William asked curiously, "Thank me for what? I was less than 20 days old at that time."
Carlos chuckled and said, "Henry later told me that it was because of your birth that he saw hope, and that's why he kindly rescued me. Otherwise, Henry said he might have pretended not to see anything and gone straight home."
William secretly smiled to himself; that really was Henry's personality. To avoid trouble, he might indeed have pretended not to see anything and just walked away. So, it seemed he, Carlos, and Wesley really had a deep connection. "What happened next?"
Hearing William's question, Carlos's face showed a pained expression as he said, "By the time I woke up, it was two days later. After Henry learned of my situation, he kindly drove to pick up Wesley but couldn't find him. We searched for two weeks, and finally, Henry used his connections to find Wesley at a nearby rancher's home.
It turned out that Wesley had stayed in the bridge culvert for those three days without food or water, and had developed a high fever and fallen unconscious. Fortunately, on Christmas Day, he was discovered by the rancher's dog and rescued, then taken to the hospital where he remained unconscious for several days before waking up.
Because I was worried about Wesley's safety, I cruelly chose not to reveal myself to him. After ensuring Wesley's safety, with Henry's help, I searched for over a year but couldn't find out who my enemies were. Finally, I had no choice but to return to Henry, accepting his training and carrying out missions, while secretly watching Wesley from afar."
Two years later, the rancher's family sold their ranch and moved to New York. Under Henry's arrangement, I followed them to New York, secretly joining the Assassin Brotherhood to learn their assassination skills and watch Wesley grow up from a close distance."
Speaking of which, Carlos's eyes showed a nostalgic look: "Time flies so fast, twenty years have passed in a blink of an eye. Wesley and you have both grown up. Alas, it's a pity that Henry passed away, and I'm getting old too."
"So, Wesley and I aren't brothers by blood, but we're closer than brothers," William, that black-hearted fellow, immediately flattered him, seizing the opportunity.
Carlos was very satisfied with William's words and said happily, "Of course, you are definitely brothers. Without you and Henry, I wouldn't have survived, nor would I have found Wesley. You are certainly brothers."
At this point, Carlos looked a bit embarrassed and said, "However, Wesley isn't as ambitious as you. He's just idling away his time in New York now. I don't know if you and Wesley will get along well."
William said with a smile, "Don't worry, we'll definitely get along well." But he thought to himself, since they were brothers and their families were considered old acquaintances, it would be much easier for William's son to marry Wesley's daughter in the future. William had always been intent on having the descendants of the Cavendish family inherit the superpower bloodline from Wesley and Carlos.
And if the plan succeeded, William wasn't so foolish as to intentionally let the father and son die; these two super assassins would always be used by the Cavendish family.
"So, you're looking for me this time because of Wesley?"
Carlos nodded, then shook his head, saying firmly, "Since you have inherited Henry's business and influence, there's no need for me to stay in the Assassin Brotherhood anymore. I've already learned everything I needed to learn, and I don't want to stay in the Brotherhood. Moreover, over the years, the Brotherhood has slowly changed under the leadership of the new leader.
I discovered that the leader, Sloan, is cooperating with a secret organization, and the assassination targets are no longer guided by the Loom of Fate.
Since the mission of the Assassin Brotherhood has been corrupted, there's even less reason for me to stay there. But it's not that easy to leave peacefully. I'm worried that Sloan discovered Wesley's existence over the past decade or so. As soon as I leave the Brotherhood, Wesley and I will face persecution from the Brotherhood. I don't care how many come, I can kill them all, but I'm worried about Wesley's safety."
Finally, Carlos said fiercely, "So I'm secretly uniting with some European Brotherhood members who are suspicious of the missions, hoping to eliminate the New York Assassin Brotherhood. But our strength isn't enough. I need your help, William."
Is this why Carlos eliminated the New York Brotherhood members in the movie? He's old, his child is grown, he doesn't want to do it anymore, and for safety, he wants to cut off the roots and destroy an organization that has existed for hundreds or thousands of years? What good would that do him?
No, it seems that the European Assassin Brotherhood and the New York Brotherhood really don't get along; their relationship isn't great. If the New York Brotherhood can be destroyed, Carlos might be able to organize these European Brotherhood members and form a new assassin organization?
William thought happily to himself, if the plan succeeded, wouldn't that mean he would have a group of very destructive assassin allies? Or even subordinates?
After thinking it through, William said, "So what do you need me to do?"
"Money, intelligence, and connections. To eliminate the New York Assassin Brotherhood, the most crucial thing is to prevent New York's official forces from interfering in the matter between us and Sloan."
"Money is not a problem. Intelligence and connections will take time, but there's an opportunity right now. I've been rescuing the daughter of a retired New York special agent named Bryan Mills for the past few days. The girl's name is Kim, and I've already rescued her.
Bryan has extensive connections in America. I'm about to talk to Bryan to see if I can help him enter the American government, so for the plan to succeed, we need to clean up the loose ends."
Hearing that it was related to assassination, Carlos smiled and said, "No problem, assassination is what I'm best at. No one can escape my sniping."
Thinking about how Carlos and Wesley, those two guys, could snipe targets from several kilometers away as easily as an ordinary person shooting a sniper rifle from 20 meters, William felt a little uneasy. Fortunately, these two guys were on his side; otherwise, William wouldn't know how to avoid their sniping.
William looked at the confident Carlos and shook his head, saying, "No, there's an informant from the French Security Committee. We can't openly assassinate him; we need to do it discreetly, preferably making it look like an accident or a suicide. Also, the other target cannot alarm the French authorities, because he is connected to a lot of French people's money."
"That's fine too; it will just take a bit more effort. When do we act?"
William nodded, having already figured out what to do. He said to Carlos, "First, go to Bellot Street. Bryan will use false intelligence to lure Claude to a deserted factory on Bellot Street at 9 o'clock for a handover."
Carlos looked at his watch; it was already 7. "Do you have a plan? There's not much time; we need to prepare."
William smiled and nodded, "Let's go. Help me buy some tools. It's not good for me to show my face; you should be fine, right?"
Carlos nodded; he knew William's situation and that it was best not to show his face if possible.
William took out his phone, wrote down the items to buy, and sent them to Carlos. "You go buy these things; I'll go to the deserted factory on Bellot Street first to scout."
Carlos took out his phone, looked at it, and soon smiled. "Okay, I'll find you on Bellot Street once I've bought the things."
The two put on their helmets and rode their heavy motorcycles, heading off to prepare separately.
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