Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Matsue Misa nodded slightly: "Master Chikaro told me that if I need anything, I can ask Mr. Shin for help."

"Master Qianjia Luo?"

Li Xin was curious about how Matsue Misa was addressed. Was this female student Chikara's disciple?

Matsue Misa looked embarrassed: "I studied under Master Chika for a while, but I gave it up quickly."

"You were right to give up; it's best not to learn her special abilities."

Li Xin spoke frankly.

The art of curse killing requires bearing the resentment and karma of the person being killed, which is destined to be a short-lived profession. Chikaro has a deep-seated hatred and is determined to become a curse killer, but the high school girl in front of him is young and beautiful, and there is really no need for her to make such a great sacrifice.

"Yes, Master Qianjialuo said the same thing."

Matsue Misa nodded and then said, "I had an enemy I had to kill myself. I tried every means to kill him, which is why I became a disciple of Master Chika. But, unlike Master Chika, I only had one person I wanted to kill. Even if I knew that others were evil people, I couldn't bring myself to do it. So in the end, Master Chika gave up on me, but I have always been grateful for Master Chika's kindness."

As she spoke, Matsue Misa looked at Li Xin and asked, "Am I a coward?"

Li Xin was silent for a moment, then said, "Killing is indeed a very difficult thing, even if you know it's the right thing to do."

Looking back, if Li Xin hadn't been on his deathbed, if he hadn't desperately needed money, and if the other party hadn't been a complete scoundrel, he wouldn't have had the courage to kill.

Matsue Misa looked touched and said to Li Xin, "Thank you!"

"And then? You were abandoned by Chika, so you came to me to kill the person you wanted to kill?"

Li Xin asked about Songjiang Meisha.

Matsue Misa gently shook her head: "My enemy, Master Chikaro, has already taken care of him for me."

"then you……"

Matsue Misa paused for a moment, then said to Li Xin, “Since I was little, my eyes have been a little different from others. I can see things that ordinary people can’t see. Later, I met a spiritual medium who said that I had a high aptitude for spiritual power. I originally planned to learn supernatural arts from her, but she saw that my motives were impure and kicked me out. At that time, Master Chika found me and took me as her disciple.”

Li Xin thought for a moment and then asked, "Is the spirit medium you mentioned named Ye Yue Dongming?"

Matsue Misa nodded: "That's right, it's Ms. Hazuki."

No wonder! Given Chika's style, she wouldn't take someone as her disciple for no reason. It turns out she's going up against Hazuki Tomei!

Matsue Misa continued, "Although Ms. Hazuki kicked me out, I am still grateful to her. It is because of her that I did not become a serial killer."

Li Xin could tell that a lot must have happened between Matsue Misa and Hazuki Tomei and Chikara, these two sworn enemies. However, he wasn't there to hear stories, so he gave up his gossipy thoughts and asked directly, "Ms. Matsue, why don't you just tell me what you've requested?"

Since it was Qian Jialu who introduced him, Li Xin should help as long as Matsue Misa's matter isn't too troublesome. Of course, he should still accept the money; that's the industry rule.

Matsue Misa swallowed hard, then said cautiously, "Mr. Oshin, as I just said, my eyes can see many things that ordinary people can't. A few days ago, I went to Master Chika's house to visit her and thank her for helping me get revenge, but before I even got to her house, I felt like I saw something very terrifying..."

"I can't describe what that thing was. When I saw it, my mind went completely blank. When I came to my senses, I found myself already home..."

“After that, I went to Master Qianjialuo’s house several times, but I could still sense that thing was still there. Master Qianjialuo has too many secrets, and I don’t dare to call the police, so I can only ask you, Mr. Ashin, for help.”

"Master Qianjialuo said that you are the most reliable person in the world. If there is anything I entrust to you, you will definitely complete it properly... Mr. Ashin, please!"

Matsue Misa bowed deeply to Li Xin.

The most reliable person? What was that woman, Chikara, thinking of me...?

Li Xin scratched his head. The man had already put it this way, so it would be really unreasonable for him not to help!

Chapter 719 Evil Beast

"Miss Saeko, it's been a long time."

At the headquarters of Sentei Pharmaceuticals, Yomi Isayama greeted Saeko Nogami with a smile.

When Nogami Saeko, who was directing the police officers at the scene, saw Isayama Yomi, she was overjoyed: "It's Yomi! It seems that Chief Jinguji really gave me face by sending you, the ace of the countermeasures office."

Isayama Yomi humbly replied, "I can't be considered an ace. The countermeasures office is full of talented people now, and I'm nothing special."

"Not at all. Although the 'Super Disaster Countermeasures Office' has indeed gained many more capable people recently, I believe that Huang Quan, you are still the ace of the countermeasures office!"

Saeko Nogami said with a smile.

She wasn't just flattering Isayama Yomi. Since childhood, Isayama Yomi had been known as a "prodigy," and her strength was undoubtedly outstanding among her peers. Although the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office" had recently become much stronger and had absorbed many skilled individuals from the community, the problem was that the skilled individuals absorbed by the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office" were bound to be not very strong. At least, Nogami Saeko had never heard of anyone among them who was stronger than Isayama Yomi.

If they are truly highly skilled, they would prefer to be recruited by large companies rather than join government agencies, since the financial resources of the two are not on the same level.

Isayama Yomi neither confirmed nor denied Nogami Saeko's words, and directly asked her about the next steps: "Ms. Saeko, has the culprit been identified in this case?"

Saeko Nogami smiled wryly: "If it were clear, that would be great. You know, we ordinary people can't trace the methods of sorcerers."

"This is a bit troublesome."

Isayama Huangquan sighed.

For sorcerers, fighting a battle with insufficient information is extremely painful, because you don't know whether the opponent's ability is exactly what counters yours.

Unlike martial artists, if a sorcerer encounters an enemy who has a perfect counter to them, even a great sorcerer (a top-level extraordinary person) might lose to a novice who has just started learning.

Fortunately, Isayama Yomi is not entirely a sorcerer. Her physical skills and swordsmanship are also quite strong. Even as a swordsman, she can be an excellent fighter. Therefore, she only finds enemies of unknown origin troublesome, not that she cannot fight them.

"By the way, I also asked two other spiritual energy cultivators for help. With their help, Huang Quan, your pressure should be less."

Saeko Nogami speaks to Isayama Yomido.

"Are there any other helpers?"

Izayama Yomi wasn't the type to be a lone wolf, so she was naturally happy to have help. She said with delight, "That's wonderful!"

"Come, let me introduce you."

Saeko Nogami was very happy and took Yomi Isayama to meet the other two helpers she had invited.

In the reception room, Hazuki Tomei was eating pastries on the table in a very unladylike manner.

Generally speaking, these pastries are just for show; no one actually eats them. Even if someone does, it's only a small piece occasionally. No one would just hold the plate right in front of them and eat it while making "ooh ooh" sounds, like a starving ghost being reincarnated.

Gui Zhoulan quietly looked at Ye Yue Dongming, her temperament as aloof as ever. Sensing Gui Zhoulan's gaze, Ye Yue Dongming stopped eating and held up the plate of pastries to Gui Zhoulan: "You want some too? I think it tastes pretty good, as expected of a big company!"

"No, you eat it yourself."

Gui Zhoulan said calmly, his expression unchanged.

Hazuki Higashino shrugged, then lowered her head and continued to struggle with the pastries—business had been bad lately, and she was short of money, barely able to afford food. She wouldn't miss an opportunity to freeload like this.

The door to the reception room opened, and Saeko Nogami walked in with Yomi Isayama. She said to Arashi Kijuu and Tomei Hazuki, "Miss Arashi, Miss Tomei, this is Miss Yomi. She will be working with you tonight to deal with the enemy."

Hazuki Tomei sucked on his finger, wiping away the pastry crumbs, and waved to Isayama Yomi, saying, "Hello!"

Gui Zhoulan stood up and bowed slightly to Isayama Yomi: "It's been a long time, Miss Yomi."

"Long time no see, Miss Lan."

Isayama Yomi also bowed slightly in return.

Saeko Nogami was surprised: "You two know each other... Oh, right."

Isayama Yomi and Kijuu Arashi are both outstanding young spiritual practitioners in Tokyo, so it's reasonable for them to know each other.

"Ms. Lan and I have worked together before."

Isayama Huangquan faces Nogami Saeko.

"I see."

Saeko Nogami understood, and then introduced the two of them: "This is Ms. Tomei Hazuki, a fox spirit from northeastern Japan, mainly responsible for guard duty."

Hazuki Tomei raised his hand, grinned, and even had crumbs of pastry on his lips, making him look a little silly.

Isayama Yomi wasn't averse to silly girls like that, after all, the one she kept at home also looked rather dim-witted.

"As for Miss Lan, you will be responsible for setting up a protective barrier to safeguard the executives of Saint-Tropez Pharmaceuticals from the curse. Is that alright?"

Saeko Nogami asked.

Gui Zhoulan nodded: "No problem."

Using the power of the spiritual blade within her body, she can set up a barrier separating the inside from the outside, thus blocking even invisible curses.

Saeko Nogami continued, "As for Miss Yomi, your task is the most difficult. After Miss Tomei uses the tube fox to find the curse killer, you will need to subdue and arrest him. If necessary, you can also kill him."

"I understand."

Isayama Yomi nodded. She was well aware of the power of Sentio Pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical companies were very profitable, and Sentio Pharmaceuticals was a pharmaceutical giant in Japan with immense financial resources. Many politicians had accepted "political donations" from Sentio Pharmaceuticals, which helped them suppress many negative news stories and even security incidents.

Isayama Yomi originally didn't want to get involved with this kind of company that harbored countless dark secrets, but as the ace of the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office" and the adopted daughter of the leader of the Exorcist Alliance, she often couldn't act according to her own wishes.

"Alright, in that case, everyone should give it your all. I still need to go and appease those executives at Saint-Gobain Pharmaceuticals. You three can rest here and get acquainted with them. I'll be leaving now. See you tonight."

Saeko Nogami said to the three of them.

Because the power of a curse is stronger closer to midnight (i.e., 12 o'clock at night), performing a curse during the day would be much less effective. Therefore, curses are usually carried out at night, and the three executives of Saint-Gobain Pharmaceuticals who died did indeed die at midnight.

Curse Assassins usually don't start their operations until at night. Before that, they need plenty of rest, and Isayama Yomi, Oniju Arashi, and Hazuki Tomei also need enough time to get to know each other so that their subsequent operations will go more smoothly.

After Saeko Nogami left, the three people in the lounge fell silent, looking at each other, unsure of what to say.

The first to break the silence was Hazuki Tomei, who raised her hand and said, "Hello, my name is Hazuki Tomei, I'm a spirit medium... Oh, it seems that Saeko-neechan already introduced me!"

Isayama Yomi was amused by Hazuki Tomei's behavior and said, "My name is Isayama Yomi, and I am a member of the 'Super Disaster Countermeasures Office.' Nice to meet you."

Hazuki Tomei and Isayama Yomi both introduced themselves, and Kiju Ran, not wanting to put on airs, could only say, "Kiju Ran, a shrine maiden of Ise Grand Shrine."

"A shrine maiden? Me too!"

Hazuki Tomei immediately perked up, grabbing Kijuu Arashi and saying, "I come from a family of shrine maidens in the Tohoku region, do you know Osomura? I'm from Osomura!"

Gui Zhoulan was a little unaccustomed to Ye Yue Dongming's enthusiasm, and his face showed some awkwardness, but he still said, "I have heard of Mount Kyoto. Although it is not very famous among the people, it is a sacred place of spiritual power that is no less than that of Ura-Kono."

"It's not that exaggerated. Nowadays, apart from a few old ladies, there's not much anyone worth mentioning. All the young people have gone to big cities like Tokyo, like me!"

Hazuki Tomei chuckled.

Seeing Hazuki Tomei's overly familiar manner, Izayama Yomi couldn't help but laugh. She said, "By the way, Miss Tomei, you're a spirit medium, so you must be quite familiar with curse killers, right?"

Spirit mediums and curse masters can be seen as two sides of the same coin. Both are sorcerers who can communicate with gods, spirits, and ghosts. They can command certain ghosts and gods to exorcise others, thereby gaining power that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

"Well, as for curse assassins, I don't actually know much about them... After all, there are so few curse assassins these days, right?"

Hazuki Higashimei hesitated before speaking.

When it comes to curse assassins, the first person Hazuki Tomei thinks of is Chigara. After all, there are very few curse assassins, and besides Chigara, she doesn't know any others who are active in Tokyo.

However, after arriving at the scene of the death and sensing it, Hazuki Tomei felt that it was not the case. Even though the body had been dealt with, the resentment left at the scene was still too strong. This was completely beyond Chika's ability, so it must have been the work of another, stronger curse master.

However, regardless of who the target is, she will not allow such acts of using supernatural powers to do bad things.

Seeing that even the medium Hazuki Tomei couldn't say anything, Isayama Yomi couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Curse killers were very mysterious, and even the "Super Disaster Countermeasures Office" and the Exorcist Alliance didn't know much about them. Fighting against such an opponent was quite passive.

Compared to Yomi Isayama's worries, Tomei Hazuki seemed very optimistic: "But don't worry, with the three of us here, no matter what kind of enemy we are, we'll definitely be fine!"

Infected by Hazuki Tomei's optimism, Isayama Yomi also gained more confidence: "That's right, Miss Tomei is right."

"We're all the same age, so let's not use any honorifics when we talk. Just call me Dongming."

Hazuki Tomei said casually.

"Then I'll be rude, Dongming."

Isayama Yomi smiled and said, and when Hazuki Tomei saw that Isayama Yomi had changed her mind, she couldn't help but turn her gaze to Kijuu Arashi standing to the side.

Gui Zhoulan: "..."

What else is it to me?

However, faced with the gazes cast by Isayama Yomi and Hazuki Tomei, Kijuu Arashi could only rely on the Japanese people's racial talent of "reading the air" and said, "Yomi, Tomei..."

"Ah, that's more like it!"

Hazuki Tomei smiled and said, "Then I'll call you Arashi-chan!"

Why does it become a nickname when it comes to me...?

Gui Zhoulan silently complained in his heart.

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

Night fell quickly.

In the conference room at the headquarters of Saint-Gobain Pharmaceuticals, all the group's top executives, including the president, were gathered together. However, these executives, who could influence this Japanese pharmaceutical giant, were not meeting late at night to discuss the group's future strategic plans, but to avoid a curse that might descend upon them at any time and fall upon someone of unknown origin.

Others might think the curse is nonsense, but these executives at Saint-Tropez knew it was real.

Saint-Tex Pharmaceuticals has another department called "External Affairs," which is specifically responsible for handling matters that may hinder the group's development. Simply put, it deals with people and things that threaten the group.