Ultimate Firepower

"Trading sincerity for sincerity is of course possible; it’s just a matter of how one does it."

Gao Yi just quietly looked at John, and John calmly returned the gaze.

Luca, after much hesitation, suddenly asked, "So what do we do next?"

Now was the time for someone to be the game-changer, to stand up and propose the path forward for the Garden.

John looked at Luca and seriously said, "I think the first thing you need to do is ensure your own safety because the Andic Group is currently in a period of heightened stress. By heightened stress, I mean the Andic Group’s survival is at risk due to their CIA partners’ predicament. To demonstrate their value and to extinguish the threat at its infancy, they must act fast to eliminate you."

Pointing at Gao Yi, John continued, "I hope you realize something—that your current status and offensive capability are sufficient, but your defenses are inadequate. The reason is simple: you have no idea how a real assassin operates."

Gao Yi spread his hands and said, "So I’m not a real assassin then."

"No, no, no, being able to eliminate a target makes you a good assassin. It’s just that your methods differ from others, and they’re quite distinct from those of a conventional assassin. To put it this way, your fighting ability entitles you to be capricious and break the norms, but this doesn’t mean you are necessarily right or wrong."

John spoke objectively, and Gao Yi was quite pleased because Luca was always saying he didn’t resemble an assassin at all.

Luca interjected, "How do we ensure his safety then?"