Counterfeit Hero

Cooper, who was resting his eyes, was almost asleep. In his drowsy state, he seemed to be dreaming. He dreamt that he was riding a runaway horse, galloping swiftly along the edge of a cliff, with thorns around him scratching lines of blood on his body.

In terror, he desperately tried to regain control of the reins and stop the horse, but no matter what he did, it only ran faster. When he turned his head, he found, to his horror, that Fatty was right behind him, grinning and stabbing the horse’s rear with a knife...

A sudden and piercing phone ring startled Cooper awake. He looked at the continuously ringing special line phone with a strange expression, composed himself, and quickly picked up the receiver.

The caller was the leader of Ghost Fox, Carolina.

This woman, in her thirties, exuded a charming allure and matured like a ripe peach. The first thing that came through the call was her signature soft chuckle, ”Lord Cooper, this time, you’ve really given me a good job.”

”How so?” Cooper glanced at the clock on the wall, frowning slightly. When he had given the orders earlier, he couldn’t reach Carolina and had to relay them to her deputy, Landy. This wasn’t the first time something like this had happened, so Cooper didn’t mind. However, he didn’t expect Carolina to call back now, and from her tone, there seemed to be something wrong.

Although many people saw Carolina as a frivolous woman, Cooper knew that when it came to business, she was far more composed and steady than many men. As an expert in assassination, the tasks she took on were always ones she had full confidence in.

”As soon as I got back, Landy told me about it,” Carolina’s soft voice sounded relaxed, like a cat stretching lazily. ”Do you know how much this person is worth?”

”How much is he worth?” Cooper, sensing the significance of Carolina’s words, couldn’t help but sit up straight and ask eagerly, ”Do you know who he is?”

”When Landy showed me the photo, I found him somewhat familiar,” Carolina said, ”and after checking with some contacts in our organization, it turned out to really be him.”

”Who is it?” Cooper, oblivious to how tense his voice sounded, asked.

”This person is not simple. Although he’s not well-known in Free Port, he’s a significant figure in the Leray Federation and Gazalin,” Carolina seemed to ignore Cooper’s anxiety, leisurely continuing to pique his curiosity, ”He’s also quite famous among top assassin organizations.”

”Spit it out!” Cooper gritted his teeth. This woman, the former director of the Tai Sect, was also the youngest daughter of his master. For years, he had tried to pursue her but to no avail. Within the Tai Sect, she was his core strength and held an extremely special status... both her deceased father and she herself had a natural knack for maneuvering.

”Don’t rush,” Carolina giggled, ”I can’t believe you’d think of killing such a monster. Now, I can’t do this job; all the elders are there, and if I make a move, they’ll tear me apart.”

”The other elders?” Still without answers, Cooper bit his lip and was startled by the implied message in Carolina’s words, ”Who is he? What’s going on?”

”I knew it...” Carolina seemed to laugh uncontrollably on the other end of the line, ”You must be locked in your office, waiting for news where no one dares to disturb you, right? But as for what exactly happened... I’m not telling you...”

Cooper’s face turned ashen, and he heard Carolina deliberately pause for a long moment before continuing, ”Anyway, if you get an emergency edition of Mars Daily, you’ll know everything. However, I will tell you his name, and give you a piece of advice...”

”Speak!” Cooper closed his eyes, suppressing his displeasure.

”As for the advice, you’d better not take any action lightly. Even if you do, don’t involve me,” Carolina said leisurely, ”His name is Tian Xingjian, a Federation Hero of the Leray Federation. He captured the Gazalin Emperor James alive, single-handedly fought the entire Desic Hunter Mecha Group, and dueled the four commanders of the Mythical Army... Few know that he killed Hopkins in a one-on-one dynamic sniper duel. He’s turned the Howard family of Gazalin into ruins, and now there’s a bounty of three billion Fei Yuan on his head. But I have no interest in that money. No matter how much money, life is more precious, isn’t it?”

Cooper held the receiver in a daze, Carolina’s words leaving him stunned. He had guessed that Fatty had a complicated background, but he never dreamed that this person would have such an incredible history. Leaving aside his individual capabilities, just his background alone was enough to make Cooper’s scalp tingle!

At this moment, did the appearance of this person here mean that the Fei Alliance had already infiltrated the Free World without anyone noticing, and they were now right beside him!

Slamming down the phone, Cooper rushed out of his office.

No need to instruct anyone to buy the newspaper; everyone in the main Tai Sect headquarters was holding a copy, and the virtual screen in the hall was broadcasting everything happening in Puluo Town.

Amidst a myriad of complex glances, Cooper quickly snatched a copy of the newspaper.