Ultimate Firepower

Chapter 13 First Income

It is the dry season now, and the Mesai River is shallow and narrow, so swimming across the river is just a matter of whether or not you want to.

The reason why people from both countries go through customs on weekdays is simply because it is not difficult to go through customs.

Although it is a tropical area, the Mesa region is mountainous and it is still very cold when wearing wet clothes and being blown by the night wind.

"I...I...I..."

Luca was half nervous and half cold, and he was trembling so hard that he couldn't speak clearly.

Gao Yi quickly took off his wet clothes, took out a T-shirt and shorts from his bag and put them on.

Although he was wearing shorts and a vest, it wouldn't be that cold if he had dry clothes on. Gao Yi had just recovered from a serious injury and didn't want to catch a cold again.

"Change your clothes and leave quickly. You're waiting here for others to catch up with you!"

Luca, who is supposed to be a veteran, couldn't speak clearly at the moment and was a little confused, but it was no wonder, Luca was just an agent and rarely actually participated in the operation.

This time, he directly participated in the action and was chased by the armed forces controlled by Daqili. He had to abandon his car and run for a while, and finally swim across a boundary river. It was good enough that Luca could still speak after all this.

"I've been in this business for ten years, and I've never seen anything like you!"

Luca finally finished speaking.

After saying this half complainingly and half thankfully, Luca looked back at the river bank behind him, then hurriedly took off the bag on his back and took out his clothes from it.

Gao Yi wrapped two small stones in his wet clothes and threw them into the river. Then he urged in a low voice: "Hurry up, hurry up..."

After Luca hurriedly changed his clothes, the two of them climbed up the river bank. Although their bodies were still wet and their feet were covered in mud, and they looked a little disheveled, they no longer had to worry about being surrounded and blocked on a large scale.

"Leaving overnight?"

Gao Yi asked quietly, and Luca nodded immediately: "Yes, our target is obvious, we must leave quickly, leave first, and then divide the money."

It's just getting dark now, there are many people and cars on the street, so it's not difficult to find a taxi.

It’s too early to say that he is completely safe. Gao Yi’s biggest fear is being caught by the police, but other than that, he is really not afraid of anything.

The taxi went directly from Mae Sai County to Chiang Mai, which took almost three hours. After arriving at the destination, I took a tricycle to go around and then walked for a while. After going around like this several times, I basically completed the escape.

It was only twelve o'clock in the evening and we went back and forth on the same day, which was very efficient.

Only after they settled into the room and the mission was declared complete did Luca finally say with a satisfied look on his face, "It's over!"

Taking out his phone, Luca logged into the dark web and checked it out. A smile immediately appeared on his face. He said, "The bounty has been credited to my account. This is really the fastest mission in history. I submitted the evidence in two seconds after accepting the mission, and the evidence submission was completed in sixteen seconds. The verification took only one minute, or fifty-four seconds to be exact. Then the bounty was credited to my account. Wow, this feels really great!"

Luca kept saying that he had never seen anyone like Gao Yi, but he didn't say that Gao Yi's approach was wrong, so Gao Yi took Luca's words as a compliment.

"The money arrived so quickly, that's great!"

Gao Yi couldn't help rubbing his hands, because he had been without a penny for too long, and he really needed some money.

The only question is whether Luca, the creditor, is willing to give him the money.

Gao Yi looked at Luca eagerly, and Luca did not hesitate. He said directly: "It is agreed that I will be responsible for providing the cost and planning, and you will do the work. The commission will be split equally, so you have 10,150 US dollars."

"Okay, but how do I get paid? Cash?"

Gao Yi suddenly discovered a new problem at this time, that is, he did not have a bank card, and without an ID card, he could not apply for a new card, so unless Luca gave him cash, he could not accept it.

"Of course it's not cash, it's Bitcoin." "Bitcoin? The killer uses Bitcoin for settlement!"

Bitcoin was beyond Gao Yi's knowledge. He had seen it on the Internet and knew it was an electronic currency, but it was the first time he knew that the killer actually received money in Bitcoin.

"The entire dark web uses Bitcoin, which is the best choice and guarantees safety. After you receive Bitcoin, you can sell it on the trading platform for cash, which saves the money laundering process. It is safe and efficient, with almost no handling fees."

Gao Yi didn’t really understand what he heard. He just knew that Bitcoin was safe, convenient and economical, and was basically used for money laundering. But how should he collect the money?
"Then how can you give it to me?"

"You register a Bitcoin wallet app, click receive, and there will be a QR code. I will scan it and send it to you. As for how you apply for a bank card or credit card, that's for the future."

Luca taught Gao Yi how to do it, and then he repeatedly reminded him: "You must set a password that you can remember, you must set a password that you can remember, and you must set a password that you can use even if you lose your phone and change devices!"

"Why, have you learned a bloody lesson?"

The muscles on Luca's face began to twitch. He paused for a long time and finally said, "I have an account with 13.7 bitcoins in it, but I only remember the account number and forgot the randomly generated password..."

"Uh, how much?"

"Today's price is $2040 per coin, which means a loss of $."

"Well, you're good at math..."

Luca sighed, waved his hand, and said, "The price of Bitcoin fluctuates greatly, and there is a possibility of appreciation, but my habit is to convert all of it into cash immediately after receiving it, because I am worried that the price of Bitcoin will collapse. It is better to convert it into cash deposits."

Gao Yi also thought so. He instinctively rejected electronic currency and also felt that it was safer to keep money in a bank rather than just a line of numbers on the Internet.

But Gao Yi didn't have a card to save money now, so he said helplessly: "But I don't have a card, and I don't have a bank account. Even if I deposit it into my old domestic account, I... I can't remember the account number."

Luca shook his head and said, "Then wait until you get the card before selling the bitcoins. Well, I'll pay you five bitcoins first, which are worth $10,200. You still need to give me $50 in cash."

The first income he got as a killer was that this money was not legitimate money, and he felt something was wrong.

Gao Yi thought that maybe he should just pay off the debt directly, but he also felt that it would be inconvenient to have no money at all, so he thought it would be better to owe it first and then pay it off when he made a lot of money.

“I’ll give you another bitcoin and you’ll give me $2000 in cash, how about that?”

"$1990."

Gao Yi felt ashamed that a killer and an agent were complaining here for ten dollars.

“Give me 1900!”

Gao Yi is a man who is used to being generous even when he is poor. He really doesn't mind those few tens of dollars, so he gave away 90 dollars with a wave of his hand. All he wanted was face and a feeling.

Luca silently took out a stack of cash from his bag, counted out nineteen, then took out a few small bills, and finally took out some Thai baht and pushed them in front of Gao Yi.

"1990 dollars. I don't want to take advantage of you. It's just the right amount."

The money was settled. Gao Yi collected the cash, put it in his pocket and patted it. Then he said, "I owe you the money. I will pay you back in one lump sum after I finish the big one. Now you can talk about the big task, right?"

Luca hesitated for a moment, but quickly said, "You are a bit reckless. I am worried about you..."

Gao Yi said seriously, "I'm not reckless. I'm a martial artist. Do you know what the essence of Kung Fu is? It's to find the opponent's weaknesses and attack them. If there are no opportunities, then look for them patiently. If there are no opportunities, then create opportunities. If there are opportunities, then seize them decisively. So I will definitely advance if I can, but I will definitely retreat immediately if I need to. Do you understand?"

Luca was stunned for a while, and finally shook his head and said, "I can't argue with you. Well, let's talk about this mission. Now is the time to plan it."

(End of this chapter)