Chapter 451: A Blood Debt Must Be Paid in Blood
"Who the hell is this, dropping ten Platinum Kill Orders at once? That's insane!"
The entire website erupted.
Xiao Ye had anticipated this.
Now, he just had to see who would take the jobs.
The targets he'd chosen were certainly difficult, but not as difficult as assassinating a world leader.
DING!
It had only been a minute.
Someone had already sent a message.
"I'm the third-ranked assassin on the charts. I'll take five of the Platinum Kill Orders!"
"I'll take Platinum Kill Order number three."
...
Within five minutes, Xiao Ye received nearly eight private messages.
All told, the number of offers far exceeded the ten available Platinum Kill Orders.
Xiao Ye didn't agree to just anyone. Instead, he had someone investigate their track records.
Each assassin had their own profile page, which displayed their past records upon being opened.
A few of the assassins even had kill counts of over twenty!
After confirming each assassin's rating, Xiao Ye replied to them one by one.
If they could successfully complete the assassination within three days, they would receive an additional bonus of one million dollars.
This would concentrate all the assassinations within a three-day window.
With so many people dying in such a short period, the resulting panic would inevitably be even greater.
'Let's see if the Angel Association has what it takes to handle this.'
However, one Platinum Kill Order was an exception.
Nearly half an hour passed, yet one kill order remained unclaimed.
The name on it was Bruce.
Bruce was no ordinary person. Not only was he a high-ranking member of the Angel Association,
but he also had his fingers in both legitimate business and the underworld, owning several entertainment companies.
He had made his fortune through shady dealings, so he had plenty of enemies.
For years, he had never had fewer than a double-digit number of bodyguards.
What's more, this Bruce was terrified of dying.
Rumor had it that after surviving one assassination attempt, he didn't leave his house for a full six months.
Furthermore, his villa was surrounded by three layers of security, making it impenetrable. Even the food and water delivered had to pass through multiple inspections.
That's why outsiders called him a coward.
Such a difficult target. No wonder no one dared to take the job.
Xiao Ye wasn't worried. As the saying goes, money makes the world go 'round.
So what if Bruce was formidable?
As long as the price he offered was high enough, someone would eventually take the bait.
Xiao Ye shut down his computer and continued to handle the Xiao Family's affairs.
「The next day.」
He opened the website again.
To his surprise, his inbox was still empty.
'If no one will take the job for ten million, I'll just have to raise the price.'
Xiao Ye added another five million to the Platinum Kill Order's bounty.
Fifteen million!
"Did you guys see? The price on one of the kill orders just went up!"
"Yeah, I saw. The target is Bruce. It'd be weirder if the price *didn't* go up!"
"Everyone knows Bruce is a tough nut to crack. Plenty of people have tried to assassinate him over the years, but no one has ever succeeded!"
Another hour passed.
Fifteen million.
Still no takers.
Xiao Ye raised the price again. Twenty million!
No takers.
Twenty-five million!
Still nothing!
Thirty million!
The moment he posted it, Xiao Ye's computer pinged.
He clicked it open and saw a private message from a black avatar.
"I'll take this job."
Xiao Ye clicked on his profile, only to discover the man had an endless record of kills. He was none other than the number one assassin in the world—Demon Satan!
'I can't believe a Platinum Kill Order managed to attract the number one assassin.'
'With him on the job, the chance of success is much higher!'
All ten kill orders were now assigned.
The assassins all planned to act two days from now—the final day of the deadline Xiao Ye had set.
'Failure to kill the target in three days is simply a sign of incompetence.'
Xiao Ye sat quietly at his desk, sipping his coffee, the picture of peace and tranquility.
Suddenly, his phone rang.
Xiao Ye glanced at the time. It should be around eight or nine PM in Country A, just when the nightlife was beginning.
But public safety in Country A was poor, and anyone over eighteen could carry a gun, so the streets at night were extremely unsafe.
Xiao Ye smiled faintly, knowing the person on the other end must have good news.
"How are things in Country A?"
Just as he expected, his subordinate's excited report came through the phone. "Patriarch, we followed your orders exactly, sniping only the Angel Association members on the list."
"Not only that, most of them died at the same time. The authorities in Country A have already taken notice."
Xiao Ye was completely unconcerned. 'So what if they know? It's already too late.'
"Continue to target the ordinary members of the Angel Association. Make as big a scene as possible so that everyone knows it's the members of the Angel Association who are dying!"
"Even if there isn't a distinguishing feature, create one."
"Yes!"
Xiao Ye hung up, tasted his coffee, a smirk playing on his lips.
'Vengeance for my father must be paid in blood!'
'The entire Angel Association will pay for what they did to Xiao Ling!'
The news spread like wildfire in Country A.
The story exploded in popularity in just half an hour.
Everyone, from the elderly to children, knew people were dying.
Not just one person, but over a dozen at a time, all of them discovered dead!
It was confirmed to be murder, but they couldn't find the culprit.
Various posts about the victims all being members of the Angel Association also began to appear.
The Angel Association was already notorious, and now they were implicated in murder—no, a series of murders!
Meanwhile, screenshots from the underground network began to circulate.
Now even the general public knew about the Platinum Kill Orders, and that these victims were the ones on the list!
The internet was abuzz with endless debates about the matter.
"See? This is what happens when you join the Angel Association!"
"It's horrifying! So many people dead at once!"
"Quick, look at the latest bulletin! Another body's been found! And just like the previous deaths, a single red rose was left at the scene."
Seeing this, Xiao Ye understood. 'Ah, the work of my people and General He's.'
'The bodies without a red rose must be from the assassins who took the kill orders.'
With the screenshots leaked, the truth was as good as confirmed.
The Angel Association had originally suspected L, grasping at straws in their panic.
But they never expected that someone had actually posted kill orders!
Then, another screenshot made the rounds.
It showed a mission being marked as complete on the underground network, and the target... was Bruce.
"No, this is impossible! Bruce can't be dead!" a high-ranking member of the Angel Association said indignantly.
He refused to believe that a mere assassin had such capabilities!
Not even five minutes passed.
News that Bruce had been killed was confirmed.
And just then, L started a livestream.