Chapter 197 Good Question
Chapter 197 Good Question
The process is long, the road is tortuous, and the situation is dangerous.
The CIA has gone crazy, but at present the CIA is mad with anger, not mad with killing.
The CIA wanted to kill the madman, but they couldn't find him.
The National Intelligence Agency was powerless to attack, but it was more than capable of protecting itself. The reason is that although the National Intelligence Agency is almost a subordinate unit of the CIA and is willing to send intelligence to the sovereign country for free, when it comes to protecting Sharman's own safety, its reliability immediately increases.
Take Abdullah for example, although he is not very capable, he is loyal, because his life and property are all pinned on Shaman. There are also guards directly responsible for protecting Shaman, a total of only about 200 people, but these 200 people are all carefully selected by Shaman, and at least they can guarantee absolute loyalty, and ensure that if anything happens to Shaman, these people will also be doomed.
Therefore, the National Intelligence Agency can be roughly divided into two parts, most of which have limited capabilities but acceptable loyalty.
A small minority have limited abilities and no loyalty at all.
A small number have limited abilities but extremely high loyalty.
The National Intelligence Agency has more than 10,000 people, which is already a large scale.
If we count 10,000 people, there are about 200 people who are responsible for protecting Shaman's safety, including Shaman's confidants and his direct subordinates. This is Shaman's base.
Then there are about a thousand people who are willing to sell intelligence to the CIA. These people are basically trained by the CIA and now generally hold middle and lower-level leadership positions, but they just provide intelligence. If these people are really asked to assassinate Shaman, they probably wouldn't dare to do so. However, it is these people who make the National Intelligence Agency into a sieve.
Most of the rest are just parasites who do nothing and just want to make a living. When Shaman has complete control over the Intelligence Bureau, they are the useful backbone. When Shaman cannot control the Intelligence Bureau, they are the useless majority.
That's the situation.
Now Shaman is planning to carry out a major purge of the Intelligence Bureau. He made up his mind from the moment he was held hostage by Gao Yi. After a tour of Iraq and personally bringing Gao Yi and others back, the purge began immediately.
The so-called purge means replacing those who are not loyal enough with those who are trusted. As for a large-scale purge like the Soviet Cheka, killing everyone from top to bottom and causing rivers of blood, Shaman cannot do it.
Gao Yi and his companions returned to Riyadh from Baghdad on Shaman's plane, but they could still be safe by staying with Shaman. If they went out, they really couldn't tell what might happen.
They dare not let the person they want to protect leave their sight, otherwise they will not be able to protect him. This situation makes Shaman very angry and Gao Yi very helpless.
The point is that the National Intelligence Agency's capabilities are really limited. Confronting the CIA cannot be said to be like an egg hitting a rock, but it is definitely difficult.
Shaman is a man who cares about his reputation. Now he wants to send Gao Yi and the others away safely, instead of sending a plane to take them to any country and then pretending not to see them even if they are killed by the CIA.
So the result now is that Gao Yi and his team are trapped in Liad, and Shaman is struggling to find a solution, and it has to be solved as soon as possible, otherwise it will be embarrassing.
On the third day after arriving in Riyadh, Gao Yi and his companions still stayed in the presidential suite of a hotel in Saudi Arabia, which was similar to a state guesthouse. The presidential guards were guarding inside and outside, isolating the inside and outside, so as to ensure the safety of Gao Yi and his companions.
"What can we do about this situation? We can't live here forever."
Gao Yi was a little worried, because it would be fine for them to escape by putting on makeup, but Shaman felt it would be embarrassing.
Khaled's problem was solved, and Shaman's problem was also solved, but when it came to Gao Yi himself, this problem was difficult to solve.
Gao Yi was really worried, so when he had nothing to do, he called everyone together for a meeting again.
If we work together, maybe we can find a solution.
Luca's approach and attitude remain consistent.
"If you ask me, we will escape separately, Sky Garden will be disbanded, we will wait for three years, register a shell company, come out after three years to get the money, and live a happy and wealthy life from then on."
Luca has a good attitude, and his approach is actually good.
Gao Yi smiled bitterly and said, "But His Royal Highness the Prince doesn't want us to leave secretly, so how can we escape separately?"
Face, it’s still face, and Gao Yi and the others are now Shaman’s face.
Shaman tried his best to save his face, but what does it matter if his face is gone?
Luca spread his hands, not knowing what to say.
At this time, you still need the ability to look at the wind vane.
Being able to see the danger is nothing; being able to escape in time is the greatest ability of a weather vane.
Gao Yi said to Feng Biao: "Brother Feng, do you have any ideas?"
Feng Biao said confidently: "It depends on what you think, boss. Do you really want to disband the Sky Garden?"
Gao Yi said nonchalantly: "At this point today, I have nothing to hide. The Sky Garden can be disbanded at will, because the name was just given randomly. The garden is our foundation, so let's disband the Sky Garden."
Feng Biao sighed and said, "What a pity! With such a big reputation, as long as they survive and don't disband, they will be a resounding golden signboard."
Gao Yi smiled and said, "Sky Garden is just a name registered on the dark web. It doesn't matter. As long as the garden is still there, it's fine. Our main customers are the two big brothers. As long as the big brothers are here, why should we worry about having no business in the future?"
Luke coughed lightly and said, "The Garden used to only do offline business and had a stable and large customer base, but due to the impact of the dark web, it can only do online business. But now, we have the most valuable resource of a traditional assassin organization, that is, a royal-level big customer. This means stable business, so it is no problem for us to switch back to the name of the Garden and the traditional mission model."
Li Jie waved his hand and said, "Everyone, we are off topic. What matters now is how to leave here while taking care of the prince's feelings." Feng Xiangbiao immediately said, "Separate and go, don't gather together. Everyone should do what they need to do. Just gather again when there is something else."
Li Jie said unhappily: "It's the same as not saying anything. This is a goal, not a process, and certainly not a means to solve the current problem."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Li Jie thought about it, scratched his head, and whispered: "I don't know. Now we will be discovered by the CIA when we arrive at the airport. If we leave Liad and get off the plane, we will be killed by the CIA."
Li Jie is a typical science and engineering guy, rigorous and logical, but he can see the problem but cannot come up with particularly creative solutions.
Feng Biao thought for a moment and said, "Now it's mainly about Prince Shaman's face. As long as the prince agrees that we can leave, then... uh."
Gao Yi said calmly, "Let the prince find a group of people to pretend to be us to attract attention. We can secretly go to the airport, take a plane and go anywhere. As long as we don't go through the National Intelligence Agency, it will be safer and we should be able to escape."
Feng Biao immediately said, "Yes, we can save our reputation and dignity by doing this!"
Gao Yi sighed and said, "But the prince refused. I proposed this plan, but he rejected it..."
Saying it means not saying it.
The group of people were speechless again.
At this time, Lin Xianghua suddenly said, "Maybe the prince has no available talents, so he is holding us hostage and unwilling to release us."
Li Jie said disdainfully: "This is possible... Don't think too highly of yourself. We are not that valuable yet."
Feng Biao immediately said, "Don't say that. Think about it. Aren't we very powerful and valuable? If His Royal Highness doesn't have someone to replace us, will he be reluctant to let us go?"
A few people thought about it, and then they found that it seemed possible.
Luca muttered to himself: "You killers who don't look like killers..."
"Got it! Find suitable men for the prince and suitable replacements for us."
Gao Yi felt that he had found a good solution, but his words caused several people to roll their eyes.
Feng Biao laughed dryly and said, "Snipers are easy to find. Assaulters are everywhere. But boss, for a killer like you, you should find someone like him."
Li Jie whispered, "You have to be sweet-mouthed and shameless."
Lin Xianghua said seriously: "You also have to be loyal and not afraid of death, and you also have to be generous and not love money."
After saying that, Lin Xianghua couldn't help but glance at Luca.
Luca said angrily: "Why are you looking at me like that! Am I not generous?"
Everyone was speechless.
Gao Yi suddenly said, "What do you think? Well, this is what I think. His Royal Highness is cleaning up the National Intelligence Agency relatively smoothly, but he can't find suitable people to fill the vacancies, so His Royal Highness has set his sights on foreigners like us. On the other hand, if we think about it the other way around, can we find some mercenaries or assassins who don't have any roots or backgrounds to help them get through this period of time?"
Feng Biao suddenly slapped his leg, but he hit the wrong leg and hit his injured leg.
"Oh my god!"
After a painful cry, Feng Biao said anxiously, "Isn't that a solution? Boss, you can say we split up and go around the world to recruit talents for His Royal Highness. This is a good excuse!"
Everyone was speechless again, thinking about it.
Gao Yi took a breath and said, "Yes! Isn't this a good excuse? No, this is a good idea!"
Luca was very excited and said, "Speaking of Saul's talents, we can definitely buy... buy consumables, and we can make some money this way."
When Luca saw Lucy, he wanted to say that he could buy Lucy, but he changed his words in time and said consumables, and Gao Yi understood what he said.
As for killers, there are too many consumables, and those free mercenaries who are willing to work hard are also happy to find a job. Shaman may not have thought of this direction before, but he is anxious to find available manpower, so he might really be willing to do so.
Gao Yi immediately said, "Yes, we can buy those semi-finished killers and use them as soon as we get them, but we won't make a profit from the price difference. We are only responsible for matchmaking. Let His Royal Highness's people personally discuss the buying and selling."
After finishing speaking, Gao Yi said to Luca: "Don't lose face for a little money. It's not worth it to lose the watermelon while picking up sesame seeds."
Luca said seriously, "No, your idea is wrong. We add a reasonable profit. Even if each person only makes a thousand dollars, if we make this money in an open way, it will definitely last longer than your practice of just giving favors. Believe me."
Gao Yi thought about what Luca said, and then he felt that it seemed that Luca was indeed right.
At this time, Lucy, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said, "I have a question, why don't you consider staying?"
Everyone was speechless again.
Yes, why doesn't anyone want to stay and work for Sharman?
This is a very good question.
(End of this chapter)