Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 143: Leverage the Momentum

Chapter 143: Chapter 143: Leverage the Momentum

Several hours later, the police controlled the disturbances in front of the hospital and successfully pacified the inside...

As the acting head of the hospital, Tessa made a bold choice and directly addressed the media...

Facing the fervent questions from the reporters, Tessa with her tired-looking makeup spoke in a sorrowful tone, "A very serious issue has occurred inside the hospital. Through the confessions of the suspects, we have learned that CIA spies from the United States bribed some police officers and also hired an Assassin to silence the injured soldiers.

The CIA wants to bury the case of Pattaya US Army personnel being involved in human trafficking, and they are trying to prevent us from rescuing those poor girls trafficked to Bahrain.

We will not let them succeed; we will fight to protect these soldiers’ safety until we receive a satisfactory answer."

......

Kobe Andrews, a black detective from the United States Navy Criminal Investigative Service, sat in a black official car stuck in traffic. He watched Tessa’s interview on a TV outside a roadside restaurant...

Upon hearing Tessa flat-out blame the CIA and then assert that the Thai Police would fully protect the soldiers, pain crossed Kobe’s face as he rubbed it...

According to general aesthetics, Kobe’s appearance was considered handsome, with a notably high nose and a lean face but with an unusually resolute gaze.

However, at this moment, he looked especially haggard because ever since Benson mysteriously died in a hotel room, he was sent to oversee the investigation by the Thai Police.

Though the Thai Police cooperated with them, they refused to provide the legal endorsement necessary for law enforcement, meaning they could investigate, but all activities had to be carried out under the supervision, or rather oversight of the Thai Police.

From the first day he arrived in Thailand, Kobe felt considerable resistance. Now, he had received orders from his superiors to extract the captured American soldiers, exacerbating his already tricky situation.

Technically, it should be the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Defense appearing on the scene, not an agent from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

The duty of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is to handle crimes involving personnel from the United States Navy, and Kobe knew that getting involved would put him in a no-win situation.

This is because his deployment is simply a ’veiled surrender’ to Thailand, signaling that his side will conduct an investigation...

This exposed scandal will eventually be downplayed but not abandoned...

Officially, the liberal progressives within the United States wouldn’t let it go, but in reality, this represents a good opportunity for a redistribution of power.

By leveraging the scandal to pressure the United States Navy, it might influence the direction of hundreds of billions of dollars in military expenditures.

This is the greater issue, but for Kobe, the scandal investigation not only involves facing pressure from the United States Navy...

Kobe is well aware that even with support, he needs to engage in a tremendous amount of work and gather a large amount of evidence to convict a few unfortunate scapegoats.

Timeline-wise, this is measured in terms of 5-year increments, a significant blow to Kobe at a time when his career is on the rise.

Because no matter how well or poorly he handles this case, there is no benefit for him.

Especially since Tessa, in full view of the media, directly placed the blame on the CIA...

This is preposterous!

A low-level Thai policewoman directly accuses the CIA of America, and yet the entire logic is somehow reasonable in the public’s and media’s eyes...

A bunch of unruly American soldiers were caught in wrongdoing, and the United States, in an attempt to maintain its international image, prompted the CIA to orchestrate a silencing operation. This narrative is coherent...

Moreover, America has many such precedents, which isn’t even a secret to the public.

It’s like how Oswald blew off Kennedy’s skull with a single shot, then a policemen killed him with one shot, then that policeman died, the journalist investigating the policeman’s death died, the detective investigating the journalist’s death died as well, and in the end, everything fizzled out...

The manner in which America operates sometimes is as crude as a makeshift troupe.

Thus, whenever journalists ask Europeans about their views on Americans, the majority respond with words like ’rude’, ’ignorant’, ’disrespectful’.

Kobe doesn’t know that Tessa doesn’t actually have evidence of the CIA’s involvement; in fact, she doesn’t even have the right to formally interrogate the soldiers, which is why she invited media reporters from England to provoke a confession...

Blaming the CIA is a way to focus attention on one point using logical reasoning, then avoiding the complexity of legalities to let the media directly participate in passing judgment.

As for whether the CIA did it, Tessa or Mountain Eagle don’t really care...

This isn’t just a simple investigation; it’s a political struggle, where placing sufficient pressure on the opponent is key to political progress.

Now the United States Government can only exert pressure through the British Government. If the British Government does anything at this time that makes the people uncomfortable, it will greatly reduce the political fallout it might attract.

This is what’s most beneficial for Thailand...

As long as one rides the wind, even a pig can fly!

Similarly, as long as one clearly sees the general trend and aligns actions with it, leveraging power becomes effortless.

Kobe can’t see through the struggles involved, so he is struggling...

......

Meanwhile, Mountain Eagle stood in a small conference room in the hospital, looking at several tense American soldiers...

"Guys, you have committed unforgivable crimes, but Thailand has no jurisdiction to punish you because you possess diplomatic immunity.

Don’t worry, someone will soon come for you, and then you will die just like the dozens of soldiers who mysteriously die each year at Fort Bragg.

Let me tell you the truth, if I were a high-ranking official in the Navy, I wouldn’t send an Assassin after you. Instead, I would drag you back and lock you in an unfathomably deep dungeon and keep you there until you die in darkness.

You have brought disgrace upon the military profession!"

Watching several soldiers who hadn’t undergone interrogation and still seemed skeptical, Mountain Eagle walked over to the unfortunate soul previously ’saved’ by Jelate, pushing his wheelchair forward...

"You think I am humiliating you, but you’re mistaken. I am actually threatening you...

Because only when you know what you are facing will you feel fear..."

Mountain Eagle’s sinister tone didn’t scare everyone. One lightly injured soldier known as Pot Lid suddenly stood up and loudly said, "We have diplomatic immunity, you have no right to do anything to us..."

Mountain Eagle placed his hand on the shoulder of the unfortunate one sitting in the wheelchair, looked at the brave Pot Lid with a smile, and said, "What have I done? We are protecting your safety!

I’m damn powerless over you, but your safety will soon be managed by the United States Navy Criminal Investigative Service...

And your superiors, people like Benson, the actual culprits, they will be in the intensive care units awaiting news of your deaths.

It might be in a car accident, or perhaps a suicide due to extreme mental stress, or insanity that gets you locked in a mental hospital where you are thrashed by brutal nurses...

These details do not matter, you are doomed!

Because your existence impacts the safety of the American military bases overseas..."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle picked up a remote control and turned on the TV, which displayed protests outside several U.S. military bases in the Peninsula, island country, and Europe...

Massive crowds were holding signs reading ’Rapist’ and loudly demanding the expulsion of American soldiers from their countries.

Seeing the pale faces of the soldiers under the impact of the TV images, Mountain Eagle turned off the TV, picked up a stack of papers and pens, and while distributing them to these soldiers, said with a smile, "Guys, it’s time to write your wills. If you need, I can provide you with a phone to say your last goodbyes to your families.

Because once you are handed over, you won’t have this chance anymore...

Don’t thank me; I am not doing this out of kindness, but to make you feel fear and pain before your deaths..."

As Mountain Eagle finished speaking, some soldiers already unable to bear the pressure started crying...

Mountain Eagle patted the shoulder of the wheelchair-bound unfortunate, saying, "Honestly, I feel it wasn’t worth it for my comrade to take a bullet to save you, but no matter, you will pay a sufficient price for your actions..."

The unfortunate’s psychological defenses crumbled, and as Mountain Eagle turned to leave, he desperately swung his injured arm, throwing the paper and pen towards Mountain Eagle’s back and collapsed into tears, crying out, "We were just following orders, those things weren’t done by us, we were just obeying commands...

It’s not our fault!!"

Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle turned around, pulling out a stack of photos from Vilter Warehouse from his pocket and threw them onto the conference room table...

The photos showed imprisoned girls, some dead from thirst, women in a tormented daze, and women brutalized post-assault...

With an icy tone, Mountain Eagle said, "As a human being, I think I should just kill you all right now.

You should consider yourselves lucky that I am a police officer because my uniform tells me that I must abide by the law.

So I’ve placed an order for every newspaper in America, and from now on, I’ll be keeping an eye on those newspapers every day, hoping to read news of your deaths squashed into some corner.

Then I will collect these articles and deliver them to those girls you harmed, to offer them a bit of comfort."

After hearing this, the wheelchair-bound unfortunate lingered in shock for a few seconds, then frantically started smashing his wheelchair with his arms, even if his wounds burst open again, it didn’t stop him...

"We were just following orders, we were told to obey, we aren’t the ones giving the orders..."

Mountain Eagle smirked and shook his head, "Sir, I remind you that you have diplomatic immunity, so Thai Police can’t do anything to you, nor is there a need to verify the truth of your words...

The real decision-makers will be lying in intensive care units, maybe the news of your deaths will make them wake up and earnestly repent to those they have harmed!

You’re just pawns, so..."

Without giving those left in the conference room a chance to speak, Mountain Eagle pulled open the door and walked out...

And those soldiers left behind started looking at each other uncertainly...

.........

When Kobe’s official car arrived at the hospital entrance, it was already dark, and he stepped out, escorted by several Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents in suits, entering the hospital...

Yet, when he saw those soldiers with light injuries, he received some shocking news...

"What? They refuse to leave with us?

Why?

Are these idiots aware of what they are doing?"

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