Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 435 - 423: It’s Not About the Car

Chapter 435: Chapter 423: It’s Not About the Car

Yang Yi was definitely a man of professional ethics, the kind that applies to spies.

Back at their base, Yang Yi loudly announced, "Pack up our stuff and move in with Jethro up front. Also, there’s an operation tonight."

Zhang Yong rolled his eyes and said, "So we’re playing bodyguards now?"

"Pretty much."

"What do you mean ’pretty much’? A bodyguard is a bodyguard, a mercenary is a mercenary; they’re two different things. What’s this ’pretty much’ supposed to mean?"

"Do the best we can. Protect if we can, but if not, let it be. Anyway, we don’t have to take bullets for Jethro."

Zhang Yong responded cheerily, "That’s fine by me. Actually, I find bodyguard gigs quite bothersome, but if we don’t have to take bullets for someone, then it’s manageable."

Yang Yi packed up his things and while doing so, made a call to Justin.

Once everyone had moved to where Jethro was staying, it wasn’t long before Jethro was ready to head out.

Paul used a TAC-50, but to protect Jethro, a large-caliber sniper rifle would be useless, so he switched to a SCAR-L, and since they would be going out at night, night vision goggles were a must.

Jethro was aware of Trident’s equipment level, but when he saw Yang Yi and the others fully armed and ready to get in the vehicle, he stopped and thoughtfully said, "Isn’t this too lightly armed? Should we bring some heavier equipment?"

Even if they gave him heavy equipment, Yang Yi wouldn’t know how to use it, but there were people in Trident who did.

"What kind of heavy equipment?"

Jethro waved his hand and said, "This is Ukraine; our enemies have ample weapon supplies, so it’s better to bring some high-powered gear. Also, you guys don’t seem to have a machine gunner?"

Zhang Yong promptly replied, "We do have a machine gunner. Whatever machine guns you have, we can handle."

After pondering for a moment, Jethro said, "Then bring a machine gun. Without one, I always feel uneasy. Boyata, bring out a PKP machine gun, no, make it two, and grab twenty ammo belts."

Jethro had indeed run out of people. Although he still had two mercenary groups at his disposal, Yang Yi had never seen members from the other two groups, and Jethro’s bodyguards had all but perished. Now he didn’t even have the most basic guard, so whenever he needed to do something or get something, his only available assistant was Boyata.

Zhang Yong and the others helped load the two machine guns and the twenty boxes of ammunition belts into the vehicles, but Jethro still felt it wasn’t enough. So he loudly said, "Bring a few RPOs, get me incendiary rounds, and take two thermobaric bombs as well."

The RPO is also a type of rocket launcher, but it mainly has two types of ammunition: thermobaric bombs and incendiary rounds.

"If anyone dares to cause trouble for us again, burn them alive!"

After Jethro menacingly uttered those words, he waved his hand and said, "Let’s go. How should we split up among the cars?"

Yang Yi glanced over and then said in a deep voice, "I’ll drive for you. Owl can ride with us; we’ll take three cars."

Jethro readily agreed, "You’re in charge."

Having more cars meant more drivers and used up manpower; having fewer cars meant being too cramped and not convenient for maneuvering. With Trident’s eight men plus Jethro, three cars were just right.

Yang Yi said to Xiao Ran, "Iron Fist and Queen share a car, I’ll drive and take the boss with me, and the four of you can go in another car."

After arranging the vehicles, Yang Yi asked Jethro, "Boss, how’s the condition of the car, has it been checked? Is it fueled up?"

Jethro nodded, "Of course, it’s fully fueled, and in very good condition; you needn’t worry about that."

Yang Yi nodded, and he quickly walked over to a Land Rover, having just pulled open the door, when he heard Jethro loudly say, "No, not this one."

There were three cars in total, all of them off-road vehicles, including one Land Rover and two Land Cruisers. Yang Yi thought that Jethro would definitely choose the Land Rover but found out that Jethro was reluctant to ride in it.

"The Land Rover is unreliable. If I had a choice, I wouldn’t use it. If you guys also dislike Land Rover, then we can replace it after the new cars arrive. Right now, we’re a bit short on vehicles, so let’s just make do with it tonight."

As he spoke, Jethro opened the passenger side of a Land Cruiser and got in the car, so Yang Yi followed and got into the same Land Cruiser.

Jethro took the passenger seat, not the back seat, which revealed a lot about him.

Jethro must be the type of person who takes the lead in a charge, rather than someone who prefers to pull strings from behind the scenes.

"I have stayed in the Middle East for a long time, so I never ride in Land Rovers. In our line of work, there’s no chance to just wear a suit, sip red wine, and have the deals sorted. We have to deal with those cold-blooded bastards, often going to wilderness areas without even roads. Don’t even think about luxury or comfort; the only thing to consider is safety and reliability."

Jethro was quite passionate as he discussed his views on the vehicle, then he turned to Yang Yi and asked, "How about you? What kind of car do you like?"

Yang Yi thought for a moment and said, "Sports cars. I like to drive fast, but I haven’t had too many fancy cars. I once had a BMW M3 that I really liked. I also want an Audi RS6; the idea of being a suit-wearing hooligan is not bad, but if I got the chance, I’d buy a Ferrari."

Jethro laughed heartily and said, "Young people always like these types of cars. When I was poor, my dream was to buy a Ferrari and drive it to invite any beautiful woman I saw on the street into the car. Later, when I made my first money in Africa, $160,000, I spent $140,000 on my first car, a Ferrari. Then I immediately went out to invite women into my car."

Pausing, Jethro spoke with a frustrated face, "But not a single woman was willing to get in. Fuck! What happened to having a luxury car and getting countless beauties?"

"What happened next?"

"Next? I got drunk at a bar that same night, and the car was crashed, and then I never bought another sports car again."

After a pause, Jethro indignantly continued, "They say a luxury car can snag a beauty, but it’s all lies."

Yang Yi chuckled and said, "I think it might be more about you than the car. If you dressed back then like you do now, it’s possible that indeed no woman would want to get into your car."

Jethro waved his hand, then said in a serious tone, "I think this is just fine.’

Yang Yi smiled without saying a word.

Jethro looked at Yang Yi again, and with a smile, he said, "So, what about you? Have you ever tried?"

Yang Yi smiled and said, "I don’t need any fancy car, just any car will do, and I can make lots of women jump in on their own. So it’s really not about the car, it’s about the person."

Jethro laughed and said, "Alright, let’s make a bet. We’ll try it sometime, let me see if you’re spouting nonsense or if it’s true, and if you can really do it, I’ll give you an RS6. If you can’t, I don’t need you to lose anything to me, let’s just agree on that."