Charlotte Agency

Inside the Charlotte Agency, the lights were blazing. Wesley sat on the sofa, looking the place over, while Rock Lee and Sasuke Uchiha stood guard on either side to prevent him from running off.

After all, ever since getting out of the car, the Mr. Wesley they were supposed to protect had not settled down for a moment and had constantly tried to escape.

After Ginny spoke with Iruka for a while, she went over to Wesley and began communicating with him, while Iruka called Charlotte.

"Lord Charlotte, we made contact with the mission target, Wesley, today. An assassin from the Brotherhood of Assassins attempted an assassination, but we killed her. We have temporarily brought the mission target, Wesley, back to the Agency."

Charlotte Doyle, who had yet to rest, listened to Iruka's report over the phone. He found it rather unbelievable, especially when he heard that the Brotherhood of Assassins had actually sent an assassin to kill Wesley.

He remembered that in the original storyline, the Brotherhood of Assassins had sent Fox to take Wesley away and train him into a top-tier assassin before having him assassinate Carlos. They had not attacked Wesley during that time, only taken him away to deceive and train him.

He then guessed that the person sent by the Brotherhood of Assassins had intended to take Wesley away, only to come into conflict with his people. After all, the two sides had entirely different objectives.

"Do you know who made the move?" Charlotte wanted to confirm whether it had been Fox.

"According to the information provided by Golden Secretary, it was Fox of the Brotherhood of Assassins. However, Rock Lee killed her with a single punch, so we were unable to interrogate her further."

After learning the news, Charlotte said calmly, "All right, I understand. Make sure Wesley stays safe during this time."

"Close the Agency for now. We don't have enough spare personnel to take on new missions."

"Once I finish my mission here, we can resume normal operations."

"Lord Charlotte, please rest assured. The Iruka Team will complete this protection mission perfectly."

After giving a few simple instructions, Charlotte hung up. He did not care about Fox's death. Although she had been sexy, fiery, and exceptionally skilled in Wanted, she was still only human.

It was only natural for her to die after taking one of Rock Lee's punches. Still, considering that she had also died by his gun in the original plot, reporting to the afterlife a few days early probably did not make much difference. Besides, it was better than dying after her faith had been shattered.

At least at this moment, Fox firmly believed that all of her assassinations were for justice and for the future.

Charlotte pulled up Carlos's phone number and called him. The call connected in no time.

"Carlos, the Brotherhood of Assassins has already made a move against Wesley. Fox died at our hands today."

After a brief pause, Charlotte continued, "How much longer do you need to prepare? Now that someone has died, they may attack even more fiercely. I'm not someone who likes waiting."

When Carlos heard that the Brotherhood of Assassins had sent Fox to attack his son, he immediately grew tense. Fortunately, when he heard that Fox had been killed and his child was still safe—

Carlos let out a long breath, then replied solemnly, "Let's meet tomorrow. I'll explain the battle plan to you and bring the layout map of The Textile Factory for you to see."

"If there are no issues, we'll act as soon as possible."

Hearing that Carlos was prepared to move quickly, Charlotte was fairly satisfied. It aligned with his own intentions. After giving Carlos his address, he hung up.

Elsewhere.

Inside The Textile Factory, Sloan, the Gunsmith, Butcher, the Exterminator, the Repairman, and the Chemist had gathered together. Fox's corpse lay on the table before them.

Sloan's expression was grave as he slowly said, "Today, our friend Fox was killed."

"After Mr. X, Fox has now left us as well. And the culprit behind all of this is the traitor Cross."

"He betrayed his faith, betrayed fate, and even colluded with filthy Assassins to attack us."

"Even Ginny, who had already retired, was deceived by Cross and took his side."

Sloan paused, letting the atmosphere build before continuing, "And all of this is because Carlos's name appeared on the Fate Weaver. He went mad and wants to destroy us."

"How should we deal with those whose names appear on the Fate Weaver?" As he spoke, Sloan's gaze swept across everyone present.

"Destroy him!"

Several people spoke at once. Their voices were not particularly coordinated, but their answer was unanimous.

Hearing their response, Sloan nodded in satisfaction. Although the Brotherhood of Assassins had many members, aside from the fallen Mr. X and Fox, only the people before him possessed truly formidable strength.

"Gunsmith, tell everyone about the group protecting Wesley."

The Gunsmith took out a stack of A4 sheets printed with information. He had purchased this information from a black-market dealer on the way back.

"On the papers in your hands, there is one person we need to focus on: Charlotte Doyle!"

"Charlotte Doyle is a registered member of The Continental Hotel. In the assassin world, he is regarded as the second assassin after Night Demon to receive the title of Legend, codenamed Shinobi."

Besides being an assassin for The Continental Hotel, he had also opened an Agency named after himself. The Charlotte Agency primarily accepted missions such as recovering lost items, investigation, assassination, escort, and security.

The Agency's employees are: Ginny, a former retired Brotherhood member.

Umino Iruka, asian shinobi?

Sasuke Uchiha, asian, shinobi?

Rock Lee, asian, shinobi?

Of these four members, one was a retired former comrade from their Brotherhood, while the other three had all been marked as suspected shinobi.

"Children?"

When the Repairman saw the photos of Sasuke Uchiha and Rock Lee, he cried out in surprise.

Sloan spoke up at this moment. "Don't underestimate them just because they are children. In truth, they are more dangerous than anyone."

"The injuries on Fox's body were inflicted by this person named Rock Lee."

Upon hearing that Rock Lee had beaten Fox to death, no one dared underestimate the two children any longer. They had all examined Fox's injuries. Could a human really inflict those with a single punch?

They would have believed it if someone said she had been hit by a dump truck!

The Chemist hesitated for a moment before asking, "Are they shinobi from the Yakuza?"

It was no wonder the Chemist asked. The Brotherhood of Assassins had existed for over a thousand years, and during that long time, they had once clashed with the Yakuza on the East Asian Island Nation.

For some unknown reason, under the leadership of the Brotherhood of Assassins' leader at the time, the two sides had called a truce. Afterward, they had never had any dealings with each other again.

The Gunsmith was somewhat uncertain, but Sloan spoke at that moment. "The three of them are not shinobi of the Yakuza."

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