Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 723 - 729: Lost Them

Chapter 723: Chapter 729: Lost Them

The outcome was the best Yang Yi could hope for. If Jethro was only pretending to cooperate, planning to discard him once he had enough power, then, as much as Yang Yi was reluctant, unwilling, and felt guilty towards Jethro, he would have no choice but to strike first.

Better to face Big Ivan alone, better to no longer set traps for Big Ivan, Yang Yi couldn’t risk the lives of everyone in the Organization of Water. That’s what it meant to be caught up in the world of these matters: you don’t want to do it, but you have no other choice.

Therefore, Jethro’s attitude was crucial, and Yang Yi felt that what Jethro had said was sincere.

Then the biggest obstacle to cooperation was removed, a potential hidden danger was resolved—it was truly a good development.

But there was one last problem, a relatively minor barrier to deal with.

Yang Yi looked into Jethro’s eyes and said softly, "Let me ask you one more question. Who do you plan to take the lead?"

Originally, Jethro trusted Yang Yi, meaning everything would be in his name but actually orchestrated by Yang Yi. But given the current situation, it was very possible that Jethro intended to rely on the Fearless Mercenary Corps as his own strength.

Jethro did not hesitate much. He sighed softly and said to Yang Yi, "There’s no point hiding anything now, and you should be able to see why I couldn’t beat Ferdinand, why I couldn’t beat Corkdor. Is it because I’m not as good as them? No, it’s because I don’t have my own force."

With a long sigh and a helpless expression, Jethro said, "I’m just someone in charge of procurement. I don’t need many subordinates, and I can’t have too many. What do I want to do? I’m just a buyer; what do I need all that force for? With a Nicholas around, do I want to become a second Nicholas? Therefore, I can only limit my strength unless my role changes."

Yang Yi said gravely, "Now isn’t this your chance to seek change?"

Jethro nodded and replied, "Yes, but there’s not enough time. My biggest weakness is the lack of manpower. I was hoping you could help me... Now Boyata is injured, and at most you and I have a cooperative relationship. The Fearless Mercenary Corps and Deyo’s men, no matter what I do, they won’t become my people. So, I can only trust you."

Yang Yi said quietly, "You trust me, and I won’t let you down."

Jethro waved his hand with a solemn expression, "We are already on this path, we’ve come this far, what else can we do but to keep moving forward determinedly? Winning is not the end; new challenges will come. If we lose, then everything is over. Robot, I ask one thing of you."

"You say."

If we fail, I’m really done for. Big Ivan will kill me, and Deyo won’t spare me either. But you’re different; you’re just my bodyguards. No one will pay too much attention to you, so if we really do fail, you might still have a chance to escape. So, if we fail, you have to help me take Boyata away, give him a new identity, let him live on. Can you do that?"

Still worrying about Boyata, Jethro was indeed dedicated.

Jethro swallowed, speaking in a low voice, "Boyata doesn’t know my bank account or the password, but he knows where I’ve hidden them. After you get him out, he’ll give you all my savings, about twelve million US dollars. There’s also the operating funds Deyo gave me, which I can still access. If possible, I’ll give them all to you. With that money, buying Boyata’s life should be enough, right?"

Yang Yi frowned and said, "I promise you, no matter what, I will take Boyata safely out of Ukraine and provide him an escape route. As for the money, why would you say these things? Why wouldn’t you leave the money for Boyata?"

Jethro gave a bitter smile and said, "Is having a lot of money necessarily a good thing? I don’t think so. Boyata has his own savings, not much but enough to live on. But if I leave all my money to him, ha, could he really survive?"

"I won’t seek his money. You should believe that I’m not doing all this for money."

Jethro laughed and said, "Yes, but after all, it’s a lot of money. Who can guarantee they won’t change their mind? Let’s leave this subject here; I don’t want to die either, you know."

Yang Yi half-joked, half-serious, "You’ve been too generous to your brothers. I’m starting to wonder if Boyata is your illegitimate child."

Jethro gave a wry smile, "He’s not my illegitimate son. How could I have such a grown son? I have no family, no friends. Boyata has been with me for many years. We’ve been through a lot of dangers together and shared many successes. He’s like family to me now; if I don’t care for him, who would I care for?"

Yang Yi said gravely once again, "I will get him safely out of Ukraine, and I promise you once more, regardless of whether you give me the money or not."

Just then, Yang Yi heard Hans’s urgent voice in his earpiece: "We’ve lost the target. Our drone wasn’t attacked, but the target is very skilled at evading surveillance. They’ve changed their route several times and finally disappeared near a densely wooded park. We found the car, but it’s empty, over."

Yang Yi was very disappointed and anxious. If they had lost the target, how would they proceed with their operation?

As Black Devil, his anti-tracking ability goes without saying; it had to be extremely strong. Yang Yi thought that drones, which are very hard to detect and can track without regard to terrain, would not be so easily shaken. Yet, even so, they still couldn’t find the Black Devil’s stronghold.

On the radio, Brian said soberly, "Understood. Don’t try to find clues in the vicinity, that may expose you. Black Devil’s counter-tracking and surveillance avoidance abilities are not to be questioned. They likely have someone watching nearby to see if they’re being followed. So leave quietly, don’t do anything unnecessary, just come back, over."

Hans replied in a low voice, "Understood. Regrouping, over."

Brian said sternly, "Now that we know what the targets look like, it’ll be much easier to find them. So today’s gains are significant enough. Don’t expect Black Devil to make mistakes. It’s important that we don’t make any. Regroup. We’ll decide what to do next after reviewing the situation. Wait for the notification of the rendezvous point, over."