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"After you start dating, do you always think about your partner?" Susie asked.
Gu Ran said, "It's not that I think about it all the time, but I do think about it occasionally, wondering if she's doing well now, and what her feelings are."
Susie thought to herself that she wasn't always thinking about Chu Zihang, it's just that... she would think about him when she was lonely, and at those times she would feel that it would be nice if someone she knew well could come and keep her company.
She is actually a very shy person; she believes that only by spending a lot of time with someone can you truly understand their personality.
Seeing people's hearts over time.
Therefore, Susie felt that she was unlikely to fall in love at first sight and would only date people she had known for a long time.
She won't fall in love with someone on impulse.
Chapter 156 Attack
Gu Ran paid the money and took the carefully wrapped silver leaf from the gift shop owner, thinking that Su Xiaoqiang would be very happy.
Su Xiaoqiang is a girl who is easy to please. As long as you have her in your heart, she will be satisfied.
She doesn't need material things because her family owns a mine.
All she wants is your love.
Susie stood blankly at the store entrance, lost in thought.
Gu Ran walked past her and said, "How about we go shopping to change our mood?"
"Alright."
This mission is scheduled for a week, and only one day has passed so far, so there's no need to rush.
Moreover, they believed that the killer would definitely commit more crimes, but they didn't know who his next target would be.
The two then browsed the nearby gift shops and picked out some gifts to take back as souvenirs.
After shopping, the two prepared to return to their hotel.
"Driver, take me with you, little sister..." Susie seemed to be in a good mood when she got into the taxi, humming a folk song she often heard.
The lyrics were just too outrageous, and she was too embarrassed to continue singing halfway through.
Gu Ran chuckled to herself.
Susie said irritably, "It's all your fault for giving Nuonuo those Yunnan folk song albums. She always plays them out loud in the dorm and has brainwashed me too!"
Gu Ran said, "She's often carefree, and these songs suit her perfectly!"
“Her carefree attitude is just a facade; deep down, she’s a very insecure person,” Susie said.
Traffic in Chiang Mai is a bit bad; there's been a traffic accident ahead, causing a traffic jam.
The driver asked the passengers for their opinions in broken English, hoping they would take a longer route because this route was often congested and had many accidents, and it would take at least half an hour to get there.
The driver was quite honest; he told the passengers in advance how much extra baht it would cost and how much time it would save, allowing them to choose for themselves.
Gu Ran and Su Qian weren't in a hurry, but being stuck in traffic was still unpleasant, so they asked him to take a detour.
The taxi turned into a small alley, and Gu Ran, feeling bored, looked at the street scene outside the window.
Siam has a lot of temples and monks can be seen everywhere.
Many locals will stop and let monks pass when they see them. According to custom, this is because they are afraid of stepping on the monk's shadow, since the shadow is equivalent to the monk himself. Stepping on the shadow is the same as stepping on the monk, which will bring bad luck.
If they see tourists from other places, the monks will deliberately avoid them and prevent them from crossing their shadows.
Just then, Gu Ran saw a tourist with a backpack bowing to the monk.
The moment he looked up, Gu Ran saw his face and froze.
Isn't this the assassin from last night?
How could he have run into this!
"Stop the car!" Gu Ran said to the driver in English.
The driver didn't stop immediately, but drove forward for more than 30 meters, found a place to park, and then started complaining to Gu Ran.
"What's wrong?" Susie asked, puzzled.
"I found something, you can go back now." Gu Ran took out 100 baht from his pocket and gave it to the driver as a tip, apologized to him, and then opened the door and got out of the car.
He reminded Susie, "Make sure you keep your phone with you and stay in touch."
"Can't we go together?"
"It's more convenient for me to go alone."
After saying that, Gu Ran had already run far away.
He quickly spotted the killer across the street.
The assassin had an East Asian face, wore a white T-shirt and black trousers, carried a black backpack, and held a map in his hand, appearing to be an ordinary tourist.
He wasn't wearing a mask, so he didn't seem worried that anyone would recognize him.
Gu Ran didn't make any rash moves, but simply followed behind him.
As they passed through an empty alley, Gu Ran suddenly moved closer and grabbed the assassin's upper arm:
Hey bro, wanna chat?
The assassin was clearly stunned, seemingly not understanding how Gu Ran had gotten so close.
He turned back and gave Gu Ran a wary look: "What brings you here? I don't know you."
He didn't recognize Gu Ran, after all, he had only caught a fleeting glimpse of her that night in Bangkok.
Gu Ran said, "To be frank, I have a grudge against the Zhang family. I was very happy to see you kill Zhang Minghao last night and I would like to be your friend."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Ran could clearly see the assassin's pupils tremble slightly.
"I...I don't understand what you're saying," the assassin said, trying to appear calm.
Gu Ran laughed and said, "Don't you remember me? I was there when you killed the senator at the Bangkok hotel. However, we didn't know about the senator's wife's heart transplant at that time, so we retaliated by firing at you."
The assassin stared at Gu Ran's face and finally made some impression.
When Gu Ran saw that he recognized him, he let go of him and raised his hand to indicate that he meant no harm.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" The assassin knew that Gu Ran's skills were superior to his, and he probably wouldn't be able to beat him in a fight.
“I told you, I have a grudge against the Zhang family, and it seems you have a grudge against the Zhang family as well,” Gu Ran said. “I guess Zhang Minghao is just the beginning, and what you’re looking for is the mastermind behind organ trafficking, but the Zhang family’s business in Chiang Mai doesn’t involve organ trading.”
He continued to the assassin, "And I, too, want to find the mastermind behind the organ trade, so... could you tell me your story?"
The assassin stood there, staring at Gu Ran for a long while. After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke:
"it is good."
"Then let's arrange a place..." Gu Ran was overjoyed, just wanting to find a place to have a good chat with this assassin.
But then, his phone rang urgently.
Gu Ran slid the phone to answer the call.
"Gu Ran, I've been attacked. It seems someone is trying to...kidnap me." Susie's voice came from the other end of the phone, along with the sounds of fighting.
"Hold on a little while, I'll be there soon."
“I’m at…” Susie wanted to give her location, but Gu Ran had already hung up the phone.
"Does he know my location?" In a residential building, Susie hid to the side and ran towards the roof.
The taxi she had just been in was attacked in the street, and the car was overturned.
Fortunately, Susie's Word of Power is Sword Prison, which can control all metal, so she directly opened the deformed car door and escaped the scene of the car accident.
They eventually escaped to this residential area.
The other side wasn't using Frigga bullets, but rather tranquilizer guns used for hunting.
She has a military dagger for self-defense, and several sharp scalpels to use as throwing knives for ranged attacks.
Be careful, it should be enough to handle it.
Holding a scalpel, she stood cautiously on the fifth-floor windowsill of the apartment building, watching out for those below.
"You ran away with the gifts you bought?" A voice suddenly came from beside Susie. She instinctively attacked, but the other person immediately blocked.
"it's me!"
Susie then realized who it was—Gu Ran.
How did you suddenly appear behind me? And how did you get here so fast?
Gu Ran had already placed the Flying Thunder God's mark in Susie's phone battery, so of course it would be quick.
Chapter 157 The Assassin's Identity Revealed
Susie was not far from where Gu Ran was, less than three kilometers away.
Upon receiving her call, Gu Ran immediately sensed her location and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport there.
"Actually, I've been nearby the whole time," Gu Ran said dismissively, changing the subject. "Do you know how many people are on the other side?"
"It seems like there were three." Susie leaned against the wall, recalling the number of people chasing her.
Gu Ran thought for a moment and said, "In a little while, I'll go out and distract them. Then you go back to the hotel. Remember to change your clothes and disguise yourself on the way."
Susie asked worriedly, "Are you sure you can manage on your own?"
"My speed is such that no one can keep up with me if I want to run. Taking you along will only slow me down."
“That’s true…” Susie recalled the night of the dragon invasion; Gu Ran’s speed was indeed unparalleled.
"Okay, I'll go downstairs first. Come out in three minutes. Don't worry, I'll be back safely." Gu Ran patted Su Xi's shoulder and turned to go downstairs.
The moment he stepped out of the building, he used a transformation spell to become Susie and then ran away.
As expected, the assassins immediately followed Susie when she came out.
Gu Ran rolled her eyes, paying attention to her surroundings.
"Shoot her in the leg!" one of the assassins said into his combat headset.