Chapter 111: What Fire Fox Lost Was Her Faith
The moment Wesley exposed Fire Fox's lie, he had considered suicide. Too deeply hurt, this city now had another heartbroken person.
But after thinking about it, slitting his wrists was too slow, not satisfying enough; sleeping pills made him die without feeling anything, also not satisfying enough; drowning made him die too ugly, with a distorted face, swollen and fat all over, hiding his handsome features; jumping from a building made him die too miserably, his body broken into pieces, a bloody mess, easily scaring children, and also easily hitting flowers and plants; as for poisoning, the smell was too pungent, and it didn't smell good at all... Forget it, it's too damn hard to die. I'll just live on with this pain and difficulty!
Therefore, the grieving Wesley even ignored the aroma of the hotpot right in front of him.
While Cross was lecturing Fire Fox, Mo Fei walked over to Wesley, patted his shoulder, and said earnestly, "You need to take care of your body. How can you not eat? Your mind is already twisted, so your body must be healthy!"
Wesley: "..."
Fire Fox was almost driven to a faith breakdown by Cross's verbal assault, but she was indeed one of the few top assassins in the Assassin Alliance who had mastered Bullet Time and Curved Shot, so she quickly calmed down.
She stated that she would not simply believe Cross's words unless Cross could provide concrete evidence.
And Wesley, true to his role as Fire Fox's designated and exclusive licking dog, actually pleaded with Cross to release Fire Fox so she could search for evidence.
As for Fire Fox's intention to trick him into killing his father, and then killing him after his father was dead, did it matter?
After all, those things were only in Fire Fox's mind; she hadn't acted on them yet.
He even kindly comforted Fire Fox, who was on the verge of collapse due to her crumbling faith, telling her that the innocent souls who died by Fire Fox's hand were not her fault. All she needed to do was kill Sloan, who forged the assassination list, and avenge those people.
After all... those innocent souls only lost their lives, but Fire Fox lost her faith!
Anyway, with Wesley, the licking dog-turned-meddler, stirring things up, Fire Fox temporarily joined their side.
Based on his understanding of women, Mo Fei knew clearly that women are the most contradictory creatures. Fire Fox appeared to be skeptical of Cross's words, but in reality, she already believed about seventy to eighty percent of what Cross said.
This was because Fire Fox herself had experienced the strange feeling of killing the wrong person.
A woman's sixth sense is much stronger than a man's.
Cross did not have irrefutable evidence to prove that Sloan forged the assassination list, but he did provide a lot of circumstantial evidence, which completely brought Fire Fox over to his side.
The Assassin Alliance, centered around the Loom of Fate, appeared to be united by faith, but in reality, many assassins were adopted by the Assassin Alliance from a young age. And some, even if they wanted to leave the Assassin Alliance when they grew up, would be deterred by its powerful influence and dare not leave.
So, faith was fine for them to shout slogans occasionally, but few would truly entrust their lives to faith. Therefore, when Sloan revealed that everyone in the Assassin Alliance was on the Loom of Fate's assassination list, Fire Fox was the only one who considered suicide.
In the eyes of Fire Fox and Cross, two people with pure faith, those who refused to entrust their lives to faith were considered to have impure faith. They constituted the vast majority and deserved to be killed. The few with pure faith who could be spared were a tiny minority. They couldn't distinguish one by one who could be killed and who could be spared, so the entire Assassin Alliance was their target for cleansing.
Just like when S.H.I.E.L.D. was infiltrated by HYDRA, even Fury couldn't separate the two and ultimately had to choose to disband S.H.I.E.L.D..
Cross already had an idea of how to thoroughly cleanse the Assassin Alliance.
The most crucial part of this idea was inspired by a person within the Assassin Alliance codenamed 'Pesticide'—rat bombs!
Last night, Wesley specifically caught a thousand rats who believed in Allah. All they needed was to be given a special peanut butter, then fitted with watch bombs, and under the guidance of Allah, they would transform into high-explosive bombs, enter the Assassin Alliance headquarters, and cleanse the un-halal assassins there.
With this rat bomb tactic alone, Cross was confident in clearing out over 60% of the assassins. After all, the reputation of rats being able to infiltrate anywhere wasn't for nothing. The remaining ones would be enough to create a major riot, preventing other assassins from organizing effective resistance, which would significantly reduce the difficulty of their cleanup.
"Hurry up, I still have to pick up my girlfriend from school!" Mo Fei said casually, standing in a stronghold where Cross could overlook the Assassin Alliance headquarters, his expression solemn, after loading his P226.
He wore a bulletproof shirt, custom-made by Mindy at the Continental Hotel, with a casual jacket over it, looking no different from usual.
Two P226s were in holsters at his waist, he held one P226 in his hand, a military dagger was strapped to his left thigh, which was clad in tactical jeans, and he had five or six grenades in his pockets.
This attire was not an exaggeration. After all, Mo Fei was no longer the rookie he once was. He was now a transcendent being, surpassing the combat capabilities of ordinary people. Even as the weakest transcendent, these items were enough for Mo Fei to deal with the assassins within the Assassin Alliance.
Furthermore, he had a pile of firearms stored in his spatial ring, so there was no possibility of a shortage of ammunition.
"Brother, be serious. The Assassin Alliance is full of outstanding assassins, and there are also more than ten core members. Even if they don't have Bullet Time and Curved Shot, they are still top-tier assassins. Don't underestimate them!" Mindy said with a frown. She didn't want to see Mo Fei get hurt.
"Relax, relax!" Mo Fei waved his hand.
Wesley alone could take on the entire Assassin Alliance. Now, with the stronger Cross, Fire Fox, Mindy, and himself, Mo Fei, how hard could it be to take down the Assassin Alliance?
Initially, Cross didn't want Mindy involved in their personal feud with the Assassin Alliance. He only wanted Mindy to help rescue his son Wesley and then stop there, but... Mo Fei wasn't willing!
The formula for the miraculous medicine that could accelerate human wound healing was in Sloan's office. How could he get it if he didn't go? This medicine was not just a matter of money; it was also a life-saving item. Who knew when he might be severely injured and dying and need it?
The reason he said nothing and chose to help Cross was precisely for this final moment, wasn't it?
And Mindy also wanted to see the task through to the end, safely sending Cross on his way. So, the siblings discussed and decided to accompany Cross a bit further.