The vehicle continued to move forward, but the night was already deep. Sparse houses began to appear on both sides of the road, though their lights were not bright.
Cars also started appearing on the road. The music in the car was still playing, but Zhang Jie's gaze kept darting to the rearview mirror.
"We have a tail!"
John and Zhang Jie spoke simultaneously.
The tacit understanding between men is sometimes that simple.
While driving, Zhang Jie reached his right hand to the back seat, pulled out a backpack, and tossed it to John.
John opened it, saw the Pistol and bullets inside, and immediately smiled.
Click!
John still held the CA-415 in his hand. After reloading, he opened the car window, and the wind rushed in with a whoosh.
It was a bit chilly.
Then, John leaned out, looked at the car behind through the scope.
Then he pulled the trigger.
Puff puff puff!
With three consecutive shots, the driver of the white car 100 meters behind suddenly lurched back. Then, the car lost control, crashed to the side, and severely overturned against the guardrail.
The second car, seeing the situation of the car in front, immediately turned its steering wheel, attempting to obstruct John's vision.
John didn't move. Instead, he lowered his muzzle slightly, then pulled the trigger again.
Puff puff!
Accompanied by faint gunshots, the left front wheel of that car was blown out by John.
Then, as the vehicle crashed into the guardrail, John fired again. This time, a 5.56mm bullet directly passed through the window of the rolling vehicle, hitting the driver's head. Another bullet hit the woman in the passenger seat.
He pulled his body back in from the car window, and John fastened his seatbelt once more.
"The appetizer has been dealt with. Next, we will go to Berlin to find that damned guy."
John's tone was calm. Although his injuries had not recovered, this did not affect his thirst for revenge.
"By the way, Master, what exactly happened with Oriska? How could he come back from the dead?"
Zhang Jie was still very curious about this, because the information Veronica gave him was that Oriska had come back from the dead. He had been killed by John 6 years ago, but unexpectedly, he reappeared 3 years later.
"It's a system of succession. All positions in the KH Alliance are hereditary. After the predecessor dies, the chosen one steps up to become the new core member."
Clearly, this 49-day trip to Europe was not without any gains.
"So that's how it is. Does that mean the previous Oriska was killed by you, Master, and this Oriska is his successor?"
Zhang Jie began to understand.
"To be precise, the Oriska from 6 years ago was killed by me. But the Blackthorn Castle mission was reactivated 3 years ago. I was very curious, so Ling Feng volunteered to go and see what was happening, but he didn't expect…"
So that was it. Zhang Jie finally understood why John reacted so strongly to Blackthorn Castle.
It was like his brother-in-law was killed by someone else, so he had to seek revenge!
"However, members of the KH Alliance never show their true faces. All their names are code names. It's very difficult to investigate their true identities, but I already have a clue."
"What about Mountbatten then?"
Zhang Jie was a bit confused. The Oriska from 6 years ago had been killed by John, and the organizer of this Blackthorn Castle mission was Oriska. What about 3 years ago?
"Mountbatten is the guy who organized the Blackthorn Castle mission 3 years ago."
So that was it!
Zhang Jie didn't continue to ask, because he had roughly clarified the situation.
Six years ago, John received a mission to eliminate the owner of Blackthorn Castle. He went and completed the mission. Three years ago, this mission reappeared.
John was very curious and originally wanted to go, but Ling Feng voluntarily took on the mission, saying he would go to see what the situation was. However, he never returned and perished there.
As John's second apprentice, he once again encountered Blackthorn Castle, so John had the idea of going to investigate thoroughly, thus becoming enemies with the KH Alliance.
And this Mountbatten was the culprit who caused Ling Feng's demise at Blackthorn Castle three years ago.
Logically, a killer dying during a mission only indicates his lack of skill. It seems there must be other issues involved, otherwise, why would John…?
Of course, it's also possible that Daisy's death caused John's longing for Helen to completely erupt, thus leading him to seek revenge for Ling Feng's death as well.
But no matter what, Zhang Jie expressed unconditional support for any decision John made.
When the car stopped on Bergmann Street in Berlin.
The two did not get out of the car, but their expressions became unusually serious.
"Mountbatten's underground arms stronghold is near Bergmann Street. The security there is extremely tight; it's impossible to sneak in safely."
John told Zhang Jie all the information he knew.
This also meant that if they wanted to get in, they could only choose to force their way in. Other methods would not work here.
But Zhang Jie didn't speak. He just checked his P320 Pistol, then pulled back the slide.
Even though this Pistol was not easy to use... "Use this one!" John threw his Pistol to him.
Zhang Jie took it and changed the bullets.
Then he smiled, "Since we can't go in quietly, then we'll fight our way in openly!"
John didn't speak, but his action of racking the gun was already the most powerful answer.
The biggest difference about the KH Alliance is that besides each core member having their own subordinates within their personal forces, their Alliance also has its own tactical teams.
These tactical teams, in addition to taking on daily missions, are also responsible for protecting the headquarters' security.
However, the area where Mountbatten, the underground arms dealer, is located is not the headquarters, but his own sphere of influence. Therefore, it is somewhat safer compared to the headquarters, as those top-ranked tactical teams are not here.
As for the team encountered in Dresden earlier, it was not a top-ranked team, which is why Zhang Jie was able to easily get behind them.
However, a normal team is not just these few people, so it's very difficult to eliminate them, except for the one at Blackthorn Castle, because that one was originally at the bottom of the reserve team rankings, so it had the fewest members.
At this moment, this KH Alliance member, code-named Mountbatten, was furiously smashing things in his office.
"Fu*ck! Holy shi*t! You useless pieces of garbage! You can't even take out a 47-year-old retired killer. What good are you?!"
Mountbatten was almost driven mad. Not a single killer in his Europe-wide bounty had succeeded, and even the teams he sent out had suffered losses.
You bastards who claim to be top killers on a daily basis, are you completely useless at a time like this?
Just a retired Night Demon, and he can leave you all helpless?
At this moment, he was both angry and panicked, because being hunted down by the Night Demon meant his life was about to enter a countdown. Even if he launched such a bounty, it wouldn't stop him for long.
He did not regret killing his apprentice 3 years ago; he only regretted why he didn't kill John along with him!
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