Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 1090 - 1095: Turn Off the Lights

Chapter 1090: Chapter 1095: Turn Off the Lights

If there had been a few more people, or even just one more person around Yang Yi, Cupid would definitely have been captured.

But if there were even one more person to protect Yang Yi, Cupid would not have taken action.

Yang Yi had worked hard to create an opportunity for Cupid to act—an opportunity that would never arise again. After two consecutive failures, Cupid would choose a method that requires no contact to eliminate Yang Yi in the future.

And this was exactly what Yang Yi was worried about.

The last look that Cupid gave was very confusing. Yang Yi thought that he must be wondering why he blew his cover. Honestly, Cupid had done everything perfectly, to the extreme. It was a pity that he encountered Yang Yi, a freak with an extraordinary memory.

Anyone else, no matter who, would not be able to recognize Cupid.

Yang Yi now had a very deep understanding of makeup and disguise techniques, but he knew that it’s easy to change one’s appearance, yet incredibly difficult to change habits, especially body language. Even without seeing a face, one could recognize a person by their gait, a skill most people possess.

But the terrifying thing about Cupid was that he could really become another person, someone entirely different.

Kate couldn’t do it, Anton couldn’t do it, no one in the Organization of Water could do it. In Yang Yi’s knowledge, no one could.

But one assassin did it, and this assassin’s target was himself. For this, Yang Yi just wanted to cry.

Cupid, who couldn’t be held back even by two experts, what guise would he appear under next time?

Yang Yi couldn’t help but sigh, breaking the silence between him and A for the first time in a long while.

"I have two more days to protect you. Within these two days, you could think of a... "

Mid-sentence, A no longer had a voice. This might console others, but using it to comfort Yang Yi seemed a bit insulting to his intelligence.

Two days, what can be done in just two days?

Yang Yi exhaled and said, "You go, take your people and leave."

A responded indifferently, "Are you sure? I hope you realize something. If Cupid wants to kill you, he might wait for a month before making a move, perhaps a year, but he might also strike again tonight. Don’t use a fixed mindset to judge an assassin. You think he would be too frightened to appear again, but he might exploit your psychological blind spots to make his move again. Furthermore, what if Cupid let you find out on purpose? To assassinate you under an impossible circumstance, to strike at the moment you think you’re safe? You would set traps, and so would an assassin."

Yang Yi sighed and said, "Stop talking, I’m already under enough pressure. If I have to consider whether this is a trap deliberately set by Cupid, then I might as well not sleep or eat at all."

A spoke softly, "You need protection, a lot of people providing 24-hour close protection. It’s the most foolish method, also the most passive, not the best, but indeed the safest."

Yang Yi sighed and said, "No, actually, there is another choice. I should completely resolve the threat of Cupid, at its root, once and for all!"

A immediately said, "I’m very interested, please elaborate."

Yang Yi spoke lightly, "Cupid was hired to kill me, he is like a shadow that exists behind me and in my mind, but there can only be a shadow if there’s light. What I need to do is switch off that light source."

A chuckled, "I see, you’re planning to take out the employer, naturally solving the problem, but there’s an issue. What if the light source is the sun? If you consider the assassin or threat as a shadow, then turning off the light source is indeed the best solution, but if the light source is the sun, how do you turn it off?"

Yang Yi smiled, "The shadow I’m dealing with isn’t created by the sun; at most, it’s like a lamp, and I have found the switch."

"Oh, that’s indeed much better."

Yang Yi nodded earnestly, then said solemnly, "I’d like to ask you to help me find a safe place, a place that can’t be traced. Then you can leave."

As long as a place that can’t be discovered is found, it doesn’t matter whether there’s protection or not, of course, this is based on the assumption that Cupid is working alone. If Cupid has a team with him, then having only Kate and Bonnie with Yang Yi would be very dangerous.

Yang Yi was already considering whether to recall the people sent to Italy.

It was uncertain how long the war between Big Ivan and the Cicero Family would last. If they kept fighting like this, Big Ivan’s nephew Ivan wouldn’t be able to spare the time for quite a while. If Ivan couldn’t make it, Yang Yi couldn’t merely sit back and watch, letting Ivan solve Nicholas for him.

It would have been possible to wait, but with an assassin like Cupid lurking around, Yang Yi really couldn’t wait any longer.

Since he couldn’t wait, he would take matters into his own hands. In the end, one must rely on oneself.

Yang Yi had made up his mind; the next thing was for A to lead his security team to ensure that Yang Yi was settled into a safer place.

’Safe’ here means momentarily ensuring that Cupid cannot find him. As for security measures, once A and his team leave, they will be non-existent. But anyhow, it would definitely be much safer than Yang Yi remaining constantly under Cupid’s watch.

But changing locations isn’t so simple; after leaving the nightclub, Yang Yi and A couldn’t be sure whether there was still a pair of eyes watching them, so what they could do was to take counter-tracking to the extreme.

Several people depart in different directions, then change vehicles, and loop back and forth multiple times to repeatedly check for anyone following.

When Yang Yi finally met up with Kate and Bonnie, it was already the next morning.

A cumbersome process, but the result could really bring peace of mind.

Yang Yi has now moved into a French farmhouse in the suburbs of Paris, surrounded by farmland and pastures. If there were any unwelcome people, they could be spotted well in advance, of course, this assumes that Yang Yi and his party had arranged for someone to stand guard around the clock.

Just three people, staying put is probably best. Don’t even think about 24-hour sentries.

After moving into the farm, Yang Yi couldn’t find a moment of tranquility away from the hustle and bustle of the city. On the contrary, he needed to start mobilizing the Organization of Water to transition from behind the scenes to taking the lead.

Nicholas’s hired assassin was too successful, forcing Yang Yi to hasten the elimination of Nicholas. One wonders what Nicholas would think upon learning the truth.