Chapter 178: The Clumsy Assassins
“Click, click…”
“Click…”
The faint sounds from outside the door woke up Fang Xiaocao from her sleep.
Half-awake, she picked up her phone and checked the time…
2:48 AM!
“Click, click…”
The strange noise came again, instantly clearing away her drowsiness.
She quickly rolled out of bed, threw on her clothes, and slipped into her shoes. Every self-defense weapon she had purchased was placed within reach.
Moving silently, she opened the door to her bedroom and crept toward the entrance of the suite, pressing her ear against the door.
Fang Xiaocao’s room was a suite, meaning there were two doors—one leading to a smaller bedroom and another opening into a larger living area.
“Click, click…”
The eerie sound continued.
Her pupils shrank slightly—someone was picking the lock!
She had initially thought she might have misheard, but now there was no doubt.
Gripping a short-handled axe tightly in one hand and her phone in the other, she checked her notifications. A message from Hot Noodles popped up on her screen.
“Damn it! I forgot to turn my ringtone on!”
Cursing silently, she unlocked her phone and opened WeChat to read the messages.
Hot Noodles: The Blacklist people are here!
Hot Noodles: Danger!
Hot Noodles: Wake up, now!
There were also several missed calls from him.
“Blacklist assassins? Not the ones from the hotel, right?”
She quickly messaged him back while retreating cautiously into the bedroom.
Hot Noodles: Yes! But not the ones from the hotel!
Seeing his reply, she sighed in relief.
“How many are outside? How strong are they? Do they have guns?”
Hot Noodles: Four men!
Hot Noodles: Trained professionals, good combat skills!
Hot Noodles: No guns!
Reading this, Fang Xiaocao felt a bit relieved. At least she wouldn’t have to worry about bullets flying.
Hot Noodles: What are you planning?
Hot Noodles: Xiaocao, I’m warning you—don’t do anything reckless!
She chuckled at her warning.
“Not do anything reckless? That’s not my style!”
These past few days, she had been chased like a stray dog by the Blacklist. Now, they had come knocking on her door?
What an opportunity… to strike back!
These assassins were absolute idiots.
What kind of professional hitmen need to pick a lock to break in?
And why were they making so much noise?
She felt personally insulted that she was being targeted by such incompetent killers.
Leaning against the doorframe, she patiently waited for the four idiots to finish their break-in.
“Click!”
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the door lock made a final sound, followed by a soft creak as the door swung open.
“Seriously? It took them this long?!”
Suppressing the urge to laugh, she glanced at the doorway.
The four assassins slipped inside, moving in a single file…
Straight toward the bedroom—without even looking around.
Fang Xiaocao blinked in disbelief.
“Excuse me? Are you just going to ignore me?!”
She dramatically rolled her eyes but said nothing.
No need to warn them.
Since they were here to kill her, she figured she had every right to ambush them first.
A flick of her wrist, and several steel nails slid into her palm.
She narrowed her eyes, aimed carefully, and…
Whoosh!
The nails flew like tiny daggers, embedding themselves into the assassins’ legs.
“Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft!”
Four muffled impacts.
Each man collapsed instantly, groaning in agony as they clutched their injured legs.
“AAAAHHH!”
Their wails echoed in the suite.
Fang Xiaocao beamed.
Time to teach them a lesson.
Tucking the axe back into her belt, she lunged forward.
Her fists and feet rained down mercilessly on the four assassins.
By the time she stopped to catch her breath, they were completely battered—faces swollen, barely conscious, moaning on the floor.
With a satisfied nod, she took out a paracord bracelet from her wrist.
Unraveling it into a rope, she tightly bound the assassins together.
Then, with a thorough patdown, she made sure they weren’t hiding anything dangerous.
Only then did she grab her phone and call the police.
Meanwhile…
Why had these four clumsy assassins been sent instead of Taotie?
Well, Taotie had no choice—he was trapped in his hotel.
The hotel where he was staying locked its doors at night, and both he and his secretary were stuck inside.
Taotie, fuming with rage, was about to break the door down when he noticed something…
A police station was directly across the street.
His anger instantly evaporated.
Sure, he could break the door, but then the entire police force would come running.
That would not only ruin the mission but also turn him into a wanted criminal.
And so, Taotie and his secretary had no choice but to stay put…
Meanwhile, the four worst assassins in history were left to fend for themselves.
They never stood a chance.
(End of Chapter 178)
