After Charles left, Zhang Jie thought for a while before he pieced together the clues. So, on May 8th, he fled with Ye Xiaoxiao, leaving Ye Xiaoxiao in the truck, and then he rushed into Brooklyn Marine Terminal.
He planned to use the geographical advantage of Brooklyn Marine Terminal to maneuver, hoping to find a glimmer of hope, but the opponent's drone reconnaissance was too powerful, causing him to be unable to shake them off, and the situation repeatedly fell into a crisis.
After he shot down the opponent's drone and eliminated another of their team members, he ran into a dead end of a container. It was funnel-shaped; looking in from the outside, you couldn't see inside because there was a corner, but you also couldn't escape from inside.
He had escaped by using the laser watch James gave him to cut open the container, but from the time he escaped until he ran to the seaside, no one followed him.
At the time, he thought he had escaped on his own, but now, he realized it was probably this guy named Charles who caused their panic after shooting down their drones.
After all, being threatened by a long-range sniper, they wouldn't dare to act rashly; as soon as they showed their heads, they would be instantly killed.
Thus, he was able to escape smoothly.
The KH Alliance suddenly withdrew the pursuit of him because his teacher, John, had caused a huge stir in Europe.
That's why he got a breather from the mission, and then he was sent to Japan by Veronica to carry out another mission.
This explains the gap in between.
And this guy Charles felt that his mission was completed too easily, so he decided to give this opportunity to him, which is why he came to him and promised that he could complete one mission for him, limited to within 500,000 usd.
"Haha, he really is an oddball."
Besides this evaluation, Zhang Jie couldn't think of any other words to describe Charles's behavior.
How interesting it was for one assassin to seek out another assassin.
However, on the other hand, Charles looked exactly like Eddie Redmayne.
But he hadn't seen any similar movies or TV series, which was a bit frustrating.
However, perhaps this was a good opportunity. Using Charles's promise to him, if he had him kill Santino, wouldn't he be able to stop Santino from proposing that John complete the Blood Oath mission?
This was a very good idea.
He wondered if it would put that guy Charles in a difficult position, even though he had told him his codename was Jackal.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jie immediately pulled out his phone and dialed a string of numbers.
Beep—
"Oh, little brother~ I thought you weren't going to call me anymore."
The call was quickly answered, and Veronica's lazy voice came through the receiver.
Zhang Jie pouted; he was already immune to her lazy and seductive tone. But before Zhang Jie could speak, Veronica's voice came again.
"By the way, how is John doing?"
Zhang Jie was somewhat surprised, "Aren't you the Queen of Intelligence? How can you not even know this?"
"Little brother~ I am the Queen of Intelligence, but I'm not omnipotent. Intelligence is timely and deceptive; how do I know what's real? Isn't this why I'm asking you to verify?"
Veronica easily steered the conversation away. Zhang Jie pouted, then directly asked, "By the way, do you know an assassin named Jackal?"
"Jackal?"
Veronica's eyes narrowed on the other end of the phone.
She was very familiar with Jackal; he was a top sniper assassin.
She had entrusted him with several missions before, and each of his missions was extremely cautious and perfect.
"Why are you asking about him?"
Veronica was a bit confused; how could these two people who were so unrelated meet?
"I just want to know some of his background, that's all." Zhang Jie naturally couldn't tell Veronica what he was going to do, otherwise, he might tell her, and then John would know right after.
"Jackal, huh... one of the top assassins, once served France, participated in many behind-the-scenes assassination operations, which led to severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)."
After exhaling a puff of smoke, Veronica continued to say indifferently, "He takes on high-paying assassination missions, specializes in long-range sniping, has sniped targets from as far as 3815 meters away, is skilled in precise camouflage and tactical planning, and his actions are ruthless and efficient. Many of my employers greatly admire him."
Through Veronica's introduction, he finally knew how strong Jackal Charles really was. It seemed he was a powerful assassin who specialized in long-range sniping.
"So, can you tell me now why you're asking about him? I'm warning you, don't make an enemy of him, otherwise, you won't even know how you died."
Veronica still mentioned it casually.
"Don't worry, do I look like someone who likes to find trouble for himself?" Zhang Jie said with a smile, "By the way, how much does this intelligence cost?"
Veronica on the other end of the phone rolled her eyes, "Just put it on my tab for now."
Zhang Jie, after hanging up the phone, tapped his fingers rhythmically on the chair.
"The name Charles should be his alias. An assassin can't walk around society with their real name, except for an oddball like me."
After all, he had no attachments, so it didn't matter even if he told people his real name.
Other assassins, however, would never use their real names, as this would expose all their information.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jie immediately picked up the card Jackal had just left him and dialed the number on it.
Beep—
"Hello, who is this?"
After two rings, the call was answered. It was that familiar voice, with a strong London accent.
"It's me, Zhang Jie." Zhang Jie couldn't be bothered to beat around the bush and directly introduced himself.
"It hasn't been more than 10 minutes since I left your place, and you're already calling me. Have you already decided who you want to eliminate so quickly?"
To be honest, Jackal Charles was a bit surprised.
As fellow assassins, was there someone you couldn't eliminate?
"To be honest with you, this guy is a bit tricky. He's one of the heirs of the Italian Mafia. I hope you eliminate him. Of course, try not to leave any traces, because he might bring you a lot of trouble."
Zhang Jie spoke truthfully; he believed sincerity was the ultimate killing move.
Faced with Zhang Jie's sudden straightforwardness, Jackal Charles was also a little surprised.
"Alright, this mission will be 500,000 usd. I accept it." Impressed by Zhang Jie's directness, he decided not to quibble over the fact that this went far beyond 500,000 usd.
"I want you to eliminate Santino D'Antonio."
"Are you sure?"
Jackal Charles continued to confirm. He, of course, knew who Santino D'Antonio was; he was one of the members of the High Table, although he and his sister shared a seat.
But so what?
Even if he eliminated him, it would only be eliminating one person. As long as he didn't leave any traces, who would know he was the killer?
"Confirmed!"
"Okay, I accept."
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