On the way, Li Rui asked Scorpion what had happened at Seven Kills. Although Scorpion was wearing a human skin mask, her expression was gloomy and her eyes lost focus. She shook her head and said that she would talk about it when they got home. She was probably worried that it would be inconvenient in front of an outsider like the taxi driver.
When they arrived at Sea City General Hospital, Li Rui brought Scorpion straight to the emergency building. He met up with Yang Ping in the lobby and gave the two women a brief introduction. He said that Scorpion was the foreign boss of Lai Qing Investment. Two nights ago, she was stopped by hooligans on the street and was accidentally cut by them when she resisted. She only had time to treat her wound today.
Yang Ping did not doubt his words. She left him outside the consultation room and brought Scorpion in to treat her wound. They were busy for half an hour before they finished.
Li Rui then asked Yang Ping to remove the stitches on the wound on the right side of his waist. Yang Ping asked him how he got the wound. Li Rui made up a lie to fool her so that she would not worry.
After they were done, the two thanked Yang Ping and waved goodbye. They then took a taxi back home. By then, the packed food had turned cold. Li Rui heated it up in the wok and microwave and brought it to the dining table. It was not a sumptuous but heartwarming dinner with Scorpion.
After a few bites, Li Rui asked the question that had been in his heart, "Why are you being hunted down by your peers?"
Scorpion was sipping her soup. When she heard the question, she put down the spoon and slowly swallowed the food in her mouth. She stared at the dishes on the table in a daze. Her expression was ugly and her beautiful eyes were filled with a thick fog. She looked like she was about to cry.
When Li Rui saw her reaction, he knew that he had said something wrong. He should not have asked her about such a sad topic during dinner. He raised his hand and gave himself a light slap. "It's my bad mouth. I'm sorry. Don't be sad and continue eating."
Scorpion looked up at him and asked, "Why did you slap yourself?"
Li Rui said, "My question made you sad."
Scorpion shook her head slightly and said, "I've already been hurt. I won't be sad again."
Li Ruixin said, "Who are you trying to fool? You're about to cry in front of me, and you're still saying that you won't be sad anymore? Do you think I'm blind?" "That's good. Let's eat."
Scorpion nodded and picked up the spoon to continue drinking.
She didn't know if it was because she had a small appetite, or because she was affected by Li Rui's question, or because the food in the north was not to her taste, but she only drank two bowls of soup.
Li Rui, on the other hand, had been running around for a whole day because he was in the countryside. He was very hungry. He ate two boxes of rice and most of the dishes. In the end, he drank three bowls of soup before he was satisfied. At this time, he touched his belly. It was already as round as a big watermelon.
"If I tell you, do you still want to hear it?"
After returning to the living room and sitting down, Poison Scorpion packed up his medical kit and asked.
Li Rui was stunned and nodded. "Of course, on the condition that you don't be sad. Don't cry while telling me. Let me tell you, I'm afraid of women crying. Also, I only have one trick to deal with women crying. I don't know if it will work on you."
Scorpion asked curiously, "What trick?"
Li Rui chuckled. "Kiss! It seems that when a woman cries, as long as you kiss her, she will forget to cry. "
"Bah!" Scorpion laughed and spat. "You want to kiss me again?"
Li Rui waved his hand and said, "Of course not. It's just a joke. Go ahead, but don't cry."
Scorpion nodded and began to talk about the tragedy that happened a few days ago.
Before talking about the tragedy, he had to introduce the assassin organization that Scorpion belonged to. "Seven Kills", as the name suggested, was an assassin organization. As for the number "seven", it meant that there were seven assassins in the organization. Each of the seven assassins, including Scorpion, had a nickname and one or two unique skills. Since the seven of them formed the team, they worked together carefully, acted cautiously, paid attention to the rules, and emphasized credibility. Soon, they gained a foothold in the industry. Later, they accumulated enough fame through efficient and accurate kills. Their reputation spread far and wide, and they opened up a market in Southeast Asia. They were no longer limited to the small islands of Hong Kong and Macao.
In the past two years, the business of "Seven Kills" was excellent. Each of the seven members earned a lot of money. The boss, "Flying Eagle", even wanted to disband the organization and retire. However, the seven of them had worked together for a long time and adapted to the team's rhythm. It was difficult for them to separate, so they had to continue working together. In June this year, "Seven Kills" suddenly received a mission from the president of a Japanese corporation. The president offered ten million dollars for "Seven Kills" to go to the Middle East and assassinate a hidden traitor who sold the company's trade secrets. After a strict investigation, careful investigation, and brilliant cooperation, the members of "Seven Kills" finally killed the traitor on the bed in the hotel and received all the commission.
However, what the members of "Seven Kills" did not expect was that this matter was not as simple as they thought. After the mission was completed, the president called the boss, "Flying Eagle," and had a private conversation with him. In the process, not only did he tell him his true identity, but he also threw an olive branch to him. It turned out that the corporation that the president belonged to belonged to a secret militarist organization in Japan. There were two missions. One was to raise funds for the organization through business. The second was to use business activities to carry out (cover) espionage activities. This corporation had contributed tens of billions of dollars to the organization in recent years. At the same time, it had helped the revival of Japan's militarism to take a key step. It had also planted many professionally trained spies in Southeast Asian countries for the organization.
However, the president felt that he had not done enough. He was constantly thinking about how to cooperate with the organization to carry out a deeper infiltration operation. This time, the main purpose of his meeting with "Seven Kills" was to see if he could bribe this assassin organization composed of Chinese people. He wanted them to be spies and collect military and political information in China. The so-called "hunting down the traitor" was just an excuse to get acquainted with "Seven Kills." Of course, it was also a test.
Using China's own people as spies to spy on intelligence was a common method used by many hostile countries, including Japan. There were many benefits, so there was no need to go into detail. However, bribing "Seven Kills" could bring even more benefits. For example, the members of "Seven Kills" were all well-trained assassins. They had high attainments in stealth, spying, and assassination. They could be used without training. Another example was that as an assassin, they were all greedy for money. As long as they were given enough money, they could definitely be bribed.
That was what the president thought. Therefore, when he dealt with "Flying Eagle" for the second time, he revealed his true purpose. He was not worried that "Flying Eagle" would leak the information because he felt that "Flying Eagle" could definitely be bribed. If he did not agree, then the bargaining chip was not high enough. As long as he was satisfied, he could even sell his own parents. There was no doubt about this. During the war of invasion of China in the 1930s and 1940s, many traitors had already shown this point.
Unfortunately, the president was wrong. Although "Flying Eagle" loved money, he was more patriotic and had the demeanor of a Chinese man. As soon as he heard the president's intention, he refused and made it clear that he would never betray the country, let alone help the Japanese. The president wanted to persuade him again, but "Flying Eagle" had already hung up the phone. After that, "Flying Eagle" did not tell any of the members about this matter. He was mainly worried that if this matter spread, it would leak the secret and cause the president and the militarist organization behind him to take revenge.
If "Flying Eagle" did not say anything, the other six members would not know about this matter. However, later on, the president secretly contacted the liaison officer of "Seven Kills", "Viper", and told "Viper" about this matter. At the same time, he took out a large sum of money to bribe him. Although "Viper" was an Australian, he was a mix of an Australian and a Portuguese. He had no concept of country in his bones, and what he had was definitely not loyal to China. He was bribed by the president at that time and promised the president that he would be a lobbyist to persuade "Flying Eagle" and try to get him to lead the entire assassin group to pledge allegiance.
After that, "Viper" privately talked to "Flying Eagle" about this matter and persuaded him to agree to the president's roping. "Flying Eagle" was furious when he heard this and almost expelled "Viper" from the organization. In the end, although he kept him, he also wanted him to return the large sum of money given by the president. To "Viper", that sum of money was a number that he could never reach in his lifetime. Of course, he was unwilling to return it. "Flying Eagle" saw that he was unwilling to return it and threatened to remove him from the organization. "Viper" was shocked and angry. He contacted the president and poured out his grievances. When the president saw that "Flying Eagle" was determined not to agree, he had the idea of getting rid of him. After all, he already knew the secret of bribing him. Who knew when he, who flaunted his patriotism, would tell China's security department?
Therefore, the president told "Viper" to try his best to bribe the other members of "Seven Kills". When "Flying Eagle" lost his momentum, he would kill him. "Viper" privately contacted the other five members and finally bribed the other two, forming a situation of three against four. "Viper" thought that three against four was not a good chance of winning, so he contacted another famous local assassin organization and hired four good men to form a situation of seven against four. Then, "Viper" pretended to invite the members of "Seven Kills" to a gathering. The seven of them went to a manor by the sea in the south of Macau.
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