Ye Fan and Fire Phoenix sat opposite each other, and on the table in front of them, Fire Phoenix had already set up the wine and glasses.

"Knowing you were coming, I prepared this especially for you." Fire Phoenix poured the wine with a faint smile, "Let's have a drink, super strong vodka, your favorite."

"Alright." Ye Fan said just one word, then picked up the glass, clinked it once, and took a small sip.

"What's this, just a sip? Afraid it might be poisoned?" Fire Phoenix laughed cheerfully.

"Is this good enough now?" Ye Fan finished the wine in his glass. He knew Fire Phoenix was just making small talk; neither of them wanted to prematurely discuss reaching the end, which would lead to a hostile situation. It was better to converse using trivial topics.

"That's more like it." Fire Phoenix smiled openly and teased, "Why keep a long face? It's not like we're dying."

"Stop pretending to be calm, acting as if nothing is wrong." Ye Fan said indifferently.

"Haha, really? Am I very nervous? You've seen through me so much." Fire Phoenix smiled nonchalantly and then playfully asked, "Do you know when men are most attractive?"

"What? Such a question coming from your mouth, it's quite surprising." Ye Fan asked curiously.

"Just like you now, when you get serious, that's when you're most attractive." Fire Phoenix said solemnly. She understood very well that Ye Fan's reserved expression was naturally due to fearing becoming enemies with her; otherwise, he wouldn't be so troubled.

She couldn't help but want to laugh. Ye Fan had never shown such an expression before, it's truly fate's trick; otherwise, she would never see this scene unfold in front of her, though she hoped she would never witness this moment.

"Is that so?" Ye Fan relaxed slightly and said, "You too, you look more beautiful when you're serious than before."

"Are you complimenting me? If I recall correctly, this is the first time you've praised me for being beautiful." Fire Phoenix said joyfully.

"You're already very beautiful, you don't need anyone to say it, it's just a fact." Ye Fan said very earnestly.

"I naturally know that, but when those words come from your mouth, they mean something different to me, do you know?" Fire Phoenix couldn't suppress her cheerfulness.

"What difference could it make? It's all the same principle, isn't it?" Ye Fan said helplessly.

"You understand what I mean; speaking it out won't kill you, why keep such an attitude that distances others?" Fire Phoenix said with grievance.

"..." Ye Fan glanced at Fire Phoenix and then fell silent for a moment, pouring himself a drink and taking a gulp.

Fire Phoenix fiddled with her hair and then said, "I looked into your background, starting from Ye Juanjuan's family, and I basically confirmed what happened to you. When you were young, during a trip with your parents, you were attacked, your parents died, and you ended up at the God Organization's training base, becoming a part of their effort to nurture legends. I can understand why you had to assassinate the high-ranking members of the God Organization—it was all for revenge, wanting to destroy the executioners who persecuted your family. If this burden fell on someone else, maybe it would crush them without fulfilling it even to their dying day."

"But you're different. You stand out among the rest, not only surpassing physical limits but also possessing extremely great skills. You've achieved remarkable results in fields like medicine and hacking; your brain is developed to a much wider area than the average person, which makes learning exceedingly efficient, achieving extraordinary accomplishments in a very short time."

"Because of this, you caught the attention of all the top officials. To mold you into a legend and myth, they spared no effort, and it's through thoroughly comprehending absolute skills, assisted by the Disguise Technique, allowing you to stealthily infiltrate many places, even a national palace or government, effortlessly, offering immense help for completing tasks."

"Apart from you, the Butcher and I are the only ones among many assassins who can match your combat prowess."

"Just like that, the two of us became shadows."

"Just like that, the three of us became partners for life."

"It fits that old saying, 'Success due to Xiang Yu, failure due to Xiang Yu.' The God Organization never expected that the Terminator they painstakingly nurtured would resolutely walk the path to end the God Organization."

"Frankly, you have already succeeded, killing all the leaders, the God Organization fell apart, crumbled."

"However, you missed Deceitful Fox, whose twin brother died in his place, allowing the God Organization to show signs of revival, despite lacking many leaders and suffering heavy losses. Yet, in terms of loyalty, the members of the God Organization are unquestionable; they never understand the word 'betrayal,' hence Deceitful Fox became a highly centralized leader."

"If this were someone else, they would never recall how their past was."

"But you're the exception, the Divine Acupoint Ghost Doctor's mastery allowed you to discover your identity, recalling your early years."

"Every assassin trained by the God Organization is loyal, with true loyalty, because since childhood they were brainwashed, instilling the ironclad assassin's spirit, not to mention their memories were erased."

"Only you managed to excavate the deepest part of your memory."

"Others couldn't do it, wouldn't do it."

Fire Phoenix spilled out everything she knew, incorporating facts and speculation.

In the end, she asked, "What I want to know is, do you refuse my affection repeatedly because you've long been planning, and don't want me to interfere in your revenge? Or are you afraid I'll leak your identity? Or, perhaps, did you avoid saying because you feared implicating me? I want an answer now, if you had told me at the beginning, I would've made my choice, and we wouldn't have separated, and you wouldn't have met Chu Mengyao."

"It's all in the past, what's the point of mentioning those things?" Ye Fan said indifferently.

"Fine, since you won't say, let's make a final resolution now. It's either you live or I die, these are two guns, loaded with bullets. We, with our many years of friendship, our life-and-death companionship, face each other and shoot, let's see who kills whom first. The one who survives is the winner." Fire Phoenix decided resolutely, having made up her mind.

Saying so, she held a gun in her hand and placed another on the table in front of Ye Fan.

"Do we really have to do this?" Ye Fan asked solemnly, looking at Fire Phoenix.

"Really, is there anything false about it? Do you think I'm joking?" Fire Phoenix responded with murderous intent.

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