Killer Queen (GL) - Chapter 4

After breakfast, the two skipped class and went to Century Tower to scout the location. Before executing a mission, familiarizing oneself with the surrounding environment is an indispensable step. The mall was filled with a Christmas atmosphere—Santa hats, snowflakes, and the song “Jingle Bells”—Christmas was approaching.

Xi Qi was tall and had an outstanding demeanor, attracting many men who turned to look at her along the way.

Luo Yu was a little displeased. She casually picked up a Santa hat from a store and placed it on Xi Qi’s head. “Your appearance is really not suitable for being an assassin.” An assassin should look as ordinary and unremarkable as possible, blending into the crowd completely unnoticed. This is suitable for assassination.

“Don’t fool around. We’re not here to play today,” Xi Qi softly scolded, taking off the Santa hat and tossing it to Luo Yu.

Luo Yu stuck out her tongue and put the Santa hat on her own head. Compared to Xi Qi’s wariness and caution, Luo Yu looked more like an idle young lady, completely out for fun and to buy Christmas gifts.

Killing intent. Luo Yu felt killing intent. People who have killed too many people and have too much bl00d on their hands often carry a strong killing aura. Even if it is well-hidden, it cannot escape Luo Yu’s sense. She was too familiar with this feeling. Living with a bunch of professional assassins at home day in and day out, she was naturally no stranger to this feeling.

Just as Luo Yu was about to turn her head to look, Xi Qi pulled her aside and pressed her against the wall.

“Hey, what are you doing…” Before Luo Yu could finish her sentence, her mouth was sealed. Soft and cold lips blocked Luo Yu’s remaining words. Xi Qi’s lips were very cold, carrying a hint of ruthlessness and a slight minty fragrance.

After the killing intent dissipated, Xi Qi let go of Luo Yu.

“What? Ran into acquaintances? Those people who are after you?” Luo Yu hadn’t forgotten that when she first met Xi Qi, she was severely injured and unconscious, on the verge of death.

“Don’t get involved in this matter. They are not people you can afford to provoke.” Xi Qi and Luo Yu were very close, their breaths lightly fanning each other’s faces. Luo Yu only felt Xi Qi’s breath was shallow and light, making her face itch a little.

“Xiao Qi, you have to remember, your life belongs to me. You cannot die without my permission,” Luo Yu whispered softly in Xi Qi’s ear while embracing her neck.

“Don’t worry, it’s not that easy for them to kill me.” Xi Qi’s gaze was deep and dark, looking in the direction where those people had left, with a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes.

A few days later, the weather was sunny, and colorful balloons were hanging all over the square in the commercial district.

The executive director of Fu Dong Group arrived at Century Square as expected to buy a Christmas gift for his grandson. Everything was going according to the plan of Luo Erliu and the others, but some things had quietly changed without a sound. The ones causing things to change were naturally Luo Yu and Xi Qi. At this moment, they were like cheetahs hiding in the jungle, waiting for the opportunity to pounce, dangerously and lazily narrowing their eyes, waiting for the prey to take the bait.

Luo Sansan appeared first. He had a silenced pistol tucked into his coat, approaching the target step by step.

“They’re here,” Luo Yu reminded him from the shadows.

Xi Qi didn’t speak, just nodded, got up, and slowly approached the target, pretending to be a passerby.

Both were getting closer and closer to the target…

Suddenly, Luo Sansan opened fire. At the same time, Xi Qi struck like lightning, pushing away the gray-haired old man.

Luo Sansan missed his shot and was about to fire another one. Xi Qi wouldn’t allow him to strike again. She quickly swept her leg across, kicking Luo Sansan’s wrist. The pistol instantly dropped to the ground. The two immediately began to wrestle and fight.

Luo Sanwu, who was hiding in the dark, was a sniping expert. Now, hiding on a high platform, he was preparing to quietly shoot the target in the head.

Unexpectedly, Luo Yu suddenly stood up and violently smashed the fire alarm. The alarm system instantly blared throughout the entire building. The crowd immediately panicked, pushing and shoving, and the scene became chaotic.

Luo Sanwu, who had already aimed at the target, instantly lost sight of the target’s figure. In the midst of the chaos, trying to aim and snipe a person was naturally as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Luo Erliu frowned. He was the strongest of the three. He had originally thought this mission would not require him to take action, but now that things had changed, he couldn’t stand idly by anymore.

Just as Luo Erliu was about to jump from the second floor to approach the target, a bullet suddenly blocked his path.

The one who fired the shot was naturally Luo Yu. At this moment, she was wearing a white mask, so the opponent naturally couldn’t recognize her identity.

Luo Erliu was skilled with the samurai sword. At this moment, the distance between the two was very close. In close combat, the samurai sword naturally had an advantage over the pistol. Luo Erliu’s famous ultimate skill was his unpredictable swordsmanship. When he returned from his studies in Japan, he was invincible, and countless people had died under his sword.

Luo Yu felt the smell of bl00d on the blade, dense and deathly.

Luo Yu knew in advance that Luo Erliu would be her opponent and was very clear about his exquisite swordsmanship, so Luo Yu had prepared a weapon to counter the samurai sword beforehand.

It was a long chain made of refined iron, with a dagger that could cut through iron attached to one end of the chain.

In less than two minutes of fighting, Luo Yu’s chain tightly wrapped around the opponent’s sharp samurai sword, and the dagger also attacked towards the opponent’s neck. Luo Erliu’s skill was naturally unquestionable to have risen to his current position. He leaned slightly backward and avoided the dagger’s attack.

Luo Yu took advantage of the opponent avoiding the dagger and being preoccupied, took a step forward, and struck out with her hand like a blade. Just then, Luo Sanwu fired a shot at Luo Yu’s head. Luo Yu sensed the danger and slightly tilted her head. The bullet hit the wall, and Luo Erliu also took the opportunity to free the samurai sword from Luo Yu’s chain.

Luo Yu cursed inwardly, this troublesome guy, I should take care of you first.

On the other side, Luo Sansan had already been knocked to the ground and was unconscious by Xi Qi.

“Xi, you take care of this guy!” Luo Yu dropped a sentence and chased after Luo Sanwu.

Luo Sanwu was very strong with a gun, but his martial arts skills were not particularly impressive, so Luo Sanwu did not allow Luo Yu to get close to him. Therefore, the duel between the two was about the precision of their marksmanship.

Luo Yu had to admire the opponent’s sniping ability. The bullets grazed past her scalp several times, a very close call. However, Luo Yu was also no pushover. After five minutes of entanglement, Luo Yu pulled out a mirror. The mirror reflected the blinding sunlight, instantly dazzling the opponent’s eyes. This instant was exactly what Luo Yu wanted. For an assassin, a second of distraction is enough to be fatal.

Luo Yu shot the opponent’s wrist holding the gun. Luo Sanwu groaned, and the sniper rifle instantly fell to the ground.

Luo Yu finished dealing with her side and looked in Xi Qi’s direction. As she expected, Luo Erliu was no match for Xi Qi. At this moment, his thigh was covered in bl00d, clearly not lightly injured.

“Let’s go!” Luo Yu ordered Xi Qi. The police and fire department were coming soon. Now that the target had escaped, continuing to fight was pointless.

The two quickly left without killing anyone, even though they clearly had the ability to do so.

Luo Erliu looked at their retreating figures and gave a wry smile. Should he be glad that the opponents didn’t finish them off, or should he worry about how to explain the situation to the Queen when he returned?

They failed the mission.

What kind of ending awaited them?

Luo Erliu didn’t know. He didn’t want to think about it, and he dared not think about it.

…

On the highway, Xi Qi was gripping the steering wheel, while Luo Yu was buckled up in the passenger seat.

The sunlight outside was warm and somewhat dazzling, feeling very comfortable on the body.

The warm sun of winter; everything was so peaceful and beautiful, just like Luo Yu’s mood at the moment.

It would be a lie to say she wasn’t nervous at all. She had tossed and turned all last night, unable to sleep. Now that the matter was settled, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Sometimes Luo Yu couldn’t understand why she didn’t want to be the Young Master of the Luo family and insisted on doing such a thankless job.

Luo Yu took off the mask on her face and threw it onto the back seat.

“Why wear a mask? Wouldn’t disguise be better?” Xi Qi asked. Disguise is a required skill for every assassin. After all, wearing a mask is too conspicuous in many situations and is not conducive to action.

“I just feel a mask is more foolproof.” There was a reason for Luo Yu’s consideration. After all, the Luo family’s assassins all knew her, and for people who were too familiar, relying solely on disguise might inevitably lead to flaws being exposed.

“Why didn’t you just kill them? Wouldn’t that be cleaner and more decisive?” Xi Qi posed her second question. She was also curious about Luo Yu’s identity.

“My goal is just to protect the target from being killed and to have fewer deaths. If I kill the opponents, wouldn’t that go against my original intention? What difference would our actions have from those cold-blooded and ruthless assassins?” These words were indeed Luo Yu’s heartfelt sentiments. She hated dead people and hated bl00d, yet fate had played a trick on her, making her born into an assassin family.

“You should know that I, like those people, am also a cold-blooded and ruthless assassin. The number of people who have died by my hand is probably more than theirs.” Xi Qi was not exaggerating; she had almost lost count of the people who had died by her hand.

“I understand,” Luo Yu turned her head, looking at the buildings quickly moving backward outside the window. “From now on, can you stop killing, for me?”

A period of silence.

All they could hear was the whooshing sound of the wind outside the window.

Xi Qi did not answer. She seemed a little lost.

Perhaps, from the moment I met you, I was no longer a qualified assassin.

The grand and majestic building, with its ivory-colored arched roof—the Luo family’s villa resembled a castle. To the left of the castle was an endless golf course, with fragmented sunlight glistening on the green lawn. To the right was a training ground, which had specialized firearms, ammunition, and training facilities. Luo Yi and the others would spend a period of time there every month. The castle was surrounded by a small stream, with the sound of splashing water occasionally heard, clean and crisp.

Luo Yu arrived in front of the pure white castle. A huge angel fountain stood before her. Two winged angels were tightly leaning against each other, sacred and pure. The corner of Luo Yu’s mouth curved into a mocking angle. It was truly ironic to place such a thing in such a dirty, dark, and bloody place.

“Young Master, the Mistress instructed you to go to the training ground.” The messenger was Luo Shisan.

Luo Yu held her forehead and sighed, reluctantly dragging her feet towards the training ground. Every month, Luo Han would check Luo Yu’s homework. This homework was naturally not the school work but the skills required of an assassin. And whenever this time came, Luo Han would often be very unhappy. When she was unhappy, her hands would itch. When her hands itched, Luo Yu’s skin would suffer, so she was often very unhappy at this time too. Luo Yu felt she was about to suffer again. The joy of completing the mission instantly vanished. A cloud of gloom hung over her heart, and even the warm sun above her head seemed to carry a hint of chill.