Chapter 7: Best Friends
"Danmn Pang bo!"
"How could it be you!"
Looking at the person walking out slowly with a gun pointed at him, Lin Ye felt his hands tremble.
The gun in his hands seemed to have gained a few extra tons of weight, and his legs became shaky
Filled with all kinds of emotions such as disbelief, shock, confusion, and doubt, with pupils dilated, he unknowingly took a step back.
However, Pang Bo seeing this movement, suddenly thought he was going to shoot and quickly reacted.
"Don't move! If you shoot we're both going to die!"
"Although I don't know who you are, but since you dare go against the Fang family, I urge you to surrender and I promise to spare your family!"
Looking at the gun in Lin Ye's hands, although he pretended to be calm, the dignity in his eyes could not be hidden
After all, if the mysterious person in front of him shot, then even if he did manage to shoot back, his life would be lost in the process
And he at this moment had no idea of dying anytime soon.
In Fact, as long as Lin Ye in front of him made any wrong moves, he was ready to shoot him without any hesitation.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that his careful thoughts had made him miss the right time to act
As Lin Ye who was shocked by Pang Bo's appearance. Despite still holding his gun up out of instinct, was currently still in a state of shock.
Thinking back to the past, although he never said anything but as early as the first day he came to the past, Lin Ye always reminded himself that rebirth was not equivalent to omniscience.
Even though he knew that his memories of the future could help him prepare against some events, but at the same time he knew that things like butterfly effects existed
Perhaps some of his actions might lead to some changes in the future, perhaps because of his actions someone who was meant to die would live and someone meant to live would die
Perhaps because of his plans and choices he would discover things he never discovered in his past life in this one.
Unfortunately, even with all his preparations and self-reflections, encountering something like this, underneath his spy costume, Lin Ye was currently at a loss for what to do
For Pang Bo, both of them could be said to go way back.
Not only were they best friends as kids, but they were from the same village.
But be it as kids, high school, and even college, they were always together.
On Christmas both families would celebrate together, recalling how his mum always called Pang Bo her son and how Pang Bo's mum always called him her son.
It was because of this that Lin Ye could hardly believe his eyes.
As far as he knows, after the Fang and other families seized his company, he lost all contact with Pang Bo and his family
At first, he thought it was the Fang family who separated them and made them lose contact for fear that both of them would plan something against them
However seeing Pang Bo now and looking at his shirt with two stars on it, Lin Ye knew that things weren't so simple.
As far as he knew, to be a two-star member of the Fang family, you needed to make extraordinary contributions to the family
And recalling how carious internal matters and secrets of the company always seemed to somehow fall into the hands of the Fang family
Lin Ye immediately put two and two together.
"However, why though?"
"Did they pressure your family? Did they bribe you with wealth?"
"What did they give you that was enough to override our decades-long friendship?"
Muttering under his breath, although he asked this, deep down Lin Ye knew that no matter the answer the result of tonight would not change
For the sake of his family and for the future as a whole, Pang Bo had to die tonight!
Thinking of this, his shaky hands calmed down and his nerves returned to normal.
Yes any friendship between both of them had died in their past life, in this life, he would only live for himself and his family and if anyone including any so-called best friend of his tried to prove otherwise then he would not hesitate to pull the trigger
So with this and a smile on his face underneath the mask, Lin Ye chuckled as he spoke to the anxious Pang Bo in front of him.
Purposely deepening his voice to hide his identity, his next words immediately left Pang Bo stunned.
"Oh? If it isn't Pang Bo, the one who betrayed his partner and co-founder of Future Technology for a place in the Fang family"
"looking at the two stars on your shirt, it seems that they must be treating you quite well"
"How is it? Since you're now their official dog, do they make you bark for fun when they're bored?"
"Ha ha!"
Laughing to the sky, Lin Ye's words immediately let Pang Bo turn red as one thing he hated in this life was someone bringing up his dark past
Remembering his best friend Lin Ye who he hadn't seen in years, a bit of struggle flashed through Pang Bo's eyes which was soon after replaced with determination
"Tch! Whoever you are you are sadly mistaken, yes I might be a dog for the Fang family, but to ordinary people like you, I am a king if not a God"
"As for betraying someone? That Lin Ye was an idiot who deserved everything that came to him!"
"back then the three major families contacted us to sell our company to them and explain our technology"
"However can you believe that fool Lin Ye rejected them!"
Breathing rapidly and raising his tone with each word, Pang Bo at this moment was visibly excited as he began to speak
"Daring to reject the major families, what happened to him next was completely his fault"
"in this life, everyone is an ant, and you can only reach the sky by climbing on walls and trees"
"And unlike Lin Ye, I chose to climb the tree in front of him!"
Saying this, he seemed to be trying to justify his past actions, however, Lin Ye who was listening to all this couldn't continue
"Alright! I've heard enough"
*Bang!*
Not giving Pang Bo a chance to react, Lin Ye directly shot him in the forehead, ending his life on the spot.
"7 minutes more till the police arrive, although I was a bit interested in what you had to say, but seeing you have no remorse in your actions, I can't afford to waste any more time"
Taking a glance at Pang Bo's dead body and his watch, Lin Ye didn't even give it a second glance as he walked toward the warehouse entrance
"Fang Family! Count your days!"
"Once the Apocalypse comes, get ready to be destroyed!'