Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After leaving the shop, Shi Yu went out to stop a taxi.
The cost of a taxi at night was much higher than during the day, and many people were willing to take the “risk” and earn more.
After Shi Yu got in the car, he gave his address and a 100 yuan bill, insisted that he didn’t need change, and said nothing more. The driver tactfully said nothing in return, looking at his client’s aloof appearance and the black bag in his hand.
After returning home, Shi Yu opened a room reinforced with thick iron doors. On the right was a place decorated with all kinds of targets.
Moving targets, fixed targets, and some special targets.
On the left side was the equipment used for training and the place where the guns were placed.
Shi Yu used this room especially to practice and familiarize himself with guns. He paid particular attention to reinforcing the soundproof panels around the room.
Once the doors were shut, no sound could be heard from the outside, even if a grenade exploded in there.
Shi Yu skillfully opened his bag and assembled his pistol. The only sounds left in this quiet room were the ticking of the clock and the rubbing of the pistol’s various parts.
Following the final click, Shi Yu, who was looking at the clock, nodded. It had only taken him 11 seconds to assemble the weapon.
Looking at the old handgun in front of him, Shi Yu still felt more convenient than the new ones. After all, he had not used the new ones and was unfamiliar with them.
Shi Yu put on his earplugs and turned on the switch of the moving target. He focused his attention on it. After the loud bang, however, the bullet missed the mark. The bullet did not hit the target.
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Shi Yu looked at the bullet that missed the target and emptied the entire clip. However, the only shot that hit the target was outside the 7-point mark.
Having a score outside the 7-point mark, Shi Yu knew that his marksmanship was still too poor.
Thinking of the mission, Shi Yu began to search for clues. There was naturally a specific website for those in the line of an assassin, which was the dark web.
Shi Yu turned on the computer and typed a piece of code on the website. He entered a login screen and entered the password. Inside, it would show the previous missions he had completed and the reward list recently placed on the dark web.
He began to search the search interface for the target of this human mission, a high-level employee from M City’s drone company called Will.
Nonetheless, there were only so many clues on the dark web, not much different from the ones on the envelope. Most information still needed observation, his habits, and places he frequented, for instance.
With hat and windbreaker on, Shi Yu began to observe Will, a senior executive of the drone company. During Will’s busy schedule these few days, he discovered that the company had recently held a banquet to announce the results of their latest research—a new energy drone project.
Shi Yu had to think of a way to blend in. Two days before the banquet started, he snuck in and pretended to be one of their staff. He began to familiarize himself with the process of the banquet and the distribution of personnel. This was the experience Shi Yu had gained from his previous missions.
So this time, Shi Yu had blended in early and familiarized himself with the distribution. The fine detail of the banquet clearly indicated that the drone company had gone to great lengths in its preparation. They had even employed very professional-looking guards—clearly military discharge, just by temperament alone.
Before the banquet officially began, Shi Yu headed to the washroom to change into his suit and grab the weapon he had placed on the ceiling in advance.
He then began to observe the stage in front of the banquet. The stairs extended up from both sides of the stage, the crystal chandeliers in the hall dazzling.
On both sides of the hall were a great assortment of food and drinks, all placed on the stone tables.
Shi Yu looked at the surrounding guards, who were also fully armed, their faces solemn and expressionless, giving the entire banquet a more serious atmosphere.
In this kind of gathering of big shots, there was a guard standing guard every 15 meters, and even some plainclothes had slipped among the crowd.
Shi Yu looked at the load-bearing pillars around him and consciously touched them. Made of high-quality marble, it granted the entire place a high-end and luxurious vibe.
Some who were acquainted among the lavishly dressed crowd instantly started chatting after meeting each other, and those who didn’t know anyone took the opportunity to expand their connections.
Shi Yu walked to a few tables in the side hall. It turned out that there were a few gambling tables here. The interesting thing was that even the poker cards in the gambling tables were made of metal, their surface plated with gold powder. It seemed that these were objects of status that could display their status.
After Shi Yu asked for a glass of champagne from the waiter, he chose a place with his back against the surveillance camera and sat down. After all, he did not forget his main mission here. It wasn’t time yet. He couldn’t afford to be found.
He savored the mouthful of champagne he had just gulped. It was classic dry champagne. Only the full grapes of old vines could be used to make this type. There were only 300,000 bottles in existence, each carrying a price of 100,000. An ordinary person would very likely never have the chance to taste it in their lifetime.
However, some who were not good at talking would also sit down in a less crowded spot to do their own things. Shi Yu picked up a magazine and started reading it. Although he seemed to be very focused on reading the impurities, he, in fact, did not read a single word about the contents of the impurities.
If one took a closer look, one would notice that Shi Yu’s ears were trembling slightly. A moment later, he turned his head to look at the sofa. In this rather noisy environment, a fly that had not attracted anyone’s attention had landed on the back of it.
How could a fly get in such a high-end place where the big shots gathered and security was tight? Shi Yu looked for an opportunity to forcefully suppress the fly with impurities. Only the sound of a small electric current could be heard.
When Shi Yu opened the impurities, there was no flesh and blood of the fly he had expected. Instead, there were some small mechanical parts. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that these were all simulated electronic flies.
Shi Yu guessed that it was to prevent any accidents from happening at the banquet—these flies would record the faces of the banquet personnel and identify the murderer.
After a while, the banquet officially began. Will began to introduce the drone project to these high-ranking officials. After all, these guests and capitalists controlled more than half of M’s market asset chain.
Shi Yu slowly stepped forward and looked at the elegantly speaking people around him. From time to time, he would laugh out loud. Shi Yu, who was immersed in such an environment, looked very casual.
Looking at the drone fly in the air, Shi Yu consciously avoided it and adjusted his position.
But no one knew that his right hand that was holding the gun was completely tense because he knew that his previous few times completing a human mission were all due to luck.
But luck wouldn’t always favor him, and this mission had to be successful!