Chapter 1: Being an assassin is tough, let's switch careers

  Alas, it's been over a month since we've had any business... Zhao Tiezhu yawned lazily and stretched his waist, accidentally knocking against the beer bottle beside him, causing a loud clinking sound.

  "Ding, you have a new message." Zhao Tiezhu's phone suddenly vibrated. Zhao Tiezhu's expression changed, there was business to be done, he fished out his phone from the trash can under the computer, which had fallen in at some unknown time, and opened the message.

  "I'm wiping, have I gone wrong? When did I become so worthless that killing 5 people would only get me 20 million. My Mo Ying is a world-renowned assassin, don't look down on me like this." Zhao Tiezhu sighed sadly, unfortunately in these times, business was hard to come by. Zhao Tiezhu looked at his wallet which had been empty for who knows how long, the money came quickly but was spent just as fast, it had only been a little over a month since he'd last had any business and he'd already blown through all his cash.

  "Whatever, 20 million is just 20 million. Screw it, I'm done with this job, time to find a stable one to earn some housekeeping money." Lighting up a cigarette, Zhao Tiezhu flipped through his text messages.

  It's night.

  In a basement boxing ring in Tokyo's Ginza district, two boxers were engaged in a fierce battle on the stage. In a private room, several burly men dressed in black stood behind a fat man, who had one woman clinging to each arm. As they watched the fight on stage, the fat man was also entwined with the two women beside him. The scene both on and off the stage was truly thrilling, eliciting gasps of excitement from the crowd.

  At this moment, a dagger suddenly appeared in the air, and with a "puchi" sound, the fat man's main artery was instantly cut open. A faint voice was heard, saying "First". Scarlet blood gushed out, shining like flames. It wasn't until then that the bodyguards around him discovered that their boss had already been killed.

  Within a short span of hours, multiple murder cases occurred in Ginza, astonishingly, not a single person saw the killer's shadow. Some old-timers knew that it was the work of Mōyō (Demon Shadow). There is a saying in the underworld: if you suddenly go to meet God without any reason, then it must be the doing of Mōyō.

  One day later, Zhao Tiezhu walked into the bank with a swaggering gait, occasionally staring at the beautiful bank employees in uniform behind the counter, licking his lips from time to time and swallowing saliva, looking as lecherous as possible.

  Zhao Tiezhu ignored the disgusted glances of those women, walked straight to a counter, threw the bank card in his hand to the female clerk behind the glass window, and said, "Help me check how much money is left inside."

  The female staff member furrowed her brow, picked up the card that looked a bit dark, and the sticky feeling on the card made her frown even more tightly.

  She swiped the card on the machine and looked at the long string of zeros, her cherry lips wide open.

  Haha, Zhao Tiezhu is so smug. This guy has no other good qualities, he just likes to show off, and the best way for him to show off is by flaunting his wealth.

  As expected, when she saw the large amount of money in Zhao Tiezhu's card, the female staff member instantly changed her expression and said gently, "Sir, you still have a balance of 20 million in your card."

  "Alas, I don't know how many days this money will last." Zhao Tiezhu said with a bit of regret, and the female clerk's eyes became even brighter.

  "Sir, would you like to withdraw money?" the female staff asked.

  "No need, you take the card," said Zhao Tiezhu.

  The female staff reluctantly returned the card to Zhao Tiezhu and somehow a small piece of paper appeared under the card.

  Zhao Tiezhu's mouth curled up into a playful smile, and his fingers accidentally touched the female employee, who suddenly batted her eyelashes.

  As he walked out of the bank, Zhao Tiezhu rubbed his hands together and the paper instantly turned into fragments.

  "It's meaningless." Zhao Tiezhu walked aimlessly on the street, his hands behind his head and a lit cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth.

  "The Shengshi building is open for sale today, and the lakeside villa is only 18 million RMB after renovation! Everyone hurry up to book in advance!" Zhao Tiezhu suddenly heard someone shouting on the street, turned his head to look, and found that a real estate project had started selling.

  "Hurry up and buy, buy a set for your parents, buy a set for your wife and children. If your parents don't want it, or you don't have a wife and children, then just buy a set for yourself! Even if the place is too big for you to live in, you can always rent it out~ The monthly rent will be at least tens of thousands, this is an unbeatable long-term investment with stable returns~~"

  Zhao Tiezhu suddenly came to a halt, right! He wasn't thinking of quitting the hitman business, why not buy a villa and rent it out? This way, he could have an income of tens of thousands per month. Although it couldn't let him live a life of luxury, at least he wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing anymore~~ Zhao Tiezhu's limited investment consciousness led him to follow the sound and walk over.

  The salesgirl saw someone coming and hastily called out, "Boss, look at you, so young and handsome, with a radiant complexion and a face full of vitality, wow, I can tell at a glance that you're a successful young talent!"

  " Peach blossoms your sister! After so many years, I'm still a virgin, and you're talking about peach blossoms?" Zhao Tiezhu laughed.

  "Wow, boss, as long as you buy our villa, the peach blossom luck is guaranteed, there's no limit to how much you can get!" The salesgirl was indeed a talent, chatting here and there, and actually managed to sell a villa to Zhao Tiezhu.

  After swiping his card and paying the money, Zhao Tiezhu had a villa of his own in a daze.

  After all the formalities were completed, the sales lady handed a set of keys to Zhao Tiezhu and said, "Congratulations, boss! From now on, you are one of the villa owners. While others are still living in humble abodes, you have already taken the lead by several steps ahead. To celebrate, shall we go for a drink?" The sales lady batted her eyelashes at him.

  Looking at that powdered face and the airport-like figure, Zhao Tiezhu hurriedly said: "Forget it, forget it, I still have to go move some things, next time, next time." Saying so, he flew away from the sales center.

  Back at his temporary residence, Zhao Tiezhu glanced around his room, packed up his computer, casually grabbed a few clothes and walked out of the room.

  Following the address given by the sales lady, Zhao Tiezhu arrived at the villa area located on the west side of the lake and found his own villa after searching for half a day.

  No need to say, the location of the villa is not bad either. Walking into the villa, the real estate company has already done a fine decoration for the villa. Zhao Tiezhu looked at it and thought it was okay, so he didn't plan to decorate again. The villa is divided into two floors, plus an attic, with a total of ten rooms, quite large in area, and all decorated very well.

  Here is the translation:

  Arriving at the largest bedroom, Zhao Tiezhu threw his clothes to the side and lay down on the bed. This was the first time in years that he had a house of his own. His parents had left him at an unknown time, and Zhao Tiezhu was raised by his grandmother. After she passed away, he became a lone wolf. As for how Zhao Tiezhu became a world-renowned assassin, it all started with a strange encounter. The story is quite cliché: during his senior year of high school, Zhao Tiezhu skipped class one day and was wandering around, flirting with women, when suddenly a bolt of lightning struck him. When he woke up, he discovered that he had mysteriously gained the ability to turn invisible. Moreover, his physical abilities became superhuman. He didn't have the awareness to become a hero, so the simplest way to utilize his powers was to become an assassin. With just one move, no matter how strong the protection was, he could take out his target with ease.

  In just a short month, I made a name for myself in the world of assassins. The name "Moyin" became known to more and more people, and then many strange things happened. Let's not go into details now, we'll slowly find out later.

  It's been going on till now, world peace, the assassin business has become harder and harder to do. So today, Zhao Tiezhu really decided to turn over a new leaf.

  Zhao Tiezhu thought about some miscellaneous things and then fell asleep quietly.

  The next day, Zhao Tiezhu got up early and thought to himself that since he had this house, he should rent it out. As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Tiezhu couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He opened his computer, connected to the internet, logged onto the city's most famous social forum, and posted a rental ad in the housing section. The ad was simple: seaside villa, cheap rent, welcoming single women aged 20-30 to come and move in. Men not allowed.

  After the advertisement was released, Zhao Tiezhu got up and walked to the balcony, looking at the not-so-distant West Lake. At this time, a light drizzle was floating in the air, and the distant West Lake seemed to be shrouded in a misty haze.

  She seemed to like this view back then.

  Zhao Tiezhu gently rubbed his temples and spread out the cigarette butt in his hand. With a sudden movement, he jumped off the balcony.

  Whoosh! The outdoor swimming pool downstairs splashed waves of water.