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“Looks like you remember now, Qasim. Do you remember how many of my comrades died because of your gun?” Balalaika’s finger was already on the trigger.

Isaac also remembered that he had indeed made a weapons deal with this guerrilla group four years ago, and it was at that time that he met Sagara Sousuke.

However, now is not the time to reminisce about these trivial matters.

"Put down the gun, Balalaika."

“Isaac, this has nothing to do with you.”

“Very relevant.”

Isaac also took out his handgun and pointed it at Balalaika.

"Oh?"

Balalaika's gaze grew increasingly cold.

The atmosphere in the tavern was like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment. The intense killing intent emanating from the two men made everyone around them tremble with fear.

"Are you absolutely determined to save him?"

"You know, if I don't let you touch someone, you'll never be able to touch them in your entire life."

"Humph!"

“I advise you to calm down and think about the consequences of your actions,” Isaac sneered. “First, you will definitely die in my hands, and then what? Perhaps your men will still maintain high morale and strict discipline, but if the ‘general’ dies, the fighting power of the troops will be greatly reduced.”

What are you trying to say?

"I think my fellow countryman would be very happy to see the current situation."

"..."

Balalaika, of course, knew that the fellow villager Isaac was referring to was none other than Zhang Weixin, the White Paper Fan of the Triads.

If she dies, her men will definitely be wiped out one by one by Zhang Weixin and his men.

It might not just be Zhang Weixin; those bastards in South America and the Italian Mafia will also make their move at that time.

Just as Isaac said, if she makes a move, she will definitely die. He could already feel her terrifying strength when he broke into the meeting place of the three major forces of Roanapur.

“I wouldn’t say something as stupid as ‘let bygones be bygones.’ If my men died, I would definitely seek revenge,” Isaac laughed. “I just hope Miss Balalaika can think carefully about the consequences and not let the last Soviet army be destroyed by your impulsiveness.”

"..."

“Once you pull the trigger, it will all be over, but if you put down your gun, maybe we can make a deal.”

After Isaac finished speaking, he first put down the gun in his hand.

Now we await Balalaika's response.

"……cut."

Balalaika reluctantly lowered his gun.

"Very good, it seems you've agreed."

"I never said I've let go of my hatred; it's just that the current situation doesn't allow me to act rashly."

“Of course, I didn’t say you should let go of your hatred,” Isaac laughed. “But since you’re willing to give me face this time, I’ll give you a unilateral discount.”

"what?"

"I'll take full responsibility for all the losses you incurred in Japan. How does that sound?"

“That’s not bad,” Balaleka laughed. “But don’t think that this can outweigh the sacrifices of my comrades.”

"Of course, it's just a small tribute to generals who are willing to avenge their fallen comrades."

"That sounds nice."

Balalaika turned and walked towards the door.

"My trip to Japan is scheduled for three days from now."

"understood."

The commotion subsided after Balalaika left, and everyone in the bar breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, a fight didn't actually break out.

"I'm so sorry, it's all because of my subordinates..."

“There’s nothing to apologize for. You’re my subordinate, and protecting you is my duty.” Isaac waved his hand to stop Sosuke from saying anything more.

He lit a cigarette for himself and asked, "By the way, you used to work for the KGB, right?"

"Yes, I was trained as a teenage assassin in the KGB, and then I was captured while trying to assassinate the guerrilla commander. I've been serving there ever since."

Isaac had heard about this from the commander he had previously traded with; there was indeed such a story.

No wonder Balalaika dislikes Sagara Sousuke.

But speaking of KGB...

"Sagara, since you worked in the KGB, do you know Russian?"

"Will do."

"Then could you translate this document for me?"

Isaac pulled out a document he had retrieved from the experimental base in Khabarovsk, filled with Russian text that he couldn't understand at all. He also didn't hand this document over to Mithril.

"Yes."

Sousuke Sagara picked up the document and began to read it.

Time passed slowly, and Sousuke Sagara carefully analyzed the document, but his expression grew increasingly serious as time went on.

"what happened?"

"Instructor, this matter may be serious."

"what?"

“If what’s written in the document is true, then our current situation is extremely unsafe,” Sagara Sousuke said in a deep voice. “It’s clear from the document that the information about ‘The Listener’ Mira was provided by an organization.”

"what?"

"Moreover, the organization's intelligence was stolen from Mithril, which means that Mithril's intelligence department has spies within the organization..."

Isaac also became serious; this was no small matter.

"What is the name of this organization?"

“Amalgam,” Sagara Sousuke said. “They were contacted by a man named Mr. Ag.”

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Isaac handed a pen to Sagara Sousuke.

"Translate all information related to that organization into English."

"Yes."

Sousuke Sagara picked up the document and began to underline and translate it.

The document contained very limited information about the 'mercury alloy' organization, and it was translated in just a few minutes.

Isaac glanced at the translation above; the few sentences contained an unusually large amount of information.

First, the former KGB street thugs were a man named Mr. Ag, and the agreement between them included providing them with the latest technology and...

ECS Electromagnetic Stealth System.

This system has not yet been fully implemented in the armies of various countries; only the Infinity Ward and the Mithril Organization are truly proficient in using it.

Only three people knew the details of this system: Isaac, Tessa, and Leonard.

Tessa was in Mithril, while Isaac founded IW himself, so if we speculate like this...

"Could it be that Leonard was captured by this organization?" Isaac asked, rubbing his forehead with some doubt.

"Instructor, should we report this to Mithril?"

"No, we can't tell them directly. Their people are mixed in with Mithril. Reporting directly would probably alert them."

Isaac slowly began to ponder.

It would be best to talk to your dad about this as soon as possible, but if you contact him directly, you don't know if you'll be eavesdropped on.

The fact that this organization had only shown the tip of the iceberg made Isaac feel a sense of danger.

If it's an open organization, it's relatively easy to deal with, but if the organization is operating in the shadows, it becomes very difficult.

Fortunately, Isaac still has relatively safe ways to contact people.

He secretly broke off a piece of wood from his chair, and with a flash of electricity, a piece of white paper appeared in his hand.

"Sagara, give me the pen."

"Oh."

Isaac picked up a pen and wrote something on a piece of paper. Soon after, he folded the paper into an envelope and handed it to Sagara Sousuke.

"Give this to Tessa and have her give it to my dad."

"Yes."

"Remember, don't mention anything about the documents to anyone."

"learn."

“Very good.” Isaac nodded.

Members of this organization called 'Amalgam' are lurking within Mithril, so it's hard to guarantee that there aren't any spies from this organization within your own IW.

According to the information, many important figures in various countries have members of this organization. Therefore, if they wanted to, they could completely overthrow a country or even trigger a world war.

The consequences would be extremely serious; if they were to actually start a world war...

It seems like I can make a lot of money.

"By the way, Instructor, do you need me to translate the rest of the documents?" Sagara Sousuke's words interrupted Isaac's wild thoughts.

"Huh? Oh." Isaac took out another document and handed it to Sosuke. "This is experimental data. Could you translate this for me as well?"

"learn."