"Everyone, I summoned you here for a reason."
A man wearing a ghost-face mask looked at the eight people standing in the hall, their bodies entirely concealed beneath black robes, and spoke slowly.
"This matter has serious consequences, so anyone with concerns can leave now."
"Once I reveal it, however, there will be no turning back."
None of the eight moved after he finished speaking.
"Then let me explain your assignment."
"There is a patrolman named Chen Yang in Gui District of the Star Ruins Ghost Market."
"Your assignment is to enter Gui District and kill him."
At those words, the eight finally reacted.
"Kill a patrolman in the Star Ruins Ghost Market? Ghost Face, do you think we're all idiots?"
Ghost Face looked at the speaker and said with a smile, "Of course not."
"Killing a patrolman is indeed troublesome, but the trouble comes afterward. Killing an ordinary patrolman itself is no trouble at all."
"I know what you're worried about. Rest assured."
"A Rat will be assigned specifically to transport you this time."
"Once you kill that patrolman, you can leave the Ghost Market immediately. Rat will take you straight outside the prefectural city of Cangzhou."
"I assume you can all make your own safe escape once you're outside the city."
After hearing Ghost Face's words, the person who had spoken fell silent.
Seeing that no one had any further objections, Ghost Face nodded.
With a wave of his hand, eight sets of items appeared in the air before him.
"These are your payments, paid in full up front."
With that, the eight sets of items floated over to the eight people.
"Heh, Ghost Face certainly knows how to do business."
"Paying everything up front-aren't you afraid we'll take the money and run without doing the job?"
Ghost