CHAPTER 700: CHAPTER 690: THE ASSASSIN IS TOO WEAK

Back in the nanny van, they could finally say the words they held back in front of outsiders.

"About that person who jumped into the lake..."

Jiang Lingxi rubbed her forehead, "Maybe I just have too many enemies."

Tong Yue: "..."

She was silent for two seconds, "Are you serious?"

"Absolutely serious. However, it seems that the hitman didn’t actually intend to take my life," Jiang Lingxi said, touching her own face, "I felt he more wanted to scar my face, but he seriously underestimated my combat power. I guess he was just an unskilled hitman."

The hitman still struggling to swim to shore in the lake: Hey, I’ve stayed on the wanted list for years, okay!

"Don’t worry about this, Sister Tong, I’ll find a way to investigate on my own."

Seeing Tong Yue still wanting to say something, she held up a finger, her expression becoming more serious, "Sister Tong, it’s dangerous."

Tong Yue nodded with a grimace, "You also need to be careful. This time they didn’t succeed, who knows if there will be another attempt. Maybe I should hire some bodyguards for you?"

Xu Ling’an and others nodded in agreement.

Being stared at by so many eyes, Jiang Lingxi was the one to relent this time, "Then I’ll ask Changning later if she’s free to accompany me. I don’t trust unfamiliar bodyguards."

"Alright then," Tong Yue reluctantly agreed after a moment’s thought, "This Xiao Guo was also someone from the brand side. In case a bodyguard infiltrated too, it’s better to use people we’re familiar with."

The nanny van stopped at the entrance of Xiyuan.

As Tong Yue was about to remind Jiang Lingxi of something else, her phone rang.

"It’s a call from the brand side," she said, clicking to answer, "Hello?"

Jiang Lingxi didn’t hurry to get off, she rubbed the still somewhat cold hand of Xu Ling’an sitting next to her, "Still scared?"

Xu Ling’an snuggled Jiang Lingxi’s shoulder, "The people behind it are so vile."

"Don’t worry, we’ll root them out."

"Yes."

Tong Yue hung up, "Xiao Xi, the brand side said, as an apology, the red car you drove today will be sent back to the factory for inspection and then delivered directly to you."

Jiang Lingxi nodded with a smile, "That’s an unexpected surprise."

Tong Yue: "...I’d rather have not had this accident. Today nearly scared my heart out of my chest."

"You should all go back and rest well to calm your nerves."

Jiang Lingxi took Xu Ling’an out of the van and into Xiyuan, where she told Xu Ling’an to go rest in the guest room, while she went into Shen Yunqing’s study.

She found a pen and drawing paper, and sketched out the appearance of the hitman she had seen.

Only then did she go back to her room to wash up and rest.

*

Zhang Lingzhou’s phone first received a notification of a bank deposit.

Still wondering where the money came from, the phone screen suddenly dimmed.

[Mission Failed!]

[After deducting transaction fees and action expenses, the deposit is refunded.]

[Not accepting repeat tasks for now.]

So the bank deposit missing over ten thousand was the refunded deposit!

So he wasted over ten thousand yuan for nothing!

Also, what does it mean by not accepting repeat tasks?

[Aren’t you guys kind of useless to be charging such high rates!]

’Sorry, your message failed to send!’

It was completely hopeless then!

Zhang Lingzhou’s face uncontrollably twisted with anger, and in a rage, he threw his phone away.

Lin Yi happened to push the door open and was startled by the noise of the phone hitting the wall, "What’s wrong, Xiaozhou?"

"Mom, I want to be alone."

He was about to explode!

How could a celebrity be this hard to deal with?

*

Shen Yunqing didn’t return to Xiyuan until dinner time after finishing work at the company.

After dinner, Jiang Lingxi pulled Shen Yunqing into the study, "I have something to show you."

Shen Yunqing took the drawing handed to him, and after a glance, he frowned, "This is..."

"The identity should be a hitman. Didn’t I go to shoot a car advertisement today? This person infiltrated the shooting crew and tried to make a move on me, but I noticed and fought back before he escaped using Water Escape."

"Don’t worry, I’m fine." Jiang Lingxi patted Shen Yunqing’s suddenly clenched hand, "It seems his goal was to ruin my face; I had no idea when my face started being so hated."

Shen Yunqing glanced at the person on the drawing again, memorized it, and then spoke in a cold tone, "I’ll investigate."

"Yes, before you came back, I also thought about who would hate my face enough and have the wealth and means to hire a hitman, and there aren’t many possibilities, it should be easy to find."

Shen Yunqing rolled up the drawing, "I’ll check each one." After a pause, "When you go out in the future, let Huzi and Changning accompany you."

"Sure."

That was exactly what she was planning, now just adding Huzi to the group.

Even though she knew the person who hired the hitman had likely received the mission failure notification, Jiang Lingxi felt it wasn’t hurtful enough.

She adjusted the lighting beside the window, took a bare-faced selfie highlighting her flawless skin, logged into her account and posted it.

To let those behind the scenes know: the hitman you hired was just too weak!

Only by adding more subtle actions, there might be more loopholes exposed.

It would make it more convenient for Shen Yunqing in his investigations.

For the fans, the frequency of her posts was pure delight.

[Can’t believe she posted twice in just a few days!]

[I thought there was a glitch when I got notified of a new post. It’s rare to see someone so active!]

[By the way, are the ads all shot? When will they be released?]

Jiang Lingxi v replied: [Just finished shooting, the brand says they’ll release it soon.]

The fan who was replied to was so surprised they almost jumped off the bed.

Noticing Jiang Lingxi was still online, the comments exploded.

"Sister." Xu Ling’an, draped in a jacket, walked out of her room.

Jiang Lingxi put down her phone and waved her over, "Why aren’t you asleep yet?"

"I slept for over an hour this afternoon, so I’m not tired now." Xu Ling’an sat down opposite her, "Did Sister just post to let those behind the scenes know their attempt failed? What if they send someone again..."

Xu Ling’an paused at her sister’s smiling look, "You’re not trying to provoke them, are you?"

"The hitman isn’t important; what matters is the person with malice against me behind the scenes." Jiang Lingxi poured a glass of water and handed it over, "I have to make that person lose their composure to reveal a flaw."

"But you’ll also be in danger this way."

"Facing danger, you shouldn’t avoid it, because it will always persist. You need to eliminate the source of danger instead."

Jiang Lingxi thought for a moment but didn’t voice her suspicion. The Zhang Anfeng family of three was among her suspected targets.

If she mentioned it, this girl might volunteer herself to help investigate by diving into the situation herself.

*

After smashing his phone beyond repair, Zhang Lingzhou lay stiffly on his bed for less than an hour before he couldn’t stand it anymore.

The reply only stated "mission failed," but what exactly failed? Even if they didn’t manage to ruin Jiang Lingxi’s face, leaving some scars would at least be something.

Unable to hold it in any longer, he asked for Lin Yi’s phone, inserted his sim card, and searched for news related to Jiang Lingxi, finding her selfie post.

The photo showed a completely flawless face, with an expression that revealed no fear.

It was more like a silent challenge to him.

"Smack!"

Another phone was thrown out, declared beyond repair!