Demon hunter's Cooking Manual

The moment the gunshot rang out, the 'Old Man' felt every hair on his body stand on end.

The alarm bells in his mind were making his ears ring.

'Jing' really intended to kill him.

But, ultimately, the muzzle veered away.

The bullet grazed his arm as it passed by.

He could feel a burning pain on his arm.

Instinctively, the 'Old Man' turned his head to look at Jason's corpse behind him.

A bloody hole had appeared on the body.

And this wasn't the end.

'Jing', who had pulled out a gun, repeatedly pulled the trigger again.

Bang, bang, bang!

The gunshots resounded one after another until the magazine was empty. Only then did 'Jing' stop and hand the gun to Napolitan beside him.

Even while shooting, 'Jing' maintained a gentle expression.

The way he looked at the 'Old Man' remained unchanged.

However, the 'Old Man' felt a chill run through his scalp.

Obvious malice wasn't terrifying.

In 'Nightless City', such malice was something he was already used to.

On the contrary, the hidden kind, the kind that shoots without a flicker of emotion, is the most terrifying.

"Well done."

'Jing' said.

The 'Old Man' couldn't discern the truth of 'Jing's' words from his current expression, so he could only muster an awkward yet polite smile, looking somewhat scared.

In reality, there was no need to pretend.

The 'Old Man' was genuinely scared.

"What about my reward?"

At this point, the 'Old Man' had no choice but to ask, steeling himself.

He was still trying to maintain his persona of 'cunning and greedy.'

And 'Jing' didn't even glance at the 'Old Man', merely standing there, looking at Jason's body.

From beginning to end, Jason's body hadn't moved an inch.

But that didn't mean 'Jing' would be at ease.

Ever since he learned Jason was from Uptown, 'Jing' had raised Jason's threat level above that of Lauren Delder.

After all, Lauren Delder was an open book.

But Jason?

Everything was unknown.

His background, character, abilities, all unknown.

For 'Jing', who was plotting big plans, this was an existence that couldn't be ignored.

So, he didn't believe Jason was dead.

Or rather, he didn't believe Jason was killed by 'Old Man'.

Jason might be killed, but absolutely not by 'Old Man'.

It's not that he didn't believe 'Old Man' would do such a thing, but that he didn't believe 'Old Man' had the capability.

So, this should be a 'trap' against him.

So, he drew his gun and fired.

Drawing the gun was to bluff 'Old Man'.

Firing was to probe Jason.

However, the result didn't satisfy 'Jing'.

The 'Old Man' behaved like someone who was scared, but he showed no concern for Jason.

And Jason, even more convincing, was just like a corpse.

Could it be that I guessed wrong?

This doubt had just appeared in 'Jing's' mind when it was dismissed by this 'big shot'. He didn't believe his judgment could be wrong.

If it was wrong, then the mistake wasn't his.

It was the world.

'Jing' firmly believed this.

Therefore, he gestured towards Napolitan with a hand signal.

Napolitan, seeing the gesture, walked toward Jason's body.

Preparing to check Jason's body in detail as per 'Jing's' orders.

As for 'Jing' inspecting it personally?

That's impossible.

In 'Jing's' speculations, Jason being here was to assassinate him.

So, he definitely wouldn't go near Jason.

No matter the reason.

Besides, for such inspections, he trusted his subordinates to be more professional.

One step, two steps.

Napolitan's body, like that of a giant, brought immense pressure to the 'Old Man' as he approached, but the alarm in his heart grew weaker and weaker.

This allowed the 'Old Man' to breathe a sigh of relief.

Then, he just blocked Napolitan's path.

"What about your promise and reward?"

"You're not going to break your promise, are you?"

The 'Old Man' asked 'Jing'.

Napolitan frowned, and given his usual temper, 'the Old Man' should have been crushed by him with a single slap by now.

However, concerning his boss, he couldn't decide for himself, so he could only turn to look at his boss.

'Jing's' expression remained unchanged.

"What I promised, I will naturally give you."

'Nightless City' had no good people.

This was a consensus.

Even if there were people with a trace of conscience, wanting to survive in 'Nightless City', they needed to disguise themselves as bad people.

In a completely dark world, having a bit of white.

It was too glaring.

So glaring that survival was impossible.

Blending with the dust and light was the essence of surviving in 'Nightless City'.

That's what Jason used to do.

The 'Old Man' was somewhat similar.

But whether it was Jason, the 'Old Man', 'Jing', or any other resident of 'Nightless City', they all knew well that in 'Nightless City', whether good or bad, they all needed to adhere to one rule: Keep your promises.

If you don't keep your promises, tarnish your reputation.

Then there will be no place for you in the entire 'Nightless City'.

Isn't that contradictory?

Isn't that complicated?

Do bad people need to keep promises? Do they care about reputation?

They do.

They care.

Because that's the only thing they can show publicly.

It's the most important... face.

And the inside?

Murder, arson, all manner of evil, are the 'inside', not to be shown.

Someone once said——In life, someone has to be the face, and someone has to be the inside, the face can't have a speck of dust, the face treats someone to a cigarette, maybe the inside has to take someone out.