Chapter 281: Chapter 281 Mourning_1

The car drove on the highway, heading towards the hospital.

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Li Xiangxiang lay in Ye Xiong’s arms, her complexion as pale as paper.

Blood kept gushing out of her chest wound, such a serious injury that an ordinary person would have long since passed out.

What belief was it that supported her fragile body?

“Ade… I’m sorry… I let your brother down,” Li Xiangxiang said weakly.

“Don’t talk, we’re going to the hospital.”

Looking at her face, pale as paper, and the unstoppable bleeding from her chest, Ye Xiong’s throat choked up.

Such a gentle and kind girl, it was unexpected that fate would be so unfair to her.

“Ade, I did something bad, it’s uncomfortable not to say it, Sister Xiao Huan’s death, I’m responsible, Sister Lan told me to go to Sister Xiao Huan’s room early in the morning, I should have realized Sister Xiao Huan would die, I couldn’t prevent it,” Li Xiangxiang said intermittently.

“It’s not your fault, it was Long Lan who deceived you.”

“I guessed it, yet I couldn’t stop it, cough cough…”

“Let her keep talking, don’t let her stop,” Phoenix said while driving.

In her condition, once she fell unconscious, there’d be no hope of saving her.

“Xiangxiang, you’ll be fine, you promised to go live with me in another city. We’ll eat breakfast together, go to the library, watch movies, watch art films…” Ye Xiong said, his voice broken with sobs.

“Ade… when you said you liked me… was it true?”

“Mhm, the journal is proof, I will keep writing it, keep writing it with you.”

“I can’t make it, Ade, I have a request…” Li Xiangxiang coughed up a mouthful of blood, and struggled to speak for a while without uttering a word.

“Say it, I’ll definitely grant it.”

“Let me… see what you look like.”

Ye Xiong quickly took off his hood, regardless of the pain as adhesive ripped from his face, exposing his true face to her.

Li Xiangxiang’s eyes brightened, and she smiled.

“So you’re really handsome… it’s such a pity…”

Her eyes closed, her hand dropped, her head tilted, and she completely buried her head in Ye Xiong’s chest.

Ye Xiong turned his head and looked out the window.

The outside scenery became increasingly blurred in his sight…

Three days later.

In the mountain graveyard.

Ye Xiong and Phoenix stood in front of a tombstone, both silent.

After a long while, Ye Xiong placed the bright red flowers in front of the tomb, then turned and walked away.

“Phoenix, we’ve completely lost.”

Not only hadn’t they caught Li Chunpeng, but so many people had died. Even two members of their organization Xu Yang and Wang Ying were dead. It could be said that this mission was a total failure.

The only thing gained was the knowledge that Li Chunpeng hadn’t died and was with Long Tianya’s daughter, Long Lan.

“This isn’t your fault, it’s just that Li Chunpeng is too cruel,” Phoenix said.

“It should be blamed on me. If I had just put Xiangxiang down when Li Chunpeng delivered her to me and chased him instead of paying attention to her, I definitely wouldn’t have let him get away,” Ye Xiong said.

“If there were a chance to do it over, I think you would still do the same,” Phoenix said, her gaze on Ye Xiong, with a seriousness she had never shown before: “Because, that kind of Reaper is the Reaper I know, he’s not one of those heartless, insane people. If you had abandoned Li Xiangxiang, I might have lost respect for you.”

“We failed the mission, that’s a fact.”

“Li Chunpeng got away, but we can catch him again. If Li Xiangxiang could have been saved and we hadn’t saved her, we would regret it for the rest of our lives. We are from Dragon Group, not the Beast Organization.”

“Did you find out where the sniper was positioned for the ambush?” Ye Xiong asked.

“He was in a building 300 meters away on the hill; there were cigarette butts on the ground. If I’m not mistaken, it’s the same killer who killed Skeleton.”

Phoenix pulled a bullet out of her clothing and handed it over.

Ye Xiong took it and had a look, only to see a capital letter “M” written on it.

“This assassin, known as Mr. M, is the most mysterious one in the country. No one knows his true identity, nor his age, gender, or even what country he’s from. It’s only known that he is one of the most formidable assassins within Huaxia Country’s borders, and he’s on the list of assassins. This bullet, marked with the letter ‘M’, is his signature.”

Top assassins, in order to prove their identity, tend to leave behind their own mark after completing a mission, so that others know who the killer was, thereby raising their own price.

Some assassins also work on creating unique bullets.

“Assassin M, whoever you are, you will eventually fall by my hands,” Ye Xiong declared angrily, clutching the bullet in his palm.

“These assassins appear and disappear unpredictably, with a very strong sense of crisis. Catching them is not so simple,” Phoenix said.

“How did he know we were here?” Ye Xiong suddenly asked.

Phoenix was stunned for a moment before saying, “Right, how did the assassin know we were here, and how did he know that Li Chunpeng would be in trouble, and even send someone to rescue him?”

Ye Xiong’s brow furrowed.

For this mission, only six people knew about it.

Apart from Long Zaitian, there were the five people who were part of the mission.

The entire process was very confidential, and since Ye Xiong was undercover, it was impossible for him to be exposed.

Xu Yang and Wang Ying were dead; now only Ye Xiong, Phoenix, and Master Lu remained.

Having worked in the Dragon Group for over a decade, Master Lu’s loyalty was beyond question.

“Xu Yang and Lu Ying are dead. Now, only three people know about this mission. Could it be Master Lu?” Ye Xiong asked tentatively.

“It can’t be Master Lu. He has worked in the Dragon Group for over a decade. His loyalty is not to be doubted.”

Ye Xiong’s gaze fell on Phoenix.

“You don’t suspect me, do you?” Phoenix asked anxiously.

But according to the current situation, the biggest suspect was indeed her.

“I’m just kidding with you, why so serious?” Ye Xiong laughed.

“How dare you tease me, are you asking for a beating?”

Under her anger, Phoenix gave him a fierce punch, huffing, “Pretending to be so serious; I really thought you suspected me. You scared me to death.”

“I have complete trust in you,” Ye Xiong assured her.

At that, Ye Xiong’s smile faded away.

If it wasn’t Phoenix, then how did the other party discover their whereabouts?

He racked his brain but could not figure it out.

In his mind, he went over the events of recent times from start to finish.

He found every time he confronted Long Tianya, he was being led by the nose.

The affair with Skeleton, the trip to Thunder Mountain, and the incident at the Li Family Courtyard, it seemed like Long Tianya knew his every move.

The matter concerning Skeleton and the trip to Thunder Mountain could be explained by someone tipping off, but what about now?

Why?

Ye Xiong quickly pulled out the Cold Ink Dagger from his body, observing it carefully.

Could there be a tracker on the dagger?

“Go find Master Lu, fast!” Ye Xiong yelled.

The two hurried back to headquarters.

They were too late.

In the workroom, Master Lu lay in a pool of blood with a bullet marked with an ‘M’ placed on the desk.

Mr. M.

Ye Xiong gripped the bullet tightly in his hand, the force nearly driving it into his flesh.