"Sloan, what are you, an old geezer, doing here?"
Veronica recognized the old man at a glance, but she didn't reveal his identity. Zhang Jie, who was beside her, knew who he was.
Sloan? Isn't he the leader of the Brotherhood?
"A very exciting battle, you two cooperated well."
The old man smiled, looking relaxed, and casually pointed inside the coffee shop, chuckling, "From a tactical standpoint, your coordination was good, but in terms of individual combat power, you're still a bit lacking."
This statement was very subtle, and he didn't specify who it was directed at.
"Of course, after all, we don't do wrist flicks."
Veronica said with a smile, showing no panic when facing Sloan; in fact, she could be described as composed.
One must know, standing before her was the leader of the Assassin Brotherhood, the one who could make bullets curve, and he could do it too, yet he stood so casually in front of them.
"Don't tell me you just happened to be passing by and decided to watch a show."
Sloan nodded, then looked towards a distant high platform and pointed.
"I just wanted to tell you, there's someone watching from that spot."
The three immediately looked towards the location he pointed to, but unfortunately, it was too far, and they couldn't see anything.
"However, it's a pity, he has already left."
Sloan shrugged, making a 'you know' expression.
But Veronica gritted her teeth: "Damn Victor."
He had just finished talking with them, and then immediately sent his subordinates to ambush her. Was he just trying to give her a warning?
"Oh, right, what I wanted to tell you is, when dealing with untrustworthy people, we usually like to solve it with bullets, but it seems you don't need our help." After Sloan finished speaking, he slowly walked towards the corner of the street.
Who would have thought that this old man, dressed in a meticulous gray suit, was the leader of the Brotherhood?
The Assassin Brotherhood was among the top-ranked assassin organizations in the world. Although their numbers were small, their bizarre Shooting methods made many people afraid to provoke them.
All organizations and all teams hated going up against people from the Brotherhood; those curving bullets were simply impossible to guard against.
However, fortunately, they were also well aware of the threat they posed, so they almost always operated in Czech or a few small neighboring countries; otherwise, they would have long become a target for everyone.
The battle here concluded, and everyone quickly evacuated, lest they get caught when the police arrived.
Before they parted, Veronica gave Zhang Jie a note.
"Go to this address, someone will meet you there. Just tell her whatever you need, little brother~"
Veronica took out a pair of sunglasses from her purse and put them on, then pushed them down with her hand, making a cute little waving gesture to Zhang Jie, very playful.
And Serena's last words were, "Wait for my news."
Zhang Jie, of course, pulled his hat down, put his hands in his pockets, and continued walking towards less crowded areas, avoiding surveillance as he went.
To be honest, today's situation was truly awful.
Sometimes, he wondered, what if he didn't become an assassin?
Living daily in such a high-pressure, mentally tense state was also very difficult.
But the problem was, living in such a world, his only survival skill was being an assassin. He subconsciously felt that being an assassin was his only path. He didn't know what the original owner was thinking.
But if he really left the assassin industry to become an office worker... he didn't seem very willing either.
Back at the hotel, Zhang Jie looked at the note in his hand, which had an address and a contact number written on it.
He naturally couldn't call now, so Zhang Jie packed up and checked out.
He was going to Manchester, but fortunately, with a guaranteed 100,000 USD, this travel expense was nothing. Go! Go! Go!
When Zhang Jie arrived in Manchester with his luggage, he was a bit unaccustomed, but fortunately, he adapted quickly.
He pulled out the note Veronica had given him and dialed the number directly.
Beep—
The phone rang several times before someone answered. It was a female voice, and it sounded a bit chaotic on her end.
"Hello, is anyone there?"
After a series of crackling sounds on the phone, a female voice came through.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm a bit busy here. May I ask who this is?"
"Uh, I was introduced by Veronica."
Upon hearing that the call was from someone introduced by Veronica, there was a sudden burst of noise on the other end, startling Zhang Jie so much that he moved the phone away from his ear. After quite a while, chattering sounds came through.
"Oh, that's great! It's like this, I'm sorry, I'm a little excited. So, there's an escort mission that needs your assistance. To escort an important witness from Manchester to the Hague International Court."
Starting with a mission assignment, Zhang Jie liked it, but escorting someone from Manchester to the Hague International Court, that journey seemed a bit far.
"Uh, I wanted to say..."
He hadn't finished speaking when he was interrupted by the other person.
"Don't worry, all weapons, equipment, and vehicles will be provided by us."
?
What's going on?
You, Interpol, actually need to hire bodyguards to escort your prisoners to another place? I didn't mishear, did I?
As if she had realized, or understood the silence on the other end of the phone, the woman slapped her forehead.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Emilia, and I'm an Interpol agent."
"Originally, we were responsible for escorting a prisoner from Manchester Royal Prison to the Hague International Court, but there was an unforeseen incident midway."
"So, I had no choice but to ask Veronica for help in finding a reliable person. Since I hadn't heard from her all day, I thought no one would take this commission, so I contacted my ex-boyfriend to be a bodyguard."
"Uh, so you mean you both commissioned Veronica to find a bodyguard and also asked your ex-boyfriend to take on this commission, right?"
Damn it, having someone compete for the mission right at the start is a bit much.
The other side seemed to have heard Zhang Jie's dissatisfaction and quickly explained, "Don't worry, we need both bodyguards because this hostage is very important, and my ex-boyfriend doesn't charge."
So?
"So, where do I meet you all?"
Zhang Jie asked the crucial question.
"The safe house in Coventry. We are in Coventry now. We'll contact you then."
Alright, you're the employer, you call the shots.
Zhang Jie wouldn't complain about the employer; after all, they paid for his service, and his service quality had to be good. There was nothing wrong with that, it was just that he had to travel from Manchester to Coventry again, though it wouldn't take much time.
So he simply called a taxi to take him to the train station. Taking the train from here was the fastest, only taking about an hour to arrive.
Upon arriving at the train station, he bought a train ticket to Coventry for 35 USD.
Very good, very reasonable!
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