Inside an office building on Wall Street.
Bob was enjoying the services of his beautiful, sexy female secretary. Looking at the crimson wine in his glass, red as a virgin's blood, and feeling the warmth below, Bob was deeply satisfied with his life. The smile on his face grew even broader.
Bob was a robber of the financial world. Though he did not personally commit robberies, quite a few companies had gone bankrupt because of him, and he had made many enemies. His name was on the Assassin Brokerage Organization's list, with more than one mission placed on him.
One B-class mission and two C-class missions had been issued by three different people, all calling for Bob's death. Yet Bob continued to live in comfort because he had bodyguards from the First Bodyguard Company—Black Demon. B-class and C-class assassins had yet to breach Black Demon Company's protection.
"Ah!" Bob's entire body shuddered. What burst forth from below was swallowed entirely by the sexy secretary, and Bob let out a blissful moan.
Whoosh!
A flash of light vanished in an instant. "Urgh!" Bob, lost in pleasure, suddenly widened his eyes. There was nothing in their depths but terror—terror of death. A bullet hole had appeared in his forehead, one that pierced straight through his skull.
Li Yang, standing in a corner of the office, smiled faintly. Innate True Qi circulated within him. Forming hand seals, he immediately used the Evasion Technique and departed unhurriedly.
The sexy secretary continued displaying her skills, but she could not believe that her boss had not reacted at all. Had her technique worsened? Kneeling between Bob's legs, she could not help lifting her head to look at him.
"Ah!" A scream instantly rang through the entire office building. At the same moment, Black Demon Company's bodyguards outside the office charged in.
"It's an Iron Marble. This Iron Marble pierced through the skull. With such astonishing penetrative force, it must have been ammunition from a modified gun. And that modified gun must have had tremendous firepower." A white Black Demon Company bodyguard examined the Iron Marble in his hand and spoke thoughtfully.
"How is that possible? This office has only one window. If it was a shooting, the shot had to come from outside. But this office is on the fifty-ninth floor—there is nowhere outside from which to fire. Besides, Mr. Bob had his back to the window. Even if someone shot him, it should have entered through the back of his head. How could it have entered through his forehead?" another Black Demon Company bodyguard, a Black man, said.
The two bodyguards were senior bodyguards of Black Demon Company, both Level Four Masters. The life-loving, death-fearing Bob had spent a great deal of money to hire them.
"The Iron Marble entered through the forehead, so the assassin must have been inside the room. But we were right outside the office. Could someone have entered without catching our attention, then left calmly afterward?" The white bodyguard clearly did not believe his own conclusion.
"This matter seems rather troublesome. Report it to the higher-ups!" The Black bodyguard pondered for a long while before sighing in defeat.
Someone under Black Demon Company's protection had actually been killed without either bodyguard noticing a thing. This was an absolute humiliation, a stain upon Black Demon Company. If the two bodyguards had died, that would have been one thing—the enemy would simply have been too powerful. But they were perfectly fine, yet had not even seen the assassin's shadow. That meant Black Demon Company had failed in its protection.
Using the Evasion Technique, Li Yang came and went at ease. No matter how tight the protection, Li Yang could break through with ease, kill the target, then use the Evasion Technique to leave without the slightest hurry. The Evasion Technique truly was the finest support method for an assassin.
Inside Li Yang's villa room.
"Oh? Didn't I only complete one C-class mission?" Li Yang looked at the additional 3.6 million dollars on his card, puzzled. He had accepted one C-class mission. Killing Bob should have earned him 500,000 dollars, and the Assassin Brokerage Organization took one-tenth as its brokerage fee. He should have received only 450,000 dollars. (The brokerage fee could reach as high as 10 million dollars. If the mission reward exceeded 100 million dollars, the brokerage fee would still remain 10 million dollars.)
Li Yang immediately turned on his computer, entered the Assassin Brokerage Organization's website, and asked customer service about it.
"Mr. Bullet, it is only right that you received 3.6 million dollars. There were three missions within our organization offering rewards for Bob's death. Perhaps Mr. Bullet only saw one mission and did not see the other two. Of the three missions, one was B-class and the other two were C-class. The total reward was 4 million dollars. After deducting the brokerage fee, Mr. Bullet received 3.6 million dollars." The customer service response gave Li Yang his answer.
"Since I completed a B-class mission, can my assassin rank be raised to B-class?" Li Yang asked hopefully.
"Sorry, Mr. Bullet! You accepted a C-class mission. Although you simultaneously completed the other two missions, our organization can still only record that you completed one C-class mission!"
Li Yang's eyes widened. Then, helplessly, he closed the customer service page and opened the Billion Dollar Mission page.
These past few days, Li Yang had done one thing every night: open the Billion Dollar Mission page and see whether anyone had accepted the billion-dollar mission, as well as the results of the assassins who carried it out.
"Oh, another S-class assassin died. Sigh, what was this guy thinking? Didn't he know how dangerous this mission was? He still accepted it, so who could he blame for dying?" Li Yang read about the execution of the Billion Dollar Mission and could not help sighing. Still, he was somewhat pleased. After all, as long as no one could complete it, he would have a chance to take the mission.
Days passed one by one. With the Evasion Technique, Li Yang killed people with a wave of his hand. The name Bullet gradually spread through the Assassin World. Ten C-class missions were quickly completed, and Li Yang entered the ranks of B-class assassins.
Li Yang continued using the Evasion Technique to carry out missions in a frenzy. Everything was so simple; no one could stop him. The targets on the Assassin World's list trembled in fear, but all that greeted them was a single marble. No bodyguard could discover the mysterious assassin Bullet's trace.
As the city lights came on, Manhattan at eight in the evening was a bizarre blaze of colors.
Taibai Restaurant was doing good business. Many people came here to drink and eat Chinese food. As usual, Li Yang went to a private room on the second floor, where Taibai Restaurant's owner, Ge Pu, happily drank and ate with him.
"Brother Ge, why are you wearing a suit today?" Li Yang looked greatly surprised. Through their interactions over this period, Li Yang had learned that Ge Pu was someone who deeply loved traditional Chinese culture. Ge Pu usually wore long robes, Tang suits, and the like. Besides, wearing ancient Chinese clothing inside Taibai Restaurant did not strike the guests as strange in the slightest. On the contrary, they all greatly liked this owner with an air of ancient China.
Ge Pu chuckled. "My daughter bought it especially for me. What do you think? Isn't it quite nice?"
Li Yang immediately understood. Ge Pu absolutely doted on his daughter. During his time with Li Yang, Ge Pu spent almost all his time talking about her. It was hardly strange for him to take off his long robe and put on a suit for his precious daughter.
"Brother Ge really has a wonderful daughter!" Li Yang praised with a smile. He understood that before Ge Pu, he could only praise his daughter. Otherwise, even the good-tempered Ge Pu would get angry.
Ge Pu looked extremely proud. "Of course. Is my daughter some ordinary person? Hmph, hmph."
There was a window in the private room, and Li Yang sat facing it. Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he noticed a figure flash past outside. His expression changed slightly, and he apologized to Ge Pu, "Brother Ge, Mu Yi has something to do. I'll be leaving first today!"
Ge Pu also knew that Li Yang was no ordinary person. Li Yang did not hide his abilities before Ge Pu. His body flashed, and he shot through the window, vanishing into the boundless night.
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