Chapter 416: Do You Know Who I Am?
The man didn't dare to speak. This was already the norm.
Chester was extremely attached to her career and her fans.
She couldn't accept losing fans; it made her feel incredibly embarrassed, as if she were being personally rejected.
But while the quality of Chester's videos had improved, they were missing a lot of the heart they once had.
Moreover, she wasn't young anymore, and she also had to manage matters for the Angel Association. Her fan meetups were poorly organized. It was only natural for things to turn out this way.
"Chester, don't be angry." The man placed some fruit in front of her. "People's hearts are fickle, and getting angry won't help your injuries heal."
"For the sake of the fans who truly love you, you need to get better soon."
Hearing the words "truly love," Chester's mood finally improved. "You're right..."
The words had barely left her mouth when a knock came from the door.
A woman's voice sounded. "Hello, I'm your next-door neighbor. There's something I wanted to ask you."
The man walked to the door and checked the video doorbell.
Indeed, it was the next-door neighbor, and she didn't look strange at all.
Only then did he open the door. But as soon as he did, the barrel of a gun was thrust inside.
The neighbor woman turned and ran!
She was actually an extra, just not a famous one. But after all these years, her acting skills were impressive.
Xiao Ye pressed the gun against the man, entering the apartment step by step.
He closed the door and looked toward the inner room.
BANG!
He pulled the trigger.
The silenced gun made almost no sound.
Just like that, the man fell to the floor.
Xiao Ye walked into the inner room.
By now, Chester had clearly realized something was wrong, but she was injured and couldn't prepare any kind of defense.
She could only stare intently at the doorway. When she saw it was Xiao Ye, her heart sank to the pit of her stomach.
The place where she was injured before began to throb with a dull ache again.
"You... How did you know I was here!"
"Xiao Ye, I'm warning you, don't do anything rash! Do you know who I am?"
"If you dare touch me, the Angel Association will never let you live! No one can defy the Angel Association, and no one can survive their pursuit!"
Chester's words came faster and faster; she was clearly terrified.
Xiao Ye didn't answer, simply walking toward her step by step.
"Have you heard the saying?"
Chester looked at him, her eyes filled with terror.
"Those who kill will always be killed!"
"You wanted to kill me, so I'll kill you!"
With that, Xiao Ye aimed the pistol at Chester's forehead.
"You... You can't kill me!" Chester was filled with regret. If she had known Xiao Ye was this much of a lunatic, she never would have provoked him!
'It was just one mission. Why did it turn out like this?'
Feeling the cold steel of the muzzle, Chester was petrified, her face ashen. "Don't kill me, I'm begging you!"
"The last time I shot you in the leg, you begged me just like this."
"I was going to let you go, but you just had to go and hire someone to assassinate me. Now, I can't let you go."
"Everything that's happening today, you brought it on yourself!"
With that, as Chester watched with a gaze full of despair and terror, Xiao Ye sent her on her way.
Shot between the eyebrows, Chester's head slumped. Her body pitched forward uncontrollably until she was lying face down on the ground.
Xiao Ye wiped the blood from his hands, dropped the gun, and left without a backward glance.
He didn't even bother to conceal his identity as he left.
He wanted every high-ranking member of the Angel Association to know that he was the one who killed Chester!
Sure enough, just as Xiao Ye had predicted, the news quickly reached the Angel Association.
When the upper echelons found out, they were absolutely furious.
"This Xiao Ye is insane! He's a madman!"
"Why would he kill Chester? Isn't he afraid of dying?"
However, there were some rational voices among them. "Xiao Ye might be arrogant, but there's always a reason for what he does. There must be more to this story!"
"No matter what the story is, he can't just kill Chester like this! His actions are a challenge to our Angel Association, and he must be severely punished!"
"Besides, he's a ticking time bomb that could go off on us at any moment. To prevent that, let's just capture him!"
"Extract what we need from him for the cloning experiments. That way, we can use his status and position while eliminating the risk!"
There were people in the Angel Association who had long been unhappy with Xiao Ye, and they saw this as the perfect opportunity to bring him down.
Although Chester was only an Angel Leader on the surface, her actual status was quite special. She had gotten in through connections.
Her relationship with the higher-ups was very close.
He was confident the higher-ups would avenge Chester!
The group's discussion was extremely heated.
"How about this: after we've investigated, let's have Xiao Ye attend a meeting!"
"Maybe that will teach him how to act. To put it bluntly, his arrogance is just a bad habit he picked up in the Dragon Country."
"We just need to make him think things through and understand our rules, right?"
After some discussion, the group took a vote and finally decided to make Xiao Ye attend a meeting.
That afternoon, Xiao Ye received the message.
He tidied himself up a bit and went to the meeting place: the presidential suite of a hotel.
It was luxurious inside and even had its own conference room.
Five people were already seated in the conference room, all wearing masks as if they couldn't bear to show their faces.
Seeing Xiao Ye, they all perked up in unison, straightening their backs.
"Xiao Ye, you're here. This empty seat is for you. Let's not waste any time; we'll start right away."
Xiao Ye didn't stand on ceremony. He pulled out a chair and sat down. "What do you want to talk about? If it's about Chester, you can shut up now."
"Once you understand what happened, you'll naturally understand why I did it."
"Xiao Ye, while you and Chester had your grievances, you were the one who struck first. That's why Chester hired someone to go after you."
"How could you kill her over something like that! The Angel Association has rules: only the higher-ups can take action against someone at the Angel Leader level!"
"You broke the rules..."
Before he could finish, Xiao Ye cut him off. "My life's principle is simple: if someone dares to make a move on me, I take them out. No exceptions!"
"If you're just here to give me a lecture, you can get lost right now!"
"Besides, so what if I killed her? What can you do about it? Kill me? Fine, go ahead and try. Without a clone, what leverage do you have to kill me?"
"If you kill me, who's going to help you get into the Dragon Country? The Zhu family follows my lead, and the Fifth Clan will never agree to your demands in this lifetime!"