My Youth Began With Him

“Lu Yan, don’t you dare threaten me. Maybe other people are scared of you but I’m not. If you want to kill me, then just do it.”

This man was mentally prepared to be killed as soon as their mission failed.

In the beginning, there were six of them. They were confident that they would succeed but before they could even reach their final destination, Lu Yan had defeated them all.

Now that he was the only one left of the six, this man knew the fate that awaited him was not bright.

“Give me a computer,” Lu Yan said, putting out her hand.

One of her subordinates immediately handed over an ultra-thin laptop to Lu Yan.

Lu Yan put the laptop on her lap and swiftly tapped on the keyboard. She was still in her bathrobe.

Very soon, she got the results. She turned the laptop over so the male killer could see the screen. She read slowly, “Hu Baoming, male. Originally from Nha Trang, Vietnam. 34 years old. You moved to China 20 years ago to live with your Chinese relatives. You’ve been living in a harbor city amongst the China and Vietnam border. You repair cars. Your wife’s name is Wang Shuzhen. She’s from Yunan, China. 28 years old. You two have one son and one daughter. You and she are only a common-law couple as you’ve never officially gotten married. Therefore, your children still have no official identity. You hid your identity as a killer while you repaired cars. You were poor but lived peacefully. Why would you take on the dirty work again? What would your wife and children do if you died?”

The man was dumbfounded by what he just heard…

He never expected Lu Yan to find out his whole background with just one laptop. To his surprise, she even dug out his days back in Nha Trang.

“Your daughter is the elder child. She’s eight years old. Her name is Hu Yanhong. Your son is Hu Yanjun, five years old.”

“Don’t touch my family!” The man was no longer able to keep his composure as Lu Yan was able to figure out details of his family, including his child’s name.

“So are you still sure you won’t tell me who your boss is?” Lu Yan asked patiently.

The man slowly responded after some hesitation, “If I told you, my children and wife will die.”

“Oh, so someone is taking your family hostage,” Lu Yan chuckled.

“You got married and had kids. You shouldn’t take on your old job again. If you really want to be a killer, you shouldn’t have gotten married. You sure are stupid to put yourself in such a position…”

Lu Yan sighed…

“Miss Lu, I know you’re almighty. I did this myself. It has nothing to do with my family. I’ll apologize to you with my life,” the man said. Then he was about to bite his tongue and commit suicide.

“No. If I can’t find out my answers, then I’ll be sad. When I’m sad, I kill. If you’re so unwilling to cooperate, then my only choice would be to send your children and wife down to hell to see you.”

The man paused. He no longer had the courage to bite his tongue.

Lu Yan saw his hesitation so she added, “If you tell me, then I’ll promise your wife and children’s safety. I’ll also make sure they live with material abundance for the rest of their lives. What do you think?”

“Do you mean it?” the man’s eyes sparkled with hope.

“Of course.”

“Okay, then I’ll tell you… I was recruited by one of my old colleagues. He told me that this was a big job that was worth ten million US dollars. There were six of us so each of us would have over one million dollars. With that money, I thought I could take my wife and children to the city and live a better life. My children would be able to go to a good school… But…”

“Get to the point. Who was so generous to pay ten million dollars?” Lu Yan looked down and asked.

“He is…” The man seemed scared of even speaking the person’s name.