Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 393 - 381: Let’s Talk It Out

Chapter 393: Chapter 381: Let’s Talk It Out

"You know, sometimes, well, family just doesn’t listen, but then they might take advice from a stranger and it’s all good, normal, that’s just normal."

Tang Jianguo was on the verge of exploding, and after Yang Yi finished speaking with evident awkwardness, neither of them knew what to say next.

"Look, who hasn’t been through this? When I was young, my dad could beat me to death, but I wouldn’t cave. Admitting defeat verbally? No way. And why? Because you don’t have to pretend in front of your family, right? Isn’t that how it is?"

Zhang Yong said carelessly; after speaking, he slapped his hand down and declared, "A few words from a friend can do the trick, right? If you ask me, it’s just spoiling them too much."

Zhang Yong picked up the teapot from the round table, walked over to Tang Jianguo, took Tang Jianguo’s empty cup and poured him some tea, then poured some for Yang Yi, and finally for himself, before naturally sitting down next to Yang Yi.

Raising his tea cup towards Tang Jianguo, Zhang Yong gulped down his tea, then set the cup down and said, "Now it’s become like this. Do you think you can still control her? You’d hit her, but she’s already so grown up. Try hitting her and see if she doesn’t die of anger."

After refilling his cup with tea, Zhang Yong raised it again and said, "Drink tea, drink tea, let’s calm down a bit."

Tang Jianguo’s face still looked quite grim, but it had softened somewhat as he lifted his tea cup and said to Yang Yi, "My apologies, have some tea."

Yang Yi took his tea cup and sipped from it.

Zhang Yong, still with his carefree demeanor, asked Tang Jianguo, "You must be quite a bit older than your sister, right?"

Tang Jianguo hesitated for a moment, but finally admitted, "Fifteen years."

Slapping the table, Zhang Yong said, "I thought as much!"

Tang Jianguo sighed, shook his head, and said resignedly, "Back in my younger days, I came here to make a living; once I made a name for myself, I brought her over. The conditions in our home country weren’t as good as here at that time, ah. Now that I think about it, I regret it. She’s my only younger sister. She was spoiled at home, and even more so when she came here. I was busy with work and was terrified that she’d suffer even the slightest hardship. Whatever she wanted, I gave her, and whatever she wanted to do, she did. And now, I can’t control her anymore."

Zhang Yong spread his hands wide and said, "See? If you were harsher with her, she would only get more upset with you. Believe it or not, if you dared to hit her, she might just jump off the building to show you. Kids these days—you think they’re like us back in the day? If we dared to mess up, we’d get slapped straight away. Try lifting a finger at today’s kids."

Tang Jianguo shook his head and kept sighing deeply. Zhang Yong said loudly, "Alright, don’t make it hard on yourself. We came here to solve the problem, right? Don’t worry, with Tang Guo’s situation, do you think we could take her away?"

Tang Jianguo finally looked relieved. Zhang Yong knocked Yang Yi’s foot under the table, prompting Yang Yi to immediately say, "Tang Bro, we came over this time first to thank you in person for your help, and second to discuss Tang Guo and Schultz. Let’s leave Tang Guo aside for a moment. Once she cools down a bit, I’ll try persuading her myself. It’s easier for me, an outsider, to talk. Now I just want to know where Schultz is."

Tang Jianguo promptly said, "Schultz is right here. You want to take him away, no problem, I won’t stop you. But what about Guo Guo? Brother, she’s my only sister. I don’t care what you get up to, but I definitely can’t let Guo Guo take any risks. You understand, right?"

Yang Yi kept stressing that he was the outsider, and Tang Jianguo’s face finally looked much better.

"Understand, definitely understand!"

After Yang Yi repeated his assertion, he pondered briefly and said, "Tang Guo did some work for us, but you can relax, there’s no danger. She’s an exceptional hacker, and we only asked her to handle some computer stuff, so there’s hardly any risk. But, the work we do is ultimately very dangerous, so I completely understand if you want to keep her home."

Tang Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We all earn our bread at the knife’s edge, no need for too many words. As long as you understand what’s going on, that’s good. I have just one thing to say: Tang Guo absolutely cannot follow my path. If she’s truly determined, I’m really willing to break her legs!"

Yang Yi shrugged and said, "The problem lies with Tang Guo now, well, she should have calmed down. Call her over, I’ll try to persuade her too."

Tang Jianguo nodded.

Yang Yi gestured to Zhang Yong with his eyes, and Zhang Yong immediately stood up, went outside, and after calling out, Xiao Ran came in dragging an unwilling Tang Guo back into the private room.

Tang Guo stood behind Yang Yi and refused to go anywhere near Tang Jianguo.

Tang Jianguo’s face soured again, and Yang Yi cleared his throat softly, saying gently, "Tang Guo, you..."

"No way!"

Tang Guo glanced at her brother and then declared loudly, as if in protest, "I just won’t stay here!"

Tang Jianguo slammed his hand down on the table, stood up, and pointed at Tang Guo, bellowing, "Are you trying to kill me with frustration?"

Zhang Yong quickly pushed Tang Jianguo’s hand down and then he said hastily, "Don’t rush, no one rush, let’s talk this out nicely, everyone!"

Unintimidated, Tang Guo retorted to her brother, "Either you keep me under lock for the rest of my life, or the moment you let me go, I’m running away from home! This time I’ll go far away, and you’ll never be able to find me again!"

Tang Jianguo was fuming but helpless. As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father, and he could not beat, scold, or confine Tang Guo.

Yang Yi sighed and said, "Tang Guo, actually, I came to tell you something. You know what has happened; we can no longer stay in the United Kingdom. We’ll leave immediately after meeting."

Tang Guo said at once, "I’m leaving too! Wherever you guys go, I’ll follow! I like being a hacker, I like being a spy, anyway. If I’m not here, and you don’t want me anymore, I will run away from home; I won’t stay here!"

Just as Tang Jianguo was about to explode again, Yang Yi cleared his throat and said, "Actually, there is a task for you. You’ll help Schultz to continue building our network intelligence center. The important thing is the network, and following us around is useless, right?"

Tang Guo thought for a moment and said softly, "I see..."

Yang Yi looked at Tang Jianguo and said, "We’ll never see each other again, and we won’t return to the United Kingdom. The safety of Tang Guo and Schultz should be guaranteed; after all, they are only hackers, and there’s not much danger. Of course, even being just a hacker has certain risks. However, I think, with you watching over them, they shouldn’t have any problems. Oh, and about Tang Guo’s salary, how about we set it at one million US dollars a year? I can transfer the money directly to your account, how does that sound?"

Tang Jianguo glanced at Tang Guo and said, "You go back to your room first, I’ll call you back out later."

Just as Tang Guo was about to object, she was silenced by a glare from Tang Jianguo and eventually, still sulking, said, "You better keep your word, or I’ll run away from home."

For once, Tang Guo listened to her brother. After watching his sister leave, Tang Jianguo heaved a sigh and asked, "What’s this network intelligence center you mentioned?"