Mercenary's War-Chapter 2129 - 2106: Hobbies

The meeting ended, and Yuri was pulled by a few people to test what he was suited for, while Gao Yang, of course, habitually went to find Yarebin, to seek advice from this old man who could be considered a mentor in life.

When he saw Yarebin, Yarebin was still napping in a recliner. After all, for an old man in his eighties, there was nothing else to do; if he didn’t nap, what else could he do? 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Sit down, did something happen? Your face doesn’t look too good."

After Gao Yang sat down as instructed, he said softly, "Yes, I’ve encountered some problems. One of our enemies has appeared, but I don’t have any way to deal with him now, so I wanted to get some guidance from you."

Yarebin said with interest, "Oh, tell me about it."

Gao Yang slowly recounted the grudges between them and Badadi. After he finished speaking, Yarebin frowned tightly, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied, and said, "You are letting hatred cloud your judgment, and that is really foolish."

Gao Yang said softly, "Do you mean that I shouldn’t invest too much energy in revenge?"

Yarebin nodded with a serious look and said, "Hatred is, at times, a motivation driving people forward, but in most cases, it’s really a pointless emotion, a harmful emotion. For you, given your identity, profession, and what you’re currently doing, you shouldn’t let hatred delay what you should really be doing."

Nate said the same thing, and now Yarebin is still saying the same thing; in terms of character, the two of them are more like a teacher-student relationship.

Gao Yang hesitated to speak, and Yarebin still looked dissatisfied and said, "The matters in Yemen have already been initiated, is it not enough to just do this one thing? At this time, you want to abandon the major thing that has been planned and prepared for so long and instead pursue an utterly hopeless and meaningless revenge for a dead person."

After speaking with much dissatisfaction, Yarebin made a move to stand up. Gao Yang quickly helped him up, and once Yarebin was supported on his cane and paced back and forth in the room, he said, "For people like us, there should not be such emotions as hatred. Don’t forget your identities—mercenaries. If you spend your whole day fixated on the enemy that killed a fellow, then how are you supposed to do other things? Are you a mercenary group or a vengeance group?"

Gao Yang said softly, "It’s not the same. If Bruce had died in battle, I would be very angry and sad, but I wouldn’t be so determined to avenge him. For example, if he died in a battle with the Butter Knife, I definitely wouldn’t be thinking all day about getting revenge on the Butter Knife. As a warrior, dying in battle is a normal thing, but Bruce died because of a conspiracy. That’s something I cannot accept."

Yarebin shook his head repeatedly and said, "Then retain your hatred, but now focus your energy on the proper business. You can proceed to such pointless vengeance when you have leftover energy after achieving your goals, but for now, you should focus your energy on Yemen. If you must have your revenge, that can wait until the matters in Yemen are finished."

Gao Yang gave a bitter smile and said, "I really want to take revenge immediately, but I can’t. There’s no intelligence, and I don’t know where Badadi is, so how can I take revenge? I’m not so insane as to target the eradication of IS as my revenge goal, so all I can do is prepare, gather intelligence, and wait for the opportunity. If, and I mean if, if I really do find Badadi, then I have to go for him no matter what the cost!"

Yarebin sighed, and Gao Yang said softly, "I know you might scold me again, but I can’t help it. I cannot tolerate an enemy living under my nose. If I can’t find him, then there’s nothing I can do. If I find him and don’t act, then I won’t be able to stand it, no matter what the reasons are."

Yarebin said with a look of helplessness, "You can be very stubborn at times, and this is meaningless stubbornness over trivial matters."

Gao Yang said very seriously, "But I really don’t think this is trivial, teacher. The motivation that supports a person moving forward doesn’t have to be about becoming somebody important, making lots of money, or doing big things. To me, those are all very distant. Actually, I don’t lack anything now, and I don’t have any big aspirations. The motivation that supports me moving forward, or shall I say, fighting doesn’t, no, it shouldn’t be said that way because I really don’t have any big aspirations. What I want to say is, the reason I’m still me, not you, not others, not other mercenary group leaders, is because I still maintain my own principles and pursuit. I have one principle: whoever harms my brother, I will take his life."

Yarebin smiled helplessly and said, "Since you’ve already made up your mind, then why come to ask me? Just do what you want."

Gao Yang said awkwardly, "Actually, I didn’t intend to ask you whether I should take revenge. On that point, I have never wavered. I just wanted to ask how to do it. You wouldn’t just ignore me, would you?"

Yarebin exhaled, then slowly said, "For this kind of thing, intelligence is paramount. If you can’t gather intelligence yourself, then you can only rely on buying it. Since you’ve already gotten someone to do this, what more is there to ask? You just have to wait for the intelligence."

Gao Yang smiled and said, "Do you have any better suggestions? Do you think there would be any other sources of intelligence?"

Yarebin pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, the only realistic choice is the Cicero Family."

Gao Yang scratched his head and said expectantly, "Then, if we do find Badadi, you’ll definitely help me, right?"

"No."

To Gao Yang’s surprise, Yarebin outright refused him and then said very seriously, "We are here to do something great, not to avenge one of your members. Our purpose is to find something to do before death, and being an Avenger is surely not under consideration, so I can tell you very clearly, no one from the Black Demon will help you get revenge."

"You’re so straightforward..."

Yarebin said bluntly, "You’re my student, but the Black Demon is not your henchman. Glewatov and the others have already reached Yemen, and they are making good progress in Sana’a. I might join them soon. I just want to remind you, don’t let there be any trouble here after we’ve sorted out the preliminary work. No matter your persistence, I hope you discern the bigger picture."

Gao Yang immediately said, "You don’t need to say that; I surely understand that the living are more important than the dead. Even if I find Badadi, as long as you need me, I definitely won’t act rashly. After all, I can’t let my act of revenge cause any danger for you over there."

Yarebin’s expression improved significantly, and he nodded, "You didn’t disappoint me after all. Go ahead with what you have to do, just as long as it doesn’t affect the big picture. I’ll just consider you’re pursuing a hobby; people should have hobbies, maybe your hobby is something like revenge."