Spy-x-War Showdown

Jethro hadn’t even changed his clothes; he was still wearing the bloodstained shirt that had continued to soak in blood while he and his bodyguard were forced to squeeze into the back seat to escape.

Yang Yi didn’t even know the name of the wounded bodyguard, but Jethro truly cared about his bodyguard, so he was very happy upon learning that his bodyguard would survive.

Finally having a chance to sit down, Jethro collapsed weakly into a chair, and then he fished a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket with his bloodstained hand, pulled out one, and put it into his mouth before immediately taking a deep drag.

After exhaling a puff of smoke, Jethro turned to Yang Yi and the others, then raised the cigarette in his bloodied left hand and said in a grave voice, "Hey, anyone want one?"

Zhang Yong walked over, took a cigarette from the pack, and asked those behind him, "Anyone else?"

Zhang Yong tossed the cigarette to Rodriguez and then took another for himself; Jethro snapped the lighter on, and Zhang Yong leaned in to light his cigarette, followed by Rodriguez.

Taking another deep drag, Jethro shook his head and said somberly, "Today was just an accident, like a train coming off its tracks, and what I need to do is get the train back on the right track as soon as possible."

After his cryptic remark, Jethro sighed and said, "I was ambushed today; I owe it all to you guys, or I would have been done for. Right now, I’m very angry because today I was forced to leave behind eight hundred thousand US dollars in cash, but more importantly, I lost a lot of men — men who have been with me for many years. The longest had been with me for eight years, the shortest for three and half, and today they all died before my eyes."

Shaking his hand, Jethro pursed his lips tightly and said, "This is a war, isn’t it? War always comes with death."