Chapter 1632: Chapter 1611: Underlying Currents Surge For those two captured Americans, no matter what they said or didn’t say, the result was the same. They were subjected to Number Thirteen’s KGB-style methods and then released. The most update n0vels are published on novęlfire.net Not many people in this world are familiar with and master the interrogation methods of the KGB, because very few of those who fall into the hands of the KGB and receive the interrogation treatment manage to come out alive. Yet, Gao Yang happens to have someone by his side who is a master of the complete set of KGB methods from action to interrogation. Whether it’s the CIA or the KGB, both have their unique interrogation methods. For example, CIA agents prefer water torture, although it’s a relatively basic and preliminary technique, it’s become a signature method when the CIA uses torture. Water torture is a punishment designed to destroy human will. It involves tying a person head down and feet up, placing a towel over their face, and pouring water to make them feel like they’re suffocating and drowning. This punishment can be used under very simple conditions, causing minimal physical harm but having a strong psychological impact. Unless specifically trained in counter-interrogation techniques, one’s will quickly collapses, naturally leading them to disclose everything. What about KGB agents? KGB agents don’t use water torture. Because water torture still requires tying people up and pouring water, it’s somewhat troublesome after all. So KGB agents don’t like water torture, at least the Black Demons don’t like it. KGB agents prefer something more direct; they directly target the nervous system, making a person speak quickly under extreme pain. This equally destroys human will without causing irreversible physical harm, but they don’t care what serious mental consequences result, such as becoming a lunatic or mentally ill. Every Black Demon is an expert in anatomy. To become a Black Demon, one must take anatomy courses longer than medical students. The difference is, medicine is learned to save people, they learn it to kill more efficiently. Not just the Black Demons, Yake and Number Thirteen are also familiar with the structure of every part of the human body. Otherwise, how could they use a small knife to kill someone in a very short time? With just a few needles, Number Thirteen made someone pee their pants within seconds. After twenty minutes of torment from Number Thirteen, there were no secrets left to speak of; even the deepest secrets that were completely unnecessary to reveal were confessed. After the interrogation, nothing too crucial was obtained, but the confession was not important; the interrogation process was. After the matter was over, they tossed the person to the roadside. Gao Yang and his team returned to their base, not caring about anything else, telling Shava to wait for a while regarding the division of spoils. Gao Yang directly started to view the contents of the USB with Number Thirteen and Taylor—only the three of them could watch, others were better off avoiding it. As the video started playing again and they saw parts they’ve never seen before, the three gradually became tense. Many things were mere conjecture before, but now they’ve been confirmed, and confirmed from the mouth of the U.S. Vice President’s son, ensuring the reliability of the information source. “Grand Ivan is formidable, but his end is near. The CIA has taken action against Grand Ivan in South Africa, but they made a mistake, which allowed Grand Ivan to escape. This changes everything.” “What’s different? Grand Ivan is still alive. Everyone is aware of his influence on Ukraine. I have no intersection with him; we’re not friends, but we’re definitely not enemies. Why would I provoke such a colossal entity like Grand Ivan? Hunter, I really have no reason to offend Grand Ivan.” “No, you’re wrong. Please let me finish. Grand Ivan escaped, but America cannot tolerate him continuing to live because they cannot withstand another 9/11-style attack. Grand Ivan has the ability to do this, even more powerfully, so Grand Ivan must die. I can assure you, at places you can’t see, America is going all out to eliminate Grand Ivan’s network from bottom to top; it’s a war. Now, Grand Ivan’s range of activity is increasingly shrinking. Recently, have you heard news about him? No, why? Because America has exerted great effort, Grand Ivan doesn’t have many days left, he will eventually be wiped out, so the question arises: who will fill the market void if Grand Ivan is taken out, given he owns a massive underground arms empire and holds the largest market share?” “Do you intend to become an arms dealer yourself?” “I have that intention. Please let me continue. Mr. Poloneshenko, have you heard of Mr. Djo Malthael? That’s right, he and I are now partners. We plan to seize Grand Ivan’s market. Now, Djo Malthael’s forces have already entered Ukraine; our operations have begun!” In the footage, Polonishenko appeared very shocked. He paused for a moment before shaking his head and saying, “Buddy, you’re playing with fire. Believe me, Grand Ivan is really not that easy to kill.” Hunter waved confidently and said with a smile, “This time is different. Grand Ivan doesn’t need us to deal with him. I’ve said it before, Grand Ivan is settled by the U.S. Government. As for us, all we need to do is seize all of Grand Ivan’s arms and market. Listen to me. America will send the world’s most elite troops to deal with him, the very best! Once Grand Ivan’s location is confirmed, the most elite forces on this planet will immediately appear, ready 24/7, personally monitored by the president. It’s executed by the military, not the Marines. What does this mean? It means congressional approval. This is an action agreed upon by all of America and must succeed. Do you think Grand Ivan can survive?” Polonishenko pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head, saying, “No, I won’t get involved in the arms business. I insist on this point. I see no need to intervene in this field. The main thing is, before seeing Grand Ivan’s body, I will never become his enemy!” Hunter laughed and said, “Actually, we don’t intend for you to do the arms business, but we need to cooperate with you. Because in Ukraine, more than arms business can be done, right? Mainly, with your cooperation, we guarantee to push you to the presidential throne. You’ll become the ruler, you can open the green light for our arms business, naturally for our other businesses as well. I said from the beginning, this is a comprehensive cooperation.” “So, what benefits will I get?” “You’ll become president; isn’t that enough?” Polonishenko remained silent for a long time and said in a low voice, “I’ll reiterate, I won’t directly get involved in your arms business. Now, I want to know what I need to do in this aspect if I cooperate with you.” “Simple, procure our arms for your military. When we need to transport any arms, grant us convenience. The main thing is that we need to establish a comprehensive network in Ukraine; Grand Ivan has this network, but Djo Malthael does not. We can obtain the weapons depots and markets that originally belonged to him, but this network still requires us to manage. You don’t need to personally participate; you just need to remain silent at the appropriate times.” Polonishenko pondered once more, then nodded and said, “In other words, after gaining power, I don’t need to sign orders personally to fight against Grand Ivan or those he protects, right?” “Yes, no need. Additionally, I need to remind you, by the time you gain power, Grand Ivan will no longer exist. I am very confident about this. As for clearing Grand Ivan’s remnants, we will handle it ourselves.” Polonishenko nodded and smiled, “Alright, now let’s talk about other matters. The arms business is too unfamiliar to me, but there are too many types of businesses that can be done. I’m a businessman; I would be delighted to engage in unprecedentedly large business in fields I am familiar with.” Having watched this part of the video, there’s no need to watch further. Gao Yang reached out to pause it and then loudly said, “The date is March; Andre was still alive then.” Number Thirteen also coldly said, “Yes, now we know a lot of things. America has been relentlessly hunting Grand Ivan, but it was always undercurrents. Also, why did Djo Malthael plan to seize Grand Ivan’s market? Why did America send Butter Knife to Ukraine? Everything has an explanation now; it’s because America really values Grand Ivan.” Gao Yang smiled bitterly and clapped, saying, “Why do I feel a sense of fear? Hunter made it very clear. America will spare no effort to kill Grand Ivan. At all costs! Now there are surging undercurrents; Butter Knife was completely wiped out by us, and sending Butter Knife to Ukraine means they identified Grand Ivan here. In other words, they’ve mistaken me for Grand Ivan!” Having said this, Gao Yang sighed and lamented, “At this point, does completely wiping out a Butter Knife mean everything is over? No, this damn thing means the crisis has just begun. The Black Demon said what America has besides Butter Knife is Cerberus—Guys, after Butter Knife then Cerberus, as long as they believe Grand Ivan isn’t dead, Grand Ivan’s empire isn’t destroyed; this is never-ending! F**k! Never-ending! And it’s damn coming for me!” Taylor who had a bitter look on his face said, “F**k! I thought it was all over…” Number Thirteen exhaled and said with a sigh, “Cerberus? Let’s put Cerberus aside for now. Butter Knife is the most central special operations force of the United States Army. Do you think they only have mere twenty-odd people? According to common principles, the reasonable number for this group is around a hundred. With more than twenty people already dead, what you should worry about next time is they might dispatch forty, sixty, eighty of Butter Knife, and after one total annihilation, they’re highly vigilant and coming with an extremely intense revenge mindset!” (To be continued. 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