Chapter 48

(Seeking recommendations)

The practice of martial arts, especially the study of Little Li Flying Dagger, gave Luo Tai a keen sixth sense for impending danger.

"Whoa~~" Luo Tai suddenly lunged forward and then turned. At the same moment, a gunshot rang out from behind him. A man in a black jacket had fired a shot at him from behind.

As Luo Tai turned, a beam of light shot out from his body.

"Bang!!!" This was the sound of Luo Tai's flying dagger colliding with the man's bullet. Before the sound had even faded, "Whoosh~~" a second beam of cold light shot out from Luo Tai's body, moving from bottom to top, so fast it was suffocating.

"Puff!!!"

When Luo Tai darted behind a row of shelves, the man who had fired at him stood frozen in place, still holding his gun, but without firing a second shot. A small knife had embedded itself in his throat, with only a bit of the handle visible. Blood slowly seeped from his throat. "Thud!!!" The man fell backward, his body convulsing a few times before he died.

"Aaaaaaa~~~"

With the cashier's scream, the entire convenience store fell into chaos. People rushed out of the store in a panic. The staff quickly called the police.

Luo Tai remained calm, observing from behind the shelves for a while. After confirming that there was only one assassin, he stepped out from behind the shelves. He walked straight to the dead assassin. The man looked to be in his thirties, a Caucasian, and somewhat handsome.

This must be the Brotherhood's attempt to assassinate me, Luo Tai thought to himself. I didn't expect them to act so quickly; I've only been in this identity for two hours.

Luo Tai bent down and pulled the small knife out of the assassin's throat. The knife was like his bullets, and he didn't want to waste it. He wiped the blood on the man's body, put the knife away, and then calmly searched the man's body, pulling out a wallet.

The wallet contained a fair amount of cash, some business cards, and various cards. Luo Tai put the entire wallet in his pocket, straightened his collar, and then left the convenience store without a word!

After leaving the convenience store, Luo Tai hurriedly disappeared into the crowd. Since the assassin was in the shadows, Luo Tai chose to go to crowded places. He temporarily ducked into a subway station not far from Wall Street, his mind beginning to ponder his next move.

He walked a few steps with the bustling crowd and saw a black man playing the saxophone. The black man had long hair and looked to be in his forties. Luo Tai came to him, took out a U.S. dollar from the wallet he had just obtained, and placed it in the small box in front of the black man. The black man, while playing a melodious tune, smiled and nodded at Luo Tai.

Luo Tai looked at the empty space next to him and sat down. He raised his eyes to the flowing crowd, his mind thinking about the plot of the movie. His arrival had changed the plot; at least now the Assassin's Guild was looking for him. If Wesley had already joined the guild, then Sloan would eventually send Fergus to kill him.

He subconsciously touched his watch, thinking how amazing this watch was. He had just arrived, and originally had nothing to do with the Brotherhood, but in just two hours, he had become their top enemy. All of this was simply because he had drawn this identity.

Damn, could my name have appeared on the Loom of Fate? Sigh, but there's no turning back now. What needs to be done is to complete the mission.

In the movie, only two people knew how Sloan operated the Brotherhood: one was Wesley's father, nicknamed "The Cross," and the other was a clergyman in Europe who helped "The Cross" relay information.

If Sloan is after me, then I should find "The Cross." Yes, this idea is good, but... "The Cross" is even harder to find than Wesley.

"Hey, buddy, you seem to have something on your mind?" The black man stopped playing after a tune, fiddled with his saxophone, and smiled at Luo Tai.

Luo Tai's level eight English now showed its great effect; he understood every word the black man said, just like listening to Chinese.

He smiled at the black man and replied in fluent English, "Nothing, thanks."

The black man shrugged and said, "Actually, no matter what happens, we should face it optimistically. God will help us, right?"

Luo Tai didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded. He took out the wallet, used his windbreaker to shield it, and began to examine it seriously. He first took out the money, counted it, and found exactly 2000 U.S. dollars. Are assassins all this rich? Luo Tai thought to himself.

As he spoke, he put the money in his pocket and began to examine the other items. These business cards and cards were of no use to Luo Tai... Suddenly, he saw a small note. This note immediately caught Luo Tai's attention because it had a name on it, and that name was his own.

It seems my name really appeared on the Loom of Fate... Luo Tai thought as he looked at the note... No, no, he gently shook his head. The Loom of Fate is already under Sloan's control. So, it's Sloan who wants to kill me!

Luo Tai looked at the note and began to view the situation from another perspective. He had drawn an "identity," not himself. This identity must have had some connection with the Brotherhood in this world, perhaps like Wesley's father "The Cross," who saw through Sloan's tricks and was then hunted.

Thinking further, this identity might have even been a member of the Brotherhood... At this thought, Luo Tai felt a sudden clarity. He suddenly felt that he was no longer a stranger to this world but was already connected to it.

The next step is how to break the deadlock... Hmm? Instead of trying hard to find Wesley now, why not use his memory to find the Brotherhood's headquarters? In this movie, the Brotherhood's headquarters is in a mansion in the suburbs of New York.

However, the difficulty is that the Brotherhood's headquarters is heavily guarded, with a three-foot-thick wall and a forest of assassins. Just with a few flying daggers, he couldn't break in; he needed heavy weapons...

While Luo Tai was thinking, he suddenly felt a killing intent coming towards him!!

"Zzz~~" A bullet curved through the crowd and flew towards his chest. Luo Tai didn't have time to think; he lay flat on the ground and then slid behind a pillar with his hands on the ground.

"Bang!" The bullet followed Luo Tai and hit the stone pillar, creating a round hole in it!

This was top-notch marksmanship. If it weren't for Luo Tai's sixth sense from the Little Li Flying Dagger, anyone else would have been dead for sure.

"Buzz!!!" With the gunshot, the entire subway station fell into chaos.

The Little Li Flying Dagger at level eight not only had knife skills but also an incredible ability to judge the enemy's actions. In the chaotic crowd, Luo Tai instantly found the person who fired the shot.

The moving figures in the crowd became slow-motion in Luo Tai's eyes. He saw a man in a windbreaker, who remained calm amidst the chaos. In the crowd, he raised his hand to fire a second shot.

But!!!

Too late!!!

The Little Li Flying Dagger never misses!!!

The man had just raised his hand when a beam of cold light shot through the gaps in the crowd, accurately finding his throat... His body froze in the crowd, motionless. Then he collapsed, blood slowly flowing from his throat!!!

The black man playing the saxophone sat dumbfounded, sweat dripping from his forehead. He hadn't even understood what had happened when he saw Luo Tai slowly stand up, push through the crowd, come to the man in the windbreaker, pull out the knife, search his body, take a wallet, and then completely disappear...

From the gunshot to Luo Tai's disappearance, it took no more than fifty seconds!

This man had 3000 U.S. dollars on him. Luo Tai put the money away and thought to himself, damn it, Sloan, send more assassins, I need money now.

Luo Tai followed the chaotic crowd back to the street from the subway station. He thought for a moment, then crossed the intersection and ran into a shopping center.

It was noon, and the shopping center was connected to a McDonald's. Luo Tai was hungry, so he went in, bought a meal, and found a seat where he could see the street outside, and began to eat.

Although Luo Tai had taken out two top-tier assassins in a row, the constant tension was making him very tired. The Assassin's Guild had too many informants; how could he move from the open to the shadows?

This passive counterattack can't be a long-term solution, right? Luo Tai thought to himself as he chewed on his burger. Damn, if only I knew how to change my appearance.