Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 918 - 923 Division of Labor

Chapter 918: Chapter 923 Division of Labor

The security situation in Iraq is pretty bad right now, so there are very few commercial flights going to Baghdad, and Yang Yi and his crew are going to have to wait to leave Baghdad.

The earliest flight to Europe isn’t until the day after tomorrow, and tickets are sold out, but Woody knows an officer who can help get on a flight to the United States the next day.

But the United States really isn’t a place Yang Yi can just decide to go to, as most members of the Organization of Water can’t enter the United States, so there’s no point in considering the flight to the United States.

They hadn’t anticipated Barbosa being dealt with so quickly, so they were unprepared to leave Baghdad and didn’t have plane tickets.

They have to stay in Baghdad for a few more days. At this time, Yang Yi felt for the first time that it was time to buy a private plane. Before, he couldn’t afford a private plane, but now, now the consideration is, after buying a private plane, where it can land and where to park it on a regular basis.

Some things aren’t easily solved by money alone.

After resting for one night, Jethro didn’t return until the next day, and the first person he went to see after his return was Yang Yi.

"Last night’s negotiation went well; we bluffed Mughal, and now that we’ve got Mughal, you could say our plan has been a big success," Jethro said, looking very excited. He seemed tired, but after a night without sleep, he was still full of energy. He took out a list and handed it to Yang Yi, then whispered, "This is a list Mughal gave me; he’s confident he can sell these arms, and he’s already contacted the buyer. If everything goes smoothly, the deposit should hit our account within a few days."

Yang Yi looked over the list and said gravely, "Just the deposit is over twenty million? And we’re putting in another fifty million ourselves?"

Jethro nodded, then whispered, "Yes, the buyer pays a deposit, but most of these arms are monopolized by Big Ivan. That means the buyer only needs to pay a deposit, while we need to pay full price to buy the arms from Big Ivan and then resell them, which will definitely reduce our profit. But what’s important is that we establish ourselves quickly. And how can we do that in the current situation? The only standard is whether we can deliver arms, whether we have something to sell, and whether we can deliver it to the buyer’s hands!"

Yang Yi thought for a while, then asked, "Are you sure you can buy arms from Big Ivan?"

Jethro wasn’t certain, but he whispered back, "I believe Big Ivan doesn’t want the war to go on. He would want to restore order, and traditionally, he would sell to me, not to Deyo, to me. But first, we need to get in touch with Big Ivan."

Yang Yi thought for a moment and then nodded, "You’ll have the money you need right away. We’ll start with a budget of one hundred million dollars for you, pal. We’re not on track yet, but we certainly need to establish a robust mechanism. How should I give you the money? And after we make a profit from the arms trade, who gets the money? Right now, we have two people we can use, one is Boer, the other is Steve. Who do you think is suitable to handle the money?"

Without hesitation, Jethro answered, "Boer, of course."

Yang Yi smiled and said, "Good, from now on, ask Boer directly for money whenever you have a legitimate need. He will give it to you. After making a profit, make it clear with Boer how to share it, then you keep your share, pal. We should keep the accounts clear, don’t you think?"

"Of course, I still need Boer to help me set up many accounts, it’s a problem if any amount gets flagged by anti-money laundering organizations."

Yang Yi sighed lightly, "Pal, I won’t meddle in the arms trade. Early on, we can step in to help you solve problems that need to be resolved with force, but eventually, you need your own power. How big a team do you think you need? How much money?"

Jethro was somewhat surprised and whispered, "My own armed unit?"

Yang Yi smiled and said, "If I didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t work with you. Since I trust you, I trust you completely, so you should have your own armed unit. Go build it."

Jethro looked at Yang Yi, who said softly, "I’m not testing you."

Sighing, Jethro whispered, "It’s our armed unit, alright, I’ll find the people, I’ll be in control, but you handle the payroll. We don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, so it’s better to establish some rules from the start."

Yang Yi nodded, "Alright, I’ll handle the payroll."

"I’ve thought about it, Deyo has just died, and others might want to grab the market. We need a lot of people in the short term to hold off potential enemies. We’ll employ several Mercenary Groups for a while, and if it comes to war, we’ll hire more mercenaries. Then, having my own team of about fifty people should be enough."

"Isn’t fifty people a bit too few?"

"It’s not too few. Keeping a team ready for immediate combat is too expensive. I estimate it will cost at least ten million a year, so this number of people will do since mercenaries are everywhere."

"Okay, handle it as you see fit. The most urgent matter right now is to contact Big Ivan."

Jethro smiled, then whispered, "I can now reach out to Polovich; he’s a very important man under Big Ivan. A lot has happened, and I don’t know if Polovich is still with Big Ivan, but we can try."

"Can we make the call now?"

"Yes."

"Then make the call; we need to resolve this quickly."

Jethro took out a phone, dialed a number, and after waiting for the other party to answer, whispered, "Hello, Polovich? This is Jethro, I have some things I’d like to discuss with you."

Jethro turned on the speakerphone, and Yang Yi listened to a man on the other end of the line quietly say, "What do you want to talk about?"

"About business. I want to talk about business. Also, there’s a very, very important matter that I’d like to ask for your help to relay to Big Ivan. This matter is very important."

"I can’t talk business with you right now, nor can I relay messages for you, but... I can have someone else convey your message to Big Ivan."

Jethro didn’t hesitate, "That works, thank you."

"Wait, someone will contact you. They can talk business and relay messages for you. Now that the war is over, it’s time to do business, isn’t it? Alright, wait for the call."

Polovich’s tone sounded a bit bitter, but Yang Yi had achieved his goal.

After a while, Jethro’s phone rang, and as soon as he picked it up, he whispered, "Hello, this is Jethro, may I ask who this is?"

"This is Uli Yangke. I heard you were looking for me for a business deal?"

Jethro smiled and said, "Yes, I used to work under Deyo, but now I’ve started my own business. I’d like to know if Mr. Big Ivan and you would be willing to sell a consignment to me. Um, I’m willing to pay in full upfront."