Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 568 - 576: The Aftereffects of a Genius

Chapter 568: Chapter 576: The Aftereffects of a Genius

Staring blankly at Kate, Yang Yi couldn’t help swallowing his saliva.

Kate, feeling a bit nervous under Yang Yi’s gaze, looked herself over and then her mood brightened. After a moment, she smiled and said, "What are you looking at?"

"How pretty you are."

Kate looked quite beautiful today; she was, of course, always beautiful, but today, with a bit of special effort in her dressing, she looked even more so.

As Kate stepped inside, she smiled and said, "Do I look nice? I dressed up especially for you to see. So, are you going or not?"

Yang Yi’s head, previously clouded by emotions, rapidly cooled down, and it did so to an extreme degree.

Forget about having the best of both worlds. As the saying goes, better to have one bird in hand than ten in the bush.

But what about Xiao Ran?

As the saying goes, better a short pain than a long one!

But what about Xiao Ran?

Should he settle things with one first, and then deal with the other?

But what about Xiao Ran? Having just turned down Xiao Ran, now going out with Kate?

Suddenly, Yang Yi was sweating profusely.

"Yang Yi, you’re really a scumbag, the ultimate jerk!"

Yang Yi was in despair.

The reason for his despair was that he could not make a choice because he liked Xiao Ran, but also liked Kate. The problem was that he liked Xiao Ran first, yet he had met Kate earlier.

Choosing one meant giving up on the other, but Yang Yi didn’t want to give up on either of them.

Yang Yi also knew it was wrong, but he just couldn’t give them up. What was he to do?

If he could only hurt one person, but Yang Yi didn’t want to hurt anyone, what was he to do?

Seeing Yang Yi’s pained expression and his head drenched in sweat, Kate was frightened and said anxiously, "What’s wrong with you? You look very uncomfortable."

As clever as Yang Yi was, he immediately thought of an excellent excuse, so he promptly clutched his stomach and said with a pained expression, "Ah, my stomach hurts!"

Yang Yi had learned acting, and though his teacher was a scumbag, he was the best teacher in the world.

With acting skills as excellent as Yang Yi’s, how could it not look convincing? Consequently, Kate was genuinely scared and quickly supported him, saying anxiously, "Why does your stomach suddenly hurt? Lie down!"

Yang Yi took advantage of the situation and lay back on the bed. He said in a pained voice, "It’s nothing; maybe I just ate something bad. I’ll rest for a bit and be fine. Hey, don’t go..."

Kate turned around and ran out. Yang Yi was briefly stunned before he covered his face with his hands.

Resorting to feigning illness was shameless but effective. However, seeing Kate’s reaction, Yang Yi suddenly had a bad premonition, feeling like things were about to go south.

Almost immediately, Yang Yi realized his choice of excuse was a mistake. He shouldn’t have said his stomach hurt; he should have claimed a headache because while a stomachache could be easily diagnosed, a mysterious headache seemed quite common, right?

Kate quickly returned, and she even brought Brian and Paul with her.

Brian said in a severe tone, "What’s going on!"

Yang Yi clutched his stomach with one hand and his head with the other, his face contorted in pain, "Stomach hurts, head hurts too, oh, fuck, the headache is getting worse now, but the stomach pain isn’t so bad anymore."

Paul’s face turned ugly, then he said to Brian in a deep voice, "You can’t have pain in both places at the same time, such intense and widespread pain is indicative of an acute poisoning reaction."

Ordinary people might not make the same judgment as Paul, but the problem is that the Organization of Water is a Spy Organization, and everyone present is a spy.

Brian’s face was extremely unsightly as he pushed Yang Yi’s hands away and grabbed his mouth, ordering "Stick out your tongue."

The tongue, eyes, behind the ears—after quickly checking a few areas, Brian said in a grave voice, "Can’t tell, fuck! Call Gweil, get him to the hospital now."

Xiao Ran ran over, and after hearing what Brian had said, she trembled with a pale face, "What’s wrong?"

Brian barked, "Paul, come with me to find Anton and get him under control. Kate, call an ambulance, you guys take him to the hospital, be careful, the enemy might have found us. Chris, contact everyone to be on high alert."

Could you really blame Brian for being so edgy at any sign of trouble? Of course not. It’s not that Brian was paranoid, but rather Yang Yi and the others’ work involved dancing on the edge of a knife—being discovered by the enemy and then getting killed, or being killed by one’s own people was all too likely. Faced with a situation that’s difficult to assess but appears dangerous, of course it’s best to handle it with utmost seriousness and caution. Overreacting and causing a false alarm is better than underreacting and getting killed, right?

Yang Yi had gone out with Anton. If something happened to Yang Yi and not to Anton, then Anton would be suspect. If something happened to both, then the enemy has made a move. It’s as simple as that.

As for Yang Yi, he really felt like dying right now.

Who could have imagined the head of the Organization of Water would feign illness because of being involved with two different women?

"Ah!"

Yang Yi screamed, startling everyone.

After drawing everyone’s attention to himself, Yang Yi clutched his head and said in agony, "Don’t worry, I’m fine, my stomach doesn’t hurt anymore, it’s just the headache, like being stabbed with needles, coming in waves, it’s killing me, but definitely not poisoning, don’t worry about me, I’ll be alright soon, it’s an old problem of mine, an old problem, yes, this is my old problem."

Brian asked in astonishment, "What do you mean?"

Holding his head in his hands, Yang Yi groaned, "I’ve had this problem since I was young, a consequence of overusing my brain. These days... have been too stressful, I just need some rest, and I’ll be fine, don’t worry, really, I’m okay."

Brian let out a sigh of relief, then said seriously, "Are you sure you’re okay? You look terrible; I think it would be better for you to get checked at the hospital."

Paul also said with a puzzled face, "Yes, how could overusing your brain cause stomach pain?"

"It’s referred, the headache caused it, so the stomach pain went away quickly, I’m fine, I’ve been checked many times and they never found anything, I’m very healthy, it’s just consequences of overusing my brain, I just need some rest, and I’ll be alright, really."

Almost everyone let out a long sigh of relief, and then Brian waved his hand and said, "Then rest well, but I still suggest you go to the hospital."

"It’s alright, it’s alright!"

Xiao Ran had a relieved expression on her face, she had been quite angry just now, but she wasn’t anymore because she now knew there was a reason why Yang Yi had rejected her.

Not only was Xiao Ran not angry anymore, but she also felt guilty. How could she be upset with Yang Yi for not taking the initiative to go out with her when she didn’t know the pain he was enduring?

Kate felt even more apologetic, thinking if she hadn’t disturbed Yang Yi, maybe he wouldn’t have had this old problem flare up.

"I’ll massage your head."

After saying that, Kate sat down on the edge of the bed and placed her slender fingers on Yang Yi’s head.

Normally, this would be when Xiao Ran would leave, but this time she didn’t. After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Ran said with concern, "You should drink some hot water. There’s no hot water here. Bear with it a little, I’ll go get you some hot water."