After the money was distributed, Johnny contacted Charon and received the phone number and address of the Rio Continental Hotel branch.
Johnny drove directly to the Continental Hotel and completed the cash deposit there.
Upon arriving at the hotel, he went straight to the front desk, presented his identification, and inquired about the fees for storing money.
Since the commission rates in the app had decreased, he thought this should also be possible.
In fact, there was such an option, just not many.
"Anonymous deposit, 7% handling fee. Funds will be cleared globally within 24 hours, leaving no traceable records."
"Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin or Monero, 4.5% handling fee. Instant transfer, but you bear the risk of market fluctuations."
"Alternatively, you can choose to exchange it for gold bars and store them in our vault, to be withdrawn or transferred when needed, with a 3% handling fee."
Good heavens, same old formula, but because he was a three-star assassin, these handling fees were slightly, just a tiny bit, lower.
However, Johnny was no longer the pauper he once was, so he could afford these fees.
Therefore, he chose anonymous storage.
After signing Night Owl's name on the card, Johnny left the Rio Continental Hotel branch with the unregistered card.
Just like that, 15.94 million usd were freshly deposited into the unregistered card.
Only through this transfer could he launder the money into clean funds, free from scrutiny. Although he was an assassin, it was best to avoid trouble when possible.
This was the very reason for the Continental Hotel's service.
After leaving the Rio branch of the Continental Hotel, Johnny stood on the street, hesitating about where to go. After all, he had come to Rio, so shouldn't he see other places?
However, remembering Hobbs's words about the arrests, he thought for a moment and decided it was best to leave this troubled area first.
They had just caused a huge commotion in Rio, not only killing the chief of the Rio Police Department headquarters but also taking down the biggest drug lord. Who knew what else might happen later?
With that thought, Johnny no longer hesitated, bought a plane ticket, and prepared to fly directly to Mexico.
However, before he boarded the plane, he received a text message from John.
"There's one thing I almost forgot to tell you, someone has brought White Lion out, you need to be careful."
Upon seeing this message, Johnny's breath caught. He could ignore anyone else's advice, disbelieve anyone else's warning, but John's words had to be heard and believed. Anyone he personally named was a dangerous individual.
After seeing the words White Lion, Johnny thought for a moment and immediately called Veronica.
"Oh, little brother~ It's been a while since you contacted me."
A syrupy voice came through the receiver, but Johnny was not in the mood to chat idly with her.
"Who is White Lion?"
Upon hearing Johnny's words, the other side immediately fell silent.
"Don't tell me you've provoked White Lion."
Veronica's voice held a hint of disbelief. She knew Johnny was a master at getting into trouble, but she hadn't expected him to be able to cause this much trouble.
"I didn't provoke him, but John told me someone has enlisted him."
Veronica on the other end was silent for a while before saying with some difficulty, "Then you really need to be careful. I'll send you his photo in a bit, you just watch out for yourself."
Veronica didn't know how to describe this White Lion guy, but all she could do was this.
Soon, Johnny received an email. Upon opening it, he found the information Veronica knew about White Lion.
The first thing that caught his eye was a photo: a white-haired man standing there, dressed in a crisp white suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, appearing elegant and understated, yet his entirely white attire was so striking.
Below was an introduction to White Lion and his achievements. The more Johnny read, the heavier his heart became.
After finishing, only four words came to his mind.
Top-tier assassin!
His combat power was even superior to John's.
What kind of person would actually hire such a figure to deal with him?
To be honest, Johnny was a little confused.
It seemed he really had to be careful. Don't be fooled by some assassins appearing old; their killing methods were first-rate.
"Ugh, what a headache."
Johnny truly had a headache. What could he do when faced with such an unsolvable person? His own abilities were still far from enough, but no matter how skilled one was, they feared a cleaver. He refused to believe he would fall into someone else's hands.
Even the most formidable assassin feared a sneak attack. As long as he could prevent being ambushed, he still had a fighting chance.
Moreover, according to the intelligence, White Lion was extremely opinionated and preferred close combat, especially using assassination as his primary method of operation.
In that case, as long as he heightened his vigilance, there shouldn't be much of a problem, right?
Johnny comforted himself this way, but Veronica on the other hand didn't think so.
She even called John directly, "How did your good apprentice get targeted by White Lion?"
Facing Veronica's blunt questioning, John could only explain, "It was a few old guys from the Mafia who brought him out of retirement."
"Heh heh! So you just stood by and watched White Lion target Johnny, did you?"
To this, John could only sigh, "No one knows White Lion's whereabouts, otherwise I would have gone to find him long ago."
Veronica also fell silent. No one at all knew White Lion's whereabouts. He had disappeared for so many years, who knew where he was?
Another unsolvable problem.
John, after hanging up the phone, looked at the girl standing in front of him.
"Was that Veronica?" the girl asked.
"Mm!"
John nodded, saying nothing.
Then, the girl turned to look out the window, "Sometimes, I really envy you who can move freely around the world, while I, apart from receiving missions, spend all my time in this castle."
"Is the outside world wonderful?"
The girl looked out the window and asked John.
"Very wonderful, and very dangerous."
This was John's answer to her.
The girl nodded, then turned to look at John, "Why did you choose to come back after leaving the family for so many years?"
This was what the girl found most incomprehensible. What was so good about this family, full of ruthlessness and indifference? And John, as someone who had already left the family years ago, was now suddenly returning, which she couldn't understand.
"For one person, I had no choice but to come back. I need a backer."
After giving this answer, John turned and left. However, before going downstairs, he paused, looked at the girl, and said, "Of course, if you have the chance, leave here and don't look back."
With that, John went downstairs.
The setting sun shone on the girl's face. If Johnny were here, he would surely recognize her. This was her.
This was the girl he had saved in the theater, named Eve.
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