Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 510 - 498 Refusal to Answer

Chapter 510: Chapter 498 Refusal to Answer

At six in the morning, Anton finally returned to the hotel.

The most distinctive feature of Anton, Yang Yi thought, might be his cadaverous face.

Unless necessary, Anton absolutely had no expression, but saying he had no expression wasn’t quite right either; Anton was just extremely calm at all times.

When others laughed, Anton didn’t laugh; when others got angry, Anton didn’t get angry either; when others were scared to death, Anton still maintained a calm face with a slight smile.

So although Anton did have expressions, he always kept the same one without change, so it wasn’t wrong to say he had a ’dead man’s face’.

Yang Yi thought Anton would explain a bit, or at least clarify what he had been up to, but no, Anton just glanced at Yang Yi and then calmly said, "Is there something wrong?"

Yang Yi was waiting in Anton’s room; if there was nothing wrong, why would he be waiting in Anton’s room?

"There is something. Come with me to Sicily, the plane is taking off in forty minutes, actually, I was planning to call you in five minutes."

Anton nodded, "Okay, please step out. I need to change my clothes."

Anton already had dark circles under his eyes and looked somewhat fatigued.

"Aren’t you tired?"

"Hmm, to tell you the truth, I’m a bit tired."

Anton shrugged, "After all, dealing with two women and ensuring they are both satisfied is quite tiring. But you don’t need to appreciate my sacrifice, since this is the investigation method I chose for myself."

Yang Yi’s mouth twitched a few times, then he said softly, "No, I think I should thank you for your contribution."

Anton nodded, "Don’t mention it, I did what I should do."

Yang Yi had nothing to say.

Anton gestured for Yang Yi to leave; Yang Yi awkwardly stood up from the sofa, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly asked in a low voice, "I have a question, those two women... uh, well, how did you sort things out in the end?"

Anton considered for a moment, and calmly said, "One is a corporate executive, the other is a student, but I think they can’t stay away from me now. If nothing unexpected happens, they will both go to the nightclub to look for me tonight, so if we weren’t about to take action, I would like to get some rest this evening."

Yang Yi said in surprise, "A corporate executive and a student? I thought they were, uh..."

Anton spoke in a heavy tone, "Is that so hard to understand? You say you’re a spy; you take your ability to gather information and use it on women, it’s quite easy to do. First, most women are emotional, then you just need to filter a bit, choose a woman who is very empty and desperately needs to fill her inner world. I thought all spies could do this."

Yang Yi turned around, then whispered, "So you’re saying that being able to make two women accept each other’s presence also depends on the person, right? You selected them beforehand, so you were able to make two women go from rivals to, to..."

"Don’t misunderstand, they are still rivals, but their love for me overpowered their hatred of each other, so they had to accept the other’s existence. The fear of losing me outweighed their desire for exclusivity. I didn’t expect them to meet each other when I started choosing, so the current situation wasn’t something I designed; it was just an accident, and I managed to turn the accident into another exhausting incident, that’s all."

Yang Yi exhaled and said, "I get it, it’s all about charm."

Finally, Anton’s expression changed, he raised a finger and said with puzzlement, "You aren’t discussing my way of doing things; you’re just talking to me about...emotional issues, right? Oh, I see."

Yang Yi said urgently, "What do you understand?"

Anton shrugged, "Office romance isn’t out of the question, but if you develop both women from the same office into girlfriends, I’d advise against it. Because you’ll find having two is worse than none at all. Most importantly, I’m playing with people’s feelings, and if it’s not for the mission, I never let feelings linger overnight. But you..."

"What are you talking about! What office romance, and I’m not discussing any emotional issues with you."

Anton patted Yang Yi’s shoulder and then pointed to his own eyes, saying in a serious tone, "Do you think I’m blind?"

"Uh..."

"Am I stupid?"

"Uh..."

"Which one do you prefer?"

"What if I like them both?"

"Office romance is just a polite way of saying it. What I mean is that you’d better not choose between Iron Fist and Blade Queen. By choosing one, you’re hurting the other, and if you choose both, then allow me to sympathize with you."

Yang Yi said with a look of despair, "So what should I do?"

After speaking, Anton spread his hands and said, "That’s your problem, and I don’t know the answer either. I’ve never encountered such a thing and never will. If there’s nothing else, I’d like to take a shower and change. Thank you."

Yang Yi walked out of Anton’s room, and after standing dazed for a moment, he sighed lowly, "It’s as if you said nothing at all..."

Yang Yi didn’t return to his own room, he waited outside Anton’s door for five minutes; Anton had already changed his clothes and come out.

"I brought a gun."

"You can bring a gun."

"Okay, I’m ready."

"Then let’s set off, it’s just the two of us going."

Anton only asked whether he could bring a gun and didn’t inquire about what they were going to do. After they left the hotel, Yang Yi feeling somewhat guilty looked around to make sure no one was there and then lowered his voice, "Anton, what do you think I should do to..."

"Stop, I am not a relationship advisor."

Yang Yi paused, and Anton said with his usual calm face, "So I refuse to answer any more of your emotional questions."

Yang Yi was stunned for a while.

No need to mention the awkwardness, it’s embarrassing.

Anton is a good subordinate, a good helper, but definitely not a caring one.

Yang Yi said somewhat distracted, "I’ve decided to forcibly take action. We can only enter the vault by using explosives, but we don’t have an explosives expert. You’re coming with me to Palermo in Sicily to meet a person; he’s an explosives expert. I hope to persuade him to help us, but if he refuses, we may have to take some coercive measures."

Anton nodded, "All right, I understand."

"It’s just the two of us going to do this; do you see any problems?"

"No problem."

"Okay, there’s one more thing. You’ve joined us, but you haven’t discussed your salary yet. So what would be a satisfactory salary for you?"

Anton said calmly, "Doesn’t matter, I have no use for money. Who knows, I might die any day."

"Then how much did you use to charge for each job you did before?"

Anton thought for a moment and said, "Five thousand Gryvnas."

Yang Yi paused again, then he sighed and said, "Then you really do charge a bargain."