Rebirth of the thief who roamed around the world (BOOK 3)

Chapter 434 - Hitmen, Mercenaries!

Nie Yan's heart was filled with endless anxiety. The fact that these people could enter Xie Yao's villa meant they came prepared. They were even using a dangerous weapon like a sniper rifle. He didn't know what their objective was. Were they here for Xie Yao?

What did they plan to do with the sniper rifle? Nie Yan's eyes flashed with killing intent. Were they going to assassinate Xie Yao? He would never allow that!

Xie Yao was important to the Dragonsoar and Glory Financial Groups. The actions of these people today were definitely related somehow.

Nie Yan slowly approached them, his movements stealthy and nimble. He had no idea what Xie Yao was doing right now. He switched his phone to silent mode and sent her a text.

「Xie Yao, where are you right now?」

It didn't take long for Xie Yao to reply.「I'm still hiding in the bathroom. I'm scared to go out.」Her bathroom was bulletproof and had a voice control system.

Nie Yan could sense Xie Yao's fear and restlessness.「Stay in there. Don't come out. I'll be there in a moment!」

The villas in Cloudwater were constructed out of the highest quality materials. Every brick and panel of glass was designed to withstand the strongest impacts. Furthermore, the bathroom doors were controlled by user voice command, so other people couldn't enter without permission. It was precisely due to these added safety measures that Xie Yao chose to hide here.

「Be careful, Nie Yan. My family's security will be arriving in three minutes.」

Nie Yan stayed low and crept closer to the two people until he was within earshot.

"Bayonet. You do understand the consequences of your actions, right?" one of the figures asked with a sinister laugh.

"Wisp. There's not many things we mercenaries won't do for money, but we have a principle of not harming women, children, or the elderly. Before we came here, you never clearly explained the situation to me! This doesn't count as me breaking the agreement!" Bayonet firmly rebuked.

"If it wasn't for your satellite bypassing technology, I would've never called a stubborn bastard like you over here. Listen here. You're a mercenary. I'm a hitman. The client pays us the money, and we carry out the job. To hell with your morals! Don't forget. Those disabled buddies of yours are still waiting for you to bring back some money so they can provide for their families," Wisp sneered.

Bayonet sank into silence for a moment. "My buddies were also mercenaries once. They'll understand my choice."

"Even if they do, do you think you'll make it back to see them again?"

"Are you threatening me, Wisp!?"

"Oh, no. Not me. Since the client has tasked us with this job, they've naturally made preparations for you backing out."

"You bastard! Who's the client!?" Bayonet growled.

"Don't be silly. You know we hitmen don't reveal any information about our clients. It's one of our principles, after all."

Listening to their conversation, Nie Yan roughly understood the gist of the situation. These two people had come here to either kidnap or kill Xie Yao. Wisp was the one who had accepted the mission and recruited Bayonet for his technology that could bypass the satellites monitoring Cloudwater. But when they got here, they suddenly broke out into an argument. Bayonet held firm to his principle of not harming women, children or the elderly, and Xie Yao was just a 18 year old girl. So, he wanted out.

Nie Yan somewhat admired Bayonet for sticking to his code even in this sort of situation.

At this moment, a red dot hovered over Bayonet's chest. "I'm sure you should know by now. You don't get to choose." Wisp faintly smiled, derision filling his eyes.