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"Are you going to get out or what, brother? Why all the dallying!"

Big Face Cat saw that Lin Xian hadn't followed.

He ran back quickly to open the car door, urging Lin Xian to get out:

"It's almost midnight, brother! Move it, move it, move it!"

Alas...

Lin Xian sighed.

His purpose tonight was just to get a close look at Keke Cat, he never intended to rob a bank again.

Who would have thought, Big Face Cat, like a bully forcing his way, dragged and pulled him along.

"Whatever, now that I'm here."

Lin Xian jumped out of the car and followed Big Face Cat.

Rustle rustle rustle...

They arrived at the bank entrance.

"Is it all set?" asked Big Face Cat.

The underling nodded.

Bang!!

There was blood splattered all over the wall!

Big Face Cat wiped his gun:

"Now there's one less person to split the money with, we'll both get a bigger share!"

"Mhm, mhm."

Lin Xian nodded:

"A person who ain't clean-handed like that, definitely can't be left alive."

"What the...?"

Big Face Cat froze, his eyes widening as he looked at Lin Xian:

"How did you know?"

"Look at his face! It's practically written 'unfaithful' on his forehead!"

"For real, brother..."

Big Face Cat scratched his head.

Looking at Lin Xian skeptically:

"Forget it, we've got to get moving!"

Rustle rustle rustle...

The two men reached a junction in the corridor.

Click.

The masked underling cut the wires:

"It's done, the alarm system is disabled!"

Bang!!

The electric box was full of blood!!

"Serves him right."

The pure-hearted warrior Lin Xian sneered:

"Such a scumbag, flirting with Big Brother's wife. Death is too good for him."

"What the...?!"

Big Face Cat was so shocked he jumped:

"How the hell did you know about that?!"

He spat out, his face going green with anger:

"Who the hell leaked the information? Now even you know, isn't the whole world going to know that Big Face Cat got cuckolded by his underling?"

"Not... not the whole world."

Lin Xian tried to comfort Big Face Cat:

"I also read it in his face, it's like having 'luring Big Brother's wife' written all over his visage."

"Are you messing with me, brother? Writing short essays on his face, right? And besides—"

Big Face Cat flipped the corpse over:

"He's got his back to you, his face covered, in pitch darkness, and you still can see his face clearly?"

"If I give you an out, just take it gracefully. Do I have to tell the whole world?"

"Cough cough... let's just go, we're on the clock."

Ahead.

A chubby man ran up from the underground passageway:

"Boss—"

Bang!

Big Face Cat turned his head looking at Lin Xian.

Lin Xian also looked at him, without speaking.

"Do you know why I killed him?"

"That, I really don't know." Lin Xian shook his head.

"This guy was the worst! He was planning to kill all of us later and take the money for himself. He even had the escape route planned! Tell me, shouldn't I have killed him?"

"You two are just as bad as each other ..."

The two continued to move forward until they reached the bank's vault.

Familiar black walls.

Familiar silver-coded door.

"It's your turn, brother!"

Big Face Cat pointed at the coded door in front of him:

"You've got to be quick cracking that code! As soon as the main power is restored, the security system here will automatically sound the alarm!"

"Don't worry, it'll only take me 10 seconds."

"That badass, huh!" Big Face Cat exclaimed in a high-pitched voice!

Lin Xian reached for Big Face Cat's lower back—

"Ow, what are you doing?"

"Borrowing the C4."

Lin Xian pressed the switch, sticking the C4 explosive onto the silver-coded door!

"Run!"

"Shift————"

Boom!!!!!!

Boom!!!!!!

Boom!!!!!!

The ear-shattering explosion tore through the air, countless bricks fell, and the entire passageway was shrouded in smoke and dust, everything a hazy gray.

"Bleah!"

Big Face Cat scrambled up, spitting out a mouthful of lime:

"Is this how you Code Experts crack a code?! Where the hell is the 'expert' in that?!"

"It's all about efficiency, isn't it."

Lin Xian came walking from the other end of the passage.

"How could you run that far? I just saw you flying on the wall!" Big Face Cat got up, looking in shock at where Lin Xian had been.

"That's called parkour."

The smoke and dust began to clear.

The coded door was nowhere to be seen, and a big hole appeared on the dark wall.

Big Face Cat scurried in, and Lin Xian followed suit.

Big Face Cat looked around…

Looked around…

Looked around…

"Where's the money?"

"Who are you asking?"

"I'm asking you where the money is!!"

"I don't know!"

"You told me there was stacks of money here!! Stacks of gold bars!!"

The warehouse was completely empty.

Except for the safes on the walls all around, it was utterly barren.

Big Face Cat went berserk!

He stepped forward, grabbed Lin Xian by the collar, and jammed a gun against Lin Xian's temple, veins bulging!

"Are you screwing with me! You said there was money here! That's why I came with you!"

"I didn't say that!"

"I did!"

A clear female voice came from behind.

Big Face Cat craned his neck, looking over Lin Xian's shoulder—

Thump!!!

Lin Xian felt like a watermelon exploded on his shoulder, its red juice spraying his face!

And some bits of bone.

"Exciting."

Lin Xian wiped his ear, feeling his adrenaline surge.

He pushed away the corpse of Big Face Cat, the air around him thick with the smell of blood.

In his previous dreams, he had been sniped in the head countless times, but as the saying goes, bystanders see more than gamesters, and this was his first time experiencing a close-up headshot.

Tap, tap, tap.

The woman walked over with light footsteps.

"Why deceive Big Face Cat?" Lin Xian looked at the woman.

"What did I deceive him about?"

"You lied to him about there being money and gold bars, but in reality… your goal was just the safes, right?"

"Mind your own business."

The woman glanced at Lin Xian:

"Go where it's cool and stay there, don't make me regret saving you."

After saying that, the woman examined the names on each safe along the wall.

Lin Xian wiped his neck with his clothes and remembered...

In yesterday's dream, this woman also shot and killed Big Face Cat just when he was about to kill Lin Xian, saving him.

Today, just now, it was also when Big Face Cat was holding a gun to his head, the woman deliberately called out to attract Big Face Cat's attention and then shot him dead.

Very strange.

He and she were neither kin nor acquainted, they hadn't even seen each other's faces…

Why would this ruthless woman, who didn't even blink when killing, not only spare his life but also save him?

"Why did you save me?"

"It's none of your business."

"This is no fun if you chat like this!"

At that moment, the woman found her target—

A safe with the name [Lin Xian] on it.

She tossed aside the small computer in her hand and began fiddling with the combination lock on the safe, ignoring Lin Xian.

"Let's make a deal."

Lin Xian walked up:

"You tell me why you saved me, and I'll help you open the safe. It's a good deal for you."

"Haha!"

The woman laughed:

"Do you really think that just because you're wearing an Ultraman mask, you're also a Code Expert?"

"I'm better at cracking codes than a Code Expert." Lin Xian replied.

"What a joke! Why should I believe you?"

"Because…"

Lin Xian pulled up the elastic band from the back of his head.

He took off the Ultraman mask.

Looking straight at the woman:

"I am Lin Xian."