Chapter 40

After dinner, Bai Xiaofei was about to carry out his first assassination mission.

"I'll go with you!"

Hu Huo was dispatched by Sloan, ostensibly to assist Bai Xiaofei, but in reality, to monitor and test him more closely.

Bai Xiaofei didn't say much, put the documents in his pocket, jumped off the city wall, and landed on the top of a passing train, ready to hitch a convenient ride. Hu Huo followed closely behind.

The train sped along, and Bai Xiaofei frowned, deep in thought about the night's operation.

Bai Xiaofei definitely wasn't going to kill anyone. What he was considering was how to use this opportunity to open Hu Huo's heart.

After their passionate kiss, Bai Xiaofei could clearly feel that Hu Huo's attitude towards him had significantly improved. While it wasn't love or affection, there was at least some goodwill!

This was undoubtedly a great help to Bai Xiaofei!

Seeing Bai Xiaofei's furrowed brow, Hu Huo reached out her delicate hand, patted his shoulder, and said softly, "Are you struggling with the idea of killing someone?"

Bai Xiaofei was taken aback for a moment, then realized that in Hu Huo's eyes, this was his first time killing someone. For any ordinary person, unless they were extremely vicious, the psychological impact of their first kill would be extremely complex!

He smiled slightly and shook his head, saying, "No, I'm thinking about why he has to die. Did he do something extremely evil? Or something else? I know nothing about him. We receive orders from the loom to kill someone we don't even know. We can only blindly believe that what we are doing is right, that it's fate, but is that really the case? I don't know if I can do it!"

After listening to Bai Xiaofei's words, Hu Huo fell into a brief deep thought.

Hu Huo seriously observed Bai Xiaofei for a while, and then, as if in a movie, she told him about her tragic childhood. Finally, she comforted him, saying, "Bai, we don't know how far-reaching the impact of our decisions will be. Maybe, by killing one person, you can save a thousand!"

Bai Xiaofei silently mourned for Hu Huo for a minute. The Mutual Aid Society might have been like that in the past, but now, it was completely the opposite—killing one person and harming a thousand!

Bai Xiaofei especially remembered the scene in the movie where Wesley entered a high-speed train to kill the Cross, and the two engaged in a fierce battle. Hu Huo, as Sloan's "third party," also intervened, planning to kill Wesley. But what was the result?

The Cross, who was not supposed to die, died to save his son!

Wesley and Hu Huo survived.

But the hundreds of ordinary people on the train suffered countless casualties. How innocent and unfortunate they were! And the root cause of all this was Sloan!

This was a plot point explained in the movie, but what about the unexplained ones?

Who knows how many innocent people have died!

At this moment, Bai Xiaofei realized how despicable Sloan was, a man who deserved to be torn apart and executed!

Looking at Hu Huo, who was still in the dark, Bai Xiaofei suddenly stood up and said, "Hu Huo, I'm sorry! I believe your experiences, but I still have doubts about the Mutual Aid Society's creed. I want to look up some information. Are you coming?"

Hu Huo's mission was to monitor Bai Xiaofei, so she wouldn't let him go alone. She nodded and agreed, "I'll go with you!"

So, the two jumped off the train.

...

In a private room of a high-end internet cafe.

Bai Xiaofei used his hacking skills to skillfully infiltrate the local police network system. After some filtering, he found detailed information about the mission target—Dean.

Not only that, to completely undermine Hu Huo's trust in Sloan and the loom, Bai Xiaofei searched for a lot of supplementary information, including Dean's relatives, friends, teachers, classmates, business partners, and even his ancestors, leaving no stone unturned in his investigation of Dean's background!

Additionally, Bai Xiaofei specifically investigated people who had conflicts with Dean and his competitors.

And he was fortunate to find some clues!

Hu Huo, who watched Bai Xiaofei's investigation from start to finish, went from being surprised by Bai Xiaofei to becoming increasingly confused, conflicted, shocked, and disbelieving of the results!

Bai Xiaofei pointed to Dean's information and said with a bitter smile, "See, you can see it too. The person we are supposed to kill has done many good deeds from a young age and continues to do charity work even now! His only bad deeds are minor things like peeping at girls and having an affair with a neighbor's woman at 15, damaging the lawn, etc. I don't understand why fate wants to kill him!"

At this moment, Hu Huo's belief in the Mutual Aid Society's creed was already wavering, but she still insisted, "Just because he hasn't done it now doesn't mean he won't in the future!"

"OK!"

Bai Xiaofei waved his hand and countered, "Let's assume you're right. Then I have a few questions."

Hu Huo was taken aback and asked, "What questions?"

Bai Xiaofei said seriously, "The purpose of real law is to make people responsible for their actions. Only when an action is taken will there be corresponding consequences. If an action hasn't been taken, there won't be any consequences! For thousands of years, hundreds of countries around the world have followed this principle, making it a universal law.

Why should a mere loom be above everything? Why should someone who hasn't committed an action be made to face a death sentence? Is the loom above the law? If so, why is its influence so limited and not recognized by the world?

If the loom truly represents fate and can predict a person's future, why let this person be born? Why not have them killed as an infant? Instead, why let this person live for so many years and then suddenly decide to kill them? Isn't that contradictory? Or is fate just playing with us?"

"..."

Hu Huo was speechless, stunned by Bai Xiaofei's series of questions.

She had never thought about these things before. Now, being asked by Bai Xiaofei, she immediately saw the issues and couldn't help but ask herself, "Have I been wrong all along?"

Hu Huo's faith in the loom was now on the verge of collapse!

Seeing Hu Huo's increasingly troubled expression, Bai Xiaofei pressed on, "Hu Huo, look at this information. This man named Carl Wesker is Dean's competitor. A few days ago, Dean won the project development rights through normal channels.

After that, Carl secretly contacted a man named Sil Bondic, who is one of Sloan's trusted subordinates. Then, I received the so-called 'Fate Loom' order to kill Dean. Don't you think this is all too coincidental?

No one can access the loom except Sloan; only he knows what orders the loom has issued. If he makes slight changes and passes them on to you... Has no one in the Mutual Aid Society ever doubted Sloan?"

At this moment, Hu Huo was completely shattered!

Sloan, the Mutual Aid Society, the loom, the orders, the creed—everything was gradually falling apart and disintegrating with Bai Xiaofei's words and examples!

When Bai Xiaofei mentioned the possibility that Sloan might alter the loom's orders, Hu Huo's body trembled, and she suddenly thought of a possibility. She looked at Bai Xiaofei with hope and said, trembling, "Bai, your hacking skills are so good. Can... can you find information from over a decade ago?"

Bai Xiaofei's heart raced as he immediately understood Hu Huo's intention. She wanted him to help investigate the truth behind her father's tragic death!

This would be the final straw that breaks the camel's back!

Bai Xiaofei was excited and said, "It's been too long, and it's very difficult, so I can't guarantee a result, but I can try!"

"Okay, please, you must find it!" Hu Huo said, her face filled with excitement.

Bai Xiaofei nodded and then typed furiously, using his hacking skills to the fullest. After more than 5 hours of continuous searching and investigation, and combining some clues from the time, Bai Xiaofei finally found the truth about Hu Huo's father's death.

Upon seeing the truth, Hu Huo collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.

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