Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 117 Absolute Secrecy

Chapter 117: Chapter 117 Absolute Secrecy

Mountain Eagle hadn’t fully understood, but he had sorted out the basic logic...

The defection of Snowden was big news, and the information he held was invaluable to intelligence agencies.

This guy’s whereabouts were public now; he flew from Hong Kong Island to Moscow and then got stuck in the transit area because the United States had canceled his passport.

Many people would think that the United States would kill him at all costs, but in reality, the scandal exposed by Snowden targeted the United States Government, and according to American law, the Prism project itself was unconstitutional.

Now that the scandal has been exposed, it is the President of the United States and Congress that are under scrutiny, not an individual or special interest group.

The reality is so ironic. If the stuff in Snowden’s possession could cause fatal damage to a particular interest collective or a capital spokesperson, then there would certainly be many Assassins out to kill him at all costs.

But when the scandal targets the entire government, the situation is different; any action to capture Snowden would have to go through a lengthy bureaucratic system, and no one wants to assume extra responsibility for this before there are results.

Right now, this guy is a hero in the media’s mouth. Ordering the killing of a hero is a political stain those in power cannot afford.

Faced with such a situation, especially in Russia, the United States Intelligence Agency does not have the preparation or ability to bypass Russian interdictions and bring Snowden back to America.

Yes, bring him back to America!

Because killing Snowden would confirm the scandal completely, and the credibility of the United States Government would suffer irreparable damage.

To vilify Snowden and then capture him for trial, or to delay time until the heat of the incident cools down in order to deal with him afterward, is the best way to solve the problem.

In fact, after the exposure of the Prism project, killing Snowden has lost much meaning to those politicians, so their pursuit and revenge against him will be limited within the rules.

Aschi is the most typical example; he has been turned into a flag, supported and protected by countless people...

When a person’s influence reaches a certain level, simply killing him is an unbearable burden for the person who orders it.

If there needs to be a move, it starts from people around him, cutting off his tentacles to isolate his contacts with the outside world, and then slowly pushing him underwater.

Aschi’s most capable aid, lawyer Manning, was thrown into Guantanamo, but no matter how loudly Aschi cries out, no one speaks for her.

Snowden’s situation now is roughly the same; exposing actions that go against the constitution is right in the ideology of Europe and America, because no one wants to live under tight surveillance, especially the rich!

The Prism project is said to be for counterterrorism, but how much money do terrorists really have?

What really lurks beneath the surface are those super tycoons with huge amounts of money; how could they possibly accept such a situation?

This situation means they are not safe!

So, Snowden must stay alive. As long as he lives, America’s Prism project will be restricted!

The current situation is that the Great Russia Intelligence Department wants what Snowden has, but Snowden is well aware that exposing the Prism project to the media and cooperating with the Great Russia Intelligence Department are two different things.

Right now, he is still the hero holding high the banner of freedom by exposing the unconstitutional actions of the United States Government. Once he cooperates with Russia, he becomes a complete traitor.

Once the United States Intelligence Agency gets evidence of his cooperation with Russia, the pursuit and retaliation against him will be boundless, and his family will be stigmatized, eventually facing the risk of losing their lives.

All these twists and turns sound very complicated, but in fact, Russia simply cannot get what they want directly from Snowden...

Firstly, Snowden would not give it up, and secondly, doing so is almost tantamount to declaring war, and the retaliation from the United States would be very severe.

Therefore, a Middleman is needed to take what the Great Russia Intelligence Department wants from Snowden through indirect means.

Maybe it’s a backdoor in some computer program, maybe it’s just a few names...

Mountain Eagle sighed heavily and said, "So the so-called 5 million commission was actually arranged by people from Russia..."

Blood Fox listened, shook his head with a laugh, and said, "Of course not, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service does not have that kind of money.

The ones providing the money are Aschi’s supporters, among them are some very, very wealthy individuals. Otherwise, Aschi could not have stayed in the Ecuador Embassy in London for so long.

Back in the day, I was busy in South America for a while, helping to stabilize the situation in Ecuador, and at the same time those people brought a lot of investment to Ecuador, the authorities there agreed to shelter Aschi.

Of course, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service also contributed, they gave Ecuador some promises and favorable terms.

After all, WikiLeaks is the biggest harm to the United States, and such people living one more day is damage to American hegemony..."

Mountain Eagle listened, shook his head, and said, "I still haven’t completely understood...

The purpose of this 5 million commission is to help Snowden gain political asylum, but you are taking something very important from Snowden to hand over to Russia, you know if this is exposed, the United States would..."

Blood Fox heard this, immediately shook his head, and said, "No, you are mistaken, I am only responsible for helping Snowden seek political asylum.

The method is simple, by proving that he is subject to serious personal threats!"

Blood Fox said as he looked at the frowning Mountain Eagle, smilingly he said, "You are thinking too complicated...

For Snowden right now, neither the United States nor Russia poses a fatal threat, it’s rather the coveting from other countries and even the Underworld that are the most fatal.

This guy is familiar with the numerical operation patterns of the United States Intelligence Agency and has participated in most digital intelligence projects after the digital era.

This is a Gold Mine for some people!

United States can tolerate Russia’s sheltering Snowden at the airport because they know that once Snowden is taken by others, they will face a more severe crisis."

Mountain Eagle suddenly said, "I understand now. In other words, the Great Russia Intelligence Department will withdraw the security perimeter around the airport, and you will take over.

As long as it is proven that someone intends to kidnap or kill Snowden, it would be reasonable for the Russian side to provide political asylum.

That means you might encounter attacks from all countries or organizations interested in Snowden, besides the US and Russian intelligence agencies."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle painfully pinched the bridge of his nose and said in disbelief, "How could you think you can withstand this?

With the current state of society in Russia and the way Boss Pu is somewhat struggling to suppress domestic issues, things can easily spiral out of control...

Can your ex-wife really protect you?

What kind of favor is this?

You could hire a group of professional bodyguards for money to do this job!"

After listening, Blood Fox remained silent for a long time, then finally stood up, beckoned to Mountain Eagle, and led him aside, saying, "I don’t mind telling you everything. I trust you, but do you really think you’re ready?"

Mountain Eagle understood what Blood Fox meant - once he knew some secrets, there would be no turning back...

However, Mountain Eagle was a man of loyalty. Blood Fox was both a mentor and a friend to him, and he owed him a life-saving favor; he couldn’t just watch an old man like Blood Fox risk his life...

Looking at the slightly heavy expression on Blood Fox’s face, Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "If it must be done, then I obviously need to know the reason..."

Blood Fox looked into Mountain Eagle’s eyes and after ten seconds, he sighed and said, "In 2010, the United States Government arrested ten spies, including Erin’s daughter.

It was big news at the time!

In August of the same year, Erin’s daughter and the other nine spies were deported back to Russia.

The most important reason they were deported was that Erin made a deal with the CIA, bypassing the surveillance of the Russia Security Department and releasing a very important prisoner.

Now, that prisoner has found Erin and is demanding that she finds a way to leave him alone with Snowden for a few minutes."

Mountain Eagle was taken aback. He hadn’t expected the grand collision of international espionage he had imagined to suddenly turn into a matter of familial affection...

A mother betrayed national interests for her daughter, and then Blood Fox, an old fellow, was preparing to undertake an incredibly dangerous task for his ex-wife.

The so-called ’seeking political asylum’ seemed exceptionally difficult for those who were unaware of the situation, but in reality, there was no technical difficulty.

The real key, it turns out, was to leave someone alone with Snowden for a few minutes!

This was the real ’unspeakable secret’, because once exposed, Blood Fox’s ex-wife would pay a terrible price.

Just as with the problems caused by Snowden, the government’s issues are carried by everyone, so it’s more or less like having no responsibility.

But individual issues are different; unauthorized actions and damaging national interests once exposed would invite attacks from political adversaries, and if the evidence was conclusive, the consequences would be very serious.

Looking at the helpless expression on Blood Fox’s aged face, Mountain Eagle sighed and said, "I’m not familiar with your industry, but as I understand it, once you’re caught with leverage against you in this line of work, it’s trouble for life.

Do you really think that letting Snowden meet with that guy will put an end to everything?"

Saying this, Mountain Eagle looked at the silent Blood Fox and curiously said, "Can I know who that prisoner is?"

Blood Fox slightly shook his head and said, "A man named Vasily Mitrohin...

He was once the archivist for the KGB, and he defected to England thirty years ago, betraying a massive amount of KGB secrets to them.

And after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he collaborated with an organization called the Belgar Lake Foundation to plunder a vast wealth from Russia.

To this day, the Belgar Lake Foundation still controls shares of some of Russia’s energy groups!"

Mountain Eagle was stunned for a moment and curiously said, "What’s the Belgar Lake Foundation about?"

Blood Fox sneered and said, "For the sake of an archivist, they were able to get the United States to release 10 spies that took them nearly ten years to catch...

What do you think it is?"

After listening, Mountain Eagle took a deep breath of cold air and said incredulously, "I thought such organizations only appeared in conspiracy theories..."

Blood Fox uttered a long sigh and said, "When you reach my age, you’ll understand that anything that is brought up has the possibility of happening or is already happening.

Mountain Eagle, now that you know everything, are you still willing to be involved?"

Mountain Eagle nodded, then somewhat ironically said, "So the upper limits of power in the Underworld can actually be quite high..."

Blood Fox was taken aback, then laughed, "You’ll find out that once a person’s rights and wealth reach a certain level, it really doesn’t matter anymore what is black and white.

The core reason why most wealthy people emigrate is to ’buy the law’, to find a place that can legally protect their assets and interests.

But there are some people who can ’create the law’ and ’set the rules’, are they black or white?"

Mountain Eagle felt as though his mind was suddenly clear...

So it could be like this...

There’s another kind of landscape in this world!

As Mountain Eagle was lost in thought, a scream came from behind...

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