Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 844 - 849: Just in Case

Chapter 844: Chapter 849: Just in Case

Yang Yi waited quietly for two days, and then, not even forty-eight hours had passed when Eric called him.

"Can we meet?"

"We can meet."

"You need to come to London. My friend still has some doubts; he wants to meet the new employer before making a decision. Do you understand what I mean?"

Yang Yi hesitated, then he whispered, "Must I go to London?"

Eric sounded very helpless, "Yes, you must come to London. I’ve tried my best to convince my friend to switch companies, but while he’s somewhat interested, these kinds of decisions that affect his entire future can’t be made in a short time. To him, money isn’t the critical factor. He values the opportunity to utilize his talents more. He has asked me a lot of questions that I cannot answer, so I hope you and the employer can make the trip, meet him, and have a chat."

It wasn’t convenient for Yang Yi to go to the United Kingdom. Since he had fallen into the hands of MI5, reappearing in the UK undoubtedly meant high risk. However, if not going would leave the problem unsolved, then Yang Yi naturally had to consider taking the risk.

Actually, with proper preventive measures, it wasn’t impossible to go to the UK.

While Yang Yi was contemplating, Eric whispered, "Are you worried about security issues? I can assure you, this is not some plot to lure you in."

Yang Yi exhaled and said, "We will go to the UK. We will contact you after we confirm the time."

After hanging up the phone, Anton whispered, "Must we go to the UK?"

Yang Yi nodded, then he said softly, "I have to go. Have Kate come here to meet with us immediately, and prepare a passport. I’ve left a record in the UK; if I go there as is and get discovered, it would be troublesome."

"You don’t have to go. I think my going should be enough."

"No, I have to go. Call Kate, I’ll contact the buyer."

Li Fan had already returned, and Yang Yi hadn’t yet contacted the person responsible for liaising with him. Under the current circumstances, not making contact was not an option.

Yang Yi dialed the number Li Fan had left behind, and someone soon answered the phone, speaking in a deep voice, "Hello, who is this?"

The person answering spoke in Chinese. Yang Yi whispered, "Is this Zhao Gang? My name is Zhang Yi. Wang Yong told me to call you about a second-hand car you’re selling—a Golf from August 1996."

"Oh, I have a second-hand Peugeot sedan for sale, from June 1998. Did you get it wrong?"

"Then it must be a mistake, but the Peugeot works too. Can I see the car?"

"Yes, let’s meet."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Yi gestured to Anton and said, "Let’s go meet someone."

Inside a second-hand car dealership in the city of Paris, Yang Yi met a middle-aged man in a suit. To his surprise, this Zhao Qiang really did sell second-hand cars.

Inviting Yang Yi to sit on the hood of a Peugeot, Zhao Qiang said with some seriousness, "Hello, Mr. Zhang."

"Hello, can we talk?"

Zhao Qiang glanced at Anton sitting in the back seat and whispered, "We can."

"The seller has responded. The designer needs us to meet him in person. This designer..."

"Let’s stick to code names. The designer’s code name is Li Wei."

Yang Yi fell silent for a moment, then whispered, "Do you guys always come up with names or code names this methodically?"

Zhao Qiang smiled and said, "Just pick from the most common names; it’s so convenient."

Yang Yi shrugged and said helplessly, "Alright, Li Wei. Li Wei is interested in changing jobs, but he still has concerns, worried about the treatment at the new company. So...the seller asks that we go meet Li Wei in person, the sooner the better."

Zhao Qiang thought for a while and asked, "Is there any risk?"

"Currently, we can’t be sure if the seller wants to lure us into a trap, although the likelihood is extremely low. There’s definitely some risk, but it’s very small—my judgment is that the seller won’t betray me; he wants to make this deal happen."

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Qiang said, "Let’s meet, but can we go our separate ways? I must ask you to go first and scout things out."

Yang Yi laughed, "Of course, we’ll handle this. The main risk will be on me. You just need to introduce Li Wei to the new job, that shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

Zhao Qiang agreed readily, "That’s certainly no problem. I can guarantee he’ll like his new job, and he will agree to switch."

Yang Yi checked his watch and said, "I need to make some preparations. Let’s meet in London tomorrow morning. We’ll decide on the exact time and place then, is that okay?"

"Okay."

Zhao Qiang agreed readily, but then he spoke in a low voice, "There’s one issue: I will go to London alone. You must ensure good security work. Wang said I can trust you, so you’re responsible for my safety."

Yang Yi nodded, and before he could speak, Zhao Qiang added softly, "You might not understand what I mean. I want to say I’m not combat personnel. If there’s any trouble and you can’t guarantee my escape, you need to make sure I’m dead, dead for sure. If you can obliterate any trace of me, that would be even better, though it’s not a demand."

Yang Yi furrowed his brows, then whispered, "You’re saying this is...Wang’s arrangement, right? Since you’re not combat personnel, why would Wang still choose you?"

Zhao Qiang smiled unfazed, "Because besides Wang and me, no third person knows about this deal."

Yang Yi exhaled and said, "I understand. Don’t worry; that situation won’t happen."

Zhao Qiang nodded repeatedly, "Of course, of course. It’s just a precaution."

Yang Yi left; he needed to meet with Kate and then have her apply heavy makeup on him.

Back in the car, after some thought, Yang Yi suddenly asked, "Don’t you have anything to ask me?"

Anton replied indifferently, "There’s nothing to ask. You’ll talk if you want to, and there’s no need for me to ask if you don’t want to. Besides, this kind of thing is too common; what would I need to ask?"

Yang Yi said softly, "You heard just now; if something unexpected happens, remember to kill him, and if you can destroy the body, that would be best."

Anton replied calmly, "It’s you who will meet Eric and the designer with him; I will only be covering and observing from the side. So it should be your responsibility to kill him."

"What I’m worried about is that I might be controlled along with him, and I might miss the best opportunity to kill him because I hesitate to do it. So I’m assigning you this task. If you feel it’s necessary to kill him, then kill him."

Anton asked softly, "And what about you?"

Yang Yi spread his hands and said, "First, ensure that he is killed, then decide whether to kill me based on the situation. After all, I don’t know their secrets. I couldn’t say much even if I were captured. And then, I think maybe I can be saved, so you should try to rescue me after killing him... Uh, forget it. If I’m caught alive, just find a way to kill me directly."

Anton chuckled and said, "Understood. I will. Also, you made a wise choice."