Chapter 1545 - 776: Assassinating Them One by One!

So there's no need to worry that he'd scream and expose the whereabouts of Lin Beichen and Li Kui.

After tying up the man, Li Kui brought him to Lin Beichen.

Lin Beichen looked at the two people bound hand and foot and asked, "Who are you two and what positions do you hold in the Beishi Mercenary Corps?"

The middle-aged captive was full of confusion upon hearing the question, not understanding why the other party didn't even know who he was.

Why did these two people kidnap him, then?

However, although puzzled, he quickly suppressed his doubts because now he was a captive. If he didn't answer promptly, his life could be at risk.

So, he hurriedly whispered, "My name is Carl Hogan, and that's my son Miji Hogan."

"I serve as the commander of the fifth group in the Beishi Mercenary Corps."

Carl Hogan dared not lie, fearing Lin Beichen might pretend not to know their identity just to trick them.

Fifth commander?

Lin Beichen pondered whether killing all commanders of the Beishi Mercenary Corps could lead to its collapse. No, it didn't need to be completely dismantled; it just needed to be thrown into chaos.

As Lin Beichen was contemplating, Carl Hogan was also racking his brains thinking about how to save his life.

But he'd never dreamed that the enemy who infiltrated here was planning to kill all their commanders.

"I have lots of money, I can give it all to you. Just don't kill us," Carl Hogan pleaded.

Li Kui stood by, somewhat incredulous that this was the fifth commander of the Beishi Mercenary Corps.

Suddenly, he felt the Beishi Mercenary Corps wasn't that terrifying, not as formidable as it seemed.

After all, in the face of death, they too showed fear and cowardice.

"If I kill you, won't your money still be mine?" Li Kui chuckled.

Unexpectedly, a big shot would lower himself to plead like this one day, and Li Kui's vanity was greatly satisfied.

Carl Hogan heard Li Kui's words, sweat pouring from his forehead. He knew the other was right.

Kill him, his money was at home, easy for them to take.

"I might spare you, but you need to tell me the whereabouts of the other commanders in the Beishi Mercenary Corps."

At this moment, Lin Beichen suddenly spoke.

"Also, we're not familiar with your base, so you need to prepare a map for us."

"If you don't have one, you can draw it yourself."

Lin Beichen added.

Upon hearing Lin Beichen's words, Carl Hogan's heart instantly ignited with hope, feeling a chance to survive.

As for telling the enemy the positions of the other commanders, Carl Hogan knew it wouldn't be good, but he couldn't care less.

After all, if he didn't, he'd be dead soon, only hoping they could rely on their own luck.

"I have a map of the base here." Then, Carl Hogan disclosed to Lin Beichen where the map was hidden.

When Lin Beichen took out the map, Carl Hogan marked the positions of the other commanders on it, one by one.

Then, he looked at Lin Beichen longingly, hoping to be spared, "What I said is absolutely true, after you leave, I won't alert anyone."

Carl Hogan kept saying good words, trying to secure a chance at life.

As for whether he'd shout for his men to catch Lin Beichen or alert others after they left, it was unknown—perhaps only Carl Hogan himself knew.

So, Lin Beichen was actually not planning to spare him since Carl Hogan was precisely the mission target, how could he be let go easily?

However, what needed to be said was still said.

Then, he walked to Li Kui and whispered, "Go over and quickly deal with these two, don't let them make any noise."

Li Kui nodded, having found it strange when Lin Beichen previously said not to kill them. If they weren't killed, once Lin Beichen and he left, they'd be exposed immediately, wouldn't they?

Now, he understood.

Li Kui strolled around Carl Hogan's house, thinking all the while.

When he was behind Carl Hogan, he suddenly struck; the blade flashed in his hand, the speed of his movements was as swift as lightning. Just in the blink of an eye, he had dealt with the two.

Carl Hogan's eyes were full of confusion and anger at the moment of death.

The look seemed to question Lin Beichen about why he deceived him.

Lin Beichen seemed to discern his doubts, explaining kindly as Carl Hogan took his last breath, "I said I wouldn't kill you, but I didn't say my partner wouldn't act."

Carl Hogan clutched his throat with his hand, his mouth agape as if he wanted to say something.

However, judging by his twisted expression and grim gaze, he wasn't speaking; he was cursing.

But his trachea had already been slit by Li Kui's knife, even with his mouth wide open, he couldn't make any cursing sound, only gurgling sounds emerged from his throat.

It was the sound of air and blood mixing, a signal that signified death was near when one emitted such sounds.

Sure enough, after only a few seconds, Carl Hogan's hand dropped limply to the ground, lifeless.

Yet his eyes remained open, unconvinced in death.

Lin Beichen witnessed this scene without a shred of sympathy. People always look pitiful at the moment of death.

But as the fifth commander of the Beishi Mercenary Corps, Carl Hogan had surely amassed plenty of ill-gotten wealth through power and likely had killed numerous people himself.

Watching Li Kui still scrounging around the house, Lin Beichen calmly said, "You've gathered enough money, let's go."

Though Lin Beichen knew Carl Hogan's home surely hid much more money, since he had already spoken, Li Kui dared not defy him. He nodded and followed Lin Beichen out of the room.

Even after they had gone far, the two dead in the room remained undiscovered.

Thus, the entire Beishi Mercenary Corps stayed calm, not realizing two intruders had entered their base.

Using the map of the Beishi Mercenary Corps base and the system's scanning feature, Lin Beichen quickly found the residence of the next commander.

During their advance, if they encountered patrols, they'd hide as much as possible; if there was no way to hide, they'd stealthily assassinate them as before.

In this way, neither their identities were exposed nor did they alert anyone in the Beishi Mercenary Corps.

This time Lin Beichen was heading to the residence of the sixth commander, closest in proximity to the fifth commander.

There were only six commanders in the Beishi Mercenary Corps. After killing this one, they'd need to act four more times.

Therefore, Lin Beichen moved swiftly.

The sixth commander was there, sleeping soundly in his room alone.

Lin Beichen skillfully avoided the patrolling enemies and silently handled the two guards of the room, then slipped a wire to open the door.

This sixth commander had better luck compared to the previous fifth commander.

Because in his sleep, Lin Beichen ended his life directly.

Without experiencing the fear and pain before death, this might have been Lin Beichen's only "mercy" towards him.

Then Lin Beichen proceeded to the next commander's residence according to the map.

This time the nearest was the chief commander of the Beishi Mercenary Corps.

Lin Beichen and Li Kui were rather curious, wishing to know what kind of person this chief commander was, hoping he wouldn't be like the previous commanders, asleep only to be silently assassinated.

However, it seems that fate loves playing jokes; what else would one do at night but sleep? Most people naturally sleep at night, except for night owls.

Even though the chief commander was more heavily guarded than the other commanders, it posed no pressure on Lin Beichen. Within seven paces, killing to him was as easy as slaughtering chickens.