Mercenary's War

Gao Yang becoming a super user of the Cleaner was quite coincidental, but the S-level membership turned out to be extremely useful.

Although the membership fee was indeed quite high, Gao Yang always felt that it was worth every penny, especially so.

Whenever Gao Yang made some very important calls, Joseph would discreetly step aside, being a bodyguard, he certainly had that acumen.

As for Karima, she didn’t need to avoid them because she knew too much; spilling even a bit of secrets could spell doom for Gao Yang, so he wasn’t afraid of her knowing more. As the saying goes, "too many lice don’t itch," and "too much debt doesn’t worry."

"How’s it going?"

"The Cleaner has begun a detailed investigation on these individuals, military matters are slightly more complicated to probe, but tracking their movements certainly has no issues."

After speaking with Karima, Gao Yang began contemplating how to take action specifically.

Ideally, Cerberus should die silently and leave no trace, not even a scrap.

With the advantage of forethought, taking out these four people is quite simple; once they’re part of the Solar System Company, set up a trap and send them on a mission where they won’t survive.

If they don’t join the Solar System Company, it’s still manageable— as long as we track their traces, we can certainly eliminate them.

The axiom holds true: there’s no perpetual vigilance against a thief, likewise, continually plotting to kill some people is rather simple, but incessantly guarding against unknown enemies hidden from sight is utterly impossible.

Cerberus is a troop, its members are soldiers; on the battlefield, they can tear enemies apart if given a target, but thrust into everyday life facing possible assassinations from anywhere by anyone, they’re indeed on a path to death.

If Number Thirteen were around, he could probably eliminate all four members of Cerberus by himself.

But, even with Number Thirteen’s whereabouts unknown, Gao Yang still had sufficient manpower to accomplish the same task.

Having Satan confront Cerberus head-on wouldn’t be wise; however, having Black Demon silently eliminate Cerberus’s four people is still akin to child’s play.

Black Demon can mobilize at any time, and now it depends on how Karl Stemonsen and his companions decide; if they join the Solar System, Black Demon will await them in Saudi Arabia or Yemen; if they refuse to join, Black Demon’s arrival in America is just a matter of words.

The combat environment has changed, and now it happens to be Gao Yang’s main battleground—regardless of location, be it America or any corner of the world, it’s the main stage for Gao Yang’s Black Demon.

Honestly, Gao Yang really hopes to incorporate Cerberus into Satan or at least have them work for the Solar System Company, because Karl Stemonsen and his peers are among the finest soldiers you can find globally.

However, Gao Yang dare not; Cerberus and Satan are mortal enemies sworn never to coexist, while now it seems possible to deceive Cerberus, but what about later?

Nothing is truly impregnable; there’s another saying, "paper can’t wrap fire." Now Cerberus remains ignorant as foe remains in dark, allowing Gao Yang to choose any means necessary to entirely eliminate the threat. But if Cerberus learns the truth and identifies its foes?

Most critically, if Cerberus knows the undisclosed facts that Satan remains oblivious about, well it’s a tongue-twister, but should such a scenario occur, Cerberus takes the initiative; seizing just one opportunity can annihilate Satan entirely.

Whether it’s Satan or Cerberus, or Black Demon against Butter Knife, their shared strength is explosive power; given the chance, even acting three seconds early guarantees extermination of the opposition entirely.

Thus, Gao Yang genuinely fears incorporating Cerberus; besides, he doesn’t truly lack these few personnel.

Gao Yang and Yarebin deliberated extensively, and departing from the U.S. Army’s grand framework, Cerberus’s demise is inevitable.

The phone line was busy, as Gao Yang finished speaking with Yarebin, he then started conversations with the Cleaner, and although not much time passed, merely half an hour, the Cleaner had already located the vehicle used by Cerberus’s quartet, showcasing the Cleaner’s efficiency.

Once Cerberus’s location was locked, assigning personnel for surveillance or investigation follows promptly; from this moment, escaping the Cleaner’s detection is impossible for Cerberus’s four-person team because it’s a colossal system tackling a mere few individuals.

While Gao Yang and the Cleaner discussed further actions with the principal figure in Houston, Karima answered a call.

Saying just a few words, Karima covered the receiver, surprisedly whispered to Gao Yang, "It’s Karl Stemonsen calling. He wants to discuss work details with you; he’s decided to join the Solar System Company!"

Gao Yang exhaled a long breath, signaled Karima to keep Karl Stemonsen engaged, then quickly spoke on the phone, "The target has called, they’re joining my company. This simplifies matters greatly; I can personally take them down, but I need detailed intel on these few individuals, especially the whereabouts of the others."

"Arrange a meeting in a public venue, preferably a restaurant, bar, or club, we need personnel nearby to observe the target, current indirect intelligence has too many gaps and cannot serve as final evidence for endorsement."

Gao Yang frowned, "Must you personally observe up close?"

"Indeed, I lack the time to explain these technical issues to you; eliminating them can be easily accomplished, but extracting their hidden forces or concealed members requires close observation."

Gao Yang immediately looked up, softly said to Karima, "Say I’m in a meeting, I’ll return the call shortly."

Karima very politely requested Karl Stemonsen to wait for a call back, then she ended the call and urgently remarked, "Karl said he wants to join the company, but he insists on personally talking with you. Could this be a conspiracy?"

"Conspiracy? It’s not out of the question."

Their first meeting could just be a facade, whether Karl and others are in the know or ignorant as bait, such scenarios are indeed plausible.

Yet Gao Yang resolves to deal with Cerberus; he hesitated momentarily then gravely stated, "I will meet them. Even if it’s a conspiracy, it’s beneficial to prematurely trigger the enemy’s scheme under our preparation. I must meet them publicly, preferably in a restaurant or bar, as per the Cleaner’s request. You know the area; immediately arrange a restaurant, I’ll invite them myself for dinner, hurry."