He was longer a qualified assassin as long as he had a weakness in front of this paranoid woman. Old Lady Qu had bought his services for three years using a hefty sum, and the contract between them had not expired yet; he could thus not break their agreement yet.
"Why do I find it hard to believe you? You are the only one I can trust. If I can't even trust you, who else can I believe?"
She put down the scissors in her hand. She showed no intention of helping him up but just continued watching him kneel in front of her.
"I will help you speak the words that you don't know then. In this society, it is harder for women to survive than men. If one wants to live with dignity, then they must use more brutal methods. Which of the things I've assigned you to complete isn't vicious or brutal, but what's the result? How many of them have you completed?"
