Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 553 - 561: Angered to Death

Chapter 553: Chapter 561: Angered to Death

Park Ji-yi’s rate of blood loss wasn’t so fast, so he definitely would have died from excessive blood loss, but he wouldn’t have passed out just yet.

Therefore, Park Ji-yi was feigning unconsciousness, and perhaps he might not have survived after Yang Yi and his group left, but Yang Yi didn’t want to leave any loose ends. In a situation where he had the absolute advantage, it was simply impossible for him to carelessly allow an enemy to live.

So Yang Yi stabbed Park Ji-yi with the knife, but just as he said, he was accustomed to confirming whether his enemies were really dead.

And so, Park Ji-yi met with tragedy.

"I didn’t expect you to actually try to fool me by playing dead. How naive can you be..."

Unable to help himself, Yang Yi let out a sigh of exasperation, while Park Ji-yi, clutching the knife in his stomach, uttered in a voice that was both furious and weak, "After all this... you still stab me... You villain! You’re such a villain!"

Unfortunately for Park Ji-yi, while he had lost a lot of blood, it wasn’t fatal. Even though he had been stabbed in the stomach, that wasn’t a fatal spot either.

"Am I the villain?"

Having countered Park Ji-yi’s question, Yang Yi nodded and said, "I’m certainly not a good person, but compared to you, I’m an angel. I wish you a trip to hell after death. Also, I did it on purpose."

Worried that Park Ji-yi might not understand, Yang Yi waved his hand and explained, "I intentionally stabbed you in the stomach. Normally I go for the throat, it’s quicker, but I don’t want you to die too soon. Do you understand?"

Park Ji-yi was merely gasping for breath. Yang Yi was worried he might die from anger rather than blood loss or any other cause of death.

"Hey, be strong. Don’t die too quickly."

Park Ji-yi no longer had the strength to converse with Yang Yi.

Yang Yi, feeling somewhat regretful, turned to Anton and said, "Fake the scene, will you? I know you’re skilled at this, thank you."

Anton shrugged and suggested, "Burning it down would save so much trouble."

Yang Yi, looking rather troubled, replied, "But I want people to see the scene here. If we burn it down, that would be too easy on Mei Zheren, wouldn’t it? I want everyone to know that Park Ji-yi was murdered, not that he committed suicide."

Anton sighed and conceded, "Well, that’s going to be troublesome. Alright, I’ll do it slowly."

Anton methodically cleaned up the traces, from any potential fingerprints to footprints, while Yang Yi watched Park Ji-yi slowly draw his last breath.

After Park Ji-yi had completely stopped moving, Yang Yi squatted down and slit Park Ji-yi’s throat.

Park Ji-yi twitched for the last time, but even his carotid artery couldn’t spray any blood because he had already lost most of it.

"What a tenacious will to live!"

After expressing his sentiment, Yang Yi gestured with his hand and said, "Let’s go."

They couldn’t just leave the villa; Yang Yi and his group still had to pack up the things they left outside. They also had to clean up any traces thoroughly. As he called on Anton to help clean up the outside, Yang Yi spoke in a grave tone, "Now you can tell me, what have the Anderson Research Association and that CA company done?"

"They helped Mei Zheren become president."

Yang Yi, surprised, stopped what he was doing and said, "I don’t believe the Grey-cloaked People have that much power."

Anton shrugged and replied, "But that’s what Park Ji-yi said. Of course, it might be different than what you think. Here’s what happened: Mei Zheren was determined to become president, and the Anderson Research Association approached him of their own accord. After reaching an agreement, the Anderson Research Association began to manipulate the votes."

Yang Yi, very anxious, asked, "How did they manipulate them?"

"It’s quite simple," influence and manipulate online public opinion, create topics favorable to Mei Zheren, attack his electoral opponents; the Anderson Research Association can get the dirt on Mei Zheren’s rivals, then just repackage Mei Zheren," Park Ji-yi had said, and indeed, the Anderson Research Association played a significant role."

Yang Yi whispered, "The reach of the Grey-cloaked People extends so far, they’ve even started to manipulate elections. This is a huge find."

The entire interrogation of Anton was recorded, and that was the evidence. If Yang Yi decided to release it, it would undoubtedly cause a worldwide sensation.

Originally, Yang Yi had truly intended to take down Mei Zheren, but now, he was beginning to wonder if it was the right thing to do.

When cleaning up traces, one must be meticulous, lest any spiderwebs or hoof prints tie the fire back to oneself, which would be very bad; thus, Yang Yi stopped pondering distracting thoughts and focused solely on cleaning up the traces.

By the time everything was taken care of, dawn was almost upon them. Yang Yi and his team returned to the roadside, got into their own car, and since Anton no longer needed to surveil Park Ji-yi, they all headed back to the hotel to get some sleep.

Back at the hotel, Brian and Paul were already there.

Paul had already gone to bed but was very curious about how Park Ji-yi was dealt with. After Yang Yi detailed Park Ji-yi’s fate, Paul was silent for a long time before whispering, "That was too easy on him."

After huffing, Paul said in a grave voice, "We can’t keep an eye on Bu Cunzai for now, at least not right now. We have to let him be. We can’t resume surveillance until he leaves the Presidential Palace, otherwise, it’s too easy to get exposed."

Yang Yi nodded and replied, "Now that Park Ji-yi has been dealt with, we can focus on monitoring Bu Cunzai. His movements aren’t too difficult to track, so let’s take a couple of days to rest."

A bow cannot be perpetually drawn; it needs to be relaxed when necessary.

However, while others could rest, Yang Yi could not yet do so.

Yang Yi made a phone call to Elvin. With such a major development, it was definitely something to report to the "cleaners."

Waiting for Elvin to pick up, Yang Yi whispered, "Big haul."

Elvin whispered back, "How big?"

"Huge. The Grey-cloaked People are manipulating elections. I have a recording, I’ll send you a copy, you’ll understand once you hear it."

Elvin whispered, "Understood, please send me the data. Also, about Park Ji-yi..."

Yang Yi whispered, "He’s already dead."

Elvin expressed regret, "Dead, is it? Well, I actually think he would have been more valuable alive, but there’s nothing to be said if he’s already dead."

"What do you plan to do about CA Information Resources Company?"

Elvin whispered, "Dig deeper. Are you interested in taking on this task?"

Yang Yi said with regret, "I’d really like to investigate CA Information Resources Company myself, but we can’t go to the United Kingdom right now. I don’t want to expose my identity so soon, so, I can’t look into the CA company."

Elvin said, "Understood, we will handle it personally."

"If you make any discoveries, could you let me know?"

Elvin thought for a long time before replying, "Generally speaking, we would never share such intelligence with anyone, but our partnership is a bit different. You provided the intel on the CA company. Alright, I’ll make a request, and if it’s approved, I’ll inform you of any progress on the CA company."

Yang Yi got the result he wanted and whispered, "Thanks, I’ll wait for your good news."