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"I came to find you to fight the Brotherhood together."

As he spoke, Cao Gui flicked his wrist, and the butcher's corpse appeared out of thin air.

However, Wesley, on the other side, immediately cursed upon seeing the corpse of his former comrade: "Damn it, you two bastards!"

"I curse those who give birth to sons to be blind, I curse you all to be forever condemned to hell and tormented by demons!"

Cao Gui's lips twitched. This guy was really ruthless. He then turned around and walked into an empty room, leaving the space to the cross and his silly son.

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Chapter 22 Blood Orchid

In the study with the cross, Cao Gui's gaze lingered on the parchment, silently browsing the information on it.

This is full of English words that Cao Gui couldn't understand, leaving him completely bewildered.

Of course, it's not that Cao Gui's English is bad; the original owner of this body had lived in this country for so long, how could he not understand English?

The reason Cao Gui couldn't understand it was because the English on it was Old English from two or three hundred years ago, and the vocabulary and grammar were very different from those of today. Well... in the end, it was indeed because Cao Gui's English level was not good enough.

Fortunately, the cross also came with a pre-translated sheet of paper, which Cao Gui could easily read.

This document contains detailed records of all the medicinal materials and their extraction and preparation methods, which are quite complicated and difficult to produce.

No wonder Sloan didn't promote this product. The cost was too high, making large-scale application impossible. Moreover, those who needed large quantities of this drug were mostly soldiers and assassins—people who required intense combat. Allowing these people to use it would be tantamount to raising a tiger to threaten Sloan's interests.

Cao Gui knows many of the medicinal herbs listed on this parchment. Even if you don't know them, you can find out the general information by searching online.

However, there was one medicinal herb called Blood Orchid that Cao Gui had never heard of. Not only had Cao Gui never heard of it, but there was also no information about it on the internet, and it could not even be found in the FBI's database.

The parchment only briefly describes its appearance and that it grows in Borneo.

After pondering for a long time without success, Cao Gui stopped worrying and turned to go find the cross. Sloan was now a major enemy and needed to be dealt with as soon as possible.

Cao Gui seemed to have heard faint sounds of fighting just now, so the father and son must have reached an agreement.

Pushing open the door, I saw that, as expected, Wesley's ropes had been untied, and his face was bruised and swollen.

It's not a big problem. The cross was handled with great care; it's all superficial wounds. A medicated bath for an hour or so should be enough to heal it.

"It seems you've reached an agreement." Cao Gui pulled over a chair and sat down in front of the two shirtless men.

He felt inexplicably disappointed. If he could bring the Fire Fox back for a medicinal bath... that would definitely be a great perk.

"It's settled."

Cross nodded, but a great deal of doubt arose in his heart. Cao Gui knew him and the Brotherhood too well.

In the battle at the unfinished building just now, Cao Gui not only used bullet time to kill the gunsmith, but also accurately kidnapped Wesley. Moreover, he knew his codename, the codename Firefox, and his relationship with the Brotherhood.

This person probably didn't understand his own principles, which is why he seemed somewhat surprised when he heard that he readily handed over the medicinal bath formula.

"Then let's talk about the Brotherhood?" Cao Gui said. "I'm mortal enemies with the Brotherhood. Tell me, when do we start taking action?"

Cross frowned. "Talking about the Brotherhood is fine, but I should at least know your name, right?"

Cao Gui raised his hand and flung his FBI badge toward the cross.

Cross took a look and was taken aback. He was too open and there was no sign that he wanted to hide his identity. Wasn't he afraid that Cross had ulterior motives?

Seeing his confusion, Cao Gui couldn't help but chuckle. This guy had been an assassin too much, to the point that he forgot that the FBI was a position that could be openly and legitimately operating in the open. Even at the beginning of adult films, the FBI could openly issue warnings, so what was there to hide?

Only a disgusting organization like the CIA needs to hide in the shadows.

"Okay, Mr. Cao, it's nice to meet you."

"You're welcome, Mr. Klose, the assassin."

"..."

The cross paused, then slowly spoke:

“Originally, the Brotherhood’s core assassins, including myself, totaled 22 people. So far, I’ve hunted down 6, and with the 3 you’ve eliminated, there are now 12 left. My original plan was to wait until their numbers dropped below 10 before…”

“To correct you, Mr. Cross,” Cao Gui said, “I killed a total of five members of the Brotherhood. Besides the three you know, there were two others: the repairman and a woman.”

Upon hearing this, Cross was taken aback for a moment, then overjoyed: "That's great! Now the enemy only has 10 people left, we can begin our operation."

Cao Gui nodded; he shared the same thought, and resolving the Sloan issue as soon as possible was his top priority.

During their conversation, the two had already settled everything. As for Wesley, he remained silent and stayed quiet throughout.

Real diving!

Seeing Wesley's bitter and resentful face, Cao Gui immediately thought of Firefox, who might be a fighting asset worth trying to acquire. So he asked:

"Speaking of which, did you kill Fiery Fox?"

Upon hearing this, Wesley, who was diving, suddenly stood up. Before, after being captured, he had been dreaming of dying rather than surrendering, but after being disciplined by his father's iron fist, he fell into fear and guilt.

Now, when Cao Gui mentions Fire Fox, he immediately perks up.

"Yes, Father, how is Fiery Fox now?" Wesley asked anxiously.

Cross's face darkened, and he wanted nothing more than to smash his lust-crazed son: "She's not dead. I hit her thigh, and she should be alive by now."

"Alright, let's talk about how to deal with Sloan," Cao Gui said.

“Don’t worry about that, I already have a well-developed idea,” Cross said with a smile. “This method comes from the insecticide you killed.”

Cao Gui was taken aback, then immediately thought of the rat bomb. In the original story, Wesley also used this method to destroy the Brotherhood.

"In that case, shall we begin?"

"Don't worry, Wesley and I are still injured."

……

Time passed slowly, and Cao Gui was almost asleep waiting for the two of them. But just as he was getting sleepy, Cross and Wesley suddenly emerged from the medicinal bath, saying that they could begin their operation, leaving Cao Gui speechless.

So, the three men stayed up late into the night and went to the supermarket to buy a huge amount of peanut butter and cheese.

He then hurriedly ran to the vicinity of the sewers, caught nearly a thousand rats, and even manually strapped watch-shaped plastic bombs to each rat overnight.

Looking at the truckload of chattering rats, Cao Gui felt a pang of sympathy. Even without trypophobia, he would find the sight unbearable, let alone the thought of planting bombs on them.

Cao Gui thought for a moment, then went to the FBI's safe house and got a nuclear radiation protective suit. With so many rats around, Cao Gui didn't want to catch any strange disease.

Seeing Cao Gui's exaggeratedly fully armed appearance, Cross and Wesley, who were originally unarmed, suddenly felt uncomfortable. After thinking for a moment, they decided to get a gas mask for protection.

By the time Cao Gui, Cross, and Wesley finished setting up the rat bomb, it was already broad daylight.

"Come on, I'll get you some equipment, and then it'll be time to fight to the death."

The cross spoke slowly, leading Cao Gui and Wesley to his armory.

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Chapter 23 The Attack Begins

Cao Gui didn't stay at the Cross Armory for long. After replenishing his supplies with pistol bullets, shotgun shells, and body armor, he left.

At present, Cao Gui's fighting style is mainly physical combat and swordsmanship. He also uses spears, but he is not very good at them and does not particularly like them.

Cao Gui was reviewing Cross's battle plan. Despite his simple description, Cross had made thorough preparations. He had produced structural diagrams and topographical maps of the entire textile factory, covered with markings indicating where the sections were thick and thin, which were load-bearing points, and which were weak points. Cross had clearly written everything down.

The students' dormitories, the core assassins' single bedrooms, and especially Sloan's office and room, were all marked in red. Cross had made countless preparations for that ten-minute detonation time.

Cao Gui nodded repeatedly. That's how the world is. Even a few minutes can take countless hours to prepare foreplay.

Then, the father and son, both wearing black bulletproof vests, came out. The cross was holding an AWM sniper rifle. The huge gun and scope made Cao Gui gasp. Although he was not good with guns, it did not mean that Cao Gui did not like guns.

Cross seems to have a particular fondness for Magnum products: his sniper rifle is an AWM, his pistol is a Magnum Eagle P, while Wesley simply carries two Beretta 92F pistols.

As for Cao Gui, he used all his own spoils of war: a Benelli M4 and a Tokarev TT-33, which has another name in China: the Type 54 pistol.

Looking at his two fully equipped teammates, Cross nodded and said, "Our plan is simple: you drive the car through the gate and release the rats, while I provide cover for you with a sniper rifle."

As he spoke, Cross patted the AWM in his hand.

"While all the rats have entered the factory and are waiting for the detonation, I will rush over to meet you. Once the detonation begins, we will hunt them down freely until all those who resist are killed."

"Understood!"

"Yes, Father."

"Let's go, let's set off!"

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No. 17 Textile Factory

After a night of medicinal bath treatment, Firefox's injuries were basically healed. She quickly reported to Sloan about the battle in the unfinished building and the possibility of Cao Gui and Cross joining forces.

However, Sloan was not too shocked or uneasy when he heard the news; on the contrary, he was somewhat pleasantly surprised.

What is he most worried about?

It was Cao Gui who recklessly used the FBI's power to destroy the Brotherhood, and it was the cross that prevented them from going all out to kill Cao Gui.

But now, both problems have been solved. Cao Gui and Shizi have joined forces, which means he has no intention of using the FBI. Similarly, the two enemies have become one, so he doesn't have to be distracted and fight on two fronts.

Thinking of this, Sloan couldn't help but laugh. He'd made one blunder after another; even God was on his side.

However, Firefox was not so optimistic. She had witnessed Cao Gui's near-perfect assassination: Insecticide and Gunsmith, two assassins who were on par with her, were killed in an instant, unable to even retaliate.

Let's not even mention the cross and Wesley, those two traitors.

Just as Firefox was filled with worry, the roar of a car engine suddenly rang out outside the textile factory. Firefox and Sloan exchanged a glance, and immediately thought of the cross and Cao Gui.

But... attacking their stronghold in broad daylight, isn't that just courting death? You have to understand, they still have hundreds of ordinary assassins and 10 core assassins who know bullet time and gunfighting techniques.

The roar of the engine grew closer and closer. Without a second thought, the two grabbed their weapons and prepared for battle.

Outside, the moment the car started to drive, the other Brotherhood assassins were already ready for battle.

The order to maintain a level-two combat readiness had just been issued, and their vigilance was already at its highest. However, when they saw a lone garbage truck, they were all somewhat taken aback.

Whose general is this, that he is so brave?

Clang!

Wesley drove his garbage truck and crashed into several dilapidated cars piled up in front of Textile Mill No. 17. Inside the textile mill, Sloan, seeing this, immediately calmed down.

Standing by the window, playing cat's cradle, he looked down at Wesley and Cao Gui.

“Let’s begin,” Cao Gui said.