Chapter 15 There Must Be Some Problem

Luca seemed a bit overambitious and underqualified.

That is to say, Luca wanted to make that one million dollars, and he thought Gao Yi suited his plans perfectly, so he decisively saved Gao Yi's life, finding himself a reliable executor for his plans.

Then, that was it.

The idea was good, and he had the boldness, but when it came time to take action, Luca's abilities couldn't match his ideas, which was exactly what being overambitious and underqualified entailed.

As for the mission at hand, Gao Yi felt he needed to gather more information first.

"Tell me what's going on with this restaurant."

Luca raised his eyebrows and said, "I've tried gathering some intelligence on this, but there's nothing online, so there's no progress for now. We'll know once we visit the site ourselves."

"How do you expect me to enter this restaurant? What should I do once inside? What can I do to make the target approach me voluntarily?"

Luca, unfazed, responded, "I have only a vague idea, a concept. I definitely won't waste time and energy studying a plan that can't be implemented without the right person."

Gao Yi stared in astonishment and then said, "So, you mean before you met me, you hadn't really looked into how to execute it?"

Luca, somewhat helplessly, said, "I've been working on this lately. I have started gathering intelligence, but it's hard to get anything substantial."

Luca was unrelilable, truly.

Although Luca indeed had more experience, that was all it was.

Gao Yi pondered for a long time and then suddenly said, "Why does the target visit a Chinese restaurant once a month?"

"Because he loves the food there."

That reason was too compelling and indeed accurate.

Gao Yi could only continue, "Why? Is it because the food is exceptionally delicious?"

"Of course, what else could it be?"

Luca thought Gao Yi's question was rather silly, so he looked at him as if Gao Yi was the foolish one.

Gao Yi sighed and asked, "So, what type of cuisine does this restaurant serve? What are the flavors like? Is it the most famous restaurant locally? Is it the only Chinese restaurant there? Is the owner Chinese or local? Are the chefs Chinese or local? You want me to blend into this restaurant, what role should I take on, chef or waiter?"

Luca waved his hand and said, "Your questions are valid, but we need to see the place in person to get answers. I can't do that soon; Suakoko is too small and too poor, and there's no information available about it on the Dark Web because there are no connections there with the Dark Web."

Gao Yi, without hesitation, said, "Then how do you know that the target eats at the same Chinese restaurant every month?"

"It's from the Dark Web again. It came from a previous assassin broker, who tried to leverage this point, so he spread the word in the circle that he needed a collaboration with a Chinese. But there are too few Chinese assassins in the circle, and the assassin he could find was Caucasian, who couldn't blend in, and blending into the restaurant was useless anyway, so the plan was scrapped."

Gao Yi didn't know whether to feel lucky or disappointed. After thinking it over, he decided he should feel fortunate for his luck.

Just the lack of Chinese assassins led Luca to invest in saving his life on a vague idea—if that wasn't luck, what was?

After a moment of reflection, Gao Yi nodded and said, "Alright, I understand now."

"What do you understand?"

"I thought you had a complete plan that only needed implementing. But now it seems we have to start planning from scratch."

Luca spread his hands and said, "Yes, as an agent, I've found the right mission and the right assassin. It's up to you to figure out the specifics of the plan and the execution."

Luca admitted it easily, but Gao Yi felt dazed.

Finally, Gao Yi couldn't help but say, "But I'm not an assassin!"

"But you are now."

Being forcefully charged with such a task wasn't pleasant, but Luca made too much sense for Gao Yi to object.

"Alright, then let's prepare to go, but are you sure you can handle the preparations?"

Luca nodded and then said solemnly, "Of course, I'll take care of the preparations. I'll prepare your passport and visa immediately, then we'll go to Liberia first, and after preparing there, we'll enter Suakoko."

Gao Yi pressed his hand against his forehead and said, "A Chinese restaurant—I have to use the advantage of my skin color, either as a chef or as a waiter."

"Yes."

Gao Yi, visibly annoyed, said, "But do you think it's possible for me, a Chinese man, to work as a waiter in a remote tropical rainforest town in a restaurant?"

Luca shook his head and said, "It's unlikely; using local staff is obviously cheaper. But it's not impossible; having a Chinese person as a live advertisement in a Chinese restaurant is quite normal, though the most likely possibility is for you to work as a chef."

"Do I look like a chef?"

Luca scrutinized Gao Yi carefully, then shook his head and said, "It's not apparent, but since you ask that way, you're definitely not a chef."

Gao Yi said despairingly, "I can cook some basic meals, but I'm not a chef. I can't make any complex dishes, which means if I want to infiltrate a Chinese restaurant, I need to start by learning how to cook…"

Luca nodded and then said seriously, "You're right. If you can't, learn. Assassins are multi-talented because they have to be multi-talented."

"Do you know how hard it is to be a chef?"

Gao Yi was furious, glaring at Luca, and said loudly, "Do you know how complex Chinese cuisine is? Do you know how long it takes to train as a chef?"

Luca said earnestly, "How picky do you think the taste buds of a small town in the rainforest in Africa are, or rather, do you know how easily satisfied they might be?"

Gao Yi took a deep breath and then helplessly waved his hand, saying, "Stop talking, I'm afraid we won't be able to continue this mission if we keep discussing this."

Luca shared the sentiment but still said with an innocent face, "I just want to state again, my plan is not yet perfect, so I'm not planning to embark on this mission immediately. You were too eager, it was your constant questioning that made me tell you about this mission."

Gao Yi waved his hand and said, "Let's sort out the passport, manage the visa, and head to Africa to figure things out there."

"I'll start preparations right away. Also, I need to remind you that the internet connection in Suakoko is very unstable, so we might not be able to live stream the evidence, and I also might not be there when you act..."

Luca looked at Gao Yi solemnly and said, "We might need another way to verify, like public news combined with any evidence we can provide. Whether it's public news or catching up with evidence afterward, at least we need a clear shot of the target's face, so make sure you don't smash the target's face up!"

Gao Yi, slightly impatient, said, "No chance of that happening, it's a mere coincidence this time. Next time, even if there's a similar situation, I can just aim for the heart, right?"

Luca nodded, then couldn't help but look at Gao Yi's chest.

Gao Yi, annoyed, said, "Stop looking; I'll hit both sides until it's rotten, until the target is certainly dead! Damn it, all I have are my hands; how on earth can I assure the target is definitely dead? Should I prepare some kind of weapon?"

"Definitely can't shoot the head with a gun, but don't worry, the Dark Web has many forms of verification. Live streaming is just the simplest and most convenient, but it's not the only way. We'll figure something out."

As they discussed more difficulties, Luca gave an embarrassed smile and then tried to change the subject.

"Why I say you are a natural-born assassin is because you're a Mirror Image Man; your vital points are not located where they usually are in others, which means you have a slight edge—an assassin rarely shoots someone in the head to ensure death. Even the Andic Group assassin made a mistake not realizing you were still alive. Ha, ha."

Gao Yi was unconcerned and said, "Who says the Andic Group doesn't shoot again? They put a bullet in everyone's head."

Luca's laughter stopped abruptly as he stared at Gao Yi in amazement.

"Why are you looking at me like that? The Andic Group's assassins didn't have a chance to shoot me again because I killed them all!"

Gao Yi said proudly, "Two people, two gunmen, I killed one first and then, after getting shot, I killed the other. How could they shoot me again?"

Luca stood up, looking extremely astonished and panicked as he stared at Gao Yi and said, "You... you killed two Andic Group assassins?"

"Yes."

Luca swallowed hard, his face blank as he said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"You never asked."

Luca put a hand on his forehead, murmuring, "Fuck! Shit! No wonder the Andic Group had to hire a local Scavenger—they needed to clean up their own assassins' bodies..."

Gao Yi frowned and asked softly, "Is there a problem?"

Luca sighed and nodded, "There's a problem, a big problem—oh no, now I'm in trouble too..."

Gao Yi frowned, "What kind of trouble? Are they going to retaliate?"

Luca took a deep breath and said, "I don't know exactly what problems, but I know there will definitely be problems. The Andic Group doesn't allow its missions to fail."

Gao Yi immediately said, "But their target wasn't me."

Luca helplessly said, "No one knows if the Andic Group will retaliate. We don't know what happened or what's going to happen next, but we're already in big trouble! Let's stop talking here; we need to leave, leave this place, leave Thailand, right now!"