Chapter 3: The Tarasov Family
"Beep, beep, beep." Castle's cell phone rang.
"Oh, Alexis, what's wrong?"
"Daddy, you texted me saying you were at my godfather's place?"
"Yes, John has something to do, so I'm at his house! You're home? Then you don't have to wait for me; I'll be back after I take care of John's business."
"Okay Dad, say hello to John for me!" Alexis hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Castle said to John, "Hey man, I know your only thought right now is to rush out for revenge, but believe me, since we already know the target, it is best to calm down and make a careful plan."
John: "Rick, you don't understand. The underground world has its own code of conduct, which is tooth for tooth, blood for blood!" Hearing the call from Alexis, John Wick's face, which had just gradually become gentle, quickly became ferocious again.
"I've dealt with the Tarasov family a lot in the past, and I know them too well. They are typical Russian gangsters, selling all sorts of illegal things, and they are lawless. They can do anything for money. Such people are like mad dogs. You can only beat them to death. If you beat them hard, they will not bite people. This is a grudge between me and them. A greasy middle-aged fat man like you can't help me with anything!" John said grimly.
"Ding, the plot-twisting auxiliary system has triggered the system task - please intervene in the plot immediately and help John Wick twist the plot while ensuring that the 'good and lawful' camp is maintained.
1. Help John Wick eliminate the Tarasov father and son.
2. Protect John Wick and his friend Marcus and keep them alive from the siege of killers attracted by Tarasov's bounty.
The final reward will be issued depending on the plot twist. The reward is the scientific and technological knowledge of the protagonist in each film and television drama, or a skill possessed by the person being helped (John Wick and Marcus).
Castle was about to speak when he was attracted by the sudden reminder sound. "Is there such a thing?" It seems that John must take him with him!
"John, don't say anything more. First of all, I will never let you fight the Tarasov family alone. Second, we are good friends, and I don't want Alexis to lose her godfather. Third, who said I can't help you? Intelligence! John, have you forgotten what my greatest skill is? My greatest skill is that I have friends all over the world."
"For writing purposes, I have consulted and interviewed countless professionals, including agents, hackers, gang leaders, and top killers like you. Most of them have become friends with me. You should be well aware of this, right?" Castle was unconvinced.
"Okay, okay, Rick, you can join, but you can only provide intelligence support." John Wick covered his forehead, looking like he had a headache.
"Let's get in the car first. When the time comes, who will care whether I can only provide intelligence support?" Castle felt happy. "I am very happy with your decision, John. So, the first step we need to take now is to understand the situation of our opponent. I can do that."
Although he might know more about the current information about the Tarasov family than John, who has been out of the underground world for several years, Castle could only say this in order to avoid John's suspicion.
"I know you want to kill those bastards of Tarasov Jr. right away. Then, we have to consider how Viggo will react once you kill Tarasov Jr. Viggo only has one son, Tarasov Jr., right?"
John: "Yes, in fact, even if Viggo had more than one son, he would still fight back. This is the tradition of their Russian mafia! Otherwise, who would be afraid of him? And if I kill Tarasov Jr. directly, then Viggo will most likely put a bounty on my life on the Continental Hotel's wanted list. After all, if he simply asked a killer to kill me, let alone whether he could kill me, it is hard to say whether other killers would accept his order!"
"No, you're wrong. If you kill little Tarasov directly, Viggo will immediately go to find your friend named Marcus. Although Marcus can really be considered your friend, who can blame me for the system that requires me to save his life as well?" Castle complained in his heart.
"Well, John, let's make a deal. I'll help you gather intelligence first. Before I gather the intelligence, you can't act on your own. DEAL?"
"Okay, I promise you, I won't go to find little Tarasov alone!" John replied helplessly, but in his heart, he secretly felt the warmth of being cared for.
"Do you want to come to my place? Martha hasn't seen you for a long time and she misses you too?" Castle asked.
"Forget it. I'm not in the right condition to go to your place now." John refused.
Castle: "Okay, I'll leave first. I'll try to find out the current situation of the Tarasov family tonight. I'll come back to you tomorrow!"
Although he knew that Little Tarasov must be taking a sauna downstairs in his nightclub, Castle decided to put it aside for now. He also believed that since John had promised him, he would definitely not go to Little Tarasov alone. Taking this opportunity, Castle planned to go home and study his "plot twist auxiliary system."
Sitting in his Ferrari, Castle let out a long sigh, "What kind of thing is this? On the first day of my time traveling, I met one of the most murderous maniacs in the history of movies. Although he was forced! Forget it, forget it. I don't want to think about these things anymore. I should go back quickly and study the golden finger. By the way, I should also confirm whether this world is just the real world in the movie or the extraordinary world in the movie. Please don't give me a Tony Stark!"
John Wick stood in front of the French window and looked at the rear lights of Richard Castle's car as he drove away. The lights outside dimly reflected on his expressionless handsome face, and gradually sank into darkness...