The target had been successfully killed, but how to leave was the more important question.
Before deciding to assassinate Alliance Leader Toyn, Su Xiao had already arranged both the assassination plan and the retreat plan.
There were two retreat plans. 1. Bring Hao Mei along during the assassination, then have her draw the search team's attention, while A'Mu, who was in the outer city, struck the inner-ring wall hard, drawing the enemies' attention once again. Su Xiao would use the opportunity to leave the inner city.
Aside from this conventional escape route, Su Xiao had also prepared a backup plan. If Hao Mei was willing to pay a large sum of Soul Coins, retreating according to the backup plan would be the better choice.
The alarms outside grew increasingly urgent, while furious shouts rang out without end. Su Xiao pushed open the rooftop's iron door, reached the edge, and leaped onto the roof of a nearby hotel.
He jumped from the roof onto the balcony on the hotel's sixth floor, pushed open the sliding door, and entered the room. The lights were on, but no one was inside. Clearly, someone had booked the room in advance and left it empty.
Of course, this was no coincidence. Su Xiao sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette. Bathed in the night breeze, he looked completely unhurried.
Su Xiao was not in a hurry, but Hao Mei was. She was beautiful, rich, in the prime of her youth, and possessed the strength countless people dreamed of. She did not want to die. She was the sort of person whose death would be an enormous loss.
"We're running for our lives. Shouldn't you look a little nervous? You just killed Alliance Leader Toyn. In less than three minutes, the inner city will be