Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Lai Sheng Ai muttered to herself, then, as if remembering something, asked Li Xin, "By the way, Brother Xin, you've been to Master Xiao Wu's place before, so do you know Brother King?"

Li Xin, who was drinking water, choked and coughed, "King, bro?"

Lai Sheng Ai blinked her innocent big eyes and said, "Yes, he's the very handsome blond foreigner who trains with Master Xiao Wu. Master Xiao Wu calls him King and tells me to call him Brother King."

"Was your Master Xiaowu beaten?"

Li Xin asked about the path to love in the next life.

"How did you know?"

Kiyosa asked in confusion, "After Mai Shiranui introduced King to me like that, she was indeed chased and beaten by King. Seeing that the two were fighting fiercely, I was afraid of getting involved, so I ran away."

"Uh……"

Li Xin thought about it and felt that he shouldn't be too "Mai Shiranui" in his life, so he said to Ai, "That's not King, that's Queen."

"Sister King?"

"Yes, she is a woman."

Li Xin explained to Lai Sheng Ai.

"female?"

Next Life Loves Shock: "Such a waste?"

Just think of King's exquisitely beautiful features and elegant, composed demeanor—they were exactly what Kijima Ai wanted to hear, but it turned out she was a woman! Kijima Ai felt like she had suffered a heavy blow and needed someone to comfort her.

"Xiao Ai".

Li Xin suddenly called out "Lai Sheng Ai".

"What is it, Brother Xin?"

I wondered about the next life, and at the same time, I had a little expectation in my heart. Could it be that Brother Ashin saw that I was in a bad mood and wanted to comfort and cheer me up?

"Your older sister is watching you from behind. Why don't you go help her with some chores?"

Li Xin spoke of his love for the next life.

It's peak dining time, and Cat's Eye Cafe is packed. Lai Sheng Lei and Lai Sheng Tong are both as busy as spinning tops, while Lai Sheng Ai sits with Li Xin and chats with him.

Kiyosa Ai shuddered and cautiously turned her head, observing out of the corner of her eye. Sure enough, she found Kiyosa Rui staring at her with an angry look.

"Brother Ashin, I'm leaving now..."

Lai Shengai whispered to Li Xin, then stood up and immediately adopted a well-behaved demeanor: "Big sister, are you busy? I'll help you!"

Kisugi Rui snorted, handed a pile of coffee cups to Kisugi Ai, and said to Kisugi Ai, "Take these to clean."

Lai Sheng Ai stuck out her little tongue and then obediently took the coffee cup to wash. She could still put up a fight with her second sister, but she didn't dare to show any temper with her eldest sister.

After Ai left Li Xin, the empty seat immediately attracted the covetous eyes of many female customers. They wanted to get closer, but none of them dared to. After all, the people sitting around were all colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Department. It would be so embarrassing if they sat down there and their colleagues saw them!

Just as they were hesitating about what excuse to use to approach Li Xin and then develop a relationship with him, a woman sat down opposite Li Xin in a very open and generous manner.

The woman sitting opposite Li Xin was stunningly beautiful and exuded confidence. After sitting down, she rested her hands on the table, propped her chin up with her hands, and carefully observed Li Xin.

Damn it, they actually did all the things we wanted to do but didn't dare to!

The female guests were furious, but dared not speak out, because they knew the woman's identity: Nogami Saeko, a police elite who had become a police inspector at a young age and was about to be promoted to superintendent.

After carefully observing Li Xin, Nogami Saeko sighed, "It's been over a month, how did you change like this..."

She had actually been paying attention to Li Xin for a long time and guessed that he was Li Xin, but the problem was that Li Xin's appearance had changed so much that she couldn't be sure that this Li Xin was the big, dark guy she knew before.

Li Xin looked calmly at Nogami Saeko and said to her, "Speak your mind."

Li Xinzhen could hardly forget this wicked woman who had deceived him.

Saeko Nogami smiled slightly, and after confirming Li Xin's identity, she asked him, "I have a request that needs your help. Would you be willing to accept it?"

How much is the compensation?

Li Xin asked directly.

Saeko Nogami chuckled and said, "You haven't even asked about the details of the commission, and you're already talking to me about payment. You won't last long in this business."

"You don't need to worry about that."

Li Xin said indifferently, his attitude appearing very cold.

Saeko Nogami shrugged. She knew she was giving Li Xin advice, not trying to harm him. After all, she hadn't really used Li Xin much yet, and she couldn't bear to see him die like that.

"Five million yen, is that a acceptable reward?"

Saeko Nogami told Li Xin.

Li Xin was quite satisfied with the number. He nodded and asked, "What mission?"

"It's nothing, I just need you to protect someone, and only for one night."

Saeko Nogami told Li Xin.

Earning five million yen just for protecting one person for one night must be an extremely dangerous job.

Li Xin was confident and said to Nogami Saeko, "Okay, no problem."

"Aren't you afraid this mission is too dangerous and you'll get yourself killed?"

Nogami Saeko looked at Li Xindao.

"If it's really too dangerous, I'll run."

Li Xin said calmly.

Putting aside everything else, Li Xin is quite confident in his ability to escape. Although he managed to escape from the martial arts master Tōdō Ryūhaku, it is enough to show that Li Xin's lightness skill has reached a certain level.

Nogami Saeko: "..."

Li Xin's candor left Nogami Saeko speechless.

She pushed a note in front of Li Xin and then prepared to get up and leave: "The time and place are here. Just come to the place and wait for me."

"Wait, give me the payment first."

Li Xin said to Nogami Saeko.

"what?"

Saeko Nogami glared at her: "You haven't even started the mission yet, and you want to get paid in advance? There's no such rule in this line of work!"

Li Xin nodded: "I know that the rule in this industry is to pay half the deposit first, but given your previous record, you must pay me the full amount this time."

"This is impossible."

Saeko Nogami shook her head.

Are you kidding me? Paying the full amount before even starting work? That's ridiculous.

"Then I quit."

Li Xin had no expectations of Nogami Saeko's trustworthiness. Although five million yen was tempting, the problem was that the money came from Nogami Saeko's mouth, so Li Xin found it hard to believe that the money would actually be paid to him.

"you……"

Saeko Nogami's eyes showed a struggle.

This mission is very important, and only someone with supernatural powers like Li Xin can access it. Otherwise, she would have gone to Ya Yu Liao, who is much easier to use than Li Xin and wouldn't cost her a penny.

After hesitating for a moment, Nogami Saeko said to Li Xin, "If I give you the money in advance, what will happen if you don't work hard? You yourself said that if you encounter danger, you will run away on your own."

“If I run away, I will return all the money to you,” Li Xin said firmly. “I am more trustworthy than you; I will always do what I say.”

Li Xin's words were a fatal blow to Nogami Saeko. Her face flushed red and then turned pale, and in the end, she could only say, "I will give you the payment before the work begins."

After Nogami Saeko left, Li Xin picked up the note she left behind, glanced at it, memorized it, and then crumpled it up.

After the peak dining period, the number of customers at Cat's Eye Cafe gradually decreased, and the three sisters of Kisugi also gradually had some free time. Kisugi Rui gently sat down opposite Li Xin and said to Li Xin, "Xin, was that woman just now Inspector Nogami Saeko from the Metropolitan Police Department?"

Even when she was very busy, Rui Kisugi always kept a certain amount of attention on Li Xin's situation, and of course she noticed that Saeko Nogami and Li Xin had just had contact.

Li Xin nodded: "Yes, she has a request to give to me, and I have already agreed."

After thinking for a moment, Lai Shenglei reminded Li Xin, "That policewoman seems to be quite famous. Many people say she is a cunning woman. You must be careful when dealing with her."

Faced with Lai Sheng Lei's reminder, Li Xin nodded and said, "I know. I've been taken advantage of by her before, so I'll be careful this time."

Lai Sheng Lei twirled the end of her hair with her fingers and said to Li Xin, "If you encounter danger, you must prioritize protecting yourself. I... we are still counting on your help."

Li Xin felt a warmth in his heart and said softly, "I will."

That evening, Li Xin arrived at the place he had arranged to meet with Nogami Saeko, somewhere on the outskirts of Tokyo.

Saeko Nogami was already waiting there before Li Xin. She tossed a black leather bag to Li Xin with a grumpy look on her face. Li Xin opened it and saw that it contained five bundles of 10,000 yen bills.

"I've given you the money. If you fail the mission, you'll have to give it all back!"

Saeko Nogami looked at Li Xin with an unfriendly expression.

The funding from "above" hasn't arrived yet, and she paid for the five million yen out of her own pocket. If Li Xin runs away and the mission fails, she will lose everything.

"Don't worry, I'm more trustworthy than you."

Li Xin said while counting the banknotes.

Saeko Nogami was displeased to see Li Xin counting the pay in front of her and said, "Hey, what are you doing? Don't you trust me at all?"

Li Xin nodded and said, "Yes, I just don't believe you."

Even Laisheng Lei said that this woman is as cunning as a fox, so he naturally has to be careful. What if she tries to tamper with the money?

Saeko Nogami gritted her teeth in anger, vowing to teach Li Xin a lesson when she had the chance. However, she needed Li Xin's help for now, so she had to swallow her anger for the time being.

"Tell me, what exactly is the content of this commission?"

After Li Xinqing checked and confirmed that the payment was correct, his attitude towards Nogami Saeko improved considerably, and he asked her about the specific details of the commission.

Saeko Nogami knew this wasn't the time to act on emotion, and earnestly asked Li Xin, "Do you see that shrine up there?"

Li Xin looked in the direction Nogami Saeko pointed, and saw at the end of the long steps, a torii gate that looked so old it was about to fade stood quietly.

Although Li Xin had not been in Japan for long, he knew that this torii gate was a unique structure of Japanese shrines, serving as the main gate of the shrine, and that the shrine was located behind the torii gate.

"I see it. The person I need to protect is in that shrine?"

Li Xin asked Nogami Saeko.

Saeko Nogami nodded and said, "The owner of this shrine is a highly respected shrine maiden. She doesn't have much time left and is preparing to pass on her spiritual power to her granddaughter before she dies."

"Wait, aren't shrine maidens forbidden from getting married?"

Li Xin asked.

Saeko Nogami was a little annoyed that she had been interrupted, but she still patiently explained to Li Xin, "That's just a rumor. Although it's true that some witches remain unmarried in order to serve the gods for life, and many shrines explicitly require witches not to marry, that's not the case. Some shrines allow witches to marry after retirement, and some witches can continue to serve as witches after marriage. It's just that different regions have different customs and rules."

"However, the highly respected witch I mentioned has indeed remained chaste. So the granddaughter I'm talking about is actually her brother's granddaughter. As you can see, this shrine has almost no worshippers. Apart from that highly respected witch, the head priest and other priests have all left. There is no one to inherit the shrine. After her death, the shrine will be completely abandoned. So she could only find her brother's granddaughter to inherit her spiritual power."

"Oh, I see..."

Li Xin nodded slightly, having sorted out the relationship between the witch and her granddaughter. As for the matter of inheriting spiritual power, Li Xin was not particularly surprised.

While in Hong Kong, Li Xin heard Ghost King Da talk about supernatural arts and learned that spiritual power was a kind of power obtained by practicing supernatural arts. Although it was slightly different from the Qi of the Central Plains and the magic, ether, and mana of the West, it was essentially the same thing.

If he could pass on his "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" to He Jinyin, then it would be perfectly reasonable for others to pass on their spiritual power to others.

"So, my job is to protect that old witch and the young witch?"

Li Xin asked.

"Yes."

Saeko Nogami nodded and said, "That highly respected old shrine maiden has taken care of many people and fought against many evil spirits and heretics. She has many deadly enemies. They know that the old shrine maiden is going to pass on her spiritual power to her granddaughter, and they will definitely come to disrupt the inheritance ceremony. My father was taken care of by that old shrine maiden when he was young. He couldn't stand idly by when she was in trouble, so he asked me to ask someone to come and help. And the helper I asked is you."

Li Xin suddenly remembered something and said to Nogami Saeko, "Wait, didn't you say you were going to protect one person for one night? How come it's two people now? This job is different from what you agreed on!"

Saeko Nogami smiled slyly: "It is indeed one person. I only ask that you protect the old shrine maiden's granddaughter. Of course, if the old shrine maiden is injured after the inheritance ceremony begins, her granddaughter will also be in danger, so you can also protect the old shrine maiden."

Li Xin: "..."

Damn it, I fell for that vixen's trick again!

Chapter Seventy-Six: Protectors

Seeing Li Xin looking at her with an unfriendly expression, Nogami Saeko remained calm: "What are you looking at? I know I'm naturally beautiful and charming. If you look at me like that, I'll charge you."