I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 174 - Taotie: Where is the Target?

Chapter 174: Chapter 174 Taotie: Where is the Target?

“Ah ha~”

“Another day full of energy!”

Having had a good night’s sleep, Fang Xiaocao stretched lazily, opened the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel, and stood on the balcony, breathing in the fresh air outside.

Although this hotel wasn’t as luxurious as that one,

it had its advantages with a good environment, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a balcony.

It was a converted detached cottage.

Decorated in an antique style, yet very cozy.

It gave a feeling of home.

Fang Xiaocao stood on the balcony, did some stretches, and moved her body around before turning back to the room and picking up the cell phone on the nightstand.

There wasn’t a single message on the phone screen!

Fang Xiaocao’s heart sank a bit.

“Could something have happened to Tom?”

She started to feel vaguely worried about Tom.

Tom had gone to kill Han Xue yesterday and up to now, he hadn’t sent back any messages.

This was very abnormal!

Tom was a professional killer, did it really take that long to take down a Han Xue?

There must have been some sort of accident.

Otherwise, this wouldn’t have happened.

Fang Xiaocao sat on the bed with her cell phone, feeling a bit apprehensive.

She clicked on Tom’s WeChat avatar, her finger hovering over the keyboard, but she hesitated to type.

Fang Xiaocao wanted to send Tom a WeChat message.

But she feared she might disturb him.

What if Tom was in the middle of a mission?

What if Tom was in danger?

What if…

Tom: Can’t you hope for something good for me?

After hesitating for a moment, Fang Xiaocao still gave up on the idea of sending a WeChat message to Tom.

Fang Xiaocao exited the chat interface with Tom and thought for a bit before tapping on Hot Noodles’ avatar.

“Are you there?”

Fang Xiaocao typed the two characters on the keyboard.

[Hot Noodles: What’s up?]

Ten minutes later, Hot Noodles replied.

“Tom went out to kill Han Xue yesterday and hasn’t come back yet, you know what I mean?”

Upon receiving Hot Noodles’ reply, Fang Xiaocao immediately sent the message she had already drafted earlier.

[Hot Noodles: I don’t know what Tom is doing, but I can tell you, Han Xue is not dead, there are still traces of Han Xue in the timeline over here.]

Seeing the WeChat message from Hot Noodles, Fang Xiaocao’s heart sank.

Han Xue is fine…

But what about Tom?

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Did Tom fail?

Considering this, Fang Xiaocao grew even more anxious.

Tom was a reliable assistant; if something really had happened to him, it would be difficult for Fang Xiaocao to find another subordinate like Tom.

[Hot Noodles: Of course, in my timeline, nothing has happened to Tom either.]

[Hot Noodles: Right now, the lives of both Tom and Han Xue haven’t changed, it’s very possible that both of them are at some juncture, and only when the outcome is out, and they step out of that node, will the timeline change.]

While Fang Xiaocao worried about Tom’s life or death, Hot Noodles sent another WeChat message.

After reading Hot Noodles’ message, Fang Xiaocao fell silent because…

Although Fang Xiaocao recognized all the characters, she found them a bit difficult to understand.

“So you’re saying…”

“It’s like a game where the winner isn’t decided yet, so there’s no outcome right?”

After a long while, Fang Xiaocao came up with a fitting analogy.

[Hot Noodles: You can understand it like that!]

“Alright then!”

“Am I safe for the time being?”

Fang Xiaocao gave up on continuing to worry about Tom and Han Xue, instead asking about her own safety.

[Hot Noodles: I don’t know; regarding your future, I can only experience your timeline’s future for a period before it happens.]

“Got it!”

“That’ll be all, you may leave.”

Fang Xiaocao responded and put down her phone.

She walked into the bathroom and started to freshen up.

Now that she knew she was being watched by the Blacklist, Fang Xiaocao had to keep herself in the best shape possible to escape at any moment.

Without washing up, how could she go out and meet people with disheveled hair and a dirty face when escaping?

Life is important, but it’s not worth saving if you end up socially dead.

After washing up and changing into clothes that made it easy to move, Fang Xiaocao packed her Flying Dagger and all the necessary equipment, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

She opened the food delivery app, ordered breakfast for herself, and began to rest with her eyes closed.

…

“Ding dong ding dong!”

“Come in!”

“Boss, we’ve found the target!”

The female secretary pushed open the door and spoke to Taotie, who was doing deep squats.

Seeing all that sinewy muscle and the eight-pack abs on Taotie, the female secretary couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Although their boss was a bit fierce, his physique was truly enviable.

“Oh?”

Hearing the female secretary’s words, Taotie stopped squatting and turned his gaze towards her.

“Where is the person?”

Seeing the female secretary hesitate to reveal Fang Xiaocao’s location, Taotie had to ask.

“Ah?”

Snapped back to reality by Taotie’s question, the female secretary shyly glanced at Taotie. Seeing he wasn’t angry, she let out a sigh of relief.

“Boss, the target is in this hotel.”

The female secretary took out her phone, opened the map, and pinpointed the hotel where Fang Xiaocao was staying.

Taotie glanced at the location on the map and seeing that it wasn’t far from here, he said, “Get ready. We’ll head over in a bit.”

“Yes!”

The female secretary responded.

“Boss, what do you want for breakfast?”

As the female secretary turned to leave the room, she suddenly stopped and turned back to ask.

“Two pounds of lean beef, two pounds of chicken breast, a big bowl of vegetable salad, one pound of boiled shrimp, and a glass of milk.”

Taotie wiped his sweat as he spoke.

“Alright!”

The female secretary nodded and left the room.

“The boss sure can eat!”

After closing the door behind her, the female secretary muttered to herself.

…

Morning: 9:30 AM!

Dressed in his new disguise, Taotie, with his female secretary in tow, walked into the hotel where Fang Xiaocao was staying.

Five minutes later!

Taotie and the female secretary had checked in and were walking towards the elevator with their room cards.

Entering the room, Taotie finally let go of the female secretary and asked, “Which room is the target in?”

“Just downstairs!”

“Are we going there now, boss?”

The female secretary answered.

“Wait a bit. Make sure the target is actually in the room before we make a move.”

Taotie thought for a moment before speaking.

“Alright!”

The female secretary replied.

“Find someone to blend in at the hotel, get a job in housekeeping, to confirm it.”

Taotie instructed.

“Yes!”

The female secretary nodded and began to arrange people as per Taotie’s orders.

Fang Xiaocao, who was eating her breakfast, was still unaware that an assassin from the Blacklist was already on her tail.

Fang Xiaocao was still wrestling with the chicken leg in her hand.

…

The suburbs of Tang City!

Tom lay in the dew-soaked grass, letting the moisture drench his clothes.

Tom parted the bushes and peered ahead.

Right there, less than ten meters away, was Han Xue, flanked by two men.

An old man and a young man.

“Han Xue, what happened?”

The old man frowned and rebuked.