383: Chapter Three Hundred and Eighty-One: The Power of Hatred 383: Chapter Three Hundred and Eighty-One: The Power of Hatred Being invited by Grand Ivan to see his enemy was something that puzzled Gao Yang.
However, at that moment, he saw Uriyangko gesturing from behind Grand Ivan with a slight wave of his hand.
Gao Yang didn’t know what Uriyangko meant, but he guessed that Uriyangko was telling him not to go see Grand Ivan’s enemy.
So, after hesitating for a bit, Gao Yang smiled and said, “About that, we can do it later.
I think it’s better to take care of the main business at hand as soon as possible.
Give me your number, and I’ll transfer the money to you first.”
Grand Ivan spread his hands, “No rush, let’s go.
Let’s take a look at my garden.”
Gao Yang had no choice but to follow Grand Ivan, who was leading the way.
Uriyangko made a helpless gesture, and the three of them left the great living room to enter a garden brimming with a variety of flowers and plants.
Beneath a large tree on a small patch of bare ground, there was something that resembled a doghouse.
A thick chain was tied to the large tree, and the other end of the chain lay inside that doghouse.
The garden was void of people and very quiet.
Standing not far from what looked like the doghouse, Grand Ivan pointed at it and suddenly shouted, “Khailkov, come out!
Let me see you, you mongrel dog, haha.”
Grand Ivan had a face full of pleasure, and Gao Yang guessed what he was about to see.
As his face turned pale, an old man, reeking of foul odor and with a chain around his neck, crawled out of the small house that looked like a doghouse.
Then, he looked at Grand Ivan with an indifferent face.
The reason Gao Yang could tell that the chained man was old was because his very long hair and beard were both white.
Gao Yang couldn’t believe his own eyes and stared at Uriyangko, who returned a bitter smile.
Grand Ivan pointed at Khailkov, the locked-up old man, and said to Gao Yang with apparent satisfaction, “It’s him.
He sent people to kill my wife and children.
After his allies betrayed him, it took me two years to kill his two children, his wife and a mistress, his old father, all his relatives, and then I captured him.
In front of him, I killed his remaining two children, another illegitimate child and a mistress.
I slaughtered all his friends who were close to him right in front of his eyes.
After that, I have kept him locked up for fourteen years, oh, and it will be fifteen years soon.”
Gao Yang felt a chill all over his body.
The way Grand Ivan took his revenge was beyond his ability to bear.
Even such severe torment couldn’t seem to wash away the hatred in Grand Ivan’s heart.
With a face full of anger and satisfaction, Grand Ivan loudly said, “I won’t let him die easily.
When I came to Africa, I brought him with me.
I will keep watching him, seeing him spend the rest of his life in agony.”
Khailkov, as if he had gone numb, crawled in front of Grand Ivan without making a sound, merely staring at him blankly.
Gao Yang thought Khailkov must have gone mad, locked up in chains for over a decade; it would be strange if he hadn’t.
Gao Yang didn’t know what to say.
Undoubtedly, Grand Ivan was also crazy to some extent, or rather, his psyche had become twisted by hatred.
Grand Ivan looked at Gao Yang, as if waiting for him to say something.
Gao Yang nodded and replied, “To take revenge to this extent, I believe there’s no more vicious method than this—to kill all the people he loves, yet refuse to let him die.”
Grand Ivan, appearing to be a child who had just been praised, smiled in satisfaction and bragged, “All his teeth have been knocked out, his tendons in his hands and feet have been severed, he couldn’t kill himself even if he wanted to, starve himself, and I’d have someone force-feed him like stuffing a duck.
If he got sick, the best doctors would attend to him.
In short, I wouldn’t let him die even if he wished for it.”
Uriyangko stepped forward and said to Grand Ivan in a soft voice, “Boss, you’re too worked up right now, Ram has already seen it, let’s go back.”
After nodding contentedly, Grand Ivan turned and gestured invitingly, laughing at Gao Yang, “Let’s go, I’ve prepared a dinner to welcome you.
We’ll have time for a drink.”
Once he had brought Gao Yang back to the grand living room, Grand Ivan said politely, “I apologize, I have to leave you for a moment.
Uri, please keep Ram company for a while.
I got a little carried away just now, I need to rest for a bit.
I’m really sorry, I’ll be back soon.”
After Grand Ivan left to excuse himself, only Gao Yang and Uriyangko were left in the living room.
Once Grand Ivan had left, Uriyangko let out a long sigh, then turned to Gao Yang with a wry smile, “Don’t take it to heart, Grand Ivan is actually a pretty good person, of course, that’s as long as you’re not his enemy.
But you should be glad because Grand Ivan considers you a friend.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t let you see his enemy.”
Gao Yang gave a bitter laugh, “Well, I actually feel a bit of sympathy for his enemy now.
Fortunately, I’m not an enemy of Grand Ivan’s.”
Uriyangko sighed and took out a cigarette case from his pocket, opened it, and offered it to Gao Yang, “Fancy one?
To calm your nerves.
Normal people can’t handle what we just saw.
When Grand Ivan first approved of me and brought me to see that poor devil for the first time, I was also terrified because I feared I had followed a boss with a twisted mind.
But fortunately, Grand Ivan is only obsessively hateful towards that wretch Khailkov, he’s quite normal with everyone else.”
Gao Yang took a cigarette, lit it with Uriyangko’s lighter, took a deep inhale, and said, “Frankly, I was a bit frightened.
But thankfully, you say Grand Ivan considers me a friend, which is comforting.
At least I don’t have to worry about being locked up.”
After lighting a cigarette for himself, Uriyangko said gravely, “There are few whom Grand Ivan holds in high regard.
He doesn’t fawn over you because of your strength, nor look down on you because you’re a nobody.
He’s a big shot in the underworld, and big shots always have quirks.”
Gao, Grand Ivan appreciates you and trusts you, don’t betray Grand Ivan’s trust, don’t speak a word of what you’ve seen here to anyone, including to Glolov and his people.”
Gao Yang nodded, “I understand, I’ll keep my lips sealed.”
Uriyangko sighed and said, “Grand Ivan really likes the movie “Lord of War.” I like it too.
To use a line from the movie to describe Grand Ivan couldn’t be more apt: without him, many countries wouldn’t be able to wage a proper war.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “I believe you, I’ve already witnessed Grand Ivan’s capabilities.”
With a bitter smile, Uriyangko said, “Those in the arms dealing business seldom have good endings, and few arms dealers are sound of mind.
Grand Ivan is not normal, and I know I’m not either.
But then, how many can maintain their sanity in this circle, after seeing so much killing and bloodshed?”
Gao Yang didn’t know how to continue the conversation.
He could only say solemnly, “Well, at least you’re alright, I think you’re quite normal.”
Uriyangko laughed and shook his head, “Let’s change the subject, now is not the time to talk about life.
Alright, onto some serious matters.
Weren’t you always looking for a good gunner?
Someone who can shoot with pinpoint accuracy.
I’ve got a good candidate for you now, do you still need one?”
(To be continued.
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