The First Order

Inside the quiet house, a dim yellow light was shining. Ren Xiaosu pointed his pistol at Wu Tong, with the two of them seated in chairs across from each other.

A professional killer like Wu Tong would have gone through all kinds of escape training. For example, he could distract the enemy to evade gunpoint.

To people like him, being held at gunpoint might not necessarily mean death. In such a situation, they would have to find an opportunity to get away.

But when Wu Tong faced Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue, he suddenly felt very helpless. These were two superhumans, so even if he could actually evade gunpoint, the outcome would still be the same.

It was terrifying for two superhumans to team up for a mission.

No, they were not teaming up. This was one superhuman subservient to another. She even addressed him as her “master.”

To be honest, Wu Tong would also like to have a similar maidservant. Although Zhou Yingxue’s looks could only be considered above average, she had a good figure!

But this was no time to be thinking about that. Ren Xiaosu said to Wu Tong with a smile, “You didn’t expect us to find you, huh?”

It was all thanks to Zhou Yingxue that he found Wu Tong. Although Ren Xiaosu’s combat prowess was very strong, he did not have any expertise in searching and tracking people.

But Zhou Yingxue’s skill helped Ren Xiaosu make up for the lack of that.

She was able to conjure up three types of seeds in total. One was similar to the Brambles and could sprout from underground to kill enemies, and the second type could dig tunnels and open up an area that could be used as an underground hiding spot.

The third type would grow into a short four-leaf clover after being planted, and Zhou Yingxue could crush the four-leaf clover to extract a juice that could be smeared on a target’s body. They would then emit a grassy scent for up to three days that only Zhou Yingxue could smell.

No matter how far the target went, she could follow the scent and find them.

Ren Xiaosu thought about it and realized not every supernatural being had an extremely powerful combat skill. It seemed that some supernatural beings were born with no talent in that area at all.

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu was looking across at Wu Tong. Wu Tong appeared rather calm, which was to be expected of a hitman who could reach A-rank.

Wu Tong asked, “We’re on the same team. Why’re you pointing a gun at me?”

Ren Xiaosu was amused. “Shouldn’t you know what you’ve done? Since I’ve already killed the other three, I don’t plan on leaving you a way out.”

“You killed them?” Wu Tong’s pupils constricted. “You’re the sniper? Then Zhou Yingxue…”

He looked at Zhou Yingxue. Zhou Yingxue had started munching on melon seeds off to the side again.

Ren Xiaosu asked, “I don’t have many questions for you. There’s only two. If you answer them to my liking, I’ll give you a quick death. But if you don’t, I’ll drag out your death over three days and three nights.”

Wu Tong calmed down. This was the first time he had ever encountered such an interrogation method. ‘If you have to interrogate someone, at least lie about letting the interviewee live.’

But the more it was like that, the more he could not muster up any resistance.

“Alright, let’s begin. I want you to ask your informant.” Ren Xiaosu said, “Ask him where Luo Lan is being detained. Since he knows about the meeting at Liberation Park, it must mean that he holds a very important position in the stronghold. How do you usually contact him?”

“On the satphone,” Wu Tong answered, having decided to cooperate. He took out the satellite phone from his backpack. “I’ll ask him for you now.”

After the call was made, Wu Tong said, “Luo Lan has been imprisoned in the housing block at Houguan Lake. The Zhou Consortium is too scared to do anything to him. They’re still providing him with good food and drink. They arrested him because they suspected he had brought some assassins in with him. But the Zhou Consortium isn’t stupid either. They know Luo Lan doesn’t have to do something like that.”

Ren Xiaosu nodded. Actually, anyone who was smart would know Luo Lan’s motive for coming here. So Fatty Luo would have no reason to finish off an ally he had just made. There was no enmity between them at all.

But before finding the real culprit, it was impossible for Luo Lan to be released. He was still one of the suspects in this attack.

Ren Xiaosu continued asking, “So who’s your informant?”

Wu Tong was also a thug. Since he was about to die, why would he care about his informant’s life? “He’s the director of the Public Order Division here. The overseer position in Stronghold 73 has been vacant for a while now, so he’s set his sights on it. If someone assassinated Zhou Xilong, it would definitely shock the entire Zhou Consortium. So if he can solve the case, he’ll be very highly regarded for sure. He might even have a chance to fight for the position as the stronghold’s overseer.”

“Man dies for money; birds die for food.” Ren Xiaosu nodded. Wu Tong had planned on conning Zhao Haocheng into becoming a scapegoat for the mission. After Ren Xiaosu killed Zhao Haocheng, Wu Tong was worried about where to find another scapegoat. But in the end, Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue came knocking on his door and offered themselves up.

That was why Wu Tong was so happy at that time.

“Did Zhao Haocheng really kill your friend?” Ren Xiaosu asked.

“He did kill his teammates, but that teammate was not my friend. I lied to you,” Wu Tong said calmly.

“That makes sense.” Ren Xiaosu nodded again. How could a ruthless person like Wu Tong care about avenging a friend? All he had in mind were probably only schemes and fame.

At this point, Ren Xiaosu signaled for Zhou Yingxue to turn off the recording pen. He even carefully recalled the entire conversation and was quite certain he did not reveal his identity once. Only his voice was recorded.

Zhou Yingxue took out the recording pen and turned it off. Wu Tong said anxiously, “Since I cooperated so readily, can I—”

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Ren Xiaosu had already stood up and left without even looking at him. Meanwhile, Zhou Yingxue carefully placed the melon seeds back into the bag before attaching a silencer to her pistol and shooting him in the chest.

Wu Tong’s vision blurred. He could vaguely make out Zhou Yingxue’s slender figure turning away as she followed that young man out the door and into the darkness of the night.

He faintly heard Zhou Yingxue say to that young man, “Master, I’m a little hungry.”

The young man replied angrily, “You’re still hungry after eating so many melon seeds?!”

“I didn’t really eat that much…”

Wu Tong’s consciousness stopped there as it returned to nothingness.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with the operation this time, all except for one person he had not taken into consideration, the young man.

Actually, what Wu Tong did not know was that Ren Xiaosu was actually quite disappointed with his answer.

Ren Xiaosu had thought some mastermind behind the scenes was controlling him. But in the end, the other party was only the director of the Public Order Division. In Wu Tong’s eyes, that was a big shot in the stronghold. But Ren Xiaosu felt like he had killed the directors of several Public Order Divisions already.

Moreover, from the moment Ren Xiaosu stepped into this chaotic world, the people he had come into contact with were figures like Qing Zhen, Luo Lan, Yang Xiaojin, and Zhang Jinglin. He was patently uninterested in a lowly director of a Public Order Division who was only interested in scheming his way up.

All of a sudden, the palace issued a mission. “Quest: Save a friend in trouble.”

Ren Xiaosu walked down the busy streets. Even if he did not get this quest, he would still go and save that person.