Assassination

Hongfang Tavern?

Zhang Ping stood at the tavern entrance and glanced up at its signboard.

Suddenly, he felt that the name sounded familiar. He was certain he had heard someone mention it before.

Zhang Ping had considerable confidence in his memory, so as he followed the nine assassins into Hongfang Tavern, he racked his brains, trying to recall where he had heard the name.

"I remember now!"

The moment Zhang Ping entered the tavern, he found the information about Hongfang Tavern in his memories.

He had heard the name from Zhang Shouzhong. Back when they had discussed Mingzhu City's Four Great Beauties, Zhang Shouzhong had casually mentioned that Red Pearl, Zhuge Hongfang, one of the Four Great Beauties, owned a tavern called Hongfang Tavern. She was also an intelligence broker!

"Hahahaha! Qian Su, where's Zhang Ping's head? Didn't we agree you'd bring his head to meet us?" a burly man shouted when he saw the assassins enter.

One of the nine assassins tore off the cloth covering his face and said blandly, "Zhang Ping is already dead. But just in case, we burned his corpse to ashes."

"If Mr. Qian Su truly killed Zhang Ping and destroyed the corpse, then the bounty will probably take some time to be issued," a waiter said.

Qian Su nodded calmly. "I know the rules."

Hongfang Tavern needed time to verify whether the assassination target was truly dead. Only after confirming the target's death could they release the commission payment.

"Hahahaha! Qian Su, you have to treat us! You absolutely have to treat us!" someone who enjoyed stirring things up shouted.

Qian Su said helplessly, "I haven't even received the bounty yet. We'll talk after I get it."

"Cheapskate. You say that every time, then secretly collect the bounty every time," someone spat and