Qin Fang had no intention of continuing to wait and instead felt that following this girl out, with his skills, it wouldn't be easy for him to be shaken off.

When the girl left the hotel, she didn't drive her red Porsche sports car but hailed a taxi and left the hotel...

The reason Qin Fang knew she owned a Porsche was because he accidentally heard the doorman muttering to himself when they went out.

Having a car but not driving it, choosing instead to take a taxi, clearly indicated there was a problem...

Without any hesitation, Qin Fang immediately hailed a taxi and followed the one the girl was in, with one leading the other towards the center of Yangcheng City.

"Could it be that Sinan is living in the city center?"

This suspicion popped up in Qin Fang's mind.

Yangcheng was not like Ninghai, it was just a small city. Although the downtown area was quite busy during weekends and holidays, the flow of people simply couldn't compare with Ninghai.

With Sinan's special status, the Assassin's Alliance had already issued a clean-up mission. If he was bold enough to show up openly, it would be the epitome of recklessness; with a larger crowd, there might be a possibility...

But now it wasn't the weekend, nor a holiday, and the city center wasn't that crowded. Sinan would likely be spotted easily... Having managed to stay alive and blend in so well until now, this person was definitely not stupid and wouldn't make such a foolish move.

However, Qin Fang had too little information and could only focus on this girl. Since she had gone to the city center, Qin Fang naturally could only honestly follow her.

The girl got off the taxi in the city center and immediately quickly entered a pedestrian street next to her, and directly went into one of the branded clothing stores.

"Does she have a contact here? Or is this a secret black market hideout?"

Seeing the girl's decisive manner, such doubts arose in Qin Fang's heart. He immediately paid the cab fare, got out of the taxi, and cautiously approached the store.

"Ugh... no way!"

But when Qin Fang approached cautiously and peered inside, lo and behold... the girl was picking out clothes.

There was indeed another girl talking to her, but it was not any clandestine whispering; she was simply explaining the details of the clothing item in the assassin girl's hands.

Eventually, the assassin girl decided against the piece of clothing. After browsing the shop without finding anything else suitable, she immediately left the store and made her way to the next shop.

For the next full two hours, from morning until lunchtime, the assassin girl kept flitting from one store to another on the pedestrian street, while Qin Fang trailed miserably behind her. Even though he had changed his appearance several times, Qin Fang still couldn't help but complain.

"Damn it... Are you kidding me?"

Qin Fang suddenly felt this woman was definitely a bona fide madwoman. She was supposed to be here on a clean-up mission, yet instead of searching for the target Sinan, she came shopping...

Yangcheng was merely a small city and couldn't even compare with Ninghai, not to mention super cities like Capital City, Jiangzhou, Guangfeng, Shenzhou... And those world-famous cities abroad were even further off.

And looking at what she was buying – either very cute plush toys or those clearly worthless A-grade jade pieces that even novice shoppers unfamiliar with the trade could get duped into buying by the sellers.

Qin Fang had secretly monitored her for such a long time without any findings, feeling instead as if he had been played by this beauty.

Qin Fang couldn't help but laugh and cry at the sight of her delighted expression—it didn't seem feigned at all...

Thinking back to the events that just unfolded, when the beauty entered a lingerie shop, Qin Fang naturally followed. The result was that the female customers in the shop all looked at him with a very peculiar gaze... Despite not being in his own true appearance, and therefore having a rather thick skin, he still felt creeped out by their stares and ultimately had no choice but to retreat in defeat.

Lunchtime arrived, and Qin Fang's stomach was starting to growl with hunger, yet the girl didn't seem satisfied and remained energetic, as if she wanted to continue shopping, making Qin Fang so frustrated that he wanted to rush over and give her a beating, to remind her that business matters were more pressing...

However, he reminded himself that he was here to usurp the girl's business. Forcing her to work and then taking over surely wouldn't be reasonable.

Fortunately, things finally turned around because the girl suddenly received a phone call, which prompted her to leave the pedestrian street and head to a high-class Western restaurant in the downtown area...

"Finally free!"

Watching the girl enter the Western restaurant and seemingly preparing to dine with someone, Qin Fang had an inkling that they were finally getting to the heart of the matter, considering her identity. He followed her in and chose a spot not too far from her...

Of course, Qin Fang couldn't possibly show his face as the cook; he'd already given a bad first impression to the girl, who seemed to peg him as a lecherous uncle. If he showed up with that face again, he was likely asking for a beating!

No sooner had Qin Fang settled into his seat than he placed himself right behind the girl, his angle just perfect to see her back.

"Xiao Xiao..."

The girl had just sat down when a young man with a smile on his face walked over and politely called out to her.

"Cousin, you're here, sit down..."

The girl didn't stand up. Calmly, she gestured with her hand to the seat opposite her and spoke in a tone that was flat yet very pleasant to the ear.

What caught Qin Fang's attention, however, wasn't this interaction. He recognized the man who had just sat down...

"His name is... Sun Shu, yes, Sun Shu, Li Yao's boyfriend..."

Qin Fang remembered the man vaguely; after thinking carefully, wasn't this the very man sitting in front of the girl, his high school classmate, Tang Feifei's close friend Li Yao's boyfriend?

Back at the Baiyu Lake Resort get-together, he and Qin Fang had hit it off quite well, even though Qin Fang knew he might not have a simple background, he was nothing like the arrogant Li Feng, and was quite amiable...

When the dinner ended and they parted ways, Sun Shu had even invited Qin Fang and Tang Feifei to hit him up when they were in Yangcheng and had left his contact information... It's just that the invitation seemed casual due to the passage of time, and lacking confidence at the time, Qin Fang assumed Sun Shu was just being polite like others and didn't pay it much mind.

But who would have thought that his luck would be this good? Coming to Yangcheng for the first time for a cleansing mission, he encountered a beautiful assassin, and this assassin somehow had a connection with Sun Shu...

"Cousin?"

Upon hearing the girl address Sun Shu, Qin Fang was slightly stunned. Were these two actually relatives, or perhaps distant ones?

It was hard to say. Most assassins possess fake identities and, for some mission requirements, might even become their target's distant relatives out of the blue.

As for the current situation, Qin Fang didn't dare to conjecture wildly. He simply dealt with his own food while eavesdropping on the conversation between the girl and Sun Shu nearby... He was really hoping the content of their conversation would help him solve the real issue at hand.

After all, during a mission, assassins usually try to interact as much as possible with people they know to ensure their identities are not compromised. The scene unfolding before him could very well have a reason...(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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