Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 1362 - 1367 Appearance

Chapter 1362: Chapter 1367 Appearance

Yang Yi walked out of Bruno’s office, exited the instrument store, and couldn’t help but look back.

It seemed as if he had seen some scenery hidden behind the mist, but was what he saw the truth?

Seeing isn’t necessarily believing. Over the years, Yang Yi hadn’t learned much, but he had learned not to trust anyone.

Suspicion isn’t a good habit, but it’s definitely not a bad one either.

In terms of Yang Yi’s identity, and considering what he’s doing, not being suspicious would be irresponsible to himself, a betrayal to the Organization of Water, a crime, sheer stupidity.

So Yang Yi safely exited Bruno’s office, calmly, as if he had just talked prices with an ordinary instrument store owner. It felt like everything had changed, yet everything remained the same.

Something was definitely off, but Yang Yi couldn’t pinpoint it.

Things obtained too easily are not cherished, yet the Grey-cloaked People seemed too lazy to test Yang Yi. Was this reasonable? Of course not, but Bruno did it anyway. He surely knew this wouldn’t make Yang Yi fully trust him, nor sway him, yet Bruno acted so fearlessly.

So, the simplest explanation was that the critical battle had already begun.

The battle between the Grey-cloaked People and the Cleaners had already started. What seemed calm was not truly calm; what seemed peaceful did not disrupt the surging undercurrents.

The battle had started, and Yang Yi was a critical point, but his role and fate weren’t his decision to make.

Where would the battle escalate from a shadow war to a real confrontation?

Yang Yi couldn’t figure it out, unable to make an accurate judgment because he had too little information.

Did the Cleaners just hand over the Energy Block to the Grey-cloaked People like that?

Were the Cleaners really not planning to do something, like finding the Grey-cloaked People’s headquarters? Sure, Vienna wasn’t their headquarters, and Bruno wasn’t their leader, but the Cleaners couldn’t possibly do nothing.

It’s a bit of a mess, indeed very troublesome not knowing your true role, not understanding your function. That’s the most troublesome and terrifying thing.

Without even self-awareness, what else can be done?

Yang Yi stopped, let out a long sigh, and looked up at the sky.

The sky was very blue.

The environment in Vienna was quite good, blue skies, white clouds, pleasant climate, beautiful scenery, everything was great, but in Yang Yi’s eyes, it all felt like an illusion now.

He looked up for a long time.

He wasn’t looking at anything specifically, just spacing out.

Until he felt his neck hurting from looking up, Yang Yi finally lowered his head.

Taking a deep breath again, Yang Yi knew what he needed to do.

Overthinking didn’t help, not getting answers wasn’t useful. He should just start doing things, just as Bruno said, at least get the CIA to end their pursuit of him first.

Yang Yi made a call, the call was to Porter.

CIA Deputy Director, Head of the Directorate of Operations, Porter MacLaurin.

Yang Yi received the task of investigating Aaron from Porter MacLaurin, and now, it was time to tell Porter he completed the mission.

The call connected, but no one answered for a long time, until Yang Yi called a second time, and finally, someone picked up.

"Hello? Who is this?"

A woman answered the phone, Porter’s assistant, but Yang Yi knew Porter must be nearby, so he whispered, "I need to speak with Deputy Director Porter. Given my special identity and the confidentiality of the mission, I request Director Porter personally take the call. Director, I know you’re listening. I’ve completed the mission. I need to talk to you."

After a moment of silence, Porter’s voice sounded.

"Sea God, what you did put us in a passive position. I didn’t expect you to... This wasn’t part of your assigned mission."

Porter was somewhat accommodating. Honestly, if Porter refused to take the call and erased Yang Yi’s data from the files, it would have been normal, but fortunately, Porter didn’t do that.

Having a chance to talk made everything much easier; otherwise, Yang Yi would indeed face some trouble.

"I had no choice because I found Aaron’s weakness. He had to eliminate me, and I was just protecting myself, because I found evidence, a lot of evidence. Sir, Aaron is a KGB mole. He used his position for personal gain. I have evidence, enough to convict him for a thousand years in prison!"

Porter’s tone was slightly excited, raising his voice, "You have evidence?"

"I have evidence! Solid evidence! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have called you, sir. I want to know that if I provide the evidence, will I be a hero, or will I be silently killed somewhere?"

Porter laughed, then unabashedly expressed his pleasure, "What do you think? If you get silenced, how would my achievements be counted? Sea God, don’t forget who sent you."

Yes, Yang Yi was sent by Porter to investigate Aaron, and now that he has evidence, proving Aaron is a mole within the CIA, a big traitor.

Having exposed Aaron, Yang Yi gains merit and reward. Sending him was Porter’s achievement, even more so. Those are the rewards of leadership, after all.

So Yang Yi becomes a celebrated hero, Porter rises to become the CIA Director. It’s all rightful, and if Yang Yi got silently killed, whose credit would it be?

So others might want to kill Yang Yi, but Porter absolutely wouldn’t.

Porter spoke his mind, sometimes it’s necessary to be direct, as it’s the only way to dispel Yang Yi’s doubts.

Yang Yi cooperatively said, "Thank you, Director."

"Deputy Director."

"I think you’ll soon be Director, sir."

"Haha, good. Do you have evidence? Can you bring the evidence back?"

"Of course, I want to return immediately, but you need to first have the headquarters call off the pursuit against me."

Porter hesitated slightly this time, but quickly made the decision. Taking some risk is sometimes a must. Porter believed Yang Yi wouldn’t seek death if he didn’t have evidence. Since Yang Yi dared to return, he dared to give the order for the CIA to stop pursuing Yang Yi.

"Alright, I’ll issue the order immediately. Now that Aaron is dead, the Operations Division is a bit disorganized, but there’s no problem. It will be sorted out soon. Just be wary of Aaron’s accomplices, remain vigilant, and return secretly. If you need, I can send people to protect you!"

Yang Yi looked at his watch and said in a low voice, "In three days, I will definitely be back. As long as you cancel the pursuit order against me, and also have the Cicero Family cancel their bounty."

Though he said three days later, Yang Yi’s plan was actually to fly back immediately. Once the CIA cancels the pursuit order, the Grey-cloaked People wouldn’t aim to kill him, so he wouldn’t be in much danger.

At least, it seemed like that on the surface.