Chapter 817: Chapter 817

The next morning, Neo found Fang Bai and the two Linghu sisters and told them that the waiter, Hans, had jumped into the sea to escape the previous night while the guards were not paying attention, and his fate was unknown.

Fang Bai and the Linghu sisters were well aware of Hans being thrown into the sea, and they could not help but sneer as they watched Neo apologetically pleading.

"Mr. Neo, we will let this matter slide this time, but we hope such incidents won’t happen again!"

Fang Bai generously waved his hand as he spoke.

"Thank you, Mr. Li, for your understanding!"

Grateful and teary-eyed, Neo appreciated Fang Bai’s magnanimity.

Neo had a lot of information on Li Jinlin and his two bodyguards, but unfortunately, he was unaware that this Li Jinlin was not the same as before, and the two bodyguards around Li Jinlin had also been completely replaced.

Zhao Shengshi offered ten million US dollars, trying to have Neo kill Li Jinlin’s bodyguard, Lin Yu, to avenge his humiliation. Neo had originally planned to have Hans, his subordinate, use drugs to knock out Li Jinlin and his group, then dispose of Lin Yu in the sea, but the plan was unexpectedly uncovered midway.

To avoid blame, pacify Li Jinlin’s anger, and the discontent among the wealthy on the ship, Neo had no choice but to kill Hans to silence him.

The failure to accomplish the task and the loss of a subordinate angered Neo, who also became wary, realizing that Li Jinlin and his two bodyguards were not easy to deal with.

After returning to his office, Neo continued to plot with his subordinates on how to kill the bodyguard beside Li Jinlin.

Meanwhile, Fang Bai and the others discussed the matter in a room with good soundproofing.

"They threw the man into the sea and yet claimed he jumped in to escape... huh, what a lame excuse. It’s ridiculous he came up with that!"

After Neo left, Hu Baimei said with a cold laugh.

Both sisters were Heaven Level Experts, and although they hadn’t developed Divine Sense like Fang Bai, which allowed him to control everything within a kilometer radius, their senses were far sharper than ordinary people. Neo thought he had been secretive about throwing Hans into the sea last night, but he hadn’t escaped their notice.

Last night, Fang Bai and the others had eavesdropped on the conversation between Neo and his subordinates, knowing that it was Zhao Shengshi who bribed Neo to try to eliminate Hu Baimei through him.

Given Hu Baimei’s temper, she would have confronted Zhao Shengshi and Neo immediately, but Fang Bai dissuaded her.

Neo was the owner of the cruise ship, and Zhao Shengshi was one of the passengers. If Hu Baimei killed them both, it could trigger panic among nearly a thousand passengers on the ship and provoke resistance from Neo’s crew and sailors. If the cruise ship were to stop in the vast ocean, everyone could be in danger, so Fang Bai asked Hu Baimei to endure it temporarily and to wait until they were back in Huaxia.

After all, every move and word of Neo and his men were under the surveillance of Fang Bai and his companions, and no matter what methods they tried, they wouldn’t succeed.

Anyone else would have had difficulty persuading Hu Baimei, but she had been convinced by Fang Bai’s formidable strength and was willing to listen to him, agreeing not to take any rash actions.

Over the next two days, Linghu Baimei was subjected to three assassination attempts. In order to deal with her, Neo even deployed his martial artists and used heavy weaponry, but all of his attempts ended in failure, while Linghu Baimei remained unscathed. Neo, on the other hand, lost several of his capable subordinates.

Both Neo’s assassinations and Linghu Baimei’s counterattacks took place in secret, with the other passengers on the cruise completely unaware.

After counterattacking, Linghu Baimei kept a low profile, while Neo, having suffered several setbacks without managing to injure her, was so frustrated that he almost coughed up blood.

"Useless! All of you are useless!"

After the third assassination attempt on Linghu Baimei had failed, Neo furiously downed a glass of red wine in his office and then, with a forceful squeeze, crushed the glass in his hand.

"Mr. Neo, you had sworn to me that you would quickly kill Lin Yu, the bodyguard under Li Jinlin’s command, but Lin Yu is still alive and well, which is quite disappointing! If you can’t handle this, I’ll have to find someone else when I get back!"

Upon learning of Neo’s multiple failed assassination plans, Zhao Shengshi came to Neo’s office and, facing the angry Neo, could not help but speak out.

When he heard Zhao Shengshi’s words, Neo’s anger intensified, and he bitterly said, "The information we had received earlier was wrong! That female bodyguard Lin Yu, who injured you, is not just a high-rank Yellow Level, she is much more formidable than that! The subordinate I sent last time, whose strength is not much lesser than mine, was even counter-killed by that Lin Yu. She is truly inscrutable!"

Zhao Shengshi urgently said, "Mr. Neo, with your great skills and wide network, can’t you even deal with a mere bodyguard of Li Jinlin?"

Neo said, "It’s not that I can’t deal with her, but I think we need a longer-term plan..."

"A longer-term plan? No way!"

Zhao Sheng stubbornly said, "That Lin Yu embarrassed me in front of everyone, and I can’t wait to see her dead right now!"

As he said this, he glanced at Neo, and his eyes suddenly brightened as he said, "Mr. Neo, aren’t you a great martial artist yourself? Why not personally take action against Lin Yu?"

Neo shook his head and said, "Honestly, I’m not sure that I can kill that Lin Yu! I never act unless I’m 100% sure of success!"

Zhao Shengshi clenched his teeth and said, "In a few more days, the cruise will reach Donghai City in Huaxia, and then it will be even harder to kill her! Mr. Neo, I’ll add five million US dollars to your fee, and you must take Lin Yu’s life within three days, or else... we’ll have to go our separate ways on this deal!"

Neo thought for a moment, his eyes flashing fiercely, and nodded, "Alright! Within three days, I will definitely have Lin Yu killed!"

After Zhao Shengshi left, Neo immediately gathered a few of his trusted subordinates and secretly discussed plans with them for a while, then made a phone call to finalize a deal.

After everything was arranged, Neo, feeling relieved, called over two blonde women to massage his legs and feet.

At dawn that day, as the passengers aboard the cruise were having breakfast in the dining hall, they suddenly noticed a disturbance outside, followed by screams of terror: "Pirates! There are pirates!"

Upon hearing the word "pirates," the passengers in the dining hall immediately panicked; the timid hid trembling in the corners of the hall, too afraid to go out, while the bold rushed to the deck to see what was happening.