Seeing Zhang Jie directly ask, the man raised an eyebrow.
"TTI Sand Viper custom $13,000, Holosun 507C sight $2,500, custom titanium alloy SilencerCo Omega suppressor $4,000."
Then he turned to look at Zhang Jie, but found that Zhang Jie's expression hadn't changed.
"$19,500?"
Zhang Jie raised an eyebrow slightly; this price was clearly a bit high, but considering the environment and circumstances here, it wasn't too outrageous.
"Give me 200 rounds of Speer Lawman 147gr TMJ (subsonic specific)."
Of course, the man would fully meet the buyer's request, "No problem at all."
With that, two Pistols were settled, but Zhang Jie still felt it wasn't secure enough; he needed a backup Pistol, a habit he had developed in the Sacrifice Squad.
Subsequently, Zhang Jie once again selected a Sig Sauer P365 subcompact Pistol.
This was a miniature Pistol with a 12-round capacity, only palm-sized, but extremely suitable for concealed use, so this Pistol became Zhang Jie's essential backup Pistol.
Following that were also 200 rounds and 6 magazines.
Thus, all three Pistols were selected, and Zhang Jie only had a suit on, so he bought a bulletproof vest from the man.
With offense and defense covered, he still needed some protective measures.
So, without a word, Zhang Jie took a smoke grenade, a stun grenade, and a flashbang.
The total expenditure for this purchase was $77,000.
It was acceptable; with Zhang Jie's current financial resources, he could afford it.
After placing the Pistol into a quick-draw holster, Zhang Jie followed the man and sat down on a sofa in the lobby.
"Let me introduce myself, Vagri, an old friend of John's," Vagri introduced himself, and Zhang Jie directly extended his hand to shake his.
"Berun Zhang, nice to meet you."
Although he had spent $77,000 here, Zhang Jie believed that favors were favors, and business was business; his purchase of Pistols was for mission requirements, and Vagri was John's friend, so these were two different matters.
Moreover, he was quite satisfied with all three Pistols; it was just that due to the requirements of this mission, he couldn't purchase rifles, otherwise, he wouldn't mind selecting two more.
However, leaving the country would be an issue then; since these Pistols were bought, they certainly couldn't be wasted, and he would have to rely on underground shipping services to bring them back to New York.
After a detailed discussion with Vagri, as an arms dealer, he also functioned as an intelligence broker.
So he directly inquired about some dynamic information regarding Moscow, to which Vagri knew a lot; he told Zhang Jie that there was a very powerful force in Moscow called the Evil Wolf Gang.
The leader of the gang had a nickname, Evil Wolf.
However, his movements had been very frequent recently; according to some underground intelligence, he seemed to be cooperating with the KGB to capture CIA agents hiding in Moscow.
"Capturing CIA agents?"
Zhang Jie was a bit confused; how could a local gang cooperate with official forces?
"These local gangs actually have more intelligence channels; official forces cannot grasp everything, but they can, so they cooperate with the authorities to gain official protection and allow their gang to develop faster."
Vagri provided his answer to this.
Zhang Jie suddenly realized, so that's how it is. In other words, local gangs also need official forces as a protective umbrella to support them and avoid being suppressed, right?
Very good, this is very Russian.
Mutual exploitation; once your usefulness is gone, that's when the authorities will clear you out.
"This Evil Wolf is very clever; he has always known how to manage the distance between the Evil Wolf Gang and official forces."
Vagri gave a very high evaluation.
From this, it was clear that the leader of the Evil Wolf Gang, Evil Wolf, was no simple character either.
And this was the most striking piece of information among all the scattered clues and intelligence.
So Zhang Jie specifically noted this intelligence.
Even if he didn't know if it would be useful, he didn't want to deal with this gang; after all, cooperating with official forces, he didn't want to get himself caught, that would be troublesome.
Espionage! If you get caught, you'll suffer a lot of torture, whether you are or not, they'll cook you first.
After discussing many things with Vagri, Zhang Jie stood up to take his leave.
Before he left, Vagri told Zhang Jie, "Try not to cause too much commotion in Moscow, otherwise it will be difficult to get away."
This sentence was both a warning and a reminder.
Zhang Jie silently noted it in his heart; after leaving there, he hailed a taxi, and Zhang Jie once again returned to Moscow.
This time, he made that call.
"You've already arrived in Moscow, haven't you?"
The other party's tone was very certain, as if he knew his whereabouts.
"Can you tell me who the target is now?"
"Maksim Berun, the information will be sent to you shortly."
With that, the other party hung up the phone.
Before long, Zhang Jie received an attachment.
Opening the message, it contained Maksim Berun's photo and some introductory information.
From the data, this guy was a local Russian businessman; he didn't seem to have anything out of the ordinary.
But the attachment's prompt told him to investigate this person and find a way to eliminate him.
This made him feel a bit incredulous; was a businessman important enough for the other party to go to such great lengths to bring him from New York to Moscow to kill him?
"Strange, there's a strong sense of something amiss here," Zhang Jie muttered, staring at the data.
A trick, there's definitely a trick, and a big one.
Bringing him all the way to Moscow just to kill him?
It's highly likely that it's not as shown in these documents.
A greater possibility is that because he is an outsider, he will attract some attention, or perhaps not, but if he acts, the attention can be smoothly diverted to international disputes, or even to espionage.
Zhang Jie's mind worked quickly, and he soon understood this crucial point.
If he was strong enough, he might be able to escape; if he wasn't strong enough, he would become a scapegoat.
Realizing this, Zhang Jie immediately cursed them in his heart for being shameless, but there was one thing he still hadn't figured out: $1.5 million could hire many other assassins, so why him specifically?
He always felt that this matter was full of Weird, and the other party not only found him but also through John.
"There's a problem, a big problem!"
Zhang Jie realized that this was not just a simple assassination of a businessman; it was highly likely to involve international issues, and possibly even espionage.
No wonder John told him he didn't have to consider this matter.
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