Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 51 - 51 48 Deep Collaboration

51: Chapter 48 Deep Collaboration 51: Chapter 48 Deep Collaboration The mission was over, and with the remuneration secured, it was time to leave.

Having caused a major stir in Mexicali, crossing the border directly from there into the United States wasn’t the best idea.

However, Tijuana, being close to Mexicali, wouldn’t pose much of a problem for the two to pass through customs.

Still, the departure was neither happy nor smooth.

“Are you really leaving?”

“Yes.”

Sean felt like a complaining wife.

This was the first time he had ever felt this way.

Before, it had always been him looking down on the new recruits, but now, it was a recruit who was uninterested in him.

One only cherishes what is lost, and the most precious are the things one can’t have.

“Can’t you consider the decision a bit longer?

Even if you don’t want to join the Garden right now, don’t rush to reject it, don’t be hasty…”

“Stop!”

Gao Yi held out a hand and then said with a helpless expression, “Buddy, you’re great, you’re very skilled, but we are really not suitable for each other… Damn!”

Feeling that his words had come off too homosexual, Gao Yi cursed, paused for a moment, and then continued, “I won’t join the Garden.

No matter how nicely you put it now, no matter how skilled you or the Garden are, I won’t be part of it.

Not just because the Garden isn’t in good shape right now, but more importantly, I can’t let my fate be controlled by someone else.

With any organization, it’s easy to join but hard to leave, so don’t waste your time.”

Gao Yi also felt a bit regretful, but he remained resolute in his stance.

He’d rather work independently and freely, accepting the high risks, than join an organization and become a pawn.

It was a matter of principle.

Or in other words, better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox.

After saying this, Gao Yi spread his hands with an expression of regret and said, “But thank you for thinking highly of me, maybe we’ll have a chance to cooperate in the future.”

Having resisted the temptation and spit back the sugar-coated bullet, Gao Yi wasn’t joining, but there was no reason to become an enemy of the Garden.

So he chose to ease the somewhat heavy atmosphere.

Sean sighed slowly and said, “Alright, perhaps we can collaborate in the future.”

When Gao Yi shook hands with Sean, Sean whispered, “It’s easy to cross the border from Tijuana.

Once you get to the United States, however, what comes next is up to you.

Be careful.”

“Okay, thanks, goodbye.”

Gao Yi walked a few steps forward, pulled open the door of a car, got in, and sat in the back seat.

This was an expensive-paid smuggling service, a channel Gao Yi found himself and paid for; getting a reliable smuggler on the Dark Web cost only five thousand dollars.

There was no need to take advantage of any offered assistance.

As the car drove away, Sean watched the taillights and cursed helplessly but fiercely.

“Fuck!

That bastard!”

Though he cursed, he still longed for what he couldn’t have.

Sean took out his phone, dialed a number, and after waiting for a long time, he said with helplessness, “He’s gone.

He just won’t agree to join the Garden.”

“Hmm, he seems very determined.

If he doesn’t want to join, let it be.”

Sean raised his voice, full of frustration, “Sir, he’s different!

His judgment is poor, he can’t do makeup, his ability to get close to targets is weak, he lacks experience… but all of this can be learned!

And yet his termination skill is off the charts.

As long as he gets close to his target, he is invincible, invincible!”

“Yes, skills can be learned, experience can be gained, so can termination means and abilities.”

“No, sir!

While termination means can be learned, the termination skill can’t be practiced.

This isn’t a matter of skill level; it’s talent.

Busan is unique, one-of-a-kind.

His weaknesses can be mitigated, but his strengths are impossible for anyone to replicate!”

“You think so highly of a novice?”

“Yes, sir!

Busan’s strength isn’t something that can be reflected by a score.

Plus, his learning ability is actually very strong.

Give him time, teach him how an assassin should work, and he can learn everything.

Anything needs to be explained only once, and he gets it.

He’s smart; his shortcomings aren’t true shortcomings.”

“Oh?”

Sean continued, “My plan was to do reconnaissance, to look for an opportunity to strike, to place Busan close to our target, to see if he could terminate the target and complete the mission.

But he demolished my plan, he finished the mission his way!”

“Oh?”

“I thought his judgment was terrible because, to put it simply, I didn’t see it as an opportunity, but he thought it was a good one.

And the results show that he did it, meaning his judgment isn’t bad, it’s just very unique, different from everyone else’s.”

“Oh.”

Sean took a deep breath and said, “I don’t even know how he did it.

I don’t know how he managed it with just a hammer…

no, not just a hammer.

He disposed of eleven bodyguards and captured the target alive, sir.

If I had known his termination skill was so outrageous, I would’ve planned differently.”

“Oh?”

“If I had known Busan was so capable, I would have arranged a retreat plan for after forceful action, avoiding the embarrassing situation we ended up in, having to rely on a chaotic battle to barely escape alive.

Therefore, the messy ending of this mission is my fault, because I didn’t fully understand Busan’s capabilities and couldn’t devise an appropriate plan.”

“Oh.”

Sean sighed, feeling defeated and powerless, and then whispered, “Sir, I feel like I haven’t messed up, but Busan still won’t join the Garden.

He doesn’t even want to consider it.

For the first time, I feel…

powerless.”

“Oh?”

Sean was silent for a moment, then with a tone of helplessness, said, “Sir, what should I do?”

“Now you are a Gardener, it’s up to you to decide.”

Sean chuckled wryly and said, “But I really don’t know what to do.

Forcing him to join is impossible.

All I can do is use the methods of a Gardener and a Bee to lure him into joining, but this damned guy has A-level endurance.

He is unmoved by any temptation.

He doesn’t want to be my assassin; he doesn’t want to serve me.

Sir, Busan isn’t a good assassin right now, but he will become a top-level assassin.

If he joined, he could turn around the current situation of the Garden.

I trust my judgment, but I really don’t know what to do, sir.

You need to teach me.”

The person on the phone sighed deeply and then said softly, “Sean.”

“Sir?”

“Cooperate.”

“Cooperate?”

“Yes, don’t always think about controlling everyone.

Don’t assume you can control everyone.

Some exceptionally talented individuals refuse to be anyone’s pawn; they want to hold their fate in their own hands.

For such people, you can’t hope to control them; you can only cooperate with them, and deep cooperation can be enough to change the difficult situation the Garden faces.”

After pondering for a while, Sean said with a touch of resignation, “Cooperate, deep cooperation, I understand, sir.”

“Give him everything he needs.

If he lacks experience, then help him grow.

If he lacks the skills needed by an assassin, then teach him.

Don’t turn everything into transactional arrangements.

Simply help, and when the time comes that you need assistance, he will naturally reciprocate.

Sean, it’s not about interest alone but the deeper bonds beyond interest; that is what real cooperation is.”

Sean was glad he had made the call.

After thinking it over, his tone regained confidence, “I get it, sir.

I know what to do now.

I’ll catch up to him; I’ll provide the urgent help he needs.”

“Hmm.”

With a simple acknowledgment, the call ended.

Sean put away the phone and glanced in the direction where Gao Yi had left.

Now, the taillights were no longer visible.

Sean was torn.

“I can’t easily go to the United States…”

Feeling frustrated, Sean hesitated for a moment, then suddenly declared, “Screw it!”

He picked up the phone, but this time he didn’t make a call; instead, he logged into the Dark Web using a rarely used account.

He rapidly placed an order for smuggling across the border; Sean was going to catch up with Gao Yi.

For a Gardener, a super-talented, king-level novice like Gao Yi absolutely could not be overlooked.

If he couldn’t be obtained, then cooperate.

Deep cooperation!