Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Li Xin saw no unity and camaraderie in "Hayabusa no Sato" at all. In "Shinobu no Sato", all he saw were petty scheming and countless plots.

After grieving for the unfortunate Ayane for a moment, Lady Ayame knelt before Li Xin again: "Lord Li Xin, you came with Lord Hayabusa. Hayate said that after Ayane was driven out of the village, she was taken in by Lord Hayabusa. Do you know anything about Ayane's situation? Please tell me!"

Originally, when Ayane was in "Shinobi Village", although they couldn't meet, Lady Ayame could still occasionally hear news about Ayane. However, after Ayane was expelled from "Shinobi Village", Lady Ayame completely cut off all contact with Ayane. Before, there were many people around, so she didn't dare to ask Hayabusa about Ayane's situation. Now that she was alone with Rishin, she finally couldn't help but ask about Ayane's whereabouts.

“Ayane is living with me now, and she’s doing very well.”

Li Xin said to Madam Changpu, but when he said that Ayane was doing well, he hesitated for a moment.

Is Ayane really doing well now? Although she has no worries about food and clothing and everyone around her cares for her, Li Xin can still occasionally see a hint of loneliness in Ayane's eyes.

No amount of friends can replace the company of family. When Ayane looked at the Miyano Akemi and Haibara Ai sisters, or even Crocodile and Angel bickering, the envy in her eyes was unmistakable.

Lady Ayame didn't detect the hesitation in Li Xin's voice. When she heard Li Xin say that Ayane was doing well, Lady Ayame couldn't help but smile with relief. She couldn't help but shed tears and said, "That's wonderful, it's so wonderful that Ayane can live a good life..."

Leaving this cold village and living a vibrant life outside—that would be wonderful!

Looking at Lady Changpu, who was weeping with her face covered, Li Xin could only sigh.

After leaving "Ninja Village", Li Xin had only taken a few steps when he stopped and said to those behind him, "Come out."

A gentle breeze blew by, stirring up the fallen leaves in the mountains, but other than that, there was no other sound.

Li Xin said calmly, "Do you need me to use the move I just used against Ah Long?"

"Hey hey hey! No, no, no!"

A figure emerged from behind a tree, blinked big eyes, and said to Li Xin, "Are you going to hunt down Raido? Take me with you, I'm a ninja too, I can help!"

Li Xin smiled and said to Xia, who was hiding behind a tree, "You want to seek revenge on Lei Dao?"

Of course!

Xia emerged completely from behind the tree, approached Li Xin, clenched her fist, and said, "That Lei Dao guy injured my brother, and I heard that my father's old injury was also caused by Lei Dao. Of course I have to avenge them!"

It's just my brother and father...

Li Xin thought for a moment and quickly realized that Xia probably had no idea what had happened to her mother.

"Go back, you're too weak!"

Li Xin said to Xia.

"I'm not weak at all!"

Xia glared at Li Xin and said, "Among my peers in the village, apart from Ayane, no one is my match! Even Ayane is only about my age, so it's hard to say who will win!"

Upon hearing Xia mention Ayane, Li Xin's heart stirred, and he asked Xia, "What's your relationship with Ayane like?"

Xia's expression suddenly darkened: "Who knows..."

What do you mean by that?

Li Xin couldn't help but say.

Xia said with a wronged expression, "We were really good friends when we were little. She always followed me around, and we always played together. But then she joined the Overlord Sect, and suddenly she stopped being nice to me and started to be hostile towards me..."

Li Xin remained silent. He knew why Ayane had changed so much. It was because she had learned her true identity and felt jealous of Kasumi, her half-sister. She couldn't face Kasumi with her original mindset.

Yes, they are sisters, but Kasumi can enjoy the love of her mother and brother, while Ayane can only face the ostracism and curses of the villagers. If Ayane can still treat Kasumi as a good sister with such a disparity, then her temperament is probably no different from that of a saint.

But for Xia, the sudden severing of ties with her close friend, who had always been a good friend, and the inexplicable hostility she felt towards her, was probably the one who felt most wronged.

It can only be said that the sins committed by the previous generation have left these two children to bear the pain, which is truly regrettable.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xin said to Xia, "You want to seek revenge on Lei Dao?"

Xia nodded vigorously: "I'm very strong, and I've also mastered 'Sky-Splitting Swift Wind Kill,' so I can definitely be of help and won't be a burden!"

Li Xin nodded slightly: "Alright, then come with me."

"Great!"

Xia said happily, then suddenly remembered something and asked Li Xin, "By the way, who are you? Apart from your name, I don't seem to know anything about you."

Li Xin couldn't help but laugh: "You dare to follow me with this? And you want me to take you to Lei Dao to take revenge?"

Xia stuck out her tongue: "I was in a hurry and didn't think that much!"

"If you want revenge, you can get your villagers to help you!"

Li Xin said to Xia.

Xia pouted and said, "Those cowards are ruthless to their own people, but when it comes to outsiders, the stronger ones hide as if they don't know what to do. It would be strange if they avenged my brother. I'll have to go by myself!"

Li Xin: "..."

Well, this didn't surprise Li Xin. After all, the old man in ancient clothes had even gone so far as to kneel on the ground to stand on Li Xin's feet, so you can imagine how much backbone these people had.

"By the way, you still haven't told me who you are!"

Xia remembered that Li Xin hadn't answered her question yet, so she asked again.

Without hesitation, Li Xin said to Xia, "I am Ayane's brother."

Chapter 637 Principal Li

"Brother Ashin, welcome back. How are Lord Hayabusa and Lord Wu Ye?"

Inside the office, Ayane saw Li Xin return and immediately went up to greet him. Before Li Xin could answer, Kasumi emerged from behind him and said to Ayane, "Ayane, it's been a long time."

Upon seeing Kasumi, Ayane's smile vanished instantly, and she looked at her half-sister Kasumi with icy eyes, saying, "What are you doing here!"

Li Xin said to Ayane, "Ayane, Kasumi's... 'Shinobi Village' leader Hayate was injured, and Kasumi came out to investigate the whereabouts of the murderer. It's her first time outside, and she's unfamiliar with the place, so I invited her to stay at our office for a while."

Fearing that Ayane might do something impulsive, Li Xin discussed it with Kasumi before returning to the agency. He forbade Kasumi from saying that the target of the pursuit was Rai, and only said that the person who injured Hayate was the murderer.

"What! Lord Hayate has been injured? How is he?"

Ayane didn't care what Kasumi was doing there; she was no longer a member of "Shinobi Village," and its affairs were none of her concern. However, Hayate was her brother and the only person who had ever cared about her back in "Shinobi Village."

When Ayame was insulted by Raido, Kasumi was still an infant and naturally knew nothing. However, Hayate was already old enough to understand, so he knew that Ayane was his sister. After becoming the leader of the Heavenly God Gate, he also took care of her in a subtle way. This care became the only warmth of family that Ayane felt in the "Ninja Village". Now that she heard that Hayate was injured, how could Ayane not care?

"Don't worry, Ayane. Hayate is out of danger, he just needs to rest."

Li Xin said to Lingyin.

Hearing this answer, Ayane finally breathed a sigh of relief. She wanted to go back to "Ninja Village" to visit Hayate, but when she thought about how she had been expelled from the village, she knew that the village's rigid rules would definitely not let her in, and might even kill her, so she gave up the idea of ​​returning to the village.

“I understand, Ashin.”

Ayane nodded slightly.

“Ayane, you’re more familiar with Kasumi, so why don’t you show Kasumi around the area?”

Li Xin told Lingyin that he brought Xia back mainly to resolve the misunderstanding between the two sisters, and naturally he would not miss the opportunity for Lingyin and Xia to spend time together.

"I...yes, I understand, Ashin-ge..."

Ayane was extremely unwilling, but her ninja instincts made it impossible for her to refuse Li Xin's orders, so she had no choice but to agree.

Li Xin checked the time and said to Ayane, "Ayane, Angel, and Kasumi, I still have some things to take care of. The three of you should get along well."

The three girls are about the same age, with the oldest, Kasumi, only a year older than Ayane and Angel. They should be able to become friends easily... probably.

After Li Xin left, the atmosphere between the three girls instantly turned cold. Angel didn't know what the relationship was between Ayane and Kasumi. She watched the two of them with cold faces, looking at each other, and then took out a bag of potato chips and started eating, watching the two of them shiver as she ate.

The quiet atmosphere was suddenly filled with the crisp sound of potato chips being eaten. It was the first time Kasumi had ever seen this kind of snack. Forget about staring at Ayane, she turned to Angel and asked, "What is that?"

Angel didn't answer, but handed the bag of potato chips to Xia directly: "Here, have some."

"Thank you!"

Xia thanked her, took a potato chip from the bag, and then, imitating Angel, put the thin chip into her mouth.

"Mmm! This is delicious!"

Xia's eyes lit up.

There was no other way. In the "Ninja Village," salt and oil were very important resources and could not be used casually. Moreover, ninjas needed to be agile and had to eat lightly. Foods like potato chips, which were high in oil and salt, were a death sentence for Kasumi's tongue, which was used to bland food!

"Is it delicious? I also have other flavors!"

Angel pulled out a huge pile of potato chips in various flavors, dazzling Xia.

Seeing how quickly Angel and Kasumi became acquainted, Ayane couldn't help but say, "It's almost dinner time, don't eat so many snacks!"

"I'll eat it!"

Angel wasn't about to indulge Ayane. She held the bag of potato chips high above her head and tilted it down, enjoying a hearty meal right in front of Ayane.

After finishing the food, Angel blew up the packaging bag and then slapped it in front of Ayane, making a loud noise.

"Hehehehehe!"

Angel made a face at Ayane.

Enraged, Ayane pulled out a kunai, intending to open Angel's eyes—to open an eye on her body.

Kasumi stepped in front of Angel and said to Ayane, "It was just a joke, a little physical contact would have sufficed, why use kunai!"

"Get out of the way!"

Ayane shouted loudly.

Given Angel's thick skin, if she punched Angel, Angel would be completely unharmed, but her fist would ache for a long time. She must have been stupid to do that. Even if she used a kunai, it would be like a needle to Angel—it could prick her, but it wouldn't hurt her.

However, Kasumi was unaware of all this and only thought that Ayane had become so ferocious—Angel was just joking with her, and she was about to seriously injure Angel. So she protected Angel and said, "If you have any problems, come at me!"

"This is none of your business, get out of here!"

Ayane said to Kasumi without any politeness.

Seeing that Ayane and Kasumi were arguing about her, Angel thought for a moment and decided to eat another bag of potato chips.

When Ayane and Kasumi started arguing, the long-standing conflict between them erupted, and the direction of their argument unconsciously began to deviate from the original cause.

Kasumi shouted at Ayane, "Ayane, I've wanted to say this for a long time. If I've offended you in any way, just tell me. If I'm wrong, I'll definitely apologize. What do you mean by always giving me the cold shoulder? Just say what you want to say!"

Kasumi had long harbored resentment towards Ayane. She wasn't the petty type, but Ayane's inexplicable cold violence really bothered her.

"Exactly, this person has a really weird personality!"

Angel chimed in from the side.

"you shut up!"

Ayane glared at Angel, then said to Kasumi, "I have nothing to say to you!"

Her feelings for Xia were her deepest secret. She couldn't tell Xia that she had originally considered Xia her best friend, her best sister, and the object of her admiration. But when she learned that the two were actually sisters, her admiration turned into jealousy, which is why she unilaterally cut off contact with Xia. This would make her feel even more worthless.

Kasumi was unaware of Ayane's complicated feelings for her; she only sensed Ayane's hostility. Kasumi's temper wasn't bad, but it was definitely not weak either. Since Ayane wasn't giving her a friendly look, she wouldn't compromise. She snorted at Ayane and ignored her.

While the two sisters were having a disagreement, Li Xin went to find Hayabusa.

At Hayabusa's antique shop, Hayabusa asked Li Xin with a puzzled look, "Xin, what brings you here?"

Li Xin said to Hayabusa, "Hayabusa, when I left, Kasumi followed me out without permission, saying she wanted to avenge her brother. I persuaded her to stop, and she's staying at my house now. Could you inform 'Shinobi Village' for me, so they won't worry?"

"what?"

Hayabusa paused for a moment, then said, "You said Kasumi left 'Shinobi Village' without permission? This is terrible!"

"What? Will Xia be locked up by her family or something after she goes back?"

Li Xin asked.

"No, it's not that simple."

Hayabusa shook his head and said to Li Xin, "In 'Shinobi Village,' if a ninja leaves the village without a mission, he will be considered a deserter and will be hunted down by the entire village."

"This……"

Li Xin thought for a moment and immediately said, "Then quickly inform Lady Changpu and Jifeng, and have them give Xia a new mission, saying that she should come out to track down Lei Dao's whereabouts!"

Hayabusa slowly shook his head: "Oshin, you underestimate ninjas... This kind of trick won't work on ninjas. I think by now, 'Ninja Village' should have already identified Kasumi as a runaway ninja and issued a kill order against her. From now on, the ninjas of 'Ninja Village' will take killing Kasumi as their mission."

Li Xin: "..."

No, the girl ran away from home. Even though it was wrong, at most you could just take her home and teach her a lesson. What's the point of issuing a kill order?

"Ah Long, are you kidding me?"

Li Xin thought Hayabusa was joking and trying to scare him, but Hayabusa said in a very serious tone, "Xin, do you think I'm the kind of person who would joke around?"

These words silenced Li Xin.