Jin Yuyan's team had arrived.
In order to show his friendliness and fearlessness, Jin Yuyan did not take a fully-armed heavy crystal tank. Instead, he took an extended, bulletproof luxury shuttle that seemed to be for civil use. The body of the shuttle was also painted in bright gold. Half of the Seven Seas Grand Market could almost see him from dozens of kilometers away.
Around the golden shuttle, there were only four bodyguard vehicles. There were not too many armed Exos to protect it. As for whether or not one or two of the four gods of death were sitting next to the bodyguard vehicles or next to him, Li Yao had no idea.
"He's so early!"
Li Yao mumbled to himself.
The time that Jin Yuyan showed up today was 29 minutes and 37 seconds earlier than the average time that he showed up in the past, which made Li Yao's arrangement and plan even more hasty.
Li Yao noticed that the moment Jin Yuyan's team showed up, ripples were immediately raised like a pebble that had been thrown into a seemingly peaceful pond.
The brainwaves that were surging in the air were immediately increased by multiple levels. All kinds of scents that normal people could not smell were running amok in the void like wild horses that had broken free of their reins. At least a hundred people's heartbeats were accelerated by more than ten percent, before they calmed down in three to five seconds, pretending that nothing had happened.
However, at least one third of them were rubbing the pulp of their middle finger or their index finger with their thumb, even though there was nothing there.
Li Yao knew that those people were all rubbing the Cosmos Rings that were covered by the bionic skin so that they could make the gesture of retrieving the powerful magical equipment in case of an emergency.
The water in the air was vaporized by the scorching killing intent. It was so dry that even a tiny spark could be ignited.
The perilous, murderous pond had its own food chain system, too. The big fish ate the small fish, and the small fish ate the shrimps.
In Li Yao's eyes, the smallest shrimps were the three rookie assassins who were lurking in the ventilation tubes above the Commodity Market with their guns and cannons.
They were the bait thrown out by the four great clans, and had long been discovered by the defenders. Both sides were well aware of this, and only these three pitiful creatures did not know.
The "fish" that were slightly larger than the three shrimps were the seven groups of people that Li Yao discovered during his first scan. Among the seven groups, there must be plainclothes officers of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the elite assassins of the four families. They were all waiting for the best opportunity in their imagination.
However, Li Yao did not think that the seven groups of people were the trump cards of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors or the four families. Their experience, maturity, and strength were still not enough to show the best of the two parties.
There were also "big fish" that were even bigger than these "small fish". They were the ace assassins at the level of the Four Gods of Death who hadn't taken action for decades.
A few decades were enough for them to wash away all traces of their past actions, put on brand new identities, and hone one or two deadly skills that had been thoroughly tempered.
Both the "shrimps" and the "small fish" were bait that were thrown out casually, and the "big fish" were the real players of the game of assassination.
However, above the "big fish", there were still the top hunters that were even more mysterious and ferocious. They were the guys who were likely to be bought over by Blackstar the Great. Li Yao called them "sharks".
The "sharks" were the opponents that Li Yao found most troublesome because they were likely to be outside of the game, but they could vaguely manipulate every move on the game.
Killing Jin Yuyan right now was not in Blackstar the Great's interests at all, because Wuying Qi still needed Jin Yuyan to stabilize the confidence of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. At the very least, it was not the time to kick the donkey to the curb until the "battle of Seven Seas" was won.
Therefore, before the "battle of Seven Seas" was over, even if the "sharks" did exist, they were likely to be loyal to Jin Yuyan and even protect Jin Yuyan without caring about anything when the assassins of the four families took action.
Those who were qualified to be bought over by Blackstar the Great were naturally the people closest to Jin Yuyan. Until he revealed his hideous face, Jin Yuyan's trust in him would not be shaken easily.
With such a shark nearby, could Li Yao persuade Jin Yuyan?
Once the shark discovered Li Yao, would he change his strategy and attack Li Yao immediately, or even frame Li Yao as an assassin sent by the four families?
After all, according to the official statement of the reformists, "Vulture Li Yao" had already defected to the four families' side. Why would Jin Yuyan trust Li Yao, the "traitor", instead of his trusted subordinates?
"It's easy to find the assassins of the four families, but it's truly difficult to find the 'sharks'."
Li Yao mumbled to himself, "Also, the assassins of the four families have surfaced one after another, which means that their general attack on the Seven Seas Space Zone is about to begin. The issue cannot be delayed for too long. It has to be settled today!"
Li Yao hoped that the few rookie assassins who had been discovered by everybody would take action today.
In such a way, he would have a chance to take advantage of the chaos.
However, things did not go as he wished. In the past, Li Yao was always met with bloody disasters wherever he went. Of course, they were not his own disasters, but the important people around him always had unexpected accidents. However, today, while undercurrents were surging below the "surface of the water", it was peaceful above the "surface of the water". When Jin Yuyan's team stopped outside of the Commodity Market, and the amiable face of the director of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors appeared before everybody's eyes, the three rookie assassins were still absolutely still like three blocks of ice. Their breathing, heartbeat, and body temperature did not rise at all. The heavy armor-piercing rifles in their arms did not seem to be prepared in advance, either.
Li Yao knew that the three rookie assassins were using the 'Thunder IX' heavy anti-material sniper rifle, which was the model with the highest armor-piercing ability and could pierce through three to four layers of protection of crystal suits in a single breath.
The three assassins had obviously chosen the weapons because they had considered that Jin Yuyan must've carried the most advanced defense magical equipment with him that could automatically trigger a spiritual shield.
However, in order to make the "Thunder IX" achieve the highest damage, it had to be warmed up at least half an hour earlier.
The three assassins were unmoved by Jin Yuyan's arrival, which suggested that today was still not the best time for an assassination, and they were still biding their time.
If the three shrimps did not move, the small fish, the big fish, and the sharks at the top of the food chain would not move either. Li Yao watched Jin Yuyan greet the merchants in delight and deliver a short speech on the stairs outside of the Commodity Market. The content of the speech was nothing more than nonsense such as "We absolutely support the neutrality of the nine Southern Sky Sectors and will increase the supply of assets to the expedition army to ensure that the soldiers in the frontline will have no worries at all". After ten minutes, not a single ignorant assassin came to disturb him, and Jin Yuyan was about to walk into the market.
The Commodity Market had only two gates, both of which were heavily defended. Li Yao did not want to meet them in such a half-enclosed environment.
He did not have the patience to play the game of "guess who I am" with the shrimps, the small fish, the big fish, and the sharks.
Since you like to play so much, Brother Li will kick over your chess table. Let's see how long you can bide your time!
"Jialing, have you finished reading the files? If you have, destroy the jade chips and warm yourself up. Be prepared to take action at any moment."
Li Yao said aggressively, "Remember, your mission is not to assassinate or protect, but to part ways with me, observe the overall situation, and remember the most eye-catching people in the chaos later. Then, you will observe the changes in the Seven Seas Grand Market in the next one to two days as a regular merchant and see who will benefit most after the chaos. By then, you will tell me everything through the secret communication channel. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Clenching his fists, Li Jialing asked, "Brother Yao, what are you going to do?"
"The Seven Seas Grand Market today is a pool of stagnant water. The shrimps, the small fish, the big fish, and the sharks are all too lazy to move. So, let me help them move around as a lively 'eel'."
With a smile, Li Yao declared, one word after another, "I'm going to assassinate Jin Yuyan!"
After a whistle, a streak of redness darted out of the Cosmos Ring on his finger and melded with the mental devil that dashed out of his forehead. Spinning quickly, it aimed at Jin Yuyan's direction despite the thirty-seven walls between them.
For Neltharion that had been strengthened time and time again and enhanced by the mental devil, the walls made of regular materials were no harder than paper that was as thin as paper.
At this moment —
Surrounded by dozens of magnates in luxurious clothes, Jin Yuyan was about to step into the Commodity Market.
Seven groups of suspicious assassins and bodyguards were wandering in the two to three blocks unconcernedly. Perhaps they all thought that they were the main characters of the assassination game, and the target hadn't discovered them yet.
The "big fish" and the "shark" that were hiding more deeply were still not exposed. Perhaps they were Jin Yuyan's personal bodyguards or one of the magnates.
The three "mosquitoes of spiritual energy" that Li Yao controlled with his telepathic thoughts, on the other hand, had already drifted to the back of the three rookie assassins at the end of the ventilation tube.
Narrowing his eyes, Li Yao extended three fingers at Li Jialing, then two, and then one.
Li Jialing nodded his head, hinting that he was ready.
"Then … let's begin!"
With a telepathic thought from Li Yao, the three "mosquitoes of spiritual energy" a thousand meters away stung the earlobes of the three rookie assassins brutally!
The earlobes were one of the most sensitive parts of the human body. Besides, when the three "mosquitoes of spiritual energy" stung the earlobes of the three rookie assassins, they even exploded into soul-piercing shrieks. "We've been exposed. Take action now!"
The three rookie assassins immediately jumped to their feet.
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