Chapter 29 Assassin Brotherhood

"Assassin Brotherhood?"

Jessica looked confused.

Of course she couldn't have heard of this name, because before Li Ran spoke, there was no such thing as the Assassin Brotherhood.

That's right, the Assassin Brotherhood Li Ran mentioned was actually the same as Penglai before.

And the time when this Assassin Brotherhood was established, well, just now.

As for why we don’t continue to use Penglai’s name, the main reason is that whether it is [Arc Ballistic Technique] or [Adrenal Acceleration] displayed by [Wesley], it does not match the legend of Penglai, an obviously oriental faction. If we insist on it, Putting them together, it is easy for people to see some clues.

Therefore, Li Ran thought that instead of forcefully linking [Wesley] and Penglai, it would be better to create a new organization directly. As the saying goes, if there is one, there are two, if there are two, there will be three, and if there are three, well... Okay, that's a little bit off topic.

In short, Jessica was at a loss when she heard the "Assassin Brotherhood" mentioned by Li Ran.

This was a normal reaction, and Li Ran was not surprised. Next was the time for him to show off his real acting skills.

In the antique shop, Li Ran deliberately moved his face down about fifteen degrees, shrouded in shadow, and then lowered his voice to make his voice low and mysterious: "The Assassin Brotherhood is a very The ancient organization can even be traced back to the Roman period. It is an organized assassin group. Although it has encountered countless crises of destruction during the period, it has always been able to be reborn from the flames."

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"Then why, I have never heard anything about this organization?" Jessica raised her slender eyebrows. She was not a fool. In fact, as a private detective, even if she didn't do well in Hell's Kitchen, She still has the sensitivity and suspicion she should have, which can be seen from the legend she brought to Li Ran.

"That's because the Assassin Brotherhood's creed restricts them."

"creed?"

"The three principles of the Assassin Brotherhood are: first: do not kill innocent people indiscriminately; second: hide your tracks in plain sight and become a member of the crowd; third: never endanger the brotherhood. These principles run through the daily lives of members of the Assassin Brotherhood. In all aspects, it is like their struggle to achieve "harmony of all things". The Brotherhood implements their responsibilities through political and strategic assassinations, hoping to achieve the salvation of thousands of people by killing one person. They believe that this is Fight on behalf of those who don’t have the ability, resources, or knowledge to speak out against those who abuse their power.”

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"Sounds like a superhero organization." Jessica curled her lips. Nowadays, she is not interested in superheroes.

"What about you, are you also a member of this so-called Assassin Brotherhood?"

Although Jessica was surprised by the mysterious Assassin Brotherhood, she did not forget her original doubts.

"Me." Faced with Jessica's rhetorical question, Li Ran shook his head, and then lowered his head with an obviously bitter smile: "I am very eager to join the brotherhood. Unfortunately, the internal rules of the brotherhood are very strict, and I He is not capable enough to become an assassin of the Brotherhood, so he is currently just the person in charge of the contact point of the Assassin Brotherhood here, helping the Brotherhood collect intelligence and contact members."

"Having said so much, how can you prove that the so-called Assassin Brotherhood you say is real? Perhaps, everything is just a lie you casually used to deceive my trust."

Jessica supported the counter, leaned forward slightly, and looked directly into Li Ran's eyes.

Kilgray's appearance made Jessica full of doubts about everything in front of her. After all, the other party was a demon who could control people's minds and bodies.

Faced with Jessica's aggressive questioning, Li Ran did not answer with words, but directly raised his pistol and pointed it at her face.

Pull the trigger.

Everything in front of her was so sudden that even Jessica, who had extraordinary abilities, could not dodge the bullets coming directly in her face in an instant.

He could only watch helplessly as the debored bullets flew towards him.

The thought flashed through his mind that Li Ran had indeed been controlled by Zi Ren.

The expected death did not come. The bullet coming directly in front of her miraculously changed direction the second before it was about to hit Jessica. It passed through the ends of her hair and hit the ceramic behind Jessica.

Along with the shattering of ceramics.

Immediately afterwards, Li Ran's voice slowly came to Jessica's ears: "[Arc Ballistic Technique], one of the magical spear techniques mastered by the members of the Brotherhood. Unfortunately, my ability is insufficient, so I can only let The bullet takes a subtle turn, and you cannot control the direction of the bullet as you wish like a member of the Brotherhood."

[Legendary from Jessica Jones +115]

boom--

Li Ran lowered his head, looked at the counter that was smashed in half, and then at Jessica who was waving her fist: "I'm just trying to demonstrate. After all, you said you didn't believe me."

"Me too." Withdrawing her fist, Jessica calmed her still-beating heart. For a moment, she almost thought she was about to say goodbye.

After calming down, Jessica raised her head and looked at Li Ran again.

However, at this moment, the way Jessica looked at him was obviously different.

…

Manhattan, Kingpin Building.

The broken glass on the top floor has long been repaired.

Kingpin stood at the edge of the window, leaning on his crutch, looking down at everything under the building.

"Recently, my business in Manhattan has suffered serious losses. This is not good." Kingpin turned around and looked at the trembling man kneeling behind him: "It's not good, Tony. When I handed the matter over to It wasn’t like this when I gave it to you.”

"There is a reason for all this, Jin Bing. Recently, a madman appeared on the territory and kept attacking our business. Many of our brothers have died under his gun." Faced with Jin Bing's questioning, the man couldn't help but Make excuses out loud.

"I don't want to hear reasons," Jinpin picked up the man with one hand and ignored the struggling movement of the man in his hands, and said with a cold face: "To me, all reasons are just excuses to cover up my incompetence. I need Yes, it’s just a result, a result that satisfies me, do you understand?”

"……Yes, I understand……"

The man hung on Jin Bin's hand and answered with difficulty.

He casually threw the purple-faced man in his hand back to the ground. Kingpin took out a handkerchief and wiped his palms: "Then, I will give you another chance, but Tony, you have to remember that this is the last time. , if it still doesn’t satisfy me, then maybe we won’t meet here next time.”

On the ground, the man was gasping for air, holding his neck, and nodded with a difficult expression.