Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 900 - 905: Window

Chapter 900: Chapter 905: Window

Leaving the United Kingdom and returning to Germany, nothing unusual occurred during the process, which is to say Yang Yi was scared off by two men in grey suits.

"So you were scared into running back by two men in grey suits, and it took you a full four days on the road?"

Boer seemed incredibly incredulous, but Annastasia wore a somber expression as she asked, "Are you sure no one followed you?"

Yang Yi took a sip of water, then nodded and said, "Yes, we made sure no one was following us. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even know where I’d be right now."

Annastasia sighed, appearing helpless. "Why exactly was that?"

Yang Yi looked at Steve and asked,"Who knows that the Egertoni Company is owned by Deyo?"

Steve replied without hesitation, "Definitely not many people, but..."

Hesitating for a moment, Steve said gravely, "Ideally, only Deyo and I would know to whom those assets belong, but I’ve always been by Deyo’s side. It’s impossible for me to handle everything myself, so I had to have someone else do things on my behalf. In that case, it’s certain that some people know those assets belong to Deyo."

"But the Grey-cloaked People said they were sent by Mr. Joseph, and isn’t Joseph one of your aliases?"

Steve was taken aback, then he quickly replied,"That’s impossible. Mr. Joseph is a name only I and Deyo know about, like a code. There’s no way Deyo would leak it, nor would I—oh no, there is one more person who knew..."

"Who?"

"One of my subordinates, my assistant, but he’s dead, the one that was killed by your people..."

The one who was captured in the car with Steve, and then slaughtered by Anton as a warning to others.

Steve said with urgency, "But he’s dead! A dead man can’t spill secrets."

Yang Yi smiled faintly, then coldly said, "What if your assistant had spilled everything he knew before he died?"

Steve fell silent because it was possible, and quite likely at that.

Yang Yi looked at Steve and, after pondering for a moment, suddenly asked, "Have you ever heard of the Grey-cloaked People?"

"Never."

"Are you sure?"

Steve nodded vigorously, "I’m absolutely certain I’ve never heard the name Grey-cloaked People."

"What about Deyo, does he have any connection to the Grey-cloaked People?"

"I don’t know. I just handle financial matters for Deyo; he doesn’t tell me everything."

Yang Yi thought it over and asked, "Has anyone tried to court you?"

Steve nodded, "You, Nicholas, and no one else, because they also had no opportunity."

If the Grey-cloaked People had infiltrated Deyo’s operations long ago, and if they had succeeded, the current situation wouldn’t be surprising.

At that moment, Steve continued, "Oh, there might be others who know that the Egertoni Company belongs to Deyo. Four years ago, someone infiltrated the Egertoni Company and stole our trade secrets. It just so happened that I had given Egertoni Company some money to launder at that time, but those idiots actually recorded my instructions in writing, and the secret ended up on the dark web..."

"No need to go on, was it on the Cicero Family’s dark web?"

"Yes, it was a severe leak. The Cicero Family discovered it and notified Deyo. I’m not entirely sure how Deyo handled it, but the crisis was quickly averted. However, after the incident, the Cicero Family likely knew that the Egertoni Company belonged to Deyo."

What Steve described was the very incident that led to the downfall of the singer.

Kate’s expression turned sour as she looked at Steve, "You don’t know what exactly happened?"

Steve spread his hands, "I only handle the finances; of course I don’t know the specifics. Uh, I just paid the Cicero Family fifty million US Dollars, and there was an additional budget of ten million prepared, but in the end, it wasn’t spent. Beyond that, I really don’t know anything else."

Kate fell silent, and then Annastasia spoke gravely, "To know that the Egertoni Company belongs to Deyo, and to have directly sent people to take over, even using the code word, it could be considered a leak from Steve’s assistant. So how much did your assistant know?"

Steve thought it over, then said solemnly, "There are six companies he was aware of, because I had him handle those companies’ affairs."

"So, other than you, who else could get hold of those companies?"

"Under normal circumstances, only I could, but if someone uses forceful means to threaten those white gloves, they could also gain that wealth."

Annastasia looked at Yang Yi and said, "Do we still compete for it?"

After a pause of silence, Yang Yi slowly said, "I don’t plan to fight for those companies anymore."

Steve was shocked, "What?"

Yang Yi turned to Annastasia, "A wealth worth at least fifty billion US Dollars. The Grey-cloaked People would be tempted too, right?"

"Of course they would be tempted, it’s a substantial amount even for a country."

Yang Yi exhaled and said, "So, this wealth is not in cash, not in securities, but in companies. Does getting these companies mean they have to be registered under one’s own name, unlike Deyo who could only have the white gloves manage them?"

"Yes, the Grey-cloaked People are different from Deyo; from what we’ve learned so far, the Grey-cloaked People are fully capable of managing things themselves."

Yang Yi nodded, "So I don’t intend to compete with the Grey-cloaked People for these companies anymore, because if the Grey-cloaked People want to have the companies in their own hands, then these companies would essentially become windows opened by the Grey-cloaked People, allowing us to see inside the windows!"

This represented wealth worth over fifty billion, and Yang Yi very much wanted it, but whoever acquired this wealth would have to step out from the shadows, so the companies were like windows.

The scale of the Organization of Water was too small; stepping into the spotlight would expose themselves entirely to the Grey-cloaked People. Whether the Grey-cloaked People saw the Organization of Water as a rival or not, Yang Yi wasn’t willing to expose the organization.

And with the Grey-cloaked People acquiring those companies, even if they only showed a very tiny tentacle, even if they only opened a small window on a palace, it would still give the Organization of Water the opportunity to peep through this small window.

To exchange fifty billion US Dollars for a chance to spy on the Grey-cloaked People, Yang Yi was willing.

But fifty billion US Dollars isn’t something everyone can forgo. Rodriguez murmured, "What if it’s just a coincidence? We’d be at a huge loss then, wouldn’t we?"

Chris chimed in urgently, "What if someone is deceiving us?"

After some thought, Xiao Ran suggested, "How about... divert the trouble elsewhere?"