Never mind Ding Qing's situation for now; Johnny himself was feeling a bit overwhelmed.
The constant feeling of being watched, like a shadow, made him uncomfortable the entire way, yet he couldn't pinpoint who it was.
If it weren't for his killer's instinct… bah! This on-again, off-again crisis response, commonly known as a sixth sense. If it weren't for its sensitivity, he truly wouldn't have known he was being targeted.
Johnny remained calm, walking forward while his eyes constantly scanned his surroundings, searching for the best location. Soon, his eyes lit up, and he walked towards that direction without a sound.
This was a three-story underground parking garage, and a rather large one at that. Johnny directly entered it, and immediately accelerated into a run once inside.
Sure enough, after entering the underground parking garage, the feeling of being watched vanished without a trace.
He quickly ran down to the first basement level, found a blind spot without surveillance, and immediately ducked in to hide.
During this process, Johnny also drew his glock 34 and racked the slide to chamber a round.
If he were merely being targeted by some ordinary assassins or gang members, he wouldn't mind; he could take out as many of those small fry as came at him. But if he encountered an expert on par with himself, or an even higher-level assassin, he might not be able to handle it.
After all, being stronger than him meant that the opponent's abilities and experience far surpassed his own. Clashing head-on like this, especially without the opponent's line of sight, would be troublesome.
The underground parking garage was not quiet, as people constantly walked in and out, cars drove in and out, and various sounds mixed together.
All sorts of sounds continuously flooded into Johnny's ears. Johnny could only filter out the useless sounds one by one to make his judgment. Soon, he caught a series of footsteps coming from outside.
Johnny's muscles tensed instantly, and he held his gun with both hands across his chest.
But the sound turned a corner and went in another direction.
"Not him?"
But Johnny didn't dare to be careless; this might be a deceptive tactic by the opponent. So Johnny pulled his body back a bit.
While maintaining a vigilant guard, he began to look for an escape route. He was unfamiliar with this place, and behind him was a wall, but the direction to his left seemed to allow him to continue forward. So he moved his feet, slowly shifting to the left.
Sure enough, after moving to the left, Johnny discovered that there was a small, half-door-like opening, and below it was the second floor of the underground parking lot.
Johnny understood. After glancing to his right and front-right, he jumped down from the small half-door without hesitation.
After landing, Johnny quickly continued walking to the right. He didn't want to contend with an unknown person, and it would be difficult to get out of this place.
Not long after Johnny descended to the second basement level and left, a man walked over. He was also extremely cautious, as the person he was facing was no ordinary small fry.
However, when he approached the spot, he didn't find anyone. He continued walking forward, then felt something was amiss again.
Returning once more, he keenly noticed that the footprints on the ground were wrong. This wasn't a place where people often walked, but there was a clear set of footprints on the ground.
"Hmph, quite cunning!"
The camera moved up. This armed man was Leo. Yes, he had been watching Johnny ever since he left the building, but he maintained a relatively long distance, so Johnny never noticed him.
But he hadn't expected Johnny to be even more cunning than he imagined, like a loach. Not only was his anti-reconnaissance awareness extremely strong, but his ability to escape was also first-rate.
Leo, holding a glock 17, continued to follow in the left direction and quickly discovered the half-door. He understood, but he didn't go down rashly.
He knew very well that if the opponent was waiting below, he would die if he went down himself, no matter how strong he was.
If the opponent had already left, he certainly wouldn't find him if he went down, so the best way was to immediately go to the next level.
But Leo came to follow Johnny today not because he wanted to compete with him, but merely to understand his capabilities. However, it now seemed that the opponent's anti-reconnaissance and escape abilities were indeed beyond his expectations.
So Leo immediately walked to the other side. Based on his understanding of assassins, since he had already realized he was being followed, it was impossible for him to immediately take evasive action. He would always want to counter, especially for someone like Johnny.
Otherwise, his name should be Hamster, not Night Owl.
What kind of personality does Night Owl have?
He is someone who holds grudges and will get revenge. If you provoke him during the day, he'll be silent, but at night, he'll return it a hundredfold!
Leo was still very cautious. Sure enough, when he reached the second level, he could sense that the atmosphere was wrong.
However, he didn't immediately go out or do anything; he just quietly stayed in a corner.
"Hey, I know you're still here."
Leo said loudly, his voice echoing in the not-so-large parking lot.
After a long while, Johnny's voice came, "It seems my feeling was right, I was indeed targeted."
At this moment, Johnny was in a corner at the other end. He was vigilant, watching, but he also heard the direction the voice came from, which was nearly a hundred meters away from him.
But he didn't let his guard down, because he wasn't sure if the opponent was one person or a group of people.
"Someone commissioned me to deal with you, so I came to meet you first. Also, I'm quite interested in you, Night Owl!"
Leo's voice came through. Johnny was first stunned, then a smile curved his lips.
"Bastard, you're really arrogant!"
Johnny was almost laughing from anger. Is this how you announce your arrival? Very well!
However, it was precisely because of the opponent's arrogant and confident display that it gave Johnny some opportunities.
The assassin world isn't just about killing; sometimes, there are also some debts of gratitude involved.
Sure enough, the next second, Leo's voice came again.
"My original intention was not to trouble you, but I'm sorry, I took the money. Until the employer dies, I have to take care of you."
Leo's words were spoken casually, but they were bloody and full of menace.
Johnny didn't speak, because he had already started moving again. He decided to catch this guy off guard.
Unbeknownst to him, Leo also started moving after saying these words. The two moved in exactly opposite directions, one left and one right.
Thus, when Johnny circled back to Leo's position, he didn't see him, and when Leo arrived at Johnny's position, he also didn't see him. They instantly understood that their positions had swapped.
But still, neither of them spoke, and they took action again. This time, however, Johnny didn't walk back or continue forward; instead, he walked towards the middle of the parking lot, using the parked vehicles to create obstacles and obscure his tracks.
Meanwhile, Leo continued forward in the direction Johnny had come from. When he returned to his original position, he didn't see him.
However, at that moment, an ominous feeling suddenly surged in his heart. He immediately ducked down, and a bullet directly struck the car window next to him.
Whoosh!
Damn it, he even put on a suppressor!
At this moment, Leo realized that this guy seemed a bit difficult to deal with.
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