Ultimate Firepower

Chapter 469 - 449 Hidden Danger

Chapter 469: Chapter 449 Hidden DangerThis is hardly any progress, why the need to slow down now.

Actually, Gao Yi isn’t trying to act aloof; he’s really pressed for time and can’t afford to drag things out with Huang Haisheng. It’s just a matter of one question, asked and answered.

"You don’t need to slow down, just one sentence, it’s absolutely reliable. That’s it for now, I’ll ask the Russians again."

Without giving Huang Haisheng any time to catch his breath, Gao Yi immediately moved on to the next matter.

Huang Haisheng was stunned momentarily, then quickly said: "Alright."

Gao Yi hung up the phone with Huang Haisheng and then made a call to Sherkin.

Now Gao Yi, the intermediary, was becoming more proficient. As soon as Sherkin answered the phone, he immediately said: "Hello, there’s a business opportunity, let’s see if it’s feasible."

"What business?"

Sherkin’s voice was full of enthusiasm.

Doing a deal with Gao Yi could equate to a whole year’s profit; it was quick, low risk, and lucrative, so how could Sherkin not adore him.

The minor matter of a few broken ribs inflicted by Gao Yi, Sherkin never even remembered.

In the past, dealing with Gao Yi required a bit of posture and face, but now, as long as Gao Yi is happy, everything is negotiable.

That’s the way with Russians; subdue him and let him make money, then anything can be negotiated.

"I want information about the Su-57, not necessarily the original documents; just a re

Gao Yi laughed and said, "So it’s just adding ’Old’ in front of the Five Permanent ones and ’Little’ in front of the others."

"It’s just a colloquial name, not any official codename. We use nicknames for those we frequently deal with, and nothing for those we don’t."

Understood, that meant those lesser intelligence agencies weren’t worthy of nicknames, that was the idea.

"Alright, I’ll continue contacting Old Ke then."

Having agreed to the price, it was time to inform Sherkin to start making his moves.

Gao Yi was an impatient person, keen on getting things done without delay. He immediately called Sherkin, saying, "They have agreed to the price, three million, you can start the operation."

"Okay, I’ll contact them right away."

Gao Yi here had pretty much nothing else to handle. Once Sherkin made the arrangements, and things were set, Huang Haisheng could just go pick it up directly. Gao Yi didn’t even need to show up, making a one million dollar profit for just a phone call.

For Gao Yi, this amount of money was trivial, merely a minor episode.

Next, wait for Xinfeng to finish work, for Xinfeng to completely turn into Hyacinth, then head back to Frankfurt to take care of the mission in Germany.

Gao Yi never considered himself as someone who could turn the world upside down with a wave of his hand, he just felt life was monotonously dull.

It was then, around the time Xinfeng finished work, that Panetta gave Gao Yi a call.

"Mason’s done."

There wasn’t any particularly exhilarating feeling; Panetta was just notifying Gao Yi, letting him know that Freedom Wind’s biggest backer was completely finished.

"Received, how will he meet his end?"

"Best case scenario is finding some charge to put him in jail, worst case scenario is relocating him from his original position. The specifics will be up to the White House to decide, but from this moment on... wait a sec."

In the middle of speaking, Panetta suddenly said, "I just got news, Mason has shot himself in his office."

That was quick.

Gao Yi paused briefly, then asked, "Is this a good outcome or a bad one?"

Panetta sighed quietly, and said, "The worst outcome, worse than just being dismissed. We lost the chance to get more information from him, secrets that only he held might never be uncovered now. What’s most troublesome is, with his death, we can’t find out Wei Feng’s location anymore. I had planned to sort out Freedom Wind completely while Mason was being secretly detained."

Now Xinfeng has surrendered, but Wei Feng is elusive and cannot be dealt with, and there’s another, Huaxinfeng, whose identity is completely unknown. If we can’t get it out of Mason’s mouth, it’s going to be difficult to resolve.

Wei Feng is still manageable, his whereabouts are just unpredictable, but if Huaxinfeng is utterly loyal to Mason and we can’t even figure out his identity, that’s a persistent risk.

Gao Yi pondered for a moment, then said, "I will sort out Wei Feng as soon as possible, and as for that remaining Huaxinfeng, you try to see if you can find anything."

If you don’t cut the weeds and dig out their roots, they will grow again when the spring breezes blow.

The aftermath left by Mason needed to be addressed, or it would be a constant worry, making life uneasy.

"I’ll try my best to investigate. Now Xinfeng has become especially crucial. I plan to assign him a long undercover mission, a top-secret operation that only I know about, so he can completely separate from the CIA on the surface. But if necessary, he could also be reinstated."

"Alright, you decide."

Panetta sighed helplessly and said, "I didn’t expect Mason to commit suicide. He must have realized something; now it’s troublesome."

Mason’s suicide had an impact on Gao Yi, but only psychologically. After all, Freedom Wind had been wanting to kill Gao Yi not just for a day or two; they would have done it already were it possible.

But it’s different for Panetta; he’s the visible figure. Gao Yi could run around the world, but Panetta couldn’t. If Wei Feng or Huaxinfeng wanted to target him, they indeed had plenty of opportunities.

Gao Yi said quietly, "I will quickly handle the remnants of Freedom Wind, leave it to me."