Ultimate Firepower

Chapter 4 A match made in heaven
Gao Yi finally found a way to make money that was very suitable for him and was tailor-made for him.

If Gao Yi wasn't really suitable to be a killer, Luca wouldn't risk losing a lot of money to save him.

Now that Gao Yi is alive, Luca’s investment has a very good return prospect.

This is called a match made in heaven.

"You made a very correct decision!"

Luca must have been very happy. The moment Gao Yi agreed to cooperate, he seemed to have seen a lot of money.

For Gao Yi, since he has decided to cooperate, he has to take the initiative.

First of all, Gao Yi wanted to know what this dark web was all about.

"Since we are cooperating, can you tell me what the dark web is all about?"

Luca said without hesitation: "The dark web is a trading platform, just like the Amazon of the underground world, except that the transactions on the dark web cover everything you can imagine. Of course, they are all illegal."

"Does this include the killer's business?"

"It's not just about assassins. There are also mercenaries, intelligence, human trafficking, and all kinds of illegal goods transactions. All the services you need are available on the dark web."

"Does it also include emergency rescue operations, like you rescued me?"

Luca became more serious. He shook his head and said, "Oh, this is a little different. The emergency assistance service you chose is a benefit provided by the dark web to platform partners or platform merchants."

"What does welfare mean?"

"All transactions on the dark web require a service fee of at least 10 percent, but this emergency help is free, which is a benefit."

“Can anyone use it?”

“Only partners registered on the dark web can use this function. Ordinary users cannot enjoy this benefit.”

Gao Yi looked at the phone Luca placed next to him and said, "Is it a special phone? Or can an ordinary phone access the dark web?"

"You can access the dark web with an ordinary mobile phone. The one you have is a registered scavenger's phone. The lowest-level scavenger's phone does not have an identification function, so you can use this phone to ask for help. However, the phones of some senior partners and senior customers are customized and have the function of identifying the user's identity, and can even self-destruct."

Gao Yi picked up the phone he had taken from the scavenger, pressed it once, but the screen was still black.

Luca shrugged and said, "Even if you can crack this phone, without the account name and password, you definitely can't open the dark web."

Gao Yi put down his phone and said with a wry smile: "Then why did you give me this phone?"

"Of course the items you are holding must be returned to you. This is the basic professional ethics of a service industry practitioner."

"Service industry..."

Think about it, killers are part of the service industry.

Gao Yi looked at Luca and said, "So you are a killer?"

"I registered as a killer on the dark web, but I am just a middleman, or an intermediary. You can call me a broker, but I never take on the work of a killer myself."

Luca is honest, and Gao Yi likes honest people.

"Then...can I register an account on the dark web?"

“You can register as a regular user at any time, but if you want to register as a service provider or supplier, there are only two ways: one is a dark web invitation, and the other is a recommendation from a senior registered user.”

Luca spread his hands and said, "But I don't recommend you to register, because there are many police or intelligence agencies in many countries fishing on the dark web. Once you register, you can basically only stay in the underground world."

This is a problem.

Gao Yi really wants to make a lot of money now, but what he wants is to take the money home and enjoy it with a legal and open identity.

Gao Yi was born under the red flag after all, and up to now, he had never taken the initiative to do anything illegal, so he instinctively resisted entering the underground world as a registered killer. If he didn't register, he could only accept missions through Luca, but this was not a problem.

Gao Yi owes Luca money and can only pay it back after making money through this cooperation. Even if he wants to register, Luca will not agree, let alone recommend it.

So whether or not to register can be decided after this mission is over.

"Okay, I roughly understand. You take an assassination mission from the dark web, I'll complete it, and then we split the commission equally. Is that right?"

"Yes, let me explain first. According to industry rules, as a middleman, I can only charge a service fee of 30% at most. But this time we are working together. I am not only responsible for taking on the mission, but also for the preliminary intelligence work and the subsequent evacuation. Therefore, it is very reasonable and fair for us to split the commission equally. Do you agree?"

Luca only talked about whether it was reasonable to split the profits equally, but he did not mention saving Gao Yi's life.

In Gao Yi's opinion, Luca saved his life and also paid for it and took the risk, so based on these, the profit should be shared equally between the two of them.

"I agree, an even split makes perfect sense."

Luca nodded, he laughed and said, "When I saw you, I had a feeling that I had to save you. After saving you, I will definitely make a lot of money!"

"Uh, actually you don't have to add the last sentence..."

Gao Yi was once again impressed by Luca's honesty, and then he said helplessly: "Then tell me the details of this mission."

"Don't worry about this. It won't be too late to talk about it after your injury is completely healed."

"But given my current condition, it will take at least two months for me to take action, right?"

"It's okay. This public mission has a long deadline, and I also need to collect intelligence on the target now. This will take some time, so it's a good time for you to recover."

Luca seemed unwilling to explain in detail right now. Gao Yi felt that he couldn't force him. He thought for a moment and said, "What do you mean by public mission?"

"Anyone can take an open mission. It's posted on the killer trading platform. No matter if it's one of the top killer organizations on the dark web or a rookie killer like you, anyone can take this mission. There's no limit on the means or time. Whoever completes the mission within the bounty period gets the money. That's it."

"Besides public missions, what other types of missions are there?"

"Of course, there are also customized missions that are directly linked to the assassin organization, such as requiring the target to not be found to have died of murder, or specifying that the target must die of drowning, and so on."

Gao Yi wanted to ask if the task Luca wanted to take was difficult, but he felt it was not a good idea to ask this right after he woke up.

What if Luca says that the mission is extremely difficult and there is a high chance of death, should Gao Yi refuse or continue to cooperate?

So let’s not ask this question for now.

Gao Yi thought for a while, then he suddenly said: "Anyone can take the public mission, so how do I confirm who killed the target? How do I claim the bounty? When those scavengers want to kill me, they have to record it with their mobile phones. Do they need video authentication?"

Luca smiled and said, "You are quite smart. Yes, some tasks require dark web authentication, and they use the dark web's built-in recording function. You can't just submit a video as evidence, and photos are even more impossible. In the past, there were cases of using fake videos to deceive employers and dark webs into paying. Since then, photos and videos cannot be used as evidence."

Come to think of it, it is impossible for the employer to personally verify whether the target is really dead. Nowadays, various software are so powerful that the person on the other end of the video call may be fake. Naturally, only a video or photo cannot be used as evidence.

Gao Yi thought about it and said, "That means we can only broadcast it live to the dark web? That means we can only do it with two people at the same time."

Luca shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. There are many ways, but most public tasks can only be live-streamed. The dark web will then send the saved video to the employer and guarantee the authenticity of the video."

Gao Yi frowned and said, "We still have to record it. Wouldn't that be evidence of the crime? Being a killer is so troublesome."

"It's troublesome, but is there any easy money in this world?"

Once again speechless.

After a moment of silence, Gao Yi finally said, "Okay, let's wait until I recover before we act. Well, if the target is killed by someone else before I recover, then we don't have to go, right?"

"If someone else gets there first, then you'll just have to admit that you're unlucky."

Luca looked at his watch, then he said helplessly: "Okay, now I have to settle the balance. If I delay any longer, people will get anxious. You have a good rest. It's safe here. You don't have to worry about anything. I wish you a speedy recovery. Goodbye."

(End of this chapter)