“However, even we at Blackridge are actually not too willing to offend him. So you need to show your value before we’re willing to step in and save you. For us at Blackridge to offend such a big figure, there’s a price to pay—you have to exchange Windbreak City for it.”
At this moment, Gavin Clark finally understood his situation: as soon as he walked out of the cell, he would be dead for sure, torn to pieces no matter where he fled. Outside this prison, he had at least a thousand enemies.
“To be honest,” Gavin Clark said, “I’m a scumbag, completely useless except for seducing women. Do you really think it’s reliable to entrust such an important mission to me? That doesn’t seem to fit your style. You at Blackridge are such a powerful secret organization, you should be more meticulous. I don’t believe Blackridge hasn’t trained more professional handsome spies.”
“We have, of course we have,” the Blackridge expert replied. “There are countless eyes in the world watching Windbreak City, watching the city lord Julian Wells. We at Blackridge have sent several teams of our most elite spies to carry out missions in Windbreak City. But all of them failed, and they all died.”
Gavin Clark said, “If even those professionals failed, wouldn’t I just be going to my death?”
The Blackridge expert said, “You’re not professional, you’re a scumbag, a rat in the gutter, but that’s actually your advantage, isn’t it? You don’t have the scent of Blackridge on you. Let the professionals handle the professional stuff, but you’re a master at seducing women.”
Gavin Clark asked, “So what kind of woman is this city lord of Windbreak City?”
The Blackridge expert replied, “Very strong, very ruthless, very beautiful. In the past few years, she’s probably killed hundreds of spies—some from our empire, some from enemy nations—all sent to get close to her. Some were executed by slow slicing, some were boiled alive, some were fed to dogs. Every single one died a miserable death.”
Gavin Clark asked, “Were all the ones sent handsome men?”
The Blackridge expert said, “Not all. There were also women, and even a child who looked only eight or nine years old, but all of them were killed by her.”
Truly ruthless and merciless to the extreme.
Gavin Clark said, “All these years, she’s been constantly approached and seduced, with secret forces from several countries targeting her? All wanting to conquer her to gain Windbreak City?”
“Exactly!” the Blackridge expert said. “So she’s seen every trick, experienced every tactic, and practically has a pair of eyes that see through everything.”
Gavin Clark said, “So my mission this time is hell-level difficulty? There’s a high chance I’ll just be fed to the dogs?”
“That’s right,” the Blackridge expert said. “From your previous cases, it’s clear you’re very skilled at seducing women, but in front of her, you’ll probably seem as clumsy as a child.”
Gavin Clark said, “And you’re still sending me? I’m just a small-time scoundrel who tricks women.”
The Blackridge expert said, “Waste not, want not. Even if there’s only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, it’s worth a try.”
Gavin Clark said, “Then I’ll give it a try.”
The Blackridge expert said, “As long as you succeed, you’ll become an official member of Blackridge. You might not know what that means now, but one day you will. It means that all those who once looked down on you, trampled on you, and wanted to tear you to pieces will all have to put on fawning smiles in front of you, their backs cold with fear, terrified you’ll take revenge on them.”
At that moment, someone hurried in and whispered something in the Blackridge expert’s ear.
“Understood,” the Blackridge expert nodded. “You may go.”
That person slipped out silently.
“That big shot knows you haven’t been executed, so he sent someone to ask,” the Blackridge expert said. “I’m feeling some pressure. Right now, I either hand over your head to him, or I refuse. And if I refuse, it means I’ll have to pay a hefty price—a price that can’t be measured in money.”
Gavin Clark repeated, “I can give it a try.”
The Blackridge expert clapped his hands, and two more people entered—both were exceptionally handsome men, but with completely different styles from Gavin Clark: one exuded masculine charm, the other had the refined air of a scholar.
The Blackridge expert said, “All three of you are handsome men, all skilled at seducing women, and all at the end of your ropes. For the Windbreak City mission, I can only send one. That means, of the three of you here, only one can live. The other two—I’ll have to behead and send their heads out.”
Hearing this, Gavin Clark’s heart skipped a beat, but he actually felt a strange excitement. Competition is everywhere; the loser dies. How thrilling!
This wasn’t like the old Gavin Clark. He used to be terrified of death, clinging to life. Now, he was still afraid of dying, but the more dangerous and exciting things got, the more exhilarated he felt. Was he becoming a bit of a pervert?
The Blackridge expert said, “I’ll ask three questions to rigorously test your intelligence and abilities. If you answer all of them correctly, you can live and go carry out the mission in Windbreak City. But if you get even one wrong, you don’t get to live.”
Chapter 6: I’m Just Too Outstanding!
“Sir, what if none of us get all the answers right?” the masculine handsome man asked.