937: Chapter 927 Explosive Enough!
937: Chapter 927 Explosive Enough!
“Ten million US dollars!”
Justin immediately made an offer—then Gao Yang understood why Justin had insisted on making the offer first.
Intelligence was a unique commodity that couldn’t be returned; if they discussed intelligence first and then the price, Gao Yang would certainly think Justin was trying to scam him.
Even though Gao Yang was desperate for revenge and eager to figure things out, he still couldn’t accept Justin’s outrageous opening demand.
Ten million dollars for a piece of intelligence was ridiculously expensive.
“It’s too expensive.”
“It seems my insistence was right.
You see, this is first-hand intelligence, and once a buyer is told, it’s essentially told to the whole world.
Therefore, ten million dollars is a reasonable price.”
Gao Yang thought for a moment and said, “You can give me the quote for the intelligence about Rattlesnake, and I will have someone pay you immediately.”
“Oh, no need.
The information on the movements of Rattlesnake and Iron Madonna is free; I’ll give it to you.
You just need to pay ten million US dollars.”
“Really?
Thank you so much.
As for the information on Tomler, I’m not buying it.”
“What?
Are you joking?”
“No, actually what relationship Tomler has with Iron Madonna isn’t very significant to me; it’s not worth spending ten million.
Thanks again for the intelligence you’ve given me.”
“Buddy, Iron Madonna wouldn’t be where she is today, nor would Mr.
Tomler have his current wealth, without their relationship.
This is crucial for any decision you make.
Don’t you want to know?
You plan to make plans without any knowledge?”
Gao Yang thought again and said, “Many things can’t be hidden, and even if I wanted to hide them from you, I couldn’t.
So I will just speak plainly: Iron Madonna is an active participant in trying to kill us, and Mr.
Tomler is one of my prime suspects.
For me, I don’t really need to know their relationship.
I just need to confirm that I’m going to kill them all.
So, since they are all targets I must eliminate, do I still need to know their relationship?”
Justin was stunned for a moment and then said, “F**k!
You mercenaries are so brutally simple!”
“It’s simple and brutal.
So I’m sorry, but you can’t sell it here.”
“Oh God, you don’t want to know Mr.
Tomler’s background?
Don’t want to know about the power and background of Iron Madonna?
You’re planning to declare war without knowing anything about them?
You must be joking!
Buddy, you need my intelligence!
You really do!”
Gao Yang said solemnly, “I don’t need it, because no matter what background Tomler comes from, I’m going to take him down.
No matter how powerful Iron Madonna is, I must take them down, too.
So right now, I don’t need to know too much.
To use a Huaxia saying, ‘if it’s a god, kill the god; if it’s a Buddha, kill the Buddha.'”
“Shit, Ram, you are crazy.
Don’t you want to know the strength of Iron Madonna?”
Gao Yang replied indifferently, “If I need to know specific intelligence, I’ll buy it from you, but it definitely won’t be first-hand and won’t be that expensive, right?”
Desperate, Justin said, “I’ve made a mistake.
I thought you still had some sense, but you’ve totally lost it!
All right, I understand.
I’ve lost my bargaining chip.
What do you think about five million dollars then?”
Justin had to lower his price, but Gao Yang really didn’t need it just to know the relationship between Tomler and Iron Madonna for five million, so he quickly said, “Not buying.”
“Three million!
I can’t go any lower!”
“Don’t want it.”
“Two million, that’s my bottom line!”
“No!”
“F**k!
F**k!
One million!
One million should be fine, right?
Ram, don’t push me!”
“Buddy, you can keep it and sell it high to someone else.
As for me, I’d rather not, spending one million just to satisfy my curiosity.
Would you?”
“Would!”
“I wouldn’t.”
After taking a deep breath, Justin finally said helplessly, “Four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the lowest I can go, really can’t go any lower.
F**k, I spent four hundred thousand dollars buying this intelligence, you can’t let me lose money, right?”
Gao Yang smacked his lips and said, “Why do you have to sell it to me?”
“I f**king spent four hundred thousand buying this intelligence twelve years ago!
You’re the first person who’s asked about it today.
Why do you think I should sell it to you?
Buddy, I’ve held onto this intelligence for twelve years just to earn fifty thousand dollars, isn’t that enough?”
Gao Yang sighed, “Alright, I’ll buy it, but first I have to ask you why you spent four hundred thousand for this information.”
“Man, can an information dealer not be curious?
I told you, I’d spend a million just to satisfy my curiosity.
Now listen, I’m about to share with you information worth ten million dollars!
F**k, you really scored a big bargain.”
“If you keep rambling, I won’t buy it.
I’m short on time.”
“Tomler was the first leader of the Iron Madonna!”
Gao Yang scratched his ear and after realizing he couldn’t actually reach it through the protective suit that he was wearing, he said again, “What did you say?
Say that again!”
“I said, Tomler founded the Iron Madonna, and he was their first leader.
After making enough money, he stopped being a mercenary and started his current company, or rather, he became a broker.
Hmm, I think you know what his main business is now, right?”
Gao Yang, stupefied, said, “F**k, Tomler was the leader of Iron Madonna?”
“I told you, he was the first leader.
Iron Madonna’s current leader is already their third, and besides, only the current leader is from the Tomler era.
The rest joined later.
You know, mercenaries can’t do this their whole lives.
I bet there aren’t many in Iron Madonna now who even know Tomler’s identity.”
Gao Yang breathed a sigh of relief, “This information is indeed explosive.”
Justin was almost crying, despairingly said, “Of course it’s explosive, how else would it be worth ten million?
F**k, if it weren’t for you losing your mind, you’d definitely need to spend ten million on this info.
Ram, being too impulsive isn’t good, don’t be like Angel and those guys who go crazy at the drop of a hat.”
Justin found nowhere to reason it out.
Ignoring Justin’s complaints, Gao Yang talked to himself, “I understand now, if that’s the case, then everything makes sense.
But how would Tomler know it was us who fought with Iron Madonna in Brazil?
Alright, I’ll buy this information.
Name your price.”
Justin, helpless, yelled, “How would I know!
I can’t sell this info!
Because I don’t know!”
After yelling, Justin seemed a bit calmer and quickly said, “Oh no, if you want to buy it, I’ll look it up right away.
Ten million, how about that?”
After thinking for a while, Gao Yang said, “No, never mind, I’ll just ask Tomler himself.
I think he’ll tell me.”
Justin, wanting to cry, said, “You jerk, I misjudged the situation.
I realized too late that you actually fit in with crazies like Nate.
If I had noticed earlier, I wouldn’t have let you take such advantage.”
Gao Yang spoke solemnly, “Don’t worry, I need revenge, so I need a lot of information.
There will be plenty of opportunities for you to make money.
Now tell me, if I want to get rid of Tomler and do it without getting killed myself, do I have to also take out his old comrades in arms, besides wiping out all of Iron Madonna?”
Justin, helplessly, said, “Buddy, what is a mercenary group?
A mercenary group is a body of interests.
Tomler made big money and now enjoys a big shot’s life, while his comrades either died or got injured.
Those who spent all their money and can’t fight anymore continue as poor bastards.
It’s hard to say how many are still alive.
Do you think they’d want revenge for a former leader who, when they were with him, profited off of them?
Man, keep in mind, mercenaries fight for money.
There’s a lot of scum, and so-called comradery is rare.
Do you think all mercenary groups are like Satan and Angel?”
Gao Yang sighed.
What Tomler said was right, mercenary groups are indeed a body of interests.
It’s easy to gather a bunch of guys to fight and play leader, but it’s hard to keep finding missions.
So it is typical for leaders of such normal mercenary groups to take a 30% commission, but taking half is more common, clearly showing there is not enough cohesion.
Gao Yang said somberly, “So, you’re saying that Tomler still has a very close relationship with the current Iron Madonna, but it’s just a relationship of interest, right?”
“Yes, Tomler surely has feelings for Iron Madonna since he built it from the ground up.
But now, Iron Madonna’s members have been replaced at least twice entirely; even if there are feelings, they aren’t deep.
It’s like the relationship between a talent agency and a mercenary group, and as far as I know, Iron Madonna picks up missions not only from Tomler’s company but also has other sources.”
Gao Yang laughed, “In the end, I spent four hundred and fifty thousand just to satisfy my curiosity, because the relationship between Tomler and Iron Madonna doesn’t really affect my revenge.”
Tomler snorted, “Who says this information is useless to you?
Buddy, if Tomler could raise Iron Madonna to be the top mid-sized mercenary group in the industry to this day, haven’t you thought about what that implies?”
Gao Yang slapped his head, loudly said, “Yes, I’ve been a bit dense.
Obviously, Tomler isn’t as simple as he seems.
He must be incredibly capable, no, extremely extraordinarily capable.”
“Your thinking is finally on the right track.
Listen to me, don’t be fooled by Tomler’s appearance.
He’s far more capable than you can imagine, far more!”
“I know Tomler must be very capable, but how capable?”
“When Tomler was still the leader of Iron Madonna, he went by the pseudonym Jason Feller.
So, do you want to know what his nickname was?”
Gao Yang sighed and said, “Justin, if you could slightly change your habit of keeping people in suspense, our dealings would be far more pleasant.”
“You have to let me enjoy the thrill of revealing secrets, so since I can’t charge a high price, don’t you think it’s fair to cooperate, like adopting an eager tone or begging me a bit to let me find some psychological balance?
Is that so hard?”
“Please, I beg you, be merciful and tell me!”
“GUN GOD!” (To be continued.
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