"Put down the gun," Guo Xuyang commanded.
Jielina placed the gun on the ground.
"What's your name?"
"Jielina."
"Your real name?"
"Emma."
"What organization do you belong to?"
Jielina resisted slightly upon hearing this, struggling and saying, "The International Assassin Organization."
"Why were you following us?"
"Your money came too easily."
Hearing Jielina's answer, Guo Xuyang clicked his teeth. He hadn't expected to be noticed by an assassin organization just because he had been a bit high-profile.
"Did you want to kill us?"
"No. I wanted you to hand over the money."
"What did you use on my companion just now?"
"That was an anesthetic, to prevent people from waking up suddenly and disturbing my actions."
"Are there any after-effects from the anesthetic on people?"
"Basically none. Just a bit of drowsiness."
"What is your mission?"
"To assassinate General Wu Minlai."
"General Wu Minlai?"
"Yes. He once ordered the army to massacre a village, and this is the bounty issued by the orphan survivors of that village."
"I see. Does this mission have to be completed?"
"It must be completed. Otherwise, I will be punished by the organization."
"What kind of punishment would you receive?"
"At the least, death; at the worst, my family would be implicated."
"Can't your assassin organization simply refund if they can't complete a mission? Why would you face death?"
"We either don't accept a mission, or it's a fight to the death."
"Do you think you can complete this mission?"
"Yes. But the difficulty is too high. I can't get close to the target."
"What method do you plan to use for the assassination?"
"Preferably shooting or poison. If there's no other way, I'll have to act on opportunity."
"If the target is indeed as you say, I can help you.
But from now on, you will be subservient to me.
I am your master from now on, you will obey my commands and not kill arbitrarily."
Guo Xuyang implanted his will deep into Jielina's consciousness.
"You are my master, I will obey your commands from now on and not kill arbitrarily."
Jielina repeated after Guo Xuyang.
"Alright, go take a bath, and come back to put on clothes when you're done."
"Okay, master."
Guo Xuyang didn't know why he decided to help her.
He felt a sense of destiny, as if he was meant to meet Jielina.
Guo Xuyang waited for Jielina to finish bathing and change clothes, then he released the hypnosis.
"Who are you? Why are you here? No, I think I've seen you somewhere before."
"Do you remember now? I am Guo Xuyang, your master."
"Guo Xuyang? My master?" Jielina tugged at her hair, looking somewhat distressed.
"I really can't remember, how could you be my master?"
"I promised to help you eliminate General Wu Minlai, that's why you agreed to recognize me as your master."
"How did you know I wanted to eliminate General Wu Minlai? Who are you exactly?"
"I've told you. I am Guo Xuyang, your master.
Not only do I know you want to eliminate Wu Minlai, but I also know that Jielina is the name you use in Myanmar.
And your real name is Emma."
"Impossible. How could you know I'm Emma? Do you have abilities? Are you an ability user?"
"Yes. I have abilities." Guo Xuyang admitted without hesitation.
He knew Jielina had seen him turn invisible, so he admitted it without hesitation.
This would also help gain Jielina's trust faster.
"Are you really an ability user? My heavens? I've found another companion!" Jielina said in disbelief.
"You're also an ability user? What's your ability?"
"My ability is combat ability; I'm a hundred percent accurate with my marksmanship and throwing knives."
Hearing about Jielina's ability, Guo Xuyang thought of his own combat ability, although hers wasn't as monstrous as his.
"Is your ability innate?"
"No. I discovered my ability later. I didn't have this ability before I joined the assassin organization. I discovered this ability after training."
"What other abilities have you encountered?"
"There are invisibility abilities, escape abilities, aerial walking abilities, assassination abilities, and many, many more."
"Are these abilities possessed by people in your assassin organization?"
"Not all of them. We discovered the escape ability when we were hunting someone. He could transform into any object or person, and that person was very formidable."
"Did you finally capture that person?"
"No."
"Then how do you know he was an ability user?"
"Our leader said so."
"Leader? Aren't assassins independent fighters?"
"Normally, yes. But everyone has their own domain. I'm mainly responsible for tasks in Asia."
"How many people are in your organization?"
"I'm sorry, I really can't tell you that."
"I command you to tell me."
"There are a total of ten people in our organization." Jielina blurted it out as if she couldn't control her mouth.
She didn't know what was happening, but she involuntarily spoke the words.
She was scared. Could he really be her master? Why was she so afraid of him?
Guo Xuyang noticed Jielina's distress and said, "Don't be afraid. As your master, I won't harm you, but I don't want you to disobey my orders."
"Okay, master," Jielina replied.
This was a heartfelt response from her.
She had no intention of resisting at all.
"It's getting late. You should get some rest. Tomorrow, I'll transfer the money back to your account. Transfer back exactly what you transferred in. Not more, not less."
"Okay, master."
Seeing that Jielina had settled in, Guo Xuyang didn't say much more and turned to leave the room.
He only knew that abilities were powerful, but he hadn't expected them to be this powerful.
Guo Xuyang returned to his room and found that Wu Youzhi had woken up.
"Brother, when I opened my eyes and saw you weren't in bed, I thought you went to find that person? Why did you come back?"
Wu Youzhi gave a knowing smile, the kind that only men understood.
"What are you thinking about, Mr. Wu? Go to sleep quickly." Guo Xuyang said, then lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.
He hadn't slept well since entering the room, and after using his abilities so many times, he felt an indescribable fatigue.
He fell asleep soon after.
Wu Youzhi looked at Guo Xuyang and saw that he was truly asleep. He then lay down as well.
In fact, he had sensed it when Guo Xuyang got up.
But he hadn't seen Guo Xuyang turn invisible. If he had discovered Guo Xuyang was invisible, would he have thought he'd encountered a ghost?
By the time Guo Xuyang woke up, the sun was high in the sky.
He looked at Wu Youzhi's bed and found that Wu Youzhi was not in the room.
He then focused his gaze on Li Minxi in the adjacent room and found that she hadn't woken up yet.
However, Jielina was in her room, fiddling with a throwing knife, and he wondered what she was thinking.
Guo Xuyang got up, washed himself, and went out. He noticed that the door to Li Minxi's room was ajar, so he pushed it open and went in.
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