Chapter 278 - One Buck, Thats The Price on Your Head (2/2)

“You mean Mo Xi’s killer had identified me and that’s why he killed Mo Xi? To send me a message?”

“I’m not sure. But he’s likely to be the same assassin who had been sent to kill you. The top ranking assassin in the league of assassins, Bai Qi.”

Ah Sha rolled her eyes. So her guess had been right all along. “Surely, they don’t need to hire a big gun like him just to take me out?”

Nobody in this line of business didn’t know who Bai Qi was! For the past five years, he was the one who sat comfortably at the top spot of the league of assassins’ ranking table. Besides, he was somewhat of an eccentric too; if he wasn’t interested in a job, he wouldn’t take it no matter how much money he was offered. If he hated your guts, he would go to your sworn enemy and then ask your enemy for—wait for it—one buck. One buck. That was the price on your head.

“I know, right?” Johns seemed rather perplexed as well. “Look, it doesn’t matter whether you’re his real target or not. You have to watch out regardless. Don’t ever take him head on. I’ll look further into this and get back to you soon.”

The call ended and Ah Sha hugged her blanket, preparing to take a nap. Her phone rang. It was Xin Qing calling to check on her. Obviously, her mommy had seen the articles in the newspaper and was worried about her. Ah Sha spent a long time comforting and reassuring her mommy. Around noon, she finally fell into a hazy sleep.

Ah Sha woke up after some time. Instantly, a mouthwatering aroma assaulted her nostrils.

“Babe?” A familiar voice sounded beside her ear. Moments later, she felt herself being lifted off the bed.

Ah Sha’s arms automatically wrapped around Xunxun’s neck. “I’m hungry,” she mumbled with her eyes closed.

“That’s why I’ve come home bearing food!” Xunxun pecked Ah Sha’s lips a few times. “Come, I’ll carry you into the bathroom so that you can wash up.”

By the time Ah Sha had made herself presentable and had arrived at the living room, the coffee table was already filled with all kinds of thermos containers.

“Have some porridge first!” Xunxun dragged her to the couch and pushed her down. “Is your stomach hurting?”

Ah Sha tasted a mouthful of sizzling hot crab porridge and then shook her head in contentment. “It doesn’t hurt!”

Xunxun stayed with her until she finished her lunch. After that, he set up the DVD player for her and then got her to lie down comfortably on the couch to enjoy the animated film. He then poured her a cup of red tea and set a bunch of junk food near the couch. After all that, he kept kissing her until he reluctantly went back to the company.

Watching the man leave, Ah Sha felt a warm sensation creep into her heart. She realized that she and her mommy were both lucky women; they each had a man who loved them dearly, who would spoil them rotten every second of the day. Then again… her mommy was very nice to daddy too. Daddy would’ve died a long time ago if it weren’t for mommy.

“I must treat Xunxun nicely from now on!” Ah Sha thought. Then, her phone pinged. She glanced at the screen and saw a notification banner alerting her of a new text message.

“Hello, poison queen! I’m Bai Qi.”

… There was a split second where Ah Sha was thrown into a tailspin. Then, she quickly regained her wit. This was a declaration of war.

She quickly picked up her phone and tapped on the banner. She was just about to reply when she had a sudden thought. Moments later, she abandoned her phone and went back to her animated film.

Johns worked fast; he contacted her that night.

“Ah Sha,” Johns said, “I’ve confirmed that it was Bai Qi. He had accepted the mission to kill you.”

“I already know that!” Ah Sha said, waving her phone. “Do you know why he took the mission?”

Johns cleared his throat twice when he heard that question. Then, he continued in a strange tone, “Do you still remember your first mission? The one where you were sent to South Africa to steal a diamond from a rich billionaire?”

“Of course I remember!”

The first time was always memorable. That billionaire had robbed the diamond from someone else via despicable means; he had even raped the victim’s wife before killing her. So, after Ah Sha had stolen the diamond, she sprayed all kinds of powdered drugs all over his home.

“The person who hired us had actually hired an assassin too. But he didn’t tell us. The assassin went to the place right after you left. The assassin did manage to kill the billionaire, but then he ended up with all kinds of powdered drugs stuck on his body. And he suffered for quite a few days.”

A wave of clarity hit Ah Sha right then and there. “Um, don’t tell me… that unfortunate assassin was…”

“Exactly Bai Qi,” Johns said in a helpless tone. “That’s just sh*t luck,” Johns went on. “After Bai Qi knew that someone had put out a hit on you, he took the mission for a price of one buck.”

Hardy har har. Ah Sha honestly couldn’t decide whether to laugh or to cry at this point.

Meanwhile, Johns was still nagging on. “Look, why don’t we try negotiating with the league of assassins? Maybe we can cut a deal with them or something? Or, we can ask your father-in-law to intervene.”

“But then they would find out that I’m a bounty hunter. Nah, I’ll take care of it myself!” Ah Sha said in a decisive tone.

“Take care of it yourself?” Johns yelled in incredulity. “And how exactly are you planning to take care of it? You don’t stand a chance against him in a fight.”

Ah Sha laughed. “But I can poison him to death!”

When Xunxun came home that night, he saw his woman still sprawled on the couch, watching TV. He went into the bathroom and fussed around with something inside. After that, he emerged in a bathrobe and picked up Ah Sha from the couch. “Let’s take a bath first,” he said. “After that we’ll go out for dinner.”

“Huh?” Ah Sha reacted by wrapping her arms around his neck. “I get the bathing part. But why are you carrying me?”

“You don’t feel well, so I’ll bathe you.”

Before Ah Sha could even protest, her pajamas had already been stripped off her body; she shuddered when her skin met the cold air. The huge bathtub was already filled with water. Xunxun removed his bathrobe and lowered himself into the tub with Ah Sha still in his arms.

A red thread swirled around in the water, slowly spreading out like wisps of smoke.

A deep blush formed on Ah Sha’s tiny face. She pounded his chest a few times. “Eww. What are you even doing? That’s so disgusting.”

“Nonsense! How could your blood ever be disgusting?” Xunxun said, reaching out to pat the redness away before burying his face into her chest.