Chapter 287: This Familiar Lobby Shootout
Vigo refuses to hand over Joseph, and it seems that he wants to revoke the bounty in exchange for John's idea of giving up revenge, but John is not willing to reconcile at all, and if he could reconcile, he would have reconciled long ago, and what would be the way it is now?
What's more, what Louis said to him earlier made him understand one thing, even if it is reconciled temporarily, it may not break out in the future. This is a foreseeable hidden danger that must be cleared if you really want to return to a peaceful life.
Hanging up, John remained silent, in fact, he was already thinking about the next plan of action in his mind.
Turning his head, he saw Louie sitting there: "You have no opinion?"
"What's the opinion?"
"If your mission is to protect me, then you should stop me from breaking out into conflict with such a powerful person, right?"
"No, my mission is to keep you safe, but I won't interfere with or influence your personal actions, I just need to make sure you don't die. "It stands to reason that bodyguards should discourage employers from doing more dangerous things.
But Louie wasn't in a normal situation here, and he didn't need to worry that he wouldn't be able to protect John.
"Since you don't care, then I'm going to do it my way. β
"Feel free to do so, I also want to see what John Wick really is capable of. "Although John Wick had several wonderful gunfight scenes in the original plot, strictly speaking, it was not all his strength.
The assassination in the second part really reflected part of John's strength.
From the preparation of equipment purchases, to the escape after the assassination and the killing of the killer who came to kill him, almost everything was in John Vic's plan.
The only surprise was that the bodyguards hired by the other party caught up too quickly, but John also managed to delay the battle to the Continental Hotel in Italy, directly stopping the battle, and buying himself a chance to breathe.
"You're going to follow me the whole time?"
"Of course. β
β......β
John didn't speak, just began to organize his equipment, this time buying a lot of weapons and ammunition, he was thinking about how to carry and distribute it.
In the end, he found that no matter how he arranged it, he would need to carry a large pile of ammunition, which would seriously affect his movements.
He had no way to hide his weapons and ammunition in a specific place in advance, so that he could replenish them while fighting, after all, this was a strong attack, and in the end John made the right choice: after loading the ammunition into a large bag, let Louis help him carry it.
"You're really going to take advantage of the environment. Louis stretched out his hand and lifted it, although these things were not too heavy for him, but if they were distributed to ordinary people, even elite killers and soldiers who had received strict training, it would not be easy to carry so much weight.
In addition, following John with ammunition on his back will also attract a lot of firepower for John. It didn't matter, and it would have prevented John from being injured or even killed in the chaos.
After thinking about it, Louie put down the bag, picked up the phone at hand and dialed the number in Perkins' room.
"Perkins, do you want to make money if you have extra money?"
Perkins, who was on the other side, had obviously just woken up, but when he heard that there was money to be made, he immediately cheered up and asked in a lazy and hoarse voice, "What kind of work?"
"Help me and John get started, remote support or something, and when we clean up Vigo's assets afterwards, it's divided by head. "Louie's meaning is very clear, we are going to kill Vigo-Trasov, and then all the assets looted from Vigo will be divided according to the head, and if a few people survive, they will be divided into several parts.
"It doesn't sound like it's a lot of money. "Vigo is a big guy anyway, and he has a lot of elite soldiers under him, even if Perkins is very greedy for the other party's large assets, she doesn't dare to be so reckless and tough with an underworld boss.
"You don't need to show your face, you just need to stay away, and you can retreat at any time if the situation is not good. β
"That sounds pretty good. "It doesn't matter if she doesn't need to show her face, even if she hides in the distance and kills some people, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the other party to find out who did it.
"I'm in John's room right now, just come and meet me when I'm ready. β
"Now?"
"Of course. β
"Then you'll have to wait a little longer. β
After saying that, Perkins hung up the phone, and when Louie put the receiver back, he saw John looking at him: "What's wrong?"
"I didn't think I'd have to ask for help. β
"Why don't you use the power you can use? If you don't, these people will turn against you. If Louie hadn't mixed it up in advance, Perkins would have taken over the task of killing John: "What's more, a friend who really cares about you can't sit back and watch you fight with Vigo alone." β
Louis pointed in the direction of the window: "You might as well call your good friend and discuss how to cooperate." β
John looked in the direction of the window and spotted his old friend Marcus from the building oppositeβin the distance on the opposite building, Marcus was holding a sniper rifle in his hand.
It looked like he was here to snipe himself, but he didn't actually shoot himself. He stayed there more like a preemptive position to prevent other killers from using the place to snipe John Vic.
In the original plot, it was Marcus who rescued John several times so that John could survive to the end, including shooting John to remind him that someone had infiltrated his room, so that John got up in time to defeat Perkins.
Calm returned to the room, and only the sound of John sorting out his gear could be heard, and it wasn't until Marcus and Perkins came in one after the other, and the room didn't immediately come alive.
If this weren't in the Continental Hotel, where murder was not allowed, suspicion alone would be enough to make a few people do it.
This special environment allows several people to coexist peacefully in the same room.
Marcus put his suitcase next to him, which contained various parts of the sniper rifle, and crossed his arms to look at John, who had almost sorted out the equipment: "So, your plan is to attack Vigo's lair directly?"
"Yes. β
Talking about his thoughts, John didn't care if his old friend would help, but Marcus actually agreed after looking at it: "Sounds challenging, and the pay is good." β
"Are you sure you're going to get all the money per head?" Perkins looked at John and Marcus, and finally at Louie a few more times.
"Sure. β
"Don't need me to show up?"
"No, you don't. β
"I joined. Perkins readily agreed, and then Perkins also 'ordered' a batch of equipment, mainly spears and various types of ammunition for long-range support attacks.
By the time all the preparations were complete, a day had passed.
Night is the best cover for this kind of offensive battle, and both Louie and John feel that there is nothing wrong with taking advantage of the night to raid.
Perkins and Marcus can also hide themselves better, and if they choose to attack during the day, they will refuse.
As for Vigo's lair, John has already locked it down: not a huge mansion on a vast area, but a high-rise building in the heart of the city.
This situation reminded Louis of the experience of single-handedly breaking into Reyes' lair in Rio de Janeiro to eliminate him.
At that time, he was still very weak, but he could easily kill dozens of guards with guns.
Now, he can easily kill a few times inside, and it is not difficult to even clean up the entire building, even if he can't use special weapons such as lightsabers.
"Is this the place?" Louis carried two large bags containing the weapons and ammunition John was going to use.
"This is it, it's too late for you to regret it now. "As long as you step through this gate, then Louis will be completely regarded as his companion, and the other party will not care so much, but will only shoot at him frantically.
"Why regret it? I just want to enjoy this show as soon as possible. β
"Remember, the staff in this building are all Vigo's men. β
"Thanks for the reminder. β
Louie's nonchalant look made John frown slightly, but he didn't dwell on it, and when the sound of 'already in place' came from the headphones, he strode towards the main entrance of the building.
To be honest, it's not a good choice to hit Vigo's lair head-on, but there doesn't seem to be much else to do?
Louis remembers that in the original story, John Wick lured Vigo by destroying his money hiding place, and the exact location of this stronghold was learned from Perkins.
Now Perkins did not utter this message, and John did not think in this direction: for the purpose had changed, and it was no longer Joseph alone, but both father and son had to be killed.
Coupled with Louie's intentional or unintentional rhythm, it has become what it is now - in fact, Louis does not feel that Vigo can pose any threat to him, and wants to pass through in a wave of recklessness.
As John Wick strode into the building, the lazy guards in the lobby habitually glanced at the people who came in, and one of the guards was ready to step forward to stop: "Sorry, outsiders are not allowed to enter the ...... here."
Before the guard could finish his words, he was shot in the head by John, who was extremely fast, and the other two guards not far away were also quickly killed by him.
"What's next?" watched John insert the pistol back into the holster, then took out the assault rifle from his bag, and answered Louie's question by the way: "Just stay here, they already know I'm coming." β
Before John could finish his words, there was a 'tick' sound from several elevators at the same time, and a large number of footsteps could be heard in the direction of the stairs.
Soon, a large group of men armed with various weapons appeared in the sight of Louis and John.
Looking at this scene, Louie felt that he might have run to the wrong set, and turned his head to look at John next to him - indeed a decadent man with long hair and a scruffy beard, not the cool guy who wore sunglasses and a trench coat.
His thoughts lasted only a second, and then they were interrupted by the sound of gunfire.