Chapter 117 117: Taget Two.

Leo sat in the flight headed to the second nation with the motive to handle the second target, who was also the second biggest fund investor of this entire facade. He was called Markus Deville, resident of Salva, a small city in the state of Cannis, capital of Taura nation.

The nation that was widely known for its vibrant culture, and amazing nightlife. Markus was one such person who made his fortune by selling happiness to people in the night. However, later, someone introduced him to a Chem trade, and using his connections and pull in the market, he became the biggest raw material provider for all the people who had a chemical plant.

To set up a chemical plant in the Clover Nation, he teamed up with his old partner, Ayume Harden and bribed Khaiber, however, at the end moment, Khaiber turned away, and unable to swallow such a bone, the people arranged a hit to take out a cabinet minister.

The process didn't end up with the result they wanted. They had been looking for a chance to attack one more time, however, it was not that easy as the government had stepped in and if they were caught, it would mean a lot of loss. So they couldn't help but wait for a chance.

Leo read about Markus Deville, and found that this man loved soccer. It was something he swore by, and he even owned a stake in a major team. This man had missed a lot of things in his life, but he never missed the home game of this team.

Leo doubted if this guy would go and really go and attend a game even now, after all, Ayume seemed to be in close connection with him. The young man spent the entire time of his flight thinking about various things that could affect the course of action. After six hours, the flight landed, and the first thing Leo did was to call Lily. It turned out, the little girl had slept early yesterday, because she was exhausted from the play day in school.

Time zones were a tricky thing, but at this moment, they both were under the brightly lit sky. Leo was only four hours ahead of the people in Angkor City, and so, it was the right time for him to call home and check on the family.

He called Snow, and the young lady picked up real quick. She looked at him all dressed up in a suit and asked, "Well, Mister Cardinal, where are you going dressed up like a chick magnet?"

Leo smiled and replied, "You hooligan, who are you trying to hit on? My wife and daughter will not spare you."

Snow chuckled and asked, "Are you okay? You are not fatigued are you?"

She really worried about him running around like this, after all, she knew that he had just finished dealing with the terror attack not long ago. She knew that something about him was different and that he was always working harder than the rest. This sort of care was not phony and if something really happened to Leo, she would not be okay.

The young man knew about the demons this girl suffered from, and said, "I am fine, Love. Don't worry, also Marco has assigned a personal guard for me in all the places I have to go, I am fine."

Snow nodded and asked, "Did you call to talk to Lily?"

After asking this she winked sneakily, and Leo understood that Lily was around and he said, "You know Snow, I miss her so much more than I expected. I promise, after I finish this thing, I will not go out on such long trips without her. I really want to rush back home and hold her in my arms."

Snow nodded, and looked across the screen and asked, "Lily, did you hear what Baba said?"

Lily nodded with a smile and said, "Yes."

Snow gave her the phone and said, "You talk to baba, and I will finish the breakfast."

Lily took the phone and left the kitchen to sit down on the couch in the living room. She waved at Leo and the young man asked, "How are you doing, my darling?"

Lily replied joyfully, "I am feeling better now. I wanted to talk to you yesterday, but I fell asleep. Baba, do you know? I came second in the race Miss Verse organized. I got a candybar. I have saved it, we will eat it when you come back."


Leo replied, "Yes, we will, and we will make you a castle of the candies I will bring."

The two began to talk and endear each other from time to time, and Snow who was able to listen in the kitchen was amused by the amount of cuteness revolving around the two of them. Who would believe that Leo, the guy who handled seven terrorists in a blink, was capable of such softness."

She shook her head and looked at the side, her mother came into the kitchen with a smile. The conversation lasted for twenty more minutes, and at the end of it all, Lily was smiling from ear to ear and that was it.

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On the other side of the phone, Leo put down his phone, and a faint smile was set on his lips as he leaned back in the seat of his car. The vehicle moved through the traffic and the young man said, "Xavi, drive me to the Jewelry Market, I want to buy Andalusite."

The driver nodded and replied, "Yes, sir."

Andalusite was a stone that showed different colors from different angles of observation. This stone was very well matched with the Crimson Jade Leo had bought earlier. As they reached the market, Xavi led Leo to a shop and introduced the shop to be the most trustworthy and reputed place in the city.

Leo went in and inspected the goods and without any bumps, he bought a few carved stones, and they were ready to be shipped. He didn't find anything that was suitable for Lily and decided to shop her some luxury brand clothing, and shoes, along with candies.

He moved along with Xavi, when Marco called him, "Sir, there is an update."

Leo nodded and asked, "What is it?"

Marco replied calmly, "Markus Deville was told about the death of Ayume Harden, not only did this man not care about it, he also didn't change his schedule. He is very clear that he is him, and Ayume was Ayume."

Leo pondered on this while his gaze scanned through the luxury clothing items on the display windows, "Hmmm, so he is going to stick to his routine?"

Marco confirmed, and Leo said, "Good, get me a sniper rifle and also a ticket to the Soccer match of the two teams. Have someone place that rifle above the stadium ceiling, over the parking lot."

Marco nodded and said, "I will get it done, Sir."

That said, the call was disconnected, and Leo bought over three items for Lily, and then went back to his hotel to rest. He was a tourist here, so he had to leave some alibi.

The young man lay in his bed, and closed his eyes to rest and enter the virtual realm. He began to practice the set up, and during these ten hours, he also came up with a way to disguise himself and how to get away from that crowded place.

When he woke up after an hour, he called Xavi and asked him to get him a black set of jersey for the home club, and another thing that he did was to purchase a set of water soluble kelp. Xavi was confused why Leo would do that, but the man did it anyway.

In his room, Leo made a pair of gloves from the kelp and kept it inside his varsity jacket pockets. In the evening, he left the hotel early to reach the stadium one hour early. He entered smoothly, and then he sat down in the stands for a bit, talking to the other people around him about the latest development of the club team and stuff like that.

Then he checked his watch and asked a guy to keep his seat as he would go and buy some beer for everyone. People loved free beer, and the people who bought it.

Leo quickly moved through the incoming flow of people, found a secluded corner, and then moved through the staircases, and reached the top floor. Xavi had suggested that they buy out a security guard, but Leo advised against it. He just avoided the security cameras by using the emergency exit. He found himself standing on the access door to the roof, and went out quickly.

He dashed around at his top speed, came to find the gun case placed next to a ventilation shaft, he picked it up, set it up, all done in a flowing movement, and then he moved close to the edge of the roof. At the entrance of the parking lot, a VVIP convoy was moving, belonging to the guests.

Leo had seen a long stretched car that Markus used for his travel, and thankfully, that vehicle happened to be stranded at the end. Leo took aim, and he waited patiently.

Fifty seconds later, the car came to the entrance for the VVIPs and stopped. The door opened, and Markus stepped out of the vehicle. Leo squeezed the trigger, and with a puff, the bullet flew through the void and straight through the man's skull.

The people on the ground froze, but Leo smirked and vanished from his position. Now, he needed to head back and play the game.