Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

That night, in Ayane and Angel's room, Angel was fast asleep.

Ayane suddenly opened her eyes in her sleep and silently got out of bed.

She tiptoed to Angel's bedside and waved her hand in front of Angel's eyes. Angel's face showed pain, and she mumbled in her sleep, "Ai-sensei, I really don't know how to do this problem..."

After confirming that Angel was indeed asleep, Ayane opened the window, climbed out, and quickly slipped to the second floor of the neighboring building.

On the second floor, in Li Xin's room, Li Xin was meditating and practicing his martial arts. He sets aside time every night to practice, which has become a part of his life.

Suddenly, Li Xin opened his eyes and saw a delicate voice creeping in through the window; it was Ayane.

Li Xin looked at Ayane, who had suddenly entered the room, and asked, "Ayane, what's wrong?"

Ayane hesitated for a moment, then swallowed and whispered to Li Xin, "Brother Xin, I want to sleep with you tonight..."

Li Xin: "!?"

Chapter 640 Going Home for the New Year

"Ayane, what's wrong? Is Angel snoring in her sleep?"

Li Xin asked Lingyin.

(Angel: You're the one who snores when you sleep!)

Ayane shook her head without answering, only looking at Li Xin with her expectant eyes.

Li Xin hesitated for a moment, feeling somewhat uneasy, but he didn't refuse Ayane. Instead, he nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

He could vaguely guess what Ayane was thinking; it was nothing more than Kasumi's arrival making Ayane feel a sense of crisis.

Li Xin is an orphan, while Ayane is not an orphan but is almost like one, so Li Xin can understand Ayane's current feelings.

Although the villagers of Shibalipu Village treated Li Xin very well, Li Xin knew from a young age that he was not the child of those villagers who were kind to him. Without blood ties as a bond, they had no reason to be kind to him. Therefore, Li Xin could only try his best to behave well, not to cause trouble for those villagers, and to help them with their work as much as possible.

This is similar to how Ayane always completes her tasks with 100% or even 200% effort after joining the agency.

I'm very well-behaved and obedient, so please don't hate me or send me away!

Li Xin understood Lingyin's feelings and knew that this couldn't be changed in just a few words. It would take a long time for Lingyin to adapt to the new environment and new interpersonal relationships, and to build a bond that was closer than that of family.

Ayane had begun to adapt to life at the agency and was gradually forgetting her past in "Shinobi Village," but Kasumi's sudden appearance brought Ayane's memories back to "Shinobi Village."

Of course, this was just a partial feeling. Ayane knew rationally that the agency was not "Shinobi Village" and would not treat her like "Shinobi Village," but she still couldn't help but feel this kind of worry.

She's a ninja, and so is Kasumi. She knows everything Kasumi knows, and Kasumi might even be stronger. Plus, Kasumi's personality is more likable. With Kasumi joining the agency, Kasumi might take away her space to live...

It was because of this worry that Ayane came to Li Xin's place in the middle of the night, seeking a sense of security.

Li Xin understood Ayane's desire for security, which is why he didn't refuse her request to sleep together—if he had refused, Ayane would probably have become even more anxious and insecure.

Because of Ayane's arrival, Li Xin was naturally unable to continue practicing. He brought a new quilt and placed it on the bed, then made a makeshift bed on the floor and said to Ayane, "Ayane, it's getting late, go to sleep. You have to go to school tomorrow morning."

Ayane sat on the bed, still warm from Li Xin's body, and nodded gently to him: "Mm."

With Ayane around, Li Xin didn't feel comfortable taking off his clothes and slept fully clothed. However, not long after Li Xin turned his back to Ayane, two soft mounds pressed against his back. Ayane said to Li Xin in a soft, sweet voice, "Brother Xin..."

"Ayane, what are you doing!"

Li Xin jumped off the bed as if he had been electrocuted, then took off his outer clothes and threw them on Ayane. The touch he felt was not only soft but also slightly hard. This familiar touch made him realize that Ayane was not wearing anything at the moment.

Lingyin, trapped by Li Xin's outer garment, tried to break free, but found it clinging to her like an octopus, making it impossible for her to escape. She said in a pitiful tone, "Brother Xin, I just want to serve you like Sister Lixia..."

As a ninja, Ayane has keen senses. Morishia's room is right below her and Angel's room. Li Xin helps Morishia "train" every few nights, so the noise naturally doesn't escape Ayane's notice. However, Ayane doesn't think there's anything wrong with it, because such things are too common in "Ninja Village".

The village of Shinobu, which has been isolated from the outside world for a long time, still maintains the structure of a feudal society.

Take the Overlord God Sect for example. The sect leader has the power of life and death over everyone in the sect. If he takes a woman's body, it is her good fortune, and she should be grateful.

Lingyin wasn't very clear about the situation at the Heavenly God Gate, but she did know that besides Madam Changpu, Zidian had several concubines. However, because they didn't have the right to bear children for Zidian, those concubines didn't have much of a presence in the Heavenly God Gate.

The same applies to other ninja organizations in the village. It is even said that in some ninja organizations, female ninjas must offer themselves to the organization's leader before their first mission to show their loyalty.

Therefore, Ayane didn't feel that Mo Lixia was being bullied in relation to Li Xin and Mo Lixia. On the contrary, she envied Mo Lixia—becoming Li Xin's concubine meant that she could be with Li Xin in the future.

When Ayane exposed what he had been trying so hard to hide, Li Xin blushed and stammered, "Um, Ayane, my relationship with Risha isn't what you think... You... You should get some sleep. You're still a student, how could you do something like this!"

Ayane's eyes lit up when she heard Li Xin's words: "So, when I'm no longer a student, I can be like Risha-neechan?"

She's made up her mind. She'll drop out of school tomorrow so she won't be a student anymore and can serve Ah-Xin like Sister Li-Xia!

Li Xin: "..."

How did you come to this conclusion?

"Isn't that right, Ashin-ge!"

Ayane looked at Li Xin with expectant eyes, and Li Xin replied without hesitation, "Of course not! You better get some sleep!"

As he spoke, Li Xin pressed Ayane's pressure point to put her to sleep. Ayane's consciousness suddenly became hazy, and she closed her eyes and fainted.

Li Xin let out a long breath, picked Ayane up from the bed and put her on the bed. He didn't take back his own clothes, but covered Ayane with a blanket.

Li Xin rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. He really hadn't expected that taking in Xia would cause so many problems. He should have sent Xia back to "Ninja Village" back then. But what's done is done, and there's no going back. He can only take it one step at a time.

The next morning, Ayane woke up in Li Xin's bed, and unsurprisingly, Li Xin was no longer in bed.

Unbuttoning Li Xin's clothes, putting on her pajamas, and folding Li Xin's clothes neatly on the bed, Ayane was about to leave when she suddenly stopped. As if possessed, she picked up Li Xin's clothes and buried her face in them.

After taking a few deep breaths, Ayane reluctantly put her clothes back on the bed, then climbed out the window and returned to her room.

After Ayane left, Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief and immediately returned to his room. He picked up his coat from the bed and put it on. After putting it on, he noticed a faint fragrance on the coat.

Li Xin covered his face, then took off his outer clothes and changed into a spare combat suit. As for the clothes he took off, he put them in the laundry basket and asked Mao Lixia to take them to clean.

When Ayane returned to her room, Angel was still fast asleep. Hearing Ayane's return, she looked up, rubbed her eyes, and asked, "Ayane, where did you go?"

"Going to the restroom."

Ayane said expressionlessly.

Angel sniffed and then said, "Why does it smell like an old man?"

Ayane: "..."

That nose of yours... You're actually Uncle Crocodile's biological son, aren't you!

Fortunately, Angel was still in a dazed state. After asking a few casual questions, she turned over and went back to sleep, muttering, "Five minutes, let me sleep for five more minutes..."

Ayane breathed a sigh of relief and then quickly ran to take a shower.

As expected, when Ayane returned from her shower, Angel, who had said she would sleep for another five minutes, was still asleep.

Having washed away the evidence, Ayane walked to Angel's bedside and gave her a hard slap on her upturned bottom: "Get up! You'll be late if you keep sleeping!"

Whether she was venting her frustration or not, Ayane slapped the glass with extra force this time, and the sound was so loud that even the sisters Akemi Miyano and Ai Haibara in the next room could hear it.

Angel, who was fast asleep, was suddenly attacked like this. She was in so much pain that tears were about to fall. She said angrily, "What are you doing!"

Ayane pointed to the flattened alarm clock on the bedside table: "It's time. Also, no more smashing alarm clocks. This is the third one this month, and the first ten days of the month aren't even over yet."

Angel was speechless for a moment, then weakly said, "I was just still half asleep..."

Seeing that Angel had been subdued, Ayane left the room satisfied.

Meanwhile, inside the firm, Li Xin encountered a huge crisis.

Mao Lixia went to collect the clothes that needed washing, and when she saw Li Xin's clothes, she couldn't help but pick them up and smell them.

As an assassin, one must be extremely sensitive to smells. Maurice immediately detected the woman's scent and even identified who the scent belonged to.

She immediately found Li Xin, looked at him with a complicated expression, and said, "Xin, you can come to me if you need anything. Lingyin is still young..."

"Lisha, you've misunderstood..."

Faced with Mo Lixia's complicated gaze, Li Xin quickly told her about what happened last night, and also explained Ayane's background to her.

Upon hearing this, Mori Sakura sighed inwardly, "Alas, Ayane is also a pitiful child..."

After a pause, Maurice added, "No matter how pitiful they are, we have to wait a few years before talking about it!"

Li Xin: "..."

So, Lisha, did you even listen to what I said?

While Li Xin was in a complete mess, Xia, the instigator, was comfortably getting out of bed.

"Well……"

She stretched lazily and felt that the Simmons mattress was simply the greatest invention of mankind. Compared to it, tatami mats should be thrown into the dustbin of history!

"Great, today was another day of hard work!"

Xia said energetically, then suddenly remembered something and immediately became gloomy: "Ah, I have to go to school today..."

At the "X" Agency, everyone eats breakfast together. During breakfast, Li Xin suddenly said, "Ayane, next month is the Lunar New Year, why don't you come back to my hometown with me?"

Li Xin understood that Ayane's behavior yesterday was mainly due to a lack of security, so he decided to reassure her.

Ayane, who was eating millet porridge, paused for a moment, then suddenly burst into great joy: "Really? Brother Shin!"

Although she was not from the Central Plains, she knew what the New Year meant to people from the Central Plains, and she also knew what it meant to bring people home for the New Year. Li Xin bringing her home meant that Li Xin had already regarded her as family!

Li Xin smiled slightly and said to Lingyin, "Of course it's true. You are my sister, so of course I'll take you home for the New Year."

"Me too! Me too! Uncle, I want to go home with you for the New Year!"

Angel suddenly shouted.

Li Xin paused for a moment, then said to Angel, "Angel, you should go back to Hong Kong with your godfather during the Chinese New Year."

Angel is Crocodile's adopted daughter, so she should naturally spend the New Year with Crocodile. How could she go back to Li Xin's hometown?

Moreover, this is the first New Year since Crocodile adopted Angel, and Angel should spend it with Crocodile and his daughter, so that they can be considered a family.

"No, no, no! I want to live with this older man!"

Angel was restless and unruly.

Crocodile Man smiled and said to Li Xin, "Xin, let Angel go home with you for the New Year. If I take Angel back with me, I'm afraid my daughter will suspect that I'm trafficking people."

Li Xin: "..."

Well, given Crocodile's reputation with his daughter, it's quite possible that things could turn out that way.

Then Crocodile Man whispered, "Besides, given Angel's appearance, I wouldn't dare take her back to Hong Kong alone..."

With his small frame, Crocodile couldn't possibly keep Angel under his control. Without Li Xin around, Crocodile felt he wouldn't survive a day if Angel stayed by his side alone.

Since Crocodile had agreed, Li Xin no longer refused and said to Angel, "Alright, then come back to my hometown with me for the Chinese New Year this year."

"yeah!"

Angel jumped up happily, which made Li Xin worry – with Angel's weight, could the floorboards really withstand her constant jumping around?

When the topic of the Chinese New Year came up, Li Xin thought for a moment. He and Crocodile were both going back home for the holiday, which would definitely mean the firm's business would have to stop. In that case, he might as well give the firm a holiday.

Ayane and Angel are both going back to Li Xin's hometown, and Morisha will definitely be going too. As a result, only Leona, the Miyano sisters, and the newcomer Kasumi will remain in the agency.

(Ignoring Mature and Vice, those two will just be happy to let loose if no one's watching them.)

Last year, the Miyano sisters were just Li Xin's tenants (Li Xin's sub-landlords), and their relationship wasn't as close as it is now. It was fine to keep them in Tokyo then, but it's not appropriate to keep them like this now.

Similarly, leaving Leona behind like this wouldn't be a good idea, especially since Kasumi has just entered modern society and the "Shinobi Village" might still be hunting her down. Li Xin couldn't possibly leave her alone in Tokyo.

So Li Xin asked the four of them, "Leona, Ms. Akemi, Ai, Kasumi, the agency is going to have a two-week break next month. What are your plans? Are you going to stay at the agency or come back with me?"

Almost without hesitation, all four gave the same answer.

"Of course I'll listen to Ashin."

"I will follow your orders, sir."

"Wherever you go, I'll go!"

Chapter 641 What a boastful tone!

"Mr. Ijuin, I am very sorry for the long delay in handing over this coffee shop to you."

Inside the Cat's Eye Cafe, Lai Sheng Rui apologized to a bald man.

This bald man wore sunglasses and had a fierce face. He was also very tall and muscular, over two meters tall, which is extremely rare among Japanese people. His body was covered in muscles, and his arms were thicker than Rui Kisugi's waist. He could be described as a small mountain of muscles and was a true muscle monster.

However, this muscular bald man, despite his terrifying appearance, seemed to have a very good temper. He shook his head repeatedly at Laisheng Lei, saying, "It's alright, it's alright, Miss Laisheng. I'm already very grateful that you're willing to transfer the coffee shop to me!"