Chapter 2 Assassin

A glance at the two strangers, Max saw that their bodies were large but not very strong, their movements were slow, and even the weapons were very bad. In this neighborhood, the police are very regular on patrol. That's why they don't use guns. If they use knives, they should have a better plan. These guys aren't professional assassins, he concluded.

"Why do you want to kill me?" He curiously asked.

"Don't talk much!" The man with the long knife snapped and charged toward him.

Max was about to push the girl next to him back to easily fight when he saw her rushing forward. To his surprise, she quickly locked that guy's knife hand, twisted it to the side, and slammed the handbag in his face with the other hand. She looked so small, but the blow was quite strong, causing him to fall backward. The other one rushed behind her. She took a glance and then flicked the handbag into his hand that was holding the short knife. It was followed by a high kick in the middle of his groin. "Ah..." The man howled. Max covered his face with his hand, feeling the pain for him. The guy who had just fallen to the ground now stood up to attack again but stopped abruptly when the muzzle of her gun was pointed directly at his face. It turned out that in her small bag, there was that dangerous "toy".

"Go away," her voice was cold, different from her innocent and fragile appearance.

"Hey, wait--" Max said, but the two men quickly ran away. Because he was surprised by this strange girl, he did not have time to ask why those guys wanted to kill him.

"Damn it," the girl said, putting the gun back in her bag. It was glittering pink, he noticed now.

"So, do you still want to continue?" She suddenly turned to look at him, smiling brightly. Her voice returned to the same clear clarity as before. It gave Max goosebumps.

"Who are you?" He asked. "Should I prepare myself that you're going to put a bullet through my head?"

Ray didn't worry too much.

The girl looked at him for a few seconds. Then, with a sigh, her arms raised, she said, "Okay, I will not beat around the bush. I know who you are. I need a job. I want to work for you."

"What?" Guy exclaimed. "You... need a job?"

"Yeah," she said, shrugging.

"Why don't you apply and get the job properly?" He became more and more curious. "If you already know who I am, then you must know that my corporation is always open to new members."

"Well, how should I put it? Applying and interviewing tire me out," she explained, her expression sincere. "Besides, I don't have any expertise. I can't get a high-paying job. I think it would be better to take a shortcut, you know."

Max found himself chuckling. This girl always made him feel strangely funny.

"So what do you want to do?" He asked.

"As you can see," she held out her hands. "I can be your bodyguard. I hope you will pay me a good salary."

"Hahaha," this time Max couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Seeing her eyes darken, he cleared his throat, returned to his serious expression, and said to her, "All right, what's your name?"

"Lily Ross. Just call me Lily," she said, her eyes sparkling. "So you agree, right?"

"If that's what you want, fine," he nodded with a smile. "Go to my company to meet me tomorrow. Do you know the address?"

"Okay," she said, smiling softly. Her smile looks so beautiful, like an angel. An angel who knows how to fight and use guns.

When they walked back to the alley, Max saw Ray standing by a lamp post smoking a cigarette. He always followed him without permission, for his safety, of course, even though he was always annoyed with him.

Seeing him and Lily, Ray extinguished his cigarette, asking, "Have a good time, boss?"

"Haha, of course," he laughed.

Lily quickly hailed a taxi and left.

When she was gone, Ray asked him, "Sir, have you had any grudges with anyone I don't know about lately?"

"So there's something about me that you don't know about?" He asked sarcastically. It was because he hated Ray's serious questioning.

"Two guys just wanted to kill you for revenge," Ray said evenly. "They say you killed their brother, some guy named James Keller."

Normally, no one who attacked Max would get away with Ray, if he followed him. Of course, he didn't kill them, just made them spit out information.

"Who the hell is James Keller? I haven't f*cking killed anyone lately," Max said curiously. He doesn't understand anything.

***

In a small apartment in the city...

As soon as she got to her room, Lily threw her bag on the bed, then scratched her head over what stupid thing happened tonight. Suddenly, the phone on the bedside table lit up. She picked it up and pressed the call button.

"Yes, Uncle Leo," she said.

"Are you still alive?" Uncle Leo's voice was loud, full of reproach and sarcasm.

"The plan should have worked. I almost killed Max Thompson. Just because two troublemakers suddenly appeared," she explained.

"You should feel lucky you didn't die! If I had known sooner that you were risking your life and disobeying me like that, I wouldn't have taught you anything!"

"I'm sorry, but you have to understand. I'm so eager for revenge. I can't take it anymore." Then, she changed her voice happily. "I have earned his trust. I will approach him and kill him when he is defenseless. Trust me, Uncle Leo. I'm about to avenge my father."

Silence on the other end of the line. Then there was a sigh.

"Be careful." Finally, Uncle Leo said. "If you need anything, let me know right away. I will send someone to help you."

"There's no need for it for the time being. The fewer people the better. Max Thompson's people are very suspicious, and he is very dangerous."

"That's enough. Take a break."

Uncle Leo hung up. Lily dropped the phone on the bed, starting to make plans in her mind.

Yes, she approached Max Thompson for revenge.