Lime really didn't want to drink; with her throat extremely thirsty, all she wanted was water.
Therefore, Lime chose this "macho" way of drinking water.
Fortunately, Qingning had good storytelling skills and had already explained the matter clearly.
"Your concerns... are valid."
Xiao raised his head, his eyes filled with contemplation. He gently lifted his index finger and slowly stroked it on the table.
"That's why I made this decision, boss. Xia Che is really quite extraordinary. I suspect that someone is manipulating all of this behind the scenes. Before we investigate the situation thoroughly, we'd better not act rashly."
Qingning looked directly into Xiao's eyes and said this.
"Alright, then we won't kill him."
Surprisingly, Xiao readily agreed to Qing Ning's suggestion: "As for the bounty list... I'll remove his name from it in a bit."
"Huh?"
This time, it was Qing Ning's turn to be dumbfounded.
"Boss, did you hear what I said?"
Qing Ning swallowed hard and asked incredulously.
"Yes, I heard everything."
Xiao stretched out his arm, lazily propping up his head, and said.
"Oh... alright then, it's good that you understand my good intentions."
Deep within Qing Ning's mind, everything remained a blur. She felt drowsy and disoriented, as if it were all unreal.
"By the way, boss, are there any other missions lately that require killing people?"
As if she had thought of something, Qing Ning looked up and asked.
"Recently? Didn't you just reject one? No more."
Xiao leaned back in his chair, reverting to his previous lazy demeanor.
Seeing Xiao like this, Qing Ning was finally relieved, and the huge weight that had been hanging over her heart was finally lifted, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
She knew that this hurdle... was finally over.
The Assassin's Guild is in a very bad situation right now; it could be said that it is in danger of being destroyed at any moment.
In this situation, it's best to abandon tasks that seem obviously wrong as soon as possible.
Even if it's a misunderstanding, don't fall for the trap.
The above is the superficial reason that Qingning fabricated.
The reason why Xiao was persuaded to abandon the assassination plan against Xia Che was actually because...
They had known each other for a long time.
We've known each other for a very, very long time.
However, she had some reasons that she couldn't say openly.
Therefore, Qingning could only persuade Xiao to cancel the assassination plan against him.
Otherwise, given the terrifying power of the Assassin's Guild, Xia Che would surely die.
"Damn it, this little brat, how long have I been gone, and how did you manage to provoke the Assassin's Guild?"
Qing Ning cursed inwardly, wishing she could rip Xia Che's skull open.
Just like when he was a kid, he's a troublemaker!
Unexpectedly, as he grew up, his ability to cause trouble actually increased with age!
If it weren't for her today, the Assassin's Guild would definitely have sent someone to assassinate Xia Che.
Given Xia Che's status as a spoiled young master, how could he possibly withstand the assassination attempt by the Assassin's Hall?
Not to mention, the Xia family is no longer in China, so no one can protect him now.
It would be a miracle if he didn't die!
To avoid arousing Xiao's suspicion, Qing Ning looked up again and asked incredulously, "Boss, is there really no mission?"
Xiao looked at Qing Ning with some curiosity, slowly shook his head, and said, "There are no killing missions recently. I called you here just to check on your mission progress, not to ask you to kill anyone."
"oh?"
Qing Ning raised a hand, mimicking the way the Assassin Hall had done before, and propped her head up with her arm: "Not a mission to kill?"
"no."
Xiao shook his head.
"Really not?"
Little stars gradually appeared in Qing Ning's eyes.
"...There are no killing missions recently."
Xiao repeated what he had said earlier.
"Aha."
Qing Ning was delighted; there really wasn't a mission!
If there are no missions... does that mean the vacation I've been longing for is finally coming?
A holiday without infiltration, disguise, bloodshed, or gunfire!
Seeing Qing Ning's beaming face, Xiao's lips twitched involuntarily. He seemed to have only said there was no "murder" mission, right?
Did you say you were on vacation?
Didn't they say that?
Did you say so?
Xiao sighed, looked at Qing Ning across the table with an innocent face, and then thought about the task he had prepared for her this time, and couldn't help but sigh again.
It's not that Qing Ning's abilities are lacking; on the contrary, Qing Ning's mission completion rate reached a terrifying 100%.
In other words, if you give her ten tasks, Qingning can complete all ten.
Absolutely no omissions!
Never underestimate the importance of completing ten missions out of ten. The Assassin's Guild has very strict mission ratings. Even the slightest deviation during a mission will result in the mission rating being marked as "unsatisfactory".
For example, if you suddenly drink too much water during the task and then go to the toilet, you fail the test!
Even if you perfectly kill the mission objective, your rating will still be unsatisfactory!
Just because you went to the restroom, if the target noticed something during that time and took action, that becomes a variable.
But what if something goes wrong and your companions who came with you die because they can't react in time? How will that be accounted for?
It's impossible to calculate.
Therefore, during the mission, all variables should be avoided, and even those that cannot be avoided should be avoided.
Under such a strict rating system, Qingning was still able to achieve a 100% task completion rate, which shows just how impressive Qingning is.
Qing Ning was taken aback when she saw the man sighing repeatedly. She cautiously asked, "Um... Boss, you called me back from Southern Europe, not just to find out the details of this mission so you could... give me a vacation?"
Xiao's eye twitched suddenly, and he pulled a form from behind his back, throwing it at the person opposite him with a whoosh: "A holiday? Look for yourself! How many days off have you taken this month! You still have the nerve to talk to me about a holiday?!"
Lime tilted her head slightly, her left hand supporting her chin holding the form, and placed it on the table without even glancing at it: "Hehe, um, boss, I have an urgent matter... everyone has to go to the bathroom sometimes... it's normal to take leave in our line of work..."
Qing Ning's expression remained unchanged, but with a seemingly unintentional poke of her finger on the table, a form vanished into a puddle of powder.
Qing Ning looked at the leader with a grin; she was an expert at destroying evidence.
Xiao shook his head. What could he do when faced with someone who was so stubborn and unyielding that he couldn't be beaten or scolded?
Xiao sighed again, his mind involuntarily turning to the fact that today was probably the day he had sighed the most in the past year—more than all the other days combined. Damn it…
Qing Ning chuckled, then picked up the wine glass in front of her and took a small sip.
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