Spy-x-War Showdown -
Chapter 1373 - 1378: Rude
Chapter 1373: Chapter 1378: Rude
Details, what Yang Yi needed to discuss with Thomas were mainly some details, such as how to contact, whether cleaners needed to secretly arrange personnel near Yang Yi to prepare for emergencies, and how to handle situations once they arose.
Previously, cleaners wouldn’t discuss such details with Yang Yi much, they would let Yang Yi manage things freely, but now it’s different. Now, the struggle between cleaners and the Grey-cloaked People has entered a very critical stage, where one wrong move could lead to total defeat.
The Grey-cloaked People are still contemplating what role Yang Yi should play as a Western Angel, continuing along Aaron’s old path, hosting a significant portion of military force for the Grey-cloaked People. In essence, Yang Yi now has a chance to enter the upper echelons of the Grey-cloaked People; in fact, he has already touched the threshold and only needs a bit more time to become a very important member of them.
But on the cleaners’ side, there is no such plan at all.
Fundamentally, cleaners still regard Yang Yi as an undercover agent, an exposed yet still useful undercover agent. They have no long-term plans for Yang Yi. No matter what Yang Yi does, he ultimately just has the identity of a collaborator, at most plus a key client’s identity.
The comparison between the two sides is very obvious. From the current perspective, it seems the Grey-cloaked People side is more sincere and offers more benefits to Yang Yi.
To pull someone in, one always needs to give more benefits, but there’s also another possibility.
The Grey-cloaked People don’t know the time of the aliens’ arrival, so they’re still thinking about taking it slow. The struggle may last for many years, but cleaners know the time, so to them, nothing else is important. Resolving the Grey-cloaked People as quickly as possible is the only important thing.
From the attitudes of the two organizations, one can also discern many clues.
After Yang Yi and Thomas agreed on the details, quite a bit of time had passed.
Finally, Yang Yi thought for a moment and then said to Thomas: "I may have to make a move on Big Ivan, but it’s only a pretense. I will communicate with Big Ivan in advance."
Thomas replied without hesitation: "I’ve already learned about this. I just didn’t know the final executor would be you. If you are the one to carry out this operation, I will be more at ease."
Thomas already knew, and this indirectly confirmed that the relationship between Big Ivan and the cleaners is indeed deep, otherwise, Big Ivan wouldn’t have informed the cleaners of his plan to fake an attack and death.
There’s not much of an issue with the cleaners’ side anymore, so is it time to use this matter to stir things up with the Grey-cloaked People?
But this requires discussion and analysis before making a decision. Some matters require Yang Yi to decide quickly on his own, but some do need careful consideration and planning.
Standing up, Yang Yi extended his hand, which is a normal polite gesture when parting, but Thomas avoided shaking hands with him by making a move that wouldn’t make either party too awkward.
Thomas turned his head appropriately, looking behind him, and by the time he turned back, Yang Yi had already withdrawn his hand.
Thomas’s reluctance to shake hands was clearly expressed, but he used the gesture of appearing not to notice Yang Yi’s extended hand to indicate he wasn’t being impolite, just that it was inconvenient for everyone to shake hands.
There are many reasons not to shake hands, such as the leakage of DNA information or the theft of fingerprints during the handshake, yet the gesture of shaking hands inherently signifies friendliness. In espionage circles, a handshake also signifies trust. Thomas is not a spy, he is a high-ranking member of the cleaners and quite possibly one of the top few, so his reason for refusing the handshake is quite sufficient.
But regardless of the reason, the fact remains that Thomas refused to show goodwill to Yang Yi.
Of course, Yang Yi wouldn’t express it, nor would Thomas explain it—doing so would make it too obvious.
Yang Yi nodded, smiled, and said, "Then I shall take my leave."
"Alright, good luck, goodbye."
The two bid farewell calmly, and after Yang Yi walked out of the restaurant, he began reflecting on his conversation with Thomas again.
Currently, Yang Yi’s choice is still the cleaners, but his belief isn’t that firm.
It’s time to urge Anton to speed up the progress. A powerful military force is always extremely important and necessary at any time.
Then, shouldn’t the Organization of Water also make some timely arrangements and deployments? Knowing that this world isn’t as safe as it seems, and with substantial evidence, doing nothing would be a waste of precious advantage.
Taking out his phone, he dialed Annastasia. Waiting for her to answer, Yang Yi said in a low voice: "Anna, gather our people. I need to discuss some matters with all of you. Arrange a safe location, and I’ll be over as soon as possible."
"Everyone, or just a few?"
Yang Yi pondered and said in a low voice: "A few, not all. Let me think about it."
The Organization of Water seems to have people worthy of trust, though that seems redundant—because no one untrustworthy could get into the Organization of Water, and even if they did, any suspicious spot must be thoroughly investigated.
However, it doesn’t really matter if some people aren’t aware of the core secrets, such as Tang Guo, Schultz, McDonald Quinn, Hank, and Steve. They are all members of the Organization of Water, each with their own skills, but they never participate in the decision-making works of the Organization of Water.
After thinking for a while, Yang Yi said: "Boer, Jethro, Zhang Yong, you, me, Kate, Brian, well... and Xiao Ran, let’s temporarily set on these people. Have them ready to gather in France; my time is tight, make it quick."
"Fine, where should we gather?"
"You decide."
Anna said in a low voice: "France then; it’s convenient, mainly because France’s intelligence system and police system are incompetent. I like France."
"Sure, as long as you think it’s safe and the transportation is convenient. Then France it is."
"Okay, goodbye."
"Goodbye."
They didn’t specify a concrete location; the specific spot will be informed to Yang Yi once confirmed. However, the preference for France is quite common within the Organization of Water, with Anna having explained the reasons very clearly.
Ending the call, Yang Yi planned to go home. Before leaving the United States, he needed to first pacify or tackle Petra.
How should he explain to Petra? That’s indeed a problem.
Yang Yi felt troubled; even if it’s not about saving the world, the things he’s doing are indeed significant. But now he’s distressed over how to explain to Petra, and Yang Yi even feels that handling his relationship with Petra seems more challenging than dealing with his relationship between the Grey-cloaked People and the cleaners.
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