Chapter 40: The News Brought by Franklin

  Ten days later.

  "Hey! Lin, are you free? How about coming out for a drink?"

  The voice of Franklin came from the other end of the phone.

  "Oh! Xiao Fu, it's been a while since you last contacted me." Lin Xiao said with a smile over the phone.

  "Want to grab a drink? Alright, I think we can meet at the old place."

  "Alright, let's meet at Vincent's place at 6 o'clock tonight."

  "Alright brother, see you then."

  Lin Xiao hung up the phone and put her mobile phone on the tea table in front of her.

  "Franklin suddenly asked me out, is there something important?" Lin Xiao thought to himself.

  During this period, he rarely contacted Franklin and Mike. The last time he talked to Mike was five days ago, when he heard him complaining that trouble had found him. Lin Xiao also asked if he wanted him to help, but Mike vaguely refused Lin Xiao. At that time, Lin Xiao knew that Trevor had arrived and had found Mike.

  Then five days passed and Mike didn't contact Lin Xiao at all, but instead Franklin contacted him.

  "Beta Pharmaceuticals' stock has not seen any significant surge, it seems Franklin hasn't accepted Lester's task to complete the restaurant assassination mission yet, but ten days have passed already, looks like it's almost time."

  Two days ago, Lin Xiao opened an account for himself and deposited eighty percent of the cash on him into this account, and all bought Beta Pharmaceutical's stock.

  A total of $64 million, now there is only $16 million left in his system.

  These eight million US dollars were all won by Lin Xiao intermittently from the casino during this period, each time not winning too much, otherwise it would be easy to get into trouble. Even so, Lin Xiao still encountered a danger a few days ago. At that time, three cars blocked him on the road and eight people got out of the car, all holding guns. Fortunately, Lin Xiao's guns were all placed in the system space, and he could take them out with just a thought when needed. Under the unexpected circumstances, he was able to deal with these people, otherwise he might be drinking tea with King Yama in the underworld now.

  Because of this, Lin Xiao didn't dare to go to that casino for the next few days. The eight people on the other side were all killed by him, and it would be strange if they didn't take revenge. He even moved his family and lived in another residential area.

  ……

  It was more than 5 o'clock in the evening yesterday.

  Lin Xiao drove over to Vincent's bar.

  Ding-dong!

  Pushing open the door and walking into the bar, a sudden burst of noise entered Lin Xiao's ears.

  "Hey! Vincent."

  He found a seat at the bar and sat down, waving a greeting to Vincent, who was busy.

  "Oh! Lin, it's been a long time since you've come here." Vincent smiled and took out a bottle of whiskey from the counter behind him, opened it and poured a cup for Lin Xiao.

  "It's on me, I'm treating you."

  "Vincent, you're too polite." Lin Xiao laughed and picked up his glass to take a swig, "Hah! The whiskey here is really something!"

  "Haha!" Vincent burst out laughing.

  Drinking and chatting with Vincent, after more than ten minutes, Franklin also arrived.

  "Hey! Brother, you came really early."

  Lin Xiao smiled and bumped fists with Franklin, then invited him to sit down beside her.

  "Vincent, how's business?" Franklin asked with a smile.

  "Oh! Look, there are more and more people coming to my place recently." Vincent smiled as he poured a glass of wine for Franklin, his face filled with excitement as he gazed at the bustling crowd in the bar.

  "Little wealth, what have you been busy with lately?" Lin Xiao raised his wine glass and clinked it against Franklin's, asking with a smile.

  Upon hearing this, Franklin couldn't help but let out a few bitter laughs. After downing an entire glass of whiskey in one gulp, he finally spoke up and said, "Don't mention it, I've encountered some things that have put me in a terrible mood."

  "Oh! Why don't you tell me and make me happy!" Lin Xiao said with a smile.

  "I'll tell you later, there are too many people here." Franklin was still quite cautious. With so many people in the bar, he didn't want to bring up those things, after all, they were related to the official forces of mainland America.

  "Alright, let's talk later, come on, have a drink first!"

  Fill Franklin's cup and they clinked glasses with a smile.

  In less than ten minutes, Lin Xiao and Franklin had finished a whole bottle of whiskey. They then asked Vincent to open another one. This time they slowed down their pace, sipping slowly while commenting on the open-minded girls in the bar.

  It wasn't until after 9 pm that they left the bar, by which time Franklin was already a bit unsteady on his feet. As for Lin Xiao, his enhanced body allowed him to handle more alcohol than before, so he didn't feel as bad as Franklin did - at most, he just felt a slight buzzing in his head.

  Supporting Franklin got on the car, Lin Xiao drove directly towards the seaside.

  Twenty minutes later, the car stopped outside the beach. Lin Xiao and two others walked slowly while letting Franklin tell him what had happened over the past ten days bit by bit.

  "Are you saying that Mike's old friend is also in this line of work?"

  "Are you still involved with FIB?"

  "My goodness! What kind of crazy things have you all been up to lately?!"

  "Oh! You guys should have found me together."

  "Did Leicester ask you to assassinate the wealthy pharmaceutical company boss? I think you can complete it perfectly."

  Lin Xiao nodded in agreement with Franklin's words, while secretly excited in her heart.

  The restaurant assassination mission is about to begin, which means that the stagnant funds of these days will be boosted again, and the task of making a fortune can be completed steadily!

  "5 points of combat power! With this, my combat power can break through to 8 points!" Lin Xiao thought excitedly in his heart.

  What does 8 points of combat power mean?

  The average combat power of an ordinary adult is 1 point, where 0.7 points are the true physical quality, and Lin Xiao's 8-point combat power, except for the initial 1 point with 0.3 points being other factors, the remaining 7.7 points are all real data on physical quality, which is eleven times that of a normal adult!

  This would mean that he would have eleven times the strength of an average adult, and his speed, even if somewhat inferior due to air resistance, would still be able to reach eight or nine times that.

  An average adult would need around eleven seconds to run a hundred meters, but Lin Xiao can now cover the same distance in just 1.3 seconds. In close combat, before his opponent's eyes can even see him, he has already knocked them to the ground.

  In theory, such physical quality is already superhuman!

  "Can I wear it outside now?" Lin Xiao thought to herself with a sly smile.