Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 706 - 712 Just a Trifle

Chapter 706: Chapter 712 Just a Trifle

Why did Jethro confide everything in Yang Yi, and why did he involve Yang Yi in everything? That’s because aside from Yang Yi, Jethro had no one else to rely on. So it wasn’t that Jethro trusted Yang Yi, but rather he had no choice but to trust him.

If he didn’t help Jethro, then he really would have nothing else to do except manage the money, but that was just the role of an accountant and cashier. Although this role was important, if Deyo’s arms group were likened to a normal company, Jethro, who could only appear as a cashier and accountant, clearly lost the possibility of being promoted to CEO.

Yang Yi made a very helpless expression, then said to Jethro, "If that’s the case, I have no other choice, do I..."

Jethro showed a very grateful smile and whispered, "Thank you for your understanding."

Yang Yi sighed and said to Jethro, "We can cooperate with Ferdinand, but on one condition. If Ferdinand gives an order that sends us to certain death, I will definitely refuse, and you’re the only one who needs to know this."

"Of course, I know what to do. If it’s really dangerous, I wouldn’t possibly let you take the risk. However, if the tasks aren’t too dangerous, I hope you can pretend to be willing to obey Ferdinand’s orders."

"Very well, then it’s settled. When will we start making a big move?"

"Today I will meet with Corkdor and Ferdinand, and you’ll come with me. I estimate the action could begin as early as tonight, but I don’t know what intelligence Corkdor has in hand, so I can’t determine the exact time to act, but it definitely won’t be too late."

"Alright, if there’s nothing else for the time being, I’d like to go out. I want to keep playing cards."

"Oh, that doctor you guys found, how is he doing now?"

Yang Yi glanced at his watch and laughed, "They’ve only been in the United States for a couple of hours, it will take at least a few days. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you when there’s news."

Jethro shrugged and said, "I appreciate your approach, make sure to tell me as soon as there’s news."

Yang Yi smiled and left Jethro’s room to return to the living room.

Talking to Jethro didn’t take long. As Yang Yi came out, he just saw Zhang Yong collecting money.

"Hey, you won?"

Zhang Yong had won money, but he didn’t look very happy. He spread out his cards with an annoyed look and said, "It’s my first time getting triples today, and all I did was collect the base bet, damn it!"

Getting triples with nobody to play with was indeed frustrating. Yang Yi walked back to Zhang Yong’s side and sighed, "What did I say just now? Stay calm. Did you get impulsive again?"

"What impulsive? I only bet a hundred and nobody followed."

Yang Yi laughed and said, "It’s a good thing to collect the base bet, at least you haven’t lost everything. Keep playing, don’t think about how to practice memorizing cards and such. Your current task is to improve your psychological quality."

Chris complained, "We’re just sitting here watching, and you think you can teach him to win like this? What a joke, do you really think we’re all fools?"

Yang Yi laughed and said, "I was teaching him individually at first, but that obviously didn’t work well. It’s better to learn in actual gameplay. Brother Yong, deal the cards."

In front of Zhang Yong were a few banknotes left; he had two fewer notes than when Yang Yi had left, which meant he only had a few hundred left.

Zhang Yong received his cards, but before he had a chance to look, Yang Yi whispered, "First, keep a poker face, no matter what cards you get, don’t show any expression, don’t throw down your cards, and don’t rush to bet."

Zhang Yong looked at his cards, they were a flush, and moreover, a high flush, so his winning odds were quite good.

Chris and Xiao Ran had both put down money, and Rodriguez hesitated for a moment before raising the bet, after which it was Zhang Yong’s turn once Vitali had called.

Zhang Yong glanced at Yang Yi, who nodded and said, "Call."

"Call."

"Call."

After calling for two consecutive rounds, Zhang Yong could not help but smile, and then he quickly lowered his head.

Chris decisively folded, Xiao Ran pondered before folding as well, but Rodriguez hung on until the end. Both had flushes, but Zhang Yong’s was slightly higher in rank.

With a smile, Zhang Yong collected the money in front of himself, then he said with a laugh, "It’s my first time winning so much money, even more than what I won with that three of a king earlier."

Yang Yi said with a smile, "Stay calm, don’t get flustered, and certainly don’t get carried away."

Just then, Yang Yi’s phone rang. He took a few steps back to answer the call, and then heard Anton’s grave voice, "Everything’s dealt with. We’ll head back once Woody has arranged things for his kid."

"Dealt with? You’ve only been there for a few hours, right?"

"If I couldn’t handle a simple pool in a few hours, what use would I be?"

Zhang Yong turned around and asked Yang Yi, "What’s been dealt with? Don’t tell me Anton and the others have finished already?"

Yang Yi nodded at Zhang Yong and continued, "Tell me how you did it."

"Too easy. Our plane landed here in the evening, I found her house using the address Woody gave me, scoped it out, and if she hadn’t left home she could’ve lived a little longer, but she went out. She had to pass through three blocks to get to the gym and she usually spent about an hour there, so the rest was simple."

"Simple? You didn’t just kill her, did you?"

"Since we had to keep Woody out of it, of course, I took some precautions. I knew which gym she visited, then I found an addict on the street, gave him ten thousand US dollars and a gun, and told him to rob a woman for me, and throw in a couple of shots while he was at it. And if convenient, to take out her companion too. I would give him another ten thousand US dollars after the job was done."

"Just like that?"

"Yes, that black guy was wearing a hoodie, and when she and her boyfriend left the gym, the black guy jumped out to snatch her bag. When her boyfriend tried to stop him, the black guy fired three shots, and they both died. I had said an extra kill would be worth another ten thousand dollars, everything was captured on camera."

"This could still be traced back to Woody, though it may not matter much, but how’s he going to face his kids after this?"

"He won’t. Woody’s been shivering under a bridge in ragged clothes. He’s going to jail for shoplifting from a convenience store, so he certainly won’t be implicated."

"And the gunman you paid off?"

"I took him out. He died of a drug overdose in a filthy motel. In the lady’s bag he snatched, there was four hundred US dollars. He used that to buy cocaine and pay for the motel. By tomorrow, when the maid comes to kick him out, she’ll find him dead inside. Any other questions?"

Yang Yi laughed, "I’ve got no more questions. It’s just a minor matter, after all. Wrap things up quickly and come back. We might need to expand our business and require your presence. Don’t dally."