Chapter 176: Things Return to Their Rightful Owner

While Kagami was immersed in sorrow, he suddenly remembered something.

He didn't come here to work; he came to find someone.

He came because he found out Tiandao was here.

Kagami looked around and immediately saw Tiandao, who had already eaten his fill.

What made him even more sad was that it was a very familiar smell; he could smell it, the aroma of miso Bluefin Fish, but the plate was already empty.

That was something he had always wanted to eat, and only Xiao Xi could make it; now Tiandao had eaten it, and he might never get to eat it again, because he had just been fired.

"Tiandao!" he shouted angrily.

"Perfect, you're here too; I just wanted to learn about your situation, ZECT situation."

Tiandao looked at Kagami with an expression that seemed to want to kill him, utterly bewildered; shouldn't he be saying that to Jiang Xia, who stole his job?

"Shh, don't drag ordinary people into this." After saying that, Kagami glanced embarrassedly at Jiang Xia, who was sizing him up.

"You guys talk." Jiang Xia stood up, preparing to leave.

"No, he's not an ordinary person; Jiang Xia, you come too, let's together defeat the Alien Insects." Tiandao said.

"Are you trying to recruit me?" Jiang Xia looked at the serious Heavenly Dao Chief and said.

"Hmm."

"Hey hey hey, don't discuss this here; can we go outside to talk?"

Kagami beside them was almost dying of anxiety; can the Alien Insect topic be discussed here?

Alien Insects are basically urban legends; if the organization finds out the Alien Insect news came from his mouth, he will definitely be fired by ZECT.

"Okay, I agree."

Jiang Xia turned his head to Rixia Bu Xi in the kitchen and said: "Xiao Xi, I'm going out for a bit; you watch the shop first."

"Okay." Rixia Bu Xi, wearing a red apron and washing dishes, poked her head out and replied.

"You you you, are you the new employee?" Kagami looked at Jiang Xia, his lips trembling, and said.

"Yeah, because I'm cheap, I don't need any wages." Jiang Xia waved his hand, "Learn a thing or two, Kagami."

Both of these people ran into him—one ate the miso Bluefin Fish, the other directly got him fired from his part‑time job.

"What, the Knight Belt is what you snatched?" Jiahemei Xin stared wide‑eyed at Jiang Xia's waist, where the Knight Belt was, and said.

Wasn't it said that the Alien Insect took it?

But no matter how Kagami looks at Jiang Xia, he doesn't seem like an Alien Insect.

"Tiandao, you knew this all along, didn't you?" Kagami stared at Tiandao with dead‑fish eyes and said.

"Hmm, that's why I let him join us; about ZECT, is that all you know? Just the Alien Insects brought by the meteorite, and you really know nothing else?"

After hearing Kagami's description, Tiandao felt he had picked the wrong person.

"Hmm, that's all I know."

After Kagami finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Xia beside him and sincerely said:

"I know the Knight Belt is your weapon against the Alien Insects, but if you lose the Knight Belt, Mr. Tashiro doesn't know what punishment he'll face."

"So can you return the Knight Belt to me? It's very important to me; please."

After saying that, Kagami bowed to Jiang Xia.

"All right, considering I took your job, I'll give it back to you."

"Really!" Kagami exclaimed delightedly.

Jiang Xia sighed, took off the Knight Belt from his waist,

"However, I want to tell you something: if it's taking back your own thing, you don't need to be this polite; if I don't return it to you today, do you really have no recourse?"

"Not really, I'll call the police." Kagami whispered.

But in the blink of an eye, the removed Knight Belt occupied his heart.

Seeing Jiang Xia truly return the Knight Belt to him, Kagami was completely filled with joy; the loss from just being fired had vanished completely, as if the whole world had become beautiful.

"I'll first return the Knight Belt; I think I might get promoted this time."

Jiahemei Xin let out a whoop, hugged the Knight Belt, and bounced away.

"What a pure person." Jiang Xia looked at the excited Kagami and thought.

"You must have other ways to deal with the Alien Insects, right?" Tiandao walked to Jiang Xia's side, stood firm, and said definitively.

"Hmm."

"The Knight System may have been developed by ZECT, but those who possess it aren't necessarily ZECT people; you've had the belt for quite a while, haven't you?"

"I only wore the belt out of necessity before, but now I no longer need ZECT's belt."

Saying that, Jiang Xia lifted his waist.

"You have another one exactly the same?" Tiandao was genuinely surprised now.

This is already the third one; this belt couldn't be wholesale, could it?

"The belt isn't that important; the Insect Instrument is what matters. As long as you gain the Insect Instrument's approval, even without a belt, the Insect Instrument will guide you to obtain your own belt." Jiang Xia said.

However, achieving such a high match rate is probably only possible for Original Insects that went through the back door.

"So that's how it is; the Insect Instrument actually has this kind of secret." Tiandao seemed to understand something, speaking thoughtfully.

"No way, I was just speaking offhand; Tiandao wouldn't really take it seriously." Looking at the Heavenly Dao Chief's face, Jiang Xia sensed that something outrageous was about to happen.

But at that moment, Kagami, who had already taken the Knight Belt and left, came running back, out of breath.

"Huff, I still forgot to mention one thing—ZECT, ZECT it…" Kagami began to speak.

"Take it easy first." Jiang Xia was a bit speechless.

"Okay."

Kagami leaned against the wall to rest for a moment, swallowed, and said:

Tiandao, you must definitely protect your belt well; if non-ZECT personnel possess a Knight Belt, they will not let you off.

If you resist, you'll be arrested, possibly even killed; the best option is to join ZECT.

"Ah, I've said it all." Kagami exhaled a breath and said.

"So ZECT is this kind of organization, I see." Tiandao said indifferently.

He had already guessed this; to exterminate the Alien Insects, companions' strength is indispensable, but the Knights within ZECT still need to be examined.

"Mr. Tashiro, I've retrieved the belt." Kagami returned to the car, saying excitedly.

Just now he had already made a phone call, forcibly making Tashiro Xiu Yi, who was about to reach headquarters, turn back.

Did you encounter the person who snatched the belt? Are you alright?

"I'm fine, my combat strength is still strong." Kagami said, smiling while stroking the Knight Belt.

The Heavenly Dao Chief placed his hand on his own belt and lightly glanced at Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia nodded; afterwards, they split up, each person heading in a different direction.

The Heavenly Dao Chief walked to the stairwell and gradually headed downward.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xia turned his position and walked toward the riverside.

The only common point in their routes is that their destinations are places rarely visited by people.

"Even if the Alien Insects mimic humans, their intelligence isn't very high."

Jiang Xia slowly stopped his steps, turned around, and looked at a person with a deathly pale face, even carrying a hint of terror, who then spoke.

(End of chapter)