The lead bullet hit the tree trunk, splashing up a cloud of sawdust.
In the sight, the tall figure disappeared into the shadows.
“Damn it!”
The killer hiding behind a building cursed.
In the corner not far away, another masked man urged:
"Hurry up and find him. We have to kill him within 30 seconds. The patrolling guards will be here soon!"
"knew!"
The killer responded impatiently, and just as he was about to change his position, his head was grabbed by a big hand.
Bang!
The power of the hand was so great that the man found himself unable to break free.
He raised his eyes and saw the target of the assassination looking at him expressionlessly. His face was hidden in the backlight, leaving only a pair of cold eyes!
The killer acted decisively, pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed Chen Lun in the abdomen.
bite!
The killer's face changed drastically as the imagined stabbing sensation did not come.
The sharp dagger seemed to hit a steel plate, making a crisp sound. The fleeting dark golden luster was the last color left in his sight.
Chen Lun pushed the hand that was holding his head, then retracted it, and pecked at his throat with his five fingers together.
He wiped his bloody fingers across the killer's collar, then turned and walked to the other side.
thump!
The killer just fell to the ground, holding his neck.
Kill members of the Black Knife Brotherhood and gain 50 experience points
"The Black Blade Brotherhood... ? Who is buying my life?"
Chen Lun sneered.
The Black Knife Brotherhood is a notorious assassin organization, similar to the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce, but their business is all about human life.
Chen Lun walked to the end of the alley. On both sides were narrow passages leading to two other streets, but he did not see any other suspicious figures.
"Run away? You're lucky..."
Chen Lun said to himself.
He adjusted his hat and turned to leave.
When the footsteps faded away, a killer in black lying on the wall let out a sigh of relief.
He jumped down from the wall and rolled on the ground to release the force.
He raised his head and prepared to retreat, but suddenly his hair stood on end, because he heard a voice ringing in his ear:
"What a roll."
He turned his head with a stiff neck and saw the assassination target standing quietly beside him, looking at him with a smile.
"die!"
The killer was about to draw his gun and shoot, but he felt a pain in his wrist.
Chen Lun kicked the hand that he had put into his arms and broke it, then grabbed his neck and lifted him up like a chicken.
"Who wants to buy my life?"
The Siren Song on his chest glowed faintly, trying to hypnotize the killer.
Unexpectedly, the killer's body stiffened, and then black blood flowed out of all his orifices, and he died on the spot.
"The conspiracy faction's contract, I knew it..."
Chen Lun threw the killer's body to the ground and curled his lips in dismay.
Trigger C-level mission: Dark clouds
[Task Description: You seem to be involved in a conspiracy!
Someone launched a series of murder plots against Viscount Pompey, and you accidentally touched the interests of certain people!
Find out the mastermind behind the scenes and nip the conspiracy in the bud! ]
Mission Reward: 1500 experience points, 2 gold pounds, Pompeii's favorability and 1 low-sequence flesh and blood faction mysterious book
"Looking for a fart!"
Chen Lun accepted the task, but was not prepared to look for the mastermind behind it.
Although he coveted the Flesh and Blood Faction Sequence Path in the mission reward, he had more important things to do and was neither free nor lazy to care about it.
There is no time limit for the task, so just put it aside for now.
The condition for failure is most likely the death of Viscount Pompey, but Chen Lun stays in the manor most of the day, and he will kill anyone who dares to come.
The image of Baron Barney flashed through my mind, and this guy might be the cause of the incident.
"Come on, I'm worried I can't catch you."
…
The next day, Chen Lun arrived at Pompeii Manor early.
While Rebecca was resting, he slipped into the study to read.
The yellow book containing extraordinary knowledge of the natural faction was very thin, and it took Chen Lun two hours to complete the progress.
By reading carefully, you have gained 450 experience points
The mysterious book of the Natural Faction "On the Survival Instinct" (progress 100%) has been read through!
You get an extra 1 skill point and 1 attribute point
“The needle doesn’t poke!”
Chen Lun gave himself a thumbs up, then put the yellow book into his pocket, ready to take it home after get off work.
He was just about to look for the next "treasure" in the study when his interest was suddenly disturbed.
It was his old friend Binoz who knocked on the door and politely reminded him to go downstairs for lunch. Today's class was scheduled in the afternoon, and it was already lunch time.
At the luncheon.
Chen Lun and the Viscount chatted about the Pompeii family and tried to find out some information indirectly.
Originally he just wanted to know some history about the past, but he accidentally learned that Viscount Pompey actually had an adopted son.
"Viger is the son of my comrade. The 'overseas landing battle' was quite tragic. My comrade is buried forever on that island...
His wife later remarried, leaving only Vigeri, so I adopted him.”
Viscount Pompey sighed and said with emotion while drinking:
"Viger is very much like his father, devoted to the Empire, and even now he is still fighting in other wars and rarely comes back."
During this time, he also asked Butler Binoz to bring the photo album and show it to Chen Lun.
He was a young man with short brown hair, wearing a military uniform and was serious.
Chen Lun felt that it looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.
After lunch.
Rebecca excitedly "rolled" over with a newspaper in her hand.
The wheelchair rubbed against the floor with a rumbling sound, which scared Binoz so much that he stood by and was ready to rescue it at any time.
"Mr. Jack! You're in the newspaper!"
Chen Lun took the newspaper and, under Rebecca's guidance, found himself appearing on a large plate.
“—A riot broke out at Cuiti Zoo! The tiger escaped from the cage! The elephant killed someone!
The mysterious young man used magic to subdue the beast? Control the beast! ? "
After he read the title, he saw his back standing next to two elephants, with only a vague profile visible.
Chen Lun couldn't help but frown.
This news report is quite detailed, as if the author had witnessed the entire process on the spot. The description is also very exaggerated, with strong conspiracy theories about Chen Lun's identity and "magic".
The entire article did not mention any injured people, but simply fabricated a double-digit death toll and put the blame on his own "magic".
Although he didn't say it directly, there was a sense that he was the one who caused the tragedy.
"The Hinoki Post has always been full of these kind of fabricated gimmicky 'stories', either gossip or rumors..."
Butler Binoz, who was standing by, watched the show and jokingly expressed his opinion.
Viscount Pompey seemed to have thought of something, and came over and whispered to Chen Lun:
"This newspaper, like the zoo, is owned by Earl Bradley. The zoo incident has such a negative impact that I'm afraid they just want to find someone to divert attention...
There may be special departments coming to see you during this time, Mr. Jack."
He patted Chen Lun on the shoulder.
"But don't worry, I will help you deal with them...
But you'd better stay in the manor during this period, I'm worried that they will use some means on you."