Chapter 28: The Hero of North State

"It's you!" Alessia saw someone stepping forward to resolve the conflict and felt a moment of relief. As soon as she recognized Henry, she froze.

She had only met Henry once, during the incident where she was drugged. However, that memory was etched deep, and even after so many years, she could still recognize him at first glance.

"Long time no see!" Seeing Alessia again, Henry felt somewhat awkward.

Alessia's expression quickly turned cold. "What are you here for? You're not welcome here."

"I came back this time to settle the score with the people who framed me in the past. I now know who the real mastermind is, and you are also a victim."

Henry casually remarked, "The White family is involved in this matter too. Don't you want revenge?"

"The White family?" Alessia had also thought about who was behind the sabotage over the years. She suspected her own family but had never dared to confirm.

"Why should I trust you?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Henry's expression was somewhat mocking. "Do you not know how the White family has treated you all these years?"

"The influence of the branch that your family belongs to has been growing, even surpassing the main family. You were even engaged to the heir of a prominent family that is second only to the four major families. How could the head of the White family turn a blind eye?"

"Seven years ago, your fiancé's family shifted their blame onto you, thinking you were not pure, and that's how this happened. This incident also served to suppress the power of your branch, causing it to decline. If you're smart enough, you'll understand."

Alessia clenched her fists. "No, I don't believe it. The head of the family even said a few days ago that I'd grown the company and promised me a promotion. If he's the culprit, how could he do that?"

Henry calmly responded, "If you don't believe it, then forget it. I'm just reminding you since we were both framed. I've already decided to take action against the White family. Whether you join or not is up to you."

Although it was unexpected, Henry was indeed Alessia's first man. After Mark reminded him, out of goodwill, he was willing to come here and speak to her.

If she remained stubborn, he couldn't do anything about it.

He turned and left.

Alessia suddenly shouted, biting her lip. "Give me your contact information! If it's them, I will contact you!"

...

"Boss, we have arrived at the hospital."

Outside the hospital where Isabella was, a plain-looking man with a kind face reported through a miniature communicator.

"Be careful. Evil Shadow has been operating in Freton city for so many years, this is the first time we've experienced personnel loss. The other party must be formidable."

The kind-faced man smiled, his eyes flashing as he exchanged glances with a dozen or so accomplices dressed as ordinary people nearby.

"Boss, don't worry. We have confirmed that there are no suspicious individuals in the entire hospital. It’s just that Isabella..."

At the entrance of the ward, there were two guards. “We have sent a group of top-tier assassins, disguised ourselves and acted together so there shouldn't be any surprises.”

On the other end of the communicator, the Boss responded with a grunt and gave additional instructions, "Send someone to the hospital to inform them. I suspect they have fallen into the hands of a certain Henry. I've investigated and found that there's a seven-year gap in his information since leaving Freton city. Something doesn't feel right."

"I suspect his military involvement is real, and he must have joined some special forces. Once we have control over Isabella, do not act immediately. If necessary, we can use Isabella to threaten Henry into surrendering."

The simple-minded man listened to Boss's cautiousness and felt somewhat dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to question it.

Capture instead of killing? Not a satisfying solution.

With a shift in his gaze, he asked, "Boss, didn't the Miller family send someone over to their old mansion? Couldn’t the people from the Miller family be threatened?"

"They’ve cut off all ties. Isabella isn't useful there, so this mission of yours must be a success, without any room for failure!"

"Don't worry, Boss. Evil Shadow never fails!" the simple-minded man replied immediately.

Every member of Evil Shadow was a top-notch assassin. Even Freton's so-called combat champion couldn't stand a chance against any of them.

As long as they acted as a team, there would be no loopholes in their mission.

For instance, he was confident that even if there was a hidden sniper, he could quickly sense their presence and dodge in time.

That's the ability of a top-tier expert.

In the distance, two sanitation workers pushed a large trash can on wheels and shouted as they approached.

No one knew what was inside the trash can, but you could smell the disgusting odor from afar, causing the people nearby to hold their noses and step back.

The simple-minded man frowned and was about to step away when someone suddenly passed by and swiftly inserted a syringe into his body, then quickly walked away.

"An ambush?! Why didn't I feel any danger?" The simple-minded man was instantly terrified, feeling his body go weak. He couldn't even scream. At this moment, the two sanitation workers approached, and taking advantage of everyone's avoidance, they stuffed the unconscious simple-minded man into the trash can and closed the lid.

Simultaneously, near the other undercover members of Evil Shadow, people quietly made their moves. These so-called skilled members of Evil Shadow fell one after another.

A doctor in a white coat quickly came forward, pushing a bed to catch them, and hurriedly walked away.

A drunk man with a strong smell of alcohol supported him, shouting to go for another drink, and then they walked away together.

...

A dozen Evil Shadow assassins disappeared in broad daylight on the square, without causing any commotion.

The citizens continued as they were.

Seeing a doctor, visiting patients...

At Evil Shadow's base, Boss suddenly felt uneasy. After thinking for a moment, he wanted to contact the simple-minded man, but when the call connected, a strange voice came through: "Dress up well and wait for death."

Boss was taken aback, realizing that something was wrong. He was about to sound the alarm at the base, but before he could press the button, thunderous explosions rang out, shaking the entire base violently.

Someone was attacking?

Boss was shocked. He didn't expect that such a hidden location would be discovered. However, he was not too panicked. He reached out along the wall and found a dark hole in the floor.

“Damn it! If I’m going to die, I want to know who did it. I won’t let them get away with it!” Boss cursed angrily, not planning to defend himself, and instead decided to escape through the secret passage.

A cold voice came towards him, "You won't have the chance." It stated.

From the secret passage emerged a tall young man.

"Who are you? I'm the only one who knows about this secret passage. How did you come from here?" Boss exclaimed in fear.

"No matter how well you hide, you can't escape the detection of sensors. Compared to the military, you insects are nothing. As for who I am, I will tell you when you're dead!" the young man replied.

Boss roared, "It will be you who dies!"

He was the top master of Evil Shadow, highly skilled in martial arts. He had once single-handedly killed dozens of special forces armed with deadly weapons. Now, there was only one person from the enemy, so as long as he charged forward, victory was assured!

The next second, his body burst open, and a bloody fist slowly retracted. The young man licked the blood that splattered onto his lips and calmly said, "I am Antonio from North State."