The rankings seemed unchanged, still the same as before—all those listed were the mighty of the Underworld, including the Sect Leader of Hongmen, the Superpower User who was a Judger, Advanced Superpower Users from the Western World, and some of Huaxia's superb Martial Arts Masters and Magic Masters, along with leaders of some powerful organizations.

On the entire International Assassin Network site, the people listed as S-level dangerous individuals were all Underworld powerhouses with sky-high abilities, even causing national security departments headaches.

However, missing from the list was the person worth fifty billion targeted for assassination.

This indicated that the identity of the fifty billion worth target did not pose a threat to the International Assassin Network.

...

Later, Lin Mo returned to Shu Province and studied the content within the bamboo flute; these events all took place hundreds of years ago, probably used by the ancestors of the Tan family, who then imprinted some images in it.

As for why the Black Witch Sect wanted this bamboo flute, they likely knew some secrets within it. Their main goal was probably to find the location of those ancient battles to explore the ruins for some Supreme Treasures.

"I wonder if Sky Group can find out the source of the images inside the bamboo flute," Lin Mo murmured to himself.

During his trip back to Shu Province, he also visited Die Mo Pharmaceutical. After handling matters there, Lin Mo dined at a newly opened restaurant in Shu Province.

Inside the "Berne Advanced Western Restaurant," decorated in the seventeen-century European vintage style and infused with French romantic flair,

Two girls walked into the restaurant followed by a young man in a white suit with neatly combed hair trailing behind.

One girl dressed in sportswear, her hair in a ponytail, her face pure and features delicate, her eyes as bright as stars, while the other woman was older, dressed much more maturely, exuding more femininity than the opposite girl.

"Mr. Ma, I've told you, I'm meeting a friend for dinner, can you not follow me?" The more maturely dressed woman showed a hint of impatience on her pretty face.

"Ling Ding, I just want to get to know your friend. I'm not a bad person. Why do you keep distancing yourself from me?" The 25 or 26-year-old man next to her pulled out a chair for Chu Lingding.

Chu Lingding frowned and said, "Mr. Ma, I just want to be ordinary friends with you."

"Ling Ding, get to know me more, you will definitely find my humor and my good points," Mr. Ma shamelessly said.

Chu Xin stared with her big round eyes, a helpless look on her face.

Chu Lingding was helpless. This Mr. Ma was an important business partner to their Chu family, a returnee who graduated from London and had clung to her since the last ball, causing Chu Lingding endless hassle.

"Speechless..." Chu Lingding frowned, propping her chin with her hand, decisively turning her head to the window.

Yet, Mr. Ma appeared unfazed, taking a menu from the waiter and asking, "Ling Ding, what do you want to eat, a steak or a salad? This place has excellent steaks; they're all imported beef from Kobe, Japan."

As he spoke, Chu Xin's face suddenly flushed with excitement, "It's Mr. Lin!"

Chu Lingding quickly turned her head and indeed saw a tall young man in a blue suit walking in.

"Mr. Lin, are you also here for a meal?" Chu Xin and Chu Lingding eagerly greeted Lin Mo.

Lin Mo nodded and said, "I'm here for lunch; I'll be leaving Shu Province this afternoon."

"Mr. Lin, you're leaving Shu Province so soon?" Chu Xin said somewhat reluctantly.

"Yes, I have to go, I have other matters to attend to. I'll see you next time." Lin Mo replied with a light smile.

Although Chu Ling Ding didn't speak, she also showed a hint of sadness on her delicate face when she heard Lin Mo was really going to leave Xuzhou.

Sitting beside her, Director Ma caught sight of Lin Mo and a flicker of hostility passed through his eyes, especially when he saw the light in Chu Ling Ding's eyes as Lin Mo approached, which made him burn with jealousy, treating Lin Mo as his romantic rival.

"Mr. Lin, nice to meet you. My last name is Ma; I've just returned from overseas and currently work as the investment director at Hui Li Bank," Director Ma said, stretching out his hand with a forced smile.

However, Lin Mo gave him a cold look and didn't even bother to extend his hand, leaving him hanging.

Director Ma's face turned pale and then flushed; after all, he was a person of status and had never been humiliated like this.

"You..." Just as Director Ma was about to lose his temper, Lin Mo suddenly reached out his hand, and at the same time, the glass wall beside them explosively shattered, showering glass shards like rain.

Everyone in the restaurant was startled, screaming in alarm; Director Ma was particularly dumbstruck as he saw Lin Mo's palm block a meteor-gold colored bullet head.

"Anti-Martial Armor-Piercing Bullet?"

Lin Mo's eyes narrowed slightly. The sniper seemed to be in a very distant place, performing a long-distance shot, and the bullet was an Anti-Martial Armor-Piercing Bullet which had great penetrating power, capable of instantly piercing through even a Half-step Martial God at a certain distance.

In that instant, Lin Mo's Divine Sense had already located the assailant; a man in black tight clothes and carrying a sniper rifle frowned atop a building a thousand meters from the restaurant, his eyes cold as he muttered, "Five hundred billion really isn't easy to get!"

Then, the man turned, swiftly packed up his sniper rifle, and dashed toward the stairway like a bolt of lightning.

Lin Mo didn't immediately chase after him because if the other party had accomplices, leaving would definitely put Chu Ling Ding and Chu Xin's lives in danger.

"It seems like there are many who want me dead," Lin Mo murmured coldly, squeezing the Anti-Martial Armor-Piercing Bullet into golden powder in his hand. Any Half-step Martial God who saw this would surely be astounded.

They would at least need to use several layers of True Qi to crush such a bullet, yet Lin Mo did it effortlessly.

Director Ma stood frozen, completely shaken. Catching a bullet with his hand? It overturned his worldview, sending a shiver through his whole body and chilling his spine.

Of course, he had no idea that the bullet was an Anti-Martial Armor-Piercing Bullet; otherwise, he probably would have been scared to death.

"You two better head back soon, lest you invite deadly trouble upon yourselves."

After finishing their meal, Lin Mo glanced at the two women and said.

Chu Xin and Chu Ling Ding, aware of Lin Mo's extraordinary identity and the enemies he made, showed worried expressions.

"Then, Mr. Lin, be careful yourself. If you find time to return to Shu Province, we must definitely treat you to a meal," Chu Ling Ding said, biting her moist lower lip.

"Take care, Mr. Lin," Chu Xin also added, her bright eyes misting up with reluctance.

Lin Mo nodded and then got up and walked outside.

"Bi... Big brother, take care," Director Ma said, nodding and bowing timidly.

After Lin Mo left the restaurant, he pondered briefly.

Logically, after he had brutally killed dozens from the Qu Family, even Qu Family's Old Master dared not make much fuss about it.

What about the Gongsun Family from Shanghai? But it had been a month since he killed the third-generation heir of the Gongsun Family, and there had been no retaliation. If they were to act, they would have done so by now.

The only possibility was the Black Witch Sect, but would the Black Witch Sect really hire an assassin to kill him?

The next day, Lin Mo returned to Shanghai.

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