Chapter 18 Don’t eat the rich woman’s food

Toru Amuro has actually met Jiang Xia and knows that he is from the organization.

 —As a busy official member, he is occasionally used as a peripheral member.

 About a year ago, the two had a brief encounter during a mission.

Toru Amuro felt that he could remember Jiang Xia from a group of peripheral members, so there was no reason why Jiang Xia couldn't remember a formal member with blond hair, dark skin, and a very distinctive appearance.

 That's why Toru Amuro felt that Jiangxia had a big problem.

 Most peripheral members are afraid of cadres. How could she come to him to find a part-time job, and even refuse to leave after he made it clear that she was seeing the guests off.

 …suspicious, too suspicious.

 No matter what, you can’t let the person go until you ask questions.

Thinking of this, Amuro revealed the dark sneer unique to the villain. He held the gun and approached with a sense of oppression: "Who sent you here? Are you a lackey of those policemen?"

Jiang Xia: "..." This sentence has a lot of jokes, but I can't say it.

But Jiang Xia understood it. What Amuro Toru said was equivalent to a warning.

—A fringe member trespassing on Bourbon's territory is suspicious enough.

If Jiang Xia couldn't give a reasonable explanation, even if Toru Amuro regarded the person as a "lackey sent by the enemy to spy on intelligence" and killed him on the spot, no one would be able to hold him accountable.

 Peripheral members without code names are so easy to lead, they are cannon fodder among cannon fodder.

 But it’s okay.

 There is a bottle of fake wine in front of me.

 The chance of shooting is low.

 Furthermore, Jiang Xia is actually not very afraid of death when there is a ghost in hand.

 Or, strictly speaking, as a serious psychic who has passed the eighth grade, he is not afraid of "being killed by outstanding people."

 The souls of the dead are born with a layer of resentment, and the target of this resentment is very clear - it will be directed at their murderer.

 Coupled with the characteristics of the medium himself. After death, they can maximize the advantages of their spiritual bodies.

In other words, whoever dares to kill the psychic in person, the success rate of the psychic in snatching the murderer’s body will be ridiculously high.

 It’s just that changing the body is very harmful to the soul. Moreover, the ghosts will also slip away in this process because they are over-squeezed and the contract becomes incomplete.

 So psychics will try their best to avoid death.

 …

But now, there is only one ghost in Jiangxia. Even if he is killed, he will not lose much.

Plus every time he meets Gin, Gin would point a gun at him for a while... To be honest, he's already used to it.

Facing a loaded gun, Jiang Xia has a good attitude:

“No one appointed me, I found it myself. I want to find a more stable source of income.

"In the past, I offended some local gangsters for the organization's tasks. They didn't dare to approach me head-on, so they kept playing dirty tricks. No matter where I went to work, it wouldn't take long before the place would be smashed. If it happened too often, there would be no boss. You dare to have me."

Jiang Xia said and sighed: "Now I can only go to work far away. After deducting the travel expenses, the salary is very small and not enough."

 …

 Toru Amuro is also a person who often works part-time.

Of course, the purpose is different from Jiang Xia: Toru Amuro has no need for salary, mainly to collect intelligence.

 But the difficulties encountered when finding a job are actually the same.

When Jiang Xia spoke, she felt very immersive for some reason.

As Toru Amuro listened, the hand holding the gun unconsciously loosened a little... These peripheral members were too miserable.

But as soon as Jiang Xia's voice stopped, he suddenly felt something was wrong: "Organization..."

"The organization gave me very few tasks." Jiang Xia shook his head slightly and lowered his eyes. "A member with a code name felt that I had a psychological problem and could not be stimulated, so he rarely assigned me a job. If I can't find another one, When I got a stable part-time job, I had no choice but to sell my parents’ house. But that was the last thing they left behind…”

Toru Amuro: "..." Is it really so difficult?

 However, when it comes to psychological problems, and not being given a job…

Toru Amuro suddenly thought that this "a member" might be referring to Shirley.

 …

 Because of some things that happened when he was a child, Toru Amuro had a good impression of Shirley's mother.

 Hence, it was inevitable that he would be more concerned about Shirley's situation.

Toru Amuro has indeed heard that in the past year, Shirley has taken great care of a peripheral member.

 If that person happens to be Jiang Xia...

Then Jiang Xia must not have lied.

 Shirley is a researcher and has no control over implementation matters.

 But her status is important after all, and if she is willing to speak, Jiang Xia will indeed be unable to receive the mission.

Toru Amuro knew that Shirley’s intention was good. But judging from Jiang Xia's current situation...she obviously had bad intentions and was not helping.

 Perhaps Shirley has never been short of money since she was a child and forgot to consider this.

Toru Amuro felt a little helpless when he thought about the daughter of his first crush.

He looked at Jiang Xia and followed what Jiang Xia said just now: "That cadre only asked you to take fewer tasks and didn't give you any subsidies?"

 He was gently reminding Jiang Xia to mention this matter to Shirley - once Shirley knew the truth, she would definitely not remain indifferent.

　　However, Jiang Xia had a strange look in her eyes after hearing what he said: "She gave me money, but how can I be supported by a woman as a man?"

 After saying that, he looked at Toru Amuro quietly and hesitated: "You shouldn't..."

Toru Amuro: “…”

 He felt that a pot with "Soft Rice King" written on it appeared out of thin air and was gradually approaching.

The blood vessels in Amuro Toru's forehead jumped a few times: "I just asked casually."

 He is certainly not advising people to eat soft food.

I simply feel that it is natural for an adult to provide some living expenses to the children under her care, and there is no problem.

 But now, think about it...

 Shirley, she seems to be still a minor.

 Being paid to be supported by a girl of the same age, it is no wonder that Jiang Xia firmly refused.

It's really troublesome to be underage...but I met two of them at once.

 …

Shirley suddenly intervened in the middle of the matter, and Toru Amuro's attitude softened a little.

But before agreeing, he still felt weird about something: "But what do you say have to do with you coming to me to find a part-time job?"

Jiang Xia heard the looseness in Amuro Toru's tone, and he explained:

“I accidentally rescued a kidnapped little girl before, and her father gave me a reward. Through that incident, I found that private detective seemed to be a very suitable industry for me.

“But I can’t open a business of my own, so I can only work as an apprentice for others.

“At that time, I happened to see your advertisement in the detective manual...”

 Speaking of this, Jiang Xia pointed to the detective manual on the coffee table:

“Among all the detective agencies, yours is the closest to the Metropolitan Police Department.

“It’s less likely to be smashed up this way. Even if someone does come to smash up the store because of me, the police will arrive quickly, so I want to try my luck.”

As he spoke, Jiang Xia looked up at Toru Amuro again: "After entering the door, I realized that I had seen you before. Your skin color and hair color are very distinctive... The cadres of the organization should be less afraid of those gangsters."

Jiang Xia looked at him with expectant eyes that said, "You can do it."

Toru Amuro: “…”

 After a moment's pause, he put away the gun, picked up the detective manual on the table and flipped through it.

 There is indeed an advertisement for the firm.

 He even forgot when it was published.

 …

 Toru Amuro actually doesn’t need to solicit clients, and he doesn’t have to worry about the firm’s turnover—even if he loses money, he can still apply for funds from the organization.

　　He places advertisements from time to time just to keep the "Amuro Detective Agency" well-known.

After all, as an anonymous undercover agent, Toru Amuro cannot turn himself into a famous detective. He can only use the banner of the agency to mix in useful cases.

It’s just that Tohru Amuro didn’t expect that this measure would actually attract an apprentice who was looking for a part-time job.

 …

 In normal times, Toru Amuro would not care about this kind of thing.

 But now...Jiangxia sounds really miserable.

 Especially, it seems that a large part of this tragedy is caused by Shirley.

　　When Toru Amuro was a child, he was cared for by Shirley’s mother.

Now that Shirley's parents are dead, although he knows rationally that he shouldn't get involved, but now, this matter has fallen into his hands, and it is still a matter of effort...

 I feel really sorry for not helping.

Furthermore, as a member of the organization, Jiang Xia's life has become so difficult, and she still wants to work honestly instead of robbing and stealing. I heard that a little girl was saved.

 This child...maybe unexpectedly very helpful.

Toru Amuro struggled for a long time, but in the end he still lost to the conscience of the red side.

 He sighed and looked at Jiang Xia:

“You can come for an internship first, and I will pay you the normal hourly wage in the industry, but if there are any mistakes that will cause losses to the organization...you understand the consequences.”

Jiang Xia was startled.

 In fact, he has several sets of follow-up persuasive words.

 Unexpectedly, things turned out so smoothly.

  Could it be that the red party in this world has more conscience than he thought?

 No matter what, as long as you can achieve your goal...

Jiang Xia nodded, indicating that he understood.

 (End of this chapter)