big swindler...

Chen Xiaodao muttered to himself, but since he still owed Crocodile 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, he didn't dare to say anything more and could only say, "Okay, Uncle Crocodile, I understand, I'll go with you."