Starting Out as an Assassin

Luo An’s father was murdered by the village chief and hired thugs from an outside criminal gang. Using his family’s hunting rifle, Luo An sent more than a dozen men to their deaths, then began wandering the world. He never expected to stumble into the assassin business. Years later, Luo An sat atop the city’s tallest building, looking down over its glittering lights. Behind him stood a queen of the music scene, a real estate tycoon, a crime boss, an army commander, a federal lawmaker, and more. Thinking back on his life, he said to the people behind him, “My life began when I became an assassin…”