For Chen Xiao, this temporary job is quite easy.
His ostensible job title is "assistant," but he's not actually required to do anything. Colleagues around him seemed to believe that Chen Xiao, a newcomer, had a great background. Throughout the afternoon, others were busy, but no one dared to leave things to him, and no one dared to say a word to him.
Later, Chen Xiao found out that others thought he was a special commissioner sent from above to monitor their work.
What's even more funny is that in the afternoon, each assistant received a "subsidy."
Everyone got an envelope containing a stack of banknotes. Although the amount was not too much, it was equivalent to two months' salary of a senior white-collar worker. It is said that this is a special travel subsidy for this trip to China.
Chen Xiao also got such an envelope and pinched the banknotes inside. He couldn't help but feel a little funny.
I have only been here for a day, and I have received a sum of income without doing any work.
The girl named Zhang Xiaotao is still with Chen Xiao - in the eyes of other assistants, Chen Xiao's level is actually equipped with a special translator. This kind of treatment further confirms their "guess". Therefore, in front of Chen Xiao, these people worked hard and did not dare to relax at all.
"Why do I think they are all afraid of you?" Zhang Xiaotao, who was following Chen Xiao, was a little surprised.
Chen Xiao shrugged: "I don't know."
In terms of age, Zhang Xiaotao was actually two or three years older than himself. After the initial conversation, Chen Xiao successfully found out all the details about this beautiful female translator.
Chen Xiao hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "By the way, do you know... who are these Japanese people?"
"Ah???" Zhang Xiaotao opened his mouth wide: "You! Aren't you with them? How could you not know?"
Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, then deliberately smiled mysteriously, leaned into Zhang Xiaotao's ear, and said with a smile: "I am from the National Security Bureau! I suspect that there is something wrong with these Japanese people... so I was sent to infiltrate their internal investigation... "
Zhang Xiaotao was startled, but then she saw the joking in Chen Xiao's eyes, and immediately knew that she had been fooled, and rolled her eyelids fiercely: "Although you are my employer, you can't fool me like this!"
However, in the subsequent chat, Chen Xiao found out the details that Zhang Xiaotao knew: the female translator did not know where these Japanese people were from. She was just introduced to work here by a large translation company in Shanghai that she named herself.
It was not until evening that Chen Xiao finally met the target of his protection on this trip, Miss "Sato Chiba".
Chen Xiao was taken into the room on the highest floor of this private club hotel by two solemn-looking Japanese and the housekeeper he had seen during the day. After getting out of the elevator, Zhang Xiaotao beside him was refused to continue to follow. , but was politely invited to a nearby lounge by two Japanese who looked like bodyguards.
Outside a luxurious suite full of Japanese style, Chen Xiao saw two men wearing Japanese kimonos standing at the door. These two men even shaved their heads, with a bald hairstyle in front of their foreheads, and bowed Stand there.
Then, the sliding door opened, and two young girls, also wearing kimonos, bowed and bowed out, holding trays high in their hands.
The butler, who looked arrogant in front of everyone during the day, now looked so humble that he almost lay on the ground wagging his tail. First, he knelt in front of the sliding door, opened the sliding door with both hands, and then quickly crawled down, not daring to raise his head, as if even raising his head was disrespectful to the people in the room. He said something respectfully in Japanese, probably to inform him.
Chen Xiao did not bring a translator, nor did he turn on the voice translation function of the detector.
Just looking at the old housekeeper kneeling respectfully and fearfully outside the door, I couldn't help but feel a little funny.
Finally, Chen Xiao was allowed to enter the house. He took off his shoes and walked onto the Japanese-style wooden floor inside.
When he walked into the room, he first smelled the aroma of fine sandalwood, but Chen Xiao never liked overly strong aromas, so he frowned subconsciously.
The room is huge and the furnishings are very simple, but it can be seen that it is extremely elegant.
What surprised Chen Xiao was that the area of this luxurious suite was larger than he expected. After entering, he could actually see a small indoor fountain inside!
On the terrace outside in the distance, there was the sound of rushing water, as if it was a swimming pool
Uh, is this Japanese lady taking a hot spring bath on the terrace? Uh... Japanese people seem to like hot spring baths.
The rooms inside had simple sliding doors that looked like screens. After Chen Xiao walked in, no one greeted him, so he could only walk inside casually.
When he walked through the second door, just when Chen Xiao's right foot had just stepped on the door line... suddenly!
brush!
A bright white light suddenly fell from one side! It's freezing! That sharp edge is obviously some kind of extremely sharp weapon!
knife! !
This knife was obviously a sneak attack hiding by the wall. The knife came from the side and struck down high!
Chen Xiao didn't look at all panicked, but suddenly stood still, motionless, his hands still hanging naturally by his side, he just raised his head slightly and looked over with a knife.
A long, narrow and sharp Kodachi sword suddenly stopped when the white light of the sword fell on Chen Xiao's shoulder!
Buzz! !
The blade that suddenly chopped and then stopped suddenly made a faint buzzing sound.
Obviously, the person who made this knife must be a master, because he was able to hold back the knife at the last moment, and the blade fell on his shoulder without moving at all, which is already amazing! !
There was no fear on Chen Xiao's face. He didn't even blink his eyelids. He just looked quietly at the man beside him who raised a knife to sneak up on him.
A girl, about twenty years old, with an indifferent face and a very ordinary appearance... She has a pair of eyebrows, which is the most standard "widow face" in the legend.
She was wearing a black kimono, barefoot, holding a long and narrow knife with both hands, and the blade was clamped on Chen Xiao's neck. This woman had an indifferent face, and her narrow eyes were full of coldness.
Chen Xiao turned a blind eye to the seriousness in her eyes, and instead nodded to the woman. Regardless of whether the other party could understand her, he smiled slightly and said in Chinese: "Hello."
This woman looked at Chen Xiao coldly, trying to see the flaw in Chen Xiao's smile, but unfortunately... she was disappointed.
The young man in front of him had no flaw in his smile, and his eyes were steady and motionless. Although the sharp and cold blade was close to the skin on his neck, and a few goosebumps were forced out of his skin by the cold sharp instrument, but His smile was as stable as a rock.
In fact, it's not that Chen Xiao really has such deep qi-nurturing skills, but he really has no fear at all... If the opponent's blade really wants to cut him, he can teleport ten meters away at any time with just a thought. !
No matter how fast your sword is, can someone else's thoughts flash faster
Therefore, Chen Xiao has no worries.
A clear voice came from the room, speaking briefly in Japanese. After hearing this, the woman holding the knife immediately retracted it without hesitation, took two steps back, nodded to Chen Xiao, and then quickly retreated to the corner.
Chen Xiao looked for the voice and saw that there was a sliding door in this room. Judging from the light, there was a vague figure behind the sliding door. Judging from the outline of the figure, she looked like a girl with long hair.
"You are chinese?"
Her voice is clear and melodious like that of a young girl, and she speaks Chinese fairly smoothly, but a bit stiff.
"Yes." Chen Xiao nodded.
"What a pity." The girl inside seemed to sigh quietly: "I didn't expect that I would need a Chinese to protect me."
"I didn't expect that I would come to protect a Japanese." Chen Xiao smiled lightly.
"Eight grids!" The knife-wielding woman in the corner raised her eyebrows, and suddenly took a step forward. With a pinch in her hand, the sharp blade was unsheathed for half of it.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but laugh: "I do understand this Japanese sentence."
The girl inside said something softly, and the woman holding the knife snorted before retreating. The blade was retracted, but her eyes were still staring at Chen Xiao angrily.
"I'm sorry, this is my attendant, Miss Takeuchi Yako. She is the granddaughter of our Japanese kendo master, Mr. Takeuchi Fumiyama. She has been my guard for many years and is very loyal to me."
Chen Xiao shrugged and said nothing.
"I don't know who arranged for you to come here... I am already used to my life being arranged by others. So, you can stay with me, and temporarily... just act as my personal attendant." Sato Chiba inside seemed a little helpless: "Your identity is the same as Takeuchi Yako, just stay with me."
"I don't have any objections." Chen Xiao looked at the future "colleague" in the corner who looked at him coldly, and smiled bitterly. It seems that the relationship between future colleagues is not very harmonious: "Where is my translator? Is she also following me?"
Sato Chiyo inside seemed stunned for a moment, and then she seemed to smile: "It's up to you. If you want the interpreter to follow you, just follow, but you are not allowed to enter my room. In my room, only you and Come in Yazi."
After a pause, Sato Chiba suddenly asked: "I have only one question... Are you a person with supernatural powers?"
Before Chen Xiao came, White Gloves had warned him about this. Although he didn't like lying, Chen Xiao had to bite the bullet and said, "Not really."
Well, I didn't directly say no, but said "it doesn't count". Although this statement is vague, it doesn't count as lying, right? I haven't officially joined any supernatural organization, so I really can't be considered a member of the supernatural circle.
"That's good, I hate people with powers." Sato Chiyo's voice suddenly turned cold.
"Miss Sato." Chen Xiao pondered for a moment and then said: "I must explain a few points first. First, although I am here to protect you, it is okay for you to ask me to be your personal attendant. However, I am not your servant. , I won't salute you, and don't expect me to be as respectful to you as those people outside. Secondly, my term is one month, and I will leave immediately after one month is up. Thirdly... I don't wear kimono."
After Chen Xiao finished stating the three conditions, Chiyo Sato seemed a little surprised: "You... you, you actually..."
"What, is it too much to ask for?" Chen Xiao smiled slightly. He was not worried anyway. This task was not something he wanted to do. If the other party refused, he would be happy and relaxed.
Sato Chiyo inside suddenly laughed: "It turns out I guessed wrong... Okay, I agree to your conditions."
Her mood suddenly improved a little. What makes Chen Xiao even more confused is the sentence "It turns out I guessed wrong" - what does this mean
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For Chen Xiao, a newcomer, he was suddenly "promoted" from an ordinary assistant to a lady's valet. This kind of thing made the other assistants wide-eyed!
This further confirmed their suspicion: this young man probably had an extraordinary background!
However, one small misunderstanding has not been eliminated: it seems that except for Miss Sato, her female maid with a knife, and the arrogant housekeeper... everyone else thought that Chen Xiao was Japanese.
And Chen Xiao didn't talk to others, and others didn't dare to talk to him, which made everyone feel in awe of him.
Furthermore, even Chen Xiao's full-time female translator Zhang Xiaotao was particularly respected by these Japanese people, and no one dared to tease her anymore.
"Sato... this surname is a prominent aristocratic surname in Japan." Zhang Xiaotao talked casually while having dinner with Chen Xiao in the evening.
Hmm... turns out to be a Japanese noble.
Chen Xiao snorted.
But what the hell? Anyway, it’s only a month.