Mercenary’s War

Chapter 2168 - 2145: Watering a Fearsome Reputation

A group of people, including Gao Yang, gathered around Jansen’s tablet computer to watch a video sent by Ivan.

After Ivan made the final declaration, his large face appeared, clearly showing he was filming himself with a DV.

"Hey, Ram brother, how do you think I did? I was going to call you, but I’m really busy right now, so I recorded this video instead. What do you think? Listen, brother, this is a fair and friendly competition. The target is everyone in the Cicero Family. There’s no prize for winning, and I won’t laugh at you for losing. You guys are few, but brother, you’d better hurry up. If I take care of all your enemies for you, you’ll definitely be upset. So, speed up and let’s see who can do it better and crazier. Bye."

After the computer screen finally went dark, Gao Yang looked around and said in a low voice, "How long have we known Ivan?"

"A long time, quite a long time."

Gao Yang puzzled, "I’ve known Ivan for so long, how come I never realized he was such a lunatic? Look at him, he truly smiles from the heart when shooting innocent people. A normal person could never do this."

Glolov indifferently said, "Ivan is Grand Ivan’s nephew and also manages the South American business for Grand Ivan. Whether it’s Uriyangko, Ivan, or Polovich, you think they’re quite decent guys. But honestly, if they weren’t ruthless, cunning, and insane enough, they’d be dead already. There’s no way a gunrunner can survive without a strong hand."

Gao Yang waved his hand and said, "I understand, I understand. Polovich lost two truckloads of arms in Syria, worth just about two hundred thousand US dollars, yet he paid far more to have us take care of the people in Aleppo for him. Even so, he must retaliate, right? I understand these things. It’s just that Ivan usually looks like a sunny young man, suddenly revealing his true self, which surprised me a bit."

After saying a few words with a smile, Gao Yang pinched his chin and said, "We do need to hurry a bit, but where should we strike? We have no target."

Glolov said with a dejected face, "Yes, no target, what’s the use of being anxious."

Gao Yang sighed and said, "This won’t do. We must quickly find a target, something ruthless! Only then can people understand the power of Satan!"

After finishing, Gao Yang spread his hands and said, "You see, no one dares to provoke Grand Ivan. Over the years, aside from Americans daring to make a move against Grand Ivan, who else dares to bare their teeth at him? Just because Grand Ivan was forced into the jungle by the Americans, Djo dared to take his territory. I remember even though Djo and Grand Ivan were fierce competitors before, their relationship was good enough to work together. Why? Isn’t it because Grand Ivan made a name for himself, absolutely no one dared to mess with him."

Frey said, "Our reputation isn’t small either. Who in the circle doesn’t know Satan."

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "No, it’s not enough. Far from it. When I met Mario, he dared to capture me and torture me to death. Isn’t it because he looks down on us? Isn’t it because he isn’t afraid of us? Just thinking we’re just a group of mercenaries compared to the Cicero Family, that’s it."

Gao Yang pulled out a hair from his head, gestured to the crowd, and continued, "I get it now. If you’re in the do-or-die business, you have to make people fear you. When Grand Ivan debuted in Russia, where did he rank among arms dealers? But since he got the name Terror Ivan and killed off all his enemies indiscriminately, who dares to provoke him? That’s how he gained the status he has today."

After being tortured, Gao Yang felt deeply. He stood up and said with a face full of emotion, "We want people to know this time, don’t mess with Satan. All those who deal with us aren’t afraid of death, whether we’re in intelligence, selling arms, mercenaries, or gangs. There are no good people among those we can reach, all are those who don’t fear death. People aren’t afraid to die, what do we do?"

With a heavy swing of his hand, Gao Yang said with a solemn face, "How do Grand Ivan and the others do it? Tying them all up. If you dare to provoke me, I’ll deal with your whole family. Don’t think one person will bear all responsibility; there’s no such cheap favor. If caught, it’s a massacre of their families. Even if they’re not afraid to die, they should care about the lives of their relatives and friends."

Li Jinfang said, "But what if someone is just alone, has no relatives at all, is so selfish that they don’t care about family? There are quite a few such people."

Gao Yang chuckled and said, "Easy. Selfish people love themselves. If he’s not afraid to die, we’ll make him live a life worse than death. Make him want to die but can’t, whether we can’t find his family or he doesn’t care about them. If caught, torture him without a way to die and then throw him out, so everyone knows the consequence of messing with us!"

Jansen pulled a face and said in a low voice, "But if we do this to others, others might do the same to us."

Eileen said bluntly, "Naive! You think if we don’t do this, others won’t do it either? They don’t know where your family is. But if they did, see if they wouldn’t go after your family."

Gao Yang nodded and said with a serious face, "Exactly, so we need to be well-prepared in secrecy. We’re in an industry full of scum. Once you get in, don’t think too much about beautiful things."

Glolov also said with a serious face, "We’ve always been too low-key. Now, we need to let people know our power. Since Satan is already famous, we need a fierce reputation, an evil name. Why is Ivan so ruthless? Because for him, this is a rare opportunity to water his evil name with the weight of blood!"

Gao Yang snapped his fingers and said, "Exactly, this time we must cultivate Satan’s fierce reputation. But now the question comes back, where’s our target?"

The sentence left everyone dejected again, and finally, Glolov suggested sheepishly, "Otherwise, let Number Thirteen and Black Demon go harder when they work? We have no other options now."

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "No, that’s not it. Satan is a mercenary group, not an assassin organization. We must act in the way of mercenaries, so Number Thirteen and the others can only assist. We have to earn our reputation ourselves."

After a group of people pondered sadly for a long time, Cui Bo suddenly said, "Or else..."

Everyone looked toward Cui Bo, and he said hesitantly, "I mean, how about we have dinner first? We won’t come up with something for a while anyway..."