277 Competition (2/2)

Xiao Fengchai adjusted her demeanor again. This time, she became straightforward as though she was making a business deal. She was also respectful towards the Dragon King. She said, ”Yes. Why wouldn't Xiao Fengchai approach Golden Roc Fort? Who is more suitable than a Golden Roc killer in terms of killing a person in Jade City?”

Xiao Fengchai asked some questions and then answered them after a momentary pause. She explained, ”I have said that it was too late when I found out that Lyu Qiying was my competitor. He has almost everything that I have. Do you think he is in contact with Golden Roc Fort? Like all businessmen, he has to pay a large amount of protection money to Golden Roc Fort. Hence, if I ask Golden Roc Fort to kill him, I will have to pay a huge price. I may have to bear the monthly payment for him. The most important thing is that I know Lyu Qiying is doing business with the Dragon King, so I was hoping to replace him. This cannot be made known to Golden Roc Fort.”

The relationship between this woman and the various forces in Jade City had always been a mystery. Gu Shenwei didn't know how much trust he should place in her. He asked, ”Aren't you afraid that I will be killed by Golden Roc Fort?”

”As long as the Dragon King is willing to cooperate with me, I can guarantee you that no one in South City can kill you. Xiao Fengchai may not know how to kill people, but she knows how to protect people.” Xiao Fengchai sounded very confident. Her gaze became as sharp as that of men. She said, ”Golden Roc Fort is the god of Jade City. However, due to its superiority, it had distanced themselves from the ground. If you could maintain a low profile, you will not be caught by the Supreme King.”

Gu Shenwei had sounded Xiao Fengchai out and there was no need for him to stay any further. Hence, he retreated towards the door and said, ”I will have to reject your proposal. However, I have to remind you that if Lyu Qiying dies, you will not be safe either.”

Xiao Fengchai was still smiling as though she was sure of her victory even after being rejected. She said, ”I am not in a rush. This is just a suggestion. I hope the Dragon King can first think of my proposal when he needs a safe hiding spot in Jade City.”

The killer had left, but Xiao Fengchai was still smiling and pondering interestingly. She believed that this meeting was still fruitful because she knew more than the Dragon King. She was always the winner.

There were not many pedestrians on the street. Gu Shenwei was wearing a hood while he was walking in the darkness. He didn't have an answer to his biggest doubt. The first person who followed him was not sent by Xiao Fengchai. The person who swallowed drugs and committed suicide had a different background. Xiao Fengchai didn't know the existence of this person.

He went to his neighborhood, but he didn't enter the alley. Instead, he jumped onto a roof from afar as though he was a killer on a mission. He laid low and moved about at the dark side of the roof.

Xiao Fengchai hadn't said much, but Gu Shenwei guessed some of them. He guessed that Golden Roc Fort had known that the Dragon King had infiltrated South City and that they were secretly mobilizing killers to kill him.

He knew the tricks of Golden Roc Fort. Usually, killers didn't search the city with great fanfare. They loved to search for targets secretly and then kill the enemy discreetly.

This time was no exception.

After secretly moving around for a while, Gu Shenwei discovered the traces of killers.

Two groups of killers were hiding in two houses, which were located in a street behind him. They were guarding the entrance and the exit of the alley. They were on standby, but they didn't want to alert the enemy.

There were two killers lying in ambush near Gu Shenwei's house, and they were responsible for delivering information. There was a third killer on the roof opposite the residence, and he was monitoring for movements in the courtyard. Once the target appeared, he would send a signal to the two messengers. Then, the two messengers would inform the other killers to surround the house.

This was a standard assassination operation. If Gu Shenwei hadn't started his inspection from the outermost periphery, then it would be very difficult to find any clues.

Gu Shenwei didn't want to alert the enemy, but Chu Nanping was still in the residence. He had to save this young swordsman.

The two assassins who were responsible for delivering information had to change their positions regularly. They would move around the target's residence, as this method would eliminate any blind spots.

After figuring out their pattern, Gu Shenwei laid in ambush at one of the killer's path. He pulled out his saber and waited in silence.

A hunched killer came over quietly. He was staring at the house under the moonlight, but he didn't notice the small shadow at the side.

Even though the distance was a little far, Gu Shenwei rushed toward the killer with his saber and jumped like a cat.

The killer's head was hanging on the roof and made a slight noise. Gu Shenwei pressed against his body and waited for a while before slowly moving away.

Gu Shenwei touched the back of the second killer directly. The killer was alerted and quickly turned around. He was already holding on to his saber. However, he was slightly slower and was stabbed in his neck.

Under normal circumstances, Gu Shenwei had to retreat quickly after killing a person. However, Gu Shenwei couldn't do that this time. Gu Shenwei was holding onto a corpse in one hand while he caught the other killer's saber with the other hand. He gently laid the killer down so as not to make too much noise.

The killer who was responsible for the surveillance remained. He hadn't moved for half a night. Usually, the killer who performed this role was the best as he must have enough patience and keen judgement.

Gu Shenwei didn't want to take the risk of killing this killer. He went behind the house, picked up three small stones from the ground and threw them at the rear window. He threw two stones, paused for a moment and then threw the last stone.

Chu Nanping heard the signal and quickly jumped out from the rear window. Both of them quickly fled into the complex streets of South City.

The surveillant saw the both of them, but both of the messengers were dead. It would be too late if the surveillant personally went to inform the huge group of killers. Also, as he was alone, it was too risky for him to pursue the Dragon King. Hence, he could only watch the targets disappear.

Xu Xiaoyi had a few houses in South City, but Gu Shenwei knew that none of them was safe. He was betrayed and his whereabouts were exposed. As Xiao Fengchai had said, he needed a safe hiding spot and had to maintain a low profile.

He must find a secluded place to hide for twelve hours as now was the time when he would experience the once-in-a-few-months qigong deviation.