Zhang Jie would never have imagined that his apartment was actually protected by another layer of special power, which was the power of Old Lady Schneider.
Santino was wary of the power behind the Killer's Home.
As one of the core members of the High Table, he knew very well who stood behind the Killer's Home, and the most terrifying person was the Old Lady; as long as she lived, the threat of the Killer's Home would always remain.
Therefore, anyone who dared to kill someone in the Killer's Home would face their doom; no matter who you were, you would meet death.
It was precisely because of this that he couldn't understand why a mere killer could live in the Killer's Home; one must know that this was a place many top killers, and even big bosses, wanted to live, even though it looked so old and dilapidated.
Let's switch to another scene.
While Santino was wary of Old Lady Schneider, Zhang Jie also received a phone call.
"Hello, Veronica, what's up?"
After glancing at the phone number, Zhang Jie knew it was Veronica, that flirtatious woman, calling him again. "If you're calling to assign me a mission, then I'm sorry, I'm recovering from injuries lately and don't have time to take it."
Zhang Jie's single sentence directly blocked what Veronica wanted to say, but Veronica didn't give up; instead, she spoke to Zhang Jie with a serious expression.
"You need to go to Europe, John is in trouble!"
A simple sentence immediately made Zhang Jie's movements freeze.
"What!!"
John was surprisingly powerful; how could such a man also be in trouble?
"He was set up while hunting down high-ranking members of the HK Alliance in Europe and is now being hunted by killers across Europe. If you make it in time, you might be able to collect his body!"
Veronica slowly said.
"Where is John now?" Zhang Jie tried to keep his tone as calm as possible, but the hand holding his phone was slightly white, indicating that his heart was far from calm at that moment.
"The news I got is that he is still in Berlin, heading towards Slovakia."
Snap!
Zhang Jie directly hung up the phone.
He then dialed a number, which was the number of Charon, the front desk manager of the New York Continental Hotel.
"I'm going to Europe next; I need some equipment. You need to arrange it for me."
Charon on the other end of the phone simply replied "Okay" and then hung up.
Afterward, Zhang Jie took out his phone again and called the black market boss, "When will my custom suit be ready?"
"The suit is ready and is being delivered to your home."
Zhang Jie hung up the phone again, then took out a map, looking at the routes across Germany and Czech. One reason was to memorize these routes, and the other was to predict the possible routes John might take.
Before long, the doorbell rang. Zhang Jie signed for the package, put the two suits into his backpack, and then carried his backpack to the car.
He couldn't bring firearms; how could he bring firearms on a plane? He directly threw the backpack into the passenger seat, then got into the car and drove towards New York International Airport.
At this time, there were still flights to Europe.
Upon arriving at the airport, Zhang Jie directly bought a ticket to Czech because there were no flights to Germany.
He could only go to Czech and take a detour.
As the plane slowly left the ground, Zhang Jie's thoughts also drifted away.
Ever since John left New York, he had been wondering what he went to do. Since the two parted ways in Surrey, Zhang Jie hadn't seen John.
It was only then that he realized how dangerous John's trip was; for 49 whole days, John had been in Europe!
And during these 49 days, he himself had experienced a very rich life, earning a lot of money and improving his skills significantly.
Now that John was in trouble, how could he stand idly by?
That's my mentor, my brother, my friend, my family!
He must... provide support!
After the plane landed at Prague Václav Havel International Airport, Zhang Jie rushed out of the airport with his bag, hailed a taxi, and headed to the Continental Hotel in Czech.
As he got into the taxi, Charon sent him a message, which contained the address of the Czech hotel and the phone number of the front desk manager.
Beep—
The call connected, and a woman's voice came from the other end.
"How can I help you?"
Zhang Jie directly stated his needs, "I need some weapon assistance. I'll arrive at the hotel in about 10 minutes."
"As you wish."
Zhang Jie, after hanging up the phone, looked at the screen of his phone. It was a message from Veronica.
"John has now arrived in Dresden. Be safe, little brother~ —V"
After glancing at the message, Zhang Jie deleted it.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Jie arrived at the Czech branch of the Continental Hotel.
The person who greeted him was the front desk manager he had just spoken with on the phone, Eliška. "Follow me."
The two didn't exchange many words upon meeting; she knew Zhang Jie was in a hurry, as Charon had already informed her about Zhang Jie's situation.
Following Eliška to the Continental Hotel's exclusive armory, there was a muscular black man inside, dressed in a white suit with his hands crossed over his abdomen, and a round golden badge hanging on his chest, which was exclusive to weapon consultants.
Standing there, he bowed slightly and greeted them after seeing the two. "Good afternoon, Mr. Zhang, I am Caldas, your exclusive weapon consultant."
"I need a rapid-fire Pistol, a close-quarters Pistol, an assault rifle, and an area-control shotgun."
Zhang Jie's request was very simple.
Hearing this, Caldas took out a matte black Pistol from the weapon rack behind him and pushed it over.
"Austrian glock 18C Parabellum, with optional full-auto mode, a rate of fire of 1300 rounds per minute."
He then took out an extended magazine, tapping his finger on the magazine. "The capacity is double the standard version, and it fired 2000 rounds continuously without malfunction in mud tests."
Zhang Jie lightning-fast completed the magazine unload-chamber-safety switch, performed a few tactical movements, nodded, and then placed the Pistol back on the table.
Then he turned and took out another gun, handing it to Zhang Jie, "SIG Sauer P320-M17, the current service Pistol of the U.S. military, super flexible modular design, 9mm caliber standard 17-round magazine, stable and reliable."
Zhang Jie tried it again, placed it back on the table, "These two are good. Now recommend a rifle for me, one that's accurate enough."
Caldas had already opened the hidden compartment in the wall.
A rifle wrapped with a carbon fiber heat dissipation band automatically rose, and then he handed this gun to Zhang Jie. After Zhang Jie took it, he immediately gestured twice, performing tactical movements and the bolt-pulling action.
"Belgian FN SCAR-H, 7NATO rounds, 20-round steel magazine. Its three-round burst mode can penetrate Russian B4-grade armor at 300 meters."
Zhang Jie pressed the hidden button, and the stock immediately folded into a submachine gun size.
Then, he turned and took out a shotgun from another display cabinet, directly tossing it to Zhang Jie. Zhang Jie caught the shotgun, weighed it in his hand, and then made a few movements.
"Russian Saiga-12, 12 gauge, 10-round drum magazine loaded with a mix of slugs and breaching rounds."
He pointed to the feed selection button, "Turning clockwise is semi-automatic, turning counter-clockwise can empty the drum in five seconds, enough to turn an elevator shaft into a meat grinder."
After trying them all, Zhang Jie very satisfactorily placed the guns on the table, "These will do. Give me plenty of extra bullets and magazines; there won't be time to load bullets later."
"Of course!"
Caldas never doubted that his recommendations were flawed, because the solutions he provided were absolutely the most satisfying ones.
This was his authority as a weapon consultant.
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