Hao Ren drove his car outside the city and shortly after he parked it at the foot of a hill. It was a place where people came to pay respects to gods of nature. At least in the day time, this place was crawling with masses, but now, it was very calm.
The silence in the air was almost eerie. Hao Ren sat in his car, and put his earpiece in his ear as he tied a black scarf on his forehead. The ear piece was secure inside and Hao Ren got off the car. He mumbled, "The task to kill this guy should have a good reward to it."
Suddenly, he noticed something new about him. In the dead of the night, he could clearly hear a gentle sound of the wind, and the insects on the hillside. He could not help but furrow his eyebrows. He leaned onto his car, and began to think what was going on.
After a few moments, he mumbled, 'System, is this some skill? I feel my hearing is very acute now.'
*Ding: Yes, host, it is a passive skill of being a pro musician. Your strengthened physique augments the hearing sense.*
Hao Ren was surprised because he did not expect such a gain from the music skill. The system seemed to have sensed his thoughts and continued, *Ding: Many people do not understand this, but music cannot exist if you cannot hear the sound you produce. Thus, augmented hearing is a passive skill. The better you hear the finer music you can produce.*
Hao Ren nodded in understanding. This was the first time he experienced this and was astounded, after all even the noise of grass blades brushing against each other was audible if he were to focus.
Xiao Mei said, "Boss, that guy is here already, and he has been texting continuously."
Hao Ren recollected his thoughts and said, "Well, Xiao Mei, can you check if he is alone?"
Xiao Mei checked quickly and then replied, "He is alone. Why are you asking me this boss?"
Hao Ren walked forward slowly as he used the black scarf to cover his face. He had already changed his clothes inside the car. His pant was already black but his white shirt was replaced by a black t-shirt.
As he moved along a shallow path on the hillside, he said, "I am going to take him out with poison, I want to make sure that their is no one beside him. For example if their is a caretaker or a guard for this temple, it would become quite a difficult situation for us."
Xiao Mei replied, "This place is an abandoned site, I selected it specifically. I don't think he has any accomplices."
Hao Ren nodded as he climbed up the hill. However, when he reached the top he frowned. He put his hand in his pocket, and took out a small vial. He consumed it, and walked ahead while he loudly said, "To think you will use an air bound poison. I seemed to have underestimated the ingenuity of the Golden Emissary."
He was standing before the temple entrance watching the blonde figure leaning against the entrance wall. The latter said, "Your feeling is similar to mine, I did not expect you to have an antidote to the dandelion of despair."
Hao Ren smiled and said, "I don't have an antidote, but what you said will make my task easier."
The blonde smirked and laughed as he asked, "Do you think it would be that easier for you to figure out and concoct the antidote?"
Hao Ren shook his head and then he dashed at the enemy while saying, "It would be easier to snatch the antidote after beating you up."
Golden Emissary was not a loser, and this wasn't his first rodeo. He rushed forward, but suddenly changed directions and appeared at Hao Ren's side. He smirked as he launched a vicious kick from the side aiming at Hao Ren's ribcage.
The young man had just recovered from the car crash injuries, if he took this attack directly, it could injure him very significantly. Hao Ren did not want that so he twisted his body in the void and landed on the side. Golden Emissary, and Hao Ren both stood in a stalemate.
The Golden Emissary was surprised by the strong and quick reactions Hao Ren displayed. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "You are a professional, who are you?"
Hao Ren did not reply and said, "I did not expect to have come across the fabled golden emissary. You hid yourself quite nicely."
His words caused the man to take the fighting position and attack. Since his identity was was uncovered, he would take down the enemy and leave the place. However, just as he attacked Hao Ren, the latter took out some powder from his pocket and blew it in his face.
The golden emissary was covered in the cloud of this power. He was also a poison user, so he closed his eyes and held his breath, however, the next moment he felt a few pricks in his neck, followed by a strong impact in his abdomen that knocked out all the air from his lungs.
Hao Ren stepped back with quick light steps and took a deep breath. He said, "That power was just some talc that belonged to my wife, while the pricks were real poison. As for the punch, it was just meant to leave you unable to do anything else."
Liam Trime opened his eyes and glared at Hao Ren, he took out a small bottle from his pocket and just when he was about to take an antidote pill, a gunshot sounded.
It shredded the night like a smite of lightning. Followed by it was a wail. Hao Ren had shot the guy in his arm. Ever since the car accident, he had been carrying the handgun behind his car seat, because he was cautious of getting attacked by the people.
Hao Ren said, "Mister Liam, your mission was to find the person who attacked the team of red banner, right? Well, let me help you, I am the one who killed those people." Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novèlfire.net
Liam Trime watched Hao Ren with his eyes filled with disbelief. He could not believe that one guy could take down the five of the strike team. He wanted to ask why but his vocal cords have been corroded from the poison. The poison was a paralyzing agent, the potency of the herbs and substances mixed with chemicals like the rat poison were thrown in the mix.
Hao Ren looked at the enemy groveling before him and said, "I think you want to know my identity and also the reason as to why I did what I did, right?"
Saying this he took off the scarves on his face and the Golden Emissary was shocked. He could not believe that Hao Ren the sunny boy from the kitchen was the person behind all these deaths.
Hao Ren smiled and said from the distance, "Yes, I am the one who did it all. I am the one who sensed your intentions in the cafeteria. I understood what you want to do. Cozying up to Lingxue, thinking you can catch up to Lingshi."
As he spoke his smile vanished and was replaced by rage and disgust. Liam Trime watched him change and was shocked. Hao Ren took a step forward and shot the guy twice in shoulder, immobilizing his arms and said, "How dare you scheme against my wife? Who gave you the guts to even look at her? You filthy sewer scum. Motherfucker, have you seen your virtue, huh?
I swear to god I wish to chop you to pieces and feed you to maggots. Bastard!"
He did not expect it but he was angry to the point where he really meant every word he said. Suddenly, he realized what he said, and calmed down. He looked at Liam Trime and replied, "Fucker, you dared to come in my home, and tried to make a move on my wife. Let me give you a death you will remember."
He walked up and lifted the guy from his neck. Liam Trime had no strength in his body anymore. Hao Ren was not worried that this guy would have any tricks up his sleeves. He immobilized his hands because of that only. He took out a glass bottle and then poured the content of in his mouth with some force.
Then he said, "The liquid is a concentrate of various medicine. It heats up the people when they are facing great cold. Now, you will regret your decision to come here and think outside to the sky."
He threw Liam Trime on the ground, and stomped hard on his knees. The bones cracked with a snap and Hao Ren turned around to clean up his traces and left the place. Liam Trime was trembling on the ground because of the increasing heat in his body. His legs were broken, and the shoulders were bleeding.
He was going to die from one of the multiple reasons, and as an assassin he knew he could meet the maker at any moment, but he never expected that it would be Hao Ren who killed him. Even till the last moment, he was thinking how could he not find that Han Lingshi was married.
Well, some questions could never be answered. After half an hour, Liam Trime passed out from blood lose, the floor around him was now completely red. Hao Ren was thorough in his move. The last bottle had to uses, one was to heat up the body, and accelerating the heart output. He made sure that the bleeding did not stop.
Hao Ren sat in his car, and stared at the void. Xiao Mei said, "Boss, what shall we do now?"
The young man woke up from the daze and said, "Keep an eye on the police department, when they search for his identity, alert the international organizations of his real identity. Also, give them the proofs from Han Yuntian and Ye family colluding together to place a contract on Lingshi."
Xiao Mei was shocked and asked, "Boss, won't that make trouble for Miss Han?"
Hao Ren shook his head and said, "Even if it is troublesome, it won't be something she couldn't deal with it. As for the Ye family, even if they stir clear from it by blaming Ye Shiling. Their company stock will take a hit. I will not spare them. These people need to die for messing with me over and over again."
After tonight, due to some absurd reason, Hao Ren's resolve of dealing with his enemies thoroughly had strengthened. He would not let anyone harm him or Han Lingshi. If someone tried, only death awaited them.
At this moment, the system said, *Ding: Host you have stomped the frog before it could see the swan. Your reward is..."