Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 879 - 884 A New Backer

Chapter 879: Chapter 884 A New Backer

Steve adjusted his glasses before he said in a grave tone, "Mr. Deyo Mather was shot, and then he died."

Yang Yi smiled and asked, "Were you by Deyo’s side when he died? Describe to me what happened when he died."

Steve sighed and spoke gravely, "I wasn’t by Mr. Mather’s side; he was swimming with a woman he had just taken a fancy to. I was in the study doing my own thing. Then I heard a scream, so I ran out and saw Mr. Mather by the pool, dead."

"Are you sure he was dead?"

Steve hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "His entire right chest was blown away, dead."

Yang Yi smiled and asked, "Good, do you have any questions for me? You can ask, and I shall answer."

Steve thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I don’t have any questions."

Yang Yi laughed and said, "Oh, I thought you’d ask who we are."

Steve sighed deeply and said, "At first, I thought you might be from law enforcement, although I knew it was unlikely, I still hoped. But now I’m sure you’re not. If you’re not Interpol or from some other department, then you must be one of Big Ivan’s."

Yang Yi smiled and replied, "You guessed wrong. I knew you’d guess wrong because your deduction is logical. But the fact is, we have nothing to do with Big Ivan, nor did we kill Deyo. We came for you, Mr. Zola, you’re our only target."

Steve frowned, then asked in a solemn voice, "You came for me?"

Yang Yi smiled and said, "Now it’s my turn to ask you, Mr. Steve, why were you in such a hurry to leave? There were three cars following you when you left. I want to know what those three cars were for. Do you know?"

Steve sighed and answered, "I had to leave because... after Mr. Mather died, I would become a target for many people. If I didn’t want to be controlled, like in this situation, then I had to leave immediately. As for those who followed me after my departure, I think they probably wanted to capture me and take me back."

Yang Yi nodded and said, "Very well, now you can ask me a question."

"You can guess my question. Who are you?"

Yang Yi laughed and said, "Us? We’re friends, friends who protect you. If you’re asking about our identity, I can tell you we are spies, freelance spies."

Steve raised an eyebrow and said, "Spies? I really didn’t see that coming."

"Alright, it’s my turn again, Mr. Zola, where did you plan to escape to?"

"I don’t know. Mr. Mather’s death was so sudden, I hadn’t really thought of where to go, but I knew I had to leave immediately."

Yang Yi watched Steve’s eyes, which didn’t avoid his gaze, and he seemed very sincere.

"Okay, it’s your turn to ask me," Yang Yi said.

After considering for a while, Steve replied, "I have nothing to ask. I shall know what you wish to disclose, and there’s no need to ask about what you don’t want to say. So please continue to ask your questions, and I will answer them truthfully. After all, I’m already in your hands."

But Yang Yi didn’t continue to inquire, he still watched Steve, until Annastasia suddenly spoke up, "Boss, can you come with me for a moment?"

Yang Yi got up, and he walked with the observant Annastasia to a room nearby.

Annastasia seemed agitated. After closing the door, she took out a cigarette, lit it with a lighter, took a deep drag, and said, "He is lying."

Yang Yi whispered, "I can tell, although we haven’t gotten to substantial questions yet. But he is purposeful, he’s not clueless about where to go."

Annastasia said sternly, "Consider this, a man in charge of Mather’s finances whose first reaction after Mather dies is to flee. He claims he doesn’t know where to go, but he is lying. What is he trying to conceal?"

Yang Yi pondered and then responded with a slightly moved expression, "You mean...he has external support?"

Annastasia nodded, "Yes, according to Jethro, Deyo was tight with controlling powers over his subordinates. Steve was in charge of the money. He had no force at his disposal and never got involved with the arms deals. He just oversaw the finances. So a man without any subordinates to protect himself, not even a bodyguard, thinks immediately of fleeing after Deyo’s death, to avoid being controlled by other subordinates with force. Does this explanation sound plausible?"

Yang Yi shook his head, "It doesn’t add up. He has no abilities to protect himself; though he’s managing Deyo’s money, after Deyo’s death no one can protect him. Since he has plenty of money but lacks self-protection, he shouldn’t choose to flee. What a smart man, or rather, what a typical response would be, is to choose a new boss."

After thinking a little more, Yang Yi continued, "To add on, aside from Deyo and Steve, no one knows exactly how much money Deyo had. As long as Steve wasn’t too greedy, he could easily conceal a portion of the funds and offer the rest to a new boss he deems worthy, instead of fleeing aimlessly, risking being caught and brought back, which is very different from willingly submitting to someone."

Annastasia exhaled smoothly and elegantly, "Then who would he submit to?"

Yang Yi exhaled too and said, "Given that Deyo is already at a disadvantage and seemingly on the brink of failure, I wouldn’t be surprised if Steve has secretly chosen a new employer. The only people Steve would decide to switch allegiances to while Deyo was still alive must be someone extremely powerful. Excluding the possibility of surrendering to his enemy Big Ivan, and also ruling out Steve turning himself in to international law enforcement agencies like Interpol, then he only has one choice—Nicholas!"

Annastasia raised her shoulders and said, "I thought I needed to remind you, but it seems you’re already aware. There’s just one thing to remind you of—you think Steve is in our hands now, but he’s still lying. What does that tell you?"

Yang Yi inhaled and replied quietly, "It means he still has hope. Whether or not he has switched allegiances to Nicholas, he believes his new backing can save him, and... it’s not far away, it’s probably in Nice!"

After finishing, Yang Yi’s expression changed, and then he commanded sternly, "We can’t stay in Nice any longer, we must go, right now!"

Annastasia’s face was equally serious as she said, "We didn’t anticipate that Steve had already found himself a new boss, making our situation here less secure. We can’t continue the interrogation here. We can’t kill Steve, and he knows this. So we have no time to verify if what Steve has said is true. We must go somewhere that makes Steve utterly despair, only then might he reveal everything he knows!"

Yang Yi spoke commandingly, "Let’s leave immediately, right now!"