Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 385 - 373: Metamorphosis

Chapter 385: Chapter 373: Metamorphosis

"Mike saved me."

Brian began to speak, his voice low and soothing. After a long pause, he looked up at Paul.

"My relationship with Charles is more than friendship, more than comradeship, more than brotherhood. You cannot measure my bond with Charles using the common emotions of this world. I would give up everything, I would sacrifice everything to bring back his life. It is precisely because of my relationship with Charles that we can overlook the fact that Charles only mentioned Mike."

Brian took a deep breath, then turned to Yang Yi and said, "I’ll say it again, the living are more important than the dead. When people die, they are dead, just corpses. If conditions permitted, I wouldn’t say this, but under the current circumstances, I must say, forget about their bodies!"

Yang Yi pondered seriously for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No! I’m going to take Mike’s and Charles’s bodies back home."

"Home? Do they have a home?"

Brian’s question left Yang Yi at a loss.

With a look of dejection, Brian continued, "You should realize something, Mike and Charles don’t have a home. They only have something that can be called a house, not a home. If they were soldiers, police, or anyone other than spies, I would not try to dissuade you, but they were spies."

Yang Yi shook his head again and said, "I don’t care. I want to bury their bodies in a place I know, at least I can’t let Mike and Charles stay forever in a morgue’s cold storage."

Brian said gravely, "Their bodies will be buried by the police."

"But the mourner won’t be me!"

Yang Yi raised a hand to stop Brian from speaking further, then turned to the others and said in a firm voice, "I’ve made my decision. If I’m going to take Mike and Charles back home, then we are their family. Having family means having a home. I will bury them and, when there is time, visit their graves. That’s the decision, we can discuss the specific plan of action later."

Yang Yi had made his decision, and after he announced it, Brian hesitated for a moment but did not voice any further opposition.

"Next, where are Tang Guo and Schultz?"

Tang Guo and Schultz weren’t present, even though they should have been at this meeting.

Kate spread her arms, shrugged her shoulders with a helpless expression and said, "Tang Guo has been confined at home by her brother and can’t come out."

Yang Yi was startled and asked, "Her brother?"

Xiao Ran laughed bitterly twice and said, "Tang Guo’s brother has helped us a lot this time. He found us this safehouse, which is very secure, because it’s his warehouse for smuggling goods and also his brother’s safe house. Oh, you were unconscious when you arrived. Let me tell you now, we are already out of London, on the northern outskirts."

Yang Yi exclaimed in surprise, "Did you just say smuggling?"

Xiao Ran shrugged and said, "Yes, smuggling, and not just any kind. He smuggles arms. Let me put it this way, Tang Guo’s brother, named Tang Jianguo, English name Tang John, is the biggest underworld boss in London’s Chinatown and one of the biggest in London itself."

Yang Yi paused for a moment, then spoke in a low voice, "Just hearing that name gives off a certain... I understand. No wonder Tang Guo has a safe account."

Xiao Ran added, "Tang Guo sneaked out. When her brother saw her, he nearly went mad. But the girl Tang Guo is still quite righteous. Her brother had no choice. Although he worried that we might have led his sister astray and feared for her safety because of us, in the end, he still helped us, found someone to treat Brian and Paul’s injuries, and then quickly took us here. Tang Guo can no longer come out though, and as for Schultz, I’ve asked him to stay at Tang Guo’s home for at least a bit more security."

Yang Yi frowned and said, "That’s problematic. We’re losing a hacker then."

After heaving a sigh, Yang Yi shook his head and said, "I still have to meet with Tang Guo’s brother later. For now, let’s deal with the others."

Finally, Yang Yi turned to Zhang Yong, then nodded and said, "Brother Yong, you’ve returned just in time, thankfully we have you."

"Actually, we could have returned earlier, but we ran into some problems in Mexico. Our passports and visas just couldn’t get processed in time and caused a lot of delays. Speaking of which, I think we should foster closer relations with this new contact group we found, a new fake ID ring. They specialize in creating false identities—pure professionals, high-end and classy, expensive but with no other issues."

After taking a breath, Zhang Yong grabbed a bottle of water, took a few sips, wiped it off, and said excitedly, "Let me tell you, this group is impressive. Getting into the United States is absolutely no problem, and you can travel around most European countries with ease. The IDs they make can withstand any scrutiny, and if there’s a problem, they even dare to promise double your money back. You should know that in this line of work, no one promises refunds. It’s just because they are new to the business and want to make a name for themselves that they do this."

Yang Yi spoke softly, "Brother Yong, can we talk about this later?"

Zhang Yong was taken aback and said, "Why not discuss it now? Aren’t we leaving the UK? How will we go, by boat as stowaways? Better to spend some money on a new forged identity and travel freely around Europe, uh, what did you want to talk about now?"

"I want to discuss how to arrange things for Chris and the others first. Oh, how did you think to have Chris pose as CIA at the hospital?"

"Chris is a pro at this kind of work! Besides Chris, who else could handle it? Well, your young mates really pulled their weight this time. Hank stole the cars we used; the poison you were given was mixed by Gweil, but the formula was provided by Brian—apparently, it’s conspicuously CIA-like."

After talking for a while, Yang Yi was feeling very tired, and seeing his condition, Brian immediately said, "You need to rest now, change your dressing and rest."

Yang Yi was aware of his condition and knew it wasn’t time to act tough. The matters needing resolution would have to be addressed slowly, and he’d have to delegate to others.

Yang Yi nodded to everyone and said, "I’m entrusting the matters I’ve mentioned to you. Start by finding out where Mike’s and Charles’s bodies are. Get started on that and, after I have rested, I’ll talk more with Chris and the others. That’s it for now."

Zhang Yong assuredly said, "Don’t worry, we can handle these things."

Brian looked at Yang Yi for a long time with a serious gaze, which made Yang Yi involuntarily ask, "Is there something wrong with me?"

Brian shook his head and replied, "No, you’re fine, very fine right now. Since you’ve given your orders, even though I have my disagreements, I will see it through."