693: Chapter 685: Grand Ivan’s Promise 693: Chapter 685: Grand Ivan’s Promise The Consulate General had just been taken, at least twenty people killed; then immediately, they took the wounded to the best hospital in Cape Town for emergency treatment.
Gao Yang always felt that this wasn’t the way to handle things.
It was too high-profile, too rampant.
Even if there were people above covering for them, no, if there were stakeholders fully protecting their interests, this was still not the way to handle things.
It was as if they were trying to attract hatred deliberately.
As Uriyangko excitedly discussed with Ivan the idea of taking him to the hospital, Gao Yang patted Uriyangko on the shoulder from behind and said, “Buddy, maybe let’s not go to the hospital, huh?”
Uriyangko turned and glanced at Gao Yang, saying, “But Grand Ivan’s arm is broken, and his heart could fail at any time.
If we don’t go to the hospital, we won’t have the right medical equipment to check him.”
After Grand Ivan was loaded into the vehicle, he had been silent with his eyes closed.
Now, he opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, “It’s alright, let’s go to the hospital.
Ram, I guarantee your safety will not be an issue, Uri, give me a phone.”
In a soft voice, Uriyangko said, “Boss, are you sure you’re alright?
I think it would be better for you to calm down and rest.
Some things can be dealt with slowly.”
Grand Ivan shook his head and responded, “I know my body; I’m fine, my heart is strong.
Now is not the time to rest; there’s a lot that needs to be handled quickly, otherwise, we’ll miss our chance.
Tell me, where is Khailkov?
How are my guards doing?
Are they all dead?”
Uriyangko hesitated and delicately said, “Boss, you need to stay calm.”
Grand Ivan smiled and said, “I am calm, and I feel good.
They didn’t kill me, now it’s my turn to deal with them.
Tell me the situation.”
After a moment of thought, Uriyangko carefully said, “Khailkov, he’s still under control on the South African side, now in Pretoria.
As for your guards, many survived; they are detained in a military camp somewhere in South Africa.”
Grand Ivan gave a cold smile and said, “Someone has to pay for this.
Give me the phone.”
Uriyangko took out a phone and handed it to Grand Ivan, then cautiously said, “Boss, should Ram and I switch to another vehicle?
Or wait until you’re in a secluded place before making the call?”
Grand Ivan looked at Uriyangko, smiled slightly, and said, “Is it just you and Ivan?
I noticed that everyone who came was under you and Ivan’s command.”
As a bystander, Gao Yang also knew that the crucial moment had arrived.
As long as Uriyangko wasn’t foolish, this was the time to prove his worth.
Indeed, only Uriyangko and Ivan were willing to spare no expense to rescue Grand Ivan.
Uriyangko didn’t need to embellish anything, just stating the truth was enough.
If Grand Ivan had any conscience, he wouldn’t underappreciate him.
What Gao Yang didn’t expect was for Uriyangko to hesitate and then softly say, “Polovich actually wanted to come as well but didn’t make it in time.
Andre, he sent people, but it was too far, and they couldn’t arrive on time; maybe they’ll be here soon.”
Grand Ivan smiled and said, “I was careless this time, Uri, I thought you would ask who betrayed me, but I didn’t expect you not to.”
Grand Ivan spoke erratically.
After blurting out a sentence, he then turned to Gao Yang and said, “Your face, I simply can’t associate you with Ram.
Thank you.
I know the risks you took; actually, I woke up the moment you fired.
I saw everything you did.”
Gao Yang weakly smiled but said nothing.
Grand Ivan turned to Uriyangko and said, “How much money did you promise to give to Ram?
Triple it.
No, triple whatever you were planning to pay him.”
Uriyangko laughed awkwardly and said, “Boss, you misunderstood.
Ram and his Satan Mercenary Corps didn’t want money.
Once they knew you were in trouble, they came to help voluntarily.
We didn’t even discuss money.
Frankly, the amount Ivan and I could muster at the moment wasn’t much; honestly, we couldn’t have gathered the commission for the Satan Mercenaries anytime soon.”
Grand Ivan looked at Gao Yang in astonishment and asked, “Why?”
Gao Yang waved his hand and said, “Friends, right?
You’ve helped us plenty.
When you’re in trouble, we help out; let’s not talk about money.”
Grand Ivan nodded, then suddenly smiled and said, “I didn’t expect this; I really didn’t.
Except for Ivan and Uriyangko, there are people willing to rescue me without conditions.”
As the smile on his face deepened, Grand Ivan said to Uriyangko, “Uri, are you planning to retire?”
Uriyangko was astonished and replied, “No, no, I’m not planning to retire.
You’re alright, why should I?
I still want to make a big splash.”
Grand Ivan said indifferently, “You know, Uri, Ivan is my nephew, he is my successor, he must save me, but I am somewhat surprised that you are willing to save me, tell me honestly, Uri, are you willing to help Ivan uphold my empire?”
Uriyangko was speechless, “What, what do you mean?”
Grand Ivan smiled and said, “If you want to retire, I can give you a sum of money to live a wealthy life.
Since you do not want to retire, then you should take over Asia as well, the whole of Asia, after this you won’t be working for me, we will be partners.”
Uriyangko swallowed hard and said, “Asia?
But…”
Grand Ivan smiled and said, “There are no buts.
If Polovich is sensible, he will hand over all his resources to you.
If he isn’t sensible, I don’t mind making him realize what he has missed.
I know Polovich is your guide, he has worked for me for many years, so as long as he is sensible, I will give Polovich a decent retirement, but he won’t be able to work for me anymore.”
Uriyangko, looking dazed, nodded and said, “Then East Asia, East Asia…”
“The whole of Asia is yours, including East Asia, and just so you know, it was Victor who betrayed me, he and Damjanovic betrayed me together, so naturally, Asia should be handed over to you.”
After speaking indifferently, Grand Ivan turned to Gao Yang and said gravely, “Ram, I still owe you a favor, you saved my only nephew, and I haven’t repaid you yet, and now you’ve saved me again, I’m a man who repays debts of gratitude and revenge alike, your relationship with me, Ivan, and Uriyangko is different, you did not save me for money, so I owe you my life, you don’t like talking about money, so I won’t talk money with you, just wait a moment, I will settle things for you.”
After finishing speaking, Grand Ivan placed the phone that Uriyangko had given him on his lap and dialed a number with his still movable right hand, then quickly said in Russian, “This is Grand Ivan, now, come to South Africa to see me, and by the way, find Victor and Damjanovic and kill them both.”
After speaking briefly, Grand Ivan quickly added, “No, don’t start taking revenge on America for now, what’s most important at the moment is to get my friends out of this mess, to keep them from being targeted by the Americans.
To ensure their safety, the revenge plan can wait.
When you come to South Africa, bring all the cleaners.”
After hanging up the phone, Grand Ivan smiled at Gao Yang, “I’m sorry to have pulled you into this, but I’m also glad you came to save me.
Rest assured, I promise I won’t let you be chased by the CIA because of this.”
Indeed, Gao Yang needed Grand Ivan’s assurance, he nodded and said, “That would be best, to be honest, I really am quite worried about that.”
Uriyangko also said cautiously, “Boss, after all, we’ve killed a lot of CIA people, this time, we’re directly up against the Americans, do we need to make some preparations?”
Grand Ivan nodded and said, “Definitely, we ultimately can’t oppose America, we’ve lost many people, and so has the CIA, but I think the American side will block this news, so we still have room to negotiate.
If everyone can turn this page over, that would be best, but if the Americans still want to kill me, hmph, if they push me too hard, I’ll give America another 9/11.”
While he was speaking, the walkie-talkie Uriyangko was holding rang again.
“Uri, I’ve already arrived at the hospital, I will make arrangements here first, remember not to send Ram directly to emergency, he needs to remove his makeup first, then let Medusa do a simple makeup on him, to avoid leaving any images of Ram here, Ryan says if we want to remove all traces of Ram, we need to consider every aspect.”
Grand Ivan glanced at Gao Yang, then said to Uriyangko, “Ram can’t wait that long, tell Ivan, I’ll take over the cleanup work for Ram and his team.”
Gao Yang gave a wry smile, pointed at his face, and said, “I haven’t even removed my makeup yet, you want me to go to the hospital with Professor Barnard’s face on?”
Grand Ivan looked at Gao Yang and laughed, “No worries, just use that face, it’s okay as long as you don’t meet the real Professor Barnard, wouldn’t want to give Professor Barnard a heart attack.”
It wasn’t long before the car arrived at Cape Town University Affiliated Hospital, Ivan personally opened the car door from outside, and with a face full of excitement, had people put Grand Ivan on a stretcher, it wasn’t the time for talking, Grand Ivan needed to be taken for a check-up immediately, his external injuries and heart condition couldn’t wait.
When Grand Ivan was being wheeled away, he gestured for everyone to pause and smiled at Gao Yang, “I don’t know when I’ll be done, here the doctors are the most authoritative, so don’t be in a rush to leave, wait for me, I still have things to discuss with you.”
After having Grand Ivan wheeled away, Ivan, looking grateful, helped Gao Yang from the other side of the car and said, “I need to go see Grand Ivan first, we’ll meet later.”
Uriyangko whispered to Ivan, “You go look after Grand Ivan, I’ll take care of Ram.”
After Ivan apologized to Gao Yang, he hurried off in pursuit of Grand Ivan, while at that moment Ryan and Medusa walked up to Gao Yang, both of them giving him a thumbs up, then Ryan whispered, “Absolutely perfect, buddy, you’re way better than I imagined.”
Gao Yang, feeling drained, said, “Please, could you stop the bleeding before we chat?” (To be continued.
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