680: Chapter 672: These Swindlers 680: Chapter 672: These Swindlers Ryan said they needed to control Professor Bernard, but, what exactly does control entail?
Gao Yang felt that his and Uriyangko’s idea of control seemed quite different from Ryan’s.
Gao Yang’s idea was to first kidnap Bernard.
It seemed that Ivan understood it the same way.
After exchanging a glance with Ivan, Gao Yang finally smirked and said, “Sorry, it seems our definitions of control aren’t quite the same.
Could you clarify what you mean by ‘control’?”
Ryan said gravely, “Keep an eye on him, watch him, and if necessary, restrict his personal freedom.
If it’s not necessary, at the very least we need to ensure Professor Bernard remains under surveillance.”
After pondering for a moment, Uriyangko nodded and said, “Alright then, Sergei, it seems you’re the only one who can undertake this mission.
There’s no one more suitable around Ivan than you.
Go, bring a few helpers and head to the hospital now.”
Sergei nodded, casually took off his headset, handed it to Ryan, and got out of the car.
Once Sergei had left, Uriyangko sighed and said, “We’re running out of people.”
Ryan chuckled and said, “In matters like this, having more people doesn’t necessarily mean much.
Hey, look, someone’s coming.”
Gao Yang shifted his gaze back to the window, and then he saw a procession of black MPVs driving past their street.
“Nine vehicles in total.
I guess it’s the SEALs who have arrived.
F**k, nine cars; I hope there aren’t too many of them.”
Listening to Uriyangko’s complaint, Gao Yang then remembered he had overlooked a critical problem—he had heard from the bug that the SEALs were coming and what the word SEALs meant needed no further explanation.
“SEALs, I’m feeling a lot of pressure now, really hoping we don’t have to storm the place.
Honestly, I truly do not want to attack a building defended by SEALs, especially when it looks to be very sturdy,” he muttered to himself.
After Gao Yang finished speaking to himself, Uriyangko also smirked bitterly and said, “SEALs, the pressure really is tremendous.”
Ryan, however, continued to observe through his binoculars.
Once all nine vehicles had entered the Consulate General, Ryan muttered softly, “Strange, a CIA operation, how did it involve the SEALs?
The SEALs aren’t specialists in this kind of work, it doesn’t make sense.
Pay attention—they’ve gone in.
Medusa should have some news for us soon.”
True enough, it wasn’t long before Medusa whispered, “Eagle has nested, two men in suits, no, three men, military attire for twenty, black hardshell, unable to identify origins based on visuals, ten in military attire holding position at point A1, interior of point B unclear.”
“The people from the vehicles have gone inside, three non-principal combat personnel, twenty soldiers, dressed in black with heavy protective gear, unidentifiable origins from their clothing and equipment, ten have remained in the yard, the rest have entered the main building of the Consulate General.”
After quickly translating the code talk between him and Medusa, Gao Yang smirked bitterly and said, “Twenty SEALs.”
Uriyangko’s expression turned grave as he said in a heavy tone, “Twenty, if it was in the open field, those SEALs wouldn’t be much of a concern.
But inside a building, this isn’t a problem that can be settled by a frontal assault.”
Ryan remained indifferent, his gaze concentrated on the computer screen.
At that point, Frey, who had been too frightened to speak up until now, finally couldn’t hold back and whispered, “SEALs, this is so thrilling.”
While speaking, Frey suddenly said, “Footsteps, someone’s coming.”
Ryan swiftly switched bug four to the computer, and a voice quickly transmitted through.
“CIA Overseas Operations Designee Paul, I’m pleased to meet you, Mr.
Smith.
By order from above, I’m officially taking over everything here.”
“Hi, Paul, on behalf of all our colleagues in South Africa, I welcome you, and you gentlemen there, welcome too.
Your arrival finally allows me to breathe a sigh of relief.”
“CIA Special Activities Division temporary task force, callsign SEALs, I’m the leader, Milo.
Sir, if you have any orders, please direct them to me, sir.”
Upon hearing this, Gao Yang and Uriyangko couldn’t help but say simultaneously, “F**k, these motherf***ers!”
“So ‘SEALs’ meant not the SEALs but a codename for some f***ing special operations team!”
“These SEALs turn out to be phonies!
Shit!”
As Gao Yang and Uriyangko couldn’t help but curse, Frey opened his mouth as if to shout, but in the end, he merely muttered under his breath.
Meanwhile, Ryan simply gestured and said, “Keep listening.”
At this moment, the man surnamed Smith laughed and said, “Captain Milo, all you have to do is prevent anyone from charging in here; you don’t need to worry about the rest for now.
Paul, you’re in charge here now, you decide how to proceed, um, do you want to inspect the merchandise now?”
“No rush.
It’s like this: the reaction from the South African side has been very intense.
The President of South Africa is under too much pressure, and there seem to be signs of his stance weakening.
After review, the higher-ups have decided to conduct an interrogation right here.
Once we get the results, we will then move the merchandise.
The risk of transferring it now is too high.
I can assure you that someone will try to rescue him on the road, or at the very least, try to eliminate the merchandise, so we must hurry to get results from the interrogation.”
“Alright, then we’ll conduct the interrogation here.
At least inside the Consulate General, we don’t need to worry about security issues.”
“The two individuals accompanying me are my interrogation experts.
Mr.
Smith, do you think it’s possible for the merchandise to undergo interrogation now?”
“Hard to say, I’m not a medical expert.
Didn’t any doctors come with you?
All we can do now is get information from the doctor who was forcibly detained.
He says that the merchandise can’t be moved and also can’t withstand too much psychological fluctuation or shock.
Personally, I think the merchandise can only withstand the lowest level of interrogation, both physically and psychologically, um, can we allow the interrogators to judge the merchandise’s condition to decide whether to proceed with the interrogation?”
At this point, someone spoke with a heavy voice, “Sir, the situation is somewhat complicated.
We lack the ability to judge the physical condition of the interrogation subject, especially when the subject is a critical patient.
We can’t guarantee that nothing will go wrong during the interrogation.
Only with a detailed medical report from the doctor on the subject’s health can we tailor our approach according to the condition of the interrogation subject.”
The voice named Paul said, “This is troublesome.
It seems we can only wait and let the doctor examine him before we can proceed with the interrogation.
Mr.
Smith, you recommended a doctor, is he capable enough?”
“Perfectly capable.
Professor Barnard is not only the best heart disease specialist in South Africa but also one of the top doctors in the world.
He has successfully performed four heart transplants.
Incidentally, the hospital where Professor Barnard works is also where the world’s first heart transplant surgery was conducted.
However, it seems we only have this one option.
Apart from Professor Barnard, I don’t think there’s another qualified candidate in Cape Town.”
“Um, alright, try to get Professor Barnard here.”
“Fine, but we’ll have to wait until the evening.
We plan to intercept Professor Barnard after he finishes work, halfway on his way home.
Professor Barnard is accustomed to working late, so he should leave the hospital around ten in the evening.
There will be fewer people on the streets by that time.
Given the South African government no longer supports us, especially since Cape Town is admittedly hostile towards us, we must act cautiously.”
“Alright, I’ll follow your lead.
But do we need to take immediate control of Professor Barnard, or at least keep him under surveillance?”
“Um, it’s not very necessary.
Professor Barnard has regular habits.
Plus, we can always go directly to his house to get someone.
Of course, if you think it’s necessary, I can have someone monitor him to keep track of his whereabouts.”
“Never mind.
We’re already short on personnel.
Since there’s no problem, let’s put him aside for now.
Well, let’s go take a look at the merchandise.”
“Alright, please be careful not to say anything stimulating in front of the merchandise, to avoid any accidents.”
“In that case, Mr.
Smith, your men will have to watch the merchandise.
I must emphasize once more, rather let the merchandise die than give him any chance to escape.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve arranged for four men, two inside the room and two outside.
Should there be any trouble, they’ll shoot him immediately.
Even if a hundred, a thousand, or ten thousand people come to his rescue, all they’ll get is a corpse.”
As the voices grew softer and eventually faded away, Uriyangko’s face turned ashen as he said, “Damn, they’re no longer trying to move Grand Ivan.”
Gao Yang’s face was also ashen, and he found it impossible to leave at this moment.
However, if there was no chance of moving Grand Ivan, then the only option left was to launch an assault on the Consulate General.
Ryan looked at Uriyangko and Gao Yang with a wry smile and said, “This is a problem.
The folks from the CIA Special Activities Division have come.
To be honest, I’d rather have seen the SEALs come than the Special Activities Division.”
Frey whispered, “Are they tougher than the SEALs?”
Ryan replied with a bitter smile, “Let’s just say this, the SEALs are one of the Pentagon’s aces, and the CIA Special Activities Division was formed by cherry-picking from those aces at the Pentagon.
They especially like to recruit from the SEALs and Green Berets.”
After saying that, Ryan shrugged and continued, “Guys, good thing I’m just providing support and auxiliary work.
Alright, now we know what to do.
Medusa must come out.
The next part of the work, only she can complete it.
So, send out the signal, call Medusa back.”
Uriyangko, with a constipated expression, shook his head and let out a sigh before picking up the phone and said solemnly, “Send the signal, call everyone back.”
After making the call, Uriyangko casually turned on the car radio.
A song was playing, and once it ended, the radio host said cheerfully, “Next up, we have an old song that we all love.
I love it, you love it, we all love it, and if you don’t, that’s okay, just listen once and you’ll like it.
From the Metallica Band, ‘Fade To Black.’ Enjoy!”
After the host finished speaking and the music began, Ryan smiled and said, “Good, the host’s code signal is correct, and so is the song.
If Medusa hears it, she’ll immediately find a way to come back.
We’ll just wait for her here; it shouldn’t take too long.” (To be continued.
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