Hunters are the employers among us.
The hunted are the ones hired among us.
The prey are those marked for death among us.
A hunt means leaving someone alive, just barely.
“Li, we have a job~!”
“Don't come rushing in like that. What job? Don't tell me it's another piece of ‘trash’ to deal with?” I lay sprawled on the sofa, idly stroking the cat in my arms.
“Nope! This time it's big game: the eldest son of the Ling Group, ranked third in the world. He's our target. Elimination!”
“What?! Elimination?! We usually just hunt people. Who's being so ruthless? The Ling family? What's the price?”
“Thirteen fingers...”
“Thirteen... thirteen fingers?! Wait! Let me count: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions, tens of millions, a hundred million, a billion, ten billion, a hundred billion... a trillion... one... one trillion?! Qi, don't mess with me, haha~ That's not funny. Haha!”
“It's true! Yan says they've already paid a fifty-billion deposit! And there's another thirty million to spend however we want during the job~ We usually don't get more than five million. This time it's really, really big game~”
“Wait! You're joking, right?! Spend a trillion and thirty million to kill someone? Who has that kind of money to burn? Who's the employer?”
“I don't know... This is all we have. Yan said the hunter didn't leave a name, and the call came from a pay phone, so we can't find out who it was!”
“When does the elimination start?”
“In one week. The job will last two years...”
“Two years? That's so long...”“,
