Baghdad.
Gao Yi once again led a life of disguise.
Not being able to show his face wasn't about losing face or nerve, but because Lucy had rushed in from the United States with all of Gao Yi's makeup supplies. Now, Gao Yi had to wear makeup every day, with no fingerprints, revealing his true face to no one easily.
There was work to be done, so trust had to be placed in reliable insiders. Feng Biao and Lin Xianghua both hurried over, but this time Gao Yi didn't call Li Jie because he felt there was no use in doing so.
This time, come what may, Gao Yi and his crew wouldn't be the ones engaging directly in combat, whether they used mercenaries or followed Grasse's suggestion to bring Russians into the fold. Thus, there was no need to involve Li Jie.
Baghdad was a familiar place, having visited it a few times before, but Gao Yi wasn't well acquainted with the local mercenary market.
