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Chapter 162: Chapter 162 Assassination
Han Jiaojiao sat quietly in the room waiting, until the last trace of twilight had sunk into the boundless darkness, she stood up—
She was wearing the swimsuit she had prepared in advance, on her feet were a pair of lightweight running shoes convenient for movement, and then she draped over them a dark black trench coat, with its collar standing high, covering half of her face.
She clenched the collar with one hand, the other hand in her pocket, tightly gripping a small sealed syringe. Inside was a drop of nearly transparent liquid, just a single drop, this drop alone... something she had collected from Cotton Candy after she had returned.
She believed it to be a deadly poison, one that could instantly claim a person’s life, and moreover, undetectable and silent.
Her Ability could also kill, but first, she had never tried it on a person, and second, if she wanted to cause a cerebral hemorrhage or sudden high blood pressure by controlling their blood, such precise operations would need her to be extremely close.
Qin Wenhao was too dangerous. If she got close to him, any issues that arose could likely lead to his counterattack. After all, as a Thunder Type MAX Superpower User, even without a single bodyguard around, Han Jiaojiao couldn’t guarantee that the practice she had done on Mutant Rats would be enough to take his life. Humans and rats were vastly different in size alone, let alone the distribution of their blood vessels.
This opportunity was rare; she had to make sure it was foolproof.
Now, the Research Institute was clueless about the Space-Time Beast’s research and even more ignorant of the existence of such a toxin.
Now, no one outside knew of her Ability, and even if Qin Wenhao died, no one would suspect her.
Now, Qin Wenhao had a favorable impression of her, his mind set on seeking pleasure, so he certainly wouldn’t be too guarded tonight.
Now, Qin Wenhao and Qin Nanyi were both in Beicheng. As long as she could take care of Qin Wenhao, Qin Nanyi would be nothing to fear, and the Qin Family would lose half its strength.
Now, the timing, the setting, the circumstances...
Han Jiaojiao’s heart was pounding.
Killing was not new to her, but she had never been this nervous.
No, that wasn’t right. It wasn’t so much nervousness as it was excitement.
In her past life, Qin Wenhao’s death came at the hands of her brother, leaving her with no outlet for her rage. Afterward, she spent her time in the Special Training Team in a daze, healing her wounds. By the time she recovered, Qin Nanyi had already returned to Yunan Base. She had a grudge she couldn’t avenge, followed by Su Xue’s betrayal, Hong Yun’s rescue, being hunted, and a life of constant fleeing...
Now, she could finally avenge herself with her own hands.
After eliminating this great concern, she would no longer need to be afraid. She would never fear her brother leaving her side again. As long as Qin Wenhao died, as long as he was dead—
Only then could she free herself from that nightmare.
Han Jiaojiao descended the stairs slowly. At night, everyone was in their own rooms, some practicing their Abilities, some gathered and talking, some already fast asleep from exhaustion after a day’s mission.
Han Jiaojiao almost silently walked out of the courtyard. Relying on her past life’s memory, she chose the least traveled, most isolated path to the Huaihe River.
In the distance, a few silhouettes were fishing. Many hungry people came to Huaihe to fish to stave off hunger, but because of the fishing nets placed by the military upstream, it was difficult for these people downstream to catch fish.
Han Jiaojiao hurried to the fishing area with her head down. She was petite and had purposefully dressed in black. Coupled with the reeds on both sides of the riverbank, taller than a person, no one noticed her at all.
The so-called fishing area was not strictly a place for leisurely fishing; it was a long corridor of a wooden bridge constructed by the former development zone along the Huaihe riverbank, about thirty meters long, with an octagonal pavilion built at the end for sightseeing.
As Han Jiaojiao approached, she heard the sound of men and women frolicking coming from the direction of the octagonal pavilion.
She hid in the reeds, watching the group playing in the night, her face showing a mocking smile.
It seemed that Qin Wenhao had become impatient and found himself some new entertainment. Two more people did indeed complicate things, but fortunately, there really was no one else around, and not a single bodyguard was present.
Han Jiaojiao found a concealed spot, took off her trench coat and shoes, revealing her exquisite figure. She didn’t bring any weapons, only the tiny syringe gripped in her hand, and slowly made her way towards the river.
The Huaihe River was beautiful at night, reflecting the bright moonlight. Han Jiaojiao’s entire body was submerged in the river, the water cool but calming her feverish heart.
Han Jiaojiao swam towards the pavilion.
This time, she didn’t hide her tracks, but deliberately made her way over conspicuously, even intentionally causing the sound of splashing water, though she still dared not get too close.
Qin Wenhao and two women were frolicking by the riverbank, already soaked through. Upon seeing Han Jiaojiao swimming over, his expression started with suspicion, but as he recognized it was Han Jiaojiao, a flash of excitement crossed his eyes.
Han Jiaojiao raised half of her upper body from the water, her skin white as jade, with graceful and seductive curves. The river’s surface shimmered, and she was as beautiful as a water sprite.
Qin Wenhao’s eyes heated with desire. Plowing through the water, he moved to approach her, but Han Jiaojiao smiled coyly, turned, and dove back under, splashing water in a beautiful mermaid-like gesture.
"Young Master Qin?..." called the woman behind him.
Qin Wenhao ignored her, only thinking of catching Han Jiaojiao in the water to "punish" her. He was a good swimmer and after a few strokes was nearly upon her, but Han Jiaojiao suddenly stopped, turned around, giggling, and splashed water at him just like he had been doing with the other two women.
As the water splashed, Qin Wenhao laughed and cursed, "You little temptress..."
Another spray of water flew up—
Suddenly, Qin Wenhao’s body stiffened! A look of incredulous shock appeared on his face, and in the next instant, he sank into the water!
Han Jiaojiao didn’t stay a moment longer and immediately dove to escape the scene underwater, swimming as fast as she could back to the reeds where she had been before, dried off her body, put on her shoes and coat. Then, she washed away any footprints left on the shore with river water before hurriedly departing.
She hurried along, her heart pounding violently!
Was Qin Wenhao dead? He must be dead! Even if the poison hadn’t killed him, he would certainly drown! He’s dead! He’s dead! He’s dead!!!
Whoosh!
Suddenly, her arm was gripped tightly, and she was pulled into someone’s embrace! She was held firmly in place!
Han Jiaojiao lifted her head, staring in utter shock at the man before her—
"Brother?!"
At the same moment, a clamor arose in the distance, and the riverbank lit up brightly. Voices could be heard intermittently shouting.
Han Jiaojiao turned pale. Had they been discovered? Were they Qin Wenhao’s men?
Han Yi’s face was so dark it seemed like ink could drip from it. He was dragging Han Jiaojiao back, holding her arm tightly with a grim expression, walking so swiftly they nearly raised a gust of wind.
Upon entering the yard, Han Jiaojiao found that no one had gone to bed. Although the lights weren’t on in the main room, Lu Changyuan, Yan Xiao, Xiao Jian, and Bai Kairui were all present, each of them looking at her at that moment.
"No matter who comes, just say we’ve already gone to bed," Han Yi said, dropping this line before directly leading Han Jiaojiao up to the second floor room.
Bang!—The door closed.
Han Jiaojiao couldn’t care less whether Han Yi was angry, she ran to the window immediately upon entering the room, gazing toward the riverbank. However, she could only see a few lights flickering on the pitch-black riverbank. Although she could faintly hear the noise, she couldn’t make out what they were shouting about.
Had they discovered Qin Wenhao was missing? Were they searching for his body?
"Is he dead? He’s dead, isn’t he?! He must be dead!"
