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Not long after Smith Doyle and Fox caught up, the originally clear sky suddenly became overcast, as if a storm was coming.
At this moment, John Wick was dragging his injured body slowly out of the park when a killer blocked his way.
"John, you have less than an hour left. How about I pay 1 million to get back the two dragon balls in your hand?"
Hearing that the other party had set his eyes on the Dragon Ball in his hand, John Wick glanced at it indifferently and said,
"Not for sale."
Hearing John Wick's refusal, the killer spoke again:
"Tell me what they are worth, and in return I will not lay a hand on you for an hour."
John Wick knew very well that if he revealed the secret of Dragon Ball, he would be dead and would fail the test.
"If you want to die, come find me in an hour."
The killer shrugged his shoulders, he just wanted to make some extra money. Not only did John Wick's own value increase, but the Dragon Balls on him also increased in price. It was even heard that some people on the black market had begun to consider counterfeiting Dragon Balls, but no one had seen what the authentic ones looked like, and didn't even know what the value of this thing was.
Perhaps only John Wick and the Camorra know this secret.
John Wick knew that his destination was the textile factory of the Assassin's League, but the distance was too far. He now had one thing to do, which was to go to the library on Park Avenue in New York, where some of his gold coins and an item that could help him escape were hidden - the Rosrom pass.
If you can't fight your way out of the siege, you can use this pass and ask them to take you there.
At this time, it suddenly started raining heavily.
John Wick came to the road and quickly stopped a taxi, and said,
"Go to the New York Highway Library."
The driver looked back and said:
"OK."
The car started moving immediately, but before it had gone far it was stuck in traffic. It was rush hour and it was raining heavily, so it was impossible to move for a long time.
Listening to the constant sound of car horns on the road and the cars moving more than ten meters, John Wick looked a little anxious. After a simple analysis, he knew that if he stayed in the car, let alone rushing to the Assassin's League, he might not even be able to make it to the library.
Fox was holding an umbrella and said,
"What an unlucky guy. There was a car accident on the road ahead."
"But it seems like someone did it on purpose."
Smith smiled and said,
"It's just that someone doesn't want him to leave by public transportation."
"After all, an hour is not a long distance if you take a car in New York."
While the two were talking, John Wick also figured out the matter, opened the car door and got out.
After getting off the car, John Wick ran hard towards the library.
At this moment, all the killers on the street fixed their eyes on John Wick, but no one did anything. The time was not up yet and no one could take action. Everyone needed to abide by the rules of the Continental Hotel.
Soon, John Wick ran to the New York Highway Library in the heavy rain.
John Wick ran all the way to the library's service desk and immediately said to the staff:
"Russian Folk Tales by Alexander Afanasyev, 1864."
Looking at the librarian who was looking up the address of the books, John Wick did not urge him. He just looked at the time and made sure that the one-hour safety time had not yet ended.
Soon the librarian finished his search, opened a note to John Wick and said:
"On the second floor."
"Thanks!"
Taking the note, John Wick quickly ran to the second floor.
Fox, who followed Smith in, was a little confused:
"Why is he here?"
"Shouldn't we head for the textile factory?"
"Is there some secret weapon here that can help him?"
Smith nodded:
"Yes, there must be something that can help him, otherwise he wouldn't have come here."
After taking a look at the time on the detector, Smith smiled and said:
"Tell me, does anyone dare to take action in advance?"
Fox looked at everyone in the library and said,
"You once said that people die for money and birds die for food. There must be someone brave enough to do it."
"After all, John Wick wasn't the only one who took action in the hotel."
Smith smiled and nodded. There was no shortage of brave people in the killer profession.
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the other side.
Charon drove Winston back to the Parkway Hotel.
After entering the hotel, Charon said to Winston:
"I really hope that Mr. Wick can get away safely."
Winston adjusted his collar and said as he walked:
"Charon, he knowingly committed a crime and still killed someone in the hotel."
Charon followed Winston and said:
"Do you think he can get away with it?"
Winston turned to look at Charon and said:
"There's a total bounty of 20 million US dollars on him and the two dragon balls on him. All the killers in the city want a piece of the pie."
"I think his chances of escaping are only 50%, provided he can get there and get the other party's protection."
Charon asked in confusion,
"Where?"
In his opinion, all the killers in the city want John Wick's bounty, and even the Night Stalker John Wick is afraid that he will not survive this day.
Winston smiled and said,
"Smith Doyle promised that as long as John Wick can get to their forces, he will be protected."
"A force that can rival the High Table."
"If he can make it there alive, he will survive. If he can't make it there, he will die on the road."
Having said this, Winston walked upstairs.
At this time, Charon looked at Winston who was leaving and stood there in a daze. He couldn't imagine what kind of force could compete with the High Table, nor could he imagine that Smith Doyle had such power.
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library.
John Wick took the note and quickly came to the place where the books were stored on the second floor.
Find the book and tear off the sticker, and inside are three items: a photo of his deceased wife, five gold coins, and a pass.
He put the photo on the bookshelf, then took out the gold coins, looked at the number and put them in his pocket, then took out the pass and put it in his pocket.
After doing all this, John Wick picked up the photo of Helen and himself:
"Soon, we will meet soon."
After kissing the photo, John Wick put it back into the book.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from my ear:
"Think about why God created you."
"Not to make you live like a beast, but to make you pursue virtue and knowledge."
Along with the sound of footsteps, a giant over two meters tall walked out, holding a book in his hand, and said to John:
"Dante!"
After saying this, he showed the cover of the book to John Wick, indicating that these were the words in the book, and then put the book on the bookshelf.
John Wick also put the book in his hand back on the bookshelf at this time.
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(End of this chapter)