959: Chapter 948 Multiple Protections 959: Chapter 948 Multiple Protections PS: To hear more of your voices and receive more of your suggestions, search for the WeChat public account “qdread” and follow it now to give more support to “War of Mercenaries”!
For reasons unknown, after playing a little trick on Number Thirteen and a waitress named Penny, Gao Yang returned home in a cheerful mood.
Of course, he went back to Glolov’s home.
Reuniting with Yelena after a long separation was exciting and anticipated, but the atmosphere was not very pleasant.
He had to explain many things, such as Bruce’s death and why they needed to arrange a bodyguard for them after Bruce had died.
The harsh reality diluted the joy of their reunion, so nothing happened on the first night back home.
Early the next day, Gao Yang and the others who had arrived in New York ahead of time gathered together to prepare for their revenge.
It was then that Gao Yang brought up the matter of Number Thirteen.
Shortly after he had spoken, Number Thirteen called Gao Yang precisely at eight o’clock, so the four of them left the house to meet with him.
Meeting with someone whose background they weren’t completely sure of, it was inappropriate to bring him directly to their home.
Thus, after suggesting a safe meeting place, they ended up back at the coffee shop where they had met the day before.
When Gao Yang and the others arrived at the coffee shop, Number Thirteen was waiting at the entrance.
After seeing them, he waved and walked across the street to an apartment.
Gao Yang and the others went directly to Number Thirteen’s home.
Number Thirteen’s home was small, tidy, and organized, and from the interior style, it didn’t quite match the dwelling Gao Yang had imagined for an assassin.
After sitting down in the living room, Gao Yang glanced at Number Thirteen and chuckled, “You don’t look very spirited, did you stay awake all night?”
Number Thirteen nodded and said, “Yes, I was too excited.”
Gao Yang wasn’t sure how to continue the conversation, but just then, Number Thirteen also sat down and said solemnly, “Let’s discuss how to kill Tomler.”
Gao Yang was about to speak when Number Thirteen continued, “Murphy has already told me roughly how to do it.
If we want to throw dirt on a major general and attract attention, there aren’t many ways, and the method is quite simple.”
Gao Yang leaned forward and asked, “How do we do it?”
Number Thirteen waved his hand and explained, “Releasing information is crucial.
It’s the most critical step in pointing the evidence toward George.
We don’t need to worry about this step; the cleaner will handle it.
What we need to do is to create conditions for the cleaner’s subsequent work in the preliminary actions, such as dealing with evidence that must not be left behind and evidence that absolutely must be kept.”
Gao Yang noticed Number Thirteen used ‘we,’ which pleased him, so he nodded and asked, “So, what exactly should we do?”
Number Thirteen considered for a moment, then asked, “Do you absolutely have to personally kill Tomler?”
Gao Yang rubbed his forehead and then expressed with a troubled face, “I hope to do it myself, but if it’s inconvenient, I can let it go.”
Number Thirteen nodded and said, “Good.
To make George take the fall, an essential part of the operation is that it must match the style of the military bigwigs.
Also, we need to prepare some solid evidence, that would be best.”
Frey asked urgently, “How can we match the style of military bigwigs, and what kind of solid evidence could point to George?”
Number Thirteen spoke firmly, “Firstly, if a major general decides to risk his future to kill someone, he surely won’t use military power directly.
So, what kind of close and exploitable relationship could George have?”
Glolov blurted out, “Only military contractors!”
Number Thirteen smiled and said, “Exactly, PMC, military contractors—large, but not too large.
A military force company that has a close relationship with the army and a personal connection with George is our target for impersonation.
It’s an easy choice, I’ve selected a few companies that you can choose from.”
A laptop sat in front of Number Thirteen, and Gao Yang immediately recognized it as the one he had used in the coffee shop the day before.
After typing a few things, Number Thirteen turned the laptop around, showing the screen to Gao Yang and others, and said gravely, “These are the targets I’ve preliminarily selected.”
Gao Yang glanced at the computer screen and was speechless, while Glolov and the others chuckled before Frey loudly said, “Boss, which one do you want to pick?”
There were four companies in total, and among them, two had had dealings with Gao Yang and his team before.
One was ADKD Company, which Tomler had used to send them into the Baghdad Green Zone, and the other was Global Forces, who lost a baseball game and a friend of Frey, leading Gao Yang and his team to kill dozens of people from Global Forces.
Gao Yang whistled and then looked at Frey, saying, “Tomler has deep ties with ADKD, but I think you’d probably prefer to pick Global Forces, right?”
Frey nodded but then added, “I indeed want Global Forces to be the fall guy, but let’s prioritize the bigger picture, so Boss, pick whichever you think is best.”
Gao Yang snapped his fingers and said, “Guys, remember that guy who really wanted to sell us a car?
Do you think there’s something we can use there?”
Frey looked confused and said, “Fellini from ADKD, the one who always wanted to sell me the Humvee, how can we use that?
It seems there’s not enough time?”
Gao Yang waved his hand, saying, “Never mind, I just remembered it, let’s go with Global Forces.
Although we killed that Mad Dog, I wouldn’t mind them getting into more trouble.”
Number Thirteen spoke in a deep tone, “Does the target have ties with you?
Tell me what the situation is.”
Gao Yang explained in detail how they got to Baghdad Green Zone, their relationships with both ADKD and Global Forces, and how Fellini was planning to sell the vehicle.
After pondering for a while, Number Thirteen said, “We can’t use ADKD, clearly the relationship between ADKD and Tomler is closer than with George.
Let’s go with Global Forces.
Global Forces has lost a lot of people in Baghdad, and as usual, these people won’t be mentioned, their information will be secretly handled, which gives us a good detail to dig into, perfect for setting up George as the fall guy.”
Gao Yang smiled and said, “Great, I didn’t expect killing those bastards from Global Forces would come with such benefits.
So, we settled on Global Forces, what’s next?”
Number Thirteen said seriously, “This is quite complex, we’ll discuss the details last.
First, we need to deal with the preliminary preparation.
We’ve chosen Global Forces as the evidence chain pointing at George for the investigators to see.
Next, we need to find the fall guy for the general public, so we need some people completely unrelated to Tomler and George but can still handle the public and media.”
Gao Yang asked, “What kind of people?”
Number Thirteen smiled and said, “Gang members will do, even petty thugs can work, preferably with a criminal record.”
Gao Yang frowned and said, “I foresee our operation taking place in downtown New York, and I don’t think a bunch of petty thugs can kill Tomler who is highly protected and a master himself.
In that case, what good are some petty thugs?”
Number Thirteen chuckled, saying, “Let them make the first move against Tomler.
These people are truly fall guys; they are just there to hit the news, telling the public who killed Tomler is enough.
Even if George truly wants to kill Tomler, he would have to find similar people.
It’s a common tactic.”
Gao Yang shrugged and said, “Okay, then we need to find some petty thugs.
Anything else?”
Number Thirteen spoke solemnly, “Petty thugs basically have no chance of succeeding, but they must be witnessed.
Then, you guys personally take action, eliminate Tomler, and then retreat.
Operation over.”
Gao Yang chuckled, “That simple?”
Number Thirteen shook his head, “No, it’s not that simple.
It’s extremely challenging to achieve the desired outcome.”
After a moment of quiet contemplation, Number Thirteen gently nodded and said, “For many people, some things don’t need evidence, just suspicion is enough.
Hence, to ensure absolute safety, even if cleaners eliminate evidence, one layer of protection isn’t enough.
We need to leave some evidence for cleaners to work with, so we need to do more and better during the operation.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “Good, ensuring safety is the priority.
What should we do?”
Number Thirteen said seriously, “I have an idea.
Next, you guys need to first find petty thugs as the fall guys, then also find some higher-caliber protection.
If these people can’t take down Tomler, then you can make your move.”
Gao Yang forced a smile, “To kill Tomler, do we need three different groups to make moves?
Oh, I’m not questioning you, just reflecting.
But there’s a problem, where do we find reliable petty thugs who dare to attack someone visibly significant?”
Number Thirteen said solemnly, “It’s not just about petty thugs; we also need guns, some tracked guns for the thugs, and then a batch of rifles that can be traced back to George.”
Gao Yang chuckled, “This is complex, I assume you have a solution?”
Number Thirteen said firmly, “Yes, I’ll handle the guns.
The cleaner’s armory has a lot of tracked guns.
But letting cleaners provide weapons means we need to pay them now.
Call Murphy, once the operation officially starts, they will provide everything we need, and I can pick it up later.”
Gao Yang nodded, “Okay, I’ll call Murphy and make the payment now, and you can handle the manpower issue, right?”
Number Thirteen nodded, “I’ll handle it.
Let’s sort out the gun issue first.
While the cleaners get ready, we’ll find people and try to get all preparations done today.”