Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 218 - 206: Buzzing In

Chapter 218: Chapter 206: Buzzing In

"A vehicle once exposed can’t travel too far; to relocate, one must first switch cars."

"There have been reports to the police, who’ve set up blockades and started tracing the vehicles involved—it’s all standard procedure. But with cameras everywhere, trying to cross between two cities is a significant challenge."

"After all, Spain is not like Iraq."

"And that’s where having more hands comes into play."

"Even if those from the National Intelligence Bureau are good-for-nothings, even if they truly aren’t much use in a fight, having them drive partway to rendezvous and switch cars is still beneficial. It’s risky to drive a compromised vehicle around the city, but using it to divert attention is always advantageous."

"So even the good-for-nothings have their uses. Gao Yi and his team are all elite, but their numerical disadvantage simply cannot be made up for with quality alone. Having a few extra people immediately made things much easier."

"Lin Xianghua might not feel it deeply, but as the one overseeing the whole operation, Gao Yi’s perception was entirely different."

"It seems consumables really are useful."

"It’s not that all leaders are heartless, treating lives as if they’re nothing—it’s just that these disposable assets are incredibly handy to use."

"The most fitting analogy would be that no matter how diligently one cleans a rag, it’s never as convenient or as clean as using disposable paper towels."

"Only these consumables belong to the National Intelligence Bureau, not to the Garden."

"Gao Yi pondered the feasibility of nurturing his own consumables. It took him a full three seconds to reluctantly abandon the notion."

"To use consumables like others use cannon fodder, setting aside the matter of money, the key question is whether one has the talent reserves, the facilities to create these consumables, or the instructors to train them."

"With nothing of the sort, it’s useless to even consider."

"With the cooperation of the National Intelligence Bureau, it took Gao Yi and his team two and a half hours to reach the Bureau’s temporary safe house in Madrid."

"A vineyard, quite vast, chosen for convenience, or perhaps to accommodate Gao Yi and his company—Abdulla had somehow found this vineyard located on the southern outskirts of Madrid, between Madrid and Toledo."

"The trip took two and a half hours not because of the distance but because they were waiting for the safe house arranged by Abdulla at the last minute to be properly set up."

"They drove the car into the vineyard, a manor perched on a hill—not very large but steeped in history."

"The people from the National Intelligence Bureau might be useless, but when they take action, they don’t do things by halves. Gao Yi had thought that a small apartment would suffice, but Abdulla went ahead and secured an entire manor. With no one around for at least a kilometer, such generosity was deeply touching."

"Sir, this is a prince’s private property abroad. We took over this manor a month ago, and now we’ve dismissed all of the manor’s servants, maids, and gardeners. The excuse was that the prince would arrive in three days to stay for a couple of days."

"The one managing the reception was still from the National Intelligence Bureau; however, he was Abdulla’s right-hand man. Abdulla himself had arranged such matters, and while other aspects could not be guaranteed, at least loyalty could be assured."

"Following the Deputy Director’s instructions, I’ve also found an interrogation expert. Furthermore, the Deputy Director asked me to convey that he will arrive here today."

"Gao Yi couldn’t be more satisfied. He nodded, "Good, thank you."

"This way, please."

"The manor was intended for interrogation in the barn—or, more accurately, the cattle shed, which could also be called a toolshed."

"The temporarily retrofitted place was not fully equipped, but two pits had already been dug in the vineyard. Additionally, a temporary enclosure had been created in the toolshed with large plastic sheets—not for any other reason than to prevent blood from splashing somewhere difficult to clean."

"This safe house was temporary and would soon be abandoned. Later, everything would have to be restored to its original state. If any splatter of blood ended up somewhere, it could be discovered by the police at a later date.

"It was about being prepared for any eventuality, making every arrangement thorough."

"Two captives, starting with one dragged into the barn and tied to a chair."

"Lucy placed the items she had taken from the captives to one side. Interrogation began immediately, without wasting a minute."

"Why won’t he wake up?"

"Feng Biao doused one of the captives with a bottle of ice water, but the usually effective method had no effect this time. The captive didn’t so much as twitch when the ice water poured over his head."

"This one will take some effort, wait a moment."

"Gao Yi knew what was going on with the man he had knocked out; he had overestimated the enemy’s resilience when he struck, hitting a bit too hard."

"Gao Yi massaged the captive’s chest and back for a while, and then slapped the top of his head a few times. After going through this rigmarole, he said to Feng Biao, "That should do it."

"Feng Biao poured water again, and the captive slowly regained consciousness."

Feng Biao expressed surprise, "The boss has some serious skills. Is this Qi Gong?"

"No, it’s just to stimulate circulation and boost his energy. Injuries caused by Inner Boxing must be healed with the energy of Inner Boxing. I don’t know Qi Gong; it’s too mystical."

Feng Biao just made these comments out of habit, not out of any real interest in Qi Gong. Seeing that the captive had awoken, he didn’t waste any words, took out a folding knife, opened it, and waved it in front of the captive a few times, saying, "Hey, wake up, wake up."

It seemed as if there was a spark of life in the captive’s eyes. He took a deep breath, then let out a sigh and suddenly exerted force in his arms, trying silently to break free from the ropes with a sudden move.

The ropes were very strong; there was no way he could break them, so the captive’s actions only brought him suffering.

Feng Biao chuckled and stabbed the captive in the thigh with his knife.

The captive cried out with an "Ow."

"Understand what I’m saying? If not, I’ll give you another stab."

"I understand! I understand!"

The captive yelled desperately and then turned his head to look around, realizing he was in a shed full of agricultural machinery, surrounded by a small enclosure made of transparent plastic sheeting. In an instant, he understood his predicament.

"I’ll tell you everything, just stop torturing me. Ask what you want to know, and then just kill me quickly, okay?"

Not only did the captive understand his situation, but he was also quite talkative; without needing much prompting from Feng Biao, he continued, "Really, don’t waste time; I don’t want to suffer more. We’re already finished. I’ll tell you right now who’s behind all this, and then you can just kill me. Wouldn’t it be easier for everyone? The more you torture me, the more you’ll get the same truth I would’ve told you right from the start."

"Also, I have no reason to hide anything for my employer, please believe me. Because the employer didn’t say the job would be this hard, this dangerous. Since we’ve all been screwed over by the employer, of course, I hope you can find them and take them out. That’s my only way to get revenge."

"Furthermore, I don’t want the police to find my body because if they find my body, it means they will find my family. I make money to provide a good life for my family, not to bring them misfortune with me. So, when you kill me, I’ll cooperate, we’ll find a good place to dump the body, you’ll have less trouble, and I’ll have less trouble. After all, nobody likes trouble, right?"

Gao Yi tried to speak several times, but was interrupted by the captive, who, despite being talkative, didn’t say a single unnecessary word.

So the interrogation had barely started, and they had already fallen into the captive’s pace.

But who wouldn’t like this kind of pace?

Gao Yi and Feng Biao exchanged looks, then Feng Biao decisively said, "Fine, if you cooperate, we won’t torture you. We’ll all save some time. What was your assignment?"

"Monitor someone. He’s in a hotel, surrounded by a lot of Saudis for protection. Our job was to keep an eye on him, follow him, until someone from Andic Group arrives to take over."

Andic Group, after such a long time, they were finally crossing paths again.

Gao Yi furrowed his brow, "Andic Group, you’re part of Andic Group?"

"No, we’re assassins, but we’re not part of Andic Group. Our name on the Dark Web is ’Everlasting Madrid Athletic’ because we are all fans of Madrid Athletic."

Gao Yi asked curiously, "Fans of Madrid Athletic, so you just directly used the name of Madrid Athletic as your own?"

"Yes, we highlight our regional identity because we only operate in Spain. Since we have no plans or ability to act in other countries, we decided to make our regional identity clear. That way, anyone looking for an assassin in Spain would naturally find us. Additionally, if the target is in Catalonia, especially a Barcelona fan, we could offer a discount."

Gao Yi suddenly asked, "Your target is a Barcelona fan; you’d offer a discount?"

"Yes."

"But aren’t Real Madrid the arch-rivals of Madrid Athletic? What about Real Madrid fans?"

"That, well, that depends on the situation. Starting at fifty percent off, we could do it for free."

It was as if asking one question provided ten answers, indeed saving time.

Feng Biao cleared his throat and then said to the captive, "How did you receive this assignment, and what exactly did you do? Tell us everything."

"We received a notification from Andic Group about a high-bounty target in Madrid. They wanted us to locate the target immediately and keep them under surveillance. The target needed to be captured alive, not killed, so we didn’t have to do much, just keep an eye on the target. The commission was three hundred thousand.

The commission was high, and the job was simple, so we started to look for the person using coordinates provided by Andic Group. But while we were searching for the target in Madrid, Andic Group notified us that the target had moved to Toledo and gave us a hotel address, so we went to the hotel.

We searched the hotel, identified the target’s approximate location, and found out which floor they were on. Then we had one person stay in the car, and two in the café, just monitoring the target until they suddenly left, and you guys unexpectedly showed up.

That’s pretty much how things went down. If you need any details, I can provide them. Oh, and one more thing; the commission was three hundred thousand when we took the job, but after discovering that the target was protected by several people, the commission for this operation became five hundred thousand euros.

I thought there might be a problem since such a simple job had such a high commission, but I never imagined the problem would be this big.

Do you have anything else you want to know? Just ask, and I’ll definitely tell."

Looking at the captive’s eager face, Feng Biao thought for a moment and then said to Gao Yi, "Ask what?"