Chapter 1281

"Besides, it's been a long time since those two took orders."

"Do you know where they come from?" Caroline asked.

Caroline hadn't spoken a lot to him for some time, so even if Kirk didn't know much about the two assassins, he wanted to seize the chance to prolong their conversation.

"No, I don't," he said. "But I've heard things about them."

Caroline instantly caught that something was off and said, "You've heard of them before? I thought you never bothered to gossip."

Kirk cleared his throat awkwardly. "They're legendary assassins, after all. Do you want to know more about them?"

Caroline nodded. "Sure."

Finally, Kirk's frown disappeared as the gears in his brain started working to come up with a story.

He started, "It's said that these two assassins are husband and wife that were childhood sweethearts. They lived in poverty when they were young and resorted to stealing to make a living.

"One day, they were caught, and the boy was beaten half to death.

"Later, they r