Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 1142 - 1147: Hummingbird

Chapter 1142: Chapter 1147: Hummingbird

Yang Yi was about to take a helicopter ride with Anton, but Xiao Ran insisted on joining them.

Actually, Yang Yi didn’t want Xiao Ran to follow along. Including himself, there were just three people in New York who were capable of taking action—that is to say, operatives. If Xiao Ran left too, Boer and the others would have no one to protect them.

Boer, Norbert, Schultz, Chris—no matter how you looked at it, each of them was useless in a fight. Even though Chris had undergone top-notch training with the Aurora Mercenary Corps, he was still no good in combat.

So Yang Yi had originally planned to order Xiao Ran to stay behind, but after making eye contact with her, he changed his mind.

Xiao Ran undoubtedly was the wildcard within the Organization of Water, she really was. That’s because Xiao Ran was the only person Yang Yi couldn’t compel to absolute obedience with his orders—not because he couldn’t, but because he didn’t dare, because he felt guilt, and because he felt embarrassed.

Therefore, Xiao Ran joined Yang Yi and Anton on their way to the suburbs of New York, although Yang Yi intended to prevent Xiao Ran from boarding the helicopter, he hadn’t said it yet—still unsure how to articulate it.

Anton was driving up front, Yang Yi sat in the passenger seat, and Xiao Ran sat in the back.

The three people traveled in silence, truly an unpleasant experience, but Yang Yi just didn’t know what to say.

Finally, it was Xiao Ran who broke the silence first.

"You two take the helicopter, and I’ll drive beneath to provide support. Use the C frequency for the radio; leave A and B bands for the two of you to communicate," she said flatly.

After speaking plainly, Xiao Ran suddenly sighed and said, "If one of you falls, I can at least be on time to take care of the bodies. So I brought a shovel and a large plastic bag."

Yang Yi covered his face with his hand, and Anton indifferently said, "Well, I certainly won’t mess up, so if you’re planning on shoveling up a pancake from the ground, that pancake definitely won’t be me. Uh, are you prepared for the eventuality of becoming one yourself? It really might happen, truly."

Yang Yi took a breath, then moved his hand away from his face and said, "Having a parachute means even if we die, we won’t become pancakes. You guys are exaggerating a bit."

Anton shook his head and said, "At a height of two hundred meters, if the parachute is damaged, you really will become a pancake, and a shovel will be all you need. Uh, of course, it might not be that bad; if the main chute tangles but the reserve doesn’t deploy in time, then you’ll just die from the fall without becoming a pancake. Of course, there’s also the possibility that the reserve opens but there’s not enough altitude, resulting in just a break of the legs or getting paralyzed from the impact, in that scenario—"

"Shut up!"

Yang Yi pointed at Anton and said, "Just shut it, thanks!"

Anton fell silent, and Yang Yi spread his hands and said, ""I’m not jumping. I’m just coming to look. Direct insertion from the helicopter if support is needed; if not, you’ll handle it yourself."

Anton nodded and said, "A wise decision."

Xiao Ran smiled faintly from the back seat.

The car drove through the entire urban area and arrived at a clearing on the outskirts. Indeed, Yang Yi and his team weren’t heading to any airport because there was no need. Since it was a highly confidential operation, they would of course employ a highly secretive mode of action. The CIA isn’t the military; their helicopter operations are much more flexible.

Anton stopped the car, Xiao Ran checked the GPS and said, "This is the place. We still have forty minutes until the agreed time."

Yang Yi whispered, "We should just wait down there. You go back first. It’s still a long drive."

Xiao Ran ignored Yang Yi, taking over Anton’s spot at the driver’s seat, but before she drove off, she eventually couldn’t hold back.

She reversed the car that had only been driven out less than ten meters, and then Xiao Ran said to Yang Yi who was standing by the car, "Don’t act tough if you don’t want to be crushed to death, idiot! I hope the shovel in my car won’t come into play—scooping up a pile of mush, even thinking about it is disgusting."

After saying her piece, Xiao Ran drove off again. Yang Yi sighed and said, "Just now it was a pancake, and now it’s turned into mush."

Anton, feeling helpless, said, "She clearly wants to show some concern but insists on expressing it this way. Honestly, I can’t help but want to teach the queen how to express love to a man in a way that would make him unable to leave."

"You understand about women chasing men?"

Anton glanced at Yang Yi, gave a disdainful smile, and then stared ahead, saying, "There’s a saying... life is really lonely."

"I don’t get it, what are you trying to say?"

Anton said with a desolate tone, "During my psychology studies, my grades weren’t the best, but when it comes to emotions, especially those between men and women, I was indeed the best. Sure, as a man, figuring out how to deal with women needs to be focused on, but how women deal with men also requires serious study, as I don’t want to be taken down by a woman. The result is that if a woman tries to express her love to me, I know what she wants to do from a single gesture or a glance. This... is not good, because you’ll find that dating lacks any real meaning or pleasure."

Yang Yi’s eyes immediately filled with admiration, and Anton sighed, saying, "So I will only teach you how to deal with women. As for how they deal with you, I won’t teach you that, because... imperfections can also be beautiful. Knowing too much is not good, not really, it’s not good."

Yang Yi pondered the implication behind Anton’s words, while Anton stared at the night sky with a melancholic expression.

After waiting for nearly forty minutes, Yang Yi heard the faint sound of rotor blades, and then he said in confusion, "The sound is so quiet, why is it so quiet?"

A black helicopter slowly descended to the ground. Yang Yi and Anton lowered their heads and quickly ran over, while running, Anton shouted, "It’s an MD-600N, but I’ve never seen this paint job."

Yang Yi said in a low voice, "It’s not an MD-600N, it’s an improved Hummingbird. All the navigation lights have been modified, can be turned on or off at will, very suitable for secret night flight, although not standard. Many use the flight codes of hospital rescue helicopters, because this kind of aircraft has been a long-standing argument between the FBI and CIA."

While introducing the aircraft to Anton, Yang Yi and Anton approached the helicopter.

Yang Yi took out his phone, showed a line of code on it to the pilot who had already opened the cockpit door, and the pilot checked it carefully, then waved to Yang Yi.

Yang Yi and Anton climbed into the helicopter, then put on their helmets, only then did the pilot say in a low voice, "Taking off."

The helicopter had only one pilot, who didn’t speak another word and just started piloting the helicopter back into the air.

Anton picked up a parachute package from the back and checked it, then he carried it on his back and nodded to Yang Yi, indicating that he was familiar with the model of the parachute.

Yang Yi also put on a parachute, then looked at the hoist beside the cabin door, and then asked through the headset in his helmet, "Is rappelling possible?"

He was asking the pilot, who responded without hesitation, "Yes, forty meters in length."