Mercenary’s War
Chapter 522 - 522 518 Psychological Intervention

522: Chapter 518 Psychological Intervention 522: Chapter 518 Psychological Intervention Ivan had long suspected that Antonov was dead; he was only confirming it now.

Thus, Ivan wasn’t too agitated, but Gao Yang could tell that Ivan was hiding his grief deep in his heart.

Antonov meant absolutely more to Ivan than just a bodyguard.

For a rather inappropriate analogy, even if a pet that one had kept for nine years died, most people would be very sad, let alone two people who had been together for nine years and had a great relationship.

After being silent for almost ten minutes, Ivan finally nodded faintly and whispered, “Fourteen shots, I see.”

Sergei couldn’t help but say, “Ivan, are you alright?”

Ivan shook his head gently and said solemnly, “I’m fine.”

Gao Yang understood Ivan’s feelings very well.

If it was him, he would go mad.

Seeing Ivan, already extremely weak, now with a deathly pale face, Gao Yang cleared his throat and asked, “What do you plan to do?

I mean, how do you plan to take revenge?”

Using hatred to dispel sorrow is a simple and effective method.

Indeed, upon hearing Gao Yang’s question, Ivan slightly raised his head, speaking calmly, “Someone wants me dead, but I didn’t die.

So now, it’s someone else’s turn to be unlucky.

With revenge, there’s no need to rush.

First, I need to confirm who wants to kill me, then I need to investigate every detail about them, and finally, I can decide how to take revenge.”

After speaking indifferently, Ivan looked at Gao Yang and said softly, “Revenge is not a matter to be rushed.

Once hasty, actions become crude and violent, and such revenge won’t bring the greatest psychological satisfaction, nor will it bring the greatest pain to the enemy.

So, I must not hurry, I have to investigate everything first and then make a targeted plan.”

Looking at Ivan’s calm face, Gao Yang couldn’t help but think of Grand Ivan, and of that person chained up like a dog in Grand Ivan’s garden.

Ivan was too calm; this wasn’t how a person overwhelmed with emotion should be.

Rage, sorrow, even a good cry would be better, but never such calmness.

Intense emotional reactions are detrimental to Ivan’s recovery in the short term, but burying painful emotions inside, silently enduring the source of pain alone, is even more detrimental to recovery in the long term.

During training in Israel, not only did Gao Yang and others learn combat skills, but they also studied how to adjust psychologically.

Especially Gao Yang, when learning to become a squad commander, systematically learned to observe the psychological responses of his subordinates and how to intervene psychologically with those who had issues.

In terms of what Gao Yang had learned, he was far from being a psychologist, but he had learned to adjust the soldiers’ mentality on the battlefield on time, and soldiers’ mindsets, especially on the battlefield, are usually very straightforward.

Apart from violence, the battlefield offers very little, but comradeship among soldiers is definitely one of those offerings.

When a subordinate becomes emotionally agitated or even out of control due to the loss of a comrade, how to intervene quickly and effectively to prevent them from going mad, from committing self-destructive acts under the drive of intense hatred, or from becoming a madman who kills indiscriminately are all skills that a good squad commander must master.

Ivan was not Gao Yang’s subordinate, but his situation was similar to soldiers who suddenly lost a close comrade on the battlefield, so the methods Gao Yang learned could be applied to Ivan.

Given Ivan’s experience and self-control, Gao Yang didn’t think he could make Ivan burst into tears, so he chose a method that was more physically demanding but could more effectively divert attention, which was hatred.

Convert all emotions like sorrow, regret, and self-blame into hatred and vent them out.

It was certain that Ivan would seek revenge, but that wasn’t enough.

Gao Yang needed Ivan to focus all his attention on the act of vengeance, and Ivan’s calm expression of his intention to seek revenge was not sufficient.

If Ivan were a volcano, what Gao Yang needed to do was to make the volcano erupt immediately, to let the magma burst from the crater rather than continuing to build up energy within until the volcano shattered.

“How exactly do you plan to take revenge?

Tell me in detail, how do you intend to do it?”

Ivan’s face remained calm as he answered, “It’s simple.

First, find out who did it, identify the target, then thoroughly investigate everything about him.

For instance, how many family members he has at home, which definitely have to be killed, whether he likes his family or not.

Moreover, find out the person he loves, which is even more crucial to address, find out who are his real friends, eliminate them, and after all this is done, how to dispose of my enemy will depend on the circumstances.

If he wishes for death, then let him live; if he doesn’t want to die, then kill him.

But of course, make sure he dies slowly in pain.

It’s a skilled job, but I can find experts for this.”

They really were uncle and nephew; their approach to revenge was inherited down the line.

They weren’t content with just killing the enemy in simple and straightforward ways but preferred to take their time to ensure the revenge was thorough.

After musing to himself, Gao Yang nodded and said, “It seems feasible, but it appears to lack practicality.

Are you sure you can achieve what you’ve envisioned?

Buddy, it’s difficult.

I think, just finding the guy and shooting him would be more straightforward.”

Ivan got a bit excited.

He lifted his body slightly, though he immediately lay back down, weakly, but said with a fervent expression, “No, I can do it.

In South America, I can achieve it.

He killed Antonov; I must kill his entire family.

That’s the style of our family, and that’s my style too.

No matter what, it must be done!”

With a look of concern, Gao Yang said, “Can you tell me exactly how you plan to do it?

Because I still find it quite unrealistic.

Also, suppose the person who killed Antonov is a loner with no family or friends.

If your enemy is really like that, what do you plan to do?”

Grinding his teeth, Ivan replied, “That would be letting him off too easily.

I’d destroy everything he cares about and then capture him alive.

It’s crucial to capture him alive, then I’ll find an expert, a Demon from the Old KGB interrogation specialists who know how to torture people.

He can make a person who only wishes to die unable to die in the agony that lasts for a month, nonstop torture every moment, every second, without respite, for an entire month.

The agony beyond your imagination!”(To be continued.

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