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    "I know that Daniel won''t let me off, but I never thought that he would send the two of you toe and kill me," Xia Zhe said honestly.


    "If you know that we''re here to kill you, why did you open the window?" E asked with a smile as she sat by the windowsill.


    Xia Zhe could see Paul and E clearly under the moonlight. The two of them looked exactly the same as the photos published in the newspapers 10 years ago. Even after 10 years, the two of them had not changed a bit at all.


    "You know us?" Paul asked.


    "Yes, I do. The famous ''Ripper Duo''. I don''t think there''s anyone who doesn''t know this name," Xia Zhe said.


    "It''s not bad that you still know us even though you''re part of the younger generation. It''s a pity that you''re our mission target. Come with us obediently. Our mission is to kidnap you, not kill you. If you listen to us, you might suffer less." E pulled out the rope from her waist and walked towards Xia Zhe.


    Xia Zhe did not dodge. He did not feel any murderous intenting from Paul and E. This waspletely unlike what was reported in the newspapers 10 years ago. At that time, they took pleasure in killing people.


    "Let''s have a chat. What did Daniel promise you? I can give you double the amount," Xia Zhe said.


    "I''m afraid that you won''t be able to afford it," Paul said with hooded eyes.


    Xia Zhe took out a photo from the drawer. It was a photo of Paul and E''s daughter. When E saw who it was, she immediately raised her gun and pointed it at Xia Zhe''s head, saying in a low voice, "What do you intend to do to my daughter!"


    "Rx, I''m not that bastard, Daniel. I won''t do anything outrageous," Xia Zhe said.


    "Spit it out!" E roared agitatedly.


    "Your daughter is very safe now. She''s currently under the protection of my people. Neither n nor Daniel can hurt her," Xia Zhe said firmly.


    E did not believe what Xia Zhe said. There was no one more powerful than n''s family in Sky City. How could anyone be able to snatch her daughter back from n''s family! Xia Zhe must be lying!


    Paul stared at the photo in a daze. After a long time, he grabbed E''s gun and pushed it away. Paul looked at Xia Zhe and asked, "What''s your rtionship with ''Spider Rose''?"


    "We''re friends," Xia Zhe said.


    Even though the girl in the photo was wearing clothes that they were familiar with, she also had a silver spider badge on her chest. Although "Spider Rose" was no match for n''s family, no one dared to im to be better than them when it came to assassinations.


    Early on, Xia Zhe had spent a lot of money to get spies to find out everything about n''s family, including the assassins they had under them. Every powerful organization would dabble in some shady businesses and would need powerful assassins to protect these businesses. The trump card of n''s family was the "Ripper Duo".


    Although n''s family had hidden this fact very well, a living person would definitely leave behind traces of his or her existence. To track such traces of existence, it all depended on how much one was willing to spend and how meticulous one was.


    If the reward was big enough, there would always be someone who would step up.


    "You''re telling me that young Be is actually willing to help you," E said as she looked at Xia Zhe in disbelief.


    Xia Zhe spread his hands out helplessly and said, "I''m also very surprised."


    If not for Qiao Mei, Be would never have gotten involved in this mess. Before Qiao Mei left, she had called Be, asking her to help Xia Zhe and save his life no matter what.


    After all, Qiao Mei was Be''s darling. So long as Qiao Mei wanted something, Be would help her get it, even if what she wanted was a human being.


    Back in those days, E and Paul were the talk of the town and were famous killers. Many assassins viewed the two of them as role models, but Be was different.


    Their first encounter was in a confrontation in which both sides were after the same person at the same time. Whoever seeded first would get the high bounty. That mission was not that difficult, so E went alone and happened to run into Be. The two of them could not stand each other and quickly got into a fight.


    The two of them even forgot about their target and mission and only wanted to determine the victor between the two of them. In the end, they were both seriously injured and ended up lying on the deck of the cruise ship. It was dawn at that time and the two of them had dered it a draw. Ever since then, E and Be became acquainted with each other. Although Be did not like the style of the "Ripper Duo", she admired their skills.


    "Are you able to fight against n''s family?" Paul asked.


    "Not right now, but with the addition of ''Spider Rose'', I think it''s possible," Xia Zhe said conservatively.


    Paul and E looked at each other. They did not dare to believe Xia Zhe, but they trusted Be and they did not want to give up their only chance of survival.


    "You put us on the phone with our daughter so that we can make sure you''re not lying to us," Paul said, tapping on the photo.