America: John Wick 1924

Chapter 84: Kill Martin! Successfully playing the roles of "Assassin" and "Paladin"!
Where is Matteo Rossi?

Li Yu asked directly.

Martin still clutched his forehead, his right eye stained with gushing blood. He could only barely open his left eye, casting a look at Li Yu with a mixture of confusion, surprise, and other emotions.

"Ma...Matheo? What do you want with Matteo?"

"Martin Rossi, did you know that a person's fingernail can be flipped open like a toilet seat?"

After saying that, Li Yu squatted down, snatched Martin's right hand without saying a word, and then inserted the tip of the dagger into the nail of Martin's right thumb.

"Aa ...

One fingernail, one flip—this fingernail flipped up like a toilet seat.

"If you want to save your other nails, answer my question quickly. You have no right to ask questions, only an obligation to answer them."

The ten fingers are connected to the heart; the fingernails were forcibly pried open... Only those with strong willpower can endure such pain.

Clearly, Martin is not that kind of person.

Seeing the dagger approaching again, he dared not be careless any longer. He gasped for breath from the excruciating pain as he stammered:

“Ma, Matteo... he... has been... staying at... your... private villa recently…”

"Your Excellency? Don Rossi?"

Martin nodded vigorously.

Why is Matteo holed up in his father's villa?

"He...recently had...a new inspiration...so he...locked himself in his room...to concentrate on composing music..."

Where is Don Rossi's private villa?

Martin did not immediately answer Li Yu's new question.

He raised his eyes, staring at Li Yu with a look of utter astonishment:

"What...what do you want to do...? You want to kill Matteo...?"

Before Li Yu could respond, he let out a few cold laughs.

Perhaps because of the mention of his family, which he was so proud of, the fear on Martin's face faded considerably, replaced by a ferocious and arrogant expression.

I advise you to... give up as soon as possible...

"Your private villa...is guarded by more than sixty gunmen at all times..."

"It is both a luxurious villa and a heavily guarded fortress..."

"Let me tell you something else... Matteo rarely goes out... He spends most of the year... living in your private villa..."

"When he occasionally goes out... he is accompanied by... a large number of bodyguards..."

"Your Excellency has provided Matteo with... the most luxurious bodyguard team..."

"You... can't possibly kill Matteo... and you're no match for... my family...!"

Martin became increasingly agitated as he spoke. By the end, his words were filled with a cathartic roar.

Ignoring his threats, Li Yu silently raised the dagger in his hand and pried off the nails of the remaining four fingers on Martin's right hand in one go.

"Aa ...

Martin rolled on the ground in pain, his ferocious and arrogant expression gone, leaving only intense agony.

"I've already said, answer whatever I ask you, don't talk nonsense, and don't waste my time."

"However, I'd still like to thank you for the information you just provided."

"I don't care how many guards are in that villa, nor how many bodyguards Matteo has around him."

"Even if your family has an entire army, what I'm going to do won't change: kill everyone who gets in my way."

“Now, Martin Rossi, I’m giving you one more chance. Tell me the exact location of Don Rossi’s private villa.” Li Yu said, grabbing Martin’s left hand and making a move to insert the tip of a dagger into the space between his left thumb and index finger.

Martin, driven nearly mad by the pain, gritted his teeth and quickly rattled off a string of place names.

After silently noting it down, Li Yu posed the next question:
"When you and Matteo were vandalizing that café, who else besides the two of you was responsible?"

"W-what coffee shop?"

"Weren't you talking so enthusiastically just now? You ruined a coffee shop because of 'bad service'."

Martin's cheeks were filled with confusion.

Although confused, he no longer had the energy to disobey Li Yu, so he immediately replied:

“There are two more… they are my personal bodyguards… the two you shot first… you blew their heads off…”

Li Yu nodded, muttering to himself:
"He's already dead... That's good. Now I feel much more at ease."

Martin raised his timid gaze and cautiously looked Li Yu up and down.

The surge of adrenaline had subsided, and the biological instinct for survival began to rise.

He swallowed hard and said in a trembling voice:
"I've answered all your questions... You should be satisfied now, right...?"
"Since your target is Matteo... then go settle accounts with Matteo... I'm innocent... let me go..."

"I am Don Rossi's nephew... Don Rossi likes me very much..."

“I swear to God… as long as you let me go… I will never retaliate… and I will even persuade Don Rossi not to pursue this matter… I am confident I can convince Don Rossi…!”

Li Yu gave Martin a meaningful look, then said in a low voice:

"Martin Rossi, have you read the Bible? There's a passage in the Bible that's quite suitable to read now."

Proverbs 20:8

“‘The king sits on the throne of judgment, and with his eyes he drives away all evil.’”

After reciting the poem, Li Yu gripped the dagger in his hand tightly.

"The owner of Starlight Cafe sends his greetings."

Martin's eyes widened immediately:

Starlight Cafe—he remembered that name.

It was the name of the café that he and Matteo burned down.

"you……"

Before Martin could finish speaking, Li Yu plunged the dagger in his hand into Martin's chin from bottom to top.

The sharp blade pierced Martin's head to the hilt.

Martin's body trembled slightly as if he had been electrocuted, then his eyes rolled back, revealing the bloodshot whites of his eyes.

To ensure Martin's utter death, Li Yu added another move—he used a dagger as a handle and forcefully twisted Martin's head.

With a snap, Martin's head turned 180 degrees, becoming a strange shape with his chin facing the sky and his head touching the ground, dead as could be.

The moment after sending Martin to meet God, a series of system notifications rang in Li Yu's mind:
[Ding! Recite the Bible during wartime; annihilate the wicked and wicked. Successfully played the role of "Holy Knight"]

["Paladin" progress: 43% → 68%]

[Ding! Upholding justice and eliminating evil; avenging countless righteous people. Successfully playing the role of a "good and righteous person"]

[Progress of "Good Samaritans and Righteous Individuals": 25% → 40%]

[Ding! You successfully infiltrated the enemy base and eliminated the target while remaining invisible, without revealing your true identity to anyone. You have successfully played the role of "assassin."]

[Assassin Progress: 0% → 30%]

(End of this chapter)