Mercenary’s War

Chapter 2243 - 2219: I’m Right, You’re Wrong

Yarebin knew Gao Yang very well, and Gao Yang knew Yarebin just as well. It’s a mutual process after all.

Gao Yang acknowledged Yarebin’s abilities and didn’t doubt his strength, but no matter how formidable Yarebin was, some things couldn’t be changed.

For instance, when a group of world leaders gathers, the security measures become extremely tight, and the veterans participating in the event wouldn’t even be in the same areas as those government leaders. Yes, presidents might meet veteran representatives, but that doesn’t mean Mario would have the opportunity to meet those veterans.

Yarebin said he planned to sneak in, find a chance to approach Mario and strike, but the possibility was zero.

This kind of global attention, meetings of national leaders, was not an occasion to fish in troubled waters. Someone like Yarebin would definitely know that.

So, either Yarebin had gone senile, or he was just talking nonsense, and he had another plan.

From Gao Yang’s perspective, whether Yarebin could pass as a veteran was one thing, even if he did, he wouldn’t be able to legitimately get close to Mario under the organizers’ arrangements. This made it simple: without a legitimate way to approach Mario, any means of getting close would be unreasonable.

In such a heavily secured setting, any unreasonable action would draw attention. No matter what move Yarebin made, he wouldn’t get away unharmed.

This was a gathering of world leaders. Yarebin might be an expert, but those protecting the presidents were equally the creme de la creme, and in their prime, at the peak of their physical and mental capabilities.

Therefore, Yarebin’s plan was probably to sneak in, seize the opportunity to kill Mario, but he didn’t expect to come back alive.

A plan with no return, Gao Yang would never agree to it.

Yarebin looked calmly at the imposing Gao Yang and said, "What are you doubting about me?"

Gao Yang looked Yarebin straight in the eye and said, "You might find a chance to assassinate Mario, but you won’t have a chance to come back, and you know it."

Yarebin smiled, "Not necessarily. If I use the poison needle, Mario won’t die immediately, giving me plenty of time to leave leisurely."

Gao Yang pointed to himself and said, "You taught me a lot, and you also taught me how to escape from heavily secured environments, remember?"

Yarebin frowned and said, "Did I teach you that?"

Tarta nodded and said, "Yes, you also taught him how to shoot amongst a group of VIPs. I was curious why you taught him that at the time."

Yarebin shrugged with a bitter smile, "I forgot, getting old ruins the memory."

Gao Yang looked seriously at Yarebin and said, "So I know you couldn’t possibly bring the poison needle in."

Yarebin frowned and said, "Nonsense, bringing in a tiny poison needle is too easy. I’m an old man, and it’s normal to carry some medication."

Gao Yang sighed, "Yarebin, the key to a high-profile target assassination is getting close. To maximize the chance of approaching the target, weapons like poison, which have a single and obvious purpose, are not used. Because you can kill anyone barehanded, but carrying poison, if discovered, means total failure. Given your character and habits, you definitely wouldn’t carry poison."

Yarebin looked at Gao Yang, stared for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "Oh, you have a good memory."

Gao Yang said somewhat angrily, "Of course I have a good memory, and you taught me things that I couldn’t learn anywhere else, so of course I would remember them well!"

Yarebin smiled with satisfaction, then spread his hands, "Things are not unchanging. We must adapt to the situation. It’s normal even if I carry a poison needle."

Gao Yang exhaled, "Either you’re really senile, or you’re trying to fool me, teacher. Since 1996, there have been detectors capable of identifying pufferfish toxins. By now, who knows how many new generations of products have been developed. These devices can easily detect and analyze even the slightest molecules released by any dangerous toxin on you. You won’t pass the security checkpoint unless you place it in a tightly sealed container, preferably metal, and thoroughly clean it to ensure the detectors can’t sense any scent or other stray molecules."

After a long speech, Gao Yang took a deep breath and said, "So, you can’t bring that poison needle. It’s outdated. And don’t mention other types of poisons; any toxins we know of are detectable. At these high-level summits, poison prevention is far stricter than preventing guns and bombs."

Yarebin furrowed his brow, looking at Gao Yang, "I didn’t teach you that, absolutely not."

Tarta whispered, "It was Glewatov who taught him."

Yarebin raised his hands helplessly, making a rude gesture at Tarta, who also said helplessly, "You told us to teach him things whenever possible."

Gao Yang waved his hand, "Okay, teacher, I know more than you think, so don’t take me for a fool. I’m generous, not stupid."

Yarebin shook his head at Gao Yang, full of helplessness, "You see, I dislike this about you. You’re very smart, but why can’t you decide what’s best at critical moments?"

Gao Yang said helplessly, "How am I unable to determine what’s best?"

Yarebin slowly said, "I’m very old, and I could die at any moment. Mario is a target that must be eliminated; he’s a significant threat, and he could live many more years. Trading myself for him is an easy choice. Our consensus is to get rid of Mario at any cost. Do you know what ’at any cost’ means?"

Gao Yang said, "At any cost doesn’t include this. Trading you for Mario? Don’t joke, really, don’t joke."

Yarebin spoke slowly, "This opportunity is perhaps your best and probably last chance. Having an old man who could die at any moment eliminate the greatest threat is the right choice."

Gao Yang shook his head, "No, no, you severely underestimate your value. Trading you for Mario? Don’t joke, ten Marios can’t compare to you, so the correct choice is never to trade you for Mario. I’m right, you’re wrong; now let’s start considering other options."