Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 597 - 605: A Matter of Face

Chapter 597: Chapter 605: A Matter of Face

Yang Yi and the other five waited for Jethro to turn around and walk away before they slowly took a few steps back, then turned and quickly walked towards the car.

After Jethro got in the car, they waited until his car had driven off before they got in their car and left.

The situation was somewhat unsightly, but still safe, because Ferdinand didn’t have the strength of Nicholas, so he just wanted Jethro to acknowledge his leadership without really daring to kill Jethro.

Watching Jethro’s car leave, Ferdinand let out a long breath, then he gestured with his hand and said to the people behind him in a deep voice, "Let’s go."

Ferdinand left, and Francois made no comment. He got into a car himself and joined the convoy.

All of Deyo’s power in Ukraine had been taken over by Ferdinand, and arrangements for a place to stay had been prepared by others long ago, unlike Jethro, who had to find his own place to stay and buy his own car.

Ferdinand, who had gotten into the car, was very quiet, while his bodyguard, angrily and indignantly, said, "What’s with Jethro? He’s just a piece of trash who was beaten up and had to flee for his life, and he even dares to act tough in front of you, and that idiot, he thinks..."

The bodyguard hadn’t finished speaking when Ferdinand finally couldn’t bear it anymore.

After slapping his bodyguard hard on the back of the head, Ferdinand shouted angrily, "Shut up! It is that ’idiot’ who has embarrassed me! You call him an idiot, but it’s me who is embarrassed. What are you doing? Why did you let that idiot get close to me, and motherfucker, again and again, again and again, keep dangling in front of me and provoking me! Are you blind or stupid? Who exactly is the idiot here!"

Ferdinand’s bodyguard said with a bit of grievance, "I wanted to blow his head off, but you said to avoid direct conflict as much as possible. Seeing no reaction from you, I didn’t shoot, but..."

Enraged, Ferdinand turned his head and slapped his bodyguard while shouting furiously, "Can’t you do anything else besides shooting? Killing him might have sparked a shootout, but could you not use your fists to smash his face? Could you! Could you! Could you! Could you!"

The bodyguard shouted back, "Alright! Stop it, I... I... I never thought about using thug tactics, but now I know! If he ever dares to offend you again, I will teach him a lesson with my fists!"

Ferdinand was panting heavily, and his bodyguard said with a helpless face, "Fuck! I really didn’t think fists could solve it. Please, in these situations, we’ve always resolved things with a bullet. I really... Fuck! That Jethro has actually hired a thug as his bodyguard, he’s not far from death."

Ferdinand twisted his neck and took a breath, saying, "Jethro has been with Deyo for many years. Even though he’s useless, Deyo still trusts him. I can’t kill him directly, but I don’t want him to be in the way. Next time, next time I see him, find an opportunity to get rid of that ’idiot’ thug!"

"No problem, but what if they shoot?"

"Shoot? If they dare to shoot, then kill them all! Francois won’t cover up for us, but if Jethro’s men start shooting, what else can we do? Of course, we’ll have to kill his bodyguards."

"Boss, wouldn’t it be better to just kill Jethro and be done with it?"

Ferdinand shouted angrily, "I just said, Francois won’t hide the truth for me. Do you want me to be killed by Deyo? And Francois has known Jethro for a long time. If Deyo orders Francois to kill me directly, can you stop him? Idiot! Deyo sent Jethro and Francois to keep each other in check. Unless we get Big Ivan to kill them, otherwise... forget it, you wouldn’t understand."

After adjusting his collar and violently running his hand through his hair, Ferdinand said viciously, "I will make sure Jethro dies here! I swear he will die here!"

Just as Ferdinand swore a solemn oath, Boyata was also ranting.

"What is Ferdinand anyway? He’s just one of Berna’s dogs. He didn’t even have the right to speak in front of you before, and now just a few days after rising to his position, he starts acting high and mighty, getting rid of this son of a bitch!"

Jethro finally said indifferently, "Seniority means nothing; power is everything. Now Ferdinand has the right to be proud, so stop saying these useless things. Berna is dead, and if Berna were alive, you would still have to be courteous in front of Ferdinand. Haven’t you been in this business long enough to understand that?"

Boyata, huffing and puffing, finally stopped talking.

Jethro closed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Think about how we’ll get along in the future. Let’s not talk about these meaningless things anymore."

Jethro stopped talking, and so did Boyata, until they returned to their place.

Once Yang Yi and the others had also entered the house, Jethro, who had been silent the whole way, suddenly said, "You did a good job. Very good."

Rodriguez was taken aback, then pointing to his own nose, he asked, "Are you talking about me?"

"Yes."

Rodriguez, looking utterly confused, said, "But I didn’t do anything."

The reason Jethro didn’t praise Rodriguez in the car, but waited until they got back, was because Rodriguez was Yang Yi’s man, not his subordinate.

It was not quite right for Jethro to give Rodriguez any reward alone; if he were to offer praise, it ought to be in front of Yang Yi. If there was to be a reward, it should be presented in front of Yang Yi and his group too. This was not only out of respect for Yang Yi but also a very important factor to make Rodriguez an example for Yang Yi’s men.

However, Rodriguez’s response left Jethro unsure how to continue with the speech he had planned.

Caught off guard, Jethro laughed and said, "No, you did well. If it hadn’t been for what you said, I wouldn’t be able to lift my head in front of Ferdinand ever again—I’d be at his mercy. Dignity is indeed very important in our line of work."

Yang Yi understood the dignity Jethro referred to as face.

Face is indeed very important for those in the underworld because face often reflects strength and status. Losing face is like losing respect. If you lose too much face, how can you lead your subordinates in the future?

Whether it’s Jethro or Ferdinand, their power comes from Deyo, especially in Ukraine, where most people are under Deyo’s command, not Jethro’s or Ferdinand’s. If Jethro were to completely lose face today, how would he command those who only obey Deyo in the future?

The face that is lost is hard to regain. Jethro today just made a concession, but he didn’t lose face. On the contrary, it’s true that Rodriguez made Ferdinand lose some face. Therefore, Rodriguez’s role today was indeed very important.