Janet spotted a glimmer as soon as the bullet left the gun barrel. She turned to the side and glanced at Mason out of the corner of her eyes. At the same time, she shouted out a warning, “Boss, watch out!”
Upon hearing her warning, Mason frowned slightly and dodged to the side immediately. However, she seemed to be overly worried that the man might not be able to dodge the bullet in time and pushed him out of the way. Although she managed to push him out of danger, her extra effort caused the bullet to graze against her shoulder.
“Are you alright?” He furrowed his eyebrows slightly, and a trace of worry flashed through his eyes.
She didn’t seem bothered by the slight pain. Putting on a brave façade, she curled her lips into a smile. “Boss, are you worried about me?”
“Hmph.” The man sneered. “I’m only worried that you might die because of me.”
She deliberately gave a dry cough and bit her lips. “Many people have died in your hands. What is one more? If you hate me that much, you can kill me right now. Isn’t that a win-win situation for you?”
The woman’s cold voice stabbed into the man’s heart with every word she uttered.
“I do want to kill you but not here.” Besides, he didn’t know why she suddenly rushed over to protect him from the bullet just now. Was it out of instinct? Or, was it simply one of her tactics? Is she trying to break my guard against her, bit by bit?
By then, only one black-clothed man was left in the entire venue. Just as she prepared to pull the trigger, he noticed and stopped her. “Don’t shoot.”
Janet lowered her arm at those words. Then, Mason moved as swiftly as the wind and stood in front of that man. Tearing off that man’s mask, he pressed his gun against that man’s head and spoke in a voice so cold that it was terrifying. “Speak. Who sent you here?”
The black-clothed man knew that he was unable to escape. Thus, he smiled coldly and leisurely replied, “I work for no one.”
The Master and the organization’s commands were never to be disobeyed. If he were captured, he had to end his own life. After all, a mission was a mission; since he failed to take his enemy’s life, then he could not leave this place alive. Those were the rules engraved in his mind.
Mason pursed his lips, a trace of bloodlust flitting through his eyes. His index finger moved slightly, and a bullet penetrated one of the man’s legs. “Speak!”
“I work for no one!”
He aimed his gun at that black-clothed man’s other leg and coldly said, “If you tell me, I will let you live!”
“I told you; I work for no one!”
Despite asking twice, he failed to obtain any results. Just as he was about to shoot again, the woman next to him interrupted. “Don’t kill him. Keep him alive.” We can bring him back and continue interrogating him.
In response, he made a slight movement and slowly kept his gun. After that, he turned and left without a backward glance.
All of a sudden, the black-clothed man lying on the ground spoke up again in a joking tone. “In another three minutes, my mission will be accomplished.”
Both Mason and Janet immediately frowned in response. In another three minutes, his mission will be accomplished?
At that moment, a ticking sound rang out inside the room. It sounded like a clock. They noticed it at almost the same time and glanced at each other. “A bomb?”
The black-clothed man lying on the ground laughed heartily. His voice was triumphant as he said, “15 minutes ago, I installed a bomb in this building. It’s a time bomb. If I remember correctly, the bomb is set to go off in another three minutes. When it detonates, you will be buried along with me!”
“Downstairs—” Before Janet could finish her sentence, the black-clothed man interrupted her. “All of the doors downstairs have been sealed off. You won’t be able to make it.”
The soundproofing in the teahouse was extremely good. However, that also meant that every area was separated by a door.
