Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 148 That’s How Accounting Is

Chapter 148: Chapter 148 That’s How Accounting Is

Mountain Eagle, upon hearing that the deceased was an ’accountant,’ did not find it too surprising.

Because the interior arrangement of this villa was abnormal itself; no one could adapt to such a surveillance environment devoid of privacy unless they were coerced, or their job was of utmost importance.

Being the accountant managing finances for the Replacer Organization, fit these two needs.

Tessa, seeing Mountain Eagle stroking his chin in thought, furrowed her brows and said: "Replacer Organization entrusting the accountant with such a large sum of cash means either the accountant is assigned by their headquarters, or the Replacer’s Thai head can’t conveniently store and safeguard this money.

Which possibility do you think is more likely?"

After hearing this, Mountain Eagle stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before saying: "It’s hard for me to guess since I’m not very familiar with the Replacer, but I lean towards the latter.

I’ve encountered people from the Great Russian Mafia, they are also part of an international criminal group, and people from their branches also have to pay a fixed proportion of their earnings every year.

Seeing Pulichenko’s state, you know that people from the branches generally dare not defy headquarters.

In such a situation, it seems a bit redundant for the criminal group’s headquarters to specifically send an accountant, not to mention sending the accountant’s family over as well...

But the scene here is a bit strange, the Replacer’s Thai boss clearly does not trust this accountant, hence all the surveillance.

But if they don’t trust him, why entrust him with so much money and such important ledgers?"

Tessa frowned in thought for a while before saying in a deep voice: "Unless the place where he lives isn’t equipped to safeguard such a large amount of money."

Mountain Eagle slightly nodded...

Although he didn’t think that the head of a crime organization couldn’t even find a safe house, he had no better explanation. So, he chose to accept Tessa’s speculation and went along with her guess, saying: "According to your speculation, this guy probably doesn’t have a settled residence, that kind of person is difficult to find..."

While saying this, Mountain Eagle suddenly thought of something, he exchanged a look with Tessa, who also had a weird expression, and said: "What did you think of?"

Tessa walked around the police car, pinched her nose and said: "The Assassin intentionally created this scene and lured the police here...

He tortured the accountant to infuriate the Replacer’s boss, and exposing these money to us intentionally, he intends to use this money to find the Replacer’s boss.

Because he believes this money will eventually return to the Replacer boss’s hands!"

Saying this, Tessa took a look at the multitude of Pattaya local police gathered near the isolation tape, she rubbed her face with some pain and said: "If my guess is right, there must be people from the Replacer Organization among these police, the route of evidence van must be known to the Replacer."

Mountain Eagle watched Tessa’s angry yet helpless expression, he sighed and said: "Some problems you can’t solve, but we can try to push things in the direction we need.

Call for backup!

Inform your mother first, explain the situation you are facing, and the things you want to do.

Then bring in those from Naval Criminal Investigative Service, investigating the truth behind the murder of the US Army soldier is also their responsibility."

Tessa listened, nodded with a complex expression, and said: "I understand..."

Mountain Eagle watched Tessa’s somewhat despondent expression, he somewhat amusedly said: "Thai Police corruption isn’t news, you didn’t seem to care this much before, why can’t you bear it now..."

Tessa glanced at the two children inside the car, then at the evidence van filled with cash, and said: "The notebook recorded more than two hundred murders, yet due to the presence of those corrupt police, we never noticed the issues.

Mountain, this isn’t just simple corruption...

If they took a little advantage while handling cases, I really wouldn’t mind because their salary is indeed very low.

But they cannot turn a blind eye to the existence of the Replacer, when I was in police academy, my teacher once talked to me about cases related to the Replacer, the harm this organization causes is more than anyone can imagine...

They have no sense of right and wrong, no bottom line, through professional propaganda and brainwashing tactics, they turn slums into recruitment points for Assassins, those children and youths once trapped, lose all possible futures."

Mountain Eagle, having listened, shook his head and said: "Considering these is pointless, these are issues that should be considered by higher-ups.

Replacer recruiting in slums has its reasons, finding the core of contradiction and acting upon it, can possibly finally resolve the issue.

Otherwise, even if we take down Replacer this time, later there might still be ’Announcer of Death’ or ’Sender of Death’.

Tessa, I always have this vague feeling, this world seems designed, as if everywhere it’s necessary for some people to endure pain, to bring happiness to others.

All the suffering, struggles, killings, are part of the world, unless we can change the world, otherwise we can only make ourselves stronger."

After saying this, Mountain Eagle somewhat regretted his words, because it seemed Tessa couldn’t quite digest his viewpoint...

Watching the slightly despondent Tessa, Mountain Eagle, worried about her spiraling into distress, hesitated for a while before saying: "Do you have a rifle in your car?

Although we can’t change the world, we can take down some bastards..."

This is what I understand about the significance of being powerful!

The bad guys are right there, if killing some people makes you feel happy—no, if punishing some bad guys makes the world a slightly better place and also improves your mood, then I think we should do it..."

Tessa listened, gave Mountain a tight hug, and said, "Thank you..."

After speaking, Tessa opened the trunk of the police car and took out her phone to call her mom as Mountain had suggested.

It’s not difficult to mobilize people from the United States Navy Investigative Service, but the tricky part is how to get Americans involved and pressure the British Government into a major purge, and then shift the blame onto the British Government.

Tessa knew she couldn’t do that, so she simply didn’t think about it anymore.

After hanging up the phone, Tessa walked over to Mountain, took a tactical vest out of the trunk, put it on, and switched to a tactical belt that could carry multiple pistol magazines...

Seeing Mountain examining a Benelli M2, identical to the one he had bought before, Tessa said with a slightly unnatural expression, "This is my backup gun, I bought it a long time ago..."

Mountain looked at the M2 in his hands, identical in model and color to his own, pulled the bolt of the gun and sniffed it, then smiled, "You’ve maintained this gun pretty well..."

Speaking of which, Mountain looked at the several boxes in the trunk of the police car and smilingly said, "Do you know how I feel right now?"

Tessa avoided Mountain’s gaze, picked up an MP5 submachine gun, and while arranging her gear, said, "How would I know?

Ever since the highway battle, I always keep a few rifles in the trunk of the police car."

Mountain laughed heartily and said, "Then I must have misunderstood. I thought you prepared these specially for me, just waiting for an opportunity to join me in a shootout.

To be honest, I was quite touched just now; after all, having a beautiful woman understand my needs..."

Tessa awkwardly turned her head away from Mountain’s gaze, snorted, pressed a tactical vest and a quick-loader filled with ammo into Mountain’s arms, and then called over a female officer to take two children onto an ambulance...

Mountain saw that Tessa seemed intent on leading the team to escort the evidence vehicle back, he shook his head and said, "Ask the driver about the route back, we’ll go check it out first.

Even though an ambush is just speculation, I really hate the feeling of being ambushed!"

Tessa listened and shook her head, "Mountain, I can’t risk the lives of my colleagues. I will inform the driver of the evidence van to follow the route I requested...

We are responsible for securing their safety along the way!

As long as the Replacers can’t know our route immediately, they won’t have a chance to ambush us...

Gru will bring a team to support us, even if the Replacers come, surely they are no match for us."

Mountain listened, gave Tessa a thumbs up, and said, "You’re right, the safety of the officers is the most important."

After speaking, Mountain opened the passenger side door of the police car, sat down, and closed his eyes to rest...

He had a feeling that tonight would definitely not go peacefully; he needed to conserve his energy!

............

On the moving van, Old Man Yellow Teeth, impatiently picked up the phone...

"........."

Faced with the rude greetings over the phone, Old Man Yellow Teeth impatiently said, "FUCK, don’t call me again, I told you, we will handle your issues well.

Even if it’s not handled well in the end, we’ll refund your money..."

"Handled well? You promised to make the Assassin surrender, but you idiots let him escape, ruining all our plans...

Now the Naval Criminal Investigative Service has started investigating the assassination case, once they get hold of the Assassin, do you know how much trouble that will be?

I don’t fucking need your refund, I need you to get things done, or else..."

Old Man Yellow Teeth furiously shouted, "I don’t need your fucking threats, I know what to do.

Tom is looking for me, I’ll take him out, and then deal with it according to your demands..."

"That’d better be the case..."

Yellow Teeth heard the click of the phone hanging up, cursed angrily twice, then dialed a number...

"How is the situation being handled?"

Yellow Teeth listened to the deep voice on the other side of the phone, and a bit nervously said, "Boss, I’m arranging manpower, we will intercept the money on the road.

But Tom is onto me, so, so I want to prepare a bit more manpower..."