Midnight Forest Bar, VIP lounge on the second floor.
Soft and soothing jazz flows through the air, with dim lights casting an ambiguous and stylish glow over the room.
Fang Cheng lazily sank into the soft leather sofa, casually surveying the tidied surroundings.
Xu Hao was like the most attentive waiter, cautiously retrieving a bottle of red wine with a slightly yellowed label from the wine cabinet.
The words "ChĂąteau Lafite Rothschild 1982" glistened under the light on the bottle.
"Boss, try this one, the 1982 Lafite, Iâve been saving it just for you!"
Xu Hao grinned, showing an ingratiating smile, while deftly using the corkscrew to open the wine bottleâs cork.
The rich aroma of wine instantly permeated the air.
He carefully poured the wine for Fang Cheng, a full glass, almost overflowing.
The stance was as if he were catering to Fang Cheng as an ancestor.
Fang Cheng crossed his legs, casually lifting the heavy goblet, curiously admiring the famed foreign wine.
The dark red liquor in the glass shimmered with a captivating sheen under the light, resembling thick fresh blood.
"Indeed a good wine!"
Fang Cheng couldnât help but praise.
Upon hearing this, Xu Hao showed a gleeful expression, thinking his boss knew his stuff.
However, the scene in the next second left his mouth agape.
Gulpâ
Fang Cheng didnât bother with the pretentious swirling, smelling, and tasting like the rich usually do, but instead tilted his head back, gulping down the majority of the glass.
"Hmm, not bad, quite refreshing."
Fang Cheng smacked his lips as if he had just drunk ordinary grape juice.
Xu Hao stood by, his eye twitching incessantly.
This gulp was easily worth twenty thousand bucks! Just chugged down like that?
His heart bled, yet he desperately kept a fawning smile on his face.
Fang Cheng seemed completely oblivious to Xu Haoâs peculiar demeanor, nonchalantly refilling his glass full.
Only then did he leisurely speak:
"The last time we met, you mentioned an expert who was strong and opposing the Noah Organization. Any leads on him?"
Xu Hao jolted at these words, quickly brightened up, and eagerly stepped forward, beginning his performance:
"Boss, you have no idea!"
"To scout out this information, I went through hellish efforts, facing tremendous risks, bearing unimaginable internal pressure, to finally get firsthand materials..."
He spat profusely, speaking at length, with the demeanor of talking all night.
Fang Cheng frowned slightly, impatiently interrupting him:
"Get to the point."
Xu Hao was caught off guard, gave an awkward laugh, and hurriedly toned down his bragging.
Then he lowered his voice and mystically said:
"Boss, remember the murderer I mentioned the other day?"
"Murderer?"
Fang Chengâs hand holding the wine glass paused slightly.
"Thatâs the one who slaughtered Wu Shihaoâs establishment, massacred over two hundred people alone at the warehouse dock, that super freak of a murderer!"
Xu Hao widened his eyes, looking like how could you forget, then suddenly slapped his thigh and said in an epiphany:
"I just figured outâthe formidable character the organization dispatched so many hands to hunt down is him!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Chengâs gaze narrowed slightly.
The fingers clutching the glass tightened subconsciously, causing the liquor inside to ripple with subtle waves.
Xu Hao didnât notice the change in Fang Chengâs expression, immersing himself in his revelation, continued vividly narrating:
"Boss, you have no idea, this murdererâs skill is absurdly strong, his war record horrifyingly terrifying!"
"Not only at the warehouse dock, he slaughtered those over two hundred from the Red Tiger Gang, even someone from our organizationâs higher ranks suffered greatly under his hand. Itâs said he ruined a very important mission, causing that minister to be punished by the board."
Xu Hao paused for a moment, recalling something, added:
"By the way, Boss, didnât I tell you that the captain I used to follow suddenly disappeared before New Yearâs Eve?"
"Itâs finally cleared up nowâhe was killed by this murderer, and not only him but an entire special action team was wiped out!"
Listening to Xu Haoâs account, Fang Cheng gazed deeply and slowly asked:
"Did you all find out his identity? Whatâs his name, what does he look like?"
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Upon hearing this, Xu Haoâs face immediately showed a troubled expression:
"This... I havenât figured it out yet. After all, it involves the organizationâs action secrets. Iâm just a small leader at the bottom, hard to access such core information."
He tried to recall, then added:
"But I heard from a friend in the action team that this murderer has a very particular habit, likes murdering while wearing a mask, sometimes itâs black, sometimes white, never revealing his true face. So until now, no one knows who he actually is."
"However..."
Xu Hao shifted his tone, lowering his voice:
"The Noah Organization accidentally obtained a crucial clue this time, hence dispatching a large number of personnel for persistent investigation."
"Based on several tentative contacts earlier and the evidence gathered, theyâre at least eighty percent sure of the murdererâs real identity."
"Currently, theyâre waiting to dispatch experts from headquarters, preparing to... well, you understand."
Fang Chengâs gaze flickered for a moment, prompting with an instructive tone: