Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

The business card has a phone number on it, which means she can have a long phone call with Li Xin tonight! How exciting!

"You're welcome."

Li Xin said casually, "Anyway, it's Crocodile's phone number on it. After all, Crocodile is his agent, so it's natural for Crocodile to handle things like communicating with clients."

What? Why does Lai Sheng Lei always contact Li Xin directly? What did you say? I don't understand?

Happy as she put away her business card, Sonoko Suzuki felt that her trip to the exhibition was definitely worthwhile.

"Sonoko, I don't think you need to be this happy even if you get Mr. Oshin's contact information..."

Although Sonoko Suzuki is in high spirits, Ran Mouri, as her friend, still has to pour cold water on her enthusiasm.

This is just getting Li Xin's contact information, it's not like he proposed to Sonoko Suzuki, why are you so excited?

Sonoko Suzuki tilted her head and said, "Why? Look, Mr. Oshin was previously hired by Miss Maria and became close to her. Now he's been hired by another woman and is also close to her. In other words, if I hire Mr. Oshin, I can also become close to him!"

Ran Mouri thought for a moment, there was something she wanted to say but didn't dare to.

Sonoko, don't you need to face up to the gap between you and Miss Maria and that other lady in terms of hardware?

Wow, so handsome!

Ran Mouri was wondering how to talk to Sonoko Suzuki when Sonoko's eyes suddenly lit up again, attracted by a handsome guy who had suddenly appeared.

Chapter Ninety-Five: A fangirl's luck is usually pretty good...

Yi Tianxun strolled casually through the exhibition, his gaze wandering. He seemed to be admiring the swords and knives on display, but in reality, he was secretly keeping an eye on the white jade sword and the glass sword in the center of the Central Plains exhibition area.

As for Li Xin standing in front of the white jade sword, Yi Tianxun frowned slightly.

His breathing was deep and his heartbeat was slow; these were signs of mastering internal strength. The black-clad bodyguard in front of him, who looked very young, actually possessed an astonishing level of internal strength.

Was he there specifically to guard the white jade sword? This is really troublesome...

Yi Tianxun's heart sank.

The White Jade Sword and the Glazed Glass Sword are both heirlooms of Yi Tianxun's family, treasures he is determined to retrieve no matter what, no matter how difficult it may be.

Another thing that troubled Yi Tianxun was that he had searched the entire exhibition but only found the White Jade Sword and the Glazed Sword. The Purple Lightning Sword that he had been looking for did not appear, which made him somewhat disappointed.

Did that guy lie to me? Seriously, he'd lie to me even when he was about to die. Killing him like that would be too easy on him!

Yi Tianxun harbored resentment in his heart.

Just as Yi Tianxun was pondering whether to wait and see until the Purple Lightning Sword appeared before making a move, or to immediately seize the White Jade Sword and the Glazed Sword, a young girl rushed up to him and said, "Sir, may I ask your name? May I get to know you?"

Yi Tianxun, who was preoccupied with how to reclaim his family's heirloom sword, was startled by the sudden appearance of Suzuki Sonoko. He thought he had been discovered, but it turned out he had just encountered a lovesick girl.

Unlike the reserved nature of girls in the Central Plains, Japanese girls seem to have no qualms about expressing their love to boys. Yi Tianxun has lived in Japan for many years and has been approached by girls on the street quite a few times.

Ran Mouri appeared right after, grabbed Sonoko Suzuki who was infatuated with him, pressed Sonoko's head down, and bowed to Yi Tianxun with her: "I'm so sorry, my friend was too abrupt, I'm so sorry to have bothered you!"

She bowed to a stranger before, and now she's bowing to a strange young man. Ran Mouri feels exhausted. Is she out with a friend or taking care of a child? There are always endless apologies to make.

At this moment, Ran Mouri had no idea that she would experience similar scenes countless times in the future.

Yi Tianxun glanced at the two of them, then said indifferently, "No need, goodbye."

After saying that, he was about to leave.

He needs to keep a low profile right now and really doesn't want to do anything attention-grabbing.

However, Yi Tianxun wanted some peace and quiet, but Suzuki Sonoko wouldn't allow it. Yi Tianxun moved aside, but Suzuki Sonoko followed closely: "Sir, you've come to see the sword exhibition. Are you also interested in swords and other cold weapons? I have a lot of cold weapons in my collection at home. Would you like to come to my house to see them?"

Yi Tianxun remained silent, hoping to use his coldness to make Suzuki Sonoko back down. However, when Suzuki Sonoko saw Yi Tianxun's cool demeanor, her eyes lit up even more: "So cool! So handsome!"

Although she's a girl obsessed with boys, Sonoko Suzuki, as the second daughter of the Suzuki Zaibatsu, is never short of handsome men who fawn over her. After all, if you can win over Sonoko Suzuki, you'll save at least thirty years of hard work... no, you should say you won't need to work hard at all in this life, you can just lie back and relax. Who wouldn't be tempted?

Sonoko Suzuki had long been immune to men who deliberately flattered her. No matter how handsome they were, she was indifferent. Only men who ignored her or were mysterious and untouchable could fascinate her.

Yi Tianxun wanted to get rid of Suzuki Sonoko with a cold attitude, but the result was that wherever he went, Suzuki Sonoko followed. Moreover, Suzuki Sonoko did not follow too closely and kept a certain distance from Yi Tianxun. If Yi Tianxun was just visiting the sword exhibition, he could ignore Suzuki Sonoko, because Suzuki Sonoko did not bother him at all. But the problem is, Yi Tianxun did not come to visit the sword exhibition!

With Sonoko Suzuki following him around, he couldn't do anything. Although the exhibition lasted for three days, even if he didn't act today, Yi Tianxun could wait until tomorrow. However, he couldn't wait any longer. So, Yi Tianxun ran quickly to the restroom. Sonoko Suzuki watched Yi Tianxun run into the men's room and was somewhat eager to try, but the problem was that Ran Mouri was holding her back, so Sonoko Suzuki couldn't do anything.

"Haha, Xiaolan, what are you doing? Are you worried I'll run into the men's restroom?!"

Sonoko Suzuki chuckled.

Ran Mouri nodded firmly: "Yes!"

Sonoko Suzuki: "..."

After getting rid of Suzuki Sonoko, Yi Tianxun first breathed a sigh of relief, then went into the toilet stall, turned his clothes inside out to put them on, then covered his face, and finally climbed out of the toilet window.

While he was strolling around, he had already memorized the entire layout of the exhibition venue, but he was unaware of the specific security measures in place. However, he had discovered the office of the person in charge of the exhibition while he was there, and he figured he could find out something by questioning the person in charge.

Without further ado, Yi Tian found his way to the window of the second-floor office and was about to break in when he suddenly heard Tu Wu talking to someone on the phone.

"Yes, yes, President, I've arranged everything. As soon as 'Cat's Eye' arrives, we can conveniently pass all the work on to them. Yes, currently only the White Jade Sword and the Glazed Sword have been sent for the exhibition. The whereabouts of the Purple Lightning Sword are unknown. I'm asking around and I believe I can give you an explanation soon. Please wait patiently for good news, President. Hey!"

The last "Ha yi" was pronounced clearly and distinctly, giving it a very colonel-like feel.

Jade sword, glass sword, purple lightning sword...

Upon hearing these words, Yi Tianxun's heart skipped a beat.

Why would the person in charge of this sword exhibition specifically mention his family's heirloom sword?

Baiyu, Liuli, and Zidian are all family heirloom swords of the Yi family. There were originally eight swords in total, but they were lost due to war. He went through great hardships to find four of them, and four were still missing. Unexpectedly, someone else was also searching for those eight swords. Who could it be?

A name surfaced in Yi Tianxun's mind. That person was originally supposed to be the end point of his journey to find the sword, as well as the greatest obstacle. Could it be that the end point got impatient and skipped over on its own?

Taking a deep breath, Yi Tianxun was very clear about how much influence that person had in Japan, which was why he had made that person his final target. If he were to make a move against the person in charge of the exhibition now, would it alert the enemy?

Yi Tianxun dared not gamble. He decided that he should first retrieve the White Jade Sword and the Glazed Sword, and then make further plans.

According to the person in charge of the exhibition, one of the most important purposes of the exhibition was to find the White Jade Sword, the Glazed Glass Sword, and the Purple Lightning Sword. If he didn't go and snatch those two swords back now, he might not have another chance.

During the exhibition, Li Xin was saying goodbye to Lai Shenglei and wondering what kind of conspiracy a sword exhibition could have when suddenly alarm bells went off in his mind. Then he heard the sound of a window breaking. Without thinking, he immediately raised his palm and slashed in a certain direction, deflecting a sharp sword aura to the side.

Yi Tianxun, who burst in from outside the exhibition hall masked, was holding a sword. The sword energy he had just unleashed was from him. He originally thought he could strike with one blow, but he was surprised to see Li Xin deflect his sword energy to the side with his bare hands. He was shocked and wondered what kind of martial art Li Xin was using, which was so amazing.

Fortunately, the sword energy did not miss its target. Although it did not shatter the display case of the white jade sword, it landed on the display case of the glass sword next door. The display case was broken in two by the sword energy. The glass sword was intact under the impact of the sword energy, but it was knocked away.

good chance!

Yi Tianxun exclaimed excitedly. He rushed towards the glass sword, but before he could touch it, the glass sword was grabbed by another large hand.

Li Xin had always felt that there might be some connection between the glass sword and the white jade sword, so he had always been very curious about the glass sword. When he saw the glass sword being knocked away, he naturally took the glass sword into his hand.

Seeing the glass sword fall into someone else's hands, Yi Tianxun's eyes widened in disbelief. This was his family's heirloom sword!

An unexpected incident occurred during the exhibition, and the alarm bells immediately rang in the venue. Everyone fled in all directions. Otsuka and his security personnel also abandoned their assigned areas and ran towards the Central Plains exhibition area where the battle was taking place. However, as soon as they arrived at the Central Plains exhibition area, they dared not take another step forward. They saw sword energy surging in the Central Plains exhibition area, with Li Xin and Yi Tianxun exchanging sword energy and neither giving way. Otsuka and the other JACES security personnel could not even get close.

At this point, the exhibition's security system had already been activated automatically. All the exhibits began to sink into the booths below, then were sealed in secure boxes, and finally transported to the explosion-proof vault.

Therefore, the exhibition booths were completely empty, with no more exhibits.

Yi Tianxun knew he had missed the chance to reclaim the White Jade Sword, and he was so angry he was about to go crazy. He increased the sword energy in his hand by three points, and a sword energy slashed through the floor towards Li Xin. Li Xin was not to be outdone and directly used the Mingyu Gong, generously pouring in a large amount of "Mingyu True Qi".

The glass sword burst forth with dazzling light, and Li Xin unleashed his sword energy, which was more than twice as powerful as before, easily engulfing Yi Tianxun's sword energy.

Yi Tianxun was shocked to see this and unleashed several more sword energies, barely managing to neutralize Li Xin's sword energy.

After Li Xin poured a large amount of "Mingyu True Qi" into the Glazed Sword, in addition to the intense light emanating from the sword, some strange patterns also appeared on its surface.

"Control the sword with your inner energy, and transform the sword into your spirit..."

Unlike the Purple Lightning Sword and the White Jade Sword, this Glazed Sword does not record sword techniques, but rather a mental cultivation method.

Could this be the missing internal cultivation method in the sword techniques of the Purple Lightning Sword and the White Jade Sword?

Li Xin had some guesses in his mind, but the current situation did not allow him to examine the patterns on the glass sword carefully. He rushed towards Yi Tianxun, preparing to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Yi Tianxun, who was temporarily exhausted from continuously unleashing several sword energies.

Although Yi Tianxun's internal strength was temporarily depleted, he was not a lamb to the slaughter. In addition to his sword qi attacks, his swordsmanship was also extremely good. Li Xin thrust his sword at Yi Tianxun's wrist, but was forced back by Yi Tianxun's counterattack. Li Xin did not get the upper hand, and subconsciously used the swordsmanship he had practiced on the Purple Lightning Sword.

"'Eight Styles of Famous Swords'?"

Yi Tianxun was speechless upon seeing Li Xin's swordplay, and Li Xin was also distracted when he heard Yi Tianxun speaking Chinese. Both of them missed their chance to subdue each other, and in the end they only exchanged one sword strike before hastily parting ways.

At this moment, Yi Tianxun's internal energy was flowing smoothly. He once again unleashed his sword energy at Li Xin. This time, he held back and was determined to fight to the death.

Li Xin sensed that Yi Tianxun was gathering powerful energy, so he dared not be careless and immediately gathered his "Mingyu True Qi" and slashed at Yi Tianxun with his sword.

This was the most intense sword energy clash since the start of the battle. The power of their sword energy was so great that it caused the entire exhibition hall to tremble. The ground was even lifted up by the impact of their sword energy, revealing many teleportation tracks and countless safety boxes gathered together underneath.

Otsuka, who was stunned by the sword energy of Li Xin and Yi Tianxun, took a long time to regain his senses. He was shocked to see that the floor had been overturned and that the safety boxes that should have been transported to the underground explosion-proof vault were still stuck in the track. He didn't understand what was going on. Could it be that the safety system had malfunctioned?

Whether there was a malfunction or not, Yi Tianxun didn't know, but he did know that his family's heirloom white jade sword was in these safety cases.

But these safety boxes are all exactly the same, so how do you tell them apart? Aha! The serial numbers!

Yi Tianxun clearly remembered that when the white jade sword was on display, there was a series of numbers marked on the display stand. The safe box with that number must contain the white jade sword!

So Yi Tianxun frantically searched for the white jade sword among the countless safety boxes. Li Xin was also searching, and found it even faster than Yi Tianxun. Without saying a word, he ran towards the safety box, and while running towards it, he didn't forget to send a sword aura at Yi Tianxun, preventing Yi Tianxun from getting close to him.

Just as Li Xin was about to touch the safety box containing the white jade sword, a sudden scream diverted his attention.

"The garden!"

Ran Mouri screamed because a chandelier above Sonoko Suzuki's head was swaying precariously not far from her. Sonoko, oblivious to the danger she was in, looked on in confusion at Ran's scream.

"clatter!"

The chandelier pendant snapped, and Ran Mouri rushed towards Sonoko Suzuki, trying to push her away, without considering her own safety.

With a flash of sword light, the chandelier landed in front of Suzuki Sonoko's head. Two sword energies shot towards the chandelier at the same time, shattering it. Suzuki Sonoko was covered in glass shards, but she was unharmed.

"Huh? What happened?"

Sonoko Suzuki scratched her head and said.

She was engrossed in watching the handsome bodyguard fight when she suddenly heard Ran Mouri shout, and then something she didn't know was poured over her head, leaving her completely confused.

Ran Mouri slipped and fell to the ground halfway through her dive, and she was speechless at Sonoko Suzuki's state.

What's this? Is it just a case of fools having good luck?

Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Suzuki Sonoko was safe. If she had gotten into trouble because of his fight with someone else, Li Xin would have been held responsible.

Just as Li Xin was secretly rejoicing, Yi Tianxun was not about to let go of this rare opportunity. He rushed forward and struck Li Xin's pressure points with the hilt of his sword. At the same time, he picked up the safety case of the white jade sword, glanced at the glass sword in Li Xin's hand, and was about to reach out to snatch it when Li Xin thrust his sword at him.

Yi Tianxun cursed inwardly. He had only managed to restrain Li Xin for such a short time by striking his acupoints. This internal strength was not something a mere boy could possess.

Without further thought, he prepared to flee at top speed—he had no sword at hand and was using a decorative sword he had found at the venue, which was no match for Li Xin, who was wielding a glass sword. It would be better to take the white jade sword with him first.

Seeing Yi Tianxun escape, Li Xin immediately gave chase. Yi Tianxun threw his sword, which Li Xin swung to cleave it, but after the sword was broken, Yi Tianxun had vanished without a trace. Li Xin could only stand there and sigh, "He got away..."

Chapter Ninety-Six: Returning the Sword

"hateful!"

Yi Tianxun ran away with the white jade sword, and Otsuka stomped his foot, creating a large crater in the ground.

“The exhibit that was lost was under my supervision, and I will take responsibility. It has nothing to do with JACES.”

Li Xin said to Otsuka.

"That's not the problem!"

Otsuka said angrily, "The exhibits were stolen because of a problem with the security system. This is a serious dereliction of duty on our part!"

The security system was activated when the masked man who just stole the sword damaged the first display case. In theory, all the security boxes should have been sent into the explosion-proof vault. However, the security boxes got stuck halfway through the transfer and failed to enter the vault, which gave the masked man the opportunity. Can JACES push this responsibility onto others?

But why did the security system fail like this? They tried many times beforehand, and each time they were able to safely send the security boxes into the vault. Why did it get stuck this time? Why is this happening?

Otsuka felt like his head was about to explode.

The commotion at the venue naturally alerted Lai Sheng Lei. She quickly ran to Li Xin and asked, "Ah Xin... sir, are you alright?"

Li Xin shook his head: "It's nothing, but the white jade sword was stolen."

"It's okay, I'm just glad you're alright."

Lai Sheng Lei breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter how precious the white jade sword is, it's definitely not as important as Li Xin. Judging from his current state, he must have gone through a fierce battle. The fact that Li Xin is safe and sound is more important than anything else.

Nearby, Sonoko Suzuki, who had just survived a near-death experience, said sourly to Ran Mouri, "I'm sure there's something going on between them!"

What other people have is none of your business.

Ran Mouri could only manage a forced laugh in response.