Chapter 90 (1/2)
Chapter 90: Play a Traitor Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
The copy of a document which cost Gu Shenwei 100 taels of silver turned out to be of little value The worker of the Docuave the copy to Slave Huan, the assassination mission would shortly be announced Given that, Gu Shenwei only knew the details about the mission several hours earlier than the 20 chosen apprentices
To ht, all of the 20 apprentices were taken to a secret location outside the fort, where they would receive special training Because of this, Gu Shenwei did not get a chance to discuss his concerns with Maid Lotus or his other friends
He still had soht of many reasons to prove that his fears were reasonable After a while, he felt that he could not bear his nervousness anyain
As he had expected, Tie Hanfeng scoffed at his worries “Hah-hah, you’re way too suspicious You always see a tiger in the way, even when there’s only a rat You saw Mister Guo’s seal on the document That means he’s one of the master thea pot with one hand and brandishi+ng a cup with the other hand
According to Golden Roc Fort’s principles, the best assassinations were the ones with the least resistance The fort saw the killer apprentices within the East Castle as disposable trash, but once they became killers on a mission, their lives would be extrereat trouble for the masterminds of assassinations
Gu Shenwei also knew this tradition, so he had to agree with his mentor that Mister Guo would never want any killer to perish during the ht in mind, he finally felt relieved Beyond his expectations, three days later, he was notified that he also needed to take part in that assassination mission
It was not a very difficult et more experience, the masterminds did not o the killer apprentices The one they chose was Slave Huan
About a year and a half ago, Han shi+qi had worked as a spy in the assassination of the Gu family
Gu Shenwei did not like this task at all, and at the same time he felt very bewildered As his punish, he was not a killer apprentice and was not eligible to partake in any assassination missions However, as a humble servant, he could only follow orders without question
A yellow-belt supervisor caave him specific instructions and a parcel which contained some ordinary clothes, some silver and a waist token for hiht after accepting the order, so he did not have time to return to his mentor’s place to ask for his advice He put down a stack of dusty docued his clothes and then headed for the city
He hated traitors and thought they were despicable Although Golden Roc Fort usually called these people spies and considered their involvement an indispensable part of all assassination usted that he had to play such a role in this mission
He went by Xu Yanwei’s brothel in Pleasure Alley on his way to find his informant in South City He discovered that the brothel had already been taken over by a nener An elderly wo the new girl to the pedestrians
The place where he was going to meet with the inforuests in its narrow lobby after entering this place Without a waiter leading the way for hieway He saw many small rooms on both sides They were all partitioned by solid walls, and the largest one a them could only allow five or six people to sit down and chat It was a nice place for private conversations
According to the instructions he had received, he was to walk into the 7th roo for hi to help hireat surprise, he saw a familiar face here
“It’s you!” They cried out siround resentfully and said, “If I kneas you, I would’ve never taken this job”
Gu Shenwei sat opposite to hi to do this job anyway”
After an aard silence, Xu Xiaoyi complained, “You really forced my sister and me to suffer”
“I’uys out,” Gu Shenwei said sarcastically If he had not insisted that the siblings were innocent, they would have been executed a long tio
Xu Xiaoyi snorted and then cowered in his seat After a while, he straightened his back and said, “To tell the truth, we never thought of killing Prince Ju Gaotai He was not a good person, but none of ood No matter what, we never intended to frame you The officer told us that it was you who said that we’re innocent and saved our lives”
“You think that I could’ve done better?”
“No, we’re not ungrateful people, but… you knoe nearly succeeded in leaving this terrible place The younger prince promised us that he would row up”
“You believed that?”
“Well… those customers… They’ll even pro as we kept them happy However, it was still a chance for us If we just leave this place, my sister will be able to find other rich fools”
Gu Shenwei snorted and asked, “Where’s the silver left by the prince and Pot-bellied Buddha?”
“The prince’s debt collectors ca it was all their money They’ve taken it all away, and now my sister and I are penniless and heavily in debt Given that, she continues to work as a prostitute and me? Dmn it, I work for you now”
“That’s the way life is”
Gu Shenwei did not want to play the hero anys They had no other options, just like himself who could only be a killer now
“No…” Xu Xiaoyi wanted to retort but quickly changed his ht of his job and said, “I’ll take you to their place tonight It’s easy They’ll accept you immediately after you pay the enrollment fee”
Jade City attracted lots of exiled nobles as well as wandering hoodlums These hoodluht opportunities in the city, hoping to get employed by crime lords Sos and start their own business