King of Assassins - Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Reason

It wasn’t that Yun Qingshang was slow to react. She just didn’t know how to deal with the situation.

She thought that Gao Xuan was simply discussing business and had to get a good rapport going with the other party.

As for their verbal sparring, that was nothing.

From the perspective of Old Dog and the rest of his group, Yun Qingshang looked like a deer in the headlights.

To think that Gao Xuan had brought along such a fool as a bodyguard. It was obvious that Gao Xuan wasn’t an influential figure.

Old Dog and the rest of his group had been in this line of business for a long time. They were all very experienced.

They wouldn’t hold back when they encountered someone easy to bully.

“Are you two here to get beaten up?”

“Coming to look for the boss with your status. What a joke.”

“There’s nothing to do today. Let’s attack all attack them and peel off their skin…”

Old Dog laughed and said, “These two people are too fun to play with. Don’t kill them…”

Yun Qingshang could sense the group’s evil intentions, and she looked at Gao Xuan again.

“Don’t hold back. Kill all of them except for that Old Dog,” he said.

Gao Xuan had a deep hatred for the Blood Deity Association. He wouldn’t let any of its members off if he had the opportunity to kill them.

It was only then that Yun Qingshang understood that Gao Xuan wasn’t joking around.

Her eyes turned serious, and she was overcome with murderous intentions.

The muscular men were still arrogant and didn’t notice that something was off. Their levels were too low.

Yun Qingshang activated her Source Power and turned into an afterimage as she charged toward the man at the extreme left, who was holding a gun.

The man finally came to his senses and opened fire at the figure in a hurry.

However, Yun Qingshang had arrived first. She gently flicked her wrist and swept the gun that was aimed at her to the side.

“Bang, bang, bang.” The muscular man shot three bullets in a row, but he hit his three partners to the side.

Yun Qingshang landed a karate chop on the man’s neck. Several hundred pounds of force gathered in the edge of her palm, making it as heavy as an ax. It had terrifying destructive capabilities.

The man’s collarbone instantly shattered, and his neck collapsed. Even the part of his spine that connected his head to his neck was severed.

He died instantly without even letting out a grunt.

Yun Qingshang snatched the gun out of the man’s hand and stepped toward the door.

The two muscular men outside had heard the gunshots and were just about to open the door and charge into the room.

But Yun Qingshang, who was standing behind the door, pushed the door closed and shot the two men in the back of the head with her gun.

Yun Qingshang killed the men as swiftly and as fluidly as water. It was pleasant to watch.

But Old Dog, who was sitting in the main seat, couldn’t admire Yun Qingshang. All the hairs on his body were standing on end from fright. He sat there rigidly, not daring to move recklessly.

Old Dog was Source Power Level Four and was considered an expert in the area. However, he was much weaker compared to Yun Qingshang.

Old Dog knew that with his abilities, he would be killed in one strike if he charged forward.

After Yun Qingshang killed off the group, she stood silently in one corner of the room and kept quiet.

Gao Xuan smiled as he walked to Old Dog’s side and poured him a glass of liquor. “Calm down. Don’t be afraid. We don’t kill people indiscriminately.”

Old Dog looked at the red wine in the glass and felt that it looked like blood.

However, he didn’t dare to reject the offer. He steeled his nerves and fetched over the cup before taking a large gulp of the wine.

As the red wine entered his stomach and the alcohol took effect, Old Dog became a little calmer. He smiled bitterly and said, “Boss, anything can be discussed. You didn’t have to kill everyone the moment you entered the room.”

“Let’s not talk about such a depressing topic.”

Gao Xuan propped an arm on Old Dog’s shoulder, then said passionately, “Do you have the smartwatches I want?”

“Yes, yes.” Old Dog nodded his head in a hurry. In a situation like this, he had to have everything the other party wanted.

“Also a virtual VPN for the Skynet. You have that too, right?”

“Yes.”

Gao Xuan nodded. “All right, then. Give me the items, and then we’ll be paid up for today.”

He was afraid that Old Dog wouldn’t understand, so he continued explaining. “We assassins charge for killing people. The two of us are an assassin super-team, so our fees are even higher than average. Do you understand now?”

Old Dog nodded silently. “I understand.” He thought for a moment, then said, “I’ll give you all the things you want, then we’ll be even. I’m only begging you to let me off. Can you do that?”

“Of course,” Gao Xuan said. “We’ll have frequent dealings in the future.”

Old Dog didn’t trust Gao Xuan’s word, but he didn’t have much of a choice.

Old Dog activated his smartwatch and contacted his henchmen. “Number Five, get me all of the registered smartwatches, as well as a virtual VPN for the Skynet. Quick. I’ll be waiting for you in the room…”

Old Dog acted in a very restrained manner in front of Gao Xuan and didn’t say anything that would alert Gao Xuan.

However, Gao Xuan had seen Old Dog use the green key. This seemingly normal phone call was actually a warning. He had called the other party Number Five, which was the highest level of warning: Level Five.

Old Dog was, after all, a worker for the Blood Deity Association. He was rather smart when it came to doing things, and he found reinforcements at the critical moment.

Gao Xuan smiled silently. He was waiting for Old Dog to call for his men.

Even though Gao Xuan was wearing a mask, Old Dog could still see the change in his expression.

Old Dog felt very guilty. What was that guy smiling about? Did he notice something wrong?

He tried to ask for information. “Boss, I still don’t know what to call you.”

“Sunshine Boy.”

“What?!”

Old Dog looked extremely confused and questioned if he’d heard wrong.

“Don’t look at me like that. It’s obvious that you haven’t seen the world.” Gao Xuan patted Old Dog’s face. “Relax your face. ‘Sunshine’ Boy is the nickname of our assassin super-team, understand?”

“I understand, I understand.” Old Dog nodded incessantly.

“What do you think of that name?” Gao Xuan sincerely asked for his opinion.

“Cough, cough, cough…”

Old Dog had been in this line of work for a long time, but he didn’t know what to say at that moment.

“Are you choking?”

“No, no.” Old Dog was sweating. He forced a smile and said, “The name is good. It’s very unique and makes a strong impression.”

Gao Xuan had finally found a supporter. He boastfully said to Yun Qingshang, “See? It’s a good name. And to think that you criticized it.”

Yun Qingshang remained silent. She didn’t think that this was a topic worth discussing.

Gao Xuan didn’t mind. He hugged Old Dog forcefully and said, “I’ve realized that we share a common aesthetic. We should become closer to one another.”

Old Dog was sweating even more now. He wanted many times to take action and capture Gao Xuan, but he ultimately didn’t dare to act recklessly.

The almighty power that Yun Qingshang had displayed just now had completely shocked him.

Old Dog could only bitterly tolerate the situation. Fortunately for him, Gao Xuan was chattering on, and the atmosphere in the room wasn’t too depressing.

However, the corpses to the side that had ferocious expressions on their faces constantly reminded Old Dog how dangerous the chatterbox in front of him was.

The turmoil lasted a dozen minutes before a knock was finally heard outside the door.

The person that had come was scrawny and intelligent. He looked around the room the moment he entered.

Old Dog finally heaved a sigh of relief. He’d been afraid that his superiors would send men who would charge into the room directly. He’d be in trouble then.

“Number Five, hand the items over to the boss.”

Old Dog signaled for Number Five to open the box and let Gao Xuan inspect the products.

There were a dozen smartwatches and a metallic device that was about the size of a basketball inside the metal box. That was the virtual VPN for the Skynet that Gao Xuan had asked for.

With this item, you could log into Skynet via a virtual port without worrying about leaving behind any true digital traces on the Skynet.

Of course, the item also had many limitations. They wouldn’t be able to access legitimate websites or engage in any monetary transactions.

Thus, this item only allowed them to communicate anonymously. Besides that, it wasn’t that useful.

Even so, the virtual VPN for the Skynet still cost over a million Credit Points.

Gao Xuan expertly inspected the products. There were no problems with the items.

He nodded at Old Dog. “Pleasure working with you. Goodbye.”

Gao Xuan picked up the box and left the room with Yun Qingshang.

Old Dog only exhaled after he saw the door to the room close. He asked Number Five in a hurry, “Who came?”

“Metal Teeth and the rest. They’re all waiting outside.”

Number Five said confidently, “Metal Teeth is the greatest assassin in Mingjing City. It’ll be extremely easy for them to kill the pair.”

Old Dog recalled the strength that Yun Qingshang had displayed just now and was still a little hesitant. “The person who didn’t say anything is extremely powerful. I think he’s just as strong as Metal Teeth.”

“What are you talking about? Metal Teeth isn’t a person. It’s a group of three. They’ve never failed. Don’t worry…”

Number Five had extreme confidence in Metal Teeth. The main reason why their organization had a foothold in Mingjing City was that the three members of Metal Teeth were exceptionally great fighters.

“They’ve never failed?” Gao Xuan suddenly pushed the door open from the outside and stepped into the room. He then continued, “Then they’ll fail today.”

Old Dog stood up in fear when he saw that Gao Xuan had returned, and he aimed the gun in his hand straight at Gao Xuan.

“Why did you come back?”

Gao Xuan put his hands in the air. “They’re fighting outside. I was afraid that my clothes would get dirtied by blood, so I came back in to avoid the battle. Is that an acceptable reason?”