897 The Trouble With Growing Up
âYou, what are you going to do to meâ¦â
âI forgot to tell you. I used to be a cardiologist at the hospital. I was proficient in dozens of surgical techniques. Even those Sunrise Landese ninjas couldnât last more than ten minutes against me. How long do you think you can last?â
Looking at the shiny scalpel in Lin Yiâs hand, Owenâs breathing quickened.
This was the first time he felt fear while facing a person.
âThe missions we received were all commissioned by a middleman. We donât know anything. Please donât kill me. I donât want to die.â
In terms of willpower, forget comparing them to Huaxian people.
Even when compared to Sunrise Landese, these Meiguons were far lacking.
Otherwise, it wouldnât have been so easy to deal with those international students.
In the face of death, forget talking about benevolence and morality. As long as they were slightly intimidated, their willpower would collapse.
âWhoâs the middleman?â
âI donât know. We were only ever contacted by phone.â
Lin Yi leaned his head on one hand and looked at Owen.
The information he provided was useless. He still could not find out who the mastermind was.
Therefore, he had to continue digging for more information.
âIf your mission is completed this time, how would you have handed me over to the middleman?â
âWe donât have handover procedures. Jones and I are worth a lot of money. The targets we carry out are usually on people of status. When these people run into trouble, thereâs bound to be something about it on TV, just like for yourself.â
âHowever, there are also some special circumstances that will require us to kill some small fry. In such a situation, we will take photos and send them over. As long as we prove that the target is dead, it will be fine.â
Lin Yiâs brows were deeply furrowed. It was indeed a little difficult to find a time where face-to-face interaction was necessary throughout this process.
âHavenât you ever seen the middleman?â
âWeâve met once because weâre all veterans.â Owen seemed to know what Lin Yi was going to ask.
âBut heâs difficult to make an appointment with. I canât guarantee that he will show up.â
âI donât want to hear that. I want you to take care of this. Your survival depends on how well this goes.â
Owen shivered in fear. He understood that the man in front of him was scarier than the devil.
If he didnât do as he said, he might end up in worse shape than Jones.
âI understand. Please give me some time.â
Lin Yi looked at his watch. âIf thereâs no result by tomorrow morning, the two of you can accompany each other on the road to hell.â
With that, Lin Yi walked out of the room.
He also arranged for the shipâs crew to guard the door of Owenâs room to prevent him from escaping.
Not long after he walked out, he saw Yan Ci standing on the deck, as if waiting for him to come out.
âHave you been here all this while?â
Yan Ci nodded. âI was afraid that something would go wrong, so Iâve been waiting for you here.â
âWhy worry about me? What problems could possibly come up?â
âIâm not worried about anything else. Iâm mainly concerned about your wound,â Yan Ci said.
âCome back with me first. The wound is covered in blood. If we donât treat it now, it will get infected.â
âIt would have been better if you hadnât mentioned it. Now that you mention it, I feel like it really does hurt a little.â
âThen why donât you take it seriously? Hurry up and come with me. If there are any side effects from the injury, youâll be in trouble.â
âItâs just a little painful. Thereâs no need to make a fuss. Didnât I tell you before? It wonât delay your exercise.â
âAlright, then you can be on top tonight. Especially since you keep saying the injury wonât affect you,â Yan Ci rolled her eyes and said.
âUm, I donât think I said Iâll be exercising as well, right? Wait, were you having such thoughts? Are you unable to wait?â Lin Yi touched his chin and said.
âSpeaking of which, itâs been almost twenty days since we landed on the island. Youâre still at the age where youâre as voracious as a wolf. Itâs normal for you to have such needs.â
âI might just strangle you.â
Yan Ci placed her hand on Lin Yiâs waist and pinched him mercilessly. âCome with me quickly. Someone might come here at any moment.â
âSure thing.â
When they reached the room, Yan Ci took out the first aid kit and helped Lin Yi clean his wound.
Although she was an amateur, with Lin Yiâs guidance, she quickly finished cleaning the wound.
âOh right, thereâs something I forgot to tell you,â Lin Yi said.
âTell the production team not to spread the news about the man in black. Donât let that man in black appear in the show either.â
âIâll let them know.â
Yan Ci didnât know what had happened, but Lin Yi had already said this.
Thus, she would just do as he said.
After finishing his business, Lin Yi got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.
What followed was another passionate night.
Just like every other time, when Lin Yi woke up, Yan Ci was no longer by his side.
Lin Yi was a little impressed by Yan Ci.
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Despite staying up late at night and claiming to be tired, she was able to wake up after sleeping for only two or three hours and be fully alert for work.
With her spirit, energy, and spirit, it was not enough to describe her as a wolf, tiger, or even a jaguar.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi suddenly realized a problem.
In another three to five years, the women around him would reach the 30th year of their life.
Lin Yi was not sure if he could handle all of them.
Sigh, this was the so-called trouble with growing up.
After this, Lin Yi got up, put on his clothes, and went to the bathroom to wash his face. Then, went to see Owen.
Pushing the door open, Lin Yi saw Owen sitting neatly on the sofa with his head half lowered. His expression was gloomy, and he seemingly didnât have any energy left.
âIs it done?â
âWeâre meeting in Zhonghai, Huaxia.â
âZhonghai?â
...
This meeting place surprised Lin Yi.
It was a little abnormal that they arranged to meet right at his doorstep.
âI explained the situation here to him. I said that the assassination did not succeed and that I was going to continue when you returned to Zhonghai,â Owen said.
âThen I told him that your identity is very special and itâll be very difficult to complete the job in Zhonghai. I asked him to help and come up with a plan. When the time comes, I would give him a portion of the commission. He agreed out of his love for money.â
âAs a middleman, you should always remain mysterious. Your story seems too convenient.â Lin Yi said.
âI donât think heâd be short of money.â
âOf course, youâre quite right,â Owen said with a shrug.
âItâs true, he doesnât lack this bit of money. What he has his eyes on is your money, not the bounty. If you die, all your assets might become his.â
âTo be honest, I would never even dream of such an amazing thing,â Lin Yi smiled.
âBut thatâs what he thinks. Plus, heâs nearby, so he agreed to come,â Owen said.
âI hope you donât doubt what Iâm saying. I know what youâre capable of. I wouldnât joke around with my life like that. Besides, Zhonghai is your territory. No one can challenge you there.â
âIt turns out youâre not that stupid.â Lin Yi smiled.
âWhen are you supposed to meet?â
âAccording to the program teamâs rules, we can return to Zhonghai today. Heâs buying a plane ticket and is rushing over. Heâll probably reach Zhonghai early this morning,â Owen said.
âIâve done what I was asked to do. You can take care of the rest.â
Lin Yi stretched lazily. âPack up and come back with me later. You have to do some acting with me tonight.â