Mercenary’s War

Chapter 2200 - 2176: Whose Man Is He?

Although it was just a short flight, Gao Yang stretched his body fully after getting off the plane, not just to ease the fatigue of the journey but because he finally felt a psychological relief.

Leaving Italy meant being safe, after all, he was out of the Cicero Family’s territory, and it was at least not as dangerous anymore.

After leaving the airport, Ivan glanced at his watch and joked, "Flying with you always feels dangerous, but now it’s better. Where are you heading?"

Gao Yang looked around, saw the person waiting for him, and said, "I told you Germany is very safe. I’m going to the hospital to visit an old friend who broke his leg. How about you?"

Ivan shrugged and said, "I have to go to Ukraine. I don’t think Germany is a safe place. You should know that many people want to kill me. Anyway, I’ll leave by land. Flying commercial in Germany makes me uneasy."

Gao Yang whispered, "Are your passport, visa, and transport ready?"

Ivan waved dismissively and said, "Of course, all set. Let’s part ways here. Goodbye. I might head to South America soon; I’ve been away too long. Call me if anything comes up."

After speaking, Ivan rubbed his hands and said, "You know, I haven’t avenged myself yet. Buddy, I’ve been delayed for too long."

Gao Yang whispered, "I understand your feelings. Once you handle things in Ukraine, head to South America. If you need anything, you know I’m always willing to help."

Ivan gave a disdainful yet ruthless laugh and then said in a low voice, "A bunch of dead drug dealers, no help needed."

Gao Yang nodded, hugged Ivan, and then they waved goodbye.

After they got into their respective vehicles, Gao Yang took off his sunglasses, sighed, and said, "Where to? Wherever it is, at least I can sleep peacefully."

Little Donnie, already in Germany, whispered, "Yarebin and the others are waiting for you. You might have to meet him before you can sleep."

Gao Yang shrugged and said, "I’ll make a call first."

Gao Yang opened the satellite phone, and just a few seconds after turning it on, it rang. As he answered the call, he heard Ivan anxiously shouting, "Come back, come back, don’t leave, come to me quickly."

Gao Yang, surprised, asked, "What happened? We parted less than three minutes ago."

Ivan urgently said, "Mario is dead!"

"Ah!"

Gao Yang immediately sat up straight and loudly asked, "Really? How is that possible?"

Ivan anxiously replied, "I don’t know if it’s true. Grand Ivan kept calling us. I don’t know the situation. Anyway, come back quickly, I need to find out what’s going on."

Gao Yang immediately turned his head and said, "Turn around!"

Little Donnie hit the brakes and made a sharp turn, loudly asking, "What happened?"

Gao Yang loudly replied, "Mario is dead!"

"Ah!"

Eileen, sitting in the back seat, leaned forward and loudly asked, "Dead? How did he die? Is it true?"

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "I don’t know if it’s true. Let’s see Ivan first."

After saying that, Gao Yang suddenly said, "F**k! If Mario is really dead..."

Eileen, with great synergy, added, "Wouldn’t that be too easy for him?"

Gao Yang said through gritted teeth, "Who wouldn’t think so? I’ve been thinking about how to torture him these days, and he just died? Damn it!"

Not too far away, Little Donnie parked the car, and Ivan quickly came to the car side. Gao Yang pushed the car door open and asked, "What’s going on?"

Ivan waved his hand and urgently said, "Go find Justin, make room for me to get in."

Li Jinfang in the back seat immediately stepped out, and Ivan impatiently got in, urgently saying, "Grand Ivan just called. He received a message, just received it, from a stranger saying Mario is dead, and to tell Justin it’s at Rome Hospital. The info provider is Cesare."

Gao Yang urgently asked, "Who is Cesare?"

Ivan spread his hands and said, "How should I know! Nobody knows who Cesare is, nobody knows why Mario would die. The caller just said a few words, even Grand Ivan is confused. Anyway, I think we must see Justin."

Gao Yang immediately told Little Donnie, "Where’s Justin, let’s go find him."

Ivan, very annoyed, said, "We should have left later. Mario just died like that, what a joke?"

Gao Yang turned his head to look at Ivan in the back seat and asked, "Do you think Mario really died?"

Ivan hesitated for a moment and said, "Maybe, who could say for sure, maybe it’s a conspiracy, or maybe he really died."

Gao Yang, with a conflicted expression, said, "Let’s wait to see Justin, maybe he’ll have the answer for us."

Justin was with Yarebin, and when Gao Yang saw Justin, Justin was equally shocked.

"What? Mario is dead? No, are you sure it’s information from Cesare?"

Seeing Justin’s shocked expression, Gao Yang immediately asked, "Who is Cesare?"

Justin, with a dull face, said, "Cesare is Mario’s assistant, the person he trusts the most. Impossible, how could Cesare pass such important information to me? This must be a conspiracy, it’s ridiculous, Cesare would never betray Mario, so it must be a conspiracy!"

"Nothing is impossible!"

Yarebin, slowly speaking, attracted everyone’s attention, then slowly walked over to Gao Yang and the others, leaning on a cane, and said, "Nothing is impossible, as long as it’s something done by humans, there’s nothing impossible about it. What is Cesare’s position?"

Justin took a breath and said, "He is Mario’s most trusted assistant, he’s been with Mario for, over twenty years, hasn’t he? Mario entrusted everything to him, Cesare is also Mario’s staunchest supporter, so how could he betray Mario?"

Yarebin looked at Ivan and asked, "You said someone called Grand Ivan to pass the message to Justin, is that right?"

Ivan nodded and said, "Yes, that’s it."

Yarebin sighed, looked at Justin and said, "This means he couldn’t contact you, but he could reach Grand Ivan. Given recent events, understanding Grand Ivan as your supporter is reasonable, so he needed Grand Ivan to pass the message. So, would it be Mario’s conspiracy?"

Rhetorically, after a brief moment of thought, Yarebin shook his head and said, "I don’t think it’s a conspiracy. If it were, it would be too clumsy. We would certainly confirm Mario’s death before taking action, so it can’t be false news. So, implausible as it sounds, the only answer is that Cesare is your father’s man, not Mario’s."