Entering the room.
"Hold off on the shower for now. There's something I need your help with," said Gu Chenan.
"What is it?"
Gu Chenan handed the list to Fang Yuanyuan. "Take a look at this."
Fang Yuanyuan opened the assassination list and glanced at it, her expression immediately turning playful.
"Someone put out a hit on you? And the list ended up in your hands?"
"Mm-hmm." Gu Chenan nodded with a smile. "Seems we have a bad apple in the organization."
Fang Yuanyuan stifled a laugh. "Since you've got the list already, why not just take out the people on it?"
"You mean I should kill myself?"
"Why not?" Fang Yuanyuan shrugged with a grin.
"Alright, enough joking around. Let's talk business," Gu Chenan said, his smile fading as he sat down on the sofa.
"You want me to suppress this matter?" Fang Yuanyuan raised an eyebrow.
"No," Gu Chenan shook his head.
Fang Yuanyuan was taken aback. "Then what?"
Instead of stating his thoughts directly, Gu Chenan asked, "Sister Fang, who do you think would put out a hit on me?"
Hearing this, an image immediately came to Fang Yuanyuan's mind.
Cao Mang!
But she didn't say it outright, instead asking, "What do you think?"
"Cao Mang!" Gu Chenan said with certainty. "The fact that he both issued the assassination order on me and let the list fall into my hands shows he never really intended for other Hawks to kill me."
"His goal was to make me either suppress this matter or leave the organization. Of course, I can't let him have his way."
"That's the logic," Fang Yuanyuan said, gritting her teeth. "This Cao Mang is getting too brazen. If it weren't for his meddling, the organization would never have accepted a contract to assassinate you!"
"Where does this leave me as the leader?"
As Fang Yuanyuan said, without Cao Mang's interference, the organization would never have accepted this contract.
The organization's written rule was that executioners must complete their missions regardless of who was on the list.
But rules are dead, people are alive.
To avoid situations like "killing oneself," the organization also had an unwritten rule.
Any contract involving organization personnel was to be rejected outright.
But unexpectedly, Cao Mang had managed to accept the task of assassinating Gu Chenan through some underhanded means!
This made the situation difficult.
Black Owl's reputation as a renowned international assassin organization relied on the iron-clad rule that once a contract was accepted, it would be completed no matter what.
Under normal circumstances, unless the client themselves canceled the contract, Black Owl would complete the task even if it meant exhausting all their resources.
If Gu Chenan's contract hadn't been accepted, it wouldn't have been an issue. But once accepted, it had to be completed.
Cao Mang had seized upon this characteristic of Black Owl to put Gu Chenan in a tight spot!
"How do you want me to help?" Fang Yuanyuan asked, a hint of anger in her voice.
"By dealing with the person who issued the contract, of course," Gu Chenan said, spreading his hands.
"The issuer?" Fang Yuanyuan was puzzled. "Cao Mang must have carefully selected that person. They're probably hidden away somewhere by now."
"There's no way he'd let you find the issuer, and even if you did, under Cao Mang's threats and bribes, they'd never cancel the contract."
"This way, not only would Black Owl's reputation be damaged, but it would give Cao Mang and other Hawks a reason to come after you!"
"Heh," Gu Chenan chuckled and shook his head. "The issuer I'm referring to is Cao Mang."
"You want Cao Mang to back down? How is that possible? We know he's behind this, but we have no proof," Fang Yuanyuan said, confused.
Gu Chenan stood up and shrugged. "Sister Fang, have you ever heard the saying..."
His eyes narrowed as he continued, "Fight fire with fire."
"You mean..." Fang Yuanyuan was stunned.
"That's right," Gu Chenan nodded. "I've already had someone locate the captains of my two small teams and issued a double assassination contract on Cao Mang."
"Normally, even if I had my subordinate team captains report this contract to the organization, they would never accept it."
"But... that's where you come in, Sister Fang."
"You want me to notify them to accept the contract to assassinate Cao Mang?" Fang Yuanyuan was surprised.
As the leader of Black Owl, she wouldn't normally do something like this against one of their own.
Gu Chenan nodded and bowed deeply. "Please, Sister Fang!"
Seeing Gu Chenan's earnest demeanor, Fang Yuanyuan found herself in a dilemma.
"Sister Fang, this is the only way I can force Cao Mang to stop the contract on me. Otherwise, I'm really out of options."
"Sister Fang, you don't want me to leave the organization, do you?"
Gu Chenan added.
"You..." Fang Yuanyuan hesitated, then crossed her arms. "I don't care whether you leave the organization or not!"
"Besides, you killed Gong Fei. I won't let you off the hook for that!"
Then, changing her tone, she continued, "However, Cao Mang's actions show he has no respect for me. As the leader, I need to teach him a lesson about the consequences of his arrogance."
"It's not because I don't want you to leave the organization. Don't misunderstand."
Hearing this, Gu Chenan broke into a smile. "Thank you, Sister Fang."
"Don't thank me. I told you, this has nothing to do with you. I'm dealing with him for my own reasons, not because of you!" Fang Yuanyuan insisted.
"Alright, alright," Gu Chenan nodded, then raised an eyebrow. "Now that we've settled this matter, shall we get down to business?"
"Wh-what business?" Fang Yuanyuan's face reddened.
Gu Chenan stepped forward and reached out to squeeze her round, full curves. "Don't play dumb."
Fang Yuanyuan swallowed hard. "S-since you've asked for my help, I'll reluctantly agree, considering you've informed me about Cao Mang's misdeeds."
"Y-you wait here, I'll go take a shower," she said, walking towards the bathroom.
But Gu Chenan grabbed her hand from behind.
"What... what else do you need?" Fang Yuanyuan asked, blushing.
"Oh my," Gu Chenan smiled. "I forgot, I haven't showered today either. Why don't we... go together?"
Fang Yuanyuan: Σ(°△°|||)︴
Gu Chenan: ❛‿˂̵✧
Fang Yuanyuan: ┐(´-｀)┌
"Together it is," Fang Yuanyuan nodded, her cheeks red.
"Since you're borrowing my bathroom, as the organization's leader, I should naturally assist my subordinate. Come on then!"
Gu Chenan: ?
[Who knew Fang Yuanyuan was such a tsundere!]
[Who doesn't love a tsundere twin-tailed loli?]
...
However, after discussing (and being threatened with bad reviews) with our dear readers, I've come to deeply realize my own shortcomings.
I sincerely apologize and reflect on my actions.
Furthermore, I will be removing characters like Fang Yuanyuan and Xiao Yajie who are not the main female leads.
Please forgive this author's immature ideas!
And as a small token of apology, here's a little gift. I beg for your forgiveness!