Capítulo 1798: Chapter 1777: Take One Step at a Time

After being mocked, Gao Yang angrily hung up the phone and muttered, “A bunch of bastards!”

Kanchelskis cautiously said on the side, “Peter, we can’t just let this go, can we? I’ll start looking for Jefferson in Odessa now.”

Gao Yang didn’t really care about those shells; although they were more valuable, they could pull more anytime. But cannons were not that easy to find, so if possible, he still wanted to get the cannon back.

Sighing, Gao Yang whispered, “Of course, we can’t just let it go. Look for that Jefferson in Odessa, and keep me updated if anything comes up. If you find them, just have someone keep an eye on them. You’re not the one to take action; I’ll send someone else to handle it. Alright, I’m leaving.”

Kanchelskis respectfully escorted Gao Yang outside the warehouse, opened the car door, and invited Gao Yang to get in. Only after the car drove away and he could no longer see the taillights did he sit down on the ground, letting the rain soak him. After a moment of daze, he simply lay back on the ground.

The few bodyguards who didn’t dare to move inside the warehouse finally ran out, discovering Kanchelskis lying on the ground. One person shouted in a hurry, “What’s wrong with you? Boss, oh my god.”

Kanchelskis weakly said, “Stop shouting, I’m fine.”

After being helped to sit up, Kanchelskis gasped and said, “Don’t move, let me sit for a while.”

“Boss, you… actually, if we had acted just now, they definitely…”

“What the hell do you know!”

After sternly stopping the bodyguard who had been with him for years, Kanchelskis angrily said, “Don’t talk nonsense! Act? Do you want to die? Listen, the result now is already the best ending, don’t say any more stupid things!”

After saying a few stern words, Kanchelskis waved and said, “Go take care of Piatov’s body, throw it into the sea. No, burn it to ashes and then throw it into the sea, don’t let anyone find it.”

After the others left, Kanchelskis sighed at his confidant, “I know what you wanted to do just now. You wanted to get rid of them. I’m pleased that you’re willing to do this for me, but I’m telling you, don’t have such thoughts, never have them. I was sent here because I have a family, ties. Grand Ivan isn’t afraid of me betraying him. If I dared betray, huh, believe me, death would not be the worst outcome.”

Kanchelskis lay back on the ground, sighing, “I need to cool off, I need to calm down. You don’t know what today means to me. I gained a second life, a second life for the whole family. We work for Grand Ivan, but you should know what the name Grand Ivan means. Grand Ivan has treated me well; he gave me everything. But if I dared betray him, he would throw me into hell, and I wouldn’t even die if I wanted to. You don’t understand.”

“But Grand Ivan hasn’t appeared for a long time. I think he’s dead…”

Kanchelskis said softly, “Don’t say such things in the future, never say such things. You must understand, Grand Ivan being dead is not good for us. If Grand Ivan isn’t dead, we’d be worse off. Why? If Grand Ivan were alive, Peter shouldn’t be the sole power holder. But now Peter holds everything. Our situation, the old-timers, would be very bad because if Peter even thinks I’m not as loyal to him as I am to Grand Ivan, I would have to die immediately! Do you understand? And if Grand Ivan were alive, Peter would have to think of ways to eliminate Grand Ivan’s people immediately. My position is very important, so I would be the first batch to be taken out. No matter how powerful Grand Ivan is, he can’t protect every one of us, whether he wins or loses, I would have to die!”

“But can Peter be as formidable as Grand Ivan? I don’t think so.”

Kanchelskis gave a wry smile and said softly, “You guys are still too young and have experienced too little. Let me tell you, that Peter dared to come with just one person. Do you think he would be afraid of me being unfavorable to him? How formidable Grand Ivan is, regardless of whether Peter was sent by him, since Peter has now secured this position, can he be an ordinary person? Trust me, if Peter were an incompetent person, he couldn’t have reached this position anyhow.”

“If that’s the case, we better run! Staying is too dangerous!”

Kanchelskis said with a wry smile, “Run? Run to where? Can we run? Many people have the same worries as I do, but who dares to run? Without any signs, Peter cleared three traitors in a day and took out everyone Djo sent. Kokedor, who once came to find me, was tortured beyond recognition, and his body was hung at the entrance of the Zhengfu Building. Blood has been flowing like a river in Kiev these past two days. Who dares to run? Let me tell you, Peter absolutely knows what Kokedor and I talked about. He knows I was unwilling to betray, which is why he came to see me, to give me a little reassurance, to have me stay and keep working for him. So if I don’t run, maybe nothing will happen, but if I run, it would definitely lead to my whole family’s death!”

The bodyguard fell silent, and Kanchelskis continued, “Whether it’s Grand Ivan or Peter, they are the same. Rebellion isn’t something you can just do when you want to. Piatov really killed me, this idiot! He didn’t even know what he was doing. He dragged my whole family into Hell, including you guys. Believe me, if Peter wanted me dead, you definitely wouldn’t survive either. But if you dared rebel, dared to shoot, the outcome would be worse than death.”

Breathing out heavily, Kanchelskis said softly, “Peter was very kind to me. Of course, maybe he doesn’t have anyone to replace me now, but nevertheless, he has shown a lot of kindness. Alright, let’s just end this matter, don’t tell my wife about Piatov, just say I sent him away, understand?”

“Understood, Piatov messed up, you gave him some money and sent him abroad, that’s all I know.”

“Very good. You go in, see that they clean up properly, don’t leave any bodies, burn Piatov thoroughly before throwing him into the sea, that damn fool!”

“Boss, I don’t know if I should say this; since this happened, although Peter doesn’t do anything to you now, in the future…”

Kanchelskis shook his head and said, “No, you can rest assured of that. Peter said this matter is over, so it is. He won’t make things difficult for me. You need to understand, someone like him won’t be hung up on past events. What I need to worry about is not standing in the wrong line in the future, so I hope Grand Ivan doesn’t appear again. Otherwise, I’d really be in danger because I’ll have to either choose to be loyal to Grand Ivan or swear allegiance to Peter, there is no third way. Unfortunately, now it’s just one step at a time.”