Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 144: Tit for Tat

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Tit for Tat

Mountain Eagle leaned against the hospital corridor wall, watching Agent Kobe enter the conference room angrily...

Feeling the heavy pressure, Tessa took out a pack of cigarettes and handed one to Mountain Eagle, then lit one for herself...

Seeing Mountain Eagle pointing at the hospital’s no-smoking sign, Tessa shrugged and said, "All the patients on this floor are damned bastards. If nicotine can worsen their injuries a bit, I’ll keep smoking."

Mountain Eagle gave a thumbs up admiringly and laughed, "You have a point..."

Tessa heard noises from the conference room, she looked up at Mountain Eagle’s profile and said, "How do you know those guys won’t just follow them?"

Mountain Eagle scoffed and said, "If I were them, knowing someone was out to silence them, I wouldn’t leave either.

At least Thailand wouldn’t harm them as they’re trying to uncover the truth and save more trafficked girls.

But things might change when they return...

They know themselves that they are just small-fry.

If those big-wigs in the ICU can’t go back together, they are likely to become the scapegoats."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at the two agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service guarding the conference room door, he laughed and said, "That guy Kobe, wants to take them away first has to prove he is determined to keep them safe.

Proving that isn’t something you can do just with empty words; he needs to find the Assassin and whoever is behind him to make these soldiers believe him.

If he is unwilling to do anything but try to force these soldiers by applying pressure, maybe someone inside will feel guilty and turn themselves in to the Thai Police and seek political asylum while doing so.

The outcomes for most tainted witnesses, aren’t too harsh compared to the punishment they would have deserved.

At least once they switch sides, United States has more concerns about killing them..."

Hearing this, Tessa nodded slightly, then shook her head and said, "Do you think those soldiers can really think that far?"

Mountain Eagle shook his head and said with a smile, "What do you think I have Jelate following that unfortunate guy for?

People tend to trust those who have saved their lives...

At any point of confusion, providing a not-so-bad choice makes anyone hesitate, especially these bastards who know they’ve done wrong.

We might not be able to make them act as we want, but we can make them hesitate and buy some time.

And right now, ’time’ has completely different values for you and them!"

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked towards the conference room door...

Kobe, flush with anger, walked out of the conference room, waved off a question from a British reporter, and strode towards Tessa...

Mountain Eagle watched the reporter trying to enter the conference room for an interview but was rudely blocked by the two NCIS agents at the door. He laughed and said, "The downside now is that, with his arrival, your previously set ’media trial’ strategy certainly won’t work.

But the upside is, with media around, they must handle things officially."

Speaking softly, Mountain Eagle glanced at Tessa, high in morale, and whispered, "Don’t confront him head-on...

Whatever he intends to do, as long as he isn’t planning to take those soldiers and the bastards in ICU away, you can agree to it...

I’ve informed Taigore, another deputy director of the Crime Investigation Bureau responsible for media relations will take over your duties tomorrow.

You go to the Pattaya division and accept the surrender of the Pulichenco Group...

Securing whatever benefits you can is the true help for your family."

Tessa listened, her eyes fixed on the imposing Kobe, and she nodded slightly, saying softly, "I understand..."

Kobe had seen Tessa on TV, so after hearing the most bizarre ’refusal’ of his life in the conference room, his first thought was to talk to Tessa, the person in charge.

When he approached Tessa, he first sized up Mountain Eagle, then extended his hand to Tessa, saying, "Hello Lady, I’m Kobe, Kobe Andrews, senior agent of the United States Navy Criminal Investigative Service, I think we need to talk..."

After shaking hands with Kobe perfunctorily, Tessa said, "If you want to talk about the involvement of US Military in Pattaya in human trafficking, and the enslavement of Thai women by the US Military in Bahrain, I would be very willing to talk about that.

That’s exactly what the Naval Criminal Investigative Service should be doing..."

"I’m sorry if this is about something else, but I am very busy..."

Kobe didn’t mind Tessa’s attitude, retracted his hand, and said with a somewhat assertive tone: "I have taken over this case, but before launching a formal investigation, I hope to bring these soldiers back to the US Military Base.

Legally speaking, this is an internal affair of the US Army..."

Tessa, lacking political acumen but not professionalism, faced Kobe’s domineering attitude and shook her head contemptuously: "The investigation of Thais being trafficked is also the responsibility of the Thailand Criminal Investigation Bureau.

Moreover, according to the law, the Thai Police have the right to summon United States Soldiers in cases concerning the safety of civilian lives."

Kobe, expressionless, said with a provocative tone: "But you do not have the right to interrogate nor detain them.

All United States Soldiers are the property of the United States Government, and any issues with them are always under the primary authority of the United States Military.

And any so-called investigation results have no legal effect until the military provides a final report..."

Mountain Eagle saw the fire in Tessa’s eyes, pulled this fiery lady police officer aside, and said to Kobe: "Sir, you should repeat your argument to the reporters, then let the public judge if it’s right.

Everyone in the hospital can testify that the Thai Police didn’t interrogate those soldiers; they were merely being interviewed.

And we haven’t restricted their freedom; you can take them all away, including those bastards lying in the ICU.

I bet most Thais now think it’s wrong to waste medical and police resources to protect them from persecution by their own people.

Not just ordinary people, but most of the police in the hospital think so too, our men got shot protecting your soldiers, but nobody thinks he did the right thing.

As soon as you can arrange professionals and sign a liability form, we can immediately remove the tubes from those blood-sucking bastards..."

As Mountain Eagle finished speaking, he looked Kobe up and down, his gaze sweeping over the cross hanging on Kobe’s neck, and said with a disdainful expression: "I don’t know how you could say those words without any shame?

But no matter, we never expected anyone to fight for justice for us, especially those who have sold their conscience to the devil."

Kobe, coming from a devout Catholic family, easily had his condescending attitude shattered by Mountain Eagle...

As a senior agent, Kobe was competent, he fell silent for a dozen seconds, then deeply looked at Mountain Eagle, and turned to Tessa to say: "I believe police were involved in the earlier assassination of the soldiers, so I need to conduct a background check on all police officers on duty in the hospital at that time..."

Mountain Eagle quickly stopped Tessa, who was about to retort, and said with a smile: "No problem, you are the United States Navy Criminal Investigative Service, so of course you should first investigate the case harming United States Navy soldiers.

You can use the conference room you just entered, and tomorrow there will be agents from the Crime Investigation Bureau to assist you in the investigation.

But let me remind you, investigating those police officers is not enough, I believe those soldiers are not just worried about those corrupt police, but about the people behind those police."

Kobe never expected his highly provocative investigation request to end up like a punch hitting cotton, and even being counter-manipulated in the end.

Not to say he couldn’t figure out anything on away ground, even if he finally uncovered the truth, the result might be even worse for him.

Now, those soldiers with minor injuries do not trust the United States officials, they are reluctant to leave the hospital, if they can’t get a satisfactory explanation regarding the assassin, they might break down and say things even more devastating.

Kobe wanted to provoke Tessa, first to test the police’s attitude, and second, if the Thai side showed a tough stance and set obstacles for him, he would naturally be able to pass the problem upwards to the higher-ups of United States.

Unfortunately, although Tessa was very angry, the guy by her side was too tough to handle...

Kobe’s gaze swept between Tessa and Mountain Eagle, then suddenly reached out to Mountain Eagle, saying, "May I know your name and position?"

Mountain Eagle generously shook hands with Kobe, smiling as he said: "Yue Shan, Thai Police, and the rest is my privacy..."

Kobe kept holding Mountain Eagle’s hand and stared into his eyes, saying solemnly: "An informant has revealed to us that the assassin might be some radical nationalists from within Thailand, who believed false reports and thus assassination attack on those soldiers..."

Mountain Eagle sneered and replied: "An informant revealed to us that the entire assassination was orchestrated by the CIA, they bribed the police inside the hospital, arranged for the assassin to enter the hospital intending to silence those soldiers.

Under the immense pressure of hospital security, the assassin knew he couldn’t complete the task and decided to flee.

Due to strict blockades, the trapped assassin was preparing to surrender to the police, but he didn’t expect that there were also black police bought by the CIA outside, which then led to the unrest a few hours ago."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at Kobe’s uncomfortable expression, and snickered, saying: "Oh, the same informant revealed...

Agent Kobe Andrews is a bastard son of a whore and a homosexual, he climbed up to a senior agent of the United States Navy Criminal Investigative Service by selling out his black ass.

The only reason he came here is to keep those soldiers silent, so the CIA has the opportunity to arrange an assassination."

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