Chapter 652 - 658
Yang Yi found the content of the wiretapping intriguing, yet it was a pity that he couldn’t record the intercepted conversation. However, with him present, the inability to record didn’t really matter, as he was certain he wouldn’t misremember a single word of what was heard.
Planting a bug on Jethro was actually quite risky because Yang Yi did not know if Jethro would be searched or scanned for electronic devices when he entered. If discovered, everything would be ruined.
Yang Yi felt that it would be improbable for Jethro to be searched given his status when meeting with Corkdor, so he took the gamble, and it turned out to be the right decision.
The information overheard this time was crucial.
"Let’s not talk about what happened before. My mission this time is to find Big Ivan, who, according to the intelligence we received earlier, was hiding in South America. But now it seems that this piece of information was incorrect," L said slowly, still in a very calm tone, "If Big Ivan were in South America, everything that is happening in Ukraine would not make sense. We now believe that Big Ivan is hiding in Ukraine. I must admit, the person who made the initial decisions clearly underestimated Big Ivan, and we have learned a deep lesson from this."
Corkdor spoke solemnly, "Forgive my boldness, but why are you certain that Big Ivan is in Ukraine? He might also be in Russia."
L replied indifferently, "Because there are just as many in Russia who want Big Ivan dead as there are in the United States."
The three of them fell into silence for a moment. L then continued in a deep voice, "Before coming to Ukraine, I learned of Mr. Marcel’s connection with the CIA, so I came directly to you to obtain any useful information. Dealing with Big Ivan cannot follow the traditional approach, and it should not be assumed that sending a special forces team to kill him would solve the problem."
Corkdor said in surprise, "Killing him won’t solve the problem?"