There was no elevator to the 13th floor. Johnny was slightly out of breath by the time he reached the 13th floor, not to mention the group of subordinates behind him.
At this moment, Lee Joong-ku was sitting on the sofa, holding a bottle of Hennessy, drinking heartily.
His Tiger Faction had been shattered, his subordinates all lost, and his chances of competing for the chairman position were now extremely slim.
After all, at the board meeting that morning, Zhang Shouji could be said to have already secured his position.
So, after returning here, he began to drown his sorrows in alcohol, all while pondering how to make a comeback. Hearing footsteps, he looked to his right.
When he saw Johnny walking out of the stairwell, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Then, seeing that all the newcomers were Li Zicheng's subordinates, Lee Joong-ku felt a deep sense of irony. He hadn't expected that Zhang Shouji, who he thought had already secured the chairman's position, would ultimately fail.
As soon as the board meeting ended, he had already guessed that Zhang Shouji would make a move, but he didn't expect that it would be Li Zicheng's subordinates who appeared before him in the end.
"Tsk!"
He let out a sound of unclear meaning.
But at this moment, he was a tiger fallen into a plain, with no room left to struggle. Since it was Li Zicheng's subordinates who had come, he didn't believe he had much chance of leaving alive.
The Yanbian F4, with their subordinates, surrounded Lee Joong-ku. Lee Joong-ku casually placed the bottle of Hennessy he was holding onto the table in front of him.
He raised his head, glanced at the subordinates surrounding him, and finally looked at Johnny.
"Can I have a cigarette?"
Things had come to this, with no room for reconciliation, and no escape. Moreover, Lee Joong-ku had lost the confidence to continue competing, which was why he had stayed here all this time.
Johnny naturally agreed to this final request from the formidable figure. Seeing this, a subordinate immediately pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, respectfully opened it, and then offered it to Lee Joong-ku.
A smile played on Lee Joong-ku's lips. He expressionlessly pulled a cigarette from the pack and put it to his mouth. The subordinate immediately opened his lighter and lit the cigarette for Lee Joong-ku.
This was the last respect shown to this powerful figure.
"Hiss~ Exhale~"
He took a deep drag from the cigarette, and after the smoke circulated in Lee Joong-ku's lungs, he slowly exhaled the white smoke.
Enveloped in smoke, Lee Joong-ku's face became somewhat hazy, but his gaze was a little distant.
At this moment, no one knew what Lee Joong-ku was thinking. He turned his head to glance at Johnny, then at the cigarette in his hand, and the smile on his lips grew more intense.
Johnny stood there silently, not speaking, but Lee Joong-ku's demeanor at this moment earned Johnny's admiration.
Recalling how Zhang Shouji had stubbornly threatened him before his death, Lee Joong-ku was simply calmly smoking.
The time for one cigarette quickly passed. After Lee Joong-ku greedily inhaled the last puff, he reluctantly stubbed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray in front of him.
As the last wisp of faint white smoke left Lee Joong-ku's mouth, he completely relaxed and slumped onto the sofa, staring fixedly at the ceiling.
"Please convey my congratulations to Zicheng. Congratulate him on finally becoming the new chairman of Goldmoon Group."
After saying this, Lee Joong-ku closed his eyes. Several subordinates immediately stepped forward, lifted Lee Joong-ku, and brought him to the railing.
"This is the 13th floor, and there's no elevator. You'll break the record for the fastest descent in Korea," Johnny said softly, looking at Lee Joong-ku being carried to the railing.
"Is that so? That must be the fastest Guinness World Record."
As Lee Joong-ku finished speaking, a subordinate suddenly shook his hands, and Lee Joong-ku was thrown down from the 13th floor.
Splat!
2.5 seconds later.
The heavy thud from downstairs reached Johnny's ears. Only then did he slowly approach the railing. The subordinates were all leaning over the railing, looking down, and Johnny's view extended from this floor's railing to the very bottom floor.
That was the platform of the second floor next door.
At this moment, a figure lay there, blood gushing out. Lee Joong-ku had completed his final moments of life.
Johnny took out his phone, snapped a photo, and sent it to Li Zicheng.
"Let's go."
After saying this, Johnny led the way and left.
To be honest, climbing up and down 13 floors was indeed a bit tiring.
After reaching downstairs.
Johnny suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He immediately turned his head and saw a white figure on the opposite building watching him.
The fellow was dressed in a white suit, and his hair was also white.
"White... Lion...!"
A sense of familiarity instantly swept through Johnny's mind. The words "White Lion" slowly left his mouth. He finally knew who the person making moves behind the scenes was. He hadn't expected it to be this legendary assassin. In that instant, Johnny felt a chill down his spine.
This White Lion actually chased him from Thailand to Korea!
This was something Johnny had not expected.
The white figure on the opposite building merely retreated and disappeared as soon as Johnny saw him.
But in that instant, Johnny already understood the other party's meaning. He hadn't expected the person he had been looking for for several days without success to be White Lion. This result greatly surprised Johnny, yet it also seemed reasonable.
Is this guy looking for me because he couldn't find John?
That doesn't seem quite right either.
In any case, the moment he saw this guy, Johnny knew that nothing good would come of it, because the other party was a legendary assassin.
But there was one thing Johnny still hadn't figured out: why did the other party reveal himself?
Hiding in the dark would clearly be the best option. Now that he had shown himself, allowing Johnny to know who he was and to be on guard, what was he planning to do next?
A big question mark hung in Johnny's mind. He told the Yanbian F4 to take the other subordinates back to the company, while he prepared to go investigate.
The Yanbian F4 saw this and didn't say anything, just nodded and left.
They hadn't seen White Lion, nor did they know why Johnny suddenly wasn't returning with them. None of that mattered.
Subsequently, Johnny slowly walked towards the building where White Lion had appeared. At this moment, Johnny's phone vibrated. He picked it up; it was that guy calling.
"Did you see him?"
Johnny asked first. The other party said he hadn't seen him, as he was in his blind spot.
Hearing this, Johnny wasn't surprised at all. On the contrary, as a top assassin, it was impossible for him to expose himself to danger. Allowing himself to be seen for that brief moment was already an extremely rare occurrence.
But Johnny still decided to meet him.
"I also want to know what you're really trying to do."
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