Seeing Iruka take John to the recovery room, Charlotte gave his orders. "Sasuke, go outside and see if any suicidal fools followed them in."
"If any suicidal Assassins come knocking, show no mercy. Deal with them directly."
"Yes, Lord Charlotte." With that, Sasuke Uchiha activated his Sharingan and headed outside the Agency.
At this point, only Rock Lee, Ginny, and Charlotte Doyle remained in the room.
Ginny looked at the man before her, hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Boss, do you want to become an Elder of the High Table?"
It was too crazy. Even Ginny, who had come from the Brotherhood of Assassins, thought this was utterly insane. It was not because Charlotte Doyle lacked strength, but because they had too few people.
Even including the newly recruited John Wick, they only had six people in total.
Seeing Ginny's shocked expression, Charlotte smiled. "Nothing stays the same forever. With our strength, we are qualified to become one of the High Table's Thirteen Seats."
"Besides, we don't know where the High Table headquarters is or who its Elders are. Now, hasn't a ready-made guide appeared?"
Ginny looked at Charlotte, who was brimming with confidence, and hurriedly said, "Boss, I'm not questioning your strength. We just don't have enough subordinates."
"I don't know the exact structure of the High Table's upper ranks, but managing eighty percent of the world's Assassins, along with the Continental Hotels in every major city, requires no small number of people."
"But there are only a few of us..."
Ginny did not finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear. Their team lacked manpower, not enough to support such management. Even if they replaced one Seat, they still would not be able to control the sphere of influence attached to it.
Listening to Ginny, Charlotte Doyle smiled. "No, Ginny. First, you need to know that we are not limited to these six people. Over the years, I have built up connections. If I am willing to give the word, many Assassins will be willing to serve me."
"Even John Wick's situation this time could give us an opportunity to take over the loyalty of a force."
"Besides, I do not need to personally manage those places. I only need a few Adjudicators to handle routine inspections."
At the mention of Adjudicators, Ginny immediately thought of John Wick. With his strength, if he became Charlotte's Adjudicator, he would surely complete the job well.
Still, Ginny shook her head. "Boss, John Wick alone won't be enough. Are you planning to send Iruka and the others out too?"
"Actually, I have some candidates to recommend!"
Hearing that Ginny had candidates in mind, Charlotte grew curious and asked, "Who?"
"Carlos and Wesley."
Hearing those two names, Charlotte paused slightly, then asked in surprise, "Cross has trained his son?"
"Not yet fully trained, but he's close. Carlos said Wesley is extremely talented, even stronger than he is. If you need people, Boss, you can talk to them. Carlos will surely be willing."
Charlotte knew that Wesley's potential was indeed somewhat greater than Cross's, but he was still curious. "Didn't he want his son to live an ordinary, normal life?"
Ginny smiled. "After going through something like that, Wesley can't return to an ordinary life. Besides, Carlos also wants his child to have some ability to protect himself. Otherwise, if something unusual happens again, he may not get another chance to save his son."
Hearing Ginny say that, Charlotte guessed that Cross must have encountered something else afterward that made him come to his senses. Still, he said uncertainly, "We'll talk to him when we have time. If both father and son are willing, they would be more than qualified to serve as Adjudicators."
Ginny nodded. Looking at the man before her, a man with ambition, she found him even more captivating.
What Ginny did not know was that Charlotte wanted to take the High Table not for power or to rule the world's Assassins. He simply wanted to connect the New York Continental Hotel's mission system to his own Task Gathering Hall. Only then could the Shinobi under his command receive an endless stream of missions.
Forget that the Task Gathering Hall could accept up to nine missions a day. At the Charlotte Agency, several days often passed without a single mission. After all, the Agency was not that well known, and its competitiveness could not compare with The Continental Hotel.
At that moment, the Agency's door was pushed open, and Sasuke Uchiha walked in.
Seeing that Sasuke was completely spotless, Ginny asked curiously, "Were there any Assassins outside trying to force their way in?"
Sasuke ignored Ginny and instead reported to Charlotte, "Lord Charlotte, there were several Assassins keeping watch outside. I dealt with them."
"As for the FBI personnel Iruka-sensei mentioned, they withdrew two days ago and have not appeared again."
Hearing "FBI," Ginny exclaimed in surprise, "What?"
Clearly, she did not understand why the FBI would come knocking. As long as people like them did not do anything outrageous in public, the authorities generally kept out of their business.
Seeing Ginny's confusion, Charlotte explained how the FBI had come to their door before.
As for the FBI's true identity, Charlotte did not elaborate. He only gave a general account of what had happened.
Upon hearing that the FBI had been drawn in by their previous protection of Wesley, and that their target had been Rock Lee, Ginny said nothing more.
Charlotte did not care that Sasuke had killed several Assassins who had been keeping watch. What puzzled him was that S.H.I.E.L.D., which had not yet changed its name, had actually withdrawn its people.
This left Charlotte somewhat baffled. With Nick Fury's temperament, could he really rest easy with something that was not under his control?
Could it be that they simply did not interest him?
After carefully considering the strength they had displayed, it was not impossible that Black Egg did not think much of them.
After all, Black Egg was cooperating with the Skrulls and had Captain Marvel as his backing. It was not impossible that he did not even regard a few Assassins as worth his attention.
What Charlotte did not know was that Nick Fury had not dismissed them. He had simply mistaken them for Yakuza members.
Nick Fury knew that organized, brainwashed Shinobi like them could not be recruited unless something major changed, like what had happened with Black Widow. There was no need to waste manpower on them.
That wonderful misunderstanding made Nick Fury give up on Charlotte and the others. By the time he learned of Charlotte's true strength again, a long time had already passed.
Unfortunately, Nick Fury did not know that the later he made contact, the more people Charlotte would have and the stronger he would become.
By the time the thought arose again, the difficulty would probably increase geometrically!
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