"Phew~"
Zhang Jie, hiding in the restroom, let out a deep breath. The various pursuits and killings along the way were simply outrageous. Where did this country get so many assassins?
"Is this truly the assassin world?"
Zhang Jie looked at the wound on his abdomen. It was from being stabbed by a little girl just now. Damn it, what little girl? It was a dwarf!
He also took a bullet in his thigh. Fortunately, it wasn't a vital area, but it still hurt a lot.
Pain Tolerance: Lv1 (99/100)
Heh, I don't know what this proficiency is for. Will I become a pain-free warrior in the future?
Rubbing the bruised area on his arm, he had to admit that there were quite a few assassins in small Seoul. Although they weren't top-tier assassins, they were extremely difficult to deal with and highly covert. A beggar on the street could very well be an assassin.
"800,000 usd, you guys are really generous!"
Zhang Jie, hiding in the restroom, decided to disguise himself. He couldn't show his true face anymore, otherwise, the trouble would be endless.
Ten minutes later, a disheveled man left the restroom.
The assassins in Seoul suddenly lost track of their bounty target. Zhang Jie admitted that he couldn't face assassins with the same elegance and composure as his mentor, John.
Disguising himself to save his life wasn't shameful.
But it had to be said, this was absolutely the most pathetic Zhang Jie had ever been since entering the assassin world, even worse than Blackthorn Castle.
Even when he was forced into such a state by the KH team last time, he hadn't been this miserable.
Alright, it was quite miserable last time too, being forced to jump into the sea and almost freezing to death.
Disguised as a Cripple, he limped out. After turning a few streets, Zhang Jie slipped into a roadside garbage dump.
He quickly cleaned his clothes, then casually rummaged through a garbage bag and pulled out two decent-looking clothes to put on.
He tidied his hair and disappeared around the corner once again.
At this moment, Cui Wenhan was furious. He vented all his anger, dissatisfaction, and fear on the woman beneath him, savagely whipping her with the leather whip in his hand.
The woman dared not speak, only enduring in silence. Her body was covered in bruises and welts; she dared not offend Cui Wenhan, or it would mean utter disaster for her.
Cui Wenhan, however, paid no mind. After he finished venting, he roughly got up, stood, and casually donned a bathrobe from nearby.
"Xiba, you useless thing, you can't even please me. What good are you?!"
He cursed, then kicked the woman sprawled on the floor before leaving the room, abandoning the blood-soaked woman on the ground.
The woman was full of regret and fear, but she had no choice. This was Choi Conglomerate; she couldn't afford to provoke them.
She could only struggle to get up silently, move to the side, and wipe the blood from her body with tissue.
Cui Wenhan, now outside, glanced at Park Zhixun waiting by the door. Without a word, he walked directly to his desk.
"Did you get the item?"
Cui Wenhan took a cigar from the cigar box on the desk, then lightly cut both ends with a cigar cutter, and picked up a special lighter to toast the cigar.
Park Zhixun, with his head bowed, said to Cui Wenhan, "The person got away, and we haven't retrieved the item yet."
Hearing this, Cui Wenhan's hands paused. He then hurled the special lighter directly at Park Zhixun.
Clang!
Clatter!
The special cigar lighter hit Park Zhixun's head and then fell to the ground. A trickle of blood flowed from his forehead, staining the corner of Park Zhixun's eye.
He dared not speak, dared not cry out in pain, allowing the blood to flow slowly.
He just silently picked up the cigar lighter, stepped forward three paces, and placed the lighter back on Cui Wenhan's desk.
"Xiba, you useless thing, you can't even handle this simple matter!"
Park Zhixun bowed his head, "I apologize, Chairman, it is my incompetence."
"Has the bounty been issued?"
"Yes," Park Zhixun's fingers quickly slid across the tablet. "127 people have already accepted the mission, and the conglomerate's assassins have also been dispatched."
Cui Wenhan's expression softened slightly, then he took a puff of his cigar and exhaled.
"Oh, right, Chairman," Park Zhixun's finger paused on the tablet. "The Triads have also sent out quite a few assassins…"
Listening to Park Zhixun's report, Cui Wenhan's expression gradually turned cold. The Triads had always wanted to expand their influence in Seoul, but Cui Wenhan had always refused. This was his territory; how could he let these Japanese dogs come and throw their weight around?
And that Takahashi Ryosuke, that treacherous beast, feigning cordiality with him while secretly plotting to get his dirt!
"Hmph!" Cui Wenhan's eyes twitched. "That damned trash, Takahashi Ryosuke! He still hasn't given up!"
Then he turned and looked at Park Zhixun, "Tell our assassins to eliminate anyone from the Triads they see!"
Then, he took another puff of his cigar, and as he exhaled smoke, looking at Park Zhixun's reflection in the floor-to-ceiling window, Cui Wenhan's eyes became incredibly cold.
At this moment, in Osaka, Takahashi Ryosuke was in the midst of a passionate encounter with an actress, when an urgent knocking sounded at the door.
"Bastard, can't you see I'm busy? If it's not important, I'll twist your head off!"
Takahashi Ryosuke got up and walked naked to the door, opening it.
It turned out to be his capable assistant, Sakuragi, standing at the door. Seeing Takahashi Ryosuke walk out so naked, his expression remained unchanged. Instead, he directly said to Takahashi Ryosuke, "Our assassins in Seoul have suffered heavy losses. Choi Conglomerate's assassins are indiscriminately firing upon our assassins!"
"Kono yarou! (Damn bastard!)"
"Tell them to shoot Choi Conglomerate's people on sight. If he wants a war, then let's make it absolute. My Triads are not to be trifled with!"
"But won't that…"
Sakuragi Shinsuke was about to say something else, but Takahashi Ryosuke cut him off.
"Say no more! My good men of the Triads are not to be underestimated! You go make the arrangements."
With that, he closed the door. Seeing the actress crying on the bed, he approached her again. When the woman saw Takahashi Ryosuke coming, she quickly wiped away her tears and forced a smile.
She couldn't afford to provoke him; she could only comply, serve him well, and get away quickly.
She had heard rumors of Takahashi Ryosuke's brutality.
Sakuragi Shinsuke listened to the debauched sounds coming from inside, shook his head, and left to arrange his subordinates. It seemed that Cui Wenhan had no intention of letting the Triads expand in Seoul.
If that's the case, then let's go to war!
Anyway, the pretense is over, but there's no need to find the item anymore. Let that bastard Cui Wenhan be ruined!
Aren't you most protective of your reputation?
Then I will make all your feathers fall out, not a single one left.
At this moment, downstairs from Choi Conglomerate headquarters, a pair of cold eyes were watching the opposite side.
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