Chapter 1409: Chapter 1404: Awesome

Absolutely, truly remarkable, as soon as Ivan appeared, Yang Yi knew his worries were unnecessary. Once Ivan began his performance, Yang Yi just wanted to say two words, professional!

There are no truly good people in the underworld, and absolutely good people are nonexistent. The underworld is mostly full of scum, and those who can make it to the top are definitely the smart ones.

And someone like Ivan is the smartest of the smart.

Sure enough, after Ivan spoke, what could Walter possibly doubt?

Walter immediately said in a deep voice, “Mr. Ivan, regarding…”

“Did I permit you to speak? Am I speaking to you?”

Ivan rudely interrupted Walter, then turned his head slightly to look at Yang Yi, and then said with a hostile expression, “Have I changed the negotiation partner? If so, was it with my consent?”

Full of aggression, with nowhere to vent his anger, although reason tells him to seek harmony above all, the pent-up rage makes him explode at the slightest provocation, and that’s Ivan’s current state.

Walter immediately shut his mouth, understanding clearly what he should do now. Standing out was never something he intended to do. Whatever happens here, no one will know, and as long as the matter is accomplished, it will be a significant achievement, so why bother?

Yang Yi immediately apologized, “Sorry, the negotiation partner hasn’t changed. It’s just that he was the one who delivered the evidence, so he knows better what happened.”

The plan now had to change.

Yang Yi wanted Walter to appear more assertive, but Ivan had clearly expressed his willingness to negotiate, so the urgent matter now is to resolve things quickly, not to create complications. Thus, playing good cop, bad cop was meaningless.

Ivan gestured, and Uli Yangke took the items Walter had brought, then he said to Ivan, “Here.”

There were printed documents detailing what happened, how the four members of Cerberus committed treason, and of course, there were photos and video records.

Ivan read through the evidence Walter had brought with a sullen face. Then, when he looked up again, he spoke in a still hoarse voice, “Was it you former Navy special forces members who planned and executed the operation to kill my uncle?”

“Yes.”

Yang Yi nodded, then said in a deep voice, “This matter was purely their personal act, it has absolutely nothing to do with the United States.”

Ivan sneered a few times, then said with a sinister expression full of killing intent, “Very smart, pretending to dismiss a few soldiers, then have these soldiers kill my uncle, and later shove the blame onto a few former special forces soldiers, this whole thing…”

Ivan suddenly roared, “Do you think you’re fooling ghosts?”

Yang Yi immediately said in a deep voice, “This matter indeed looks like a conspiracy, but please believe me, if this was really the United States’ conspiracy, it wouldn’t have been executed this way.”

Ivan sneered grimly, “Four special forces members could just come to South Africa, find my uncle, and kill my uncle?”

Yang Yi spread his hands with a helpless expression, “It’s indeed hard to believe, but these people…”

“Enough!”

Ivan roared again, “Other than you, who else knew the specific address of my uncle here?”

Yang Yi said regretfully, “Perhaps you can’t blame us for this, internal leaks are never uncommon, are they?”

Ivan’s sneer froze, and he just stared coldly at Yang Yi, as if pondering something.

Yang Yi said in a deep voice, “I don’t want to say too much, I just want to emphasize one point.”

Yang Yi extended one finger, and after a moment of silence, he said to Ivan, “As long as your nuclear bombs are not found, not all found, then no one will lay a finger on your uncle. Now that it has happened, we should cooperate in finding the murderer of your uncle, not let them succeed.”

After saying this, Yang Yi sighed and said, “You can think about it whether what I said makes sense.”

It’s useless to go off on a tangent, focus on the point and go straight to the heart of the matter. If Ivan wishes to die, to drag the United States down with him, then nothing will work, Ivan wouldn’t even be here if that were the case. Since Ivan came, let’s not get bogged down in trivialities.

Sure enough, although Ivan’s expression was still unpleasant, he no longer looked as if he wanted to kill someone.

Taking advantage of the situation, Yang Yi said, “Mr. Ivan, we are sincere, we are willing to do our utmost to apprehend those who killed your uncle. Currently, our intelligence is very limited; we only know who killed your uncle and their motive, but how they found this location, where they found help, all need investigation before we can reach a conclusion. For now, I believe it’s most important to resolve misunderstandings and relieve the current tension between us.”

Ivan took a deep breath, then said in a deep voice, “Whether it’s a misunderstanding is still hard to say. As long as you can hand over those four people to me, I’ll believe in your sincerity. Remember, only alive, not dead. I have this one condition, meet it, and then come find me.”

Yang Yi raised his voice, “Mr. Ivan, please listen to a few more words from me. First, how long do you think the United States can tolerate this situation? Facing nuclear threats, under the uncertainty of whether you will detonate those nuclear bombs, can we do nothing? Now, just one misjudgment will lead to mutual destruction immediately!”

Ivan said coldly, “I’m not afraid, are you? Hmph, why not see what happens.”

Yang Yi nodded, “I’m afraid, scared to death, who wouldn’t be? Precisely because we’re afraid of the worst outcome, we must use every means to prevent it. So I’m not going to hide anything. There are now two transport planes in the sky loaded with soldiers ready to parachute and launch an attack against you at any moment. And this is just the first step, the simplest action. You should know, once either side truly makes a move, there’s no stopping.”

Ivan exhaled, stood up to leave, but Uli Yangke pressed his shoulder, while Ivan glaring at Uli Yangke with murderous eyes, said nothing.

Uli Yangke sighed, withdrew his hand, then said softly, “Ivan, after all these years of friendship, experiencing life and death, do you really think I’m trying to take something from you?”

Ivan exhaled deeply.

Uli Yangke spread his hands and said, “Others don’t understand you, but I do, brother. You know what they’re saying is true, you’re just still angry about Big Ivan’s death, I understand you, I’m as angry as you, but we can’t let a few small soldiers cause our brothers to die in vain!”

Ivan sighed, turned around, hugged Uli Yangke, and then said in a hoarse voice, “Many things, there’s no turning back, but… alright, at least now we should calm down and clarify things.”