After greeting politely, Tang Chao stepped aside to open the door and let the female cleaner who was responsible for cleaning on time every morning enter the room. He walked along the corridor to the end, pressed the elevator and went straight to the first floor, then strolled out of the hotel door.
I didn't go too far, I just crossed the road, walked a few steps, and opened the glass door of a coffee shop next to the road.
"A cup of Americano, thank you."
There are not many customers in the store, or to be more precise, there are not many customers staying in the store to drink coffee. After all, not everyone can be as leisurely as Tang Dynasty. Now is the rush hour for work.
I came to the window and sat down, just like I did a few days ago, waiting for a cup of coffee to be finished and the hotel room to be cleaned, and then I could go up.
This is Bangkok. From the moment he got off the plane and landed, Tang Chao has been here for five days.
This is not in line with the previously set plan to complete it within three days and then rush to Osaka, which is the last mission location.
So, it's not that the target this time is so difficult to deal with, it's just a local smuggler, the leader of a trafficking gang. Although there is some force, both the number of followers and the scale of firepower are worse than the previous Wax Snake. No, the situation is not complicated.
In fact, it only took the Tang Dynasty less than a day to roughly understand the target.
According to preliminary estimates, it will be an easy trip.
However, when the inspection was about to come to an end, Tang Chao discovered something unusual.
In addition to him, there are others who are also tracking and monitoring the target. The methods are very familiar, and official forces can be ruled out. Nine times out of ten, they are the same!
Moreover, it seems that the other party intervened first.
This is a bit embarrassing.
In the underground world, it is not uncommon for missions like this to crash. After all, there are many platforms, and employers who want to kill people basically don’t have much sense at all. They are rich and willful, don’t care about deposits, and pass several platforms in a row.
It is also common for platforms to publish tasks.
In this situation, the killer who takes the task is actually passive, and the best solution is to strike first. After all, there is only one life, and whoever kills first will naturally get it.
Just like now, if the Tang Dynasty is the first one to step in, then even if it is discovered that its peers are following up, they will ignore it and kill the target directly, no one will be able to fault it. But the current situation is that the Tang Dynasty is the latecomer.
…
give up?
This is also a solution, but it is not very suitable for the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention that everyone has come here, but that this time I can take on three tasks at once, and the time is arranged just right. It is with the help of old Harlan
It was only possible through my personal connections. Do you want to threaten old Harlan’s daughter again next time? Stop making trouble...
After some consideration, the Tang Dynasty chose to inform the intermediary of the situation and ask him to go to the first comer to see if there was any possibility of negotiation.
Don't think that this is a whim, and don't think of killers as old-fashioned people who don't know how to adapt. In fact, this is a common solution to this situation.
The initiative is definitely with the first comer. He can choose to refuse outright or give up the task. Of course, if it is the latter, then the latecomer will need to give up part of the assassination bounty after completing the task. The specifics are
How much depends on the degree of negotiation.
Tang Chao has naturally encountered this situation in his previous life for more than ten years. He has experience. Well, the most impressive one... It seems to have been in a small roadside cafe like this, but the location was in North America. The other party was
The Shinto man known as the King of Killers, the two sides collided in their missions. He was the one who came first at that time, and the other party came to negotiate. They didn't chat for long, and they didn't talk about any nutritious topics. About the mission, they started from the beginning.
It was never mentioned until the end. After drinking a cup of coffee, Tang Chao took the initiative to give up the task without asking for a commission from the bounty. The other party also didn’t mention it. For killers at their level, the amount of money really didn’t matter. But in that case
After the incident passed, the other party asked someone to send him a gift, a silver desert eagle made by himself...
Oh, he did have such a nickname at that time, North American Eagle Sniper... This gift seemed to complement each other, so after all the trouble, he accepted it disrespectfully.
Let’s get back to the topic. The above are the mainstream solutions to task crashes.
As for cooperation or a wave of cannibalism, that's basically impossible.
Let’s talk about the former first. Killers are basically the group with the least sense of security. They are selfish and sensitive. Compared with things like a team of partners, they are still more willing to believe in themselves and are more accustomed to solving problems alone. Unless there is a high level of trust between each other.
foundation, otherwise even in an organization, there will rarely be a situation of joint cooperation.
Speaking of the latter, it is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and it is also the behavior of killers. Unless they have no choice, few killers will take the initiative to get themselves into trouble. It is just a task, it is not worth causing conflicts, and there is no need to make a fuss.
Life and death. Of course, except for some mad dogs...
After taking the last sip of coffee, I paused with my arms when I put down the cup. I stood up and walked out of the cafe. I took out my mobile phone and saw an advertising message in pure English, promoting massage chairs and the like.
The wait was finally over... Tang Chao breathed out softly. He was still very pressed for time. If no more news came, he would have no choice but to give up this mission.
After returning to the hotel room, I opened my laptop, entered a simple webpage with online Internet calling function, entered the key hidden in the advertising text message, and the link was successful.
After plugging in the earphones, Tang Chao changed his voice and greeted casually: "Morning."
"Your judgment is correct." Unfortunately, the middleman on the other side obviously had no habit of being polite, and the mechanical synthesized voice replied in a straight tone, "There are indeed people in the industry who have taken on the same task, on other platforms." It was also in English, but it should not be Western.
People, just like the Tang Dynasty, maintained their basic disguise.
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"My advice is, give up."
Tang Chao frowned: "The reason?"
"There may be trouble..." The other party was silent for a moment and said, "The other party is most likely from Beitouji."
Tang Chao was stunned when he heard this. As mentioned before, Beitengsi is one of the largest killer organizations in the underground world. No wonder the middleman was hesitant just now. It is obvious that he is very taboo about contacting this behemoth. This is also inevitable, no one wants to take the risk.
Contact forces whose strength is not at the same level at all, even if the original intention is just friendly negotiation.
However, after a pause, Tang Chao still asked: "Is there a communication channel?"
"Yes, if you need..."
Simply interrupt, "I need it."
The other party was silent again, and then said, "Give me a number, and I will ask someone to convey your request. If the other party is willing to communicate, he will call you."
"Okay, thank you."
"You're welcome."
After hanging up the call, Tang Chao quickly entered a series of numbers on the public screen. The other party responded with a 1 to indicate receipt, and then the web page crashed and ceased to exist.
Tang Chao opened the backpack at his feet, dug out more than ten anonymous phone cards, found the one he had just sent, inserted it into his phone, powered it on, then casually threw it aside, lay back on the bed, and turned on the TV
.
Just keep waiting.
The deadline given by the Tang Dynasty to itself was one day. If the phone did not ring before evening, the mission would be abandoned and the route would be diverted to Osaka.
Fortunately, Tang Chao was lucky. Around lunch time, Tang Chao was about to pick up the hotel phone to order a lunch when his cell phone rang on the table without any warning.
Putting down the phone, Tang Chao walked to the table, picked up the phone, and did not look at the caller ID number, which was meaningless. After three rings, he picked up: "Hello!"
"Beiteng Si Nakajima River, haven't you asked me?" The hoarse voice must have changed its voice. But I have to say that the English accent of the islanders is really, well, obvious!
"Song."
"Loser? Lone wolf?"
These two terms have the same meaning, and they both refer to killers in the industry who work alone and have not joined any organization.
"right."
After a preliminary interrogation, "Okay, Song Sang, I already know your request. To tell you the truth, I don't take this mission seriously and can give it to you. But, why should I believe that you can complete the mission instead of being stupid?"
You want to scare the snake away, and then let me clean up the mess in the end?" After speaking, there was a faint but undisguised contempt and arrogance in his voice.
Tang Chao looked calm and said in a calm tone: "The whereabouts of the mission target are very regular. There are three frequent places. One is the residence, the other is the dock warehouse used to house stowaways, and the third is the abandoned warehouse used to hold trafficked people.
Factory. Let’s talk about the place of residence first. Nakajima-kun is conducting surveillance on the rooftop of a high-rise building a hundred meters away. In addition to a high-power lens, he probably also brought a blanket. It is understandable that it is a bit dirty there. Let’s talk about the dock warehouse. Nakajima
You didn’t leave many traces there. Do you think it’s not a suitable place to attack? Indeed, there are too many people to see. As for the last abandoned factory... it’s a good place. If you guessed it right, Nakajima-kun plans to attack there.
Bar."
After saying this, there was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then a chuckle came, "It's interesting... 20% bounty, the mission is yours."
The amount of the assassination bounty this time is similar to that of Wax Snake. Excluding the 30% from the platform and the middleman, plus the 20% from Nakajima, only half is left for the Tang Dynasty. Seventy or eighty thousand US dollars is a bit small, but
It's much better than wasting time and coming back empty-handed.
Without hesitation, "Deal!"
"Okay, I will hand the phone to the agent later, and he will contact you about the specific follow-up operations."
"Understood, goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, Tang Chao couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was lucky and didn't wait in vain. Otherwise, he would have suffered a big loss this time.
At the same time, in a hotel in Bangkok, with a few regular knocks on the door, a young man wearing a nightgown and holding a phone in his hand, with sharp eyes like daggers, appeared behind the door and looked at the round man with a round face outside the door.
The fat middle-aged man wearing a hat said coldly: "Inoue-kun, you are here, come in and talk."
"The matter is done." The fat man named Inoue said with joy as soon as he entered the room, "The equipment you want is all ready and has been transported to the designated location. You can get it when you arrive."
"Very well, thank you for your hard work Inoue-kun." Nodding, the young man said, "Just in time, I also have something to ask you. The mission I took on before crashed. The other party just contacted me, and I agreed to let him do it.
, you make arrangements."
"Wha, what?" Inoue's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said anxiously, "Nakajima-kun, I..."
The young man waved his hand to interrupt and said coldly: "Inoue-kun, you should know that we are here because of a task personally issued by the organization. It is also my final trial task. There is no room for error. You did it without my consent before.
I was very disgusted with this approach after taking that order!”
There was no heating in the room, but Na Inoue kept wiping the sweat from his forehead and bowed with difficulty: "Hi, I'm sorry!"
The young man's face softened slightly: "The other party is a lone wolf, but his level should be pretty good and he can complete the task. I want 20% of the commission, and I'll give it all to you this time."
"ah?"
"Just this once! Inoue-kun, you and I have known each other for many years. If it weren't for your support and encouragement, I might not have survived the hell training organized by the organization... In short, don't bet again in the future, otherwise I won't be able to help you."
"Hi, thank you, Nakajima-kun!"
"Then let's do this. I'll give you this phone number. It contains the other party's number. You can contact me for the next steps. Please close the door for me when I leave."
"Hi!"
After leaving the room and closing the door gently, Inoue wiped the sweat from his forehead again, his expression showing some struggle and hesitation. Finally, he looked down at the number on his phone and murmured to himself,
"A lone wolf..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a ringtone rang, but the phone automatically shut down due to low battery. Inoue didn't care. Although he was not a killer, he was still considered a professional. He could just take a glance and write down his phone number.
After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and seemed to have decided something before striding away.
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