Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Li Xin asked curiously.

Ai Haibara put down her binoculars, turned to Li Xin and said, "Of course I should go to elementary school. Can I go to junior high or high school like this? Just arrange for me to go to the same school as that kid from the detective agency across the street."

That makes sense, but the problem is, it's not so easy to get someone like you, an undocumented immigrant, into school. I don't have that kind of network of connections in Tokyo...

Ai Haibara bid five million yen in front of Li Xin.

"No problem, I'll arrange it for you right away!"

Li Xin quickly put away the money.

Chapter 139 The Role of a Famous Detective

"Hey Crocodile Guy, give me a hand."

Upon arriving on the second floor, Li Xin knocked on Crocodile's door.

"Ah... Ah-Xin, what's wrong... disturbing my sweet dreams so early in the morning..."

The door opened, and Crocodile opened it with one hand while yawning with the other. At this hour, he was still asleep.

"Help me arrange for a child without legal status to attend school, and then..."

Li Xin thought for a moment, realizing he still didn't know which school the kid from the detective agency across the street attended.

"Hey, Ashin, what do you take me for? Arranging for a child without an identity to go to school? I don't have that kind of power..."

A wad of hundred-yen bills was slapped onto Crocodile's chest. Crocodile quickly took the money and counted it, saying as he did so, "Although Japan doesn't have ID cards, it still has a household registration system. Asking me to do this puts me in a difficult position..."

Another stack of hundred-yuan bills appeared, and Crocodile's expression softened slightly: "...But thinking about it carefully, it seems there is a way..."

Another stack of hundred-yuan bills appeared, and Crocodile immediately beamed with joy, saying, "...Although it's difficult, who told you to be Ah-Xin? Your problems are my problems. Give me three days, and I'll get it done for you!"

The budget of five million yen was ultimately settled for only three million yen. Li Xin couldn't help but sigh, thinking that if he had to do this kind of middleman work a few more times, he might never be able to go back to his old ways...

After reflecting on his thoughts, Li Xin said to Crocodile, "While you're at it, find out which school the kid from the detective agency across the street goes to, and arrange for him to go to the same school."

He didn't forget Ai Haibara's special request.

"Oh, you mean that brat Conan? I think he goes to Teitan Elementary School, I know!"

"After the crocodile man put the money away, he said."

Unlike Li Xin, who barely interacted with his neighbors and only used the stronghold as a place to rest and practice, Crocodile had already figured out the situation of almost every household on the surrounding street. Not to mention the "Mouri Detective Agency" across the street, there was no one on the entire street that Crocodile didn't know. Naturally, he knew even less about that brat named Edogawa Conan.

After a pause, Crocodile said to Li Xin earnestly, "Hey Li Xin, while it's true that men should have fun and try out different types of women when they're young, there should be a limit. It's best not to get involved with divorced women with children. You can't really trust someone else's child. Look at Dorgon, how powerful he was, but what happened to him in the end?"

Besides his keen sense of smell, Crocodile's ears are just as sharp. How could he not know that there were two women, one big and one small, upstairs?

Li Xin is such a stingy person, yet he actually managed to give three million yen to that little kid for school. What does that mean? It means Li Xin is really in love!

As someone who's been there and is considered an older brother, Crocodile felt it was necessary to give Li Xin a heads-up.

"Huh? Crocodile, what are you talking about? They're sisters!"

Li Xin was speechless. This old scoundrel has a belly full of crooked thoughts and thinks everyone else is like that. Bah!

"Ah, it's sisters... then it's alright."

Crocodile Man was relieved, then said, "I think that little girl is quite the beauty. If we wait ten years..."

"If you're still sleepy, you can go back and sleep for a while longer."

Li Xin said in a emotionless voice.

"Haha, I was just kidding!"

Crocodile chuckled a few times and then said, "I met someone at a hostess bar a while ago. I think he was the head of student affairs at Teitan Elementary School. We had a great time drinking together and even exchanged contact information. I'll ask him out for drinks tonight, and I'm sure I can sort things out."

Li Xin nodded. He had always trusted Crocodile's ability to deal with all sorts of people. If he said there was no problem, then there should be no problem.

Crocodile suddenly remembered something and said to Li Xin, "By the way, Xin, I read in the newspaper yesterday that the 1 billion yen in the 1 billion yen robbery case was recovered. Did you do it?"

Li Xin didn't hide anything from Crocodile Man, nodding to him and saying, "That's right, I helped the police retrieve it. Siling Bank notified me to collect the reward in a few days."

Crocodile grinned and punched Li Xin in the chest: "I knew it, Ah Xin, you're way better than those so-called famous detectives!"

The 1 billion yen robbery case caused a huge stir, especially after 4M Bank offered a 100 million yen reward. Countless detectives had their eyes on the reward money, but they found nothing. On the contrary, Li Xin recovered the 1 billion yen, which was definitely a triumphant moment.

Li Xin smiled, feeling quite excited as he thought about the 100 million yen he was about to receive.

"One hundred million yen... if it's split in two, that's sixteen million yen. Looks like I'll have to have a few more drinks tonight!"

"The crocodile man said happily."

This job wasn't a side job that Li Xin took on on his own; it was Crocodile who proposed it. Crocodile also deduced that Miyano Akemi was the mole, allowing Li Xin to follow the clues and recover 1 billion yen. Crocodile rightfully took his share of the profits.

"Ok?"

Li Xin's smile instantly turned cold.

Why 16 million yen?

Li Xin asked Crocodile Man, not believing that Crocodile Man's math skills were poor, that he could even miscalculate 20% of 100 million yen.

"Because you have to pay 20% income tax on incidental income!"

Crocodile Man shrugged.

If the bounty for the 1 billion yen robbery were issued by the police, then the incidental income tax would indeed be waived. However, since the bounty was issued by 4M Bank, a 20% incidental income tax must be paid. In other words, although 4M Bank offered a 100 million yen reward, only 80 million yen would ultimately end up in the hands of Li Xin and Crocodile.

Twenty percent of eighty million yen is sixteen million yen! Crocodile's daughter was able to get into the law department of Hong Kong University, which shows that Crocodile's genes are definitely not bad. He's smart, but he just didn't use his intelligence in the right way.

"hiss……"

He originally thought he would earn 80 million yen, but now he realized he would only receive 64 million yen, a loss of 16 million yen. This huge loss made Li Xin gasp in shock.

Heartache!

"Ah-Xin, forget it, these things are unavoidable."

Crocodile Man advised Li Xin to think more positively, saying that Li Xin would definitely need to take on more bounty jobs in the future, and if he was so heartbroken now, what would he do in the future?

You should know that the phantom thief "Kid" that Li Xin has been longing for has a bounty of 1 billion yen, and this accidental income tax will deduct 200 million yen at once!

"Give me some time to calm down..."

Li Xin clutched his chest and said.

Seeing Li Xin's distress, Crocodile could only offer some good news: "This time you recovered 1 billion yen for 4J Bank, accomplishing something that even so many famous detectives couldn't do. When 4J Bank gives you the reward, there will definitely be many reporters interviewing you. At that time, your name will be firmly established, and business will be booming in the future. Consider the money you earned less as advertising fees!"

Hearing Crocodile's words, Li Xin finally felt a little better. He wasn't just taking without giving. As long as the benefits were explained to him, Li Xin was able to let go of the loss of 16 million yen. He nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

After thinking for a moment, Li Xin said to Crocodile, "Crocodile, I'll trouble you to collect the bounty for me then."

"what?"

Crocodile Man was taken aback: "Why? Are you shy in front of the camera?"

"No."

Li Xin shook his head and said, "I just think that if we become too famous, it might cause trouble."

He didn't want to be recognized wherever he went; he came to Tokyo just to make money discreetly and didn't want to be too high-profile.

Crocodile thought about it and realized that Li Xin made sense.

For people in the underworld, being too famous in the public eye is actually not a good thing. It will attract attention. It's best to be like Ko Chun, where everyone knows Ko Chun's name and knows that he is the famous God of Gamblers, but he never leaves a picture of his face, only a picture of his back. This maximizes his mystery and raises his status to new heights.

"Okay, I understand. I will collect the reward under the name of 'X's' agent. That way, I can use your name 'X' without causing too much impact on your life."

Crocodile nodded.

"Okay, let's do it this way."

Li Xin nodded, then said to Crocodile Man, "I'm sorry to trouble you, but you'll probably be getting into a lot of trouble in the future."

Celebrities also have their troubles. Compared to ordinary people, celebrities are more likely to attract trouble, which is why Li Xin doesn't want to be famous.

"It's okay. I don't have many other strengths, but I can handle it!"

Crocodile patted his chest and said, "All the enthusiasm from those female fans, like JK girls and OLs, can be directed at me. I can handle it!"

Li Xin: "..."

Forget it, why worry about this guy? Let him die.

....................................

Inside the Metropolitan Police Department, in the autopsy room, Saeko Nogami and Mari Shitara stared at a corpse on the autopsy table.

The corpse was covered in claw marks and dripping with blood, yet the deceased wore an extremely eerie smile, as if he were enjoying something wonderful.

"Dr. Shirley, what were the results of the autopsy?"

Saeko Nogami asked about the truth of the Way of the Raku.

Mari Shiraku pulled down her mask, revealing a face full of fatigue, devoid of her usual vigor.

"Nothing was found."

Mari Shiraku walked around the corpse, explaining its condition to Saeko Nogami: "Aside from the scratches, there were no other new injuries on the body. No toxins were detected in the blood, all organs were normal, there was no history of mental illness, and no hereditary mental illness among his relatives. I also saw his medical report from last month, and he was as healthy as could be. But three days ago, he suddenly died, scratching himself to death."

After a pause, Shirakawa Mari said, "I have never seen a corpse like this before."

Shiraku Mari's answer did not surprise Nogami Saeko, because she had a premonition about it when she came into contact with the case.

"Just say it's an infection with some kind of bacteria."

Saeko Nogami suddenly said.

"what?"

Shiratsumi looked at Saeko Nogami.

Saeko Nogami rubbed her temples and said to Mari Shitara, "Just write in the report that some kind of unknown bacteria was found in the deceased's cerebral cortex, and write it as hastily as possible."

"Officer Nogami, do you know what you're saying?"

Mari Shitara stared at Saeko Nogami: "Are you teaching me to forge an autopsy report?"

"No, I'm teaching you how to handle cases like this in the future."

Saeko Nogami lowered her hand and said.

What kind of case?

Shele pursued the truth and inquired about it.

“Some cases...where the truth cannot be known to the public.”

Saeko Nogami said to Mari Shirakawa.

Facing this best coroner in the Metropolitan Police Department... no, in all of Tokyo, she felt it necessary to let him know part of the truth about this world.

Do you know how the deceased died?

Shira Mari questions Nogami Saeko.

"It must be a curse. This phenomenon can only be explained by a curse."

Saeko Nogami said to Mari Shirakawa.

In fact, because the deceased was a well-known figure and died in a peculiar manner, the government's psychic department had already gone to the scene to investigate and had basically determined that the deceased died from a curse.

"curse?"

Mari Shirara laughed. He was an expert in human anatomy, with extremely high attainments in anatomy. He was the best coroner in Tokyo. For him to believe that a curse could kill was simply a fantasy.

"Otherwise, explain to me why someone would strangle themselves to death without being poisoned or suffering from any mental illness?"

Nogami Saeko asked Shitara truth.

"This……"

Sherale was speechless; his knowledge told him that this was impossible.

Saeko Nogami sighed and said to Mari Shitara, "Dr. Shitara, you've only been here from Hokkaido for a year, and this is your first time encountering a case like this, so it's normal for you to react this way. But I can tell you definitively that there are indeed many things in this world that current science cannot explain, besides science itself."

Mari Shiraku thought for a moment and said, "Judging from what Inspector Nogami is saying, you've handled quite a few similar cases?"

Judging from Saeko Nogami's demeanor, she is clearly very familiar with similar cases and may even have a set of fixed procedures.

Saeko Nogami smiled wryly, "If I could, I wouldn't want to handle these kinds of cases either, but I can't help it. What can I do? I'm just unlucky to have a father who's the Superintendent General of Police."

Saeko Nogami is the daughter of the Superintendent General of Police, a relationship that all the police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department envy. But how could they know that because of this relationship, the most difficult and troublesome cases in the Metropolitan Police Department are all assigned to Saeko Nogami to handle, including those cases that cannot be made public at all?