Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 1104 - 1109: Leaving the Nest

Chapter 1104: Chapter 1109: Leaving the Nest

To make Anton concede with the word "convinced," Yang Yi was overjoyed—so thrilled he could almost fly.

"How did I master my shooting? I owe it to a firearms manager at the CIA training camp. He taught me a shooting method that didn’t involve aiming straight at the target. So when I was there, I shot every day, firing many bullets without ever aiming."

Looking at Yang Yi’s indifferent face, Anton was utterly baffled, "There’s such a training method? That’s ridiculous, it’s completely unscientific."

Scientific or not, it doesn’t matter if it’s unscientific.

No matter how excited he was inside, Yang Yi would never show it. At times like these, you have to play it cool all the way through.

"Alright, marksmanship is just a minor issue, especially for someone like me. Whether it’s good or bad isn’t really of much significance, right? So let’s focus on what we’re going to do next instead."

Yang Yi glanced at his watch and said, "I wonder when we’ll be able to make contact with our inside man. So what should we be doing right now?"

"Do nothing, just wait—wait for the inside man to contact us, or until we manage to get in touch with him."

So they waited. Yang Yi and Kate exchanged a look and, at a moment unseen by others, Kate gave Yang Yi a thumbs up and smiled gleefully.

Yang Yi felt an immense satisfaction inside.

What followed was rather dull because all they did was wait. Yang Yi made frequent calls, but all were met with the response that the phone was switched off.

It was well past midnight when Yang Yi finally got through.

As soon as the call connected, even without anyone answering, Yang Yi got excited instantly.

After the phone rang four times and no one picked up, Yang Yi hung up.

Since the contact was a bought informant, communication was inconvenient. This was different from an undercover agent sent by oneself, where contact methods could be agreed upon in advance. Even if a phone call was inconvenient, other methods could be used for timely communication.

But given the current situation, having an inside man close to Nicholas was already quite an achievement. It would be quite normal for the informant to have second thoughts at the last minute, so truly, one couldn’t ask for more.

Five minutes after Yang Yi’s call, the inside man’s number called back. Waiting for Yang Yi to pick up, a man’s deep voice came through, "Who is this?"

"May I ask if this is Mr. Mari?"

"No, it’s not."

"Then, are you Mr. Ruslan?"

"Yes, it’s me. What do you want?"

The brief code was immediately confirmed, and the informant also made it clear that he was now available to talk. From now on, they could speak freely.

"Where’s the merchandise?"

"Not with me. It was moved away earlier today; there were a lot of people escorting it, but I didn’t go. I’m in Rio de Janeiro."

Nicholas was gone, but this inside man hadn’t accompanied him, yet he knew that Nicholas had taken a lot of people with him.

If nothing unexpected happened, Nicholas should now be in Sao Paulo.

"Alright. Do you know where the merchandise was sent?"

"Don’t know, but it’s probably Sao Paulo."

"Wait, did the merchandise just leave today?"

"Yes, around noon."

Yang Yi thought for a moment. By noon, they had already clashed with Nicholas’s men, which meant that right after Nicholas got the tip-off, he sent people to ambush them in Sao Paulo, and Nicholas himself immediately came with more people.

Yang Yi felt somewhat relieved, for it was clear now that news of his arrival to Sao Paulo hadn’t leaked early, or else Nicholas would have had time to arrange a greater number of people for the ambush.

Being ambushed at the airport would have left no chance for retaliation. Most importantly, if Aaron had actually sold out Yang Yi directly, then Nicholas wouldn’t have intercepted him on the road; he would’ve had an opportunity to set up a trap that Yang Yi couldn’t possibly escape.

Nicholas left at noon, and Sao Paulo is very close to Rio de Janeiro, which meant that Nicholas must already be in Sao Paulo.

After a brief contemplation, Yang Yi said in a low voice, "Will the merchandise return to Rio de Janeiro?"

"Don’t know. The situation seems tense lately. The merchandise likes to stay in the warehouse because its security arrangements are extremely strict. Oh, I forgot to mention, this warehouse is new, just commissioned a week ago. I’ve been in charge of guarding the warehouse ever since, whereas before, I used to follow the merchandise. Also, there were about two hundred guards here, but now only... about fifty left, I’m not very certain since I was just ordered to gather a batch of goods from outside – lots of machine guns, surveillance and targeting equipment. But these items are unused now because the people have been pulled away. However, he has also mobilized a lot of heavy equipment elsewhere, heavyweight for anyone."

The informant seemed to be in a good environment as he rambled on about a lot of things. Although it sounded a bit verbose, he actually explained the situation in great detail.

"Wait, are you saying the merchandise took a lot of people and a lot of heavy equipment and left?"

"Yes, at least one hundred and fifty people left this noon. To my knowledge, at least four M134 Gatling Guns were taken, along with a significant number of rocket launchers, a really large number, and hey! The people with the merchandise are all skilled, hired for big money."

Yang Yi took a breath and asked, "Do you know where the merchandise might be heading?"

"Don’t know. It should be Sao Paulo, but I can’t guarantee. Lately, the merchandise frequently switches warehouses, didn’t I tell you that? Uh, do we have to keep saying ’merchandise’? Why can’t we call my boss by his name directly?"

Yang Yi was somewhat helpless. Calling Nicholas the merchandise was just to protect the safety of the inside man.

"Alright, got it. Thanks for the information. Now tell me Nicholas’s address in Rio de Janeiro, and if he gets back there, remember to notify me right away."

"Sure, but... how will you pay me?"

Yang Yi looked at his watch, "Do you prefer cash or a transfer?"

"Cash, cash... but how will you give me cash?"

"Cash has to wait until we meet, so I could do a transfer for you. What do you think?"

"A transfer is not out of the question, uh... The information I’ve already given should be sufficient to receive the full payment, right? That’s what you guys promised."

Instead of getting the money first, the inside man spilled all the information first. Yang Yi was curious about his line of thought but, of course, he had no intention of reneging on the deal.

"No problem, the full amount promised to you will be paid in full, I’ll transfer the money to you immediately. Also, if Nicholas returns to Rio de Janeiro, please notify me at once. Now, can you give me the exact address?"

"First, pay the money. I’ll give you the address as soon as I see the money."