66: Chapter 60 It’s Actually Very Simple 66: Chapter 60 It’s Actually Very Simple Walking with a subdued yet arrogant gait and holding his head both humbly and proudly, Gao Yi left the art gallery under the attentive farewell of the manager.
That attitude of soone rich who is afraid of others knowing but also wants them to know, Gao Yi had a good grip on it.
It wasn’t until he had walked a whole block that Gao Yi finally saw Sean, who was visibly anxious.
The cautious Sean naturally worried because Gao Yi had spent just over an hour in the gallery, and then Sean had followed him from a distance, making sure nobody was trailing behind before he dared to show himself and et up with Gao Yi.
“How co you took so long?
Did you find anything?”
Gao Yi boasted with satisfaction, “Oh, I bought twenty-two oil paintings, spending 110,000 euros, with an average of five thousand euros each.
I paid a twenty thousand euro deposit and can pay the balance after the gallery delivers the paintings to my castle.”
Sean was stunned for a mont before saying, “Okay, so you’ve just bought a bunch of expensive oil paintings?”
“I also received an invitation to attend a charity dinner at Henry’s castle tomorrow.”
Sean’s mouth dropped open in shock, but his astonishnt left him speechless.
“What, not appropriate?”
Sean took a while to recover, finally lowering his voice and saying, “No, it’s just…
normal assassins don’t do this, and besides…
it’s a bit unbelievable.
How did you manage it?”
“It’s quite simple,” Gao Yi said.
“Henry’s charity auction is short on guests, especially those who are really willing to spend money.
So when a sucker like shows up, soone will naturally want to invite to spend so money.”
Sean still found it hard to comprehend.
The ticulous style of an assassin and Gao Yi’s casualness were quite at odds, and Sean’s brain struggled to catch up.
After spending so ti clarifying the relationships, Sean expressed his confusion, “But safety cos first, right?
They just invited you like that?”
“Don’t look at the problem from an assassin’s perspective.
Look at it from the perspective of one of Henry’s underlings.”
Gao Yi patiently explained, “First of all, a Chinese person, and alone at that—how much danger do you think that poses?”
“None.”
“There you have it.”
“And then?”
“That’s it.
I’m not a threat, so what’s the problem with inviting to a charity dinner?”
Sean said urgently, “It’s not like that.
Won’t they do a background check?
Those professional security teams are sure to do a basic investigation of every guest!”
Gao Yi laughed, “But the person who invited isn’t a professional security officer.
It’s just Henry’s gofer, the boss of the loafers.”
Sean paused for a mont, then asked, “And you agreed?”
“Not yet.
I have to…”
Not knowing how to say ‘playing hard to get’ in English, Gao Yi thought for a mont and then said, “I have to…
think about it to increase my credibility.”
“Then what identity did you give?” Sean asked anxiously.
“Oh, just a rich second-generation.
My dad bought a castle in France, and I wanted to buy so oil paintings to decorate it.
If the paintings appreciate in value, that would be great, but it’s not a big deal if they don’t—I don’t care about money.”
Sean’s complexion paled as he blurted out anxiously, “What?
Bought a castle?
Which castle?
Who is your father, and what are you doing in France?
All these things need a complete arrangent; otherwise…
otherwise, a simple check will expose everything.”
Gao Yi placed a hand on Sean’s shoulder, saying, “Relax, relax!
Don’t be so tense.
I haven’t said my na, nor where the castle is located, nor what my father’s na is.
Moreover, I haven’t agreed to attend the charity dinner tomorrow.
I only said I’d consider it.”
Sean seed resigned, “It’s all loopholes.
As soon as soone checks, it will all be loopholes!”
Right, it couldn’t stand up to scrutiny.
But why did it have to?
Gao Yi didn’t understand this point.
He said to Sean, “What happens if it’s all loopholes upon a check?”
“Then you’re exposed!
Being exposed ans you have no chance to act!”
“Then don’t act—we can change targets.”
The strict and cautious Sean was once again bewildered by Gao Yi.
After a brief pause, Sean suddenly said, “Yeah, if it’s exposed, then forget it.”
Gao Yi smiled, “So what are you worried about?
It’s like this.
One of Henry’s managers, Roman Batis, is still in the gallery.
He’s Henry’s butler, and he invited to attend the charity dinner tomorrow night.
If I decide I want to go, he will send soone to pick up.”
“They’ll send soone to pick you up?”
“Yes, but he made one request: verify that I have enough money to buy the auction items.
It’s not a high requirent—just 500,000 euros.”
Sean took a deep breath and asked, “In such a tense situation, would Henry’s butler dare to make such a decision?
Could it be a trap?”
Gao Yi laughed and said, “Ditzel has been targeted for assassination many tis, but what about Henry?”
“Er, no news, but as soone not so important…”
Sean paused, then nodded, “Okay, Henry and his subordinates don’t have any experience dealing with assassins.”
Gao Yi smiled, “Exactly.
Ditzel has been the target of many assassination attempts, so he is very cautious—surrounded by experienced bodyguards.
But Henry is just a gangster boss who has just started trying to go legit.
How experienced can he be, especially his subordinates?
How careful can they be?”
Sean said thoughtfully, “Makes sense.
A bunch of gang mbers who haven’t quickly shifted their mindset.
They’re good at dealing with gang violence, but they have no concept of high-end assassins.”
“I simply told them I had just arrived in Paris today, bored and casually spending over a hundred thousand euros as routine expenses.
That’s my persona.
As for what I should be called, who my father is, where my castle is, how to handle the wealth verification, and which hotel I’m staying in, that’s your job.
You handle these matters, and I’ll call that butler nad Roman and tell him I’m willing to attend the dinner.
If it really can’t be worked out, I’ll just ignore him and that’s the end of it.
It’s that simple, got it?”
Yes, it was very simple.
Fortunately, Sean was just too accustod to playing in high-ranked gas, like being in the King Rank for too long and moving down to a Silver Rank ga—overestimating the opponent.
Once he adjusted his mindset, there was no need to worry about Sean’s capability to get things done.
Sean said with determination, “I’ll take care of everything.
It’s all manageable.
I’ll find soone who actually bought a castle in France, get the na right, then you’ll know what you should be called.
Arrange an appropriate hotel, prepare a well-funded account for you, and clothes for the dinner party—I’ll handle it all right away.”
If it works, it works; if not, then let it go—it’s genuinely that simple.
Anyway, Gao Yi thought it was very simple.
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