Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Li Xin: "..."

Another day of being awestruck by the money power of rich women.

After regaining his senses, Li Xin said to Lai Sheng'ai, "Xiao Ai, isn't this making your older sister spend too much money?"

This is nothing like hosting a sword fighting competition. Li Xin only glanced at the twelfth floor and saw at least dozens of employees, not to mention the two floors below. With so many employees and offices in a high-end office building in the city center, how much would it cost to buy such a security company? Even if Lai Sheng Lei is a rich woman, she can't waste money like this!

"No, no!"

Lai Sheng Ai shook her head again and said to Li Xin, "Brother Xin, don't overthink it. My sister was originally planning to buy a security company. Putting aside everything else, having a security company would make it much easier to gather intelligence in the future. Take JACES, for example. It's the largest security company in Asia, and its intelligence department is also one of the top intelligence agencies in Asia. They have an unknown amount of classified information! Not to mention, in many situations, a security company can provide a lot of cover. So this company wasn't really bought specifically for you, Brother Xin. It was part of the plan all along, but it's just been brought forward."

really?

Li Xin had some doubts, but without evidence, he couldn't say much. What if he was just imagining things?

Kiyosa Ai leaned back in her executive chair and spoke eloquently: "Besides, Tokyo is not very peaceful right now, and the security company business has become more profitable. If you buy this company now and resell it after a while, you might even make some money."

Li Xin remained silent. Okay, let's not argue with Laisheng Lei about spending money. She'll only spend more and more.

"Alright, Ashin, if you have no other questions, could you light a cigarette for me, President?"

Lai Sheng Ai raised her cigar to Li Xin, who, without hesitation, walked up to her and flicked her forehead.

This little girl, give her a little leeway and she'll take advantage of you!

"it hurts!"

Lai Sheng Ai exclaimed dramatically, shouting, "Special Advisor Ashin, don't get cocky, or I'll fire you!"

Outside the office, Yu Xue, who was passing by, heard muffled sounds coming from inside and asked worriedly, "Miss Laisheng, are they arguing inside?"

Laisheng Lei rolled her eyes almost imperceptibly, then smiled and said to Xue, "How could that be? They must be discussing something."

Yu Xue nodded with some doubt, then followed Lai Shenglei to other places.

As Laisheng Ai said, apart from the twelfth floor, the two floors below belong to this security company. The twelfth floor is the office space for clerical staff and cadres, while the two floors below are a training ground for field personnel and a storage area for equipment. Laisheng Lei only took Yu Xue to visit the office and training floors, and did not take her to see the equipment floor.

However, for Yu Xue, this was more than enough. Although she didn't understand Japanese, such a large company with so many employees was enough to impress this inexperienced girl.

"Miss Xiaoxue, are you hungry? How about I take you to the staff cafeteria to get something to eat?"

Lai Sheng Lei said to Yu Xuedao, who had already given up all doubts.

"Huh? There's an employee cafeteria?"

Yu Xue asked in surprise.

"Of course, field staff undergo very rigorous training, so the company not only has an employee cafeteria, but it's also open 24 hours a day, offering a variety of free food. Miss Xiaoxue, come with me to try our company cafeteria, and while we're at it, let's also offer some suggestions for improvement. Recently, the employees have complained that the cafeteria's food is a bit monotonous."

"Later Life Tears" said with a smile.

"Suggestions for improvement? Me? I can't do that!"

Yu Xue hurriedly shook her head.

"Never mind whether it can be done or not, just give it a try!"

Lai Sheng Lei pulled Yu Xuedao along.

How could Yu Xue, this little white rabbit, be a match for the shrewd Lai Sheng Lei? She was quickly bewildered by Lai Sheng Lei. After arguing with Lai Sheng Ai in the president's office for a while, Li Xin left the office to find Lai Sheng Lei and Yu Xue, and then saw Yu Xue wiping her mouth.

Upon seeing Li Xin emerge, Yu Xue happily held up a box of cakes: "Brother Xin, this is a gift from Miss Laisheng. Shall we eat it together when we get back?"

Then, Lai Shenglei said to Li Xin, "Mr. Li Xin, Xiaoxue doesn't speak Japanese, so she probably can't hold any position in our company. However, there seem to be quite a few people from Central Japan like Miss Xiaoxue working in Yokohama's Chinatown. If she were there, Miss Xiaoxue should be able to live a normal life. I know a few Chinese restaurants there, and I can help Miss Xiaoxue find a job. I can also arrange for her to rent an apartment. What do you think?"

Is everything arranged like this?

Li Xin was incredulous. He had thought the sky was falling, but Lai Sheng Lei had dealt with it in no time!

"Xiaoxue, what do you think?"

Li Xin asked Xue Dao.

"Yes, I'll listen to Miss Laisheng."

Yu Xue nodded vigorously.

"..."

Li Xin could tell that Yu Xue had been successfully tamed by Lai Sheng Lei. Yes, it had to be Xiao Lei!

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Not far from the security company that Lai Sheng Lei bought, in a high-rise building, is the headquarters of JACES, the largest security company in Tokyo, no, in Japan, no, in Asia. Otsuka, the security manager who had previously cooperated with Li Xin, respectfully held the microphone and carefully reported to the person on the other end of the microphone.

"...That's how it is, Ms. Ryoko."

After giving his report, Otsuka held his breath, waiting for the person on the other end of the phone to speak.

While waiting, Otsuka suddenly seemed to have become like Tsuchiya, the person in charge of the sword exhibition, who was prone to sweating. Sweat kept pouring from his forehead, dripping onto the ground, and the sound was particularly clear in the quiet environment.

After a long pause, the person on the other end of the microphone said, "So you mean that the guy named Tsuchiya originally planned to use our JACES security system to switch exhibits, but his plan was ruined because of the sudden appearance of thieves?"

"Although there is no evidence, I think that's how it is. Otherwise, it's impossible to explain why those security boxes weren't sent to the vault, and why that hutman obstructed me when I tried to check the security system."

Otsuka answered immediately.

Logically, JACES' security system should not malfunction. Even if it does, it's impossible for it to completely shut down and for not a single security box to be delivered into the vault. The only possibility is that the vault is already filled with something, which is why the other security boxes cannot enter the vault.

However, when Otsuka tried to open the vault, Tsuchiya said that he had lost his key during the chaos, and that the vault could not be opened by conventional means without all three keys. Since Tsuchiya was uncooperative, Otsuka was unable to pry open the vault to check what was inside.

"I don't want to hear anything uncertain. What about that guy named Tsuchiya? Make him talk by any means necessary. Do I need to teach you how to do that?"

The person on the other end of the microphone said angrily.

The "flow" on Otsuka's forehead suddenly became even more rapid, and he hurriedly said, "I've searched, but I only found his body!"

While JACES is adept at getting people to talk, getting the dead to talk is well beyond his scope of expertise.

The person on the other end of the microphone was silent for a moment, then said, "That's right. If they can come up with such a daring plan, how could they not clean up the mess?"

After a pause, the person on the other end of the microphone continued, "Besides Tsuchiya, what about the other personnel from the exhibition organizers? Have they all disappeared as well?"

Yes, they've all disappeared.

Otsuka replied.

"It's so clean..."

The person on the other end of the microphone sneered, "In that case, there's only one suspect left in this case, isn't there?"

Otsuka asked cautiously, "Who is the suspect? Please advise, Ms. Ryoko!"

"Who put us at JACES in charge of security for that sword exhibition?"

"Korezuka Honshu... Hiss!"

Otsuka gasped, then quickly said, "But that's impossible. Why would the Tsukamoto Group do such a thing? With the Tsukamoto Group's financial resources, what would they need those swords that aren't worth much?"

The person on the other end of the microphone calmly said, "Those swords aren't valuable, but they're very hard to buy. Putting aside other things, who can decide to sell the swords in museum collections? Not to mention, some swords are family heirlooms that people wouldn't sell no matter how much money they were given. If it weren't for this method, it would indeed be very difficult to acquire those swords."

"But this is just speculation and cannot prove that the mastermind behind this is the Tsukamoto Group."

Otsuka hesitated before speaking.

The person on the other end of the microphone said, "Even if there is evidence, so what? That's the Tsukamoto Group. What can we do to them because of this?"

Otsuka sighed, knowing that things were indeed as the person on the other end of the microphone said. Even if the evidence was conclusive and proved that the Tsukamoto Group had ulterior motives, so what?

The Tsukamoto Group has been shirking its responsibilities for quite some time now. There are enough people who have lawsuits against the Tsukamoto Group to form a circle around the entire Tokyo metropolitan area, but the Tsukamoto Group is still doing just fine.

"Remember this for now, but don't alert them."

The person on the other end of the microphone sneered, "Really, I've only been away from Japan for a few days, and someone already dares to use us at JACES. I'm just being transferred, not dead. When I get back, I'll personally take down the Tsukamoto Group!"

Upon hearing this from the person on the other end of the line, Otsuka immediately perked up: "Yes, Ms. Ryoko, before you return, I will gather all the evidence related to the Tsukamoto Group, and then deliver a fatal blow when you return!"

"very good!"

The person on the other end of the line nodded, then said in a sinister voice, "Also, if you dare call again at this time, I'll send you to Hokkaido to eat snow, you hear me?"

This time, the sweat on Otsuka's forehead instantly turned into a waterfall.

Oh no! He completely forgot that the young lady is currently in Paris, which is seven time zones away from Japan. Right now, it's the middle of the night in Paris, when the young lady is taking her beauty sleep!

"Yes, yes... I understand..."

Otsuka said, trembling.

Meanwhile, at the Tsukamoto Group, inside a Japanese-style room, an elderly man with a full head of silver hair lay in the arms of a young woman in a kimono, while another woman in a kimono leaned against his knees, gently massaging his feet.

He squinted, slipped his hand under the two women's clothes, and gently stroked them, feeling both intoxicated and somewhat regretful.

"Women, women from the Central Plains are the best..."

The old man suddenly spoke up.

"President, what do you mean by that? Don't you think Japanese women are good enough?"

The woman leaning against the old man's knees let out a coquettish voice.

The old man smiled and then said, "Women in the Central Plains cherish their chastity the most. When they are raped, their cries of pain are what excite men the most!"

When the old man said this, his face became radiant.

Another woman chimed in, "We can call out too!"

She let out two seductive moans, sounds that would indeed make a man's whole body go weak except for one part that would harden.

The old man chuckled softly, shook his head, and said, "It's different, it's different... Ah... I really miss that voice..."

Suddenly, the old man stood up from the embrace of the two women in kimonos, who were draped in soft bodies, and waved his hand, saying, "Get out!"

Although the two women in kimonos were puzzled by the old man's order, they dared not disobey in the slightest. They could only bow and face the old man as they left the Japanese-style room.

After the woman in the kimono left, a dark shadow slipped in through the crack in the door of the Japanese-style room, eventually transforming into human form and standing in front of the old man, saying, "Tsukamoto Kazuo, you've done a poor job, but you haven't missed out on any enjoyment, have you?"

Despite the bizarre scene, Tsukamoto Kazuo remained completely calm. He chuckled and said, "I am your collaborator, not your slave. What's with this accusatory attitude of yours?"

His words revealed no fear of the eerie shadowy figure.

Chapter 106 Wolves and Jackals

The dark figure swayed a few times, seemingly agitated. He said coldly, "Don't forget who gave you the ability to be a man! Without us, do you think you'd still be lying here at your age, enjoying that kind of male pleasure? We gave you the ability you wanted, and in return, you must repay us with sufficient compensation. Otherwise, we can take it back at any time!"

Kazuo Tsukamoto frowned and said, “Corpses, blood, various organs, and other disgusting things... Over the years, how many supplies have I provided you with for practicing evil arts? Just because of one failure, this is your attitude? This makes me feel that you don’t have much sincerity in cooperating with me.”

The shadowy figure fell silent. They had only ever seen Tsukamoto Kazuo as a tool to be used, so how much respect would they give him? Besides, there were many capitalists like Tsukamoto Kazuo who had been lured by them with various benefits, so they didn't really need another one. But the problem was that Tsukamoto Kazuo had a very important mission to carry out right now, so for the time being, they couldn't really do anything to him.

"Alright, we'll collect those murder weapons ourselves. But you have to keep an eye on those seven swords. Those divine weapons, imbued with righteous energy, would pose a huge threat to us if they fell into the hands of righteous people. We must find them and destroy them."

The shadowy figure sighed.

"I know, I will."

Kazuo Tsukamoto nodded, but in his heart he thought: Destroy? You're dreaming!

"Alright, this matter is temporarily settled. You absolutely cannot make any mistakes in what follows."

The shadowy figure spoke to Kazuo Tsukamoto.

"Don't worry, I'll handle that matter personally."

When "that matter" was mentioned, Kazuo Tsukamoto immediately perked up.

Collecting murder weapons imbued with malevolent energy for these guys to use in their evil arts practice would bring no benefit to Tsukamoto Kazuo. Collecting the seven swords was merely a convenient step, so Tsukamoto Kazuo simply assigned the task to a few trusted confidants. However, "that matter" not only concerned those guys' grand plan but also the future development of the Tsukamoto Group, which made it impossible for Tsukamoto Kazuo to ignore it.

Seeing that Tsukamoto Kazuo was very concerned about "that matter," the shadowy figure felt a little relieved, but still urged, "Hurry up, you only have two years. If you miss this time, you will never have such a good opportunity again."

"Don't worry, I know more about this than you do."

Kazuo Tsukamoto said with considerable disdain.

A bunch of idiots who only know how to fight and kill have the audacity to teach him how to do things; they're utterly ridiculous.

The shadowy figure sensed Tsukamoto Kazuo's contempt and was annoyed, but for the sake of the bigger picture, he chose to endure it for the time being.

Professional matters can only be handled by professionals. This is a conclusion their organization reached after paying a heavy price. And "that matter" really can only be handled by a ruthless capitalist like Kazuo Tsukamoto, who is skilled in business and unscrupulous in his methods.

"If that's the case, why are you still staying in Japan and haven't set off yet?"

As if to get revenge, the shadowy figure deliberately asked Tsukamoto Kazuo this question.

"Do you think I don't want to? But the problem is, I need to raise the funds!"

Kazuo Tsukamoto looked at the shadowy figure with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.