"Can I borrow the restroom?"
As if he hadn't seen the convenience store owner's face, which could rival Zhu Yuanzhang in a history textbook, Ronan seemed like an ordinary passerby. "Can I use the restroom?"
The convenience store owner, wearing glasses like a beast, glanced past Ronan and fixated on Jessica, his gaze moving down her body, and he stared at her feet.
Blatantly unashamed!
A complete pervert! Ronan sighed inwardly; he just wanted to use the restroom, but now he encountered this trouble.
The wanted brothers from the wanted poster were actually here!
The convenience store owner grinned, reaching for the gun hidden under the cash register.
Ronan acted quickly, not waiting for the owner's hand to touch the gun. He pulled out an M9 and fired directly.
Bang! The gunshot rang out, and blood splattered on the white wall behind the counter. The convenience store owner fell backward!
Then, he turned the gun, and just as the hand holding the gun emerged from the storage room's door, Ronan pulled the trigger again, shooting through the person's palm.
A chunk of the palm fell, and the gun dropped to the ground.
As the person revealed his face due to the intense pain, Ronan saw his appearance and promptly blew his head with a second shot.
Jessica didn't understand what was happening, but seeing the other person holding a gun, she thought it was aimed at her.
Ronan checked the storage room and said, "It should be just the two of them."
Curiously, Jessica asked, "Who are they?"
"They are the Seth Jieko and Richard Jieko brothers, murderers, robbers, and rapists," Ronan explained briefly. "California has a reward out for them; they have at least seven lives on their hands."
Jessica recalled Pedro mentioning them before. "You're the one chasing them, from Mexico."
Ronan nodded. "Didn't expect to run into them here."
Jessica realized, "It must be because of me. My luck has been terrible lately."
Ronan looked at her but didn't say anything.
Since obtaining the Book of Dominion, it seemed like he had never had a peaceful moment.
In the past half month, he had killed his way from Chulavista to Tijuana, then back from Tijuana to Mexicali, and now he had to return to Tijuana.
Jessica was quite curious about bounty hunters and asked Ronan, "How do you exchange them for the reward? Take a picture?"
Ronan calmly replied, "I need to protect you."
Jessica was somewhat touched; after all, he was a bounty hunter who was only after money!
Ronan added, "The bounty is only $50,000, not worth it."
Jessica pursed her lips, not wanting to talk to him, and asked, "Where is the restroom?"
"I'll find it," Ronan realized the restroom wasn't in the convenience store. "It should be at the back. I'll accompany you."
They left the store and went around to the back of the convenience store, where they found several cars, two of which had been abandoned for a long time and were covered in rust.
Ronan heard some noise and held the gun as they walked toward the restroom not far away.
The restroom's iron door was tightly closed, emitting a foul smell.
Ronan said, "There's a smell of corpses."
Jessica immediately stopped and hid behind a car.
Ronan approached the side of the restroom door, paused for a moment, didn't detect any danger, but instead heard collision sounds from inside.
He pulled the door open, pointed his gun left and right, and was hit by a wave of foul odor.
"Bzzz—"
Countless flies flew out.
Ronan saw two bodies inside. The man's body had already begun to decompose, likely the convenience store owner. The woman had just died, her obese body wearing a uniform from an American bank, and one of her fat feet had a sock with a hole, as if it had been bitten.
This was probably one of the bank employees kidnapped by the murderous duo.
Ronan covered his nose with one hand and turned back to Jessica, saying, "There are two bodies in the restroom. Find a place to take care of your needs."
Jessica had no choice but to hand her bag to Ronan and go behind an abandoned car.
Ronan turned away and found a spot to take care of his business while also thinking, "When will Antonio Garcia show up?"
As Jessica was coming back, she thought that this place was quite interesting.
A major drug lord who spent a huge amount of money to make his daughter a big star, and the same star was now promoting anti-drug campaigns everywhere.
Jessica came back to retrieve her bag, and asked, "What are you thinking?"
Ronan maintained his persona, "I lost a bounty."
In her heart, Jessica thought all he cared about was money and replied, walking back, "I'll make it up to you when we get to Tijuana."
Back at the convenience store, they grabbed some food. Ronan collected the soul fragments of the Jieko brothers and filled up the car with gas before hitting the road again.
These two brothers were soul fragments +1, just ordinary ruthless criminals among regular people.
After Jessica got into the car, she took out her phone and sent a text message. She waited for a while but didn't get a reply, so she disappointedly put her phone away.
She didn't know what her father was planning or what he intended to do. In the past year, she felt that her father had changed a lot.
He was always mysterious.
She liked the big cat beside her, perhaps even more than her father.
Sometimes, she really wanted to kill that cat.
With no one else to talk to, Jessica asked Ronan, "Do you have family?"
Ronan nodded, "Yes."
"Do you see them often?"
"No," Ronan replied.
"Because of work?" Jessica asked curiously.
Ronan thought of his original world and said, "My job could bring danger to my family, so I don't see them often."
Jessica replied, "I'm similar. After my mother passed away, I couldn't see my father often. He's always busy, busy making money, saying he wants to give me the best life in the world. But all I want is for him to be with me and spend more time together."
Ronan didn't know how to respond, so he simply remained silent.
Jessica also fell silent, fiddling with her phone, wondering when her father would come back.
..........
A Chevrolet SUV drove from the direction of Kali Town and quickly arrived at the rest stop.
Alessandro leaned his arm on the open car window, occasionally twitching his nose. As they got closer to the rest stop, he said, "Gasoline, blood, corpse smell, and... the target's scent! Tom, park the car!"
The young driver entered the rest stop and parked the car. Following Alessandro out of the car, he immediately pulled out his gun.
Both of them checked the area, and Alessandro shook his head, "The person is gone, not too long ago."
He looked at his watch, "Send a message and let those two know to meet here."
Tom took out his phone and made a call.
Alessandro extended a finger and scratched his face with his long fingernail, gazing towards the west.
Not long after, a police car and a BMW arrived one after the other.
Owen, dressed in a suit, and the bald police officer Silva exchanged glances but didn't say anything.
Alessandro briefly introduced himself and said, "I'll be in full command of this operation. You must obey my orders."
Owen and Silva were specially trained covert operatives and had received instructions from their superiors beforehand, so they naturally wouldn't object.
Obeying orders was the most fundamental quality.
Alessandro said, "The targets are two individuals, a man codenamed 'Ronan,' and a woman codenamed 'Princess.' Our mission is to capture Princess alive and eliminate Ronan!"
He added a reminder, "We must ensure that Princess stays alive! Ronan is highly skilled in marksmanship, and in the CIA, he was considered a top-notch shooter."
Although Owen and Silva had already studied relevant information, they still listened carefully.
This concerned their own lives!
Some tasks, if not handled properly, can reverse the roles of hunter and prey.
Alessandro asked, "Any questions?"
Owen asked, "The plan?"
Alessandro grabbed his messy hair, twitched his nose twice, and said, "I'll locate the targets. Owen, you're skilled in sniping and responsible for long-range suppression. Silva, you'll provide cover fire with an automatic rifle and rush in with me to find an opportunity to deal with Ronan in close combat."
The CIA had collected information on the Carter Gang's ambush against the Morales Gang, quarry ambushes, TV station parking lot ambush, and other related data. Ronan's strongest suit was his marksmanship.
Alessandro looked at the back of his hand, where some dark black long hair was growing. He pinched and pulled it out, then tossed it away.
Although he was also skilled in using guns, Alessandro knew he couldn't compare to Ian Somos when it came to shooting.
So, he would use his own expertise in close combat to deal with the opponent!
By bringing in these skilled gunmen, Alessandro intended to create opportunities for himself to get close to the targets.
"What about me?" Tom asked.
Alessandro said, "You stay in the car and provide immediate support."
Tom had no objections.
"Get in the car, let's go!"
Alessandro got in the car, first opened a lunchbox and smelled the contents, then twitched his nose and said to Tom, "Follow the route and chase them!"
The three cars left the rest stop and headed west.
Before long, following Alessandro's instructions, they turned onto the interstate highway and continued on to a hilly area with nearby river water and lush greenery.
There was a car motel built against the mountain, surrounded by green trees and lawns.
They drove around the area first to confirm that the person was indeed at the car motel. Alessandro gathered everyone in the forest away from the motel and issued the orders.
Owen was responsible for sniping, to force the people inside the motel to reveal themselves.
He and Silva entered the motel parking lot, waiting for the right moment to act.
Tom was in charge of driving and providing support.
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