Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 1069 - 1074: When One Goes Well, Everything Goes Well

Chapter 1069: Chapter 1074: When One Goes Well, Everything Goes Well

Brian led Pandora Box, the present core combat force of the Organization of Water.

If intelligence is the main business of the Organization of Water, then combat power is the biggest guarantee that ensures the smooth operation of the main business. Yang Yi’s idea was to establish a team that is strong on both fronts, capable in intelligence as well as battle. These two aspects are of utmost importance, even more crucial than how much money can be made.

Because the vast financial resources the Organization of Water possesses didn’t come from selling intelligence, but from plundering.

It’s somewhat awkward, but this is the fact, so of course, Yang Yi had to place combat power on the same level of importance as intelligence capabilities.

Yang Yi looked towards Brian and said, "How are things going on your end?"

Brian shrugged and said, "I don’t have much to say. Pandora Box hasn’t expanded, and for the time being, there’s no way to expand, so my job recently has been to cooperate with Steve in doing some killing and coercing. I really don’t think there’s much to talk about."

Anna smiled and said, "Yes, now all the companies that belonged to Deyo have fallen into our hands, controlled by Steve, but with Boer overseeing the finances."

Yang Yi looked towards Zhang Yong, who was massaging his face and said, "I’m making good progress here too, it’s too easy to find cannon fodder with money, not a problem at all. In a nutshell, while Brian is responsible for our core combat force, I’ll handle finding the cannon fodder. Right now, we can mobilize over three hundred people at any time, all veterans. They might not all be formidable, but definitely not weak; the main thing is their rich experience. As long as the money is good, forget about fighting Nicholas, they could even pierce the heavens."

If Brian was in charge of the core combat force of the Organization of Water, then Zhang Yong was responsible for the outer combat force.

What is the outer combat force? In plain terms, they are cannon fodder.

With money, the Organization of Water truly has more than it can spend. So, since there’s plenty of money, the most cost-effective choice is to hire mercenaries. There’s no need for a direct confrontation with Nicholas; Yang Yi can simply flood Nicholas with an endless supply of mercenaries.

Since Zhang Yong is familiar with mercenaries, of course, he is responsible for this area. As long as he has the money, what kind of mercenary can he not find? This is what it means to have the ability to make things happen with money, there’s no need to say more.

Yang Yi turned his gaze to Boer.

The reason why Boer’s bank acquisition has not officially proceeded is because they are waiting to take out Nicholas.

If you want to carry out a hostile takeover of a bank, it’s a big event that requires the Organization of Water to invest its full efforts. But Nicholas is clearly the current top priority, so Boer can only wait. Once Nicholas is taken care of, entering Wall Street will naturally be put on the agenda.

War is all about money, whether between countries or among arms dealers.

"Boer, how much money have we prepared for our war with Nicholas?"

Boer, expressionless, said, "One billion US Dollars is ready, of which three hundred million is in cash, in safe accounts, through safe channels. If one billion is not enough, another billion can be utilized anywhere within three days. However, I must say, if the full two billion dollars is spent, the profits from the arms business won’t be able to make up for the loss within three years."

Yang Yi dismissively said, "It’s not a matter of money. No matter how much it costs, we must fight to the end. How is the preparation for the bank affair?"

Boer expressed extreme dissatisfaction, "Everything is ready to go, just waiting for the signal. I only hope to use less of our capital reserves in the fight against Nicholas. The more money I have in hand, the greater the chances of success. Even if it’s just an extra million dollars, that’s good."

Yang Yi spread his hands and said, "It seems we are well prepared. So, how about Jethro’s side?"

Jethro did not come, but he and Annastasia have been in constant contact, so only Annastasia can answer this question.

"There’s only so much Jethro can do at the moment. He also needs to avoid being found and killed by Nicholas’s men. Therefore, he is making tactical layouts in the Middle East. Once we take out Nicholas, Jethro should be able to quickly turn the situation around. He has guaranteed that," she said.

Yang Yi nodded and said, "Okay, everything is predicated on taking out Nicholas. Now, let me talk about what I’ve accomplished in the United States."

After a brief pause, Yang Yi spoke in a deep voice, "First, I infiltrated the CIA and gained the distrust of Porter, who sent me to go undercover near Aaron. You already know this. Then, I did indeed successfully make contact with Aaron, and I think I have won his preliminary consideration, not trust."

Waving his hand, Yang Yi said in a low voice, "I have a feeling that Aaron has never trusted me, not even the slightest bit of basic trust. However, he values me highly, which means I still have a chance. This opportunity... is to become the cleaner. Whether or not I can make the cleaner pay a huge price to help me earn real trust depends on whether I can satisfy the cleaner."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Yang Yi continued, "But Aaron has already shown his cards. He’s willing to let me take Nicholas’s place, so this is one of the biggest achievements of my trip to the United States."

Everything that could be said had already been conveyed by Anton for Yang Yi, so this was just a summary statement, and there was no need to get overly specific. At this point, Brian asked with a serious look, "What does Aaron seem like?"

Brian’s greatest enemy was probably Aaron, after all.

Yang Yi said softly, "He’s doing very well, holding great power, at the height of his success."

Brian nodded and said, "That’s good to hear, very good. Does he look old?"

Yang Yi exhaled and replied, "To be honest, he looks much younger than you."

Brian smiled and said, "Very good, even better. If he was in dire straits now, killing him wouldn’t feel as much of an achievement, would it?"

Brian fell silent, and Yang Yi looked over at Tang Guo and asked, "How about things on your side?"

Tang Guo sat up straight, cleared her throat, and then put on a serious expression as she said, "We’ve increased our computational capacity by fifty percent. As for manpower, we haven’t increased it, and I don’t think it’s necessary. Schultz and I are enough. But..."

After a pause, Tang Guo spoke with a slight nervousness, "But there is something I must tell you. For today’s meeting, I checked the assets of the cyber intelligence center as well as the computing power of our computers, and I discovered that we have nearly 110,000 Bitcoins. Then I checked the price of Bitcoin today; it’s 1200 US Dollars."

There was silence, then Boer, who was most sensitive to money, said in astonishment, "You’re saying... you have 130 million US Dollars?"

Tang Guo nodded and then whispered, "The price of Bitcoin is still rising, but should we sell it?"

"Don’t!"

Boer raised his hand and said, "Bitcoin went from being worthless to over a thousand dollars. It can rise from one thousand to ten thousand. Increase our investment! I mean, increase our Bitcoin mining efforts. We can make a fortune, definitely!"

Yang Yi chuckled twice and said, "This is indeed an unexpected surprise, and it’s not too late."