Chapter 1093: Chapter 929: Confession
"How many people do you have? Where are the others? What tasks do they have?"
"Everyone has their own tasks. Iâm an assassin and a seeker. Some are finding people, others are preparing to assassinate Mr. Gu. Some are inciting trouble among Jiangnan disaster victims. Thatâs it."
At this moment, he deeply regretted it; he should have been firm in his thinking and found more helpers.
Damn it, that authority figure didnât assign reinforcements. Relying on him alone to spearhead the missionâwasnât this sending him to his death?
Isnât the lesson with Heba and Map Master enough? That authority figure doesnât regard his life as important!
"Finding people? Who are you looking for?" Lu Chen asked eagerly.
The man shook his head, "I donât know! With my status, I canât interfere in othersâ affairs."
"Oh? Truly donât know, or just wonât say?" Gu Chengyu wouldnât believe the manâs words; he felt there was much reservation in them.
"It seems youâve recovered enough. Want to try the tiger bench again?"
Gu Chengyu sneered and gestured the government official to prepare the bricks.
"No! No! No!" The person hurriedly stopped them, sounding much more anxious than before.
If he had persisted, that would be one thing. But he had felt somewhat comfortable earlier; now having to feel that extreme pain again, how could he not fear?
"We each handle our own tasks. Their missions I canât interfere with. Someone accidentally leaked that theyâre looking for the Young Master! As for who the Young Master is, I truly donât know."
He tried to appear sincere, fearing Gu Chengyu and the rest wouldnât believe him.
"Young Master? Havenât you heard a word about the Young Master? Whoâs the authority figure you mentioned? Did you have anything to do with that farmerâs murder case from some time ago? Is Map Master one of your men?"
Gu Chengyu suspected this person held a significant position among those people.
"No, they havenât found the Young Master. Recently, thereâs been a lead, but I donât know the details. As for the authority figure, I know even less. Heâs always in a black cloak when connecting with us; we never saw his true face!" The man in black said with a bitter smile.
Knowing Map Master didnât surprise the man in black.
When Heba and Map Master fought with this man, Heba had once called out Map Masterâs name, as Map Master admitted.
Seeing the man in black stop again, Gu Chengyu advised, "Youâve already said your piece, so if you donât share the rest, thatâs considered betrayal. So, why not be straightforward?"
"That farmer, I killed him with another person because I needed to find another and eliminate them. However, during the search, there was a mistake; that farmer wasnât who we intended to kill. As for why they wanted to find and kill that person, I donât know. Map Master is one of us; his martial arts are strong, holding a high position before the authority figure."
Perhaps resigned to his fate, after hearing Gu Chengyuâs words, this man didnât need further threats from Gu Chengyu, cooperating well.
Gu Chengyu secretly felt it a pity. Last time letting Map Master escape was truly a mistake.
He should have pursued Map Master then, as Map Master seemed to know much more than this man.
"Why do you want to kill that person? You donât know? Whatâs your name? Where is the person who was with you now?"
"We only know to search for this person; we have a picture, and that farmer slightly resembled the person in the picture, which led to the mistake. As for why, Iâm not qualified to know."
"My name is Man Niu, and my partner has already been killed by you."
At this point, Man Niu both feared and resented Gu Chengyuâs cold ruthlessness.
"Why did they send you to kill me? Because of the disaster victims?" Gu Chengyu felt these people were determined to kill him.
If they continued with intermittent sneak attacks, once or twice could be manageable, but the frequency would wear them out.
Even tigers have momentary lapses, and Gu Chengyu couldnât guarantee heâd always spot danger.
"This I do know; the authority figure instructed to eradicate you at all costs. He believes your existence threatens us. So even if I fail today, others will continue coming to kill you until youâre eliminated."
Perhaps as revenge for Gu Chengyuâs coldness, the personâs face held nothing but a mocking smile as he spoke.
With blood at his lips, he smiled with self-satisfaction. But such a smile seemed foolish to Gu Chengyu.
"You should worry about yourself! Whether I die isnât clear yet, but if I leak news of your betrayal, even if I donât kill you, you wonât meet a good end. You surely know their authority figureâs methods better than I do."
The manâs face turned deathly pale, seemingly struck by reality, fear evident in his eyes.
"Who else is coming to kill me? Where are all of you? How do you usually communicate?" Gu Chengyu decided to take the initiative; being passive wasnât his style.
"Many people, not all determined. Only upon my mission failure will someone take over. Normally, we rely on the authority figure contacting us; we canât reach him. Iâve worked with Map Master on a mission; weâre somewhat familiar. Previously, Map Master accidentally revealed the Young Masterâs news."
"Do you have a way to contact Map Master?" Gu Chengyu was very interested in Map Master, suspecting Map Master knew quite a bit.
"No, since arriving in Jiangnan, weâve met only once, initiated by him. Map Master is a veteran, highly regarded by the authority figureâfar ahead of me."
"So, youâre of no use anymore? Ignorant of things, whatâs your worth?"
Gu Chengyuâs sharp gaze looked at the man like frost, making him shudder.
The man opened and closed his lips, uncertain.
"One final question: whereâs the picture?" This news about the Young Master is unavailable, but wasnât there a picture of the person they previously wanted dead?
"I donât have it on me; the task was handed to someone else."
Since his task now was to assassinate Gu Chengyu, that matter naturally became unrelated to him.
"Can you recall the face on the picture? If you describe it in detail to my satisfaction, perhaps Iâll consider letting you go and help you leave that place. What do you think?"
Gu Chengyuâs tempting words stirred the man in blackâs heart.
"Youâyou keep to your word?" the man said, breathless.
Who wishes to die? If it meant leaving that dark, brutal place for a leisurely life, then all this would be worthwhile.
"Certainly!" Gu Chengyu nodded, smiling confidently.
"I remember the face on that image." The man looked at Gu Chengyu with hope, eyes filled with tension.