At the exit of the high-speed rail station in North Leaf Province, a young blond foreign man chewing gum stood on the steps, looking around.
"Looks like this prize money is mine."
Robert Witt, ranked 68th on the world's hitman list, nicknamed Fruit Knife, possesses exceptional Spirit Stirring and excels in Fighting and parkour.
As soon as Guan Qiang's mission appeared, he accepted it and then rushed to the Ancient Country.
Robert knew that the Ancient Country was dangerous to him; it was a no-go zone for assassins and a forbidden land for Hire —and that was no exaggeration.
That was the result that countless "predecessors" verified with their lives.
But the reward for this mission is just too high—a billion dollars! After pulling off this job, he could retire immediately.
Robert stepped off the platform, intending to find a car to go to Baihai City.
Just then, Robert's phone suddenly beeped with a text message notification.
The sign above reads in English: "Robert Witt, Fruit Knife maker, please turn right and walk Wu Bai."
Robert's pupils contracted, and he cursed "Faker" viciously.
Regardless of who sent him this message, it proves that he has been targeted by the other party.
Robert's first thought was of the messages sent to him by other assassins, most likely seeking cooperation.
This means that it's basically impossible for him to keep all the prize money for himself, or he could eliminate the other party beforehand.
But that wasn't what angered Robert. What truly enraged Robert was that the other party knew his real name.
These assassins rarely use their real names in public.
That would be quite dangerous.
"I'd like to see who you are!" Robert grinned wickedly and followed the instructions in the text message, walking Wu Bai to the right.
Robert looked around. To his left was a street, and to his right was an alley. Without thinking, he turned into the alley.
The alley isn't deep; you can see another road across the alley from here.
Robert's muscles were tense as he warily surveyed his surroundings.
Just then, an extremely strong sense of unease welled up in my heart...
Half an hour later, Zhou Cheng, who was in a meeting, suddenly received a call from Feng Dajiang, the director of the Baihai City North District Inspection Office.
"What did you say?" Zhou Cheng jumped up from his chair and exclaimed in surprise.
After Feng Dajiang confirmed it several times, Zhou Cheng grabbed the hat from the table and put it on his head.
" Su Xiaotian, Li Yuefeng, Zhang Hailin, the three of you come with me, quickly."
The three immediately stood up and followed Old Zhou out of the conference room, leaving the other inspectors looking at each other in bewilderment.
Ten minutes later, the four arrived at Baihai City First Hospital.
At the entrance to the emergency room, Zhou Cheng asked Feng Dajiang, "What exactly happened?"
Feng Dajiang was a 36-year-old middle-aged inspector. He was extremely tall and stood there like an iron tower; he was an absolute strongman.
He said in a muffled voice, "Twenty minutes ago we received a call from the public saying they found a severely injured foreigner in an alley next to the highway exit."
"We found two Fruit Knife and disassembled Firearms parts on him; the guy had disguised all of these parts."
"If it's not assembled, no one can tell that these are parts of a pistol. Moreover, it's an extremely exquisite handmade Firearms; ordinary people can't get their hands on something like this."
He said his name was Fruit Knife, and that he was an assassin, but refused to reveal his real name.
Feng Dajiang blurted out everything he knew.
At that moment, the emergency room door opened, and two Doctor came out.
Zhou Cheng stepped forward and asked, "Hello Doctor, I am the director of the Baihai City Inspection Bureau. May I ask what the patient's condition is like inside?"
"The patient's bleeding has stopped and he is out of danger, but his limbs are severely injured, and it's likely he will have a long time before he can stand up again."
"A total of 24 penetrating wounds. It's currently impossible to determine what weapon caused them. They look like gunshot wounds, but the wounds are too small."
Zhou Cheng asked Feng Dajiang, "Were any photos taken on site?"
"The photos have already been taken!"
Are there any security cameras nearby?
"Yes, but I haven't had a chance to look at it yet."
Zhou Cheng then looked at the Doctor and asked, "When will he wake up?"
"About half an hour."
" Li Yuefeng, Zhang Hailin, you two guard the guys inside. They're not our people; absolutely no one is allowed to approach."
"Yes!"
"Let's go to your place and watch the video first."
There were six cameras that captured the Fruit Knife, but none of them captured the situation inside the alley. However, Zhou Cheng and his team did discover some problems.
What happened to that Fruit Knife in the alley is completely unknown.
"According to the first eyewitness, he heard screams coming from the alley, and out of curiosity, he went in to investigate, which is how he discovered the target."
Zhou Ren carefully examined the video for a long time, but still found nothing.
In addition to these, there is also a video recorded by an eyewitness, presumably to prove his innocence and show that he had nothing to do with the incident.
People are smarter these days; whenever something happens, they'll take out their phones to record a video to avoid getting into trouble.
In the video recorded by witnesses, besides shouting for help, the Fruit Knife kept shouting that he was the killer and that he wanted to turn himself in.
"I wonder what happened in the alley that made an assassin so frightened that he lost all control of his expression!" Su Xiaotian suddenly said.
"Then we'll have to ask our Mr. Fruit Knife," Zhou Cheng said with a smile.
In any case, the unexpected capture of this assassin is a good thing for them; even the smallest piece of information they uncover will be of significant value.
The group returned to the hospital.
Robert had regained consciousness by this time.
Robert didn't know much. After he entered the alley, his limbs were pierced multiple times.
"I don't know what kind of weapon it was. It was like a sentient water droplet, constantly flowing through my bones. Water... that feeling was absolutely awful."
"The water droplet was only a few millimeters in size. I saw it very clearly. It paused in front of me for a few seconds, a sudden hovering, like magic. I could feel it observing me."
"I even thought it was going to pierce my head any second, but it only lingered for a moment before disappearing, gradually Invisibility, and then vanishing."
Listening to Robert's incoherent words, Zhou Cheng frowned. What was this guy talking about?
His English was limited, and Robert was too excited and spoke too fast, so Zhou Cheng only understood a few words, something about water droplets and magic, and had no idea what the guy was trying to say.
Needless to say, Feng Dajiang couldn't understand English at all.
Then the group looked at Su Xiaotian.
Meanwhile, Su Xiaotian was quickly drawing something in her notebook. A moment later, she showed the contents of the notebook to Robert.
The notebook contains four simple line drawings. One of them shows a floating water droplet moving rapidly. The other three drawings depict unseen objects flying around in a loop, with their limbs being attacked.
"That's right, exactly. You're a genius. However, that droplet was a perfectly spherical shape."
Robert's face was full of excitement; finally, someone understood what he meant.
"Are you sure?" Su Xiaotian asked, staring intently into Robert's eyes.
"Yes, I'm sure, one hundred percent sure."
Zhou Cheng snatched the notebook from Su Xiaotian's hand, frowning, and asked, "Is this what attacked this foreigner? What is this?"
Su Xiaotian is an expert in criminal psychology and micro-expression analysis, but not an expert in "magic".
This kind of thing is either a high-tech weapon or "magic".
She was certain that Robert wasn't lying, but not lying doesn't necessarily mean he was telling the truth.
Su Xiaotian knew many methods that could change a person's thoughts and memories under certain conditions.
"Chief, I'm sorry, I can't determine whether his memory has been altered."
Zhou Cheng and the others exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing Su Xiaotian's words. Was this a science fiction movie? Could someone really alter another person's memories?
"My the Final Master once said that memory itself is unreliable data, but it's very difficult; it requires extremely advanced Hypnosis techniques and a specific environment."
"In other words, it's possible, but very difficult?" Zhou Cheng said.
Su Xiaotian nodded.
"Has his memory been altered?"
"Whether it exists or not, things will become very complicated, and nine times out of ten, those who target him are his colleagues."
Zhou Cheng nodded; a mission worth ten billion dollars would be too Gravity for most people.
If someone wants to monopolize the task's reward, then all others in the same industry become competitors.
It's not surprising that the Fruit Knife was eliminated early.
"If his memories were truly altered, then the person who altered them would be an extremely terrifying Hypnosis. Such a person could Hypnosis you and those around you without you even realizing Hypnosis."
"But if his memories haven't been altered, that's equally troublesome," Su Xiaotian said, pointing to the water droplet on the storybook.
Zhou Cheng and the others were completely baffled. They were just ordinary people, and this kind of method, which only appeared in movies, was simply too unbelievable.
However, what they didn't know was that Robert was just the beginning!
Meanwhile, Ling Yi had already arrived at Jinxin Jewelry City.
"They really are University of Finance and Economics!"
Jinxin Jewelry City is a four-story office building.
From top to bottom, inside and out, everything about it embodies the word "nouveau riche".
According to Ling Weiwei, Yu Jin, the owner of Jinxin Jewelry City, happens to be in the store at this moment.
Ling Yi's only purpose in coming here was to check if there was an exclamation mark above Yu Jin's head.
Upon learning that Ling Yi had arrived at his shop, Yu Jin immediately went downstairs to greet him.
Ling Yi is a true business Big Shot in North Leaf Province and a Legend in the business world.
In North Leaf Province, no one dared to disrespect Ling Yi.
" Old Ling, my name is Yu Jin!"
Yu Jin is a man who looks like a meatball. He is not tall, but extremely obese. He walks with a wobbly gait, which looks quite comical.
Ling Yi glanced at the red exclamation mark above the man's head and couldn't help but smile slightly.
The system also provided a prompt.
"Hint: Level 5 thief Yu Jin has been spotted; there's more to his watch than meets the eye!"
Ling Yi nodded in satisfaction. See, solving the case is such a simple thing. There's absolutely no challenge.
The two shook hands, and Ling Yi quietly activated the System Space's ability, directly transferring the contents of the Yu Jin wristwatch into his own System Space.