Chapter 1 Nie Yan's Alarming Discovery

Nie Yan was shocked. These people were able to enter Xie Yao's house, which meant they were well-prepared. They had even used dangerous weapons like heavy sniper rifles. He didn't know what their purpose was. Were they here for Xie Yao?

What did they want to do with those heavy sniper rifles? Nie Yan's heart sank. Could they be planning to assassinate Xie Yao? That was unacceptable!

Xie Yao was very important to both the Zhengrong Conglomerate and the Longyue Conglomerate. These people's actions today must be related to the two conglomerates.

Nie Yan slowly approached them, moving very carefully. He didn't know how Xie Yao was doing right now. He silenced his phone and sent Xie Yao a message: Xie Yao, what's your current location?

Xie Yao sent back a message: Still in the bathroom of the bedroom. The glass in the bathroom is bulletproof, using a voice-activated system. I dare not go out.

Nie Yan could feel Xie Yao's tension and fear. He sent Xie Yao a message, comforting her: Stay inside and don't come out. I'll be there soon!

The buildings in Azurewater Heights used the best materials, including every brick and every pane of glass. Even the ubiquitous glass was made of composite materials. Moreover, the bedroom's bathroom was controlled by the user's voice. Others couldn't open it, so Xie Yao was a little safer inside.

Xie Yao sent over a message: Nie Yan, be careful. My family's security will be here in three minutes.

Nie Yan crouched down, gradually approaching the two people in front. He faintly heard some of their conversation.

One person let out a chilling laugh, saying, "Bayonet, you understand the consequences of doing this."

The man opposite him, called Bayonet, said firmly, "Ghost Fire, we mercenaries have a principle, which is not to attack the old, weak, women, and children. Before coming here, you didn't explain the situation! So it's not me breaking the contract."

"If I hadn't seen that you have the military's anti-satellite technology, I wouldn't have asked an inflexible blockhead like you to come. Principles are bullshit. You're a mercenary, and I'm a killer. The employer gives money, and we don't care if they're old, weak, women, or children. They pay, we do the job. Don't forget, your brothers with missing arms and legs are still waiting for your money to go home and support their families," the one called Ghost Fire said disdainfully.

Bayonet visibly hesitated for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "My brothers, they also came down from the mercenary battlefield. They should understand everything I'm doing."

"Even if they can understand, by the time you get back, you might not see them."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Since the employer gave us the task, he's already prepared for you to go back on your word."

"Who is the employer?" Bayonet asked Ghost Fire in a cold voice, staring intently.

"We killers have a rule, we don't reveal any information about the employer to outsiders."

Listening to their conversation, Nie Yan roughly understood the whole story. These two people came together to kidnap or assassinate Xie Yao. Ghost Fire took the job and called the mercenary named Bayonet, because Bayonet had the military's anti-satellite technology, which could be used to infiltrate Azurewater Heights. But when they got here, they suddenly had an internal conflict. The mercenary called Bayonet had a principle, which was not to attack the old, weak, women, and children. Xie Yao was just a girl of eighteen or nineteen, so Bayonet had a change of heart.

Nie Yan had some respect in his heart for the mercenary named Bayonet. He was still able to stick to his principles in this situation.

At this moment, a beam of infrared light pierced through the darkness, leaving a red spot on Bayonet's chest. The spot moved on Bayonet's chest. Ghost Fire revealed a hint of contemptuous smile, saying, "You need to understand the situation now."

Bayonet glanced at the distant rooftop. As long as the sniper in the dark pulled the trigger, with the firing speed of a heavy sniper's laser bullet, he definitely wouldn't survive the next moment.

"Let's go. Where is that girl?" Bayonet hesitated for a moment and said.

"It's good that you know what's good for you. Don't play any tricks. If you have the slightest problem here, your brothers will have to be buried with you."

Bayonet's eyes turned cold, and he said, "No matter who the employer is, tell him for me, before I die, he'd better not touch my brothers, otherwise he'll have sleepless nights."

Ghost Fire smiled when he heard Bayonet's words, not replying. He had worked with Bayonet a few times, and he knew very well about Bayonet's strength. Bayonet wasn't making empty threats!

But so what? He was only responsible for doing the job. After the job was done and he got the commission, he could go and enjoy himself. As for the life and death of others, it was none of his business.

The two of them showed signs of heading towards Xie Yao's villa. Nie Yan didn't know what their purpose was, whether it was to assassinate Xie Yao or to kidnap Xie Yao. If it was to assassinate Xie Yao, once they entered the house, Xie Yao would be in danger. Although the glass in Xie Yao's bedroom bathroom was bulletproof, the voice-activated system was nothing to people like them, who could even block satellites.

Just then, at the entrance of Xie Yao's villa, seven or eight figures rushed in. They were all Xie Yao's family's security guards.

Ghost Fire's area communication system, worn on his ear, suddenly rang, "Ghost Fire, a few small fries are coming over."

Ghost Fire smiled, revealing a cold murderous aura, saying, "Take them out."

A beam of light flashed in the air, and with a muffled bang, the beam of light pierced through a security guard's heart. The security guard didn't even utter a groan before falling down.

At the entrance of the villa, there was a commotion. The security guards found terrain to hide themselves in.

"They have a heavy sniper rifle!"

"Take out the sniper!"

From their lithe figures, it could be seen that these security guards had also received special training.

"Three minutes to find the target and take her away. I won't be responsible for any problems that arise after three minutes!" the person holding the heavy sniper rifle in the distance said in Ghost Fire's area communication system.

"Understood, three minutes is enough."

Ghost Fire and Bayonet jumped into Xie Yao's villa.

Nie Yan felt his way to the window of Xie Yao's villa. He found that the window was open. He leaped up and jumped in, heading towards Xie Yao's bedroom with practiced ease. Relying on his familiarity with Xie Yao's villa, he arrived at Xie Yao's bedroom one step earlier than the two of them.

The layout of Xie Yao's bedroom hadn't changed. It was the same as before. Nie Yan looked around, hiding by the bed.

Discovering that there was one more person in the room, Xie Yao, who was in the bathroom, suddenly panicked. Although she had also practiced taekwondo and some other fighting skills, they were simply not enough in front of these professional killers.

"Don't worry, it's me," Nie Yan said in a deep voice.

Xie Yao immediately quieted down. Nie Yan's voice calmed her mind a little.

"Hide well, don't make any noise." In this situation, Nie Yan could only give it his all. He definitely couldn't let those two people harm Xie Yao.

He didn't know how skilled those two people were, but from their words, he could tell that one of them was a professional killer, and the other had been a mercenary. Their skills would definitely not be lacking. Nie Yan estimated that with his strength, if he launched a sneak attack, he could only deal with one of them at most. If there were two opponents, it would be a bit troublesome.

But if those two people entered Xie Yao's bedroom, Nie Yan had no choice but to fight!

Nie Yan could feel two people in the corridor rapidly approaching. Although the sound was very soft, Nie Yan could still feel the slight vibration of the ground.

He lay on the ground, his body half-hidden under the bed. With a flick of his hand, a sharp dagger appeared between his two fingers. This dagger was something Nie Yan had casually grabbed from his room when he went out. It was usually just an ornament. This dagger was only a little over an inch long, and it didn't look threatening at all, but if the strength was strong enough, such a short dagger could also be fatal.

The door to Xie Yao's bedroom suddenly opened, and Nie Yan's heartstrings tightened, and he held his breath.

In the instant he entered the door, Bayonet frowned. Having survived in the most dangerous environments for many years, his sense of smell was much stronger than ordinary people. He smelled the scent of two people. One of the scents was a girl's aura, and the other was a man's.

Bayonet's heart paused, but he didn't say anything.

Ghost Fire followed behind Bayonet, entering the room. His assassination skills were relatively high, but his perception of danger wasn't as sensitive as Bayonet's.

"Where's that little girl?" Ghost Fire asked. He let out a strange laugh, quickly locking onto the bathroom next to him, and walked towards the bathroom.

Bayonet slowly took a step back, letting Ghost Fire go first.

Ghost Fire suddenly threw out a small piece of metal. After the small piece of metal flew up, it stuck to the glass door of the bathroom.

There was a deafening explosion, and the glass door immediately cracked into pieces, falling to the ground with a crash. Xie Yao's scream came from inside the bathroom.

Xie Yao pretended to be flustered and helpless. What she had to do was to attract Ghost Fire's attention. Although she was nervous in her heart, she still dealt with it calmly. Because she knew that Nie Yan was by her side, and she was not alone. Xie Yao's psychological quality was still very good because she often practiced taekwondo and occasionally fought with people.

Ghost Fire's actions made Bayonet frown. Bayonet said, "The employer wants her alive."

Ghost Fire smiled and said, "Don't worry, she won't die." Saying that, he walked towards the bathroom.

Seeing the terrified Xie Yao in the bathroom, Ghost Fire laughed lewdly, "Tsk tsk, she's really good looking. Much prettier than the pictures." At this time, Xie Yao's hair was a little messy, but Ghost Fire could still see her beautiful face.

"Bayonet, do you want to play with her?" Ghost Fire's mouth curved into a strange arc as he looked at Bayonet.

"We don't have much time!" Bayonet said with a look of disgust.

Just as Ghost Fire was about to walk into the bathroom, Nie Yan, who had been lurking by the bed, suddenly sprang up like a spring, and the dagger in his hand stabbed straight into Ghost Fire's back.