Chapter 8 : The Gunman Sent by the Huo Family

• In the scope, the cold moon seemed to have not noticed anything and continued walking in the narrow alley.
• The gunman lightly moved his finger, the bullet in the barrel ready to be fired.
• As long as the cold moon entered the range of one hundred meters, the bullet would accurately hit her forehead.
• There were no streetlights in the alley, only the faint moon in the sky provided illumination.
• There was a section of the alley, about five or six meters long, covered in darkness. Cold moon walked steadily towards that darkness.
• The gunman's heartbeat slightly accelerated. As soon as the cold moon emerged from that darkness, she would be within one hundred meters, and he could pull the trigger and kill her.
• However, after the cold moon entered that darkness, she never appeared again.
• This puzzled the gunman greatly as he carefully searched for the cold moon's figure through the scope.
• One minute passed, three minutes passed, and he couldn't find the target at all.
• Just as the gunman was confused, he suddenly felt someone behind him. He turned around and saw a figure staring straight at him.
• The gunman was instantly terrified. He raised his sniper rifle to aim at the cold moon, but his speed was ridiculously slow in her eyes. Before he could turn the muzzle, a handgun was already pressed against his temple.
• He was speechless.
• How many years of being single to have such fast reflexes?
• "Who sent you?" Cold moon asked coldly.
• The gunman snorted and said firmly, "I won't tell you. Just shoot!"
• Cold moon respected his choice. Her eyes turned cold, and her finger was about to pull the trigger when the gunman suddenly said, "It was the Huo family who sent me!"
• Huo family?
• Cold moon searched her mind for information about the Huo family.
• "Be more specific, who in the Huo family?" Cold moon asked again.
• "I don't know the details. All I know is that it was the Huo family who sent me," the gunman trembled as he answered.
• Cold moon had heard of the Huo family's name before, but she never cared about worldly matters. Naturally, she didn't know the extent of the Huo family's power or their immense wealth.
• The gunman carefully observed the expression on cold moon's face. Taking advantage of her distraction, he raised his leg and attacked her abdomen.
• Although his movement was already fast, in cold moon's eyes, it was slow, like watching a video at half speed.
• She agilely dodged the gunman's leg and used the magazine of her handgun to hit his temple, causing him to fall to the ground unconscious.
• Cold moon put her handgun back on her waist and took out her phone to dial Zhang Xu's number.
• At that moment, Zhang Xu was drinking and boasting with Lao Xu and others at a street stall. He praised his talented disciple, cold moon, to the heavens, making Lao Xu and the others extremely jealous.
• "You see how annoying this Lao Zhang is. How did he manage to find such an excellent disciple? It's really infuriating," Lao Xu said with a smile.
• Zhang Xu laughed and looked at Lao Xu, saying, "Lao Xu, when it comes to luck, you can't beat me."
• While they were having a good time, Zhang Xu's phone rang.
• "I bet it's Lao Zhang's wife calling, telling him to go home and sleep, or else she'll make him kneel on a washboard," Lao Xu teased.
• Zhang Xu chuckled and looked at the others, saying, "Lao Xu, you guessed wrong. It's not my wife calling, it's my precious disciple."
• After showing off, Zhang Xu answered the call, "Hello, why are you calling so late?"
• "Master, I just encountered a sniper," cold moon said.
• Upon hearing this, Zhang Xu's face immediately changed, "What happened?"
• "Master, why don't you ask if I'm okay first? Are you still my master?" Cold moon said resentfully.
• Zhang Xu laughed and said, "You are my personally trained disciple. If you can't handle a sniper, where can I put my old face?"
• Cold moon snorted and returned to the main topic, "Master, I interrogated him, and he said he was sent by the Huo family. I think this Huo family is related to the drug trafficking group we just took down."
• "That's impossible," Zhang Xu immediately denied Cold moon's speculation. "The Huo family is a prominent local family in Jiangling. They have numerous industries and enough money to last several lifetimes. They would never involve themselves in illegal activities."
• "Then why would the Huo family arrange a sniper to assassinate me?" Cold moon expressed her confusion. She had never had any contact with the Huo family, let alone any conflicts of interest. The only suspicion was that the Huo family was related to the drug trafficking group or that they were the mastermind behind it.
• Zhang Xu pondered for a moment and said into the phone, "Leave this matter to me. You should go back quickly. Xiaoting and Xiaohan are waiting for you."
• Cold moon acknowledged with a sound and hung up the phone.
• Just as Cold moon was waiting for the arrival of the police, footsteps of someone coming upstairs could be heard. Soon, four or five figures appeared, shooting at Cold moon with silenced pistols. Cold moon had no choice but to hide behind a stone statue on the attic.
• When the gunfire ceased, Cold moon cautiously looked out. Those people had already disappeared with the unconscious gunman.
• Although she was angry, Cold moon could only go back home. She had no idea where those gunmen had escaped to, not even the direction they fled.
• Thinking of Xiaoting and Xiaohan still in that dilapidated house, Cold moon hurriedly returned home at the fastest speed.
• The front door was locked from the inside, which made Cold moon's heart sink. She didn't dare to call out for Xiaoting and Xiaohan. She swiftly leaped over the wall and entered the courtyard.
• The door was wide open, and everything in the courtyard was in disarray. This made Cold moon panic.
• The lights were on inside the house, and she rushed in.
• Just like the courtyard, the living quarters were in a mess, especially the wardrobe, where clothes were thrown on the ground, and the whole room was a mess.
• "Xiaoting, Xiaohan, where are you? Mommy's back," Cold moon called out softly.
• But there was only silence in response.
• Cold moon's heart started pounding wildly. Her rationality told her that the group of people who had just saved the sniper were the ones who attacked her residence.
• Thinking of this, Cold moon felt despair.
• Although she was a top-level special agent feared by criminal organizations, she was, at the end of the day, a mother. She had emotions and tenderness in her bones.
• The disappearance of Xiaoting and Xiaohan made her feel both devastated and filled with rage. Touching Xiaoting and Xiaohan was like touching her reverse scale. Anyone who touched her reverse scale would die!
• The remaining moon in the sky was completely covered by dark clouds. The sound of crickets came from the grass outside the door.
• In the darkness, Cold moon drew a uniquely shaped, sharp-edged dagger from her waist.