Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 838 - 843 This Matter Was Handled Authentically

Chapter 838: Chapter 843 This Matter Was Handled Authentically

Yang Yi was in a bad way; he didn’t know how important that camera was, but it must have been crucial enough for Li Fan to post a task on the dark web in his haste to find it.

Moreover, Li Fan was throwing around a huge sum, offering thirty million US dollars right off the bat.

The tasks posted on the dark web usually had low commissions because truly important tasks, or tasks from capable issuers, were not published on the dark web. It was a public network, too low-end. Powerful issuers would naturally contact equally capable teams, without needing to find someone on the dark web.

So the highest record for a task on the dark web was only four million US dollars. Li Fan offering thirty million US dollars definitely set a record, and it was one that was unlikely to be broken.

Thirty million US dollars was certainly a price filled with sincerity, but the problem was whether Yang Yi wanted to take it or not.

Honestly, Yang Yi didn’t mind giving away any valuable information he found about Li Fan for free, but he didn’t want to get too involved with Li Fan. The reasons were complex; the main one being that Yang Yi was not alone—he had to consider the interests of the whole Organization of Water.

Now that Li Fan needed Yang Yi’s help, he didn’t approach him directly but chose to contact him through the dark web, which was meaningful in itself.

Let’s not say whether Li Fan could find Yang Yi or not, the key issue was that if Li Fan directly approached Yang Yi about this, no matter how much he offered, the task would initially be based on personal relations. But Li Fan directly hung the task on the dark web and specified a payment; thus, it was business. Even if it was specified that only the Organization of Water could take it, it was still business.

Business is simple, money upfront and product in hand, no debts owed.

The main thing was that Yang Yi could choose whether to take this business or not.

And Yang Yi did not think for too long before deciding to take on this business.

Given the generous rewards and the challenging nature of the job, Yang Yi had absolutely no reason to refuse. Besides, even if he really couldn’t complete the task, there wouldn’t be any loss.

Yang Yi walked out of the room and saw Xiao Ran; before he could say anything, Xiao Ran spoke in a serious tone, "You’ve taken on the task."

Yang Yi was slightly startled, then shook his head, "No, not yet."

"Then you have decided to take it? What’s the task?"

"Yes, it’s about that camera we bought. I gave one to someone else, and now that camera is involved again."

Xiao Ran looked at Yang Yi for a moment and sighed, "I see, you still have connections with that side."

Yang Yi shook his head, "It’s not the kind of connection you think. It’s...well, the task being posted on the dark web is because it’s just an ordinary task. We might have a deep relationship, but the task is just an ordinary task."

Xiao Ran shook her head, "Don’t misunderstand, I’m not trying to pry into your relations over there. I’m just feeling a bit sentimental. We all have bonds we can’t cut, don’t we?"

Yang Yi felt he needed to explain, but then again, what was there to explain? In the end, it was just as Xiao Ran said, everyone has bonds they can’t cut.

Whatever Yang Yi did for Li Fan was out of friendship, loyalty, but definitely not for profit.

"When explaining to everyone else, just keep it simple. It’s just a task, and you don’t need to explain the background of the task to them. Saying too much, well, it wouldn’t be good."

Yang Yi whispered, "I wasn’t planning to explain everything to them anyway. It’s just a routine task."

Xiao Ran nodded, her voice soft, "Then go. I’ll stay here. You should discuss with them how to handle this task."

When Yang Yi stepped out, his emotions were complicated, not sure whether he felt excitement or nervousness, but he distinctly felt that this task was different from anything he had done before, and the difference was significant.

First, he had to contact the person who posted the task on the dark web, which was a bit complex because only the Cicero Family had the contact information for the task issuer; Li Fan hadn’t given Yang Yi his phone number.

Completing tasks after contacting through the dark web meant the Cicero Family would take a cut, but only after going through the Cicero Family could the Organization of Water truly consider the task successfully completed. Otherwise, it would really be like Justin had said, just a stunt.

As Yang Yi stepped out of his house, he pulled out his cellphone and called Justin. Then he spoke in a deep voice, "Buddy, help me take on that task. This can be completed by contacting you, right?"

"Is this really not directed by you? Alright, I believe that someone is offering thirty million US dollars for you guys to do a task, though I’m not sure how easy the task would be to complete, but... I can help you contact the task issuer. If he confirms your identity and reaches an agreement with you, we will charge ten percent service fee, you need to think this through."

"Of course, I understand."

"Wait for my message."

Justin hung up the call and just five minutes after Yang Yi started driving, Justin called him again.

"Note down a number. Listen, buddy, this task seems a bit unusual, so we have to collect ten percent service fee upfront, which is three million US dollars, regardless of whether your deal succeeds or not. I’ve just contacted the task issuer, and after I confirmed you are indeed with the Organization of Water and will soon be in touch with him, he’s already transferred the money to our account—three million US dollars. So, now I have to admit, this is a legitimate task, because spending three million dollars on what would seem like an unnecessary stunt seems unworthy."

The task issuer had even paid the service fee upfront; this was well handled.

Yang Yi spoke in a deep voice, "Can you give me the phone number now?"

"Note the number, and then just contact."

Yang Yi noted down a number and then dialed it from his car.

The person on the phone spoke English, his voice low, "Who are you looking for?"

"I’m looking for Uncle Li."

"Uncle Li’s not here. Can I handle your matter?"

"That’s fine."

"Alright, then let’s meet tomorrow. How about Paris? Is that convenient?"

"Convenient. Tomorrow at noon, twelve. What’s the specific location?"

After noting down an address, Yang Yi ended the call. The conversation was over; specifics would not be discussed over the phone but would be addressed when they met the next day.

Yang Yi returned to the base where the main force of the Organization of Water was stationed. The first thing he said after entering was, "Guys, we’ve got a job—a big one, thirty million."