God-Level All-rounder Expert
Chapter 96 - 95, Boosting Momentum!

Chapter 96: Chapter 95, Boosting Momentum!

Lin Shang lived up to his name. Although his name contained the character for tragedy, it didn’t mean his fate was tragic, Instead, it was tragic for any stranger who met him.

While abroad, Fang Yi had a chance encounter with this guy when he was robbing a piece of jewelry from the Business Alliance, and Lin Shang was there to assassinate the alliance leader. The two "hit it off," both striking simultaneously, one grabbing the jewels, and the other taking a life, ultimately taking down the alliance leader.

They then exchanged contact information, collaborated on big cases whenever they occurred, and gradually grew familiar and in sync. Of course, the reason Fang Yi wanted to involve this guy in big cases, which might sound morally wrong, was that Fang Yi wanted him to take the fall.

But it was unclear whether this guy particularly enjoyed taking the fall, as he always helped with the killing, especially when Fang Yi was about to make a move, this guy would strike first. So, Fang Yi secretly gave him a nickname: "The Scapegoat King!"

However, for some reason, after five years of working together, this guy seemed oblivious, though even an idiot could figure out that Fang Yi was setting him up to take the fall. Fang Yi didn’t believe this guy had no clue, so he decided to be straightforward with him.

And this guy’s response was...

"I support him in his delusion of being flawless if that’s what he thinks. Let him be even more foolish."

Lin Shang was completely serious as he responded.

At that moment, Fang Yi realized that this guy was a real piece of work who, aside from liking to act cool and tough, also liked to play the fool while being the tiger.

However, perhaps it was masochism, but Fang Yi found this guy quite likable and suited his taste. Another advantage was that this guy never competed with him for women.

Whenever they encountered beautiful women, this guy would ignore them, even if women approached him first.

At first, Fang Yi thought this guy was truly ascetic and avoided women, even suspecting this guy had some issues, until later he realized this guy’s tastes were a little off, but let’s not digress.

Meanwhile, Bai Jingjing had become an outsider; after some effort and diversion tactics, she finally understood the relationship between the two men and then timidly asked, "Excuse me, are you two..."

She poked her index fingers together.

The expressions on Fang Yi and Lin Shang were priceless.

Fang Yi sighed, "Alliance Hierarch Bai, may I boldly ask if you have a fondness for yaoi?"

Lin Shang seriously said, "You see with fujoshi eyes, Alliance Hierarch, don’t deny it."

Bai Jingjing looked up at the night sky, "Can’t a girl imagine a bit?"

"No!"

"Not at all!!!"

Fang Yi and Lin Shang both shouted at once.

The three fell into silence.

"Hey," Lin Shang spoke, "You aren’t going to let me stand here all night in the cold breeze, are you? Is this how you treat a friend?"

"This is Red Light Street, go find a girl and relieve yourself, stop bothering me," Fang Yi said impatiently.

Lin Shang rubbed his nose and said, "Forget it, I’d feel unlucky to catch a disease."

Fang Yi cursed, "If you caught AIDS, I would be very happy."

Lin Shang: "..."

Another brief silence ensued.

After a while, it was Bai Jingjing who spoke first, "So... what should we do next?"

Fang Yi said, "Don’t worry, with this guy here, not just the Black Water Alliance headquarters, he could break into Fuyuan Pavilion too." He pointed at Lin Shang.

Lin Shang blandly said, "Why don’t you say that Lincoln was assassinated by me."

Fang Yi said, "I was about to say that, don’t steal my lines!"

Bai Jingjing’s expression turned solemn, her eyebrows darkening as she stared at Fang Yi, her tone slightly icy, "Can you be serious? The jokes are over, let’s discuss the real issue."

Fang Yi said, "I was discussing the real issue."

Bai Jingjing was speechless.

"You might not believe it, but do you know this guy’s identity?" Fang Yi walked over and patted Lin Shang’s shoulder.

Bai Jingjing shook her head in confused doubt.

"Phantom, a top fifty assassin on the global assassin leaderboard! The assassin leaderboard has six levels: copper rank, silver rank, gold rank, diamond level, transcendent, and the strongest. This guy is a diamond-level assassin."

Bai Jingjing, though puzzled, felt impressed and then, looking at Fang Yi, squinted slightly and asked, "And what level are you?"

"Uh, well... I’m obviously on the Strongest Level," Fang Yi said, full of self-admiration.

Right then, Lin Shang chimed in somberly, "Yes, the Strongest Level of wanted criminal."

Bai Jingjing was puzzled, "Wanted criminal? What does that mean..."

"Actually..."

However, before Lin Shang could explain, he was stomped on by Fang Yi.

"Alright, that concludes our discussion. We’ll take action tomorrow," Fang Yi declared definitively.

Bai Jingjing was left confused; that was it... was that really all for the discussion?

...

The next day at dawn, the four of them gathered at the entrance to Red Light Street.

"Lincoln, how many times did you show up last night?" Fang Yi asked with a grin.

Lincoln glanced at Bai Jingjing, somewhat embarrassed, and whispered, "Five times."

Fang Yi’s mouth twitched, and he commented approvingly, "Not bad, not bad."

After saying that, Fang Yi noticed all three were staring at him intensively...

"Why are you guys looking at me like that? Did I get more handsome again?" Fang Yi boasted extremely vainly.

Bai Jingjing and Lin Shang rolled their eyes together.

"Alright, let’s talk business. Lin Shang, did you find out where those captured White Tiger Alliance gang members are?" Fang Yi asked.

"I did. They’re in an abandoned factory in the West Suburb, guarded by over thirty from the Black Water Alliance," Lin Shang replied.

Fang Yi nodded and said, "Okay, let’s move out."

"Wait a minute!"

Bai Jingjing suddenly spoke up, "Are we... just heading there like this?"

It was just four of them, while the other side had over thirty people, not to mention any potential ambushes. Just going there, was that not a death wish?

Fang Yi laughed, "Don’t worry, Lin Shang is the reincarnation of Bruce Lee. He can take on thirty people."

Lin Shang’s mouth twitched, thinking, That’s you talking, I am only good at assassination, not large-scale combat.

"Right, before that, we need to get a car to boost our presence," Fang Yi suddenly remembered.

...

Half an hour later, a huge red truck was traveling on the highway to the West Suburb.

Lincoln was driving, Lin Shang sat in the passenger seat, and in the back of the red truck, Fang Yi and Bai Jingjing were sitting together. Due to the bumps, their bodies inevitably touched each other.

During a sharp turn, Bai Jingjing lost control of her body, slanting towards Fang Yi, who opened his arms in a welcoming gesture, and Bai Jingjing helplessly ended up in Fang Yi’s embrace.

"Sweetheart, don’t be afraid, I’m here," Fang Yi comforted.

Sweetheart? Bai Jingjing nearly choked in anger—she was, after all, the Alliance Hierarch of the White Tiger Alliance!

Despite that, there was nothing she could do about it, knowing she was being taken advantage of by this guy. If she had known better, she would have chosen the passenger seat instead.

Thus, Bai Jingjing shifted the topic, "Where did you get this big truck from?" Previously, this guy had mentioned needing to boost their presence, and Bai Jingjing had thought it would be something else, but instead, he had stolen a big truck.

Bai Jingjing was baffled, did driving such a huge truck really boost their presence?

Fang Yi answered, "That was way too easy, but telling you wouldn’t help; you just need to know that it really enhances our presence, and that’s enough."

Bai Jingjing sighed, utterly baffled by this guy.

"By the way, I have a question." Suddenly, Fang Yi said.

"What?"

"During this mission, Gu Zheng is the mole, but I’m thinking... he’s not the only mole," Fang Yi said.

Meanwhile, Bai Jingjing, being inappropriately embraced by Fang Yi, had a sudden change in expression.