France, Marquis's Castle
A High Table adjudicator found the Marquis, who was admiring a painting. He presented Chen Ye's challenge, saying, "This is a challenge from Chen Ye of Hell's Kitchen. According to the rules, you must accept it."
The Marquis, initially unconcerned, spread his hands and crossed his legs, looking quite comfortable, and said, "According to the rules of the High Table, someone who doesn't belong to any High Table family shouldn't be able to issue a challenge, right?"
The High Table adjudicator lowered his head and told the Marquis, "Just today, the High Table unanimously agreed that Kingpin replaced the New York Antonio Family to establish a new family. According to the rules, Chen Ye is representing the Fisk Family to challenge you."
Upon hearing this, the Marquis's pleasant mood instantly plummeted.
Although he remained outwardly composed, the pressure from Chen Ye, representing Hell's Kitchen, was impossible to completely conceal.
The Marquis was no longer as relaxed as before. He stood up, hands on his hips, his eyes unfocused, possibly recalling the experience of being beaten and fleeing in a sorry state just a few days ago.
As a Marquis of the High Table, he knew very well that the challenge could not be refused. Moreover, the High Table adjudicator had mentioned Kingpin, or rather, Chen Ye's demand.
First, there was the five hundred million in compensation, along with John Wick's freedom, and the rebuilding of the New York Continental Hotel, with all the repair costs borne by the Marquis.
Of course, all of this was contingent on Chen Ye's victory.
The Marquis looked at the painting in front of him and readily agreed; after all, he had no choice but to accept. Only now did he realize how heavy the price of provoking Hell's Kitchen was.
Subsequently, the Marquis decided the location for the challenge would be the Eiffel Tower at noon.
The High Table's adjudicator said, "I will convey this to Mr. Chen Ye." Then, he turned and left.
Leaving the Marquis to ponder.
Hell's Kitchen, Good Fortune Restaurant
"Alright, I understand," Chen Ye said, hanging up the phone. John Wick and Winston waited anxiously beside him.
Chen Ye slowly spoke, "The Marquis has agreed to the terms. He'll go to Paris tomorrow to discuss the duel."
John Wick and Winston exchanged glances, both breathing a sigh of relief. They hadn't expected Chen Ye to actually convince the High Table to agree to such an outrageous condition.
"However, France is the Marquis's territory. Are you sure the Marquis will obediently participate in the duel?" Winston clearly saw the problem.
"Of course, I know it's the Marquis's turf, and I know he won't let me participate in the duel easily. After all, he knows who the loser will be if we actually duel," Chen Ye smiled slightly.
Chen Ye naturally knew what the Marquis was thinking. It was nothing more than using his family's influence to gather people and kill Chen Ye before the duel.
If the Marquis wanted to kill Chen Ye, didn't Chen Ye want to kill the Marquis? Not just the Marquis himself, but also to wipe out the Marquis's forces entirely.
If Chen Ye had chosen to do it in New York, while he could kill the Marquis, other members of the Marquis's family would come to retaliate continuously. Although Chen Ye wasn't afraid of retaliation, it would still bring him unexpected trouble.
So, the best way is to get it over with once and for all. Just go straight to their turf and see whose people are tougher. When you're in this business, you need to talk about power and strength. What, are there fewer people I can call on from Hell's Kitchen in Paris?
"Get ready. John and Old Ma are coming with me to Paris to take care of business. As for you, Winston, stay here and wait for my good news with Pietro." After saying that, Chen Ye got up to pack his things and get ready to leave.
The next day at noon, Chen Ye brought John Wick to the appointed meeting on time. After confirmation by a High Table messenger, the Marquis was already sitting on the chair at the duel table, with his legs crossed, waiting for a long time.
Seeing Chen Ye and John Wick, the culprit who caused everything, the Marquis's face showed a hint of hatred, and then instantly smiled and said to Chen Ye:
"Mr. Chen Ye, you are indeed a man of great talent. The matter with Hell's Kitchen before was my mistake. In this case, I will pay five hundred million dollars as compensation.
As long as you hand John Wick over to me, I can pretend that nothing happened.
After all, you have already become a member of the High Table, just like me. You don't have to risk everything for an insignificant assassin, do you?"
Chen Ye sat across from the Marquis. Ignoring the Marquis for the moment, he spoke to Master Ye behind him in Chinese, "Master Ye, Hell's Kitchen Community College is preparing to enroll students." Obviously, Chen Ye wanted to tell Master Ye in this roundabout way that his daughter was safe. Originally, Chen Ye didn't want to be so ostentatious; even using Chinese carried the risk of exposure, making it easy for the Marquis across from him to guess. But Master Ye was blind, and hand gestures wouldn't work, so he had to use his voice to tell him.
The Marquis, who was next to them, looked at Chen Ye and Master Ye with a puzzled expression, not expecting them to have any connection. His face turned grim.
Master Ye obviously understood what Chen Ye meant, but there was no change in his expression. Those who didn't know better would think Master Ye was ignoring Chen Ye.
In reality, the system had already informed Chen Ye,
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host for successfully adding Cain as a friend."
"Obtained attribute: Swordsmanship Lv7."
"Congratulations to the host, Cain's favorability has increased to two stars."
"Acquired Attribute: Hearing Enhancement Lv8."
"Congratulations, Host, Cain's Favorability has increased to three stars."
"Acquired Attribute: Martial Arts Proficiency Lv7."
"Do you wish to merge immediately?"
"Yes," Chen Ye quickly replied in his mind. It seemed his daughter was indeed very important to him.
Coming back to his senses, Chen Ye hurriedly asked the Marquis, "I'm sorry, what were you just saying? I didn't quite hear it clearly."
The Marquis narrowed his eyes, clearly displeased by Chen Ye's dismissive attitude. He just wanted to kill this arrogant guy, but he still suppressed his anger.
"It doesn't matter. I was saying, you can take John Wick…"
Chen Ye shook his finger, interrupting, "What you say isn't important. John Wick is my friend. You know, people from Hell's Kitchen have one characteristic: they protect their own. I just need to confirm that you want to kill my friend, so stop the nonsense and get on with it."
As Chen Ye finished speaking, the system's voice sounded in his mind again.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host, John Wick's favorability has increased to three stars."
"Obtained attribute: Assassination Mastery Lv10"
"Congratulations to the host, John Wick's favorability has increased to four stars."
"Obtained attribute: Driving Mastery Lv9"
"Congratulations to the host, John Wick's favorability has increased to five stars."
"Acquired Attribute: Dog-Raising: Lv10."
"Do you want to merge immediately?"
"Merge immediately."
Chen Ye instantly felt the skeletal structure of a human body appear in his mind, knowing exactly where to strike for a kill.
Looking at his acquired Dog-Raising mastery, Chen Ye couldn't help but make a comment. John Wick really loved dogs. This dog-raising skill was almost maxed out. Luckily, he also had a dog at home.
The moment Chen Ye saw the system prompt, he knew John Wick truly considered him a good friend. Hell's Kitchen was once again welcoming a legendary killer, though unfortunately, he was retired.
However, the Hell's Kitchen school could add a self-defense class in the future, with John Wick teaching. After all, New York was so chaotic. Even if the children left Hell's Kitchen, they would still need some self-preservation skills.
"Alright, alright. You're determined to oppose me, then you can go to hell with your good friend." It was obvious that the Marquis had lost his patience and no longer intended to abide by the High Table's rules.
He waved his hand, and countless assassins who had been ambushing from all sides charged out. Even two helicopters appeared in the sky.
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