The Killer

Rex stepped back in horror.

His right foot slipped on the wet riverbank, causing a few pebbles to roll into the river, making a sound and splashing small water droplets.

His legs instantly went weak, and he knelt down on the ground.

"Please, don't kill me. I'll give you anything you want. Money... you want money, right? I'll give you money... I'll give you all my money..."

The man wearing the duckbill cap snorted disdainfully, "Blame yourself for offending the wrong people. We'll give you a quick death as a favor for your begging."

With that, the two men approached Rex with their knives.

Rex instinctively stepped back, but his foot landed on empty space, and he was too scared to move.

"Who sent you to kill me?"

Apart from those he owed money to, he couldn't remember who else he had offended.

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