Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 627 - 601: An Unexpected Surprise

Chapter 627: Chapter 601: An Unexpected Surprise

Guam Military Base.

The tumultuous journey had ended, and the plane finally landed. Gao Yi and his group, who boarded last, were the first to disembark.

No stops, no unnecessary formalities, not even time for an extra word; as they got off the military transport plane, the private jet on the other end was already approaching the runway.

Amos was escorted off the plane, followed by Gao Yi and the others. As they moved towards the private jet, Nevan whispered, "Do you want to contact them now? I’m worried that once you board the plane, it won’t be convenient to make calls, and this matter is quite urgent."

Nevan was quite considerate. Gao Yi thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I’ll make the call now, but I don’t have a secure phone."

"Bring a couple of satellite phones, make sure they’re clean!"

Possibly worried about misunderstandings among his subordinates, Nevan instructed the one who was about to leave, "Wait, I mean really clean, untappable, and unrecordable satellite phones. In this situation, leaving any evidence is a threat to us, so be smart and ensure the call is clean."

The subordinate thought for a moment, then whispered, "Understood, brand new, unopened secure phones."

Military vehicles were waiting to pick up passengers from the transport plane, but Gao Yi and his group had to walk through the airport. Fortunately, the private jet meant specifically for them taxied over from the runway on its own.

No need for vehicle transfers, the plane approached by itself, a truly unique treatment.

Gao Yi received a phone. He could only believe Nevan’s words for now—that this satellite phone was indeed clean. But even if the phone was filled with eavesdropping software, it didn’t matter; Huang Haisheng could always use a different phone number.

Gao Yi didn’t walk too far. He dialed Huang Haisheng’s number, and when the call connected, he whispered, "It’s me. I’m calling you using a CIA phone. I’ve arrived in Guam now."

Being more explicit, Huang Haisheng’s side would naturally understand the situation.

"In Guam now? Good, it’s relatively safer there."

Gao Yi whispered, "There was an incident on the plane. Someone died. I want to know if this person was sent by you?"

Huang Haisheng hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "I don’t know what you’re talking about. Hmm, I really don’t know."

"Ben made a move against me; at least it seemed like the target was me and not Amos. Two people created an explosion with grenades on the US Army’s transport plane, then someone intercepted a grenade thrown at me, hugged it to their chest. His last words were ’fuck it.’"

Huang Haisheng was silent for a moment, then whispered, "I don’t know. I don’t know how things are arranged on that side. We are completely separate lines, and I am only responsible for contacting you. This incident is quite strange, I need to inquire."

Gao Yi whispered, "Hurry, I’m waiting to board the CIA plane to fly directly to the United States. Amos will be traveling with me. Also, my friend at the CIA needs a reasonable explanation, you know what I mean?"

"Understood, hold on."

The call was cut off, but less than two minutes later, Huang Haisheng called back.

By this time the private jet had stopped. Gao Yi signaled for the others to board first as he stayed a short distance from the plane to answer the call.

"I asked around, the specific situation isn’t clear, but after the changes over at Ben’s, we’ve increased the level of protection for you. However, the number of people who know your identity is extremely limited. The person who was able to board that plane might be from another line, meaning it was a completely spontaneous act, not an order to protect you."

After speaking, Huang Haisheng felt it necessary to explain further, so he continued, "We do have orders to protect and cooperate with you, but no one matches the description you gave. We are urgently communicating and investigating, and the most reasonable guess at the moment is that a person who knew nothing about you spontaneously decided to protect you."

"Spontaneous? Knows nothing? Risked his life to protect me?"

Gao Yi was shocked, then he said, "That doesn’t make sense."

"It makes sense. Now we even suspect that the person who sacrificed himself wasn’t one of ours at all. He simply made the decision to protect you from a Taiwanese standpoint."

"How could that be!"

"It’s possible. If it were me, even if I didn’t know who you were, but I knew Ben was after you, wanted revenge, and if I combined it with what had happened with you Ben, I might naturally assume you did it. If it was you, then you’re a hero, and I could sacrifice myself to protect you. It’s that simple."

Gao Yi didn’t know what to say. He was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "This reason, the CIA won’t believe it, the key is there’s no way to present this to my friend at the CIA."

"We’re having trouble communicating smoothly with Ben now, but we’ve already asked our Western colleagues to rapidly investigate. Can you provide the name of that passenger?"

Gao Yi immediately asked Nevan, who was not far from him, "What was the name of the deceased passenger? Has his identity been confirmed?"

"Grant Chen, born in 1983 in the United States, parents are Taiwanese, emigrated to the United States in 1980."

Gao Yi sighed, then said rather helplessly, "Taiwanese, Grant Chen, born in 1983, parents emigrated to the United States in 1980."

Huang Haisheng whispered, "Hold on, very soon, now we’ve unlocked the highest level clearance, we’ll find out quickly. Here we go, uh, hmm, this person... really wasn’t ours. We have his file; we tried to recruit him but failed. This is indeed a bit surprising, but I assure you it’s true."

A complete stranger had died for him, and if this person had some mission, it would make sense.

But a complete stranger, and indeed someone who had nothing to do with them, dying to save Gao Yi, made Gao Yi’s feelings even more complex.

What to say? He could only say that being of the Yanhuang Lineage, some might forsake their heritage, but others knew where their roots lay.

If some Taiwanese would burn the Divine Toilet, nuke Mount Fuji, Gao Yi would be willing to risk his life for them.

His feelings were complicated, but at least he was no longer puzzled.

Gao Yi took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I understand. Hmm, this matter is a bit troublesome in terms of explaining it..."

"If you need cooperation, we can help. Discuss it with your CIA friend."

"Alright, stay in touch."

Gao Yi hung up the phone, then he said to Nevan with a troubled expression, "I found out, confirmed that the person on the plane wasn’t from our side. Things here are very complicated, and I don’t know how to explain it, but we can fabricate