Ultimate Firepower

Chapter 58 Too difficult

Paris.

The journey from London to Paris is quick, taking only two hours and fifteen minutes on the Eurostar high-speed train.

They had no idea what to do after arriving in Paris, but Gao Yi and Sean both agreed that they would wait until they got to Paris.

But when it really comes, I really don’t know what to do.

"Where to go?"

"do not know."

Xiao En didn't know where to go, and Gao Yi had even less idea. He spread his hands and asked, "What for?"

Sean didn't look depressed now. As a mature killer assistant, he had long been accustomed to and adapted to this kind of accident that had led to the failure of the mission.

"There are so many things we should do." Sean counted on his fingers and said, "We should find out where Henry is holding the dinner, why someone suddenly offered a reward for killing Henry, and whether Diso will attend Henry's dinner. If the dinner is really held tomorrow, who will be the invited guests? There are so many things, so many..."

It's near the train station, not a suitable place to make plans, but Gao Yi's habit is to get started without worrying about anything, it's better than doing nothing anyway.

"Then let's do whatever we have to do. You said to find out where Henry's dinner party is held. Let's check...how do we check?"

Sean said seriously, "Henry has two castles, one in the Pentrian area north of Paris, and one in the Céry area east of Paris. The castle he bought in the Céry area is very big, it is a large manor with a golf course and a nature reserve. He spent 6 million euros to buy the manor and another 20 million euros to maintain and decorate the manor. So, if Henry wants to hold a dinner party, it can only be the Céry Manor."

Gao Yi was stunned for a moment and asked, "How did you get this news?"

Sean whispered, "This information is publicly available. Henry's purchase of the castle can be found online at any time. After the manor was renovated, he also held a grand banquet. These can all be easily found in public information, but few people pay attention to it."

"Then the news must be accurate. Now that we know where it is, what should we do next?"

Gao Yi was obviously the one who lacked experience, but now, it was Gao Yi who was pushing hard to continue the mission.

This is the interpretation of a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger. Sean knows how difficult this task is. After the accident, the task has become basically impossible to complete.

But Gao Yi didn't care about that. Since the work hadn't been done yet, he had to give it a try first.

Sean thought for a moment and said, "I have been thinking about this all the way. Now I will share my thoughts with you, and then you can make a decision."

"I make the decision?"

"You are the killer. I am responsible for providing intelligence and giving you advice, but the final decision is yours. It doesn't matter. Let's just treat this mission as a practical training."

Waving his hands, Sean said seriously: "As long as you don't take action in the end, it will definitely be safe. This kind of training will definitely be more effective."

"Okay, you say."

Sean thought for a moment and said, "First of all, the reason why Henry wants to hold a charity dinner is actually the standard procedure for many gang leaders to complete their identity transformation. It is to tell everyone that I will only do legitimate business in the future and I will no longer do the illegal business I used to do."

"Oh... yeah, I see."

"Then this charity dinner is a landmark event. Although Henry's wealth and status are not as high as Diso's, he is still a very important person. Therefore, his dinner standards will be very high. At least he must require celebrities, business leaders, and stars to at least meet this standard."

"The higher the status of the people attending the dinner, the higher the status Henry will be. I understand."

Sean said seriously, "Henry used to be Diso's thug and is deeply trusted by Diso. So Henry is branded with Diso's mark. Therefore, Diso is very likely to attend this charity dinner. First, to help Henry increase his worth, and second, to prove one thing to his former subordinates, that is, as long as they do a good job and are obedient, then everyone can get away with it."

Gao Yi frowned and said, "But now someone has offered a reward for Henry, so Diso won't attend?"

"maybe."

Sean said seriously, "The reward was issued today, and Henry reacted very quickly. He immediately moved the charity dinner forward by a month. If he didn't need to leave enough time for the guests, I believe he would have moved the dinner forward to today."

Gao Yi was puzzled and asked, "Why do we have to hold this charity dinner? Why not just not hold it or cancel it?"

"No, because Henry will be laughed at. People in the aboveground world don't know what happened in the underground world. Most people don't know why Henry canceled the party, but the problem is that both Diso and Henry came from the underground world!"

Gao Yi is just inexperienced, not stupid. Having said that, he can draw a roughly correct conclusion by thinking along the way.

"I understand."

Gao Yi said with a look of sudden realization: "Listen to what I said. First of all, Henry has to hold this dinner party because it is a matter of face. Not holding the dinner party means that he is still missing a key procedure, indicating that he will only do legitimate business in the future. Isn't this the meaning of retiring from the underworld?"

Sean asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Does washing hands in the golden basin have any special meaning?" Gao Yi continued: "So Henry still has to hold the dinner, but he can't postpone it, because postponing it will only give those who want to kill him more time, allowing his opponents and assassins to prepare more fully, so he must not only not postpone it but also advance it, and the sooner the better."

Sean nodded and smiled, "You are very perceptive, yes, absolutely right."

Gao Yi continued, "Reduce the number of invited guests and hold the dinner in a manor castle that he has absolute control over. This will basically eliminate the possibility of outsiders sneaking in. The fewer people and the smaller the place, the better for security. The time will be extremely short, so anyone who wants to kill him will have no time to react or prepare, catching everyone off guard, just like us."

"Yes, that's true."

Gao Yi thought for a moment and said, "But the level of the guests we invite has to be lowered, because those who are truly prestigious and influential are very busy. It is normal to send out invitations for a dinner party half a year in advance, or at least a month in advance. So unless it's a coincidence, there won't be many people who can attend the dinner party tomorrow, and their status won't be high."

Xiao En looked serious and said to Gao Yi, who was not very confident, "Am I right?"

"Yes, of course! So I didn't interrupt you, you continue."

Gao Yi thought for a moment and said, "So Henry must be very busy now. He has to change his guest list and invite everyone who can attend. And since it's a charity dinner, there must be a charity event. Hmm, what kind of charity event will it be?"

Sean said in a deep voice: "It is most likely a charity auction. The invited people will take out an item for auction, and the proceeds will be donated to a charity organization."

"Okay, charity auction, so...what will be auctioned?"

Now Gao Yi has entered his blind spot in knowledge, and he can only ask Sean.

Sean thought for a moment and said, "Artwork. Henry has a gallery. He puts out some paintings for auction. Then he gives the money to those who bid. From left hand to right hand, the invited guests get a good reputation and a painting, and Henry also gets a good reputation."

Gao Yi said in a deep voice: "Then Diso has to go too. He has to support his younger brother. As long as his safety can be guaranteed, he will definitely attend and buy the most expensive painting."

Sean raised his eyebrows and said, "You are quite knowledgeable about this kind of social etiquette."

"Any Chinese person would understand."

Gao Yi lowered his hand and said, "How about we... go to Henry's gallery and keep an eye on him? Since he just decided to hold the dinner earlier today, maybe his works are not ready yet."

Sean asked curiously, "Oh, why do you think so?"

"Too simple. The original plan was to hold the banquet in a banquet hall in Paris, but now the venue has changed. The original plan was for the guests to be of high status, so the auction items had to be of high quality. Now that the status of the guests has dropped, the quality and price of the auction items must also be lower. There should be a standard, right? What kind of status pays what amount? There should be an unspoken rule for this, right?"

Sean nodded and said, "Yes, that's absolutely right. I'm very curious. I haven't taught you these."

"Every Chinese person knows this, so why don't we go to the gallery and take a look?"

Sean frowned and said, "But it's useless to look at the gallery. Even if he needs to mobilize some paintings from the gallery to send over, we don't have any opportunity to take advantage of it."

Gao Yi whispered: "Then where should we focus?"

"First of all, Henry is hosting a dinner party on short notice, so he definitely doesn't have enough service staff. He needs to find some on short notice. Especially since he knows he has a bounty on his head, he must have significantly increased security, so he definitely doesn't have enough security staff, and he needs to find some as well."

"Won't Henry and Diso use their own loyal subordinates to take charge of security?"

"Professional security and gangsters are completely different concepts. Henry has bodyguards, but he can't afford to maintain a professional security team for a long time. So he must temporarily hire a professional security team before tomorrow's banquet, and there are only a few professional security teams in Paris."

Waving his hand, Sean whispered, "Bodyguards are the last line of defense. The security team is the killer's natural enemy. Therefore, I am very familiar with the limited number of powerful security companies in France."

Gao Yi asked excitedly: "Do you want me to join the security team or the waiter team?"

Sean looked at Gao Yi, smiled bitterly, and whispered, "This is France. The host and the guests are all French. The waiters and security guards all speak French. Do you know French?"

Gao Yi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head dejectedly.

Sean whispered, "The only realistic option is to sneak into Henry's dinner party as a guest, but that doesn't make any sense. You don't stand a chance alone... Ugh."

Gao Yi raised his hand and said, "Go on."

Sean hesitated for a moment and said, "I often forget that you are different from other killers. You can do it on your own. I always ignore this and your greatest value because of my habitual thinking."

Gao Yi smiled and said, "It's enough for you to know. Now you should think about how to get me on the guest list."

Sean let out a long breath and said, "The theoretical possibility has increased from 1% to 5%, but how do we get in? This is a bit difficult. No, this is too difficult..."

(End of this chapter)