Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

"But what if they really don't come?"

Li Xin asked.

Laishenglei went to such lengths to hold such a grand jewelry exhibition, which was extremely costly. Even Li Xin felt sorry for Laishenglei. If the thief didn't come, or more accurately, if the thief who stole the "King's Star" didn't come, wouldn't Laishenglei suffer a huge loss?

Maria calmly replied, "It's alright. Anyway, 'Ryan Jewelry' already had plans to enter the Japanese market. This is just an earlier move. Besides, although this jewelry exhibition has only just started, 30% of the jewelry has already been reserved. Just based on this, I've already made back more than all the expenses of holding the jewelry exhibition. So even if the thieves don't come, I won't lose money."

It's 1995 now, the year Japan's per capita GDP reached a historical peak. With the economic recovery, the Japanese felt the hurdle of the "bubble economy" collapse was about to pass, and the wealthy were starting to spend lavishly again. The famous European jewelry company "Lian Jewelry" held a jewelry exhibition in Japan—wasn't that an affirmation of Japan's purchasing power? Buy, we must buy, otherwise wouldn't those Europeans think the Japanese are poor? Buy one piece each!

"..."

Li Xin was shocked by Lai Sheng Lei's actions. No wonder you became a rich person, Xiao Lei. You can even make more money the more you spend!

After the initial shock, Li Xin thought for a moment and then asked Maria, "Aren't there any clues about the thief who stole the 'King's Star'?"

To attract more people, this jewelry exhibition set a very low entry threshold. All you had to do was register at the entrance to get in. This resulted in a large flow of people at the exhibition. Finding a thief with no distinguishing features among so many people was probably much more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack. After all, finding a needle in a haystack at least has a clear target, right?

Li Xin observed the area closely but couldn't find any suspicious people. However, he did discover several thieves stealing from visitors. He had the security guards deal with them, which earned him their respect. The guards regarded him as a capable professional and genuinely recognized him as their captain.

Of course, this meant nothing to Li Xin.

Maria said regretfully, "That's why I need to lure them out like this, since there are no clues at all."

If she had any clues about the thief who stole the "King of Stars," why would she bother holding a jewelry exhibition to lure in a thief who might not even take the bait?

She had already spread the word on the black market, offering a high price to buy "King of Stars," but no one contacted her, so she was helpless. Moreover, they had not seen the thief who had used them in their previous operations, so they had no idea whether he was male or female.

Maria continued, "That thief is very cunning. Even Xiaotong fell victim to his scheme. Ashin, you must be very careful."

Although it was a calculated move, this was the first time that "Cat's Eye" had been outmaneuvered in this way.

Li Xin nodded: "I will."

He never underestimated Sheng Lei's wisdom. Before, at Suzuki Jirokichi's mansion, she almost completed the solo mission by herself, relying on her wisdom and adaptability. How could Li Xin underestimate such a woman?

"Ah-Xin, I have something to take care of, so I'll be leaving now."

"Maria" told Lee the truth.

Although the identity of "Maria" is fake, Rui Kisugi is indeed the person in charge of this jewelry exhibition. She has to handle all the affairs of the jewelry exhibition, big and small, and there are many guests from the upper class of Japan who need to be entertained. She really doesn't have time to keep an eye on the scene all the time.

As for Hitomi and Ai, they each had their own tasks, which was to keep an eye on the outside of the venue, so Li Xin was the only one left to watch over the inside.

"Okay, I'll keep a close eye on it."

Li Xin said to "Maria".

"No need to be too tight. Providing a slight opening might make it easier for us to 'fish' for them."

“Maria,” she whispered.

The two whispered to each other. Although Shinichi Kudo had left, he had been observing Li Xin and "Maria." Seeing them talking in hushed tones, Shinichi Kudo couldn't help but say, "Judging from their behavior, their relationship doesn't seem to be a simple employer-employee relationship..."

"That's normal. If my bodyguard were that handsome, I would also make a simple employment relationship complicated, let alone Miss Maria who is so beautiful."

Sonoko Suzuki was drooling.

Sonoko Suzuki wasn't jealous of Li Xin's close relationship with "Maria." After all, they were a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match. What did she have to be jealous of?

Well, Sonoko Suzuki is just a fangirl. It's not that she has to do something with every handsome guy she sees. Sometimes just watching from afar is enough to satisfy her. Of course, it would be even better if she could get closer.

Shinichi Kudo couldn't do anything about Sonoko Suzuki's infatuation, while Ran Mouri nudged Shinichi with her elbow: "Alright, Shinichi, I told you not to keep staring at her."

Ran Mouri knows that her childhood friend doesn't have any bad intentions, but her personality of always rushing to investigate strange things can sometimes easily annoy other people.

Despite being a household name in Tokyo, almost everyone knows Shinichi Kudo, the famous high school detective. However, he's not actually very popular at school. His only close friends are Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, and he's only acquaintances with the other students.

It's normal to think that way; after all, everyone has a bit of privacy. But Shinichi Kudo's reasoning ability is so strong that he can always deduce things about others with great accuracy from the slightest clues. And he also loves to show off. It can only be said that the fact that Shinichi Kudo hasn't been beaten to death all his life is entirely thanks to his childhood friend Ran Mouri—Ran Mouri is the captain of the Teitan High School Karate Club, and her fists are tough enough!

"Sorry, sorry, it's just a habit..."

Seeing that Ran Mouri was truly angry, Shinichi Kudo could only look away.

But just as Shinichi Kudo turned his gaze away from Li Xin and "Maria," he was quickly captivated by another figure.

In front of a magnificent diamond necklace, a woman in black smiled faintly as she admired the necklace.

This woman has delicate features and looks incredibly innocent, but upon closer inspection, she possesses an alluring charm that makes one's heart race.

Unlike her innocent appearance, her figure was extremely alluring, especially since she was wearing a very form-fitting black bodysuit that accentuated her curves. Besides Shinichi Kudo, countless other men at the convention were secretly observing this incredibly seductive beauty. If they hadn't all been accompanied by female companions, they might have approached her at that moment.

She appears innocent on the outside, but harbors a tender charm within.

The description that popped into Shinichi Kudo's mind the moment he saw that woman.

Seemingly noticing Shinichi Kudo's gaze, the woman turned her head and smiled at Shinichi, who was looking at her. Her smile was like a spring breeze, making Shinichi's heart flutter once again.

It's often said that jewelry is to women what flowers are to bees; with such a large jewelry exhibition, it's no wonder so many beautiful women came...

Shinichi Kudo touched his nose and said.

However, Shinichi Kudo only admired the beautiful woman briefly before looking away.

After admiring the diamond necklace, the woman in black continued to wander around the jewelry exhibition. Coincidentally, all the pieces she stopped at were incredibly expensive, among the most pricey items in the exhibition.

After looking at the jewelry, the woman in black slowly walked towards the center of the exhibition hall.

The enormous gem that shone brightly in the hands of the golden goddess statue was undoubtedly the most precious treasure in the entire jewelry exhibition, but its price of eight figures, and in US dollars, was simply prohibitive.

Gazing at the "Blue Miracle," a hint of infatuation flashed in the black-clad woman's eyes. She tried to approach, but was stopped by someone reaching out.

"Miss, please wait a moment. This exhibit is off-limits. Thank you for your cooperation."

The woman in black looked at Li Xin. Her attention had been focused on the gemstones, and she hadn't noticed Li Xin before. But upon seeing him, her eyes instantly lit up with an interest even stronger than that for the gemstones. She bent down slightly, looked up at Li Xin with great interest, and said in a soft, seductive voice that seemed to touch one's heart, "Brother, can't you make an exception for me?"

Seeing the woman in black so blatantly flirting with Li Xin, the women watching Li Xin from a distance all spit fire in their eyes.

You bitch!

Of course, if they had the looks of the woman in black, they probably would have already taken her place.

An ordinary man would probably be completely captivated by such a beautiful woman speaking in such a voice, but Li Xin remained unmoved and said expressionlessly, "I'm sorry, no."

Seeing that her tried-and-true "honey trap" had failed, the woman in black was somewhat surprised and her face turned cold.

"Really? I'm sorry, I'll leave now."

The woman in black said to Li Xin, then turned and walked away. After a few steps, she suddenly turned back and smiled at Li Xin.

The woman in black has an "M" shaped upper lip and a full, plump lower lip. So when she is not smiling, the corners of her lips will naturally droop, making her appear aloof. However, when she raises her lip peaks and smiles, the resulting curve becomes extremely infectious and seductive. Few men can resist this alternation between cold and warm.

This time, however, the woman in black was disappointed. Li Xin acted as if she hadn't seen anything at all. Her posture and expression were exactly the same as before, and her usually invincible smile seemed to be directed at thin air.

The woman in black: "..."

Okay, he's not pretending to be aloof to get my attention; this guy is genuinely unmoved by women.

The woman in black smiled slightly, her interest in Li Xin growing even stronger.

"My name is First Love."

The woman in black suddenly spoke to Li Xin.

Li Xin glanced up at the woman in black who had suddenly introduced herself, feeling utterly bewildered.

Who cares what your name is? Don't get in my way!

Chapter Sixty-Six: Is this reasonable?

On the second night of the jewelry exhibition, the venue was pitch black, a stark contrast to its daytime splendor.

Two figures in black stealthily entered the venue. One of them said to the person in front, "Big brother, we're going to make a fortune this time!"

His voice was filled with immense excitement.

The man in front was equally excited, but he forced himself to suppress it and whispered, "Shut up, stop talking nonsense, let's get the stuff first!"

The person who spoke first couldn't shut up. He couldn't help but say smugly, "That guy from 'Lyne Jewelry' is really stupid. The security guards he hired are not professional at all. They let us slip in so easily. But we also owe a lot to that woman. She sold us a detailed map of this place and the security guard patrol routes, which is why we were able to get in so easily."

"I told you to shut up, why are you still talking so much!"

The person in front couldn't help but say.

"Yes, yes, I understand!"

The person who spoke first shut up.

He was too excited. He thought that such a big jewelry exhibition would be heavily guarded, but it turned out to be so ordinary that they easily slipped in. With so many valuable treasures in front of them, they could live a life of ease after making this one. How could they not be excited?

The leader approached the jewelry display case and said in a very soft voice, "These display cases are made of reinforced glass and have alarms. If these display cases are forcibly damaged, the alarm will be triggered. Only by entering the password can these display cases be opened normally."

As he spoke, the man took out a laptop from his backpack, connected it to one of the counters, and said to the other person, "I'm going to use this computer to crack the password now. You keep watch for me, understand?"

As he spoke, the man covered the laptop with a black cloth, then crawled inside and began typing away. He turned out to be a computer expert.

Another person whispered, "Understood."

Not long after, with a "beep beep beep," the glass cover of the display case opened automatically. The two were so happy they wanted to cheer, but they were afraid of alerting the security guards, so they could only bite their hands to keep themselves from making a sound.

The lookout calmed down first. He looked at the diamond necklace in the display case, which still reflected a captivating brilliance even in the dim light from the outside, and whispered to the computer expert, "Brother, do you think if I give this diamond necklace to that woman, she'll spend the night with me?"

The computer expert tapped the lookout on the head: "Idiot, you could sell this necklace for a fortune! You could have as many women as you want!"

The lookout got a tap on the head, but he didn't think he was wrong. Instead, he looked very aggrieved and said, "But brother, that woman is different, that woman... hehehe..."

For some unknown reason, the lookout suddenly started laughing incoherently.

The computer expert was speechless for a moment, but when he thought of that woman's unique charm, he actually began to understand his little brother a bit.

Forget it, there's so much jewelry here, it's no big deal to give one away. If I can get a beautiful woman like that to serve me, it might even be a win. But I'll be the first one to go!

Even computer experts started to get distracted.

Imagining the woman fawning over him, the computer whiz leered as he reached for the display case, wanting to take off the diamond necklace to win the woman's favor. But before his hand could even touch the necklace, it was grabbed by a hand that emerged from the darkness.

Dressed entirely in black, blending perfectly into the darkness, Li Xin suddenly appeared before the two and slowly said, "Got you."

When the two men realized they had been discovered, they immediately knew something was wrong. The computer expert had been captured by Li Xin, and the lookout, who had been calling him "brother" just moments before, was now showing no loyalty whatsoever and was trying to escape. However, he was now facing Li Xin, so he was caught red-handed.

Li Xin was not particularly happy about catching two thieves, because this was actually the third group of thieves he had caught. He had caught two groups last night, and after interrogating them, he confirmed that neither group of thieves was the one who stole the "King of Stars". Apart from giving them to the Metropolitan Police Department to boost their performance, they had gained nothing.

The two thieves caught this time didn't seem very bright; they didn't seem like the kind of people who could scheme against "Cat's Eye." But since they've been caught, the proper procedures still need to be followed.

Just as Li Xin was about to interrogate the two men to find out if they were the thieves who stole the "King of Stars," a black figure suddenly darted across the open display case and quickly disappeared. Li Xin looked at the display case, and the diamond necklace inside had vanished.

Li Xin focused his energy into his eyes, and the dark environment instantly became as bright as day in his eyes. He tracked the departing figure and felt that the figure was graceful and beautiful, and seemed familiar.

Seemingly noticing Li Xin's gaze, the figure turned around and blew a kiss to Li Xin as it flew away.

Thank you for the diamond necklace!

Seeing that someone had stolen jewelry right under his nose, Li Xin couldn't stand it. He knocked the two thieves unconscious and immediately gave chase.

Outside the venue, a masked woman in a black, tight-fitting leather outfit ran at top speed, kissing the diamond necklace in her hand as she ran.

The beautiful and expensive diamond necklace naturally excited the masked woman, but she was not satisfied with what she had achieved that night.

Those two idiots, I really can't count on them. After all that, they only managed to get this one piece. Looks like I'll have to keep trying to trick other people into coming to the jewelry exhibition to steal things.

The masked woman began planning where to find another computer expert.

She wouldn't have needed to go through all this trouble, but the jewelry exhibition hosted by "Lian Jewelry" used the latest anti-theft technology for the display cases. To open the display cases normally, you had to enter a password, and only the person in charge of the jewelry exhibition, a woman named Maria, knew the password.

Although the masked woman is very good at using her beauty to extract secrets from men, she has no way of dealing with women. With her looks, she is naturally likely to arouse hostility from women.

She was helpless against women, but she had plenty of ways to deal with those foolish men. So, yesterday during the day, she personally went to the jewelry exhibition and took notes on the most valuable pieces. At night, she also figured out the security guards' patrol routes, organized the items, and sold them to the two thieves from before.

The leader of them was a computer expert who could crack the display case's password. As for her, whether the two of them succeeded or not, she had at least earned her intelligence fee, so she wouldn't lose either way. Of course, if the two of them succeeded, she could then steal the jewelry from them and double-cross them, which would make the plan even more perfect.

Ever since she profited by following "Cat's Eye" last time, she's started to enjoy letting others be the first to speak up while she plays the role of the unsuspecting predator.

Speaking of which, wasn't the handsome bodyguard we saw yesterday the one who just arrested her? He was actually hiding at the scene, and he even managed to fool her. It seems that the idea of ​​letting others step on the minefield was indeed correct, otherwise I would be the one who was arrested by that handsome bodyguard now.

The masked woman felt a surge of relief, but quickly thought back to what might have happened if she had been captured by that handsome bodyguard…

Just as the masked woman was thinking about things that couldn't pass censorship, she suddenly felt someone rapidly approaching from behind. A quick glance out of the corner of her eye revealed it to be Li Xin.

Damn it, they caught up so quickly!

The masked woman thought to herself.

Although the diamond necklace in my hand is not as expensive as the "Blue Miracle", it is still a high-end piece of jewelry worth millions of dollars. How could the people at "Lian Jewelry" let it be lost so easily?

What the masked woman didn't know was that the diamond necklace on her wrist wasn't important; what mattered was her.

Regardless, the masked woman clearly didn't want to hand over either the diamond necklace or herself. So she sped up, and even leaped onto the exterior wall of a nearby building to escape Li Xin's pursuit, running vertically up the wall.