Chapter 108: More Assassins?
Knock, knock, knock—
A dull knocking sound echoed through the room.
Fang Xiaocao snapped back to reality and looked toward the door.
She got up and walked to the entrance.
“Who is it?”
Instead of opening the door immediately, she cautiously asked in a low voice.
Right now, everything was shrouded in uncertainty, and danger lurked everywhere. Fang Xiaocao wasn’t about to let her guard down and end up as a victim to some assassin.
“Princess, it’s me!”
A voice from outside the door spoke, carrying a slight foreign accent.
“And who are you?”
Fang Xiaocao blinked and asked with a smile.
She could tell—it was the voice of her dog, the Howling Celestial Dog, Tom.
But she still asked the question.
Partly out of vigilance, and partly as a joke.
“Princess, I am Howling Celestial Dog!”
Tom answered from outside.
“Oh~”
Fang Xiaocao responded and opened the door.
“Princess!”
Tom grinned upon seeing Fang Xiaocao.
“Did you take care of everything?”
Fang Xiaocao asked with a smile.
“Reporting to Princess, everything has been handled.”
Tom answered respectfully.
“Good. No loose ends, right?”
Fang Xiaocao frowned slightly and asked.
“Rest assured, Princess. Absolutely none.”
Tom responded confidently.
“Alright. Here, take this!”
Hearing that, Fang Xiaocao nodded and tossed him the keys to a Wuling Hongguang minivan.
Tom shuddered and hurriedly caught the keys with both hands.
“You’ll drive this car later and follow me for protection.”
Fang Xiaocao instructed.
“Yes, Princess!”
Tom nodded.
“You know all the bodyguard skills, right?”
Fang Xiaocao asked seriously.
“Of course! I know them all—woof!”
Tom grinned playfully.
“I’ll go downstairs first. You follow behind discreetly. Don’t let anyone notice you.”
Fang Xiaocao nodded and said in a low voice.
“No problem!”
Tom responded with confidence.
“Do you have WeChat?”
Fang Xiaocao asked.
Tom nodded and took out his phone.
They added each other on WeChat, and then Tom handed her a magnetic button-sized device.
“What is this?”
Fang Xiaocao asked curiously.
“Reporting to Princess, this is a tracker. It also has real-time communication, live recording, and live transmission functions.”
Tom explained respectfully.
Hearing this, Fang Xiaocao raised an eyebrow, her eyes sparkling with curiosity. She smiled and asked, “How do I use it?”
Tom immediately started explaining how to use the magnetic device.
“Not bad. A useful gadget.”
After testing it with Tom, Fang Xiaocao nodded in satisfaction and attached the device to her clothes.
“I’ll head downstairs first. Find an opportunity to follow.”
Fang Xiaocao said before stepping out of the room.
She left the key card behind for Tom.
After all, she wasn’t planning to stay in this room anymore.
Who knew if Tom was the only assassin? What if Zhi Qi had gone all out and sent multiple assassins after her?
Her hotel stay had already been exposed to Zhi Qi.
The fact that Tom had come to plant a bomb in her car showed that Zhi Qi had leaked all her location details.
So…
Instead of leaving the room empty, she might as well let Tom use it.
Since he was an assassin too, he shouldn’t be afraid of other assassins, right?
Besides, according to Tom, he was a newly debuted assassin but an elite one.
Fang Xiaocao thought it might be necessary to test whether Tom was telling the truth.
Taking the elevator downstairs, she checked her phone and saw several new WeChat messages.
Unlocking the screen, she opened WeChat to check the messages.
They were all from Zhi Qi, urging her to come down.
But a thought suddenly crossed Fang Xiaocao’s mind.
Why had Zhi Qi…
Never asked for her room number?
Nor suggested coming upstairs?
That was unusual.
With the Zhi family’s influence in Tang City, finding her room number would be a piece of cake. It was understandable if Zhi Qi didn’t ask for it.
But why didn’t she come up?
Was there danger upstairs?
Did Zhi Qi arrange assassins upstairs?
Was she trying to avoid suspicion?
Was that why she never came up?
But Fang Xiaocao had already gotten in the elevator.
She hadn’t seen anyone suspicious on the way.
If there really were assassins upstairs, where were they hiding?
Fang Xiaocao frowned. She couldn’t figure it out.
As the elevator reached the third floor and continued descending, an alarm rang in her mind.
She quickly pressed the button for the second floor.
The elevator stopped, and she immediately stepped out and hid in the stairwell.
“Are you coming down?”
She sent Tom a WeChat message.
[Tom: Princess, I’m about to take the elevator now.]
“Take it now!”
She commanded upon seeing his reply.
[Tom: Understood!]
[Tom: Princess, I’m in the elevator now.]
“Good. Stay alert!”
She sent a quick response, then exited the chat with Tom and opened her conversation with Zhi Qi.
“I’m in the elevator now!”
She typed and sent the message to Zhi Qi.
[Zhi Qi: Alright, we’re in the hotel lobby on the first floor. Come straight over.]
“Got it!”
After reading the message, Fang Xiaocao replied briefly.
Putting away her phone, she glanced at the elevator, then decisively took the emergency stairs to the first floor.
“I want to see what tricks are in store.”
She murmured.
Arriving at the first floor, she didn’t step out immediately. Instead, she waited for Tom’s elevator to arrive.
Ding!
The elevator chimed as it reached the first floor.
Fang Xiaocao immediately tensed up, her eyes locked onto the elevator doors.
At the same time, three people quickly moved toward the opening doors.
A hotel cleaner.
A well-dressed office lady.
A security guard.
“Could one of them be an assassin?”
She muttered to herself.
The elevator doors slowly opened.
The three people rushed inside as if they were in a hurry to go upstairs.
Fang Xiaocao didn’t blink, her gaze fixed on the elevator.
Just as Tom stepped out with one foot, the three people suddenly moved, shoving him back inside.
“Huh?”
“All three of them are assassins?”
Fang Xiaocao was stunned.
As the elevator doors slowly closed, she caught a glimpse of Tom being restrained by the three.
But his expression remained calm. In fact, she even detected a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao relaxed slightly.
She pushed open the stairwell door and limped into the hotel lobby.
Now, she couldn’t wait to see Zhi Qi’s reaction when they met.
(End of Chapter 108)
