The person standing before Zhang Yang was none other than Fire Fox, ranked fifth on the assassin ranking.
Second Brother Xu felt a moment of relief upon seeing that Fire Fox had finally arrived.
But he had a question in his heart: Earlier, he had sent Fire Fox to intercept Jin Tuantuan and his people, so why hadn’t Fire Fox succeeded?
If not for that, Zhang Yang couldn’t have been rescued; Second Brother Xu had realized earlier that there was no way Zhang Yang could find an exit with those mercenaries from inside, so it must have been someone from outside who saved him.
After seeing the people Jin Tuantuan had brought, Second Brother Xu understood it all; it must have been this group that had rescued Zhang Yang and those mercenaries.
So what exactly had Fire Fox been up to earlier? Second Brother Xu was very dissatisfied with him but had to endure it now, as he still counted on Fire Fox to deal with Zhang Yang and those assassin groups led by Jin Tuantuan.
"Mr. Fire Fox, if you kill Zhang Yang now, I’ll double the commission I promised you earlier," Second Brother Xu said, knowing the situation could not be dragged out any longer.
Having had his carefully laid traps evaded by Zhang Yang time and again, Second Brother Xu felt anxious.
Fire Fox turned around and said to Second Brother Xu, "If that’s the case, then hand over half the deposit first."
Second Brother Xu’s face changed slightly, "I’ve already paid the deposit, why do I need to pay again?"
"Didn’t you say just now that the commission would double? Naturally, the deposit should double too."
Hearing this, Second Brother Xu felt annoyed; doubling the deposit would mean paying off the previously agreed commission altogether.
"This is against the rules, but don’t worry; once you kill Zhang Yang, I guarantee you’ll receive every penny I promised."
Fire Fox replied with a mocking face, "Maybe I would have believed you before, but for someone who could cold-bloodedly act against his own brother and niece, how can I trust you?"
Second Brother Xu’s expression turned instantly gloomy, not expecting Fire Fox to deliberately make things difficult at this moment.
Dealing with assassins, one always has to be very cautious.
But at this moment, Second Brother Xu did not dare to refuse.
The other party raising the price was also because they saw his urgent situation, and he could only swallow this loss.
Thus, Second Brother Xu quickly wrote a check, while Xu Zhuang watched this happen, reminding Second Brother Xu, "Your account funds should be almost exhausted by now, and after spending this amount, you might not have any money left. Aren’t you afraid it’ll all be for nothing in the end?"
Second Brother Xu chuckled coldly, "Brother, what’s the point of telling me this now?"
"I don’t care if it’s for nothing; even if I lose everything, I want Zhang Yang to pay the price."
His hateful eyes were chilling; Xu Zhuang knew more words were useless.
Second Brother Xu couldn’t be bothered with more words, and after writing the check, he directly threw it to Fire Fox.
Fire Fox looked at the check, quite satisfied, and in the next second, he walked directly to Zhang Yang and handed the check to him.
"This is for you, hoping we have the opportunity to cooperate again."
Zhang Yang accepted the check with a smile, appreciating Fire Fox’s cunning use of emotional leverage.
Not even considering the check’s amount, just seeing Second Brother Xu’s livid expression was satisfaction enough for Zhang Yang.
"Fire Fox, what are you doing? Why give the check to Zhang Yang? What have you done behind my back?"
Second Brother Xu roared hysterically at Fire Fox.
Fire Fox showed a playful expression and said with mockery, "Is it not obvious enough?"
"No matter what, I am still an Elder of Blood-colored Begonia, although it has split up, Jin Tuantuan is still my junior, and occasionally I ought to lend a hand."
His words sounded nice, but Zhang Yang cursed him as an old fox.
If Fire Fox and Di Long hadn’t initially tried and failed to kill him, ending up having Di Long killed instead, Fire Fox probably wouldn’t have spoken about cooperating either.
But the process didn’t matter now; at least he had one less enemy and gained an ally, and most importantly, seeing Second Brother Xu’s expression made Zhang Yang extremely happy.
"Unexpected, Second Brother Xu, you counted everything but missed this point." Zhang Yang said with ridicule.
Second Brother Xu was practically going mad with anger, having spent lavishly to hire a top-tier fighter from the ranking, only to be betrayed.
"Is this the credibility of you assassins? Aren’t you afraid of ruining your reputation by doing this?"
But Fire Fox replied, "After finishing this job, I’ll wash my hands off of this."
"It’s about time to go home and retire,"
Fire Fox’s words enraged Second Brother Xu, but he had no way around it.
He could only command the mercenaries behind him, "Kill them all at any cost; once you kill these people, you will become millionaires."
But these mercenaries, facing so many killers, were already having second thoughts.
Although they were doing similar work and killing people, assassins’ methods were varied; more so when facing world-class assassins. They were just ordinary mercenaries; it was ridiculous.
It was like asking a temp worker to fight the ten most notorious villains, it was absurd, wasn’t it?
"Boss Xu, I suddenly remembered my wife is going into labor, I need to get to the hospital fast."
"What a coincidence, my mother-in-law is also giving birth today, I have to go home and look after her postpartum."
"It’s my dad’s 50th birthday, I’m off first."
"My second aunt’s cousin’s big aunt’s daughter-in-law’s big yellow dog just gave birth to a litter of puppies, I need to go check them out."
Listen to these excuses one by one,
These mercenaries really took Second Brother Xu for a fool.
The wife giving birth was understandable, but helping with a mother-in-law’s postpartum after giving birth, who says things like that?
Zhang Yang was laughing heartily on the side, "What talent!"
"Second Brother Xu, you really have hidden talents here, impressive, impressive."
Second Brother Xu’s face flushed; he had never been this embarrassed in his life.
But now he finally realized a frightening fact, that no one was willing to help him anymore.
The people still fighting over there also paused, similarly unwilling to battle anymore, much less for Second Brother Xu, even if offered more money.
It wasn’t just the fear of confronting these terrifying assassins but the Xu Family father and son, who never regarded their lives; they fought desperately, only to be locked in a factory, everyone saw this clearly.
If not for wanting future contracts, they would definitely show Second Brother Xu otherwise.