Outside the teahouse, he watched as Diana walked away under the escort of a group of bodyguards, soon disappearing into the crowd.
Hunter didn't stay for long either, soon entering the flow of people and vanishing shortly after.
Meeting the lovely Diana today had triggered the plot of [Hitman: Agent 47].
For Hunter, it was quite interesting.
As for the lovely Diana, even though he had insisted on making this cold and glamorous career woman his handler.
But in reality, he wasn't particularly lusting after her body.
Compared to that, Hunter was more interested in the organization behind Diana.
He wasn't clear yet which organization was behind Diana.
In his past life, Hunter had heard two theories; one was that Diana served the "International Contract Agency" (ICA for short).
The ICA was a mysterious organization similar to the 'Continental Hotel' under The High Table!
A large number of assassins and mercenaries were employed by the ICA, carrying out various hits and other errands for them.
Every employee would receive their due payment after each successfully completed mission.
In most operations, completing the primary objective and any secondary objectives would yield additional rewards.
The protagonist of [Hitman: Agent 47], Agent 47, was an elite assassin employed by the ICA, and Diana was his handler.
However, Agent 47's identity was quite special.
One theory was that he was a top agent cultivated by a mysterious organization from orphans selected globally.
Another theory was that he was a super agent cloned by the former Red Soviet Union using bio-genetic technology.
Regarding the organization behind Diana, besides the ICA, there was another theory: the Syndicate Group.
The so-called Syndicate Group was actually an old pharmaceutical company originally headquartered in Europe.
Later, it moved its headquarters to Singapore, becoming a powerful bio-pharmaceutical group with influence spanning all five continents.
Of course, bio-pharmaceuticals were only the Syndicate's public business.
In reality, during the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Syndicate Group had hired many top Soviet scientists with high salaries.
Among them were several scientists who had participated in a scientific project of the Red Soviet Union: the Agent Modification Program.
The so-called Agent Modification Program dated back to the 1960s and 70s.
It was a research project funded by the Soviet KGB to enhance the combat capabilities of their agents.
It aimed to create a group of combat machines that felt no fear, hesitation, or pain, possessing superhuman physical strength and endurance through drugs or even genetic modification.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was a massive brain drain of top talent.
Consequently, many countries and organizations discovered and came into contact with the former Soviet 'Agent Modification Program'.
Most of them felt fear toward the 'Agent Modification Program' and were afraid that research on it would continue.
However, some organizations, like the Syndicate Group, were staunch supporters of the 'Agent Modification Program'.
After recruiting a group of technicians and scientists from the post-collapse Soviet Union.
The Syndicate Group began investing massive amounts of capital into bio-genetics and human modification.
With accumulated experience, the Syndicate Group gradually mastered cloning and mass genetic modification, gaining the ability to produce powerful warriors.
Thus, the Syndicate Group evolved from a simple pharmaceutical company into a terrifying behemoth.
Hunter hadn't watched [Hitman: Agent 47] very closely in his past life; he clearly preferred the old version over the new one.
So he wasn't very clear on whether Diana belonged to the "International Contract Agency" (ICA) or the Syndicate Group.
But regardless of which organization Diana belonged to, Hunter felt he wouldn't come out on the losing end.
He didn't believe the genetic modification technology mastered by the Syndicate Group was already capable of creating super-soldiers whose basic attributes were several times those of a normal person.
But Hunter, who possessed the system cheat, was the real deal; his strength had long since reached more than four times that of an average adult male and was still increasing.
As he was, he believed he should be stronger than, or at least as strong as, Agent 47.
He just wasn't sure how he compared to the biological daughter of the former head of the Agent Modification Program in [Hitman: Agent 47], whom he had personally modified and who was suspected of having superpowers.
He hadn't walked far when a phone call rang out.
Hunter pulled the satellite communication phone provided by the Continental Hotel from his pocket.
After finding a deserted corner, he answered the call.
Cole's voice immediately rang out.
"Hunter, I didn't expect you to make such a big scene."
"The anger in your heart should be mostly vented by now."
Hunter's eyebrows twitched slightly; he could tell that Cole was here to stop him from continuing his hunt for the executives of the Hicks Consulting Company.
It seemed that either the US Department of Defense or the CIA behind the Hicks Consulting Company could no longer sit still.
Or, the Hicks Consulting Company had surrendered to the Continental Hotel.
Sure enough, after not hearing a response from Hunter.
Cole let out a sigh on the other end of the line, then persuaded him: "The Hicks Consulting Company proactively contacted the Continental Hotel to back down and sue for peace."
"They offered good terms, and the Manager has already agreed."
The smile on Hunter's face deepened, but he still didn't say a word.
Cole also knew that Hunter was likely feeling very uncomfortable.
He advised gently: "The Manager knows that doing this is somewhat unfair to you."
"So he has decided to compensate you with twenty continental gold coins."
After another moment of silence, Hunter finally spoke.
"I've done so much, and it wasn't just for a mere twenty continental gold coins."
"Don't think I don't know that you slipped a few people into the information you gave me who had nothing to do with the Hicks Consulting Company."
"Add two more conditions: use the Continental Hotel's intelligence network to help me find the current locations of two people."
After a moment of silence on the other end, Cole quickly agreed.
"Fine, no problem!"
"Send over the information of the people you need investigated later. I'll personally oversee it and get back to you as soon as possible."
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