"Why are you still keeping such a dangerous person around?" Neo asked with a serious expression.
Little did he expect Master Roshi to instantly panic upon hearing this. "This is this old man's only hobby! You better not... Uh ~ wait, no! Launch is so pitiful all alone and homeless! How can you have the heart to say such a thing? So heartless!"
"Fine! As long as you're happy!" Neo looked rather indifferent. He was simply annoyed that Launch had suddenly shot at him; as for whether Master Roshi took her in or not, it had nothing to do with him.
As he spoke, Neo took out the four-star ball and handed it to Son Goku. "Goku, here you go. You must take good care of this four-star ball and make sure you don't lose it. When I need it, I'll come back to borrow it from you."
Upon seeing the four-star ball, Son Goku immediately beamed with joy. "Wow ~ It's the four-star ball! You helped me find my grandpa's keepsake so quickly! Thank you, Big Brother Neo! I will definitely take good care of it!"
Meanwhile, on the other side, inside a secret base.
Dr. Gero, who had escaped from the Red Ribbon Army headquarters, was watching a news broadcast on the television in front of him about the complete annihilation of the Red Ribbon Army. "...A massive explosion occurred at the Red Ribbon Army headquarters today. According to 'eyewitnesses' at the scene, a mysterious man single-handedly destroyed the entire military base. Dozens of large and small leaders of the Red Ribbon Army, as well as Commander Red, have been confirmed dead. This once-haughty armed force has completely collapsed..."
Looking at the broadcast with a gloomy expression, Dr. Gero picked up the remote control and pressed a button. The screen switched, no longer showing the news, but rather the surveillance footage he had brought back from the army headquarters: the image trembled, static flickered, and Neo's figure appeared on the screen...
Judging by the perspective, it seemed to have been filmed from outside a window by some kind of flying vehicle.
In the recording, Neo was seen facing a volley from dozens of guns, yet he nonchalantly batted all the bullets back. The Red Ribbon Army suffered heavy casualties, and then he effortlessly blew up the bio-android he had created. The people of the entire Red Ribbon Army had no room to fight back in his hands whatsoever; it was simply a one-sided slaughter...
The final image froze as he suddenly teleported into the sky above the army headquarters, condensing a ball of light in his hand. After an intense flash of light and a deafening roar, the entire Red Ribbon Army headquarters was ultimately reduced to ruins.
Seeing this scene, Dr. Gero's pupils couldn't help but shrink in shock, which then turned into excitement and fanaticism. "Teleportation... flight... and that ball of light... To think such a person actually exists in this world..."
"Ahhh!" But immediately after, looking at the ruins all over the ground, Dr. Gero turned brutal and furious. He slammed his fist heavily onto the alloy experimental table in front of him. A muffled impact echoed through the secret room; blood seeped from his knuckles, but he seemed to feel no pain, his eyes turning bloodshot and flashing with a crazed and malicious light.
"Neo! No matter who you are! No matter how strong you are! I, Gero, will remember this grudge!" he growled in a low voice, almost gnashing his teeth.
Just then, he suddenly noticed that due to his anger, a stack of magazines had been knocked to the ground, sandwiched with a flyer printed with the slogan 'World's Number One Assassin, 20th Anniversary Event'.
Seeing this, Dr. Gero couldn't help but frown. What on earth was all this?! Why would such an advertisement be mixed in with his newly bought magazine? Also, are assassins this arrogant these days? Handing out flyers and everything? It felt utterly absurd!
Yet looking at the slogan 'World's Number One Assassin', Dr. Gero couldn't help but pick it up and glance at it. "World's Number One Assassin Tao Pai Pai? Hmph! Quite a bold tone, I just wonder how he compares to Neo, who won the World Martial Arts Tournament?"
Dr. Gero immediately fell into deep thought. "Regardless of whether this Tao Pai Pai is reliable or not, hiring an assassin to deal with Neo is indeed a very good choice. I can also take this opportunity to gather more information on him to prepare for my upcoming Androids plan... As long as I gather enough intelligence, his abilities like flying and teleportation will be at my disposal. By then, no matter how strong Neo is, he will definitely not be a match for my bio-Androids and Androids!"
Dr. Gero had heard the name Tao Pai Pai from the Red Ribbon Army long ago, but he hadn't paid much attention to it back then. Now, looking at this flyer, he became interested and decisively contacted Tao Pai Pai...
The next day, at a quiet villa in the outskirts of West City.
This place was far from the hustle and bustle of the city, surrounded by tall cherry blossom trees. A breeze swept by, scattering falling petals like a picturesque scene.
Dr. Gero stood in the center of the courtyard, protected by a bio-android behind him. Of course, this was only on the surface; facing an assassin, he couldn't possibly have only this little bit of protection.
At this moment, the bio-android behind him looked at the man opposite them, appearing extremely nervous with highly strained nerves. This secretly startled Dr. Gero; the bio-android he brought had particularly strong sensory abilities, and for such a situation to occur meant that he sensed the immense threat posed by the Tao Pai Pai before them. It seemed this guy who claimed to be the World's Number One Assassin really had some skills.
Tao Pai Pai had his hands behind his back, looking calm and ruthless. The character 'Kill' inscribed on the clothes across his chest was extremely iconic.
"Let's get this straight first," Tao Pai Pai's voice was incomparably flat, yet it exuded unquestionable arrogance. "My fees are quite high. Killing one person costs one hundred million."
"No problem." Dr. Gero saved himself the trouble of bargaining and directly nodded in agreement.
"Oh ~ Quite straightforward!" Upon hearing this, Tao Pai Pai still remained expressionless, though his attitude changed slightly. "I admire straightforward employers like you the most. But you're in luck; this year I am holding an [Assassin 20th Anniversary Promotion] event, and it's currently half-price with a special discount. Now, you can tell me who your target is."
"Neo!" Dr. Gero said, directly handing a photo captured from the surveillance video to Tao Pai Pai.
Tao Pai Pai looked at the person in the photo and muttered, "Neo? And these facial features... Why does he look a bit familiar?"
Dr. Gero said, "He is the champion of this year's World Martial Arts Tournament."
"Oh ~ So it's him! No wonder he looked a bit familiar!" Tao Pai Pai instantly looked enlightened. "I didn't expect the person you want me to kill to actually be him. This really comes as a bit of a surprise to me."
Dr. Gero: "What? Is there a difficulty?"
Tao Pai Pai: "It's not about difficulty, it's about paying extra!"
Dr. Gero said with an indifferent look, "As long as you can kill him, how much money doesn't matter. Just name your price!"
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