The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 330 - 323: Backed by a Powerful Support

Chapter 330: Chapter 323: Backed by a Powerful Support

"Solar System Defense Company? The Cicero Family? What does that mean?"

When Renato uttered these two names, he emphasized them heavily, but Gao Yuan had never heard of them.

The translator, Li Yang, however, looked somewhat unusual. He appeared very calm, but Gao Yuan knew that he understood what those two names meant.

Li Yang wouldn’t speak for himself; he would only translate Gao Yuan’s words. Even though he knew that Gao Yuan was asking him, Li Yang still translated it, turning it into Gao Yuan asking Renato.

Renato looked at Gao Yuan with a smile and said, "You’ve never heard of these two names?"

Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "No, I haven’t."

Renato chuckled and said, "Well, that’s not surprising. You are with the national team, and we are just a club. We’re different in nature."

This explanation from Renato was quite simple and understandable. Gao Yuan suddenly said, "So, you’re a private company?"

"Yes."

Gao Yuan thought for a moment and then said, "Then, these two companies must be pretty powerful, right?"

Renato, with a somewhat helpless smile, said, "If you knew, you wouldn’t be asking me. If you didn’t know, asking me would be meaningless. You serve your country, I serve my company. We are in two different worlds. We have no intersection with each other. You only need to know one thing, I pose no harm to anyone because I am just doing business."

Gao Yuan looked towards Li Yang and asked, "Just a businessman?"

Li Yang smiled, shook his head, and then translated Gao Yuan’s words.

Renato responded to Gao Yuan in Chinese, "Listen, buddy, the Solar System Defense Company is a newly established private military service provider, or PMC. We recruit some veterans into the company, preferably those with combat experience. So, I came here. But now I’m stuck here, no other issues, that’s all."

Gao Yuan was astonished and said, "You speak Chinese?"

Renato shrugged again and said, "Nowadays, it’s hard to get by without speaking Chinese. I hired a private tutor and spent a full one hundred and twenty thousand Euros. After two years of torture, I attained my current level of Chinese. Buddy, it’s easier to find a job now if you know Chinese."

Gao Yuan paused and then said, "Right, if I can’t learn English, then it works for me to have people I do business with speak Chinese."

Renato sighed and asked, "Do you have anything else you want to ask?"

"Uh, what about the Cicero Family?"

Renato scratched his head and said, "The Cicero Family... It’s nothing special, just a family with a long history. I’m Italian, belonging to this well-known family, and then I work for the Solar System Company. It’s just like that."

Gao Yuan looked at Li Yang and asked, "Is that really all there is to it?"

Li Yang glanced at Renato, then back at Gao Yuan, and whispered, "The largest family business of the Cicero family is intelligence. Yes, the Cicero family is an intelligence organization."

Renato’s body language was very expressive, but it seemed like all Italians were quite expressive with their body language.

"You’re not an ordinary soldier, otherwise, you wouldn’t know about the Cicero family."

Shrugging his shoulders and pouting his lips, Renato spread his hands and said, "Since you know about the Cicero family, then you should know I mean no harm to you."

Li Yang whispered, "So, where is the Solar System Company now?"

Renato thought for a moment and replied, "I have nothing to say, corporate secret."

"Please, humanity is practically on the brink of extinction; what corporate secrets are there to speak of?"

Renato smiled and said, "Yeah, humanity is almost extinct, what do you need to inquire about this for?"

Li Yang sighed and said, "We need to find the Solar System Company."

"Do you have any business with our company?"

"Yes."

"Sorry, the company has ceased all its business activities."

Li Yang thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That’s right, there’s no need anymore. Forget it, I won’t ask any more questions."

Renato still had his characteristic smile, while Gao Yuan lifted his head and asked, "Where are you heading to?"

Renato thought for a moment and asked, "Where are you guys heading to?"

"We are heading to Africa, but if you’re going home, shouldn’t you be heading to Italy?"

Renato laughed heartily and said, "Of course, I am indeed heading back to Italy."

No more information could be extracted from Renato, who was tight-lipped. Li Yang whispered from the side, "You can stay next to us. When we leave, we can look out for each other. We have no ill intentions towards you, and if you’re going to Africa, we’d be happy to accompany you."

Renato looked surprised as Li Yang whispered, "The choice is yours, you can refuse. Alright, over there there’s an empty room; you can stay there or in the officer’s dormitory—it’s up to you."

Hesitating for a while, Renato then nodded and said, "Okay, thank you."

Without lingering any longer, Renato hurried off to the room Li Yang had indicated.

It was then that Gao Yuan whispered, "Is there something I don’t know about?"

Li Yang lowered his voice and said, "This guy is not simple."

"I know that, but is there something you’re keeping from me?"

Li Yang smiled and said, "There’s nothing I’m hiding from you, but do you really not know about the Solar System Company?"

"I don’t."

Li Yang looked around and then whispered, "The people we’re looking for in Africa are connected to the Solar System Company."

"Ah? Our people?"

"No, I don’t know more than that. It’s highly confidential. I thought you knew, but since you don’t, I know even less."

Gao Yuan scratched his head and said, "So there is a connection, but it’s a pity that neither of us knows exactly what it is."

"The person we’re looking for is related to the Solar System Company, but we’re not looking for the company itself. Moreover, this Cicero family is really powerful; they control the largest international intelligence black market. Anyone in intelligence inevitably has to deal with this family. So when this guy shows his identity, whether official or private, they have to give him face, of course, that was before the arrival of the aliens."

Gao Yuan nodded, then quickly added, "Renato is the kind of person who speaks with purpose; he wouldn’t have brought up the Solar System Company for no reason. So, is the Solar System Company really that impressive?"

Li Yang nodded and said, "Yes, the Solar System Company appeared only a few years ago but has grown extremely fast. To my knowledge, they have a presence in America, Ukraine, and Israel, and they own their own planes and ships; in short, they are a very strong private defense firm that has taken many defense outsourcing orders from America and has directly participated in warfare in hot spots. They are a company that’s somewhere between a PMC and a mercenary. In just a few years, they have become one of the top five largest companies in the world, very powerful. Anyway, I don’t understand much beyond that, but I do know that some armed factions in Afghan really wouldn’t dare to provoke anyone from this company, because they are notoriously vengeful, and this company, unlike a country, acts directly for revenge without having to worry about international repercussions."

Gao Yuan exhaled and said, "No wonder Renato managed to get here from Kabul successfully with such a strong backer."

Li Yang smiled and said, "Of course he has a strong backer. Renato is not a simple man; there’s no need to let him know our purpose. So, don’t tell him certain things, and let’s keep our guard up against him."