Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 787 - 792 Not the Same Anymore

Chapter 787: Chapter 792 Not the Same Anymore

Jethro had been dealt with, so what should he do next?

The first order of business was, of course, to kill Deyo. Without Deyo dead, there would be no inheritance to claim. Of course, one could try to take over his empire while he was still alive, but that would be far more difficult, much more so.

Therefore, the first thing to do was to send a message.

Yang Yi picked up the phone, but he didn’t call Gong Yang directly; instead, he called Brian.

"Hey, Brian, how have you been feeling these past few days?"

Brian seemed hesitant in response to Yang Yi’s question, then finally said in a low voice, "Good, very good, extremely good, everything’s great."

One could tell Brian was bluffing right away.

Imagination always differs greatly from reality.

"Brian, if you’ve encountered any problems you can talk to me, maybe I can give you some advice."

After a moment of silence, Brian finally said in a low voice, "Everything is quite different from what I expected. Annastasia... she’s changed."

"How long ago? When you first met her?"

"Yes, completely different. She’s like a different person. Back then, she was gentle, kind, delicate, and adorable. But now..."

"Now she’s strong and independent. She doesn’t need to be by your side all the time, and she doesn’t always listen to you. She has her own ideas. She starts to baffle you. You think you’re doing well, but she gets angry. You think she might need company, but she asks you to go away. You think... uh, is that how it is?"

In a very shocked tone, Brian exclaimed, "Fuck! You’re spying on me!"

"You know that’s not possible."

"Then how do you know?"

"Because all women are like that, Brian. You have to understand, the Annastasia you face now is not the spy who had to get close to you anymore; she’s herself. Do you get it? The person you were dealing with before was KGB. Now, you’re facing the real Annastasia, a woman, just an ordinary woman."

Brian was silent for a long time, and Yang Yi didn’t speak either. He was waiting for Brian to digest what he had just said.

Finally, Brian said abstrusely, "Then what should I do?"

"Uh, young people and those your age might be a bit different, but you were in prison and Annastasia didn’t develop any new relationships, so maybe her thinking is still that of her younger years. I don’t know, but women can be hard to deal with, so personally, I think maybe you should pursue Annastasia instead of living in your memories."

"How should I go about pursuing her?"

"Hmm, watch a movie, give her a flower, and then... take her out shopping or something, have a meal together, start with holding hands and take it step by step."

"Wait, wait! Is your advice even reliable? You don’t seem like you’re qualified to give advice. You’re caught in relationship troubles, swinging between Xiao Ran and Kate, so you’ve never actually pursued a woman. Maybe I should ask Anton."

Yang Yi felt embarrassed, so he said hurriedly, "How can my advice be useless? You... just go ask Anton."

It finally dawned on Yang Yi that he hadn’t made this call to concern himself with Brian’s love life; he had things to do.

"Brian, before you call Anton for advice, give Gong Yang a call. I’ve got Deyo’s phone number; tell him so he can take out Deyo as soon as possible."

"Why should I give him? We could bargain for some benefits."

"Taking out Deyo now is the greatest benefit, and you owe Gong Yang a favor, so make the call yourself, and make it quick."

After giving Brian the phone number, Yang Yi hung up, feeling dejected.

That bastard Anton, a con artist in love, now even acting as a teacher to guide Brian.

Having hung up, Yang Yi swiftly made another call, this time to the cleaner.

Elvin answered, and Yang Yi spoke in a low voice, "Hello."

"Hello, go ahead, what’s the matter?"

"Did you start looking into the matter I mentioned last time?"

"It’s under investigation; it takes time."

Yang Yi sighed, "I need some intelligence now, and I was hoping you could help me out."

"Talk."

"The United States sent a new task force to Ukraine, specifically targeting Big Ivan, led by a woman with no name, only a codename: L. Do you know her actual identity?"

Elvin was silent for a while, then he said slowly, "L, real name Haley Morris, Department of Homeland Security, position Assistant Director, age 41, responsible for monitoring and searching for terrorists threatening the homeland. In this aspect, she’s an expert. After the United States suffered a significant blow in Ukraine, the White House was extremely dissatisfied with the CIA’s actions, so they transferred Haley to head the joint emergency team, tasked with tracking down Big Ivan."

The intelligence was detailed, very detailed, beyond Yang Yi’s imagination.

The question was why Elvin would willingly tell Yang Yi this information. Especially since Elvin had answered immediately after being asked; considering the cleaner was a large organization, and not all its intelligence would necessarily be known to a member like Elvin. If Yang Yi had asked and Elvin took some time before providing the information, it would have been more normal. But for Elvin to respond so promptly was quite unusual.

Yet, the intelligence was indeed very detailed.

Incredulously, Yang Yi said, "Just like that, you’re telling me?"

"Yes, as a return for what you did. You provided information on Aaron; we give you L’s information."

"Is there more?"

"There is. The special operations team sent to Ukraine is fiercely infighting because L is the leader. The Department of Homeland Security lacks overseas operational experience and manpower, so they must cooperate with the CIA, who is unwilling to let the department take the lead."

"Understood. If L succeeds, it would be even more embarrassing, so the CIA would rather the operation fail."

"Exactly, that’s how it is."

Yang Yi said in a grave voice, "Can I get in touch with L?"

"I can’t answer that question."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Yi said, "Then do you know intelligence on Nicholas, originally Deyo’s man, now likely to take Deyo’s place? What do you know about him?"

After a pause, Elvin said solemnly, "We might have intelligence on him, or we might not. If we do have it, you’ll have to pay to get it."

"How much?"

"Very expensive, extremely expensive, so much so that you might as well look for other intelligence sources."

Getting information on L was an unexpected bonus; Yang Yi hadn’t expected to learn everything from the cleaner, so he said cheerfully, "Thank you, I’ll contact you again."