Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 721 - 727: Is there anything that cannot be said?

Chapter 721: Chapter 727: Is there anything that cannot be said?

Change cars, change clothes, take off all the masks on their heads, leave the spare rifles in the car, and switch to their primary rifles.

While they were changing, Jethro’s phone rang. He checked the number and whispered to Yang Yi, "It’s a call from Francois."

Yang Yi then shouted, "Nobody speak!"

He gestured to Jethro, who then got into the car. Yang Yi started the engine. Only after the car had started did Jethro answer the call, then he said urgently, "Why are you calling me? Where’s Ferdinand?"

"We’ve been attacked!"

Jethro hurriedly responded with surprise and expected concern, his voice shaking with urgency, "Attacked? Fuck, how are you? Is Ferdinand okay?"

"Ferdinand is dead! His car turned into a fireball; I couldn’t save him. The enemy’s attack was too fierce, and it was obvious they came prepared. I’m wondering what’s going on, why it suddenly turned out like this."

Jethro rushed, "Where are you? How are you? Tell me quickly. Oh no, if the enemy knows our meeting place... Stop the car, turn around, turn around!"

Jethro performed a one-man charade. Anyone who had made a name for themselves in the underworld was an excellent actor.

After loudly ordering the still stationary convoy to turn around, Jethro pressed, "What’s happening on your end now?"

"On our way to the meeting point, we were attacked. Ferdinand is dead, his car was blown up into a fireball. The enemy specifically targeted his car, they had precise information about our movements. Someone explain to me what’s going on!"

"Impossible. Corkdor was just captured, no more than half an hour ago. He couldn’t have informed the enemy of your location so quickly, no, even if he cracked and spilled everything, the enemy couldn’t have arrived so soon. So... Fuck, do we have a mole among us? Oh no, no! It’s very possible that a mole has emerged among us, man. We’re in danger now. You need to help me. We’ve got to get out of here immediately!"

Jethro’s tone was frantic and panicked, then he whispered, "Listen, Corkdor was caught red-handed, and no one knows his whereabouts, which you’re aware of, right? This means the mole must be one of Corkdor’s men. Corkdor was privy to all our plans. I don’t know who the mole is, but given how precise the enemy’s attack was, we must prepare for the worst assumption—we’re all blown, and we need to meet up. Whether we can even leave now is in question."

Francois fell silent for a moment before speaking softly, "What’s happening with Corkdor?"

"You don’t know? Fuck! Corkdor has been captured alive! I informed Ferdinand about this. Listen, now it’s Corkdor captured, and if Ferdinand is dead, then I’m definitely next, but it could also be you! Can you flee? We need to meet up! Now! Immediately!"

Yang Yi raised his rifle, extended it out the car window, and fired a burst into the air. Then he raised his hand, signaling for those nearby to follow his lead and open fire into the sky.

Jethro blurted out, "We’re under attack! At our agreed meeting place, someone has appeared and is chasing us. Damn it, back us up, we have to cooperate now!"

Meanwhile, Brian gave Yang Yi a thumbs up, signaling that everyone was ready. Yang Yi also immediately gave Jethro a thumbs up.

Jethro urgently said, "Tell me your location, I need to rendezvous with you, protect me, you have to protect me. I must stay alive to contact the top brass in Ukraine. That’s the only way we all get protection, otherwise, we’re as good as dead!"

After a brief silence, Francois said in a deep voice, "Tell me your location, I’m coming to find you!"

Francois wouldn’t disclose his own location, prompting Jethro to urgently say, "Listen, let’s meet on Greshnevsky Street; the security forces are strongest there. We’ll be safer, but be careful not to get taken out by the Ukrainian forces. Wait for my word!"

Jethro hung up the phone.

Moments before, he had been the picture of anxiety, both voice and expression as if under attack, but the moment he hung up, Jethro’s demeanor completely changed.

Very calmly, Jethro said, "Ferdinand is dead. According to normal procedure, Deyo’s direct subordinates and the Fearless Mercenary Corps should now listen to me unless Deyo designates someone else. But now, I’m the only one here."

Yang Yi smiled and said, "Very good, it means our plan has succeeded."

Jethro took a deep breath and then said in a low voice, "If all goes well, the Fearless Mercenary Corps and Deyo’s men will meet up with us. They’ll observe first, but upon receiving Deyo’s order, and after they’ve seen that I’m not the mole, they’ll definitely follow my command."

"How will you get Deyo to issue an order?"

With a sigh, Jethro replied, "By informing Deyo of the current situation, of course."

After saying this, Jethro immediately picked up the phone and dialed a number.

Soon, Jethro was speaking quickly, "Boss, Corkdor has been caught, Ferdinand is dead, and I’m being attacked by Big Ivan’s men, but I managed to escape. I have to tell you this because I’m about to die. Listen, we’ve been betrayed by a mole! If it’s not Corkdor, then it’s one of his men, otherwise no one would know where Corkdor was to capture him!"

Yang Yi could even hear Deyo’s shocked shout, despite the fact that Jethro wasn’t on speakerphone.

"What! What are you talking about, damn it!"

Jethro yelled, "I’m saying we’re finished! We’re being slaughtered by Big Ivan like chickens, one by one! Just now, I was shot at by dozens of people. If I hadn’t run fast, I’d be dead by now! I only have a few bodyguards, and have fucking dozens of cars chasing me. I’m done! Do you understand?"

After a tirade of furious yelling, Jethro angrily said, "We can only fend for ourselves now. I have to run for my life, because I’ve only got a few bodyguards. Now you know the situation here, right? Well, then, this is goodbye!"

With a click, Jethro hung up the phone, took a breath, and said to Yang Yi, "I didn’t say it straight out, but was I clear enough in expressing my disdain about the boss not trusting anyone and sending too many people to mutually hinder one another?"

Yang Yi smiled and replied, "It was quite clear, but is it appropriate to harbor such resentment towards the boss and to shift the blame onto him?"

Jethro shrugged, "I’m about to die, what’s there to hold back?"