Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2675

Chapter 2675: Colonel Gu’s Assassination Attempt

"So let me get this straight... Sergeant Yuan is still alive, not because the Angry Shadows scammed us, but because they canceled our request... after they sent evidence of his death to us?" Colonel Gu felt a headaching approaching as he tried to figure out the situation.

If the Angry Shadows had really intended to scam them, they wouldn’t have refunded the three hundred million credits.

However, the most puzzling part was why the Angry Shadows had sent them evidence of Yuan’s death before canceling the request.

"They probably realized that their scam was too obvious, so they decided to cancel the request altogether to save their own reputation," Major Gu revealed his assumption about the situation.

Colonel Gu closed his eyes and took several deep breaths before speaking, "Forget it. It doesn’t matter anymore since they have canceled our request and refunded our money."

"What do we do now? We don’t have enough time to hire another gang, either."

"As I said earlier, I’ll personally take care of him. It’s a little risky, but I am going to kill him tonight," said Colonel Gu.

"You’re going to do it tonight?! That’s more than a little risky! I doubt he’ll be going out again, so you’ll have to assassinate him inside his own residence!" Major Gu exclaimed in disbelief.

"That’s exactly what I intend to do. It’s such an outrageous and reckless move that no one would suspect us. Even if they do, they won’t have any evidence—I will make sure of it."

"Do you need my help? Or are you going to do this alone?" Major Gu asked.

"I work better alone."

"Alright."

Time passed swiftly, and before they knew it, the sky had grown completely dark.

Two hours past midnight, Colonel Gu quietly slipped out of his residence in disguise, carrying a certain treasure with him.

Although it was late at night, several servants were still stationed outside. Yet not a single one noticed Colonel Gu or sensed his presence as he made his way toward Yuan’s residence, which was only a minute away.

’General Gu was truly a genius for lending me this treasure...’ Colonel Gu thought with a smile.

After reaching Yuan’s residence, he quietly checked the windows one by one to see if any had been left unlocked. Sure enough, he eventually found one, allowing him to slip inside with ease.

Upon entering Yuan’s living quarters, Colonel Gu tried to sense his presence. When he failed to detect anything, he began searching the rooms one by one.

Some time later—

"What the hell? He’s not home?" Colonel Gu was dumbfounded when he realized that Yuan wasn’t actually at home.

’This isn’t possible! We kept an eye on his residence throughout the entire day and never saw him leave!’

Colonel Gu checked the residence again, and sure enough, Yuan was nowhere to be seen.

"Where the hell is he?!"

Although he considered leaving, Colonel Gu was reluctant to let all his efforts go to waste, so he decided to linger for a while longer, hoping Yuan would return soon.

Meanwhile, Major Gu patiently waited for Colonel Gu’s return, sipping tea as he sat on a couch in the living room.

Suddenly, he sensed a presence nearby.

"Huh? You’re back already?" Major Gu called out as he turned toward the door.

But no one was there.

"Was I just imagining things?" he muttered before returning his attention to the book in his hands.

A few moments later, he sensed the presence again, but this time, it was directly behind him.

A chill ran down Major Gu’s spine as he whipped his head around so abruptly that some of the tea spilled from his cup.

Unsurprisingly, there was nobody behind him when he looked.

"Fuck... what is going on? Am I feeling paranoid because of Colonel Gu’s risky mission?" he sighed.

However, as time passed, Major Gu kept sensing the mysterious presence appear and disappear around him several times, almost as if a ghost was provoking him.

"Colonel, stop messing with me!" Major Gu eventually had enough and shouted angrily. "The General didn’t give you that treasure so you could play around with it!"

He was convinced that Colonel Gu had returned and was messing with him, using the treasure General Gu had given him in case they needed to dirty their own hands.

"..."

After a moment of silence, a calm voice resounded.

"You caught me."

"?!?!"

However, Major Gu immediately jumped at the sound of the voice, his heart jolting with alarm.

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