Chapter 11 Codename: Singer

This is different from what Yang Yi thought, but a commercial spy is still a spy, and Yang Yi has no choice.

"Of course, sir, I look forward to your teaching."

John Jones took a deep breath, and then he said with a smile: "Very well, now let me explain our work content. First of all, my team has a principle that there is no violence, and only accept orders that can be effective and gain in the short term."

Yang Yi was paying attention to every word John Jones said, because he knew how precious these words were.

Every word John Jones said was his core secret, but now, John Jones started to tell him everything.

"As a spy, especially a commercial spy without a national background, it is naturally impossible for us to get instructions from the country or superiors. In this regard, we have a high degree of freedom, but we also have to be responsible for every decision we make. Therefore, as a leader, you must be cautious.

Usually I decide whether to accept an order, or a reward, or a task, usually based on several considerations, first of all, to assess the risk, and then to see if the benefits are worthy of the risk to be taken, and finally, to consider the credibility of the employer or the task issuer, which is very important.

If all three elements meet my requirements, then I will accept the order, if there is one evaluation that does not meet the minimum level of my needs, then I will not accept the order. "

Seeing Yang Yi nod, John Jones smiled and said: "You may have to ask, how did we receive the mission? This is the core secret of most free spies, but it is very simple to put it bluntly. There are several very powerful intelligence providers. They have built their own intelligence trading platforms. This is like a shopping website. Some people sell things and others buy things. My partner is an intelligence group built by the Cicero family. It does not belong to any country, but it has strong strength."

John Jones stopped talking, he looked at Yang Yi, waiting for Yang Yi to ask questions.

Yang Yi really needs to ask: "Mr. Jones, what is a free spy."

"So-called freelance spies, well, you must have heard of freelancers, freelance writers, freelance photographers, do you understand these terms?"

"Understand."

"It's all the same. No matter what you are selling, you will sell it to whoever bids higher. Unfortunately, if you can sell it, you have to thank God. So although some of these free people are doing well, most of them are at the bottom."

Yang Yi nodded and said: "I understand, so what about the announcement of the task? It is also an information request published on the website, and then someone sells the information when they get it. Also, after receiving the reward, will others not be able to see the information released?"

John Jones shook his head and said, "Let me explain to you that spies have access to the most advanced things, but spies prefer traditional and reliable things, and the way of trading is the same. The Internet is a good thing, but I don't like it, because there are no secrets on the Internet, so missions are not released from the website at all."

Yang Yi nodded sincerely, because he remembered what Li Fan had done to him, so he agreed with John Jones' point of view.

"Of course, the Internet is very convenient, so now some people are trying to use the Internet to publish missions, but I will never place my lifeline on the Internet. For example, the Cicero family will occasionally publish some intelligence missions on their own dark web, but these are the lowest-level missions. It is an exploration of the Cicero family for the Internet age. But if they are particularly important, dangerous, and sensitive missions, they will never post them online so that spies all over the world can see them."

Yang Yi raised his hand and said in a low voice: "What happened to the Cicero family, can you explain it?"

"I'll tell you this slowly. Now you just need to know that the Cicero family is the largest intelligence broker. This family has built a huge and complete intelligence network. Even several major countries in the world often need to transmit and obtain information through the Cicero family's intelligence network. It is also because of this that the Cicero family has been able to maintain it to this day."

"I see."

"Let me continue to explain to you that generally speaking, if a company wants to know the secrets of a competitor, they will ask the Cicero family's intelligence agent that they are willing to pay 1 million pounds to buy the bidding plan of the rival company, and the Cicero family's intelligence agent will choose a team he thinks is suitable to make an offer. For example, if we think that the offer is suitable and the risk is not high, then we will take this task and get the money after the task is successfully completed. By the way, you don't need to worry about their reputation and payment ability when you trade with the Cicero family.

"What if you can't complete the task?"

"If you fail to complete the task? Then you won't get the money, but this is not the most important thing. The important thing is that you will lose your status in the Cicero family's intelligence system, which will prevent you from getting the task in the future. Of course, failure is inevitable. Anyone may encounter failure, but the biggest factor that determines the status of a team is the success rate. Conversely, the success rate is the foundation of a team's survival."

Yang Yi heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Understood, it means that our lifeline is in the hands of the Cicero family, whoever he decides to work for can earn money."

"That's it, but the Cicero family is one of the channels for me to receive missions. For some spy teams, intelligence agents are their only source of missions, but not for me, because I have my own long-term partners. If my regular customers have any missions, they will come to me directly, so that we can negotiate the price ourselves, but if you negotiate the transaction yourself, you have to bear some risks, such as the customer's ability to pay."

John Jones' explanation was very detailed. Yang Yi thought for a while and said in a low voice: "Then how do you get in touch with the Cicero family? Oh, you don't have to answer this question, sorry."

John Jones waved his hand and said, "Since I want to teach you, I will tell you everything."

Yang Yi said heartily, "Thank you."

"Any spy doesn't like too many people knowing their identity, so we try our best to contact one-way. I will only trade with one contact, but what if the only contact has an accident or even dies? It is easy to solve. Because of the special identity and status of the Cicero family group, they will have a high-level person whose identity is public. You just need to find this high-level person and tell him your code. He will assign you a new contact, and then everything will be the same as before."

Yang Yi breathed out, and said: "So a code name with a high success rate is very important, because it determines whether you can receive the task."

John Jones smiled and said: "Of course, I have been running my own code name all my life, and the greatest achievement in my life is the code name with the highest success rate among commercial espionage. It's time to tell you, the code name of me and my team is called Singer."

Yang Yi now understood why his father chose John Jones, because even after eleven years had passed, this man was still willing to help him.

Yang Yi is very grateful to John Jones, but at the same time, he is also thinking about how poisonous his father's vision must be, that he really has the ability to read people's hearts.

"Singer?"

"Yes, Singer, the commercial spy with the highest success rate. In London, if anyone wants to obtain any commercial secrets, then Singer is the first choice."

Yang Yi's views are often different from others, so what he cares about is not how good the industry's number one commercial spy is.

"How do you know the success rate of your peers, so that you know you are the first?"

John Jones said with a smile: "I don't know the success rate of my peers. This is the secret of the Cicero family, but I know that my success rate is 100%. Then, can anyone have a higher success rate than me?"

Yang Yi suddenly realized, nodded and said: "A 100% success rate, of course it is the first, at least it is tied for the first."

John Jones nodded and said: "About how a careful commercial espionage organization works, you will be able to see through practice in the future. How to lead a spy organization is actually not that complicated. You just need to remember one thing, be cautious, be cautious, and be more cautious."

Yang Yi breathed out and said, "Thank you for your teaching, so when can I do something specific?"

John Jones spread his hands and said, "Go outside and be your administrative assistant. Oh, just to remind you, please change the suit on your body. It's too expensive for an administrative assistant to wear. In addition, please go and buy a pair of leather shoes that can match the formal suit you are wearing."

The suit Yang Yi was wearing was bought by him with a credit card for tens of thousands, and it was considered a very good piece of clothing. However, his attempt to buy leather shoes with a credit card was thwarted, so his leather shoes were only bought for a few hundred dollars.

Yang Yi thought it was okay to just match it like this, but he didn't expect John Jones to be able to see it.

"Okay, I will change my clothes, but I still want to know when I can actually participate in the spy thing, I can't wait."

John Jones laughed and said, "It depends on your luck. Maybe it will be tomorrow or next year, because tasks don't come all the time. When there is no work to do, you can only play the role of an intern accountant. By the way, our last task was eight months ago."

Yang Yi was very disappointed, he thought he could do some spy work when he came here, but he didn't expect that he didn't know how long he would have to wait to really get in touch with spies.

But at this moment, John Jones' phone rang.

Picking up the phone, John Jones looked surprised, and then he connected the phone. After talking about the weather and diet in a very ordinary way, John Jones hung up the phone, and said to Yang Yi with a half-smile: "I really don't know if it's your luck or my luck. You don't understand anything, but you have encountered a big task."

Yang Yi opened his eyes wide, and said in surprise: "Is there a mission?"

John Jones nodded, smiled and said, "Yes, there is a task."