984: Chapter 969: Removing the Root of Trouble 984: Chapter 969: Removing the Root of Trouble Gao Yang was worried about Cui Bo, and he had a nagging feeling that Cui Bo’s troubles were somehow related to his parents.
Although he often called Cui Bo a fool on both minor and irrelevant occasions, Gao Yang knew that despite sometimes acting recklessly, Cui Bo was a decisive and organized person.
In trivial matters, he might behave oddly, but when it came to serious issues, Cui Bo never acted foolishly.
Overall, Cui Bo was the kind of person who stayed calm during major events.
His psychological quality was absolutely up to standard; otherwise, he couldn’t have become a sniper.
Cui Bo wouldn’t make a mistake on something important.
Since he had returned to the country and was planning to settle down for a long time, all while carrying out a mission, he wouldn’t resort to extreme measures unless something significant had compelled him to do so.
Snipers needed a lot of patience before firing a fatal bullet.
Gao Yang believed that Cui Bo wouldn’t act impulsively over something minor, which meant he must have encountered some major issue in Huaxia.
Gao Yang couldn’t think of anything significant enough that would force Cui Bo to kill to resolve the situation, except for the possibility that his parents were in trouble, which had led Cui Bo to resort to the most drastic measures.
Although it was just speculation, and based purely on something Cui Bo had said, Gao Yang still believed firmly in his own guess.
Thus, while he was nervous about Cui Bo, he also started worrying about his own parents.
Gao Yang, holding a gun, ran quickly back to Jack’s rest area and woke him up, urgently saying, “Jack, I encountered an emergency.
Keep my gun for me; I’ll come back to get it.”
Jack sat up abruptly and asked, “What happened?”
Gao Yang shook his head and replied, “It’s nothing.
You don’t need to worry about it.
Just go back to sleep, it’s nothing serious.”
Gao Yang and Yelena hurriedly left Jack’s studio.
Once they were in the car, Gao Yang took out his phone and called Number Thirteen.
After Number Thirteen answered the call, Gao Yang said in a grave voice, “Two things, and I’ll be brief because time is pressing.
First, I asked about your sister, and the answer I got was that it has to remain confidential, so I still can’t tell you anything.
Second, Rabbit has run into some trouble and is now stranded in Bangkok, Thailand.
I’d like to ask for your help to bring him back.”
After a moment of silence, Number Thirteen suddenly said, “Seeing as you told me the bad news first, then asked for my help, I’ll do it.”
Having opened up, Number Thirteen added in a low voice, “I’m in Tijuana; I’ll look for the fastest flight to Bangkok.”
Gao Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Thanks.
Do you happen to know if there are any cleaners in Bangkok?”
Number Thirteen laughed and replied, “I don’t know, there might be, or not, but it’s unnecessary.
Regardless of the issues he’s facing, you don’t need to worry about Rabbit anymore.
I’ll bring him back in one piece.”
Gao Yang felt a lot more at ease knowing Number Thirteen was involved, as having him on board would indeed simplify many things.
After laughing, Gao Yang said, “Little Donnie is already preparing to go with a fake passport to pick up Rabbit.
If both of you go, it will definitely be safer.
I’ll gather some people just in case, and if necessary, we’ll forcibly rescue Rabbit using military force.”
“Military force?
Are you out of your mind?
Have you gone crazy from fighting, or is this just a mercenary’s common problem?
Why do you think of resolving everything with violence?
I said I’d handle it.
As long as Rabbit isn’t dead, I can bring him back alive.
Are you questioning my capabilities?
Tell Little Donnie not to go, and you don’t need to gather anyone else either.
Just enjoy your time alone quietly.
I’m making compromises just to allow you your privacy, and I don’t want Rabbit to mess that up.”
Number Thirteen was very confident, but Gao Yang didn’t want to gamble with his brother’s life.
He preferred to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
After thinking it over, Gao Yang said, “Hmm, I still think it’s better to be safe than sorry.
It’s a bit bothersome to take along a few extra people, but it’s better than being unable to handle an unexpected situation.”
In a cold voice, Number Thirteen asked, “Not only do assassins kill, but sometimes they also save lives.
Do you know how much I charge for a rescue mission?”
“What do you mean by ‘charge’?”
“When I was with Black Shadow, although I couldn’t choose my assignments, I often had missions to save people.
My starting fee is ten million dollars, and it only goes up.
So, you’re questioning someone whose charges exceed that of your professionals.
Trust me, whenever Black Shadow assigned me a mission, it was always more complicated than what Rabbit is facing now.
Just tell me where Rabbit is, and I’ll bring him back.
No more talk, thank you.”
Gao Yang remembered the situation when Grand Ivan had been saved by Lion and Medusa.
After a moment of silence, he said quietly, “All right.
Rabbit hasn’t given me his contact number, and I don’t know his exact location right now.
I’ll inform you once he tells me.
Everything is up to you now; I’ll notify Little Donnie not to go to Bangkok.
Uh, Number Thirteen, Little Donnie has a fake passport, don’t you need one?”
Number Thirteen chuckled, “Tell me what needs to be done, but never tell me how to do it.
I’ll get angry.
Let me know when you have news about Rabbit’s location.
Goodbye.”
After hanging up the phone in a daze, Gao Yang furrowed his brows for a long while before finally deciding to call Little Donnie.
Once Little Donnie picked up, Gao Yang helplessly said, “No need to go to Bangkok now.
Number Thirteen said he’ll handle it himself and he was pretty adamant about it, so just wait for news, don’t busy yourself with other things until then.”
Gao Yang no longer planned to rush to Bangkok.
He still had confidence in Number Thirteen, and his resolute attitude further bolstered Gao Yang’s confidence.
However, for safety’s sake, Gao Yang decided to inform everyone first, just in case there really was no other way and they couldn’t solve it without force, they would need to be able to immediately rush people to Thailand.
After calling a few people, another call came in.
Seeing it was from an unfamiliar number, Gao Yang quickly answered.
“I’m just waiting for someone to pick me up and then I can leave.
Brother Yang, write down this number now.
Call this number when they arrive; I still don’t know where I’ll be staying.”
Feeling slightly relieved, Gao Yang urgently asked, “Is it safe right now?
Let me know if anything happens.”
Cui Bo waited a moment before whispering, “I should be safe for now.
I just bought a SIM card and a phone, and I’m eating at a small restaurant.”
Gao Yang urgently said, “You just mentioned the police heading towards you, what was that about?
And also, if something happened at home, just fucking tell me quickly!”
“Oh, I was just scaring myself silly.
I went there and the people were just passing by me, no issue.”
Cui Bo was evasive about what really happened.
After a moment, Gao Yang said sternly, “Don’t sidetrack, what happened?
Was it because of my parents?
Can you just spit it out quickly?”
Cui Bo chuckled, then whispered, “I thought you were going to scold me.
I was waiting for you to yell at me and then I’d tell you to make you feel guilty, but you’re quite understanding.
Don’t worry, your uncle and aunt are fine, really fine.
But you’re right, this is indeed about your uncle and aunt.”
Annoyed, Gao Yang said, “You idiot, even now you’re still joking around with me?”
“That’s right.
After I got back, I headed straight to your house from the plane.
It was on the way, and I found several people blocking and knocking on your door.
I went outside to inquire from the onlookers, and guess what, it turned out that Zhao Xinwen’s damn wife and son brought people to make trouble at your place.”
As expected, Gao Yang’s anger flared.
Zhao Xinwen had already made it so he couldn’t return home, and even after his death, his family was still causing trouble.
Thinking about it, it made sense since Zhao Xinwen was involved in the underworld.
Normally speaking, his wife and son couldn’t be good characters either.
With old and new grudges, Gao Yang spoke with a brewing kill intent, “Go on.”
“Zhao Xinwen had two sons, both married.
Initially, they didn’t know who killed Zhao Xinwen, but somehow, these two bastards found out you were the main suspect and had been identified.
Then those two bastards along with Zhao Xinwen’s wife went to make trouble at your place, saying since they couldn’t catch you, your family had to pay.
Like their father, both sons were troublemakers and went to your house to stir up problems.”
Gao Yang took a deep breath and said, “Continue.”
“Seeing that things were not right at that time, I didn’t make a fuss and left.
I went back home for a bit and then went to Li Jinfang’s place to settle down first.
After a couple of days, I went to your house again, and coincidentally, they were there causing trouble again.
Later, your father called the police, and I silently left.
I waited nearby until things quieted down at night before going to check on your house.”
“And then?”
“Your uncle got beaten up in the street, and your aunt was hit by someone.
It was those two bastards who hired people to do it.
That woman, Zhao Xinwen’s wife, even slapped your aunt in the middle of the street.
Your father didn’t want to talk about it; I only heard about it from people who were watching the drama.”
Gritting his teeth with anger, Gao Yang knew there was more to it, so he clenched his fists and said, “Go on, no, just tell me if you’ve handled it cleanly.”
“Listen to me.
I didn’t make a sound then.
I told your uncle and aunt that you were doing well and had completed the tasks you delegated.
After I gathered all the information, I booked two plane tickets, one with a fake passport to America.
Then I thought better of it and got another, with an ID to Thailand, since it didn’t require a visa.
Then, as time was almost up, I went to Zhao Xinwen’s wife’s place, then to the eldest bastard’s house.
I knocked and handled things, then I went to the second one’s house.
No one answered the door, I couldn’t waste time, got impatient, and just barged in and handled things.
Yeah, you left some loose ends when you dealt with Zhao Xinwen, but I’ve pulled them all out for you.”
Gao Yang took a deep breath and said, “Rabbit, thanks.
You’ve cleared all the loose ends?”
“Yeah, cleared them all.
I made sure to get all of them.” (To be continued.
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