Chapter 1519 - 1509: The Price

Chapter 1519: Chapter 1509: The Price

This time, Hua Zhongzhang had actually hired "K" from the Assassin Realm to carry out the job. That killer struck terror into people’s hearts. He didn’t believe there was any way Jiang Cheng couldn’t be killed.

Whoosh...伴随着一阵剧烈的响声,一架境外飞来的客机降落在 Hua Family District’s Imperial City Airport. Tourists picked up their luggage one after another and walked out of the cabin door.

Inside the cabin, a tall, lanky man had a scorpion tattooed on his left wrist, enough to make one’s hair stand on end. He wore an ink-black suit, his leather shoes polished to a shine. A pair of glasses made him look extremely mysterious.

The man in black walked out of the plane, glanced around this unfamiliar place, and slowly headed toward the exit.

Ring ring... ring ring... Suddenly, the man in black’s phone rang.

Hello? The man in black picked up, his tone very calm. "K, you should have arrived by now, right?" A deep voice asked on the other end.

Just got off the plane. Everything went smoothly, K replied. "Good. I’ll send you the detailed info on the assassination target in a bit. I’ve already had someone put your gear in your hotel room, ’030’. I’ll also wire the deposit into your account within today. Wish you all the best—looking forward to a pleasant cooperation!" The person on the other end spoke with a hint of delight.

Pleasure working with you. K didn’t say much more. For high-level killers like them, talking too much never brought any good. Being cold-blooded was the only right way.

Walking out of the airport, K flagged down a taxi and headed toward the hotel. On the way, he received the assassination target information sent from the organization.

Jiang Cheng, head of the Hua Family Security Team, proficient in network technology... Looking over the series of files sent by the organization, K’s lips curled into a strange smile. "It’s been a long time since I’ve taken a job that gets me this excited." K felt extremely thrilled about the operation to assassinate Jiang Cheng.

Sir, we’re here. The taxi driver said politely. K opened the door and handed the driver a full bill. "Keep the change." Then he walked toward the hotel.

Click! He opened the door. The room was quite large; the organization had already prepared a computer and various listening devices inside. K went to the wardrobe, opened it, found the hidden compartment inside, and took out a large box from it.

Opening the box, two Desert Eagle pistols and a UMP9 submachine gun came into view. Grenades, bullets—everything was there.

K habitually took out the weapons, pulled the slide a few times to test them, nodded, then put the guns back in the box. After stowing the box away, K took out his own computer and entered a string of code.

Soon, the screen displayed: "Hua Family District Imperial Capital Team XXXX Year Intern List." K stared at the names and photos on the screen. When his gaze landed on one person’s file, he narrowed his eyes. The corners of his mouth lifted into a terrifying smile.

After tidying up, K took a pistol from the case, slipped it into the backpack on his back, and headed out. On the computer screen, an intern’s address was clearly displayed.

On a dark, windy night, the killer struck. The next day at noon, inside the Hua Family District team compound.

"All students assigned to intern this year, please line up and come over in order to register and check in!" Inside the compound, a team member shouted to the interns lined up at the door.

Hearing the team member, the interns straightened their gear and formed a neat line.

In the formation, a man in black wore an expression of utter indifference, his eyes filled with icy coldness. On his left wrist, that horrifying scorpion tattoo sent chills down anyone’s spine.

After several hours of interrogation, Jiang Cheng finally wrapped things up on his end. Bored, he went back to his office and leaned back in his soft chair. Jiang Cheng couldn’t help recalling Boss Mo Xiao’s words and suddenly let out a chuckle. "Sigh, I wonder if those guys have started moving yet," Jiang Cheng thought to himself.

After what happened last time, he found that organization more and more ridiculous. They hadn’t even confirmed the target’s exact location, yet they boasted they were about to make a move. Utter waste of effort.

And it wasn’t just Jiang Cheng who felt that way. In the West District residence, after the last round of talks with the Ink Owl Organization and seeing that their attempts at persuasion had no effect, the West District residence also began to question the Ink Owl Organization’s competence.

After internal meetings and discussion, the West District residence unanimously decided to cut ties and terminate their cooperation with the Ink Owl Organization. To them, working with such a reckless and ignorant Ink Owl Organization was undoubtedly more trouble than it was worth.

Jiang Cheng lay leisurely on the sofa in his office. He had just been about to close his eyes for a quick rest when suddenly there was a knock on the door outside. "Captain Jiang, someone’s here to see you. Says he’s a West District diplomat." A subordinate came in and said.

A faint doubt flashed through Jiang Cheng’s heart. What were the West District residence looking for him for at a time like this? Was it because of the last time he attacked their website?

Jiang Cheng himself wasn’t sure and hesitantly told his subordinate to bring the West District diplomat in. A moment later, a man in a suit and tie walked in and gave Jiang Cheng a polite bow.

"Mr. Jiang Cheng, hello!" the diplomat said.

The attitude from the West District residence took Jiang Cheng completely by surprise, as if the incident where he destroyed their network system last time had never happened.

Even so, the diplomat’s demeanor was extremely polite.

This left Jiang Cheng utterly puzzled. "No, there’s definitely some kind of scheme in this," Jiang Cheng thought.

"If you’ve got something to say, just say it. Don’t beat around the bush." Jiang Cheng also got straight to the point; with this kind of inexplicable conversation, it was better to be direct, otherwise it would just invite unnecessary trouble.

"Here’s the situation. After internal meetings, our West District residence has unanimously decided to terminate our cooperation with that organization, and we’ve also reached a unified opinion: we hope you can resign from your position as head of the Hua Family Security Team and come serve as the head of our Mi’an Security Team. As for compensation, we’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse. Any conditions you have, feel free to name them." The West District diplomat said.

Hearing the West District diplomat’s words, Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but freeze for a moment. "Let me think about it," he said, falling into deep thought. Looking at the diplomat across from him, who sat calmly with a polite smile, Jiang Cheng mulled it over again and again.

Suddenly, inspiration struck Jiang Cheng. After a brief hesitation, he said to the diplomat, "Mr. Diplomat, what you’re asking is for me to betray my own district." The diplomat smiled.

"Hahaha, Mr. Jiang, in this world, money and power are everything. A man who doesn’t look out for himself is doomed. Our West District residence greatly admires your abilities. Naturally, the compensation and treatment we’re offering you are extremely generous. Moreover, the mission my superiors gave me this time is to secure you at all costs. If you have any other requests, feel free to bring them up!" the diplomat said.

"Hahaha, Mr. Diplomat, you’re absolutely right. Who would ever complain about having too much money? Since your esteemed West District residence is showing such sincerity, I accept!" Jiang Cheng said with a grin as he looked at the West District diplomat.

"That’s fantastic, hahaha!" The diplomat was overjoyed that Jiang Cheng actually agreed. He hadn’t held out much hope at first, but he hadn’t expected Jiang Cheng to actually say yes.