Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 481 - 469: The Fruit of Victory

Chapter 481: Chapter 469: The Fruit of Victory

In this world, as long as money has not lost its function, no one is uninterested in it.

Even for people as strong as Brian and Paul, they might not be sensitive to small amounts of money, but that only meant they were indifferent to trivial sums; neither of them were truly detached from worldly needs.

Therefore, when it came to distributing the money, everyone was excited and expectant.

Gathering everyone together, Yang Yi got straight to the point, "Now, we divide the money."

Yang Yi had already thought things through, so he spoke without hesitation, "This time we’ve obtained two hundred and twenty million US Dollars. Each of you will receive five million US Dollars, Tang Guo and Schultz will also receive five million US Dollars. The rest of the money is mine, but I will invest it into the Organization of Water. That is to say, this five million is yours to keep and has nothing to do with the Organization of Water; you are free to spend it however you wish."

Out of two hundred and twenty million US Dollars, he distributed forty-five million US Dollars, and the remaining money was all Yang Yi’s. It seemed greedy for Yang Yi to take the lion’s share, but the reality was that the finances of the Organization of Water were his responsibility. In that case, Yang Yi’s distribution of forty-five million turned out to be very generous.

A Spy Organization could not accept external supervision. It was utterly impossible to separate Yang Yi’s personal assets from those of the Organization of Water. To strive for such a clear division between public and private realms was pure nonsense, so Yang Yi had to pocket the big money and then dig into his own funds when necessary.

So Yang Yi was indeed very generous when it came to distributing the money.

Zhang Yong was very satisfied with his share. He smiled and said, "Five million? Are you sure about this, actually giving each person five million?"

Yang Yi nodded, "Of course."

Rodriguez looked dumbfounded as he spoke, "So I have five million US Dollars now?"

"Yes, you now have five million."

Rodriguez began to smile, then fell into deep thought. Finally, with a reflective look on his face, he said, "I never imagined I would have five million US Dollars. I’ve never thought about it; the most I’ve ever considered was how I would spend fifty thousand if I had it. Now I suddenly have five million, and it feels like I’m dreaming. No, I wouldn’t even dare to dream of this."

How difficult it is for an ordinary person to earn five million? It can be said that, unless one strikes it rich in business or wins the lottery, the vast majority of people in this world simply cannot possess five million US Dollars in cash, ready to use at any moment.

In the United States, an annual salary of one hundred thousand US Dollars is already considered high income. So, even without a family to support, no mortgage or car loans to repay—in the most extreme case where one doesn’t spend a single cent—it would still take fifty years to save up five million US Dollars with an annual salary of one hundred thousand.

But who can earn without spending? Hence, a high-income earner with an annual salary of one hundred thousand, after spending on all the necessities, if they could save twenty thousand US Dollars in a year, that would be impressive. To accumulate five million would take more than two lifetimes combined.

Apart from banks, apart from those billionaires for whom amounts are just numbers, and the super-rich second generation whose only task is to spend money, there are very few people who actually have five million US Dollars in their bank accounts, at least for ordinary people this is practically impossible.

Americans are wealthy enough, but for many Americans, one hundred US Dollars is considered a lot of money, and for those living at the bottom, ten thousand US Dollars is an enormous sum.

Rodriguez is a typical example; without any unforeseen opportunities, relying solely on regular work, he would never touch ten thousand US Dollars of his own in his lifetime. To even entertain the thought of having fifty thousand US Dollars and how to spend it already took a lot of courage from Rodriguez.

Zhang Yong had seen large sums of money, but if he had a few million in assets, one would have to ask how many life-and-death experiences he’d been through to accumulate that wealth.

Just one operation, and each person was able to get a share of five million, this was definitely a super bountiful harvest.

Chris had seen a lot of money, but even he was bewitched at this moment, saying, "I have five million, if I go back to the United States now, I can buy a big house, get the car I like, and then, and then..."

Chris glanced at Yang Yi, and he sobered up a lot.

Yang Yi laughed and said, "Five million isn’t enough."

Zhang Yong thought for a moment, then he said to Yang Yi, "Five million, that’s enough to spend for a good while. Are we taking a break? I want to take a vacation or something."

Yang Yi laughed and said, "Are you planning on tossing your money at that casino?"

Zhang Yong said nonchalantly, "Money is bullshit, you spend it, you earn it back, as long as you’re happy. If you have money and you don’t hurry to spend it, are you waiting to leave it for someone else?"

Spending money and living for the moment is almost every mercenary’s flaw; their money comes easy, but the risks are high. Many mercenaries enter the business hoping to make enough and then get out, but most never save enough to meet their own targets.

It seemed Zhang Yong was no exception.

Yang Yi shook his head and said, "It’s okay to spend money, but it’s not good to lose it. Besides, we can’t take a break."

With a meaningful smile, Yang Yi said in a deep voice, "Don’t get too caught up in having fun, because we might have to get into action again soon, and the target is still gold."

Zhang Yong asked curiously, "There’s more gold?"

"Yes, the gold we just sold."

Zhang Yong paused, then he realized and said, "Fuck! Double-crossing?"

Yang Yi spread his hands and said, "It’s not double-crossing, we might just take another job. Although it’s the gold we sold, we’ve already sold it, then we’re employed for a new job, that wouldn’t count as double-crossing, right?"

Zhang Yong said indifferently, "Your talk is like pretending to be innocent after being a whore. If it’s double-crossing, it’s double-crossing. What’s the problem?"

Yang Yi coughed twice and said, "It’s not what you think. Whether to steal the gold or not is not certain yet. Uh, anyway, everyone be ready. If we are going to act, it will definitely be in these next couple of days. Also, there’s a recruitment event tonight. Brian, Brother Yong, you two come with me."

Brian asked in a deep voice, "What recruitment event?"

Yang Yi smiled and said, "Recruitment event isn’t that easy to understand? Ukraine has completely turned upside down now; many are facing purges. Justin wants to recruit some people from the Ukrainian National Intelligence, and he says it’s like a clearance sale. I don’t want to miss this opportunity, so tonight, we’ll go with Justin to pick some people. He has the connections."

Zhang Yong chimed in, "This is doable, really doable. When the Soviet Union dissolved, a lot of military people had no way out and became mercenaries, instantly crashing the market rates. Some mercenary groups, when recruiting, wouldn’t even consider you unless you were from special forces. Although Ukraine isn’t like the Soviet Union, we can’t miss this opportunity."

Brian nodded and said, "Plus, these people are easy to control. We can’t miss this opportunity, and now that we have money, we need to find more skilled folks."