Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 530 - 518 Getting on the Pirate Ship

Chapter 530: Chapter 518 Getting on the Pirate Ship

Yang Yi got the call through.

As it turned out, the situation hadn’t escalated to the point of an immediate firefight.

"Hello, may I ask whom you are looking for?"

"I am Sea God, identification code AE856CG77, looking for Elvin, emergency situation."

"I’m sorry, I don’t know what you’re talking about, you’ve got the wrong number."

The call was hung up, and Yang Yi held the receiver for a moment before turning to Xiao Ran and saying, "That reaction isn’t right, is it?"

Xiao Ran was also somewhat stunned.

"Wrong number, but you clearly stated your codename and identification code."

While Xiao Ran was also perplexed, McDonald suddenly coughed and said, "Should I have heard that? Hmm, I can step out for a moment."

Just now, McDonald had requested to join Trident and participate in the internal discussions, but when Yang Yi really had to start talking about critical information in front of him, McDonald no longer wanted to listen.

Zhang Yong just smiled at McDonald and said, "Too late, pal, you’re already on board."

Once on a ’pirate ship’, it’s impossible to get off. After a moment of worried contemplation, McDonald nodded and said, "Alright, it seems I am on board. Continue."

Xiao Ran took a deep breath, then whispered to Yang Yi, "The only logical explanation is that your client’s identity is fake. Maybe even the number you dialed is fake. Or maybe your client status hasn’t been acknowledged by the cleaner."

"Perhaps there’s a time difference?"

"Unlikely, according to the normal procedure, the cleaner would inform you of your codename and identification code after they have your identity information. So, everything here is not right, very wrong indeed."

Yang Yi took a deep breath, looking helpless as he said, "It seems we’ve run into a big problem."

Xiao Ran, somewhat nervously, said, "If the cleaner intends to silence us..."

After pondering for a moment, Yang Yi said in a low voice, "What do we do."

Xiao Ran whispered, "Elvin said he’d give you his phone number. Why do you say you don’t have it?"

Yang Yi spread his hands and said, "It’s frustrating indeed. He took my number, then said he’d give me his but he didn’t, what can I do? I can’t find him, so now you have to call the cleaner."

Apart from direct contact with Terry, Yang Yi had no other way to reach the cleaner, but there was Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran immediately took out her phone, quickly dialed a number, and, once someone answered, whispered, "We’ve run into a problem concerning the cleaner. Should I discuss it with you or someone else?"

After glancing at Yang Yi, Xiao Ran said in a serious tone, "The problem is, why are we being asked to pay an additional one hundred million US Dollars for the deal we agreed upon? Yes, one hundred million US Dollars. We’re still in Rome, we were supposed to leave immediately after the operation. Why are we now being asked to wait one or two more days? Most importantly, Sea God tried calling the service line only to find out that his client status was fake. How do you explain that?"

A moment later, Xiao Ran said gravely, "Alright, I understand."

After hanging up, Xiao Ran whispered to Yang Yi, "Wait and see; they said they would give us an answer soon."

No one knew exactly whom Xiao Ran had spoken with, but she said to wait and see, so they waited.

In the following time, the atmosphere grew tense, but not overly so. Nonetheless, Yang Yi silently placed his handgun in the most accessible position and moved closer to McDonald.

"Mr. Quinn, do you have any more bombs?"

McDonald shrugged, then asked in a low voice, "What are you up to?"

Yang Yi whispered, "Give me one of the bombs you have, or two if you will. If you find anything wrong, you detonate it."

McDonald, looking worried, said, "Has it gotten that bad?"

Yang Yi nodded, saying solemnly, "Maybe not yet, but it’s always good to be prepared in advance."

McDonald lifted his shirt and pulled out a plastic tube from his waist and handed it to Yang Yi, whispering, "It’s very powerful. No one in the room would survive, so actually, staying close to me would suffice."

Yang Yi forced a laugh and said, "I’m not afraid of being caught alive; I just think that if we were betrayed, it would be good to have a bomb to threaten with. Why not give me both? You’re not still suspecting that I might want to silence you, right?"

McDonald smiled and said, "No suspicion, but having a bomb on me makes me feel safer."

With a forced chuckle, Yang Yi handed the plastic tube back and said with resignation, "I’ve thought about it and decided no. Having a bomb on me to blow myself up feels too awful."

McDonald smiled and said, "Actually, it’s more reassuring this way, don’t you think?"

"I don’t think so."

McDonald thought for a moment, then pulled out something resembling a piece of rubbery clay, about the size and thickness of a phone.

"Take this then."

"What for?"

"I’ll give you a detonator. You can choose to blow yourself up or not. This bit of C4 is enough to kill you, and your body will remain roughly intact, though it will be a bit gruesome."

Yang Yi hesitated for a moment, then took the C4 and tucked it into his pocket, followed by a small detonator.

"How many bombs do you have on you?"

McDonald smiled and did not answer.

Yang Yi exhaled and glanced at his watch.

The cleaner said they would give a swift response; one wonders how swift it could be.

As time ticked away, one hour passed, then two, and just as dawn was breaking, someone appeared at the persistently open door.

"May I ask who is Sea God?"

A middle-aged man stood at the door, his expression stern and austere, the kind you know means trouble’s afoot or already happened.

Good or bad, what was expected had finally arrived.

Yang Yi stood up and said solemnly, "I am Sea God."

The middle-aged man approached Yang Yi, gave a slight bow, and said solemnly, "I am La Pulda. From this moment on, I will take charge here. First, I would like to apologize on behalf of the cleaner."

Starting with an apology, La Pulda then said to Yang Yi, "Elvin will arrive later today and meet with you. At that time, he will explain everything to you personally."

Yang Yi was somewhat surprised and said in a serious tone, "What about Terry?"

La Pulda, with a grave expression, said, "I’m just here to ensure your safety and to apologize for Terry’s misconduct. For any other matters, Mr. Elvin will explain them to you personally. For now, do you and your party need to rest?"