Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 798 - 803: Petty

Chapter 798: Chapter 803: Petty

Anton’s face was full of astonishment, and after scrutinizing Yang Yi for a long time, he finally lowered his voice, speaking in an almost inaudible tone, "How did you find out?"

Anton had to lower his voice, otherwise, Yang Yi would not possibly engage in conversation with him.

"How did I find it? I just knew you wouldn’t be so kind. If you wanted to teach me, why wait until today?"

"Just because of this?"

"Of course not. First of all, I know you are not so magnanimous. You must have harbored dissatisfaction towards us for tracking you. Plus, you always maintain a certain distance from others. You wouldn’t make such an intimate gesture as standing next to me and patting my shoulder. Then, you made me sit down with my back to all the doors, so even if someone came out, they couldn’t see. And while you were talking about what I should do, you raised your voice a bit—just a bit—enough for anyone standing behind the door and peeking through the crack to hear. With all these discoveries, how could I fall for your trick?"

After saying this in a hushed tone, Yang Yi glared at Anton and said fiercely, "You are too scheming. I was just curious and took a look at your... friend, and this is how you repay me?"

Anton looked at Yang Yi with surprise and said softly, "I never realized your observation skills were so acute."

Yang Yi scoffed, "That’s because I never had the chance to show them. You think I’m stupid?"

Anton took a deep breath, then spread his hands, saying, "Alright, I underestimated you. I lose this time. But you should have learned your lesson. Remember, I’m very vengeful. If you want to check out that woman, just say it openly. I wouldn’t mind that, but if you try to sneak a peek, don’t blame me for retaliating."

Yang Yi said annoyed, "Your revenge is too harsh, isn’t it? Ruining my happiness, you jerk!"

Anton just scoffed coldly, crossed his arms, and said, "Harsh? If I were really harsh, I’d create a scenario where both women become enemies and completely crush your hopes. I’d really like to see what you’d do then. So this is just a small lesson. I hope you understand that."

Anton, this bastard, really was capable of anything. Yang Yi felt it was better not to provoke someone who could see through people’s hearts.

"Let’s talk about what you found out tonight."

Yang Yi changed the subject, and after Anton snorted coldly, he spoke softly, "The situation in Donetsk is dire, which greatly irritates the government at present. Political failures must be corrected militarily, so the Ministry of Defense issued a strict order to retake Donetsk."

"Did they retake it?"

"Of course not, but that’s not a reason for Mark Schappo to be idle. Donetsk is essentially a weathervane for the entire region, and Mark Schappo must stay there."

"What should we do then?"

Anton didn’t hesitate to answer, "Cause trouble in Kyiv. Once the Ministry of Defense realizes that the situation in Kyiv is even more dangerous than in Donetsk, they will definitely call Mark Schappo back."

"How exactly do we do that? Don’t leave out any details."

Anton sighed and said, "Just letting the Ministry of Defense know about their military intelligence being probed is enough, nothing too elaborate. The simplest method would be getting caught infiltrating the Ministry of Defense’s network, or assassinating an important person—well, too many options. Anything works, so much so that I haven’t seriously thought of a feasible plan."

Yang Yi sighed and said, "Considering that you came back early to inform me shows you prioritize the bigger picture, so I’ll forgive you. Let’s shake hands and make peace. Don’t hold a grudge about us tracking you, and I won’t hold a grudge against your plans to deceive me. Let’s put this behind us. Also, stop bothering Hans and Paul. I asked them to follow me."

Anton scornfully said, "Don’t flatter yourself. My coming back early was just to create a sense of urgency; the more she likes, the less I can let her feel she has me completely. Fuck, why am I telling you all this?"

Yang Yi, stunned, said, "You, you... forget it, I’ll think about how to create tension in Kyiv."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Yi said, "First, let Schultz infiltrate the Ministry of Defense’s network, and make sure it gets discovered. Also, make it look like the Russians did it."

Anton indifferently said, "The simplest way."

"No need for assassinations. We can bribe someone from the Defense Intelligence Agency. Just needs to be a conspicuous failure. In intelligence war, the Defense Intelligence Agency will naturally be cautious of Russian attempts to infiltrate."

"That works."

"So, just... create an explosion. I think it’s unnecessary to succeed, just to alert the Defense Intelligence Agency."

"Without casualties, it won’t create enough urgency."

Yang Yi sighed and said, "That’s enough, it’s just about getting the Ministry to call back Mark Schappo. Why kill anyone? Let’s leave it at that."

These things could be done as soon as said, like infiltrating the Ministry of Defense’s internal network. Success might be hard, but failure was not so easy.

Yang Yi couldn’t sit still anymore. He stood up and said, "I’ll notify Schultz now. No, I’ll go see him in person."

Schultz didn’t stay at the usual spot with everyone else, but he wasn’t far. Yang Yi hadn’t seen Schultz for several days and thought it was a good opportunity to check on him.

"Want to come with me?"

Anton just glared at Yang Yi and then pointed at himself, saying, "Don’t you see I’m tired? I’ve been up six times today, at my age, you shouldn’t... oh, I forgot, you’re still green, so you wouldn’t understand, would you?"

Yang Yi’s face turned from white to red. He wanted to fiercely retort, mock, and strike back at Anton, but thinking better of it, he decided against it. It was better to keep a distance from such a scumbag like Anton and not provoke him unnecessarily.

"Rod! Come out with me."

Seeing Rodriguez peeping, Yang Yi said irritably, "Why are you hiding? Were you not allowed to join in? Are we guarding against you?"

Rodriguez sheepishly smiled and said, "Actually, I just didn’t want to disturb you guys since you were discussing important matters. Boss, where are we going?"

"To find Schultz. Let’s go."

Yang Yi waved his hand, grabbed some car keys casually, then just as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped, quickly walked back to Anton, and whispered, "I forgot something important. Earlier... when we were discussing that matter, who was eavesdropping?"

Anton just looked at Yang Yi, who pleaded with a smile, "Come on, we’ve made peace, please tell me."

Xiao Ran and Kate’s doors were opposite each other, and Yang Yi couldn’t tell who had been listening to their conversation.

Anton seemed satisfied with Yang Yi’s attitude and said lightly, "Xiao Ran’s door was open, but Kate was standing behind it. You could tell from the shadow through the crack."

Yang Yi felt a lump in his throat, but after looking at Anton, besides inwardly cursing Anton for being a cold-hearted bastard, his biggest relief was that he hadn’t said anything wrong.