"What did you say?" Xu Heixing was stunned, obviously he didn't believe his ears.
"I mean, I don't want to work for Black Star Company anymore." Zheng Yubai said.
"Why?" Xu Heixing heard it clearly, but was not surprised. He sat down comfortably on the sofa, looking at Zheng Yubai with sharp eyes, as if trying to see what he was thinking in his heart.
Zheng Yubai did not hide anything and simply expressed his thoughts in recent days. Of course, he did not mention the names of Hannibal and the King of Terror.
"Young people should do their work properly. Why think so much? I thought you were confused for a moment. Don't talk about this matter again. The person I want you to help me kill is..." After hearing Zheng Yubai's words, Xu Heixing laughed instead of getting angry, as if he regarded him as a willful and spoiled child.
"Boss, I'm not confused for a moment, I've thought it through. This is not the life I want." This was the first time Zheng Yubai interrupted Xu Heixing in a long time. Perhaps not long ago, Xu Heixing was still a person who could give Zheng Yubai guidance in life, but now he just felt that they were on different paths and could not work together.
"You..." Xu Heixing finally took Zheng Yubai's words seriously. He looked Zheng Yubai up and down, annoyed but speechless.
"Don't you want to accomplish great things with me? Don't you want to seek revenge on the Skull Society?" Xu Heixing pondered for a moment, then began to persuade.
Zheng Yubai shook his head. "I'm not a person who wants to do big things. In terms of talent, strategy and courage, many of my boss's subordinates are far better than me. In terms of martial arts, maybe I can still be of some use. But in this era, whether it's killing or saving people, bullets are much more effective than martial arts. As for the grudge with the Skull and Bones Society, since it's my personal matter, I'll solve it myself."
"How naive! Do you think you can fight against the Skull and Bones Society?" Xu Heixing shouted excitedly, obviously dissatisfied with Zheng Yubai's answer.
"How do you know if you don't try?" Zheng Yubai was very calm. He had made up his mind. No matter how Xu Heixing tried to keep him, no matter what difficulties lay ahead, he would not regret it.
"Young people will regret it sooner or later." Seeing Zheng Yubai's determined face, Xu Heixing no longer insisted on keeping him and snorted coldly.
"So, the boss is willing to let me go?" Zheng Yubai felt relieved.
"You can leave anytime you want, but my door is always open to you." Xu Heixing's expression was very clear, and he clearly thought that Zheng Yubai would definitely regret it in the future.
"Thank you for your care. I feel it is inappropriate to leave at this time, so please forgive me. Also, thank you for your promotion and teaching all the time." Zheng Yubai said as he bowed deeply to Xu Heixing, then slowly turned around and walked out.
Zheng Yubai walked out of the door. Xu Heixing's face was gloomy. Suddenly, he slapped the coffee table in front of him, and the coffee table shattered into pieces.
Zheng Yubai spent the entire afternoon on the delivery. Sang Biao and Jin Yanhui were a little reluctant to let Zheng Yubai go, but everyone has their own aspirations, so they also wished Zheng Yubai a safe journey.
Before leaving, Zheng Yubai went to visit the white-browed old man in Building No. 3.
"Hey, kid, you think too simply." After asking Zheng Yubai why he wanted to leave the safe apartment, the old man with white eyebrows laughed. This smile weakened the strong murderous aura in him a lot, making Zheng Yubai feel a little more comfortable.
"Why do you think so? Please enlighten me, old man." Zheng Yubai asked.
"Xu Heixing's mind is not as broad as you see. You know too many of his secrets. It's hard to get away with it. You have to remember one thing: once you enter the world of martial arts, you have no choice." The white-browed old man said with experience.
"If this is the world of martial arts, then I will not regret my decision. This circle is not suitable for me." After hearing what the white-browed old man said, Zheng Yubai was not afraid. Instead, he became more determined in his inner decision.
"If you need any help, just ask. Although Xu Heixing is cruel and ruthless, he still respects the elderly, especially those who have some power." When Zheng Yubai was about to leave, the white-browed old man suddenly said this.
Zheng Yubai felt warm in his heart. The old man with white eyebrows had a bad temper, but he didn't expect that he had such enthusiasm in his heart. After thanking the old man, Zheng Yubai quietly left the apartment. From this time on, he and Black Star Company should have nothing to do with each other.
As soon as he returned to Jinghai City, the phone rang. Zheng Yubai looked at the number and it was Caoji.
“Yubai, you…you…” As soon as the phone was connected, Caoji’s stuttering voice sounded. He looked very anxious and couldn’t speak.
"I left the company." Zheng Yubai said what he wanted to say very calmly.
"Why are you doing this? Don't you want to live?" Caoji lowered his voice and said, "Don't you know who the boss is?"
"I don't think he will." Zheng Yubai said.
"You've been in this circle for so long, but you're still so naive. In the world, everyone is either a friend or an enemy. If you leave the company, the boss won't let you go." Cao Ji said in annoyance. It was obvious that he was very concerned about Zheng Yubai's fate and future.
"At least we are still friends now. If he wants to deal with me one day, I will not be polite." Zheng Yubai scratched his head. This was the only answer he could give.
"You won't be polite? Do you think you are the Immortal King Kong or Superman with his underwear worn outside? Why do you think you were able to survive by going against the Skull and Bones Society before? It's because you have a company backing you up that they dare not do anything wrong. Let me tell you, if organizations like Yan Dao Tang and the Skull and Bones Society want to kill a person, it would be easier than crushing an ant to death." Cao Ji said angrily.
"I know I was a bit reckless, but I'm really not suited for this job." Zheng Yubai knew that Caoji was doing this for his own good, so he couldn't say much. He couldn't say that his trip to London helped him realize who he was and the ugliness of this industry.
"In short, you should leave Jinghai as soon as possible, and maybe you can save your life. I have some money here, come and get it." Cao Ji said hurriedly and hung up the phone.
At times like this, you can tell who is a true friend. Zheng Yubai thought self-deprecatingly after hanging up the phone. From the beginning, Caoji had taken special care of him, treating him like his own brother. Now that I think about it, there are many good men in the world who are brave and righteous. Isn't there a saying that "most of the brave and righteous are butchers"? It still makes people excited when they hear it now. It's just that Zheng Yubai is no longer the ignorant young man who just graduated from college. He now has his own ideas.
He sent a text message to Cao Ji, telling him that he was not short of money, thanking him for his kindness, and making an appointment to meet him for a drink and dinner in a few days. Only then did Zheng Yubai go to Yu Luo's computer company.
When we arrived at the computer company, Du Bisheng and Xu Ruoyu were playing chess under a tree outside the gate, with several old men watching them.
Seeing Zheng Yubai suddenly appear beside him, Du Bisheng, who was worried about Xu Ruoyu's general, messed up the chessboard very shamelessly and said with a smile: "Yubai, you are back so soon."
Xu Ruoyu glared at Du Bisheng in annoyance for his cheating, but he was also very happy that Zheng Yubai had returned.
The three of them walked into the computer company. Yu Luo, the chief technical support, was busy in the studio. She was paying close attention to the computer screen, her fingers dancing happily on the keyboard. What she played were not notes, but zeros and ones in the electronic world.
"Don't disturb her." Zheng Yubai made a gesture to keep quiet and went to see Xu Jin.
Xu Jin is now mainly responsible for the company's customer relationship maintenance and business sales. Her soft face and amiable personality have won the company a lot of customers. Now the company's performance is booming, and every day can be regarded as a daily income. Many people in Jinghai know that this newly opened computer company not only has a super powerful computer security expert, but also a very beautiful business manager. The combination of Yu Luo and Xu Jin has become famous in the circle and gradually has its own world.
Zheng Yubai waited outside the conference room for a while while Xu Jin had just finished discussing a business cooperation with a client. As soon as she came out and saw Zheng Yubai, she ran over happily and hugged Zheng Yubai.
"Do you miss me?" Zheng Yubai said with a smile.
"Of course." Xu Jin said coquettishly. Only in front of Zheng Yubai did she act like a little woman. On weekdays, she left the impression of a decisive and strong woman on her clients.
"I'm not going to leave this time." Zheng Yubai said with a smile, "I'll cook for you at home every day, how about that?"
Xu Jin's face lit up with joy, but then he asked doubtfully, "Where's your job?"
"I don't want to do it anymore." Zheng Yubai scratched his head.
Xu Jin's face changed, and he pulled Zheng Yubai into the meeting room. After closing the door, he asked, "What happened?"
Zheng Yubai did not hide anything and told Xu Jin everything that happened in London. When Xu Jin heard that Zheng Yubai had met the legendary Hannibal and the King of Terror, although she had seen a lot of things in the world, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaim.
"So, you were influenced by them?" Xu Jin asked after listening to Zheng Yubai's story.
"That's not the case. I can only say that I finally know what I want to do." Zheng Yubai said.
"No matter what choice you make, I support you." Xu Jin hugged Zheng Yubai tightly and buried his head in his chest, as if he wanted to absorb as much courage and strength from him as possible.
"Well then, I'll just stay at home and be a gigolo kept by my wife." With Xu Jin's support, Zheng Yubai suddenly felt relaxed and was in the mood to make jokes.
"Hmph, then you have to listen to me from now on." Xu Jin playfully pressed his finger on Zheng Yubai's nose.
"Well, who told me I'm a gigolo who doesn't make money?" Zheng Yubai laughed, and the depression he felt during the trip to London was swept away. He enjoyed his current life very much, carefree, without responsibilities, and no longer had to worry about those ugly things in the underworld. However, there was still one thing waiting for him to solve.
In a blink of an eye, Zheng Yubai had been away from Black Star for ten days. Some things happened in Jinghai, such as several mutilated bodies were found in a desolate wilderness, and another example was a house was set on fire and many bodies were found inside. Zheng Yubai occasionally saw these news and changed the channel directly. He didn't want to get involved anymore.
However, Zheng Yubai was not idle either. He learned from Yang Feiyan that Yang Feiyun and Zhang Daosheng had gone somewhere to "practice" and were said to be back in ten days or so.
Thinking of the one-month agreement between the two, Zheng Yubai also began to secretly collect information about Warner. Although he left Black Star, he still maintained his relationship with Leng Tie, from whom he obtained a lot of useful information.
During his free time from research, Zheng Yubai finally took on the responsibilities that a boyfriend should have. For example, this weekend, he acted as a bag carrier, following Xu Jin around in the shopping mall, and was very busy.
"Does this look good?" Xu Jin picked up a white puffy skirt. This cute outfit was more suitable for Yu Luo and Yang Feiyan. Xu Jin had never worn it before. However, women always want to bring some changes to their lives. Besides, beautiful women will look good no matter how they wear it.
"Try it on. I've never seen you wearing this type of clothes before." Zheng Yubai encouraged. In fact, he wanted to take a good rest while Xu Jin was trying on clothes.
Xu Jin went to try on clothes, and Zheng Yubai quickly put down all the bags in his hands and found a chair to sit down. The female salesperson in the store saw Zheng Yubai like this and gave him a very sympathetic look.
Just as he sat down, another female customer came into the store. She looked around and didn't seem to see any clothes she liked, so she walked over to Zheng Yubai, picked up a piece of clothing and tried it on.
"Mr. Zheng, do you think this dress looks good on me?" the female customer gestured twice and suddenly asked.
Zheng Yubai was startled and looked up. The woman was wearing a red hat that covered the upper half of her face. Looking only at her mouth, nose and chin, Zheng Yubai really couldn't recognize who she was.
Although a little surprised, Zheng Yubai still whispered calmly: "Who are you?"
"Mr. Zheng, you are such a forgetful person. You killed more than a dozen of my colleagues and almost killed me too. How could you forget so quickly?" said the woman.
"Killer Twenty-Six?" Zheng Yubai came to his senses immediately and clenched his fists. If this woman made any move that would harm him and Xu Jin, he wouldn't mind killing her.
"I'm A. We met in New Zealand." The woman took off her hat, revealing a face that Zheng Yubai was familiar with.
"Do you want to kill me?" Zheng Yubai asked, his body ready to deliver a devastating punch at any time.
A shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "We no longer have the ability to kill you. Don't you know that Black Star Company has been killing our killer Twenty-Six in the past ten days?"
"I have already left Black Star Company. I don't know anything about these things." Zheng Yubai said.
"The name Killer 26 will soon disappear from the world. To be honest, there are only E and I left now." A said, with a trace of sadness on her face. Zheng Yubai's sharp eyes could tell that she didn't seem to be lying.
"Why are you telling me this?" Zheng Yubai said, a little shocked. Once Black Star Company took action, it was indeed swift and resolute. Killer 26 was supposed to be deeply rooted in Asia, but it was wiped out in the blink of an eye. Although the two sides have always been enemies, Zheng Yubai also felt a little sad.
"There are no eternal enemies or eternal friends in this world. I come to you in the hope of cooperating with you." A smiled, her smile full of charming temptation.
"Cooperate with me? Just ten days ago, we were enemies, and I killed two of your colleagues with my own hands." Zheng Yubai said.
"Because of this, we know your strength best. E and I have thought about it and decided that if we don't want to die, we can only ask you for help." A said.
Zheng Yubai saw a look of despair in A's eyes. He suddenly realized something and was about to speak when Xu Jin's voice came over: "Yubai, do you think this dress suits me?"
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Zheng Yubai stood up, said "See you at Peninsula Cafe at 7:30 pm", and went to praise Xu Jin's new clothes.
At 7:30 in the evening, Zheng Yubai found an excuse to leave the house and headed straight for the Peninsula Cafe not far from his home.
The Peninsula Cafe is of medium quality, and its customers are usually white-collar workers working nearby. It usually does good business. Although the coffee tastes average, it is quiet. Zheng Yubai and A decided to meet here for this reason.
When they arrived at the coffee shop, there were not many customers inside. Zheng Yubai saw A sitting in the innermost seat at a glance, and next to her was E, whom he had seen on the gambling boat a long time ago. At this moment, E was no longer dressed in a sloppy manner, but changed into an inconspicuous outfit, looking like a freshly graduated student.
A and E had obviously been watching the situation in the coffee shop. As soon as Zheng Yubai came in, A waved to him.
Arriving at their seats, Zheng Yubai sat opposite the two of them and ordered a cup of Blue Mountain coffee.
After the waiter brought the coffee, the surroundings became quiet. Zheng Yubai took a sip of coffee, looked at A, waiting for her to speak.
A did not say anything, but opened the handbag she was carrying, took out a brown paper bag and handed it to Zheng Yubai.
Zheng Yubai took it and weighed it with his hand, thinking that it probably contained a stack of papers. He opened the bag and took out a few notes for securities and bank drafts.
"What does this mean?" Zheng Yubai was confused.
"This is the savings of our killer Twenty-Six over the years. There are bank drafts of 230 million US dollars, securities worth 150 million, and deeds to several real estates. As long as you are willing to help us, all of these will be yours." A said.
Zheng Yubai was shocked. It was not like he had never seen a large amount of money before, but the change from a mortal enemy to giving him money was too big. To be honest, Zheng Yubai was a little hesitant before coming here, fearing that this was a trap set by A. However, he knew clearly that Killer 26 was at the end of his rope. If he still planned to tangle with him at this time, it would definitely be his own destruction.
"This is all our savings. Hopefully it can resolve our previous grudges." said E on the side.
Zheng Yubai smiled, stuffed all the bills back, sealed the bag, and handed it back.
"Why, you don't want it?" A asked nervously.
"Isn't the grudge between us one-sided? I killed more than a dozen of you, some of them were personal grudges, and some were official business. I will not offend others if they don't offend me. If you are willing to resolve this grudge, I have no objection. As for the money, I can't take it." Zheng Yubai said.
E stared at Zheng Yubai blankly, shook his head and said, "Did I hear wrongly? Is there anyone in this world who is not tempted by so much money?"
Zheng Yubai sighed: "Do you know why your assassin No. 26 fails every time to kill me?"
"Why?" A and E asked together.
"Because you are too stubborn, you always judge others based on your own ideas. Don't forget that there are too many kinds of people in this world, and not everyone thinks the same way as you do." Zheng Yubai said.
A fell silent, E blinked, a strange look flashed across his eyes.
"You are willing to do such a risky job as a killer, of course, for money. But not everyone is willing to kill people for money and do things they don't like like you. Maybe everyone has a price, but at least for me, money is not the most important thing." Zheng Yubai saw that E was not convinced and continued.
A laughed, put away the brown paper bag and said, "We were wrong, but please do us a favor anyway."
"Tell me about it." Zheng Yubai had a hunch that A and E's commission might be related to the revenge he was about to launch. Although he couldn't explain the logical connection, there was a voice in his mind telling him that this was an opportunity.
"We want to take revenge on Warner." A said with determination.
"Warner Company? As far as I know, the one chasing you everywhere is Yandaotang's Black Star Company, right?" Zheng Yubai was stunned, thinking that they had chosen the wrong target.
A shook his head. “It’s only right for Black Star Company to hunt us down. As a killer, you should be prepared to face the possibility of revenge. If Black Star Company comes looking for us, the worst that can happen is that we fight to the death. As for revenge, there’s no way of saying it.”
Zheng Yubai looked at the uncertain expression on A's face and knew that she was definitely not telling the whole truth, but he was not afraid that A was doing something secretive.
"Then why take revenge on Warner?"
"The assassination of Xu Heixing in London was done by U and W behind the organization's back. Otherwise, with our capabilities, how could we dare to directly assassinate the top leaders of Yandaotang?" A said angrily, "Warner not only gave U and W a large sum of money, but also kidnapped their families and threatened them to do it. As a result, not only did they die, but the Black Star Company also pointed its spearhead at us. We must repay this hatred."
When A was telling the story, there was hatred flashing in E's eyes. Zheng Yubai saw it and knew that what A said must be the truth.
"But why did you choose me, your mortal enemy? If I remember correctly, the number of your colleagues I killed is even higher than the number indirectly killed by Warner." Zheng Yubai still didn't understand A's logic. According to his thinking, even if he wanted to take revenge, he shouldn't ask his enemy for help.
A laughed bitterly: "In fact, I'm afraid that no one in this world dares to help us except you."
"Why are you so sure?" Zheng Yubai asked.
"You just said that we are stubborn and don't understand you. In fact, we are the ones who know you best. We knew you wouldn't accept the money." A said calmly, "Sometimes, your enemies know you better than your friends."
"You are finally willing to tell the truth." Zheng Yubai smiled. He has seen the cards of A and E. The other party really wants to deal with Warner, and they will do it at all costs.
"You want to deal with Warner, and so do we. Now you and we have a common enemy, and we can be considered comrades in the same trench. It is difficult for any one of us to shake Warner on our own, but if we unite, we will have greater power and more chances of winning. This is a good opportunity to turn hostility into friendship, what do you think?" A continued. She had good eloquence and her analysis was very logical.
Zheng Yubai was silent for a moment, and finally said slowly: "Tell me about your plan." (To be continued)