[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mercenary-s-war":3,"chapter-mercenary-s-war-mercenary-s-war-chapter-1818":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mercenary’s War",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1614708,2077,"Chapter 1818 - 1797: Returning to Happiness","mercenary-s-war-chapter-1818",1818,"\u003Cp>A phone number that doesn’t change should logically help locate someone, but that requires significant technical capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Gao Yang, if he needs to, he can easily locate a number in Ukraine, but that only works if he has enough local power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another country, like America or the United Kingdom, Gao Yang couldn’t use the police or communication departments to track a number. However, as long as he has the number and enough money, it’s not impossible to find the desired target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Brian providing a phone number that surely wouldn’t change is truly valuable, much more so than the address Djo bought at a high price from Justin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, it’s enough. Please give me the phone number, thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember the number.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang noted down the number Brian gave on a small notebook, then quietly said, \"Okay, I’ve written down the number.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven’t told me what to do with that Jefferson yet. Do you want him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang thought for a moment. He didn’t have the time or manpower to bring Jefferson over just to interrogate him further, and it wasn’t necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you figured it out? How good are your people’s interrogation skills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brian said discontentedly, \"The people I brought out, their interrogation skills are top-notch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yarebin smirked disdainfully, while Gao Yang coughed lightly and said softly, \"Then finish him off. Use a more brutal method, and tell him that stealing from me made me very angry. Hmm, I want to see his body. Have your people take a photo where I can clearly see his face or other distinctive features, and send the photo to a mobile phone, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brian laughed, \"You’re cautious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang also laughed, \"Not that I don’t trust you, but in our line of work, we can’t afford to be careless, right? You write down a number and send the photo to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang didn’t know what the Jefferson who stole his cannon looked like, but Kanchelskis did. So he gave Kanchelskis’s number to Brian. Shortly after, Brian said, \"Okay, I wrote it down. I’ll have them send you a photo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang exhaled, smiled, and said, \"Okay, this matter is settled. Brian, let me ask you one more thing; you just said you’re in paradise, so you must have found her, right? The result is good, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brian was silent for a moment, then in an extremely gentle voice said, \"Yes, I found her. After countless sufferings and lies, we can meet again. Thank God, thank you. I haven’t seen someone with compassion in a long time. I must thank you, deeply grateful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang exhaled, laughed, and said, \"You’re welcome. People like me are indeed rare these days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brian suddenly said, \"Are you with the Black Demon’s team, the captain of the Black Demon? Please convey to him that he’s a bastard son of a bitch. Also, tell him that Kate told me all the plans back then, so I know it was all part of their planned move when Kate confessed everything to me. It’s just that Kate revealed more than they planned, so I knew everything long ago, yet I was still willing to do anything for Kate, and he couldn’t control everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang’s mouth twitched, looking at Yarebin, who was listening on speaker next to him. Yarebin shrugged and said nothing, just looked very disdainful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang coughed twice and said softly, \"Okay, I’ll let him know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brian chuckled, and after a short silence, he softly said, \"I said I’d do something to reward you. You chose a minor thing yourself, so I’ve paid my debt to you. Now we owe nothing to each other, and everything ends here. I think we’ll never meet again in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang said with emotion, \"Are you retiring completely?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, we’ll find a stable place to enjoy the rest of our lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang laughed, \"That’s a good outcome. Everything ends here. I wish you happiness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, goodbye. No, no, better not see each other again. It’s better to part forever with someone like you. Lastly, please let all the Black Demon members know they’re a bunch of bastards—farewell forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tarta on the side shouted, \"Brian, you son of a bitch, may your remaining life not be so stupid. Farewell forever!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang was sure Brian heard Tarta’s shout, but he didn’t curse back. He just laughed and said loudly, \"Black Demon, I ultimately won. Farewell forever, Black Demon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brian hung up, and Yarebin sighed deeply and smiled, \"Let Brian think he’s the ultimate victor, let him and Anastasia live happily together. Consider it a small compensation for his twenty years in the CIA black sites.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tarta shrugged, then put his hands back on the steering wheel, indifferent, \"Whatever makes you happy. If it were me, I’d hit him one last time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yarebin shook his head, smiling, \"I’m getting older, and my heart has softened a lot. Besides, Anastasia has paid a great price, so let’s give her a happy ending. We owe her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tarta said disdainfully, \"If not for Anastasia, I wouldn’t let Brian keep the illusion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang swallowed and said loudly, \"Really? Brian thinks he’s got the truth, but it’s actually fake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yarebin smiled, \"Isn’t it obvious? Anastasia reveals her identity and leaks the plan again. Brian thinks Anastasia confessed everything to him, but that’s just a part of the plan. We found Brian’s character flaw and crafted this plan targeting his weakness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang smiled wryly, \"I thought Anastasia really fell in love with Brian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yarebin said expressionlessly, \"She did fall in love with Brian, or how could she move him? But as a KGB, personal matters must be subordinate to the bigger picture, including emotions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang shrugged, \"Got it. That’s why Anna was so thrilled to hear Brian’s news, because her feelings are real. Wow, terrifying. Do you have ways to control people’s hearts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yarebin’s lips moved a few times, then he said softly, \"It’s not that we can control people’s hearts, but people had faith back then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang whispered, \"Sacrifice everything for the country?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yarebin nodded, \"Yes, just like me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang sat silently for a long time, then picked up the phone again and whispered, \"Uh, I should make a call. The news I just got is too abnormal. Yarebin, what do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1060,"2026-06-06T10:20:49.541Z",1,"novelbin.me","5a9517d5fc4ae87bff102c8e987c70a381f69f9695101461910f5dafa1cd1f2b","mercenary-s-war-chapter-1819","mercenary-s-war-chapter-1817",2343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmercenary-s-war-cover.jpg"]