Mercenary’s War
Chapter 1172 - 1172 One Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Five Waiting for the Wind to Come

1172: Chapter One Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Five: Waiting for the Wind to Come 1172: Chapter One Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Five: Waiting for the Wind to Come Morgan was definitely a mentor and a friend to Gao Yang, and their long conversation was extremely enlightening.

Previously, Gao Yang had a vague idea about his future plans but lacked a clear roadmap on how to proceed.

With Morgan’s guidance, however, it felt as if the fog had cleared, and his future planning suddenly became much more vivid.

As long as Gao wasn’t foolish, he needed to carefully consider Morgan’s words.

After quietly mulling them over for a long time and etching them in his mind, he took a deep breath and said, “Morgan, I’ll remember what you said.

If there’s anything I don’t understand, I’ll ask you again.”

Morgan replied with a wry smile, “If only Bob were as ambitious as you.

He never takes my words to heart.”

Morgan seemed helpless but quickly waved his hand and said, “Let it be.

Bob can choose his own career path.

Inheriting my business may not necessarily be good for him.”

Gao Yang smiled and said, “You don’t need to worry about Bob’s future.

He just has his own path to follow.

Morgan, how’s the search for your antique gun going?

Any leads?”

Morgan shook his head helplessly, “Completely cut off, especially now with the chaos in Ukraine.

It’s even harder to find clues.

I’ve pulled all my people back.

For now, it seems there’s no need to waste manpower in Ukraine.”

Gao Yang frowned, “With the unrest in Ukraine, we should hasten the search.

Turmoil can have a destructive impact on any collection.

Why are you pulling out now?”

Morgan replied with a bitter smile, “I have no choice.

Staying in Ukraine is futile since there aren’t any useful leads.

Simon and his team found some material about Peter Sergeyevich.

Peter Sergeyevich’s father had a Ukrainian wife and lived in Kiev.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Peter Sergeyevich did stay in Ukraine, but we can’t confirm if he settled in Kiev.”

Gao Yang frowned, “That’s not entirely clueless, though.

If we find Peter Sergeyevich’s whereabouts, we surely can figure out if he had a hobby of collecting antique guns, right?

What about Peter Sergeyevich’s father?

Did he have a penchant for collecting antique guns?”

Morgan spread his hands, “We can’t be sure.

Peter Sergeyevich died too soon, and clarifying his former address is utterly pointless.

Oh, and we can establish one thing about Peter Sergeyevich’s family circumstances: he married a Ukrainian woman and had a daughter, but his wife and daughter left their original residence long ago.

Simon did find the house where he lived before his death, but it was allocated to Sergeyevich during the Soviet era and was reclaimed by the Ukrainians a long time ago; it now belongs to the government.”

Gao Yang immediately said, “Look into his wife.”

Morgan sighed, “You don’t need to tell me that.

We’ve searched, but with no success.

Buddy, don’t forget, Peter Sergeyevich was a KGB man.

Almost all his records were destroyed, making it very difficult for us to find anything.”

Gao Yang, feeling helpless, asked, “And what about Dusselyev?

Did we find anything about him?”

Morgan shook his head, “Dusselyev’s background is even harder to track, but fortunately, we’ve found some information about him in Russia.

Although it’s only a simple overview, we can confirm that neither Dusselyev nor his father had an interest in collecting antique guns.

Therefore, we can conclusively abandon the Dusselyev lead.”

After reflecting for a moment, Gao Yang spoke in a serious tone, “Are we overlooking a lead — the photographer?

Who took that photo?

Was it Peter Sergeyevich and Dusselyev using a timer, or was there a third person who took it for them?”

Morgan replied with a bitter smile, “When you’re out hunting, would you bring along a tripod just to take a group photo of yourself?”

“Of course not.”

“Therefore, there must have been a third person present, but the problem is, we only have one photo.

It’s too difficult to identify the photographer.”

Gao Yang scratched his head, “Is it possible to identify the camera model used for that photo?

Let’s find out, since they appeared together with Peter and Dusselyev, it must be someone from the KGB stationed in East Germany.

And then see who owned a similar type of camera…

forget it, it’s too difficult.

There’s no way to verify it conclusively.”

Morgan shrugged, “Yes, there’s no chance of conclusively verifying it.

That’s why I chose to give up temporarily, unless we get new leads.”

After finishing, Morgan patted Gao Yang’s shoulder and smiled, “Whether we can get new leads is now up to you.

You’ll be going to Ukraine soon, so don’t forget to help look around for me.

Although the chances are slim, I’m counting on you, and I believe you can certainly do it.”

Gao Yang laughed and said, “Alright, I’ll try my best to find that gun for you.

Speaking of Ukraine, Morgan, when do you think would be a good time for us to go to Ukraine?”

Morgan pondered for a moment and said, “It’s not the right time now, definitely too early.

The Ukrainian government still has control over the situation, and going now wouldn’t be useful.

Don’t think that by going early, you’ll have the upper hand; it’s really not that simple.

What you’re looking for is a big deal, and those opportunities come and go in the blink of an eye, with no way for you to prepare in advance.”

Gao Yang nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll wait a bit longer.

When do you think is a good time to enter Ukraine?”

“When the fighting starts, only when it really kicks off will there be good opportunities.

Wait for it, Ukraine is just beginning to be chaotic, it probably will be a while before the fighting breaks out.

Just be ready, and it won’t be too late to go after the civil war in Ukraine has started.”

After finishing speaking, Morgan laughed and said, “Rest assured, once it starts, it won’t stop quickly.

You’ll have plenty of time to do business slowly in Ukraine.

Don’t try to settle everything in one go, that’s not realistic.

You’ll have to stay in Ukraine for the long run or frequently go in and out of Ukraine.

The kind of business that thrives in chaos, naturally, the bigger the chaos, the easier it is to make a move.”

Gao Yang laughed heartily and said, “Alright, since it’s better when the fire is bigger, let’s wait for the wind.

When the wind blows strong, the fire will naturally grow.

America, the European Union, Russia, none of them will allow Ukraine to completely fall to the other side.

In my opinion, Ukraine is bound to fight, just that right now it’s not clear to what extent.”

Morgan shrugged and said, “Who can say for sure?

Maybe it will be a long-term tension without an outright break, the situation stays tense but a civil war never fully erupts, or maybe NATO and Russia get directly involved, turning Ukraine into the spark for a third world war—it’s all possible.

Anyway, just wait and see.

All you need to do is have cash ready, that’s it.

Anyway, you have your own strong forces, buy if you can, and if not, then take by force.”

Gao Yang shook his head laughing, “No, no, I’ve already decided we’re going to transition.

Try not to resort to violence as much as possible.

If we’re to be businessmen, how can we rob?

We’re not bandits.”

With an amused look, Morgan gazed at Gao Yang, but Gao Yang just spread his hands and said, “For us, it can’t be called robbery.

Things obtained without payment, you should say they are our spoils of war, our captures.

Saying ‘robbery’ just sounds so ugly.”

After the two shared a hearty laugh, Morgan raised his hand to Gao Yang and said loudly, “Oh, there’s one more thing I forgot to mention.

You’ve placed someone at the diamond mine, the guy called Radar.”

Gao Yang immediately frowned and asked, “Radar?

What about him?”

Morgan waved his hand firmly and said in a decisive tone, “That guy is good, a real talent.

Raise his salary.”

Gao Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said, “I thought he caused some trouble.

Good, it seems he has performed well.”

Morgan nodded and said, “Radar is talented, he’s got a knack for warfare.

This time, during the attack, Radar played a key role.

Moreover, he’s adept at dealing with the miners; they all respect him.

The managers I’ve sent there don’t have as much influence as a single Radar.

He’s one of your men; it’s up to you to personally handle the salary raise.”

Gao Yang said in a deep voice, “Radar, poor guy, if only he could read and use some crucial electronic devices.

Otherwise, I would’ve recruited him into Satan.

So, he remains in the place that suits him best.”

Morgan shook his head and said, “Right, Radar is where he’s suited best.

You guys travel all over the world, but without Africa, Radar might not have his current abilities.

It’s good to keep him at the mine.”

Gao Yang laughed and said, “Yeah, I plan to visit the Akuri tribe in South Sudan.

While I’m there, I’ll give Radar a raise as a reward.”

With interest, Morgan said, “When are you going to South Sudan?

Don’t forget to give me a call before you go.

If I’m free, we’ll go together, go hunting.

Call up Bob and we’ll go hunting together; hunting with Bob should be the only shared hobby between father and son, I guess.”

After saying this, Morgan sighed and continued, “I used to go hunting with Bob quite a bit.

But since the incident in South Sudan, we haven’t gone hunting again.

Now that I think about it, it’s about time we went together again.”

Gao Yang said with a smile, “Sure, no problem.

When the time comes, we’ll go hunting together and bring your antique hunting gun, haha.”

After laughing out loud, Gao Yang suddenly remembered something and immediately said, “There’s also something I need your help with.

People from the New York Mets, preferably senior management, or a scout would do.”

Morgan tapped his forehead with his finger, musing, “Let me think, the Mets, let me think…

No, I don’t know anyone from the Mets.

I need to ask friends in New York, perhaps they know someone.

But, I can easily get in touch with the owner of the New York Yankees.

What’s this about?

Why are you asking?

Oh, I understand, it’s Frey, isn’t it?” (To be continued.

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