"Emma, you know as well as I do how well I know you. How many hairs on your body am I not aware of?"
"I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong person."
"Emma, General and I have known each other for a long time."
"People die for wealth and birds starve for food. When I learned someone wanted General's head, I told him. I didn't expect you to take this mission."
"I don't know what mission you're talking about. I don't know this Emma you mentioned either. Please send me back."
"Send you back? Don't you think your idea is too naive and ridiculous? Do you think you can still go back?"
"I'm Canadian, I have a passport. I think you've really mistaken me."
"Whether it's a mistake or not, you shouldn't think about going back. Who would have thought the famous Scorpion would disappear in Myanmar?"
When Ivanka said 'Scorpion', Jielina knew her further denials were useless.
"How did you get here?"
"She's my honored guest," Wu Minlai said from the side.
Jielina glanced at Wu Minlai, then at Ivanka, and remained silent.
"Emma, don't worry, General won't hurt you. You just need to tell us who the other party is."
"You know the rules of our profession. You're asking me to break them."
"If you die, what good will those rules do?
It's normal for people to die for wealth and birds to starve for food. Moreover, you have no enmity with General.
Whatever the other party offered you, General will compensate you twice, even three times," Ivanka said.
"Ivanka is right. No matter how much the other party offers you, I'll offer three times. I keep my word," Wu Minlai added.
"As long as you tell me who the other party is?"
"I accepted the mission through the system. I don't know who the other party is."
In reality, Jielina was not lying. She had accepted the mission on a platform and had not met the client in person.
"If you say that, it's no fun. When you accept a mission through the platform, the other party will definitely contact you. What were their requirements?" Ivanka said.
"You should have seen it on the platform. They just want Wu Minlai's head.
Besides, this mission is open-ended. I can take it, you can take it, anyone can take this mission."
"How about I hire you at three times the mission's price to protect me?" Wu Minlai proposed.
"I'm sorry, once a mission is accepted, there are only two outcomes: either you die, or I live."
"Emma, you can hide for now and wait for others to carry out this mission."
Jielina looked at Ivanka with a wry smile, wondering if Ivanka's brain was waterlogged or short-circuited.
Once a mission was accepted, there were only two outcomes: the target *must* die, or the acceptor would die.
As a killer, Ivanka should have known this better than anyone. She couldn't understand why Ivanka would say that.
Ivanka wouldn't be so kind; he was a selfish individual.
If he hadn't deserted midway during their last mission, she wouldn't have been injured, nor would they have broken up.
Perhaps he had grown tired of her and wanted to use the target to kill her.
Unfortunately, his plan, though clever, had not succeeded.
Jielina knew she couldn't forgive him, but she also couldn't kill him.
Their skill levels were not vastly different.
She hadn't expected him to betray her to Wu Minlai this time.
"If that's the case, I'll have to trouble you," Wu Minlai said, arranging for Jielina to be escorted to a water dungeon in the basement.
The place was incredibly filthy, and the stench was nauseating.
By the time Guo Xuyang and Lü Liang arrived at room 1112, Jielina had already been taken away by Wu Minlai's men.
"Collect," he murmured. He gathered the jade, pistol, and throwing knives that Jielina had hidden.
"Brother Liang, we need a car. Jielina has been taken away," Guo Xuyang said.
"No problem. I'll handle it. You guide me." Lü Liang replied.
Finding a car was a trivial matter for Lü Liang.
As a member of a special operations unit, car theft, lock picking, and driving were among his essential skills.
Under Guo Xuyang's direction, the two arrived at Wu Minlai's manor.
Wu Minlai's manor was excessively well-guarded. The entire estate had about four to five hundred soldiers providing protection, making it difficult to rescue someone under such circumstances.
Guo Xuyang activated his perception, focused his gaze, and looked inside.
He saw a military officer-like figure conversing happily with a tall white man.
His gaze swept further, and he discovered Jielina locked in a water dungeon in another room's basement.
Her face was pale, her spirit was low, and she looked to be in extreme pain.
He continued scanning and found several rooms containing a large quantity of rough jade.
Moreover, the quality of the jade inside was excellent, with a considerable portion reaching high-ice or even glass-like grades.
This was an unexpected bonus.
"Brother Liang, I'll go in by myself later. You wait here for me to come out," Guo Xuyang said.
"Can you manage alone? Shall I accompany you?"
"No need. You hide, and we'll leave once I've rescued Jielina."
"Then be careful."
"No problem."
As Guo Xuyang spoke, he crouched and slipped in.
After passing a large tree, he activated his invisibility ability, becoming unseen and quietly approaching Jielina.
Lü Liang watched Guo Xuyang disappear after passing the tree and found it somewhat incredible.
However, he was aware of Guo Xuyang's abilities and quietly concealed himself, waiting for Guo Xuyang and the others to return.
Guo Xuyang quietly arrived beside Jielina. He did not deactivate his invisibility ability but gently patted Jielina.
"Who?" Jielina exclaimed, startled.
"Me. Don't speak," Guo Xuyang whispered.
"I'll untie your ropes in a moment. You find a place to hide first."
"Master? Is that you? I knew you would come to save me," Jielina said joyfully.
"Shush. Keep your voice down. Be careful not to let the people outside hear. Can you walk yourself?"
"I can, Master. I was framed,"
"Framed? What happened?" Guo Xuyang asked while untying Jielina's restraints.
"It was my former lover, Ivanka. He told Wu Minlai my whereabouts."
"What do you plan to do?"
"I want to kill him. He is a selfish person.
Last time, during a mission, his desertion caused me to be injured and the mission almost failed."
Guo Xuyang, of course, didn't know what mission they were on and had no interest in it.
His sole focus now was to rescue Jielina.
He also planned to bring in Wu Minlai, who had once ordered a village massacre, to help Jielina complete her mission, and then collect the rough jade.
"This is your personal vendetta; it's not convenient for me to interfere.
You hide for a moment, and I'll go get Wu Minlai for you. You must strike a decisive blow.
Once the mission is complete, we'll leave," Guo Xuyang said.
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