Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 861 - 866 Squander

Chapter 861: Chapter 866 Squander

Yang Yi hung up the phone.

Kate let out a low sigh, then she let go of Yang Yi and walked to the side.

Yang Yi, however, sat down on the bed. He bowed his head and contemplated for a moment, and after just a moment, he looked up at Kate and said, "The Grey-cloaked People have made their move. The fake identities we provided have issues. The fake identities sold by the Cicero Family can no longer be used. We need to withdraw, notify everyone, all fake identities must be changed immediately, and any provided by the Cicero Family must be destroyed and abandoned. We must clear out traces immediately."

Kate spoke urgently, "The Cicero Family has connections with the Grey-cloaked People!"

Yang Yi nodded, then he picked up the phone and said in a low voice, "It’s a bit troublesome to replace all the fake identities provided by the Cicero Family. We have no choice but to call in the cleaners, otherwise, we won’t be able to change all the identities in a short time."

Kate whispered, "Is the situation that bad?"

"Very bad!"

Seeing Kate’s self-reproach, Yang Yi spoke in an even tone, "Don’t be too quick to take the blame upon yourself. Our best option for purchasing fake identities was through Justin from the Cicero Family. That’s what we had, so we used it. The problem has occurred now, and it’s not because of you."

No need for much speculation, it was simple to understand what had happened.

The Grey-cloaked People had made their move, they had found the Cicero Family. Of course, the Grey-cloaked People might have been using any available channel to investigate, but they found the lead from the Cicero Family was useful.

The fake identities sold by the Cicero Family had bought plane tickets and boarded a flight in the shortest time possible. So, the Grey-cloaked People followed the trail, and was there a problem?

No problem, a reasonable surmise. So the Grey-cloaked People locked onto that flight, if they knew that Ian had boarded that flight using a fake identity.

Even if the Grey-cloaked People didn’t have someone on the plane, they could do something, and clearly, they had.

Zhao Qiang’s sixth sense saved Ian, saved the mission, but he wasn’t able to save himself.

Yang Yi suddenly felt a bit of sorrow in his heart.

Although he had only met Zhao Qiang once, although he didn’t have much of a relationship or friendship with Zhao Qiang, the fact that someone who had just been working with him had disappeared forever still made Yang Yi unavoidably sad.

Perhaps it was a feeling of empathy.

Or maybe it was... regret. Yang Yi didn’t even know Zhao Qiang’s real name, and now, he never would. For someone who would never leave their real name behind, this wasn’t anything unusual. It was a normal thing that Yang Yi should get used to, but never knowing a person’s name and the person’s eternal disappearance were two entirely different feelings.

Yang Yi lowered his head, but after just three seconds, Yang Yi raised his head again and said in a low voice, "We withdraw!"

What was there to grieve about, what was there to regret?

Even if Zhao Qiang had died, he had died a death that was worth something.

And now, the most important thing was to look after oneself.

Yang Yi dialed the cleaners’ number.

If he had a choice, Yang Yi would’ve preferred not to ask the cleaners for help. Whether it was the cleaners or the Grey-cloaked People, dealing with any mysterious organization was dangerous. The more one dealt with them, the more dangerous it was for oneself. But it now seemed that although the cleaners were dangerous, at least they were on the same side as the Organization of Water and wouldn’t easily betray them. The Cicero Family, however, had just shown how utterly unreliable they were.

It wasn’t clear whether the Cicero Family had inadvertently leaked information, or if they had actively provided it to the Grey-cloaked People. If the latter was true, then the Cicero Family was both shameless and incompetent.

This was the second time Yang Yi had been betrayed by the Cicero Family, but there was no doubt that he wasn’t the only one who had suffered the same fate.

The Cicero Family was squandering the credibility they had accumulated over many years. Maybe not many people realized the Cicero Family was no longer as reliable as legend had it. But it takes generations to build a good reputation and only a few short years to ruin it. Once the Cicero Family’s unreliability became known, the family would be finished.

But that was a matter for the future. Now, what mattered was that the Organization of Water had to replace all of their fake identities.

The cleaner answered the phone as quickly as ever. Yang Yi didn’t need to explain too much, nor did he need to contact a specific person. He just needed the cleaner on the call to provide the proper customer service.

After a brief talk, Yang Yi said to Kate, "We need to leave."

Yang Yi exited the building, and Anton was waiting for him at the door.

"I just saw it on the news, a plane has suddenly disappeared after takeoff."

Yang Yi said solemnly, "I know. Zhao Qiang was on that plane."

Anton frowned, then made a ’follow me’ gesture and said, "Our provided fake identities have issues."

"Yes, I’ve already contacted the cleaners. They’ll provide new identity information so we can replace our current fake identities as soon as possible. Did you just say the plane disappeared?"

Anton nodded, "That’s what the news said."

Yang Yi’s expression grew grim, "Did it disappear or crash?"

Although Zhao Qiang was on the plane, to be honest, if the plane had crashed, that might have been better. If the plane had disappeared and then landed at some airport, that would be a real problem.

Yang Yi would rather the plane had crashed than see Zhao Qiang captured alive.

Anton spoke in a low voice, "Check the news. That’s the fastest way to get information. If the plane landed at some airport, then we need to prepare for the worst."

After saying this, Anton suddenly said in a low voice, "The Grey-cloaked People are too powerful."

Yes, the Grey-cloaked People were too powerful.

If the Grey-cloaked People had known before the plane took off that Zhao Qiang and his companion were using the fake identity of Ian, then stopping the plane’s takeoff wouldn’t have been anything special, because that would’ve been simple. An easy method would be a fake bomb threat call.

But the problem was, after the plane took off, if the Grey-cloaked People had discovered their target on board and could then make the plane disappear, that would be terrifying.

Yang Yi felt that the Grey-cloaked People must have directed the plane to change its course via ground control. The possibility of hijacking didn’t seem likely, but regardless of the method, what needed to be understood was that getting a flight to change its course was extremely difficult.

Anton and Yang Yi exchanged a look, and they could both see the seriousness and worry in each other’s eyes.

After a moment of silence, Yang Yi spoke in a low voice, "Watch the TV!"

Eric sat in front of the television, his face looking extremely grim, and as Yang Yi and Anton took their places in front of the TV, he said with a grim face, "Just how powerful are the Grey-cloaked People? Guys, what kind of trouble have we gotten ourselves into?"