Chapter 2183: Chapter 2183: 2184: The So-Called Endgame

Suddenly hearing Lin Yi speak, the man in the mask was startled and his hand trembled involuntarily.

In a fierce instant, Lin Yi sat upright on the bed!

Caught off guard, the masked man took a step back, putting distance between himself and Lin Yi.

“You’ve known I was here all along!”

“You put an aromatherapy in the room that aids sleep, and probably added something else; otherwise, I wouldn’t have felt so sleepy,” Lin Yi said in a low voice, sitting cross-legged on the bed.

“When something is off, there must be a reason behind it. No matter how you slice it, Zhong Hai owns half of the bath centers that depend on me. Such petty tricks are unlikely to fool me.”

Hearing this, the eyes of the masked man narrowed.

The man before him was much more difficult to deal with than he had anticipated.

“Even if you discovered me, it’s of no use,” the masked man said.

“Somebody has offered a million for your life. I can’t let you live.”

“My life is only worth a million?”

Lin Yi rested his head on one hand, staring at the spot where the masked man’s finger was on the trigger.

“I’ll offer two million. Put the gun down.”

“Sorry, it’s a matter of principle. I have a reputation to uphold in this circle.”

“What? You think I’ll cheat you? Or is two million too little, and you don’t want to ruin your reputation? I can understand that.”

As he spoke, Lin Yi removed the Richard Miller watch that Shen Shuyi had given him and tossed it to the masked man.

“This watch is worth over 10 million; buying that gun in your hand should be a good deal.”

The masked man was professional; his grip on the gun was steady. He only glanced at the watch Lin Yi threw before returning his gaze to him.

“Trying to fool me with something of unknown authenticity, such a move is too foolish.”

“You can think it’s fake if you want,” Lin Yi said, spreading his hands.

“What I’m saying is, you’d better calm down and not do anything stupid. You can’t kill me. Your only way out is to work with me and tell me who sent you.”

“You are interesting, which is probably why someone offered a million for your life.”

As he spoke, the masked man disengaged the safety on his gun.

“Get ready to depart this world; Pengcheng’s waters are deeper than you imagine. You can’t play this game here.”

Bang!

The masked man pulled the trigger cleanly!

Orange-red bullets sprayed out, but at the instant before the trigger was pulled, Lin Yi had already reacted, dodging his head to the side and avoiding the bullet without a scratch!

“How is this possible!”

The masked man was dumbfounded. At that moment, he doubted that what he saw was real—it was all like a dream.

He actually evaded a bullet!

With a whoosh!

Lin Yi’s body moved at that instant!

Like a swift cheetah, he jumped off the bed and rushed towards the masked man, landing a punch in his abdomen!

The intense pain caused the masked man’s eyes to bulge; the gun from his hand dropped to the ground as he curled up, lying down.

Looking up at Lin Yi’s expressionless face, he remembered what Lin Yi had just said.

From the beginning to the end, he himself was the prey.

He hadn’t acted earlier simply because he didn’t want to, not because he couldn’t.

“I told you, the best you could do was to put down the gun. You should understand now,” Lin Yi yawned, saying lazily.

“Tell me, who sent you.”

“I don’t even know who it is. We communicated through WeChat.”

“WeChat?”

“The person goes by the nickname ‘K.’ He contacted me privately and asked me to come and kill you.”

“The phone, do you have it on you?”

“No, not on me…” the masked man coughed a few times, a mouthful of fresh blood spilling from his mouth, “After I received the task, I left the phone at home.”

“Weren’t you afraid it was a phishing trap?”

“We’ve worked together before and value each other’s reputation, so I didn’t think too much about it.”

Lin Yi’s mouth curved up, “It seems this matter is going to be quite exciting.”

…

Meanwhile, a black Rolls-Royce Phantom stopped at the entrance of the resort.

But it stayed there without moving in.

Sitting in the back seat was none other than Liu Yuancheng, who had been discussing with Huang Sihai about how to get rid of Lin Yi.

“President Huang,” Liu Yuancheng spoke into the phone:

“My man has gone up. I’m waiting at the entrance, and there should be news soon.”

“I trust your work; there shouldn’t be any problems.”

“It’s a big affair; I wouldn’t let any mistakes occur,” Liu Yuancheng said confidently.

“But just to be sure, we should inform the officials as well, have some people dispatched here as our second line of defense.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve already arranged everything; they’re on their way to the resort now.”

“That settles it then. Ma Zheng’s calling me; it seems that the upper-level issue is resolved. We’ll talk later.”

“Okay.”

Liu Yuancheng hung up the phone with Huang Sihai and then answered Ma Zheng’s call.

“President Liu, it’s done. I just heard gunfire.”

“Wait for me on the third floor. I’m on my way.”

“Okay.”

After ending the call with Ma Zheng, Liu Yuancheng got out of the car, straightened his shirt, and hurried into the resort along with his driver.@@novelbin@@

When he entered, the manager had already prepared the elevator, which quickly took them to the third floor. At Lin Yi’s door, they met Ma Zheng.

Ma Zheng was half a head taller than Liu Yuancheng and had a fierce look.

But he was very respectful in front of Liu Yuancheng.

“President Liu, it should be almost done; do you want to go in and take a look?”

“No rush,” Liu Yuancheng said calmly.

“Ah Si hasn’t come out yet; there’s probably some finishing work left to do. Let’s just wait here; after all, it’s all been taken care of.”

“As President Liu says.”

“Are all the people on the third floor cleared out?”

“They’ve all been relocated to other floors, the surveillance is off; no evidence will be left behind.”

“Well done with that.”

“No trouble at all. It’s my job.”

Liu Yuancheng leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette, relaxed, in no hurry at all.

Things were settled, so there was nothing to worry about.

“Make sure to handle the body properly; don’t let it be discovered,” Liu Yuancheng said:

“I’ll arrange for a boat to dispose of it at sea once it gets dark. Then this business is wrapped up.”

“No need to bother yourself, President Liu. I’ve got boats too; I’ll have my men take care of it.”

“That’s fine; just make sure there are no slip-ups.”

“Got it, got it.”

Click—

Halfway through his cigarette, the door opened from the inside.

Everyone standing outside paused, waiting for a man named Ah Si to come out and help dispose of the body.

But when the door opened, what they saw was the person they could not believe!

“Lin Yi!”