Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 764 - 769: Bidirectional

Chapter 764: Chapter 769: Bidirectional

As it stands, this is not cooperation, nor is it a way to collaborate in the future. It’s extortion, a one-sided form of coercion.

But it doesn’t matter, there’s no problem at all. Since Brian’s greatest vulnerability is in the hands of the Black Devil, both Brian and Yang Yi can just bow and scrape; they have to ask for favor with a lowly attitude.

No matter by what means or what posture they adopt, as long as they can learn the whereabouts of Annastasia, and once they get to see Annastasia, then everything is negotiable.

As for what to do after finding Annastasia, that still depends on Yang Yi’s needs.

There’s a saying that goes, "When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you." While spying on the Black Devil, the Black Devil will certainly also spy on the Organization of Water.

Understanding is mutual, the Black Devil currently has the chips that can force the Organization of Water to submit, but while in contact with the Black Devil, Yang Yi is also observing it.

There must be many who want the Black Devil’s information, like Deyo, like the CIA.

No matter what conditions Yarebin proposes, they should accept, and must accept. Bowing and scraping is nothing, even kneeling down to plead with Yarebin is no problem at all, for a spy, dignity really isn’t worth considering, achieving the goal is the only important thing.

"I agree with what you’re saying, there indeed is a basis for cooperation, and we’re also willing to work with you."

Yang Yi spoke up; this was his first time taking the initiative to make a statement.

After speaking gravely, Yang Yi sincerely said, "To show my sincerity, I can immediately give you Deyo’s address. If you have any other demands, please state them now, all I want is to find Annastasia as soon as possible."

Yarebin looked at Yang Yi, and after pondering for a moment, suddenly said, "I’m considering what I can give to you."

Brian frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Yarebin exhaled, smiled, and said, "Considering the current situation, after you make contact with Annastasia, you’re bound to want to take revenge on us right away. I don’t want that, so I’m considering what capital I can put forward as a necessary basis for cooperation. Um, right now I really don’t have any conditions I can propose."

Neither Yang Yi nor Brian said anything; they waited to hear what else Yarebin would say.

Yarebin fell into deep thought; after a while, he gently tapped his cane, then with a face full of regret said, "Aside from Annastasia, I have no other chips. This is really troublesome. If there’s no way to ensure you must remain friendly, then I might just have to eliminate you to guarantee security. This is why a foundation for cooperation is important, but shared interests are even more important. Therefore, we must have shared interests."

For spies, promises are made to be broken, agreements are made to be torn apart. No pledge is more stable and secure than a relationship of interest.

Yarebin is currently in a position of strength, but that’s only because he holds the chip of Annastasia. If he loses this chip, he also fears that Brian and Yang Yi would turn on him and seek revenge immediately.

As shrewd as Yarebin is, though arrogant, he would not believe that he could intimidate Brian with just the name of the Black Devil.

So why has Yarebin gone through such a big loop? What does he want to do?

Just then, Yarebin said with indifference, "I can’t think of any field where we can cooperate at the moment, so it has to be this way, Brian. Go find Annastasia; this time no one will set obstacles in your way."

Finding Annastasia would only require a phone call—if she was willing to meet with Brian, then he could have his wish fulfilled.

But wasn’t this a bit too simple?

Yang Yi’s brain was racing.

As a spy, keen observation and meticulous thinking are even more critical than combat skills.

Perhaps it was worth trying to analyze the situation. First, it could be confirmed that in Black Devil’s recent actions, for whatever task, no more than seven people had been involved, so it could be deduced that Black Devil had very few members—just those seven.

With Big Ivan’s strength, it really wasn’t necessary for Black Devil to handle many tasks personally, such as eliminating traitors, which could be easily managed by sending a few reliable people, without needing to employ a heavy hitter like Black Devil.

If one were to speculate boldly, could it be assumed that Big Ivan was short on manpower and had to use Black Devil to deal with all matters? But surely even if Big Ivan was in a tight spot, he wouldn’t be limited to just a few Black Devil operatives.

Could it be even more boldly speculated that none of this was Big Ivan’s doing in the first place, or maybe, as rumors suggested, Big Ivan had indeed died and his forces were now out of control or had not yet been fully mastered?

In Europe, Big Ivan’s main man was Andre, and since Andre had died, a person named Peter had taken over, according to the intelligence Yang Yi got from Justin.

Yang Yi didn’t know who Peter was, but he understood a principle—it didn’t matter who Peter was; it was all about who benefited the most in the end. And judging from the current situation, it was quite clear considering how hard Black Devil had been working for Big Ivan.

So, combining the now clear situations, it was possible that Big Ivan had indeed died, leaving behind a vast but chaotic arms empire, and Black Devil was attempting to bring the scattered empire under its control. That’s why they needed to combat the attacks from both the United States and Deyo while simultaneously clearing out internal dissent.

Clearing the remnants of Big Ivan’s forces, bringing people under their control, and preserving the empire amid assaults from Deyo and the United States—this was the only way to secure a complete arms empire.

Yang Yi felt he had found the answer.

Black Devil needed time. With limited personnel and strength, they were busy clearing the traitors within the Big Ivan group to unite the people and also to send a warning to those inside Big Ivan’s group: either obey or be eliminated.

Because Black Devil was preoccupied with internal cleaning, they didn’t have the time or capability to retaliate against Deyo and completely remove Deyo’s influence from Ukraine.

After Black Devil had fully assimilated Big Ivan’s forces, that would be when they emerged as a new arms group succeeding Big Ivan, and the time to engage in a decisive battle with Deyo.

Currently, the Organization of Water posed a threat to Black Devil. Black Devil might indeed have the capability to destroy the Organization of Water, but the latter was no pushover. In fact, if it weren’t for Annastasia’s constraints, the Organization of Water could have had the chance to eliminate Black Devil instead.

Yang Yi exhaled lightly. Having reached his conclusion, he now understood why Yarebin had done everything he had.