Bounty at the Continental Hotel

The girl, who needed to adjust to the time difference and catch up on the work she missed, went back to her room to rest early.

Henry then visited the Continental Hotel, making a point of entering through the main entrance.

Judging from the fact that I was able to enter smoothly, it wasn't like John Wick, who later broke a taboo and was expelled from the hotel system, where all contract assassins had to relentlessly hunt down those who were expelled until they died.

The receptionist at the counter, sporting the same professional smile, greeted him, "Good day, Mr. Henry Brown. How can I help you?"

North took out a Gold Coin, placed it on the counter, and pushed it out. Henry asked, "Is Charlie in the coffee shop? I need a coffee to perk myself up."

Let me clear my head. So much has happened today, it's making me a little dazed.

"Mr. Fisher is still in the same spot. You'll see him when you get there. I'll order your coffee. Espresso, double?"

"Yes, this will be a great help," Henry said with a smile, before heading towards the hotel's coffee shop.

Along the way, many people pointed and whispered. This included some of the people I met today, like the woman who used a syringe at the airport.

However, buying and selling were prohibited inside the hotel, and revenge killings were also forbidden, so everyone remained at peace. Henry didn't deliberately approach either.

They just had to say something harsh.

The fact that those two burly men being chased by the police were still standing here meant they had escaped from the airport. The anger on their faces was genuine; they looked like they wanted to rush forward and punch Henry.

Ignoring the cowardly brats who dared to cause trouble in the hotel, Henry went to the coffee shop. Charlie Fisher was dressed in a suit, just like the respectable members of the Corleone family after the war in the movie "The Godfather".

Actually, if it weren't for Mooney Fisher, this guy would already have enough presence to be a big shot.

Henry approached Charlie Fisher, already accustomed to wearing suits, and his every move exuded the manners of an English gentleman.

He greeted him, "Good day, Charlie. May I sit down?"

"Please."

Henry was immediately served coffee by a waiter as he took his seat. "Mr. Brown, your espresso, double the usual."

In Continental Hotel, service is typically provided only after paying in Gold Coin. Even the most regular customers won't receive any service without prior Gold Coin. Additional services provided after paying in Gold Coin are not subject to this rule.

So when the coffee was served, Charlie didn't offer any further hints. He went straight to the point. "I heard you took a sniper bullet to the head. Did it really hit you?"

"You can ask that sniper if he's willing to admit he missed."

"The foreman of the armory got a good scolding. Even tungsten steel bullets can't penetrate it. Do they really have to use an anti-materiel rifle and shoot you like a tank?"

"Please don't! I'm already a little dizzy from that shot today. If you bring out one of those big things, I'm doomed," Henry laughed.

"If I actually believed you, Forrest Gump would laugh at my intelligence."

"Don't worry, that honest-looking guy probably wouldn't even know how to make a joke."

After a few words of laughter and conversation, Henry turned to ask, "How much is my bounty?"

"So? Planning to earn it yourself?"

"If the amount is high enough, it's not impossible."

"It's a pity, only 100,000. Any more than that, and that family you almost bankrupted can't come up with it. Or rather, they're unwilling to give up more."

"That's pretty much what I thought, otherwise you wouldn't have so casually sent a few incompetent people. To deal with someone like me, you'd be underestimating me if you didn't use some special equipment."

"Pfft, pfft, pfft." Charlie clicked his tongue and shook his head, saying, "I should make a recording and let those people hear your evaluation. Maybe that will boost their morale. But before that, maybe they should thank you for sparing their lives."

"I can't fight back, I'm just thick-skinned," Henry said, spouting a blatant lie.

"If you ask me, just prepare an Uzi submachine gun that can hold an extended magazine. When you see someone attacking you, just charge headlong towards them. Once you're close enough, spray them with the submachine gun. If you use this tactic, I guarantee it's unbeatable."

It's unclear whether Charlie Fisher knew more information or genuinely believed that the tactics he had just discussed were the optimal solution to complement Henry's talent. In any case, the two tacitly agreed not to continue the topic.

Henry asked again, "Am I the only target?"

"Worried about the situation escalating? Or the scope of the damage expanding? Collateral damage is still possible, but every target deserves a reward."

Unless required by the contract, any extra work done will not result in additional compensation. That's the rule.

"They won't hunt us down indefinitely, will they?"

Charlie Fisher's eyes widened, and he said with a surprised expression, "What heinous crime have you committed?"

"For that family, their hatred goes far beyond mere divine resentment."

"Don't worry," Charlie Fisher said. "According to the rules, What If...? enough contracted gunmen report failures due to unforeseen circumstances, the bounty may be cancelled. This is because the target is more difficult to assassinate than expected."

"At this point, the person who issued the bounty has no choice but to either give up or increase the reward. They can use a larger bounty to attract a stronger assassin or to persuade the assassin to use more expensive methods."

"You don't actually believe anyone would do this kind of business at a loss, do you? Offering a 100,000 yuan reward to get a nuclear bomb to blow you up? It's already pitiful enough to risk your life for a career, you can't expect someone to pay you out of their own pocket."

Henry said helplessly, "I'm not worried that the $100,000 bounty will make some dim-witted people think I'm easy to deal with, so they'll try to make a quick buck. That would drive me crazy."

"Don't worry," Charlie Fisher said. "If a bounty isn't completed within a certain timeframe, we'll cancel it."

"The fact that it couldn't be completed because the time limit was exceeded means there were unforeseen factors that made the assassination more difficult than expected. You expect to get things done without spending more money?"

Henry asked, "But I've seen bounties that are always posted. What's the situation then?"

Charlie Fisher explained, "Special circumstances, of course they are special circumstances. Most of the time, it's because someone has offended the High Table and broken the rule that it's a matter of life and death that they receive this treatment."

"Most bounties will be completed within 30 days. It's unacceptable for a bounty to be placed on a target and then take eight or nine years to complete. The hotel will proactively send people to carry out the task."

"After all, some bounties have a time-limited purpose. For example, a mob boss might want to kill a traitor who left his gang and became Immunity Witness."

"If the Court hearing is over before the hitman finishes his job, and the mob boss is already in jail, what's the point? So you just need to hold out for a month. It's not that hard, is it?"