After separating from Boris, Rachel once again sought out Five Poisons. This time, the meeting ce was easy to find, located in an apartment within the city center-a significant improvement over their previous remote rendezvous. "Joshua only said so much; he didn''t mention anything else," Rachel said reluctantly. "When will you finally take care of Tina? If she doesn''t die soon, our cooperation ends!"
Five Poisons responded nonchntly, "Miss Brookes, who are you getting angry with?" Rachel closed her mouth, the frustration still simmering inside, making her extremely ufortable.
Suddenly, Five Poisons'' eyes narrowed, her gaze turning fierce. She moved like lightning, grabbing Rachel by the neck, "You brought a tail?" "What tail? I don''t know what you''re talking about!" Rachel gasped, her eyes wide with panic. Five Poisons squinted, tapped her earpiece, andmanded, "Eagle Flies, no mercy!" "Understood," came the grave reply over the earpiece.
Upon receiving the order, Eagle Flies checked her phone for the location and headed towards it, eventually spotting Ang, who was about to leave. Disguised as a child, Eagle Flies brushed past Ang. In her hand was a poison potent enough to kill Ang instantly.
Ang, expressionless, passed by the child, but having grown up in the Brookes family, she was always alert to danger. As she brushed past Eagle Flies, her right hand swiftly struck out like a de towards Eagle Flies. The poison was not released, and Eagle Flies, to save herself, had to change direction. But upon seeing Ang''s face clearly, she hesitated with her counterattack. Ang also noticed the young girl''s restraint and did not strike a lethal blow.
"Who are you?" Ang asked. Eagle Flies lowered her voice, "Pretend to be dead!" Ang frowned, thoughts shing through her mind. Unsure whether to trust the young girl, but sensing no malice from her, she decided to feign death to avoid other assassins. Besides, Ang had a specific antidote from Alina, rendering the poison ineffective. Thus, Ang agreed to Eagle Flies'' n. She feigned a strike on Eagle Flies, who then spat out blood and pretended to faint from poisoning.
Eagle Flies had taken the blow, ensuring their deception wasn''t discovered. After Ang feigned death, Eagle Flies reconnected her earpiece. "Boss, she''s dead," she coughed out and took a photo of the unconscious Ang with a ring, which doubled as a hidden camera.
Five Poisons confirmed the kill and cut the connection, unaware of Rachel''s shocked expression upon seeing the photo. Rachel realized the person she had ordered killed was Ang! "Good thing she''s already dead," she thought, worried that her secret dealings with Five Poisons might leak if Ang had survived.
Five Poisons looked up, noticing Rachel''s face turning from red to pale, and asked, "Miss Brookes, what are you thinking about?" "I''m wondering if the Brookes family suspects me, so they had someone follow me," Rachel clenched her hands, her nervousness not entirely feigned.
Five Poisons chuckled, "Don''t worry, Miss Brookes. It''s always people from Mountain Veil Order tailing you each time you visit. Only this time, they followed a bit too closely; a promising recruit, that''s all." Rachel breathed a sigh of relief, grateful that Five Poisons didn''t know the person she had just targeted was the former Five Poisons'' biological daughter, Ang. "Well, that''s good. I should be going; it''s gettingte." Rachel left, thinking about the birthday banquet at the Brookes family, which was probably drawing to a close.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
After Rachel departed, two of Five Poisons'' subordinates emerged. "Boss, should we follow Rachel and cut her tail?" Five Poisons picked up a ss of red wine, swirling it in her hand, the wine spinning in the goblet like a deep whirlpool. "No need, those tails are still useful."
Meanwhile, Eagle Flies, having shaken off any surveince, took Ang to a safe ce. When Ang woke up, she unexpectedly grabbed Eagle Flies by the neck, her face cold, "Speak, who are you exactly!" Eagle Flies was caught off guard by Ang''s skill; if they had actually fought, she wouldn''t havested ten moves. She gently patted Ang''s hand, struggling to speak, "Ti... Tina, Jared!" Ang paused, surprised the young girl knew Tina and Jared.
Ang, still holding Eagle Flies, looked more scrutinizing. Eagle Flies had no choice but to show her phone with the message from Tina-Find Ang!-including a photo of Ang. Recognizing the code from X Bureau, Ang finally let go. Now knowing Eagle Flies was one of her own, Ang''s demeanor remained cold but slightly more approachable. "You''re with Mountain Veil Order, on Tina''s orders, toplete a mission," Eagle Flies exined, sitting down, "But I''m also Tina''s undercover agent within GTO, tasked with rying inside information. Five Poisons ordered your death after discovering your whereabouts."
Ang''s expression hardened, a flicker of murderous intent in her eyes, "Five Poisons was nearby!" Eagle Flies, startled by Ang''s intense gaze, momentarily felt as if she had stepped into hell''s gates. "I''m not sure; even though she''s my boss, I''m unaware of her exact location. I found you by following the location she sent me."
Eagle Flies had been recalled to Ashbury from Clearwater by Five Poisons half a month ago and had been under deep cover ever since, receiving no tasks until now, her first mission since her return.