Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 154: Not Going After You

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Not Going After You

The sudden death of the burly man brought an instant silence to the surroundings, followed by a series of noises coming from the ground...

Facing the warehouse door, Tom closed his eyes as he saw something rolling on the ground towards him, then he clamped his hands tightly over his ears...

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Four loud blasts accompanied by flashes swept through most of the warehouse, enveloping all the Replacers within.

The enclosed space amplified the effects of the shock bombs...

Most of the Replacers at this point were like drunkards, painfully clutching their heads trying to find balance, but utterly clueless.

"Bang bang, bang bang, bang bang..."

Mountain Eagle forcefully pushed open the warehouse door, barged in with the rising morning sun, and began his hunt with gun in hand...

The Replacers incapacitated by the shock bombs were defenseless, slaughtered like lambs awaiting the butcher.

It wasn’t until Mountain Eagle had nearly halved the ranks of the Replacers that the remaining ones realized what they had encountered...

They rolled and screamed on the ground, but the bullets showed no mercy, slashing through their bodies like the scythe of Death God.

Although Tom was prepared, the impact of the shock bombs still dazed him for a dozen seconds. When he opened his eyes, he saw a towering figure standing in front of Yellow Teeth Old Ghost, pulling out a gun and shooting through the old man’s knees...

Watching Old Ghost howling in agony, clutching his knees, Tom let out a chilling laugh, pouncing on Old Ghost like a vengeful specter...

But as Tom was mid-air, he suddenly felt his arm grabbed, then spun around and crashed to the ground...

Looking at Mountain Eagle who had grabbed him, Tom glared with bloodshot eyes and gasped like a wild beast, then said in a deep voice, "Let me kill him, then you can kill me, and all the money here will be yours..."

Mountain Eagle glanced at the mountain of Thai Baht and shook his head with a hint of regret...

The Sergeant System was good for a lot, but apart from accepting materials of the appropriate purity, it couldn’t collect things outside of the storage system.

One hundred million Thai Baht, just the weight was over a hundred kilograms, not to mention the volume...

Looking at the ferocious light in Tom’s eyes, Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "I know you’re anxious, but don’t be in such haste..."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at Yellow Teeth Old Ghost writhing on the ground, grabbing the man and dragging him onto a chair...

Then he took out several large zip ties, binding Old Ghost’s hands behind the chair back and fixing his feet to the chair legs.

After he finished, Mountain Eagle glanced at the hook on Tom’s collarbone, walked over and gestured to Tom...

Tom subconsciously nodded. Before he could say a word, he saw Mountain Eagle gripping the hook and forcefully pulling it out...

"Ah..."

Tom screamed in pain. Just as he was about to resist, he saw Mountain Eagle turn back to Yellow Teeth Old Ghost and swing the hook through the old man’s collarbone...

Listening to Old Ghost’s agonizing screams, Tom didn’t know where he found the strength and courage, but he grabbed the hook on his body, howling as he pulled it out and hurled it towards Mountain Eagle, then collapsed on the ground, panting heavily...

Mountain Eagle was stunned for a moment by Tom’s actions ...

Looking at this man who was barely hanging on to life, yet still fixated on Old Ghost’s screams, as if he could draw strength from Old Ghost’s pain.

Mountain Eagle listened outside the warehouse for a while. Although he didn’t understand the language, he could guess what had probably happened from Tom’s ordeal and his tone of grief and anger...

Seeing Tom’s state, Mountain Eagle compliantly picked up the hook and pierced it through Old Ghost’s other collarbone.

Then, to give Old Ghost some time to feel pain and let his disabled senses recover, Mountain Eagle walked over to Tom and said, "It looks like you’re mixed race, you understand what I’m saying, right?"

Tom nodded slightly and said, "You say..."

Mountain Eagle sat on the back of a corpse, moved his arms and neck, and then said, "Tell me about you, and this guy...

Is he the boss of the Replacers?"

Tom was stunned for a moment. He turned his gaze to Mountain Eagle, looked at the marked tactical vest on him, and said, "Are you a cop?"

Mountain Eagle smiled and nodded, "You’re a bit forgetful. We’ve met at the hospital, remember?"

Tom moaned in pain, incredulously saying, "You’re also a hitman sent by them?"

Mountain Eagle shook his head, "No, I’m a cop..."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle looked at the somewhat bewildered Tom, and waved his hand, "The inside story is too complicated to explain to you. I’m asking you, who sent you to the hospital to assassinate the United States Soldier? Was it this guy?"

Tom took a few seconds to catch his breath, propping himself up with difficulty to sit up, and said, "His name is ’Old Ghost’, he’s the executor of the Replacers, responsible for managing the Replacers and assigning their tasks, but he’s not the boss...

The boss of the Replacers in Thailand is called Carlos, I’ve met him once. It was he who brought me into the Replacers...

But I don’t know his real identity! And I have no clue where he is!"

Tom looked at Old Ghost with malicious eyes and said, "This guy knows; he’s the only channel for the boss to communicate with the Replacer Organization..."

Mountain Eagle nodded slightly, ignoring Tom’s instigation, and continued, "Why did you kill that accountant?

I’m curious, why would the leader of the Replacer Organization keep all the money in an accountant’s house..."

Tom swallowed hard, his voice dry, "Because only by following the money can you find Carlos...

They killed my mother and ruined everything for me, so I went after their accountant and exposed the existence of the Replacer Organization.

I know how much Carlos loves money and how he’s not afraid of the police at all, so I’m certain that as soon as the police seize the money, he will definitely try to get it back.

That way I have a chance to find him by following the money!"

Tom spoke with a somewhat bewildered look, "But what I didn’t expect was that what awaited me was a trap..."

Mountain Eagle touched his chin awkwardly and steered the conversation back, "If Carlos loves money so much, why wouldn’t he keep the money close to him?"

Tom froze for a moment and then shook his head, "I don’t know why...

All I know is that Old Ghost always delivers commissions to the accountant, and then takes a batch of gold every few months and sends it to Carlos."

Mountain Eagle suddenly realized and nodded, "Gold is the true hard currency of the Underworld!

With its small volume, it’s convenient to carry and store, and it also has good liquidity, which is why Carlos would employ an accountant to regularly convert Thai Baht or other currencies into gold for him.

Thinking about how many years Carlos has been doing this, he must have saved quite a bit of gold. Mountain Eagle touched his chin and after a few minutes of thought, said, "Do you know who hired you to go to the hospital?"

Tom coughed a few times, spitting out blood-stained saliva, then shook his head, "I don’t know, all the mission contacts were through the boss, but the person who showed up was Old Ghost, you can ask him...

If you don’t want to do it yourself, I can do it for you!"

Mountain Eagle looked at Tom’s restless appearance and shook his head, "No need, I’ll do it myself..."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle pointed to the torn wound on Tom’s shoulder, smiling, "Honestly, I originally intended to off you, but now I’ve actually come to admire you...

Since you don’t know anything, there’s no point in making things difficult for yourself..."

Tom, incredulous, said, "You’re a cop, but you’re not arresting me?"

Mountain Eagle laughed and spread his hands, "Actually, I’m not really a conventional cop; I just happen to know a few cop friends...

Right now, I’m volunteering to help out!"

Tom listened, coughed painfully a couple of times, his voice grainy, "There’s no such thing as a free lunch, what do you want me to do?"

Mountain Eagle, shaking his head with a wry smile, asked, "What do you think you can do?"

Tom gritted his teeth and said, "Kill!"

Mountain Eagle looked at Tom, thought for a moment, then nodded, "That works, but wait for me a moment. After I dig out the employer’s information from Old Ghost’s mouth, help me take him down..."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle stood up, took two stacks of thousand-dollar bills from the table, and stuffed them into Tom’s pocket, "You’re an assassin, can’t work for free. Here’s 200,000 Thai Baht, about over 5,000 US Dollars, consider this as hiring you...

My only other request is that after the job is done, you give a call to someone named Kobe Andrews and explain the whole situation to him.

After that, we’re even!"

Tom was stunned, he looked down at his pocket, then at Mountain Eagle, "Why are you doing this?"

Mountain Eagle waved his hand, "With your situation, it’s difficult for me to explain clearly.

But if you don’t want to take the job, that’s fine. Keep the money, and if you get the chance, help keep an eye on the Replacer Organization and share any intelligence with me.

The police term for this is ’developing an informant’. If you agree, and can provide intelligence, I can give you 200,000 Thai Baht a year as remuneration...

Of course, if you still want to stick to your assassin job, I might occasionally have some business for you."

After a long silence, Tom spoke, "Who exactly are you?"

Mountain Eagle didn’t hide his identity; he smiled and said, "My name is Yue Shan, and right now I’m a volunteer Tourism Police officer in Kamui..."

Tom, with a complicated expression, bowed his head and muttered to himself, "Volunteer Tourism Police, huh..."

He looked up at Mountain Eagle and said seriously, "I accept your offer...

I owe you my life, whatever you ask of me, just a phone call away..."

Mountain Eagle waved his hand, interrupting Tom, "I don’t like people feeling indebted to me because working with a grateful heart over time becomes tiring, even annoying...

We prefer an employment relationship – I pay, and you work. Not necessarily killing; you have excellent skills and should be able to handle many jobs."

With that, Mountain Eagle glanced at Old Ghost, noticing that he was reacting to his conversation with Tom...

Mountain Eagle patted Tom’s shoulder and said with a smile, "Now it’s time for questions, your matter can wait..."