717: Chapter Seven Hundred and Nine: It Must Be 717: Chapter Seven Hundred and Nine: It Must Be After calling Morgan, Gao Yang returned to the living room and sat down.
“Just discussing moving there won’t get us anywhere, we have to go see the place for ourselves.
Maybe we can find a real estate agency or something, present our requirements, and let them help us search.”
After saying this casually, Gao Yang pointed at Dusselyev’s photo and smiled, “Guys, guess what’s in that photo?”
Frey, full of curiosity, said, “Is there really some kind of treasure?”
Gao Yang laughed, “You could call it a treasure, but not for us.
For Morgan, it definitely is.
Remember the shotgun I mentioned I would give to Morgan?
If I’m not mistaken, there should be another one in the photo, the one that Morgan has been searching for.”
Hearing that it was the shotgun Morgan had been desperately searching for, Frey lost interest.
He looked at Glolov and asked, “Big Dog, what exactly is your connection with Dusselyev and Badakovsky?
Can you tell us?”
Gao Yang never asked Glolov about his past.
If Glolov wanted to talk, he would, and since he never did, he clearly didn’t want to.
So Gao Yang never pried.
But things were different now.
After meeting his old adversary again, Glolov had to talk regardless of whether he wanted to or not.
Glolov sighed, “If I start from the beginning, it’s going to be a very long story.”
After falling silent for a moment, Glolov sighed and said, “Where should I start?
Let’s begin with after I retired.
You all know, I was once awarded the title of Hero of Russia and received the First Class Medal ‘For Merit to the Fatherland’.
I was supposed to get a promotion, and if that had happened, I might already be a general by now.”
After finishing, Glolov gave a wry smile and shook his head, “Unfortunately, things often don’t go as one wishes.
I could have had a good career in the military, but an accident disrupted my path to promotion.”
“The war had just ended, and we hadn’t pulled out of Grozny yet.
A new recruit came to our company—a young guy.
This wasn’t unusual; as the war was ending, it was common for the higher-ups to send someone to a decorated unit to earn some honors.
No matter what anyone thought, no one said much.”
After shaking his head with a smile, Glolov sighed, “The war ended, and our company returned to the garrison.
Coming straight from the battlefield, everyone was a bit too indulgent, but this was nothing new.
It always happened after a war ended.
However, the new kid in our company did something unforgivable.”
Recalling the event, Glolov’s face filled with anger.
Clenching his fists tightly, he said, “Our company commander, the young lieutenant with half his head blown off—I delivered his head to his family.
His family lived just outside the garrison, so we buried him in the military cemetery there.
“The commander’s wife couldn’t bear the shock and visited his grave daily.
One day, I and two comrades also wanted to visit the cemetery.
It was very secluded and quiet, but on that day, while on my way there, I heard a commotion by the roadside.”
“I could tell from the noise it wasn’t something good, so I ran over and saw that the very guy who’d been placed with us for decorations assaulting the company commander’s wife.”
Glolov paused, his face furious.
He clenched his fists tight and said with difficulty, “That privileged brat was drunk, and our commander’s wife had been beaten bloody, without enough strength to even cry for help.
Well, you can guess what happened next.
The three of us grabbed that bastard and punched him to death, until he was unrecognizable!”
Glolov swung his fist hard, Frey also clenched his fist and let out a breath, while Gao Yang and Tommy both said in unison, “Good beating!”
Taking a breath, Glolov continued, “After that, there’s no need to go into details.
We killed a man, and worse, our victim was the son of a major general.
The outcome for the three of us didn’t look good.
But I was a hero with a medal, so I took all the blame on myself.
Some wanted to execute me, our comrades were nearly mutinous, our regiment commander slapped a handgun with a colonel, who then ran to the Ministry of Defense yelling.
In the end, I was off the hook, but certainly couldn’t stay in the military any longer, so I left.”
Worn out, Glolov said helplessly, “I might not have been executed, but I had killed a major general’s son.
I had no pension, no job, and I was worried about dragging Natalia and Yelena into trouble.
But I had to find a way to support them, so I went incognito in Saint Petersburg to look for a job.”
“Later, I’ve already told you, I joined a nightclub as a bouncer.
Because I dared to fight and kill, I was in charge of the club’s security.
One day a KGB agent caused trouble in the club, even shooting someone dead.
It was quite dangerous, and I shot him dead in turn.”
After a bitter smile, Glolov said with resignation, “If the Mafia doesn’t maintain a good relationship with the KGB, how can their business survive?
I had killed someone, so the nightclub’s owner, Badakovsky, immediately tried to hand me over to the KGB.
His son, the club’s manager, personally came to tie me up, but I didn’t go down without a fight.
I killed his son and then escaped.”
Badakovsky had Dusselyev assassinate me.
I first fled to Moscow, where Dusselyev found me and shot me twice, but I still managed to drive away and found Ivan, who then saved me.”
After a long sigh, Glolov said in a deep voice, “That’s what happened.
Because I was worried that the General would retaliate against my family, when I was in Saint Petersburg, I always used a false name and never dared to tell anyone about my family.
I just claimed I was a bachelor, and luckily, I kept my secret well enough that Natalia and Yelena were not harmed.
It was only then that I had the chance to bring them from Saint Petersburg to Moscow.”
With another long sigh, Glolov looked rather dejected, “Over the years, I’ve always feared being discovered, feared being found by the KGB, feared being found by the Mafia.
Actually, I’m not afraid of them finding me; what scares me is them finding Natalia and Yelena.
When I just encountered Dusselyev, I was completely terrified.
I thought they had finally found me and Yelena at the same time.”
Gao Yang patted Glolov on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry, it was just a coincidence, and now it’s over.
You can truly relax now.”
Glolov gave a wry smile and said, “I hope so.”
Gao Yang said in a serious tone, “It’s not about hoping, it’s certain that there’s nothing to worry about now.
Think about it, the incident has passed for so many years.
If the KGB really wanted to find you, you couldn’t have hidden from them.
So, the KGB never actually looked for you.
Plus, over the years, the KGB is no longer what it used to be.
As for Badakovsky, he could probably want to kill you forever, indeed posing a potential threat.
However, we can take a preemptive strike and eliminate Badakovsky and his son.
After that, I can’t imagine anyone else will still be concerned about you.”
Glolov hesitated and said, “A preemptive strike?”
Gao Yang said loudly, “Exactly.
We wait and see.
If Badakovsky, mainly his son, really starts investigating Dusselyev’s matter, we strike first and kill him.
However, I don’t think it will come to that.
The cleaner has already assured us of that.”
Glolov nodded and said, “It really should be fine.
Well, as long as Badakovsky’s son doesn’t make any moves, let’s just drop it.
It’s not a good idea to fight a battle in New York; it’s too much of a spectacle.
Even with a cleaner, there’s no way to wrap things up quietly.
If there’s no need for offensive action, then we don’t do it.”
Looking at his watch, as it was nearly three o’clock, Gao Yang stood up and said, “If you need to rest, go ahead.
I need to head to LaGuardia Airport now.
Morgan should be arriving soon; I’ll meet him directly at the airport.”
Glolov also stood up and said, “He’s arriving so soon!
Is it that urgent?”
Gao Yang smiled and said, “Morgan is in Washington.
The flight time is about an hour, which is enough.
After so many years, it’s not easy to find a clue; he’s bound to be anxious.
Alright, let Yelena and the others return.
I’m heading out and will call you before I come back tomorrow.”
After wrapping up the photographs in a piece of cloth, Gao Yang drove to LaGuardia Airport.
LaGuardia Airport is located in the northern part of Queens County and is quite close to Manhattan.
Additionally, it’s the early hours of the morning, so there won’t be much traffic on the streets.
It won’t take Gao Yang long to drive there.
After parking outside the terminal, Gao Yang stayed in the car to wait.
After only about twenty minutes, Morgan called him.
After telling Morgan where he was, Gao Yang stood outside the car.
Soon, he saw Morgan running out of the airport.
Morgan quickened his pace when he spotted Gao Yang, and the person carrying his bag by his side also hustled along.
When the two reached Gao Yang, he realized that the person with Morgan was his long-unseen acquaintance, Abdul.
After running all the way to Gao Yang, Morgan, slightly out of breath, said, “Gao, I’m so happy to see you.
Where are those photographs?”
After waving to Abdul, Gao Yang pointed to the backseat of the car and said, “They’re in the car.
Let’s go inside and take a look.”
Abdul gestured Gao Yang to take a seat in the back, then he himself took the driver’s seat, while Gao Yang and Morgan took the left and right seats in the back respectively.
As Gao Yang unfolded the photographs, Morgan placed the large photo on his lap, glanced at it under the car light, and after taking a deep breath, said, “Yes, this is exactly the gun I was looking for.
It must be!” (To be continued.
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