Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 88 - 78 Get on the Boat!

Chapter 88: Chapter 78 Get on the Boat!

Gao Yi waited in London for two days, during which he couldn’t resist using Busan’s account on the Dark Web to do a bit of browsing.

The Gardener was killed, and the Garden was eradicated, yet it barely made a ripple on the Dark Web.

Rather, it was the Garden’s completed A-grade major task that took everyone by surprise, stirring up a frenzy in the Dark Web’s built-in discussion area, also known as the free intelligence zone.

Because the Garden chose to reveal its identity and publicly admitted to killing Ditzel, this was a demonstration of presence and a show of strength. With the Dark Web’s recognition that it was the Garden that completed this task, it was regarded as an undeniable fact.

The Dark Web is also a network where people in the Underworld chat about just those sorts of things. Now that there was a topic on the table, everyone, of course, wanted to savor it.

However, no one discovered what had happened in London. No one knew the Gardener was dead. The Garden, which had just completed an A-grade task, theoretically no longer existed and only left behind a shell on the Dark Web.

Gao Yi couldn’t log into the Garden’s account, so he now became the Gardener, but he couldn’t take assignments on the Dark Web. Thus, the Garden was simply a remaining shell.

On the third day, Luca arrived.

Gao Yi welcomed Luca generously to the safe house. The next morning, someone knocked at the door—it was Luca, marking the entirety of their reunion.

Then, in the living room on the first floor, Gao Yi made a pot of black tea for Luca.

"Where have you been recently?"

Luca’s complexion looked good, appearing to have enjoyed his time.

"I stayed in Switzerland for a while; the scenery is great, but it’s expensive. Then I went to Bodrum in Turkey, Calaite Beach there is lovely, but it’s much cheaper than Côte d’Azur in France."

Luca took a sip of the tea and then turned to Gao Yi, "What about you?"

"Need I say?"

"Tell me, I have no idea what you’ve been up to..."

After a pause, Luca solemnly said, "Actually, I don’t have much connection with the Garden. They wouldn’t tell me anything. I recommended you to the Bee because he... he was looking for the right flower."

Gao Yi scoffed, "I did a job in Mexico, then got entangled with Sean. Afterward, we went to the United States. I couldn’t resist the temptation and took another assignment, went to France, killed Ditzel, killed Ditzel and came to London, right outside a restaurant, Sean was shot dead by an unknown gunman. Before he died, he gave me a cellphone and a fingerprint, and then, I became the Gardener."

Gao Yi spread his hands and gestured around the room, "This is the safe house, which the Gardener could take over, that’s proof of my new identity, right?"

Luca appeared uneasy, placed his teacup on the table, and whispered, "You don’t need to prove anything to me."

"Heh."

Luca sighed, "So the Garden is gone now, right?"

"It could be said the Garden was gone, but now that I’m here, there exists a Garden."

Gao Yi leaned back, shifting to a more comfortable position, and with a half-smile, said to Luca, "You pushed me into the Garden, and now I’ve become the Gardener. But a Garden can’t exist with just a Gardener; it also needs a Bee."

Luca abruptly stood up, his eyes filled with panic and confusion.

"You, you, you... I..."

"You’re good."

"No, I don’t want to join the Garden."

Gao Yi calmly waved his hand, "You can."

"I said I don’t want to, not that I can’t."

Gao Yi chuckled, "You’re the only person I know who is familiar with the Garden, the only middleman I know. The role of the Bee, it has to be you."

Luca anxiously exclaimed, "You called me here just to say this? But I told you I don’t want to join the Garden!"

Gao Yi continued calmly, "Although you can’t be an Assassin or design a perfect plan, you are at least familiar with the Dark Web and the assassin industry; you could at least do some odd jobs, so being a Bee would definitely work for you."

Luca, gasping for breath, said, "But the Garden... I... you..."

"But the Garden is doomed, and it’s also being hunted by the Andic Group. Joining the Garden as a Bee might get you killed, right? You’ve experienced the Andic Group’s ruthlessness before, so you don’t want to live in fear of being hunted by the Andic Group again, do you?"

This time Luca didn’t respond, and Gao Yi continued with a light laugh, "You still think now that I’ve become the Gardener, the Garden is even more doomed, right? You don’t want to board a ship that’s already sinking, do you?"

Silence is the best response, quiet, yet powerful.

Gao Yi nodded, "Silence means you agree. Well then, if you know the Garden is a sunken ship, why did you push me onto it?"

Luca whispered, "This... it’s different now. Before, the Garden was battered but not sunk, but now the Garden is truly a sunken ship."

Gao Yi laughed, "Then why are you here?"

"You asked me here, I wanted to see what had happened. I thought maybe you wanted to sort out the garden’s inheritance, or well, but I didn’t expect you to become the Gardener."

Luca’s face was bitter, and he said with a bitter smile, "Be rational, I don’t know what the Bee left for you, but whatever he gave you, keep it, sell it if you want, but don’t become the Gardener. They were so formidable and still failed; you... you can’t succeed."

Gao Yi waved his hand and said, "Sean took a bullet for me before he died."

"Uh, what?"

Gao Yi said seriously, "Sean took a bullet for me, so I have to become the Gardener. Since I must be the Gardener, you have to be the Bee. I have no one else to choose from, and you have no choice."

"Are you threatening me?"

Luca’s face was angry, then he said coldly, "Are you insane? You’re threatening and forcing someone to be your assistant, who knows all your secrets and can kill you at any time. Are you mad or stupid?"

Gao Yi nodded with a smile, "You’re right, that’s why I’m making you the Bee of the garden, Busan’s agent."

Luca sneered and said, "You’re sure about this..."

Gao Yi continued, "I’ll let you manage the money, the garden’s money. The main job for the Bee is to handle the finances."

Luca suddenly froze, and Gao Yi continued, "As Busan’s assistant, I’ll give you a commission, ten percent."

Luca swallowed and said, "Repeat that last part."

"Eh, I’m letting you manage the money, all the finances of the garden."

Luca said with a trembling voice, "That’s a lot of money, a huge amount of money... Are you sure you’re giving me control?"

"Yes, all funds are at your disposal, but let’s be clear, you are just an accountant and cashier. I am the Gardener; I decide how the money is spent. Don’t get it wrong, it’s not up to you to decide how to spend it, nor is the money yours."

Gao Yi simply wanted to tell Luca what his responsibilities were, but he hadn’t expected Luca to be so overly enthusiastic about managing money, which now made him somewhat afraid.

So Gao Yi reluctantly added, "If you dare to reach out, or embezzle even one dollar, I will definitely have to kill you!"

Luca disdainfully said, "I understand what an accountant means. I know this better than you. Just confirm the CFO’s job is mine, right?"

"Yes."

Luca stood up and said seriously to Gao Yi, "Deal."

"Not, wait a minute."

Luca withdrew his extended hand and extended it again, seriously saying, "Deal!"

Gao Yi extended his hand then withdrew it, speaking urgently, "There are only two of us in the garden. I mean, I’m responsible for the decisions, managing newcomers in the future, and deciding whether to take up tasks or not, and how to handle them, while you manage the finances, maintain these safe houses, and help me handle miscellaneous matters."

Luca, showing some impatience, said, "I get it, I understand. You’re the Gardener; you’re the boss, the big boss. You call the shots. I’m the Bee, your errand runner, but I’m the CFO. Just say that’s it, right?"

"Yes!"

"Deal!"

Gao Yi extended his hand, and Luca, unable to wait, grabbed it, then shook it vigorously up and down, saying, "A deal means no backing out!"

Gao Yi couldn’t help asking, "Why are you so... passionate about being the CFO?"

"Because it’s always been the Gardener who managed the money. You letting me handle it shows your trust in me."

"Tell me the truth, something that I can believe."

Luca sighed and said, "I love money. The garden has a lot of money. I could never make ten million in my lifetime, but as the garden’s CFO, I can manage at least hundreds of millions of funds. I can’t miss this opportunity. I also have feelings for the garden, proving my worth on this platform, achieving my dreams; this is much better than being a middleman. I’d agree no matter the risk, even if Andic Group’s men put a gun to my head, I’d still join the garden."

His speech was urgent, and after, Luca withdrew his hand, speaking righteously, "I believe in your strength, I trust the Bee’s judgment, and I believe under your leadership, the garden will definitely be reborn and grow stronger!"

Gao Yi initially wanted to tell Luca to get on board.

But now, it turned out Luca was desperately squeezing onto this sinking ship.

It’s not that something went wrong, but the role of CFO had deeply moved Luca’s heart.

Gao Yi knew Luca was greedy and stingy, but he also knew that despite his greed and stinginess, there were lines he would not cross. And Gao Yi was genuinely not good at managing finances. How to handle the garden’s current fixed assets and maintain them was giving him a headache.

That’s why Gao Yi decided to leave these matters to Luca while he focused on being an effective assassin and the clandestine leader of an assassin group.

It’s just that Luca’s enthusiasm was frighteningly intense; he wouldn’t embezzle all the garden’s money in just a few days, would he?

Seeing Gao Yi’s hesitation, Luca suddenly said, "As the only partner, you have to trust me. You must believe that I won’t embezzle a cent, just as I have to believe that you can truly lead the rebirth of the garden. Come on, let’s give it a shot!"

Gao Yi sighed, "Alright, let’s give it a try."