Explosive Bear Locke had been in Dragon Country for some time now, speaking quite fluently in Chinese and having learned much of Dragon Country's culture, but he was entirely ignorant of acupuncture.

That's why he was so dismissive, for he was a man who had survived brutal slaughter. The injuries he had endured almost brought him to the brink of death, and the pain he had suffered was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. How could he possibly be frightened by a slender silver needle?

"Ah..."

However, just as Qin Fang had said, very soon, he felt the difference with the slender Silver Needle. When Qin Fang inserted a Silver Needle into his body, his heart suddenly experienced an excruciating pain, and even his iron-willed resolve was struck by an incredibly intense Heavy Strike.

"How's that? Feeling good... It's not too late to speak up now! I'm not afraid to tell you, this is just the beginning, what's coming next will be ten times, a hundred times more intense..."

Qin Fang wasn't bluffing Explosive Bear Locke; indeed, he spoke the absolute truth, without any deception.

To this day, no one had been able to withstand more than ten of Yama's Eighteen Needles, no matter how tough they were.

"Hmph!"

If Explosive Bear Locke could be defeated so easily, he wouldn't have gained such a reputation. Despite the intense pain causing his face to distort completely, faced with Qin Fang's pressing, he still responded with a cold snort.

"A real man..."

Qin Fang praised, yet he took out another Silver Needle and inserted it again.

"Ah..."

This time it was clearly even more painful than before. Explosive Bear Locke's body visibly shook violently. Had Qin Fang not previously restricted him with prohibitive magic, Locke probably would have lashed out violently in retaliation.

As it was, his reaction was extremely intense, and there were hints of him possibly breaking through the magical restrictions...

Qin Fang paid no attention to such a scene. If prohibitive magic could be so easily broken, he would not have used it to deal with someone like Explosive Bear Locke.

Moreover, even if Locke broke the restriction, there would be a minute or so of weakness afterwards, which Qin Fang could exploit to take down Explosive Bear Locke, so he wasn't too worried.

Explosive Bear Locke still showed no signs of talking, biting down hard and enduring without a word, his eyes filled with endless resentment towards Qin Fang, which Qin Fang simply ignored.

"Here I go again..."

Not only that, Qin Fang kept a smile on his face as he struck with the needle once more.

"Augh~~~"

This time was even more terrifying. Explosive Bear Locke's body trembled violently, and despite the deep winter, beads of sweat the size of beans dripped down profusely...

And his pores were fully opened, oozing out a significant amount of blood-red sweat, looking as though they were about to bleed...

"Silly bear, I'm asking you one last time, if you don't talk now, then there will be no more chances..."

Qin Fang withdrew the Silver Needle again, judging from Explosive Bear Locke's current state, he was clearly on his last legs. Essentially, with this next needle, he would undoubtedly be unable to withstand it.

This was no surprise. If he had been in a healthy state, even if Qin Fang had restrained him, he could have lasted seven or eight needles at least. But since he was already severely injured and had been subjected to several devastating needles from Qin Fang consecutively, he was basically at the end of his tether. Even if Qin Fang released him, he would essentially be a non-threatening, ruined man.

"Don't delude yourself..."

Explosive Bear Locke almost squeezed these words out of his mouth, having expended all his energy. After speaking, he closed his eyes as if waiting for death.

Qin Fang was silent as he inserted the final needle...

Explosive Bear Locke's body started to tremble violently, as if set into motion by machinery; a strong tremor shook him and then finally subsided. At the same time, Qin Fang clearly noticed that Explosive Bear Locke's life force was gradually dissipating until it vanished completely...

"Sigh, the willpower of such a person is truly unyielding..."

Qin Fang looked at the now-dead Explosive Bear Locke with pity and couldn't help but sigh helplessly in his heart.

People like him who had survived life-and-death struggles may not have endured suffering of this level before, but their endurance was unmatched; they chose to die in agony rather than reveal the slightest secret to Qin Fang...

Similarly, this steadfast resolve gave Qin Fang's Mind Reading Technique no room to work, and in the end, he was unable to pinpoint Sinan's hiding place.

Explosive Bear Locke was dead, which granted Qin Fang a respectable amount of Experience Points, but no items dropped. It might be because the chap was too poor, having nothing worthwhile to drop.

"As you've just seen, if any of you divulge Sinan's whereabouts, I'll let him leave; otherwise... you will all be subjected to this torment one by one!"

However, Qin Fang obviously couldn't stop chasing Sinan's whereabouts just because Explosive Bear Locke was dead; there was at least a chance that these people before him knew something.

Yet he was disappointed. Although fear was deeply etched on their faces, fear of such torture to the utmost extreme, they still shook their heads with bitter smiles. They truly knew nothing about it.

The willpower of these men was nowhere near that of Explosive Bear Locke, and at this moment, filled with such fear, Qin Fang's Mind Reading Technique easily took effect. He quickly scanned through several minds and eventually, it was confirmed—they indeed did not know Sinan's whereabouts...

"Really, not a single one knows..."

Although this was somewhat expected by Qin Fang, having the outcome actually unfold in such a way was slightly displeasing to him.

He had been busy for quite a while, even risking a fight with Explosive Bear Locke, and yet had gleaned no useful information, which left him somewhat disappointed.

"Do I really have to collaborate with that beautiful woman?"

In fact, partnering with Su Xiaoxiao was just a backup plan for Qin Fang. If he could directly find out where Sinan was, he would have certainly slipped away at the first opportunity. But now, like this, without any leads, his only option was to cooperate with Su Xiaoxiao...

However, even if they partnered up and found Sinan, the ownership of the mission still remained an issue... Expecting the young woman to just hand over the mission to him was out of the question.

Of course, it was equally impossible for Qin Fang to just hand the mission over to the young woman.

This had nothing to do with courtesy toward ladies—Qin Fang placed great importance on the mission. The high Points it offered could not only allow Qin Fang to smoothly ascend to the ranks of a Two-Star Assassin but could also resolve his current worries for the future.

He had no choice; his Points were too low, and the time limit was now at its end. He needed to complete a mission quickly so as not to be purged by the Assassin's Alliance.

"Hmm?"

But just then, when Qin Fang thought there were absolutely no clues to be had, he came across a message of great potential value in the mind of a black-robed bodyguard.

The only person in this villa with direct contact to Sinan was—Explosive Bear Locke, who Qin Fang had killed. This bodyguard had accidentally overheard a phone call Explosive Bear Locke received, where Locke seemed to have mentioned the word "bridge" as if arranging a meeting with someone there...

Whether this information was useful or not, Qin Fang was not yet sure, but at the very least it was a lead, far better than no gain at all.

Sinan was well aware that the Assassin's Alliance was after him and knew he was in Yangcheng, but he hadn't left and remained here, which meant he must have had some unspeakable motive...

As for what the actual motive was, Qin Fang obviously had no idea. The only person who might have known a thing or two, Explosive Bear Locke, was dead, so Qin Fang could only follow these sparse clues to track down Sinan's location... (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian to vote and leave a monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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