Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

After thinking for a moment, the old priestess said to Yomi Isayama, "Yomi, if you don't want to do it, just leave. Don't wrong yourself."

People who would hire a spiritual cultivator like Jian Shan Huang Quan as a bodyguard are most likely guilty of many wrongdoings and are afraid of encountering curses or other strange arts. Such people deserve to die.

Isayama Yomi said with a wry smile, "My lady, there are some things I can't help."

Even with superhuman abilities, Isayama Yomi's identity dictates that she cannot do as she pleases.

The old shrine maiden possessed astonishing strength and had few worries, so she naturally didn't need to be so cautious. However, the Isayama family was different. These exorcist families, despite their high status, had always been under the control of the government. During the Edo period, they were controlled by the Edo government, and in modern times, they were controlled by the Japanese government. They had always been knives in other people's hands, unable to control their own destiny.

Even though the Tsuchimiya family is the leading family among exorcist families, in front of those who truly hold power, they are still just beings who can be replaced at will. If they don't obey, they will be replaced.

The Isayama family is a branch of the Tsuchimiya family, and they must share the burdens of the Tsuchimiya family. Therefore, even if Isayama Yomi was unwilling to be a bodyguard for those powerful and wealthy people, she could only obediently follow the arrangements made by her superiors.

The old witch sighed. She knew Isayama Yomi's predicament and said to her, "Never mind, I won't make things difficult for you. Go."

Isayama Yomi bowed to the old shrine maiden to say goodbye, and as he walked down the stone steps, he ran into Li Xin, who had come to the Fire Cloud Shrine to return the scroll.

"It's you?"

Izayama Yomi looked at Li Xin in surprise.

Li Xin looked at Jianshan Huangquan and nodded slightly: "Hello."

Izayama Yomi bowed to Li Xin, said nothing more, and left on her own. But as she left, she pressed down on the restless "Lion King" in her hand and whispered, "Don't make trouble, Xiao Ran!"

After passing by Isayama Yomi, Li Xin arrived at the Fire Cloud Shrine. The old shrine maiden looked at Li Xin and smiled, "Ah, you've come."

He seemed unsurprised by Li Xin's arrival.

Li Xin nodded slightly, then said to the old witch, "Senior witch, I have finished reading your notes. I have come to return them."

The old witch smiled slightly and said to Li Xin, "Didn't I tell you? This notebook belongs to Xiao Li. If you want it back, just take it and return it to Xiao Li."

After a pause, the old witch suddenly said, "By the way, Xiaoli was just cooking. Why don't you stay and have a meal? Xiaoli's cooking skills are quite good."

Li Xin shook his head and said, "Never mind, Senior Priestess, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't disturb you any longer."

The old witch shook her head: "You ungrateful lad, my granddaughter's cooking is delicious, and you won't even eat it."

Li Xin smiled wryly, went to the kitchen, and returned the scroll to Hino Rei.

Hino Rei was pleasantly surprised to see Li Xin arrive. She said to Li Xin, "Mr. Li Xin, it's been a long time. Why don't you stay for a meal?"

Li Xin shook his head and said, "Thank you, Xiaoli. I have other things to do, so I won't bother you any longer."

With that, Li Xin gave Hino Rei a business card: "I have benefited greatly from the shrine maiden's notes. I am very grateful. If you need any help in the future, please feel free to call this number. I will definitely help you."

When he was out and about, Li Xin rarely used his full name. The fact that he did now shows how seriously he took this matter.

Don't underestimate this notebook. As mentioned before, for sorcerers, experience is always the greatest weapon. This notebook records all sorts of strange and wonderful things the old witch encountered from her youth to her old age. It is a priceless treasure for sorcerers, and it is the same for Li Xin. If he had encountered those things without knowing anything, even Li Xin at the eighth level of the "Wedding Dress Divine Skill" would have been defeated. It is true that the Yang internal energy can restrain spiritual energy practitioners, but that does not mean that spiritual energy practitioners have no way to deal with those who practice the Yang internal energy. There are all kinds of strange and wonderful arts in the world, and there are far too many that are insidious and harmful.

After reading the old witch's notes, Li Xin, if not a "nemesis of sorcery," will at least not be caught off guard when encountering sorcerers in the future, and might even be able to save his life.

With Hino Rei reluctant to part, Li Xin left the Fire Cloud Shrine.

Back at the base, Li Xin saw Crocodile lying on the sofa fast asleep as soon as he entered, and he was covered in alcohol. Considering that Crocodile hadn't come home all night, he had obviously been drinking somewhere all night again.

Perhaps because he became rich overnight, Crocodile has done nothing but indulge in debauchery these days. He stays out all night and is always reeking of alcohol.

Seeing Crocodile's state again, Li Xin couldn't stand it anymore and threw a cushion at him, saying, "Crocodile, you're such a bad agent! So many days have passed and you haven't brought me a single deal. I know you've won a lot by betting on foreign markets, but you can't just sit around and do nothing!"

Li Xin didn't know exactly how much Crocodile had won in the gambling match between Gao Jin and Chen Jincheng, but it was definitely more than ten million Hong Kong dollars, so it's no wonder Crocodile was so arrogant.

Startled awake, Crocodile Man sat up abruptly. Upon hearing Li Xin's words, he rolled his eyes and said to Li Xin, "I'm incompetent? Do you think I've just been indulging in debauchery and playing around all day?"

Li Xin countered, "Isn't that so?"

Crocodile Guy: "..."

Okay, that's a bit of it, but it wasn't for personal enjoyment. It was for intelligence gathering. After all, when it comes to gathering information, no one can compare to those brothels. For Li Xin, Crocodile Lao can truly be said to have devoted himself to the cause!

However, Crocodile was such a low-key and humble person that he naturally wouldn't talk about these hardships. He just kept it to himself. He coughed and said to Li Xin, "Ah Xin, actually I have found a lot of jobs for you, but I turned them all down because I felt they were not suitable."

"What's unsuitable? I'm not picky about jobs."

Li Xin said to Crocodile Man.

He's not like that guy Ya Yu Liao, who won't take on clients unless they're beautiful. As long as the money is good, he doesn't care what the client looks like.

"Come on, let me tell you about the work assignments I've received these days."

Crocodile took out a notebook and then flipped through it, telling Li Xin the records page by page: "First, there was a request from a woman who lives in Beika Town, which is quite close to us. She asked us to help her kill someone, her roommate. She said that the roommate was jumping around upstairs every day, making so much noise that she was going to have a nervous breakdown, so she asked me to help her get rid of the roommate."

Li Xin: "..."

Crocodile said calmly, "However, the reason I didn't take this job is not because her motive for murder was outrageous, but because she couldn't offer enough commission. After all, she wanted to kill someone but didn't think about moving, so she must not have much money. However, I warned that woman's roommate, hoping she could be more understanding. If she doesn't listen, then there's nothing I can do. I've done my best."

Are there any others?

Li Xin asked the crocodile man.

Crocodile turned to the next page: "Of course there is more. This one is rich, but the reason for killing him is too outrageous. He said that someone published a book that slandered his favorite female character, so he wanted to kill the author of the book."

"..."

Li Xin's eye twitched. Was this guy a born killer? He could kill someone over such a trivial matter?

Li Xin thought for a moment and said to Crocodile, "How about we ask him to beat up that author? If we can solve something with a beating, let's not escalate it to murder."

He may be an assassin, but killing someone for such a trivial reason is just too much.

That person might be a born killer, but Li Xin isn't!

"There's another one. His childhood sweetheart accepted his marriage proposal, so he plans to kill his current girlfriend and marry his childhood sweetheart."

"That's what Crocodile Man said."

"what?"

This time, Li Xin didn't remain silent; he shouted it out directly.

No, why did something that could be resolved with a simple breakup escalate to murder?

Because of such a ridiculous reason for killing someone, Li Xin finally understood why the housing prices in Beika Town were so low.

Crocodile Man flipped through a few more pages and then said, "There's another job that doesn't involve killing. I think I could do this one. There's a ramen shop on the shopping street in the next town that's very shabby and is affecting the overall image of the shopping street. Someone wants me to take down that shop and drive it out of their shopping street."

"What? They're actually going to kick Uncle Ogura out?"

Li Xinteng became excited.

Crocodile Man was taken aback for a moment, then asked Li Xin, "What, Ah Xin, do you know that shop?"

Li Xin quickly replied, "Of course I know that shop; I'm a regular there!"

As everyone knows, prices in Tokyo are very high. Given Li Xin's frugal nature, he only orders hot water when he goes to Cat's Eye Cafe. With prices in Tokyo so high, how could Li Xin possibly afford to eat at those ridiculously expensive restaurants?

But in Tokyo, where prices are so high, there's a ramen shop in the next town that's not only cheap but also has generous portions and unlimited refills. It's like a dream shop for Li Xin, and he usually goes there to eat unless he has something to do.

Besides the delicious and cheap ramen, the owner of that ramen shop was also a very generous person. People who came to eat ramen in the shop would chat with him. So even though the shop looked dilapidated, the business was very good. Many regular customers liked to eat ramen there. Now that someone was trying to destroy the shop, how could Li Xin tolerate it?

"Who commissioned you to do this? I'm going to kill him!"

Li Xin spoke with murderous intent.

Crocodile Man was taken aback when he saw Li Xin looking like he wanted to kill him, then he couldn't help but laugh: "Very good, Xin. Judging from your appearance, you are already a qualified Mihua person."

After regaining his senses, Li Xin realized that he had overreacted. Even if someone wanted to vandalize the shop, a beating would have sufficed; there was no need to go so far as to kill someone.

"Okay, I was wrong."

Li Xin calmed down and said.

"That's more like it!"

Crocodile Man laughed and then said, "But in that case, we won't have any work left to do."

"If you don't want to do it, then don't. It's too unethical to make money like this."

Li Xin waved his hand.

This isn't about Li Xin not being able to eat cheap ramen anymore; it's about the fact that the ramen shop owner, Ogura Kōya, is a good person, and Li Xin can't possibly harm him.

"Okay, okay, let's leave it at that!"

"The crocodile man said with a smile."

He actually knew this would happen from the start, so he didn't tell Li Xin about these jobs. With so many people in Tokyo, it's easy to think about the salary for an assassin, but the problem is finding a suitable one, which is difficult, especially since Li Xin isn't famous yet. He's the one looking for jobs; he'll have to wait until he becomes famous so that jobs come to him before he can have a choice.

Just then, the landline upstairs suddenly rang. Li Xin looked up and said to Crocodile, "Crocodile, I'm going to answer this call."

There are two telephones in the stronghold, one belonging to Crocodile and the other to Li Xin. The business cards Li Xin gives out all have Crocodile's phone number printed on them, while few people know Li Xin's phone number yet.

"go Go!"

Crocodile Man gave a mocking smile. Seeing how anxious Li Xin was, he guessed that it was Li Xin's lover calling.

Li Xin didn't bother with Crocodile's smile. He returned to his room on the third floor, answered the phone, and said, "Hello, this is Ah Xin... Huh?"

"what?"

"what?!"

The call ended quickly. Li Xin was in a daze the whole time and didn't have time to respond. He only managed to utter three "Ah" sounds.

After a long silence, Li Xin put down the topic, then quickly dialed a number and said, "Xiao Lei, I need your help urgently!"

Chapter 104 Shrimp Dumplings!

"Ah-Xin, what exactly happened?"

They even resorted to calling for "emergency help," which tells Lai Sheng Lei that this situation might be really troublesome for Li Xin.

What happened? Did he encounter some dangerous enemy, or did he get into trouble and become a target of the Metropolitan Police Department?

"Later Life Tears" said nervously.

"Secretary Wang has a relative who is coming to Japan to work, and he asked me to take care of her for a while!"

Li Xin said to the next life with tears in his eyes.

Hearing that Li Xin wasn't talking about what she was worried about, Lai Sheng Lei instantly relaxed. She smiled and said, "What, don't you have a room to stay? Or is it inconvenient?"

“This isn’t about where I’m staying. She must have been sent by Secretary Wang to investigate what I’m doing in Japan. If she finds out I’m not a bodyguard at all, I’m finished!”

Li Xin said anxiously.

Although Secretary Wang said that his relative was only staying with Li Xin for a few days and would move out after finding a job and a house, the problem is, it's not that simple. Secretary Wang must still have doubts about Li Xin's work in Japan, so he sent his so-called relative to investigate Li Xin's true situation!

From the tone of Li Xin's voice on the phone, Lai Sheng Lei Guang could tell how anxious he was. She wanted to laugh, but it would be impolite to laugh at this moment, so she said to Li Xin, "So, Ah Xin, how do you want me to help you?"

Li Xin said to Lai Sheng Lei, "Help me find a decent job so I can deal with Secretary Wang's relative!"

He knew that Secretary Wang was still worried about his job, which allowed him to earn so much money, so the first thing he would investigate would definitely be his job. Therefore, he had to solve the job problem first.

"That's easy. When will that relative of Secretary Wang you mentioned arrive?"

In the next life, I will ask Li Xin about his faith with tears in my eyes.

"She'll arrive tomorrow morning. I'm tidying up her room today, and I'll pick her up when she arrives tomorrow."

Li Xin replied.

"Okay, although time is a bit tight, I'll handle it."

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

Upon hearing Laisheng Lei say this, Li Xin instantly relaxed.

Sure enough, it was still the Tears of Rebirth that reassured him the most. Even when faced with such urgent matters, the first thing Li Xin thought of was the Tears of Rebirth.

"Thank you, Xiao Lei. I'm sorry to trouble you again."

Li Xin said with shame, "I already troubled Lai Shenglei with the sword competition, and now I have to trouble Lai Shenglei again because of Secretary Wang's relative. I really don't know how to repay them."

"It's nothing, don't worry about it too much. Just take good care of your relative, Secretary Wang, otherwise it won't be good for me if things get out."

"Later Life Tears" said with a smile.

She was well aware of Secretary Wang's position in Li Xin's heart. If Secretary Wang gave Li Xin a death order, or came to Japan in person to ask Li Xin to return, Li Xin would be unable to resist Secretary Wang. Therefore, she had to help Li Xin deal with Secretary Wang's relative no matter what.

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The next day, at Yokohama Port, the second largest port in Japan, a ship slowly sailed in. As passengers continued to walk down the gangway, Li Xin held up a signboard with the words "Yu Xue" written on it, waiting for Secretary Wang's relative to disembark.

The relative that Secretary Wang mentioned was his sister's daughter. Secretary Wang is from the north, but he was transferred to the south for coordination work. However, his family has always lived in the north. Because of the long distance, Secretary Wang has not visited his family in recent years and rarely writes letters. Now, thanks to Fujii Takako (actually Li Xin), the village has installed a telephone, which gives Secretary Wang the opportunity to contact his family. He learned that his sister's daughter did not plan to go to university after the college entrance examination, but wanted to go to Japan to work. So he decided to ask Li Xin to help take care of her.