56: Chapter 56 Top Assassin Infiltration? You call this physical cleanup!

"The target... is you!"

On the other end of the line, Zhao Zhenhua's voice was trembling violently due to extreme anger and anxiety.

[Hand of the Underworld]!

This name represents a death sentence in the global underworld!

They are the true kings of assassins, composed of top-tier elites weeded out from various countries' special forces, proficient in assassination, demolition, and infiltration—they can do anything.

Active for ten years, having taken hundreds of contracts, they have never failed!

And now, this group of reapers has aimed their scythes at Lin Mo!

"Oh, is that so?"

Upon hearing this news, Lin Mo's reaction was as indifferent as if he were asking, "What's for dinner tonight?"

He picked his ear and said lazily.

"Ten billion USD, and they only hired this kind of thing?"

"These pharmaceutical representatives are really stingy."

Zhao Zhenhua was on the verge of tears listening to this.

"Mr. Lin! What time do you think it is? How can you still be in the mood to complain about that!"

"Mr. Lin! You absolutely cannot be careless! They are not ordinary assassins!"

Zhao Zhenhua was stomping his feet in anxiety.

"According to the intelligence we intercepted, [Hand of the Underworld] has dispatched their ace this time—codenamed 'Ghost'!"

"This person is a legendary figure from the former SEAL Team Six, skilled in using top-tier technological equipment for infiltration, and once paralyzed the capital defense system of a small country all by himself!"

"He is now... very likely already in the capital!"

"I have mobilized all the forces of [Dragon Pulse] and set up an inescapable net around the Hardware Store! But..."

Zhao Zhenhua's voice was filled with a deep sense of powerlessness.

"But I'm afraid... I'm afraid our people won't be able to stop him at all!"

"Alright, I got it."

Lin Mo waved his hand impatiently.

"What a big deal, is it really worth it?"

"Tell your people to withdraw. Don't just stand by the door; it's affecting my business."

"Tell them to eat, drink, and just watch the show."

After saying that, Lin Mo hung up the phone directly.

Zhao Zhenhua held his phone, stunned in place, his mind blank.

Watch a show?

Watch what show?

Watch how [Hand of the Underworld]'s ace tears the Hardware Store apart?!

...

Meanwhile.

On the rooftop of a high-rise building three kilometers away from the Hardware Store.

A man wearing a black high-tech combat suit and a full-coverage tactical mask was lying quietly in the shadows, just like a real ghost.

He was "Ghost."

In his tactical goggles, everything around the Hardware Store was clearly presented in the form of data.

[Three-layer defensive perimeter detected...]

[Outer layer: Dragon Kingdom conventional forces, combat power assessment: 5.]

[Middle layer: Dragon Kingdom special forces, combat power assessment: 35.]

[Core: Members of the Dragon Kingdom 'Dragon Pulse' Strategic Bureau, combat power assessment: 70.]

"Heh, a bunch of rabble."

"Ghost" looked at this data, a contemptuous sneer curling on his lips.

He activated a device on his wrist.

[Quantum optical camouflage, activated.]

[High-frequency electromagnetic interference, activated.]

[Anti-thermal imaging coating, activated.]

In the next second, his figure vanished into thin air!

Neither the naked eye nor the most advanced surveillance equipment could capture any trace of him anymore.

Just like that, like a wisp of real air, he easily passed through those three lines of defense that Zhao Zhenhua considered impregnable.

Soon, he arrived at the entrance of the Hardware Store.

"Hmm?"

"Ghost"'s gaze fell upon the two unremarkable stone lions at the store entrance.

In his high-tech goggles, these two stone lions... actually had no data!

No temperature, no energy reaction, no metal structure.

It was as if they didn't exist in this physical world at all.

"An interesting illusion."

"Ghost" sneered, not taking it to heart.

He bypassed the stone lions and prepared to climb over the wall from the backyard.

However, the moment his foot stepped within one meter of the Hardware Store's perimeter!

A sudden change occurred!

"Beep—!"

[Warning! Unknown biological entity detected carrying malicious intent!]

[Security protocol [Physical Cleaning] activated!]

"Buzz—!!!"

The two stone lions, which had been silent, suddenly had their eyes light up with two scarlet beams of light, like those of a demon from hell!

"Clack! Clack!"

Amidst a teeth-grinding sound of metal friction!

The outer shell of the stone lions peeled off, deformed, and reorganized layer by layer!

In just a few seconds, they transformed from two archaic stone carvings into two battle mechs over five meters tall, covered in dark gold alloy, full of violent aesthetics!

Countless gun barrels and sharp blades extended from their bodies, flashing with a heart-stopping cold light!

"What the Fk?!"

Seeing this magical scene before him, "Ghost"'s brain crashed on the spot!

His proud quantum optical camouflage was like a layer of window paper in front of these two terrifying mechanical beasts, easily seen through!

A fear originating from the depths of his soul instantly engulfed him!

He wanted to run!

But it was already too late!

One of the mechanical stone lions extended a giant mechanical claw larger than a car, and with a terrifying speed completely inconsistent with its massive size, it grabbed towards "Ghost" like lightning!

"No!!!"

"Ghost" let out the most desperate roar of his life!

His proud high-tech combat suit was as fragile as paper in front of that giant mechanical claw, easily crushed into pieces!

Then, that giant claw, gripping the nearly unconscious "Ghost," threw its arm violently backward!

"Whoosh—!"

"Ghost" turned into a black meteor, thrown fiercely into the sky at supersonic speed!

He flew over three streets, crossing countless high-rise buildings.

Finally, in an extremely standard parabolic trajectory, with pinpoint accuracy, he fell with a "plop" into...

The giant trash compactor, which was running at high speed, at the city center's waste treatment plant.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a dull, loud noise.

A generation's king of assassins, along with his high-tech equipment worth hundreds of millions, was compressed into a square, foul-smelling... block of metal trash.

The entrance to the Hardware Store returned to calm.

The two terrifying battle mechs turned back into harmless stone lions.

As if nothing had ever happened.

Only the AI Xiao Ling's voice, full of wicked humor, sounded in Lin Mo's mind.

[Report, Boss, domestic waste has been cleaned up.]

[Customer feedback: Terrible experience, requesting a refund.]

[Resolution: Has been added to the blacklist, and their reincarnation application has been rejected.]

Lin Mo curled his lips.

"Well done. Remember to sort it next time; don't mix wet waste and dry waste together."

Just then, Zhao Zhenhua's phone rang again, his voice filled with the relief of surviving a disaster and endless shock.

"Mr... Mr. Lin! Our... our people found the... remains of 'Ghost' at the dump."

"How... how did you do it?"

Lin Mo yawned.

"Oh, the sweeping robot at the door just swept it out."

Zhao Zhenhua: "..."

He felt his worldview being pressed to the ground and rubbed repeatedly by Mr. Lin once again.

"Mr. Lin," Zhao Zhenhua took a deep breath, forcibly bringing the topic back on track, "Although this assassination was resolved, it is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause."

"Those Western capitalists will not give up their desire to destroy us!"

"Only by making every one of our citizens truly strong can we be fearless against any threat!"

"Do you think... that national Body Strengthening plan could..."