Night fell.
Su Han enjoyed a sauna and a massage from Julie, finding immense pleasure in it.
However, what always puzzled him was the mysterious assassin black market. What exactly was it?
Someone like Brother B, a powerful figure in his own right, was merely one of their enforcers.
From what he learned from Climbing Tiger, the black market was an extremely vast organization, and it seemed to have existed for several hundred years!
As he was thinking.
Suddenly, Su Han received a message. Upon opening it, he saw it was from Climbing Tiger!
Climbing Tiger, who had already returned to China, sent him a location.
"Boss, tomorrow morning at 9 AM, this month's black market opens. I've arrived. Should I wait for you here or..."
Su Han looked at the location.
It was in a remote small town at the foot of the Himalayas!
"No wonder the black market is so hard to find. These guys really know how to pick a spot," Su Han mused. The altitude here was close to 5,000 meters; most people would likely suffer from oxygen deprivation.
Only true masters, or locals, could stay there for extended periods!
At the same time, choosing this location also provided excellent cover. After all, many climbing teams from all over would coincidentally come here to ascend the mountains...
"What's wrong? Is something up?" Sister Julie asked.
Su Han nodded, not hiding anything. He said directly, "I'm returning to China tomorrow. I might not be back for a long time."
Hearing this, Sister Julie was slightly disappointed. She had just decided to commit herself to Su Han, but he was leaving tomorrow. What could be achieved in just one night!
"Then, for my sake, can you not go?" Sister Julie looked at Su Han reproachfully. She had completely fallen for him now, even mastering the art of massage to serve him.
However, Su Han shook his head.
"Sister Julie, you might not know my background. I must go to this black market. There are secrets about my past there..."
"Your past?"
Hearing this, Sister Julie was puzzled.
Su Han let out a cold laugh, his eyes filled with intense killing intent!
In his previous life, he remembered that when his mother passed away, Old Su had conducted investigations from various angles. The suspicions all pointed to a killer organization.
The investigation was only halted because the family later went bankrupt!
Now, Su Han had been reborn. He had successfully helped Dongxin Appliances weather the crisis, preventing the family's decline. However, he still harbored deep suspicions about his mother's sudden death!
Therefore, his trip to the assassin black market this time was under the guise of helping Princess Luna, but his true purpose was to investigate the cause of his mother's death. After all, following that incident, Su Han became an orphan. Old Su was often away, and he grew up alone and lonely, all due to that event!
"Su Han... have you really thought this through? Those forces are not to be trifled with. Sister advises you, why not stay in Macau for a life of bliss, even for me?" Sister Julie pleaded earnestly. She was completely smitten with Su Han.
But at this moment, Su Han patted her head and chuckled, "Don't worry. Their influence is significant, but I'm not to be underestimated. Besides, I'm investigating secretly; no one knows my true intentions!"
Speaking of which.
Su Han suddenly pounced like a hungry tiger, repaying all the favors he owed to Sister Julie.
Indeed, the big-eyed Sister Julie bore a striking resemblance to a Hollywood actress, coupled with her shapely figure. Su Han felt that if Sister Julie entered the entertainment industry, she wouldn't lose to many A-list stars!
After a night of revelry, it wasn't until the early morning that Su Han finally calmed down.
Looking at Sister Julie, he found she had fallen into a deep sleep. Su Han estimated that she wouldn't recover for at least three to five days.
He then quietly left a note without waking her and boarded the plane back to China.
His destination was Lhasa!
...
On the frigid plateau, amidst the vast expanse of snow.
When Su Han arrived, the surroundings were already filled with a continuous stream of climbers!
At an altitude of 4,500 meters, many were already experiencing altitude sickness. Oxygen tanks were a necessity here, but Su Han didn't seem to need them much.
He let out a long breath and immediately called Climbing Tiger!
"Hello, Tiger, where are you now?"
"Boss, I'm having lamb skewers here, haha. Head towards Kalong Town, there's a lamb restaurant here with amazing taste!"
Su Han shook his head, surprised that the kid was already enjoying himself.
Checking the location, he saw he was only about two kilometers from Kalong Town. Su Han quickened his pace and soon saw ahead a small town nestled in the snow.
Calling it a town was an exaggeration; it only had about a dozen households, most of which were restaurants! There were also some shops selling climbing equipment!
From a distance, Su Han spotted Climbing Tiger waving at him from the entrance of a lamb restaurant!
Su Han hurried forward and entered the establishment with him!
As expected, the interior was quite warm. A table laden with roasted lamb and some high-proof liquor was a true delicacy in this frozen landscape.
"Haha, how is it, Boss? I told you, right? This roasted lamb is the most satisfying I've had in the past two days. Come, have some more, it's so exhilarating!"
As he spoke, Climbing Tiger respectfully poured wine for Su Han and introduced, "Boss, after my observations over the past two days, there are quite a few experts here this time! I've seen four or five with gold badges, and one with a star badge. Tsk tsk, the scale is much larger than before!"
Su Han immediately asked, "Star badge? What is that?"
Li Tianhu looked surprised. Could it be that this boss, a gold-badge assassin, didn't know about star badges?
"Boss, you're not testing me, are you? You don't know about star badges?" Climbing Tiger looked astonished, then continued, "A star badge signifies a super assassin. For example, the top three on the assassin leaderboard are all star badges! Moreover, star badge assassins receive special privileges annually. When they attend the black market convention, anything they desire can be taken without contention!"
After listening, Su Han understood.
So, these star badge assassins were all exceptionally rare! And it was extremely difficult to become one, almost requiring the death of an existing one for a new assassin to fill the vacancy!
"So, to become a star badge assassin, one must defeat an old star badge assassin?" Su Han asked, taking a sip of the fine wine.
Li Tianhu nodded, "That's right. And it must be a fair challenge witnessed by at least three elders to be promoted! Heh heh, Boss, you're not thinking of becoming a star badge assassin, are you? I'd advise you against it. Those guys are freaks; don't mess with them if you don't have to..."