Mercenary’s War

Chapter 2197 - 2173: He Can’t Handle Us

"Do you think they’ll come?"

Ivan sat on a chair, downed a can of beer in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and loudly said, "Do you think they’ll come?"

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "It’s hard to say. After all, the trap we set is pretty obvious. It would be normal if Mario doesn’t fall for it, but I think he’ll at least send someone to check it out. It can’t be that he gains nothing at all."

Ivan crushed the beer can and tossed it aside, picked up another can, opened it, and drank it down before saying, "Where did you send Justin?"

"Germany, a relatively safe place."

Ivan nodded and said, "Germany, not bad. But if it were up to me, I’d have sent him to South Africa for absolute safety."

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "No, Justin needs to be able to come back at any time. South Africa is a bit far; Germany is convenient, he can be back in a few hours."

After finishing the remaining beer, Ivan crushed the can again and tossed it to the ground with a clatter. He grabbed another can and said, "Let’s just wait and see what unfolds tonight. Maybe Mario will come too. If he does, he certainly won’t come in himself, but we can rush in and take him out and it will all be over."

Gao Yang smirked, "Even Mario isn’t foolish enough to come himself, right? He’s different from us; Mario is the real big boss, the ultimate big boss."

Watching Ivan finish his third can of beer, Andy He couldn’t help but say, "Buddy, can your body handle drinking like this?"

Ivan picked up a fourth can and, looking puzzled at Andy He, said, "Huh? Beer counts as alcohol? I traveled a long distance today, carrying C4, and I’m terribly thirsty."

Jansen, wearing headphones and staring at a computer screen, loudly said, "Gentlemen, could you keep it down a bit?"

"Any activity?"

Jansen shook his head and replied, "None, none of the intersections are showing any activity."

Ivan finished his fourth can of beer, crushed the can, and tossed it to the ground before saying, "I think Mario will come; not himself, but he’ll definitely send people. After such a heavy blow, he’s still not going to miss this chance for revenge. Even if he knows it might be a trap, above all, he’ll come. This guy is too confident, always thinking his strength can resolve anything."

After downing his fifth can, Ivan burped and laughed, "I finally understand Mario now. He’ll suspect it’s a trap; he must have some doubts. But he’ll think that sending more people, expanding the area around us, even if it’s a trap, can be taken advantage of, using my trap to outflank us. You’ll see, it’s bound to be this way. Mario never considers that some people he just can’t tackle, people like us."

Gao Yang laughed, "Yeah, he can’t handle us, but Mario won’t believe that."

Ivan exhaled and said, "I have to go back to Ukraine, or South Africa. With this incident, I can’t stay in Europe any longer. Buddy, hope your plan works."

Gao Yang looked at Ivan and said, "It’ll certainly work."

Glancing at his watch, Gao Yang said, "It’s one o’clock. Mario must have received the ’gift’ by now. If he reacts, someone should’ve arrived by now. Three hours is enough time for him to react."

Ivan asked, "Did you make sure Mario saw the video? Did he see it?"

Gao Yang frowned and said, "The video was put on a USB drive and sent over with his daughter’s head. He should be able to see it."

Ivan shook his head and said, "Hard to say; if he saw it, he definitely sent people. I think so."

Gao Yang sighed and said, "A trap, always needs the prey to come in. If Mario doesn’t take the bait, there’s nothing we can do."

Just then, Jansen suddenly said, "Someone’s coming!"

Gao Yang perked up and asked, "Where are they coming from, how many people?"

Jansen said nervously, "Six monitoring points, five have seen people, no, all six points have people, lots of vehicles."

Gao Yang leaned over to the computer, and Ivan also came over. The small laptop screen was divided into six surveillance views, each too small to see clearly without getting closer.

Ivan laughed heartily, "Indeed, they’re coming."

Jansen operated the computer a bit and said, "Through the first checkpoint, bringing up the second one. Boss, they have a lot of people. I didn’t have time to count the vehicles, but at least dozens of cars came through six intersections simultaneously."

Gao Yang focused on the surveillance and said, "A lot of people? That’s great."

Jansen checked the surveillance again and said loudly, "At this speed, they should already be here. But why can’t we see a single car?"

Gao Yang smiled and said, "That’s because they’ve gotten out of their cars and started walking."

Soon after, the surveillance image did show groups of people quickly advancing along the street.

Jansen, slightly nervous, said, "They’re at least three kilometers from the detonation point. They got out of the cars too early."

Gao Yang slowly replied, "If they’re trying to use a larger circle to surround us, then getting out early makes sense."

Ivan laughed and said, "There’s a lot of military police involved. Mario’s pulling out all the stops. How many people?"

Jansen quickly switched between the surveillance feeds and said, "At least five hundred. Most are military police. Boss, things are getting complicated."

Gao Yang frowned and said, "Yeah, it’s complicated. We can’t blow them all up; otherwise, the Italian Government would go crazy. Let’s see; if they all charge in, we’ll just blow up the area with Fatino and let the others go."

Ivan asked with interest, "Where should we set up the ambush?"

Gao Yang pointed at several spots on a map by the computer, "Here, here, and here, three locations."

Ivan shrugged and said, "All surrounded inside. That means if we hadn’t left, stuck to the original plan, we’d be trapped as well."

Gao Yang laughed confidently, "Yes, but we’re in Milan now."

After saying this, Gao Yang turned to Rafael and said, "Arm the timed detonators. Just set off the one by Fatino to avoid interference later."

Ivan curiously asked, "Why did you change the plan?"

Gao Yang shrugged and said, "Because we have enough tech to handle this remotely. We have hackers to take over the surveillance, see the footage, remote detonation; so why stay in place? I think Mario’s power in Italy is really formidable, better to be cautious. So here we are."

Ivan laughed out loud, watching the surveillance, "Indeed, you guessed right, we all guessed right. Even if it’s a trap, Mario will attempt to overwhelm us with numbers. He just can’t understand that he can’t handle us. Ha ha!"