Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

This wasn't actually the first time he'd shared his theory about superpowered individuals with people. He'd mentioned it to people from other countries before, but they all dismissed Chin Gentsai's words as "the ravings of a demon." Some of them were even scholars and scientists, yet they were all incredibly superstitious, claiming to be blasphemous demons who would go to hell after death!

Honestly, Zhen Yuanzhai is speechless.

Finally, Chin Gentsai told Li Xin that superpowers are incredibly diverse, and he hadn't encountered them all. So, if Li Xin met someone with superpowers, he should be very careful, as their abilities were sometimes irrational.

Li Xin naturally listened to Zhen Yuanzhai's earnest teachings and remembered them all.

After chatting with Chin Gentsai for an afternoon, Athena Asamiya prepared a sumptuous dinner to entertain Li Xin in the evening. The meal was a pleasant one for both host and guest.

At the dinner table, Athena Asamiya told Li Xin that he could come to her house anytime, and that she would always welcome him as a guest. She added that Master Gensai and Kensou would also be very happy.

(Kensou Shii muttered in a low voice: I didn't say that...)

Li Xin was deeply moved by Athena Asamiya's words, and even felt a sense of home in this foreign land. However, he was not ungrateful. Athena was kind-hearted, but he could not be so shameless as to keep coming over to freeload. So he could only apologize to Athena Asamiya for her kindness.

After having dinner at Athena Asamiya's house, Li Xin strolled leisurely toward Cat's Eye Cafe. The "King's Star" was still with him and hadn't been given to Lai Sheng Rui yet. He was going to take it to Lai Sheng Rui and receive the final payment.

On the way, Li Xin walked while thinking about how to get a chance to participate in the "KOF" tournament.

He had already heard from Kensou that the prize money for the last "KOF" tournament was a whopping ten million US dollars. He didn't know who was organizing this year's tournament, but the prize money should not be less than that amount. Such a huge sum of money made Li Xin extremely eager to win. Moreover, the tournament was scheduled for three months later. As long as he could further improve his martial arts skills in these three months and then join a strong team, winning that ten million US dollars was not entirely hopeless.

As Li Xin passed through a small alley, a soft meow came from a box, causing him to turn his head. He saw a milky white kitten licking something from a plate in the alley, and next to it, a young man with dyed red hair was squatting on the ground, looking at the kitten with a gentle smile.

The kitten was licking happily, and those meows were coming from it. The red-haired youth picked up a carton of milk, poured the last bit of milk into the plate, and then threw the carton into a nearby trash can.

Noticing someone passing by, the red-haired youth looked up and glanced at Li Xin, his eyes full of indifference, a stark contrast to his gentle demeanor when feeding the kitten milk.

After feeding the kitten, the red-haired youth stood up from the ground, carried a violin case on his back, and walked out of the alley. He ignored Li Xin and left silently, leaving only a silhouette with a crescent moon in his eyes.

Is this guy... in a band?

Li Xin thought to himself.

Judging from his flamboyant appearance, outlandish clothes, and the violin case on his back, Li Xin could only assume he was a member of a pop band. After all, it seemed that pop bands in Tokyo liked to dress themselves up in an unconventional way.

But why does this red-haired youth give off such a dangerous vibe?

Li Xin was puzzled.

Chapter Seventy-Three: Paying taxes is impossible; it's never going to happen in this lifetime.

On the second floor of Cat's Eye Cafe, in what is also the secret garden that countless male police officers of the Metropolitan Police Department dream of, Li Xin sat down in the living room, and Lai Sheng Lei brought him a glass of water.

"Ah-Shin, please."

In the next life, tears will be offered to Li Xin.

"Thank you."

Li Xin gently took the cup of water. The temperature was just right, warm enough to drink directly. It seemed that Lai Sheng Lei had prepared it long ago.

After taking a sip of water, Li Xin took out the "King of Stars" and handed it to Lai Shengrui, who in turn gave Li Xin a check for 20 million yen.

It's all clean money; it's the salary that "Lian Jewelry" paid to Li Xin, the security captain. It's absolutely clean; it's just that taxes need to be paid.

"Pay taxes? That's impossible!"

Li Xin said very firmly.

If the villagers find out that he's paying money to the Japanese government, he'll be called a "traitor"!

Lai Sheng Lei smiled bitterly and said to Li Xin, "I'm afraid that won't work. Although you're not Japanese, you still have to pay taxes when you earn money in Japan."

Li Xin thought for a moment and said, "Isn't there any way to avoid paying taxes? I've heard that you rich people have plenty of ways to evade taxes."

"It's legal tax avoidance."

Lai Sheng Lei said very seriously that her company was legitimate and she would never do anything like tax evasion.

Are there any legal ways to avoid taxes?

Li Xin asked about the next life, tears welling up in his eyes.

Lai Sheng Lei thought for a moment and said, "There is, but it's very troublesome. First, you need to register a company in Japan, and then register another company in a country with low tax rates or tax exemption. Your income will be classified as the legal income of the first company, and then this income will be used as a service fee for certain services provided by the other company..."

Li Xin was completely baffled. He could look at circuit diagrams with great interest, but he just couldn't grasp anything about finance. So Li Xin could only say to Lai Sheng Lei, "Isn't there anything simpler?"

Lai Sheng Lei said, "I've made it very simple so you can understand, but in reality it's much more complicated to do."

To ensure Li Xin understood, Lai Sheng Lei didn't even use the technical economic terms and omitted many steps, because legal tax avoidance is a very troublesome matter.

If legal tax avoidance were really that simple, why would large companies spend so much money hiring so many legal and financial professionals as advisors?

Because legal tax avoidance is very complicated, it is basically only the super-rich who do it. Ordinary people only have a pittance, so they can just pay their taxes honestly. Why would they bother with tax avoidance?

Li Xin scratched his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Xiao Lei, isn't there any other way to avoid taxes?"

"Yes, there are, but believe me, they are much more troublesome than the ones I mentioned before."

Tears welled up in my eyes as I faced Li Xindao in my next life.

"This……"

Li Xin was very conflicted; what should he do?

Given the relationship between the Central Plains and Japan, Li Xin would never agree to hand over a portion of the money he had worked so hard to earn to the Japanese government; he would rather lose that money!

Seeing Li Xin's expression, Lai Sheng Lei thought for a moment and said, "If you really don't want to pay taxes, you can donate the money to charity. You can get a partial tax deduction, but it's difficult to get a full tax deduction."

Li Xin suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked Lai Sheng Lei, "Can donations to charity be tax-deductible? If I donate it all, can I avoid paying taxes?"

Lai Sheng Lei smiled and said, "Since you've donated it all, of course you don't need to pay taxes."

Seeing Li Xin smile, Lai Sheng Lei's smile froze: "Ah Xin, you wouldn't be thinking of..."

Li Xin suddenly hugged Lai Sheng Lei tightly and said to her, "Thank you, Xiao Lei, you've really helped me a lot!"

Before Lai Sheng Lei could react, Li Xin suddenly released her and hurriedly left, saying without looking back, "Little Lei, I'm leaving now! I'll treat you to dinner another day!"

As Li Xin left, he brushed past Lai Sheng Ai. Seeing that Li Xin was leaving in such a hurry, Lai Sheng Ai couldn't help but ask Lai Sheng Lei, "Big sister, is Brother Xin running so fast because of something urgent? Oh, why is your face so red, big sister?"

"Mind your own business! Why are you meddling in everything? It's so late, go back to sleep!"

"what?"

After a rare day of good behavior, Ai Kiyoshi was suddenly struck by an unexpected disaster, leaving her completely stunned.

What did I do again?

May you be entangled in love and hate in the next life!

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Back at the cheap rental, Li Xin found Crocodile packing his things. This didn't surprise Li Xin, as they were moving to another place starting tomorrow.

According to Crocodile, they used to just want to get by and find any place to settle down, but that won't work anymore. Since they have decided to cooperate with Li Xin in the long term, they can't just make do like that anymore, so they need to find another base.

We need a base that is spacious, easily accessible, and especially quiet.

Spaciousness and convenient transportation are understandable, but why emphasize quietness? This is mainly for Li Xin's sake.

The Mingyu Gong and the Wedding Dress Divine Gong have many differences. One of them is that practicing the Wedding Dress Divine Gong requires endurance and the ability to withstand torture-like torment, while practicing the Mingyu Gong requires a calm mind and no distracting thoughts. If Li Xin is disturbed while practicing, it is easy for him to waste his hard work, and in severe cases, it may even cause him to suffer from qi deviation.

So these past few days, Crocodile Guy has visited several real estate agencies in Japan and finally selected a few houses that meet his criteria. He plans to go see them tomorrow, and if he's satisfied, he can move in that day.

Upon seeing Li Xin return, Crocodile Old Man smiled and said, "Xin, you're back!"

Without wasting words, Li Xin asked Crocodile Man directly, "Crocodile Man, I remember you have Miss Fujii's contact information, right?"

Crocodile Man nodded and said, "Yes, there is. What, you have money to launder now? Didn't you say that the jobs you've been doing these past few days have all earned you clean money?"

"Could you please make an appointment with Ms. Fujii? I have something to discuss with her."

Li Xin said to Crocodile Man.

Crocodile Man didn't know what Li Xin and Fujii Takako had to talk about, but he knew Li Xin wasn't one to mess around, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Can we meet tomorrow at noon?"

Since I have to work in the morning and afternoon, it's more suitable to take a lunch break.

"can."

Li Xin nodded.

The next day at noon, at a family restaurant near "Feitian Financial"... no, "Feitian Financial" had changed owners and was now renamed "Xiaotian Financial". Fujii Takako arrived as promised. Although Li Xin had changed so much that she didn't recognize him, she still recognized Crocodile. So she just assumed that Li Xin was another assassin under Crocodile and didn't pay too much attention. She just felt a little sorry for Li Xin. It was such a waste that such a handsome and charismatic man chose to be an assassin instead of becoming an entertainer to benefit women.

But this wasn't something Fujii Takako should worry about. She took out a lollipop, put it in her mouth, and asked Crocodile Man, "What, do you have money to give me?"

Feitian Mitsuhiro has been dead for over a month, and it's time for her to fulfill her promise. However, neither Li Xin nor Crocodile has contacted her during this time, making her wonder if Li Xin and Crocodile were killed while carrying out some mission. It's a shame that she even went to the place where she first met them and placed a small yellow flower there.

However, it's always a good thing that she's alive. Fujii Takako is very grateful to the two assassins who helped her resolve her long-standing inner conflict.

It was Crocodile who spoke up. He said to Fujii Takako, "There is a lot of money to give you, but it's not for laundering. Instead, we hope you can help us register a charitable foundation. That money is the registered capital for the charitable foundation."

"what?"

The lollipop fell out of Fujii Takako's mouth.

Two hitmen who hired her to launder money suddenly asked her to help them set up a charity foundation. Had she lost her mind, or had the world turned upside down?

Crocodile Man completely understood Fujii Takako's current bewildered state. After all, he had been just as bewildered before. A hitman actually wanted to start a charity foundation. It's really hard to judge this world.

After a long silence, Fujii Takako picked up the lollipop that had fallen on the table. She thought for a moment, then put it in her mouth, spat on a tissue, and continued eating.

She said to Crocodile Man, "You want to use the charity fund to launder money? Let me tell you, once the money goes into the charity fund, it will be difficult to get it out again."

It's important to know that charitable foundations allow anonymous donations. At the very least, you can put up a donation box and say that you're making 10 million yen a day. That's perfectly acceptable on paper and much faster than laundering money by opening a coffee shop or a laundromat.

So it's perfectly fine for Li Xin's illicit money to enter the charity foundation. But the problem is that the charity foundation can't decide how to spend the money. It can only be used for various relief activities, which will be subject to government supervision, and the accounts must be completely transparent. In other words, once the money is invested, it can't get out!

"But I've heard that donors can also specify how their donations will be used."

Li Xin said to Fujii Takako.

Takako Fujii thought for a moment and said, "That's true, but if you want to launder money this way, I think..."

"No need to launder it. As long as you make sure the money is spent on what I specify, then there's no need to launder it."

Li Xin interrupted Fujii Takako.

Li Xin devised a legitimate way to avoid taxes: to establish a charitable foundation and then have it donate money to rebuild Shibalipu Village. This way, he could not only make use of the 20 million yen given by Laisheng Lei, but also the 3 million US dollars in cash that had been frozen. It was perfect.

As for whether this is feasible, Li Xin had previously read through a large number of newspapers in order to learn the perfect killing method. He had seen reports of Japanese people in China raising funds and donating supplies to disaster-stricken areas in the Central Plains, so this method should be feasible.

"If you don't wash it out... are you really doing charity?"

Fujii Takako almost dropped the lollipop in her mouth again.

"Yes, it's charity."

Li Xin said very seriously.

Fujii Takako looked at Li Xin, the assassin she was meeting for the first time (she didn't recognize him). At first, she thought he was some assassin with little financial knowledge who had come up with the idea of ​​using a charity fund as a cover for money laundering. But it turned out he was serious, which caught Fujii Takako off guard.

"May I ask you?"

Li Xin asked Fujii Takako.

Fujii Takako thought for a moment and said, "It's possible, at least I don't think there are any problems with the operation, but are you really sure you want to do it? Once the money is invested, it can't be withdrawn."

"As long as all that money is used where I specify it, it doesn't matter if I don't withdraw it."

Li Xindao.

"So where do you plan to use the money? Let me make it clear beforehand, the money from the charitable foundation cannot be used for personal matters."

Fujii Takako told Li Xin.

She still suspected that Li Xin wanted to use the charity fund to launder money. In fact, this is not uncommon in the circle of wealthy people. Using charity fund money for personal purposes is often overlooked as long as it is not too outrageous.

"Of course I know that. Don't worry, I did my research before deciding to do this."

Li Xin reassured Fujii Takako, then said, "Leave a bank account number. I will transfer some money into it in the next few days so that you can have the registered capital to set up the fund."

Seeing that Li Xin was really not joking, Fujii Takako thought about it and left her bank account information with him.

"Thank you."

Seeing Fujii Takako's cooperation, Li Xin bowed to her.

"You're welcome."

Fujii Takako shook her head and then said, "I've worked under Hida for so many years and I've done quite a few heinous things. Since you're going to start a charity foundation, helping you is my way of atoning for my sins. I should be the one thanking you."

As she spoke, Fujii Takako brushed her loose hair back from her forehead and said in a very relaxed tone, "Speaking of which, should I quit my job? You're fine with just a word, but I have a lot of things to do!"

Registering a charitable foundation isn't as simple as just putting down a sum of money. It requires dealing with numerous departments and going through many procedures. Maintaining its operation afterward demands countless hours of effort and specialized skills. If it weren't for this, Li Xin would have let Crocodile Lao handle the charitable foundation—Crocodile Lao is good at shady dealings, but running a legitimate company? If he had that ability, he wouldn't be a con artist.