Chapter 17 Beware of each other

Chapter 17 Beware of each other

Chapter 17 Beware of each other
It's really hard to believe how Luca could have come up with the word "staff".

But since Luca used to be the younger brother of a famous killer..., although his abilities are limited, he does have real experience.

Luca said that a killer needs to be versatile, so Gao Yi really needs to learn a skill.

You don't have to be particularly proficient, and it is impossible to be extremely proficient, but you do need to have a broad and extensive knowledge.

Also, you have to really get into it, at least be able to show off, and make it look like you are doing it, but not just looking like it.

It’s just not okay, it’s just like that it will kill people.

It’s just this principle that Gao Yi wants to learn how to be a cook.

The first step to becoming versatile is to learn cooking skills.

The first step in practicing cooking skills is to see what types of Chinese restaurants there are in Freetown, eat at all the Chinese restaurants in Freetown, and taste what kind of flavors the locals like.

Sierra Leone and Liberia are neighboring countries. Both countries are not very large, and although there are certainly differences in their eating habits, they are generally the same.

"Sorry, I really can't eat..."

The first restaurant Gao Yi tried, he really wanted to smash it up, because apart from the sign that said "Chinese restaurant", everything else about it was local specialties.

The boss is black, the chef is black, the waiter is black, and the customers are black.

The result was a pot of chicken stew of some kind, but it was sweet and spicy.

The strong sweetness covers up the fishy smell of the chicken, and the strong spiciness covers up all the other flavors.

Then, when Gao Yi watched the locals pour the sweet and spicy thick soup stew over the rice, mix it with their hands and put it into their mouths, he immediately lost his appetite. However, he still thought that it might just not look good and might taste good.

After taking a bite, Gao Yi found that he was indeed very accurate.

Staring at Luca with helpless eyes, Gao Yi whispered: "Do you dare to say that this is the most popular Chinese restaurant in Freetown?"

Luca stared back at Gao Yi and whispered, "Don't judge the taste of the locals by your eating habits. You think this is a pile of shit, but in ..."

Looking at the soup bowl in front of him, Luca suddenly said, "I shouldn't have said that word. I can't eat it now."

Gao Yi had no appetite at all. He was not a person who liked to waste food, and he did see that the dish in front of him was the most popular dish in the restaurant, which could be seen from the food on other tables.

However, even though Gao Yi had prepared himself mentally, he still backed off when he really wanted to eat the dish.

"This is not Chinese food, and there are many Chinese restaurants in Freetown. I think we can just find a normal Chinese restaurant and I'll treat you to some really delicious Sichuan food."

Luca shook his head, and then he said with a tragic look on his face: "Listen, this restaurant is the favorite Chinese restaurant of the locals. You can question their taste, but you have to accept their taste. If they like it, then you must like it too."

After that, Luca put a spoonful of bibimbap into his mouth, and then he said while eating: "Actually, it's not that..."

He turned his head, spit out his food, and then Luca coughed loudly. Then he coughed repeatedly and said, "Sorry, sorry, I choked..."

Gao Yi was filled with grief and indignation. He waited for Luca's coughing to finally stop, and whispered, "Dude, you don't have to fight so hard."

Luca shook his head and whispered, "I highly doubt that the Chinese restaurant in Suakoko is also of this type, which means that the target likes this kind of taste!"

Gao Yi's face was full of despair.

Luca continued, "Be realistic. You are unlikely to be a waiter. Being a chef is the most likely way to get in. If the target likes the taste, then you must learn how to make it. It will be too late to learn when you get to Suakoko."

Gao Yi looked around and made sure that no one could hear him, then whispered, "The target is also an important person. Do you think he will like this taste?"

"The British are not poor, so what the hell did they come up with? You have to learn to accept eating habits, man. You can find delicacies from all over the world in London, but Suakoko is not London. No one helps the people of Suakoko improve their taste!"

There’s nothing I can do. Just eat.

Gao Yi stuffed his mouth full of rice heroically.

The rice was hard, the vegetables were sweet and spicy.

The good thing is that you can just taste it and don’t have to actually finish it.

After the two of them tried their best to eat enough, at least enough to enjoy, they walked out of the restaurant in silence.

Then they both sighed in unison.

After a long while, Gao Yi suddenly asked, "How about adding more money?"

Luca nodded and whispered, "I'll try to find another way."

What you buy by paying extra money is intelligence, and what you buy through other channels is also intelligence.

Suakoko is too remote and isolated, so it is really not easy to obtain intelligence.

There is no war in Liberia now, but Suakoko is occupied by Grey Horace, who is the de facto occupier, so the Liberian government has economically blockaded Suakoko.

It is not completely blocked, but Suakoko’s contact with the outside world is really limited. Ordinary people will not go there. Only businessmen with connections and backgrounds can enter Suakoko.

All the methods that can be used in those big cities are useless here. Unless Luca spends a lot of money to hire special intelligence dealers to go to Suakoko to collect intelligence, otherwise, it will be really difficult for them to obtain useful information.

Useful information includes the name of the restaurant that Gray Horace often went to, its location, what the restaurant's architecture looked like, who the owner was, who the chef was, and the main flavors of the dishes.

There was no need to explore Gray Horace's taste, knowing the characteristics of the restaurant was enough. It was also very simple to obtain information about the restaurant, just go there once, but Gao Yi and his team could not do such a simple thing.

Suakoko is too secluded. Once you go in, you will definitely attract attention. It is easy to figure out the characteristics of the restaurant once you get there, but if you can't get in and become a waiter or a chef, you will be in a passive position.

Gao Yi originally thought that he could just slowly inquire about it, but after today's meal, he thought it would be better to give up.

"How much would it cost to hire someone to go to Suakoko and take a look?"

Luca whispered, "Ten thousand dollars."

"So expensive!"

Luca said with a desperate look on his face: "Do you think it's expensive? The people in the Liberian Intelligence Bureau have always been in collusion with the target. If I buy intelligence from official channels in Liberia, or any channel, it may be leaked to the target. What do you think?"

"Uh... trouble."

"If we find a local guy and give him $1,000 to go to Suakoko for us, I'm sure he'll make up something."

"That's it..."

Luca shook his head and said, "We can only find a professional intelligence dealer in Africa and ask him to go there specially. Ten thousand dollars is the lowest price. He can't even be considered an intelligence dealer, but this is the only way."

Gao Yi was silent.

Luca whispered, "No way, $10,000, I'll try to find an intelligence agent to go there."

Gao Yi suddenly said, "There is only one way. Let's split up. You go to Suakoko to investigate. Once you have accurate intelligence, I will go there."

Luca looked at Gao Yi, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's better for us to act together."

Is it really better to act together? The answer is of course no.

Now anyone who is not a fool can see that the best option is for two people to divide the work and cooperate with each other.

But now they cannot divide the work, because Gao Yi doesn't trust Luca very much, and Luca trusts Gao Yi even less.

What Gao Yi was worried about was that after killing the target, Luca would abandon him and run away, then take the bounty for himself.

What Luca was afraid of was that Gao Yi would run away, and then he would never be able to collect his foreign debt.

Although Luca also knew that Gao Yi could still deny his guilt even if he killed him, so it was actually more dangerous for him to be with Gao Yi, but the problem lies in human nature and Luca's character flaws.

The two people established enough mutual trust, but it was only enough to maintain this cooperation, and it was still far from true trust.

Gao Yi knew where the problem lay, but he didn't know how to solve it.

Two people went to Suakoko at the same time. Even if they lived and acted separately, their targets were still too obvious.

I really don’t know how this kind of cooperation can continue.

After thinking hard for a long time, Gao Yi suddenly said, "Looking for intelligence, learning cooking skills, sneaking into the restaurant, and waiting for the target to come, this plan won't work. It's too complicated and takes too long."

Luca smiled disdainfully and said, "This plan is already very simple, even too simple. Do you know how long it would take a real killer..."

"Okay, I'm not a real killer, and neither are you. You're just a middleman. Stop talking like a famous killer."

Luca was furious, and immediately said to Gao Yi: "You, you..."

There is one bad thing about Gao Yi. He likes to tell the truth, but the truth always hurts.

"I've decided. We'll split up. I'll go to Suakoko, and you'll stay here and prepare to meet me."

Luca was stunned for a moment and said, "You go alone?"

"My plan is simple. I will find a way to get close to the target and kill him if I have the chance."

"and then?"

"There is no more."

"What do you call this a plan?"

Gao Yi laughed disdainfully and said, "You don't trust me, and I don't trust you either, so I'll go by myself, and you'll just be responsible for picking me up when I leave."

"This……"

Gao Yi continued: "Give me your dark web account, and then I will use the built-in camera function of the dark web to record a video of the target's death, but I will not submit it.

The target was a big shot, and his death was big news, at least in Suakoko. A little investigation on the dark web showed that the target was indeed dead, and the video was enough to prove that I had killed the target, which was enough to get the bounty.

Finally, I will take the phone with the evidence and wait for you to pick me up from Suakoko. Then we will submit the evidence and wait for the money to be divided. Let me be frank. If you don’t pick me up, I can’t leave Suakoko. If I die, you won’t get the money. This is my plan. Do you agree?”

The submission of evidence is not static. The type of evidence must be selected based on the actual situation. Gao Yi's idea is enough to prove that he killed the target and to get the bounty, but as long as the mobile phone that took the evidence is in his hands, he is not afraid that Luca will run away by himself.

For Luca, as long as Gao Yi enters Suakoko, it will be difficult for him to leave. This method is acceptable to him.

Without hesitating for too long, Luca nodded heavily and said, "Okay, let's do it!"

(End of this chapter)