448: Chapter 445: Followers of Gao Yang 448: Chapter 445: Followers of Gao Yang As expected, no one from the Satan Mercenary Corps objected to cooperating with Ivan, since they didn’t have anything pressing to do anyway.
Helping Ivan collect debts was like grabbing straws to hit a rabbit, just a side job.
The preparations were also quite simple, they only needed to resupply ammunition and then wait for Ivan to provide detailed intelligence.
Ivan’s day job was an arms dealer, so resupplying ammunition was a breeze for him, but obtaining detailed intelligence would take some time.
Therefore, they couldn’t start the operation until Ivan had exact information.
Ivan had already gone to prepare, and Gao Yang, who was left in the hotel with nothing to do, made a call to Yelena.
During missions, Gao Yang’s satellite phone didn’t need to stay off, and he wouldn’t make pointless calls even if it was on.
But now that he was free, it was time to check in with Yelena.
Yelena was delighted to receive Gao Yang’s call.
After exchanging sweet nothings over the phone, Yelena’s tone softened and she said, “Dear, you haven’t called Catherine yet.
She’s much better now, but she hasn’t completely recovered.
I think you should give her a call to check in.”
Yelena was very grateful to Catherine, and so was Gao Yang, but the mere thought of Catherine gave Gao Yang a headache because he didn’t know how to face her.
But hearing that Catherine hadn’t fully recovered, Gao Yang felt he had to call her, despite not daring to face her.
Gao Yang sighed and asked, “What’s going on with Catherine, how come she hasn’t recovered yet?
Will there be any lasting effects?”
Yelena’s voice was filled with worry as she said, “The doctor mentioned that severe organ failure does a lot of damage to the body, but I don’t know the specific consequences.
The hospital insists on patient confidentiality and won’t disclose Catherine’s condition, and she herself won’t say anything.
She claims she’s fine, but I know something serious must be wrong with her; she looks very sad.”
Gao Yang tugged at his hair forcefully and said in a heavy voice, “I understand.
I’ll call her.
Once everything here is finished, I’ll return to the United States to see both you and Catherine.
Don’t worry too much, Yelena, everything will be alright.”
After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, Yelena spoke, full of worry, “Dear, what concerns me more now is you.
The aftermath of that incident is becoming more severe.
The Japanese are going insane, they keep sending more ships to salvage, and their Prime Minister has sworn to find out who was responsible.
Also, the world’s attention to the incident hasn’t faded over time; it’s becoming even more noticeable.”
Although Yelena was being vague, Gao Yang knew she was talking about the sinking of the Nisshin Maru.
However, Gao Yang wasn’t concerned; he was confident that no matter how hard the Japanese looked, they wouldn’t trace it back to him.
“Dear, it’s okay, this won’t cause us any trouble.
Forget about it,” he reassured.
Still fraught with concern, Yelena said, “Can you go online now?
If you can, you should check out the latest news.
The more admirers you guys have, the bigger the trouble will be.”
After comforting Yelena for a bit and hanging up the phone, Gao Yang tried calling Catherine, but her phone was off.
So he set aside the call to Catherine for the moment and turned on his computer.
There was a computer in Gao Yang’s room, and internet access was convenient.
Since returning from Chile, Gao Yang had almost immediately gone to Colombia and then stayed in the jungle, almost cut off from the outside world.
Once online and setting the computer’s language to English, he visited a major news portal.
Gao Yang was instantly taken aback—the sinking of the Nisshin Maru had been over twenty days ago, but the event’s developments were just reaching a climax.
News about the Nisshin Maru incident occupied a third of the homepage, including the latest statements from Japan and the progress of their salvage operations.
But the most prominent and eye-catching section on the site was the global and diverse community’s discussions—or rather, debates—regarding the sinking of the Nisshin Maru.
Gao Yang opened the discussion section, and to his astonishment, found that over seventy percent of the people supported him, that is, they felt that sinking the Nisshin Maru was a cause for celebration.
The initially predominant voice of condemnation had been completely reversed.
In the discussion section, there was a video area with extremely high click rates and attention.
It featured the most popular videos from famous video sites about the Nisshin Maru incident.
Gao Yang clicked on the link to the most popular video, curious about how people were reacting to him.
The person in the video wore a hat, appeared slightly portly, had sunglasses on, and a cloth covering his face.
The background showed the sea.
Upon starting the video, the person waved at the camera and then said, “Hi everyone, I’m Luca, of course, that’s a fake name, and you can also call me ‘Oil Barrel.’ I made this video because I have something to say.
First, I want to say that I witnessed the moment the Nisshin Maru was sunk, for I was on board the Arctic Sunrise at that time.
Yes, I saw the whole process of the whaling fleet being sunk.
As a radical environmentalist, I’ve taken part in four operations to stop the Japanese whaling fleet and have achieved certain results.
We’ve saved at least three hundred whales from the Japanese, but when I was protesting against the Nisshin Maru with the loudspeaker on the Arctic Sunrise, when my comrades were throwing butter bombs at the whaling ship, I just felt so helpless.
I was filled with a sense of powerlessness because if protest had been effective, the number of whales we could have saved wouldn’t be just three hundred but three thousand, thirty thousand.
When my heart was filled with anger and helplessness, you know what I saw, right?
Exactly, a ship, it charged over, and then, the maniacs aboard fired a torpedo, an actual torpedo, not loudspeakers or butter bombs, a torpedo that could sink a ship.
Boom, the explosion sounded, the whaling ship sank, guys, do you know what I was thinking at that moment?
Let me tell you, I was thinking, F**k, this is the method that should be used against those Japanese.
When I was fighting the whaling ships like an idiot with a loudspeaker, finally a bunch of maniacs made a crazy but right choice.
At that moment, I decided to join them, to fight those Japanese with torpedoes or mortars instead of some idiotic loudspeakers!
Now, I declare the Green Terror Front has been established.
We will follow in the footsteps of Green Terror and volunteer to become a subsidiary organization of Green Terror.
Lastly, I want to salute the madman who created Green Terror.
You are a hero.
Wherever you are, as long as you call us, my comrades and I will be your loyal followers, ready to serve you anytime, anywhere.”
As the person onscreen finished their salute, marking the end of the video, Gao Yang, completely astounded, immediately knew that trouble was on the horizon.
With the antics of those radical environmentalists, there was no way Green Terror would fade from the public eye anytime soon.
Gao Yang casually opened a few more videos.
The content was not as exaggerated as the first one, but all expressed joy over the Nisshin Maru incident.
The few that cursed in opposition were lambasted in the comments, drenched in vitriolic criticism.
Gao Yang could only hope that this matter would calm down soon, but seeing himself hailed as a hero by others also made him feel quite elated.
Surely being seen as a hero feels much better than being cursed as an executioner.
While Gao Yang was enjoying the videos and reliving the scenes of the Nisshin Maru sinking from another angle, that is, a video shot from the Arctic Sunrise, his room’s door was knocked on, followed by Little Donnie’s voice.
“Ram, can I come in?”
Gao Yang turned off the video, opened the door for Little Donnie and let him sit down, then smiled and asked, “What’s up?”
Little Donnie nodded and said, “Ivan has already transferred this mission’s commission to my account.
Also, I’m here to take the cash you guys have on hand.
It’s inconvenient to carry around a bunch of cash, and leaving with it can also be troublesome.
Ivan can help.
Give him the cash, and he will transfer the money to our accounts.”
Gao Yang nodded, “Good, that will save us a lot of trouble.”
After a moment of silence, Little Donnie said quietly, “Additionally, I want to talk about the Nisshin Maru.”
From start to finish, they didn’t use Little Donnie to sink the Nisshin Maru, but after Little Donnie knew that Yelena and Catherine had trouble, even if Gao Yang didn’t tell him, Little Donnie knew who did it.
So, when Little Donnie first asked, Gao Yang immediately admitted that they were responsible for sinking the Nisshin Maru, just without going into the details.
Hearing Little Donnie mention the Nisshin Maru again, Gao Yang immediately said, “What about it?”
Little Donnie said with a bitter smile, “You guys have been in the rainforest this whole time, a lot of what’s happening outside you don’t know.
What I want to tell you is, the impact of the Nisshin Maru incident is growing bigger and bigger.”
Gao Yang laughed, “Actually, I already know.
Everyone is talking to me about it now.”
Little Donnie glanced at Gao Yang’s computer and then nodded, “Alright, then I won’t mention how you guys are in the limelight now.
I just want to ask you one thing, do you really want to carry out environmental work under the name of Green Terror in the future?”
Gao Yang shook his head like a rattle-drum and said, “Don’t joke around, you know I just wanted to divert people’s attention.
Become a real environmentalist?
Ha, don’t make me laugh, I’m not that noble.”
Little Donnie said seriously, “No, it’s not about nobility; it’s about interest.
I’ve done some tallying, and there are already seven wealthy individuals who have publicly announced their willingness to donate to Green Terror.
The total amount has exceeded four hundred million US Dollars, meaning, as long as you can provide solid evidence, you could soon receive donations exceeding four hundred million US Dollars.”(To be continued.
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