Chapter 475: Provoking
Chapter 475: Provoking
It cannot be said that the fish has taken the bait, it can only be said that things have begun to develop in the direction Gao Yi hoped.
Provoking the Russians always works. It always works.
Gao Yi fell into deep thought. He looked like he was about to agree. Just when Alexander thought the matter was settled, Gao Yi suddenly shook his head and said, "No."
Alexander was a little surprised.
Gao Yi stood up, straightened his clothes a little, and said calmly: "I just want information because I'm in a hurry, but I don't need any other help. Please reply to me as soon as possible to ask if you can cooperate and contact me again."
Although Gao Yi's words did not contain any excessive content, the faint disdain on his face still betrayed his thoughts.
Look down on it.
It's simply a feeling of contempt.
You can kill a Russian, but you can't despise a Russian.
Alexander was angry, but he couldn't do anything because he really couldn't decide these things. Also, he had to report this big business to his boss as soon as possible.
Under Alexander's gaze, Gao Yi turned and left, and Sherkin could only whisper to Alexander: "He is a gardener, man, you think too much."
After saying that, Sherkin stood up helplessly and followed Gao Yi, and the two walked out of the cafe together.
Watching the two people's backs disappear behind the door, Alexander breathed a sigh of relief. This time he was not in a hurry to leave, but sat in a chair and fell into deep thought.
After Gao Yi walked out of the cafe, he slowed down his pace a little and said to Sherkin, "He should report it, right?"
"Unless, of course, he really wants to die."
"That's good. Give me the things and I'll finish this first."
Sherkin didn't take out the USB drive. He just said softly, "Pay first."
Gao Yi called Luca, and Luca transferred the money. After waiting to receive the money, Sherkin took out the USB flash drive from his pocket and gave it to Gao Yi.
"Next, we will just wait. I don't think it will take long before Alexander asks us to talk again."
"Okay, let me know when Alexander calls again. Also, I think Alexander might not tell the boss behind him about this deal directly. I can see that he wants to use this opportunity to get out of this."
Sherkin just nodded but didn't say anything. The two of them didn't need to discuss anything, they just had to wait for news.
Gao Yi returned to the hotel alone. He took a few steps and saw Xin Feng waiting for him on the roadside.
There must be support, after all, we don’t know what will happen.
Gao Yi got in the car, and then he started to call Huang Haisheng. After waiting for the call to be connected, he whispered: "I got the information you wanted. The information is in a USB flash drive and can only be viewed once. I can record the screen and forward the video to you. Four million, I will give it to you after receiving the payment."
Since paying first is the rule, then follow the rule and handle the details clearly, especially those involving money.
Huang Haisheng immediately said: "Okay, I'll arrange the payment right away."
The U disk can be thrown away. Just find a computer, record the contents of the U disk, and then email it directly to Huang Haisheng. It is very simple to transmit information in this day and age. There is no need to take the risk of sending things back.
The matter was simple and could be dealt with when he returned to the hotel. However, just a few minutes after Gao Yi got in the car and walked out, Sherkin called again.
"Invite us to go back to the same place as before."
As expected, Alexander would definitely ask to meet again, but after Gao Yi thought for a moment, he whispered, "Let's not meet at the cafe. Let him meet me at the hotel. From now on, we are taking the initiative in this matter."
Sherkin whispered, "No, trust me, don't do this to him, it will have a counterproductive effect. You can't deliberately humiliate Alexander just because you have the initiative."
"It's not a humiliation. If Alexander doesn't come to the hotel, how can I let him know my strength? I can find a better excuse and say that I'm in a hurry to pass the things back. I can be more tactful in my attitude, but Alexander must come to the hotel to find me."
"Okay, that's a good reason, I'll tell him."
Xie Erjin hung up the phone. Gao Yi said to Xin Feng who was driving, "Someone will visit me at the hotel later. You guys go out and let him know who you are and how powerful you are."
Gotta show Alexander.
To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of playing hard to get and turning passivity into initiative.
When dealing with the KGB, Gao Yi's status and position are just so-so. After all, no matter how powerful he is, he is just a person from the underground world. But if Alexander wants to get something from Gao Yi to meet his own goals, he has to distinguish between the big and small kings.
Gao Yi returned to the hotel, but he didn't have a computer. However, this problem was too easy to solve, he just had to buy one.
Then use a new computer to read the USB drive, use the screen recording function of the mobile phone and computer to take a picture of the data in the USB drive for double insurance, and finally send it to Huang Haisheng.
These tasks are simple but time-consuming. By the time Gao Yi finished them, three hours had passed.
The main reason was that he didn't expect Alexander to give the information in this way. Otherwise, if Gao Yi had been prepared, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. After Gao Yi finished all these, he took the initiative to call Sherkin and asked Sherkin to invite Alexander to come over.
Meet right in the room.
There was a knock on the door. Gao Yi went to open it. After finding that it was Sherkin and Alexander, he politely invited them in. Then he smiled at them and said, "What would you like to drink? Here we have milk, cola, beer, and coffee."
Alexander said calmly, "Bottled water will be fine, thank you."
Sherkin gestured and said, "I want some water, too."
Gao Yi turned around and said loudly: "Honey, take two bottles of water and a Coke."
Lucy took out two bottles of water and a can of Coke from the refrigerator. After putting them down, she got up and went back to her room.
Alexander didn't even look at Lucy. He just picked up the water, unscrewed it, and took a sip.
Gao Yi's intention is very clear, that is, you see, I respect your wishes very much, and I will only give you what you want to drink.
After Alexander put down the water bottle, Gao Yi said calmly, "So, have you decided to sell the information?"
"We can cooperate."
Alexander still had a blank expression on his face and said, "What kind of information do you need, and whose information do you need?"
Gao Yi nodded and said, "Very good, very good. Also, I've changed my mind. I think I can package the tasks for you to handle. I'll give you a list. If you complete it, I'll pay you according to the price. If you don't complete it, you won't get a penny. Is that okay?"
Alexander felt like he was being teased. The first time he wanted to take on the job, Gao Yi refused. Now he was about to give up, but Gao Yi wanted to give him the entire task again.
Alexander looked at Gao Yi, frowned, and said, "I can only promise to provide intelligence, but do you want me to take on all the tasks..."
"You can't make the decision? Oh, I should have thought of that earlier."
Asking questions despite knowing the answer is murderous and heart-breaking.
Gao Yi curled his lips slightly and said, "This is not a big deal. Do we need to ask again? How long will it take this time?"
Gao Yi seemed a little impatient, and Alexander exhaled and said, "It won't take too long. Besides, if you changed your mind, you should tell me earlier."
"Listen, since I took over the garden until now, there has not been a single failed operation. I can subcontract this series of tasks to you, but there are requirements, that is, the work must be done beautifully, and the target must be taken down neatly. We are not simply to kill the target, but to kill the target perfectly. Do you understand what I mean?"
Gao Yi turned his hand around and said seriously, "I don't want many people to die before I can kill a target, because everyone knows that Huayuan is doing this mission. If we have to pay a huge price to kill the target, it will embarrass us."
Alexander said in a deep voice: "Of course we will kill the target perfectly."
"The target must be the garden. You must cooperate with me on this point."
"Of course, you don't have to stress about that."
"I haven't given you the list yet. You don't even know who I need to kill. Frankly speaking, I actually doubt the strength of the KGB, but I have more important things to do, otherwise I would never consider you."
Gao Yi continued to add fuel to the fire and continued to stir up Alexander's emotions.
Alexander finally couldn't help it. He asked rudely, "Are you questioning our ability?"
Gao Yi spread his hands, and then he said seriously: "I have the best ace agents from the CIA, as well as MI6 and the French Foreign Intelligence Agency. They are indeed the best. I know that the KGB also has good people, but the question is, can you send the best people to complete my mission?"
This excuse was reasonable. Alexander said seriously, "I can guarantee that I can kill all the damn targets. Now you can give me the list."
Gao Yi shrugged, then he smiled and said, "You just need to pass on the message. Ask your boss to send someone to get the list from me. As for you, I won't give you the list because you seem to be stepping down."
Alexander suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "This has nothing to do with you."
Gao Yi didn't want to humiliate Alexander out of idleness. He just wanted to remove the thorns from Alexander and make Alexander ask something of him.
If Alexander just wanted to get rid of his identity as a white glove, transfer to a safe place peacefully, and never do anything shady for others again, Gao Yi would simply ignore him.
A person without ambition and without existential crisis has little value in being controlled and exploited.
Alexander was really angry, but after retorting to Gao Yi, his reason finally overcame his anger, and he whispered: "I need to complete this matter, it will be of great use to me, so... give me the list, I owe you a favor."
Asking for help is so hard, Alexander is really hard-talking.
But that was enough. Gao Yi didn't want to push people too hard, so after thinking for a while, he finally said, "Okay, you owe me a favor. I'll give you the list and you give me a plan."
(End of this chapter)