Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 523 - 511: The Mercy of Not Killing

Chapter 523: Chapter 511: The Mercy of Not Killing

With an innocent face, Zhang Yong spread his hands and said, "I don’t want to say anything, I just want to refute your words, and what I want to say, I’ve already said. Isn’t my expression clear enough?"

Feeling powerless, Yang Yi said, "Enough, enough, everyone, let’s end this topic now and get back to our duties, okay?"

Brian shook his head and then raised his hand, saying, "I shouldn’t have wasted time on such nonsense!"

Wearing an expression that indicated he finally saw the reality of the situation, Zhang Yong said with satisfaction, "Exactly, you’re just spouting nonsense."

McDonald smiled at Zhang Yong and said, "I admire you. It seems there are still some sensible people in this world."

Zhang Yong laughed and said, "Right? You say we’re all part of the underworld, but why keep it so dark? Even if we have to silence someone, there’s no need to speak of it, and besides, killings should depend on the target—it’s nothing to talk about if it’s an enemy, but burning bridges is something we shouldn’t do."

McDonald nodded repeatedly, then he laughed and said, "Exactly, that’s the way it is."

Brian said through clenched teeth, "Enough! Don’t talk about it anymore!"

Fearing Brian might lose it and shoot McDonald dead on the spot, Yang Yi helplessly said, "Right, can we drop this subject, please? Mr. Quinn, just take the money and go, I can even ensure you get to a safe place."

After thinking for a moment, McDonald suddenly said, "Actually, I don’t want to leave anymore."

Yang Yi’s eyes twitched violently, and then he forcefully suppressed the rage about to erupt, saying in a deep voice, "What exactly do you want?"

McDonald spread his hands and said, "It’s quite normal for you to test me and for me to test you, isn’t it? You don’t have to act so surprised. Then, I think you guys are quite powerful, and I indeed want to find something to do. So, I think joining Trident would be a very good choice."

Pointing at Yang Yi, McDonald said, "You’re not bad as a person. You didn’t think about killing me and were willing to pay as promised, which is actually quite rare. I don’t know why a young man like you is the one in charge, but since you are indeed the decision-maker, then joining your team is acceptable to me."

McDonald then pointed at Brian and laughed, "At least he’s forthright."

Pointing at Zhang Yong, McDonald said with a smile, "As for him, he’s very upright, which I admire. And he..."

Turning to look at Anton, McDonald said with a curled lip, "I used to admire you, you seemed like an interesting person, but you pointed a gun at my head, even wanting to kill me."

Indifferently, Anton said, "Did you see? Well, it’s not for me to decide whether to kill you or not. I’m a simple man—whatever the boss says, I do. Nothing in this world concerns me."

McDonald, with a strange expression, then nodded and said, "Alright, I forgive you for pointing a gun at my head, at least you’re also a straightforward person."

Still indifferent, Anton said calmly, "So, should I be thanking you now?"

McDonald nodded and said, "Correct, you should thank me for not killing you. All of you should thank me."

Anton sneered and said, "You planted bombs? For a demolition specialist, that’s pretty routine, but believe me, if I wanted you dead, you wouldn’t have had the chance to press the detonator."

"Really?"

McDonald smiled as he opened his jacket, revealing two white tubes inside, and said with a laugh, "Octogen, enough to blow everyone in this room to pieces. But that’s not all, bombs have been planted in every room I’ve stayed in, and every car I’ve ridden in. Just one push of a button, and a lot of people would die."

No one present seemed scared. Anton, still with a calm face, said, "I told you, you wouldn’t have had the chance to press that button."

"No, I have one."

McDonald pulled his hand out of his pocket, holding a small detonator, and smiled, "Look, this is it. I place my hand on it, hold it down, and as soon as I let go, boom, everyone goes down with me. You could kill me in an instant, but my fingers will come off when I die."

Anton was genuinely surprised, "You still have this trick up your sleeve, well then, I’m glad."

Yang Yi, dumbfounded, said, "Fuck, did you press it?"

McDonald had already pressed the switch.

"Don’t worry, just flip this, and even if I let go then, nothing will happen."

Yang Yi still looked terrified, "You’ve been in a state several times tonight where just by releasing your fingers we’d all be blown up."

"Of course, but not anymore. I’ve turned it off. Am I a member of your team now?"

Yang Yi exhaled, his face looking quite unpleasant, "Is that a threat? Because your finger is pressed on the detonator..."

McDonald smirked, "Oh, it’s not a threat. The detonator is turned off, look, I let go of the finger, and nothing happens."

The moment McDonald released his finger, Yang Yi’s heart skipped a beat, but indeed, McDonald was not blown to pieces.

But looking at McDonald’s left hand, Yang Yi said with a bitter smile, "So what is your left hand doing in your pocket?"

McDonald gave an apologetic face, "Ah, sorry, just a habit. I don’t have any more detonators."

McDonald took out both hands, casually stuffed the detonator back into his pocket, and then said, "Can I come back to me now? Kill me to silence me, drive me away, or let me join?"

Yang Yi swallowed hard and said, "You, you, okay, I agree to let you join. What about everyone else?"

Zhang Yong laughed, "A master, an explosive expert, why should we drive you away? We can’t go back to the United Kingdom anyway, what’s there to fear?"

Yang Yi looked at Brian, "What about you?"

Brian shrugged, "My opinion is clear, the best choice is to kill him. If you’re unwilling to do that, then let him join. Anyway, it’s better than just letting him leave like this."

Yang Yi let out a big sigh and said to McDonald, "Alright, Mr. Quinn, you can join Trident. Although I don’t understand why you insist on doing this, I really don’t, but welcome aboard."

Yang Yi extended his hand to McDonald, who gladly shook it and said with a feeling of gratitude, "You don’t understand because you’re too young. You don’t grasp the mindset of an old man, especially one who has been under surveillance for over a decade."

Brian, with a look of disgust, said, "Told you to stop testing us, time after time, it’s annoying."

McDonald smiled, "You’re not insisting on killing me anymore?"

Brian, annoyed, said, "Enough! If you’re joining then just shut up, we have serious matters to discuss!"

McDonald shrugged his shoulders, sat down on a chair to one side, and said, "Now I can take part in internal discussions, right? Then let’s get started."