Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 402 - 384 Perfect Closure

Chapter 402: Chapter 384 Perfect Closure

Iron Fist George was out of options, too, because he was familiar with Green and knew his own predicament. Before someone could burst into the room and finish him off at any moment, he had to use a question to buy time.

Green was indeed stumped by the question.

Military Intelligence Sixth Department hadn’t launched a large-scale manhunt for Iron Fist George up to this point; otherwise, he wouldn’t have remained in Western Europe, unwilling to leave.

It was previously thought that Iron Fist George wasn’t worth expending too much effort on, but now it seemed that the truth might not be so simple.

Lin Xianghua didn’t charge in; he slightly shifted his position and returned to a relatively safe spot.

Gao Yi looked towards Green.

Green hesitated for a moment, then said, "George, it’s pointless to continue struggling."

As Green spoke, he drew a circle in front of his eyes with his hand. Gao Yi still didn’t understand the meaning of this gesture; could it be that Green was just stalling for time with George?

Was it time to press the attack, or wait for them to negotiate some result?

As Gao Yi wrestled with this dilemma, Iron Fist George continued calmly inside the room, "You really don’t know what I’ve done or what I have, so you’re definitely not sent by Military Intelligence Sixth Department. You’re helping the French, right?"

Green replied irritably, "I’ve told you from the beginning, you’re just an instructional tool. Didn’t you get it? Listen, if you have anything that could save your life, speak now, otherwise, just wait to die. We don’t want to waste time here!"

"Have you heard of metallic hydrogen?"

Iron Fist George’s answer was soft but filled with confidence.

Metallic hydrogen?

Gao Yi was no physics expert, but he had attended university, and upon hearing this term, he at least immediately understood it represented a direction for the future of mankind.

It was that incredibly, incredibly significant kind of thing.

Green’s expression turned serious, and he said softly, "I know what metallic hydrogen is and what it means, but I don’t believe you have it. If you did, you wouldn’t be treated this way."

"I don’t have metallic hydrogen on me, but I possess the complete preparation process and reaction formula for metallic hydrogen, laboratory preparation conditions that also have the potential for industrial mass production. You understand what this means. Yes, the French have once again obtained the key to changing the world, but they have lost it once again."

Green’s face turned sour, and Gao Yi’s heart began to race.

France had strong scientific research capabilities; even though France’s international presence was diminishing year by year, in fact, France was gradually falling behind in the competition among major powers but still maintained a position in the first tier.

Iron Fist George continued calmly, "Right now, I’m a walking bomb, the French’s key, sought after by the Brits and the Americans. Any ambitious great power would want it. I’ve already sold one copy to the United States, but I haven’t settled on a price with the UK. If you kill me, the British will completely lose the chance to keep up. Are you sure you want to finish me off?"

Green replied in a low voice, "I don’t believe it. If you sold it to the Americans, they’d have eliminated you by now. You couldn’t possibly still be alive."

"The Americans do want to kill me, but I haven’t delivered the goods yet. I’m a walking bomb; anyone who wants to kill me will have to die too. Now, only the French want to kill me quickly, but would you align yourself with the French?"

The situation was getting complicated, very, very complicated!

Gao Yi felt his heart pounding chaotically, thinking too much, so he couldn’t help but look at Green, noticing the complexity in Green’s eyes.

Finally, Green said sternly, "What’s your solution?"

"After receiving this information, I think you can make a wise decision. And of course, I should demonstrate my qualifications. Come in."

Green exhaled, speaking softly, "I’m coming in."

Without hesitation, Gao Yi said, "I’m coming, too."

Green moved past Lin Xianghua, who was somewhat in the way, his face stern as he approached the door. Lin Xianghua’s gaze towards Gao Yi was eager and excited.

It seemed Lin Xianghua was much more excited than Gao Yi.

Gao Yi gave a slight nod and followed Green into the room.

Finally, he could face Iron Fist George.

Iron Fist George was tall, his height of over one meter ninety imposing. He stood behind the bed holding a gun but did not raise it, his face, which could be considered handsome, wore a faint smile.

Seeing Green and Gao Yi, Iron Fist George lifted his left arm and spread his palm open, revealing a small patch attached to the center of his hand. One could see the patch extend down along the wrist until it was obscured by his sleeve.

"What is this?"

"Life-sign monitor."

Green answered George’s question, he sighed, and said, "What about the bomb?"

Unzipping his clothing, Iron Fist George had two sandbag-like objects strapped under his armpits, not very thick, but their purpose was apparent at a glance.

"It’s here, enough to blow up the entire room."

After finishing, George deliberately smoothed his hair and continued with a smile, "Without a heartbeat, the bomb will detonate, without a pulse, the bomb will detonate, of course, if I trigger it myself, it will also explode. If you want to kill me, you’ll have to die with me."

Killing Iron Fist George meant mutual destruction, but wasn’t he fine if captured alive?

George took a slow breath, then put down the handgun and used his now free right hand to flip open the right lapel of his shirt, saying, "Here, I have the complete footage of when I was gathering intelligence, the original video. With this, there’s no need to worry about the data being fake. So, if you’re representing the UK, let’s talk about the price now. If you’re not here on behalf of the UK, you can go now. Otherwise, if you make me angry, I will self-destruct, and then the French will be the only ones happy."

Green spread his hands and said, "I’m not here on behalf of the UK, I’ll say it again, I only saw you as a teaching tool, but I can represent the UK. You know, I can completely finish the job and then inform Military Intelligence Sixth Department afterward, with the same effect."

George nodded, "I believe you. So, my offer to you is one hundred million dollars, cash first, product later."

Green frowned, his face puzzled, "That price isn’t low, but if it’s really like you say, it seems too cheap."

"I’ve already sold it to Germany; I completed the deal when I was in Berlin. I also sold it to Spain; currently, I’ve only been in contact with European buyers. The United States has caught up too, but America is too dangerous, I can only deliver to them last."

Iron Fist George smiled, "I didn’t plan to sell it individually, so one hundred million dollars is the wholesale price."

Green spread his hands, "I don’t understand your behavior."

"Don’t understand? What’s there to not understand! I stole this thing, so naturally, I have to be a bit careful when fencing it. Oh, you don’t understand why I wouldn’t give the stolen goods to the UK? Then you have to ask those dogs in the agency how they’ve treated me!"

Iron Fist George suddenly became venomous, his voice filled with vehemence, "Budget cuts, reduced benefits, transferring me to Military Intelligence Fifth Department, these things are nothing, investigating me is nothing, but why prevent my promotion? I’m a field agent, I’m an undercover operative, but I didn’t receive the respect I deserved. Why?"

All Green could do was spread his hands, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Right now... the situation in the agency is difficult, my pension is still being paid on time, but many benefits have indeed been canceled."

"Hehe..."

Iron Fist George laughed, then he calmly said, "So I gave other countries a quote of one hundred million dollars, but I gave the UK a quote of ten billion, not a penny less. Tell them that."

Green sighed, "Which countries do you plan to sell to? Have you contacted Russia?"

"I’ve betrayed my country, but I haven’t betrayed my beliefs, so I won’t sell to Russia or Northeastern University, and I definitely won’t sell to Ah San."

Iron Fist George glanced at Gao Yi, a look of disdain appearing on his face, continuing, "Have you decided yet? Do you want to die here with me, or turn around and leave? Oh, I need an assistant right now, and I think you’re a pretty good helper. If you help me, I’ll share half the money with you."

Green scratched his face, then suddenly said, "If you die the bomb will detonate, if you trigger it it will also detonate, but if you lose consciousness without dying, then your bomb becomes ineffective, right?"

Iron Fist George coldly said, "Is there any Disabling Agent in the world that can make me lose consciousness and faint instantly? Whether it’s from anger or a poison, do you have any news about such substances? Or else, what do you think can bypass Military Intelligence Sixth Department’s life-sign monitor, and disable it without setting off the bomb the instant I’m taken down?"

Dying would trigger the detonation, triggering it manually could too, gases or disabling agents would take a bit of time to take effect, and Iron Fist George had already undergone resistance training against these, so something that could make him lose consciousness instantly almost didn’t exist.

Then there was the last and most realistic possibility, hand-to-hand combat, subduing Iron Fist George instantly, making him lose consciousness without dying.

But Iron Fist George was one of the best fighters in the world, no one could subdue him instantly, meaning no one could stop him from self-destructing while destroying the technological advancements he’d stolen.

The perfect closed loop.

But then again, Iron Fist George was one of the best fighters in the world, without Gao Yi, he could remove the "one of," with Gao Yi, he was just "one of."

And Gao Yi was the best fighter in the world, so far, no need to add "one of" as a suffix.

This meant that Iron Fist George’s perfect closed loop had been broken, his self-destruct mechanism might fail against Gao Yi.

Of course, it was still only a possibility of failing since if Gao Yi couldn’t subdue Iron Fist George instantly, it would result in mutual destruction. Even if Gao Yi broke both of Iron Fist George’s arms, even if he made Iron Fist George certain to die, as long as George had those few tenths of a second to react, he would certainly self-destruct.

A Perfect Closed-loop Person, a breaker of the perfect closed loop.

Destined to meet, what a fine result.

Green turned his head to look at Gao Yi, who smiled at Iron Fist George, his gaze provocative, even raising an eyebrow in challenge.