Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 236 - 235: A Bit Difficult

Chapter 236: Chapter 235: A Bit Difficult

What are the steps to rescuing hostages?

The first step, find the location where the hostages are held!

This is actually the most important and most difficult step...

But Mountain Eagle of the Blood Fox Gang skipped this step!

Although ’Great White Shark’ had mingled for many years, there was still some worth in her. Even though her brother betrayed her and took over the assassin network she built, not everyone in that network was willing to see a brainless fool take charge.

The imprisoned ’Great White Shark’ found a way to communicate with the outside world, but after many attempts, she discovered that only the identity of ’descendant of Arctic Fox’ left by her grandfather could truly help her.

Two old men who had only met her when she was very young, pushed the problem entirely onto Mountain Eagle out of old wartime camaraderie...

In fact, Mountain Eagle had already tacitly accepted Blood Fox’s expectations and naturally took over the hostage rescue mission.

Initially, in Mountain Eagle’s imagination, since the location of the hostages was known, completing the rescue mission should not be too difficult.

But when they drove the van to the perimeter of the ’Great White Shark’s’ manor, Mountain Eagle realized that things were not that simple.

The location of the manor was actually beyond Moscow, located on a bend of the Volga River...

The van stopped at a campsite several kilometers upstream from the manor, where the fiercest-looking Butcher and Pirate, armed with Rubles supplied by the boss, used a carrot-and-stick approach to drive away a few young men and women who were camping.

Then Pigeon set up barriers on the road leading to the campsite, temporarily isolating this camping area from the outside world.

Two young women demonstrated their resourcefulness; they used simple ropes and tarps, utilizing one side of the van as a windbreak, and erected a large canopy with two freshly cut branches to provide a rest area for everyone.

As dusk approached and everything was ready, Mountain Eagle pulled out his cell phone, sent a text message, then called over Yuliy and Daria to start a campfire and brought out the marinated beef and side dishes.

As everyone was busy, Mountain Eagle quietly released Crow, then sat on a fishing stool, seemingly enjoying the sunset but in fact, he was conducting a meticulous reconnaissance of the target manor when the others were not paying attention.

......

The manor is located on a bend of the Volga River, surrounded by water on three sides, with the front facing several hectares of unobstructed grassland.

The edge of the grassland is the boundary of the manor, where electric wire fencing has now been erected, and beyond the fence is a vast coniferous forest.

There is only one two-lane road leading to the outer world from the manor, but the junction where it veers off the main road is equipped with cameras.

From an aerial view, the road leading to the manor stretches for 4 kilometers, meaning if one wants to approach the manor avoiding the internal surveillance, they must either come from the water or traverse the dense forest.

Even if you get through the dense forest and cut through the wire fence, getting across the unprotected grassland is a major challenge.

It is equally difficult to enter from the water, as dense reeds and bulrushes along the shore form a natural barrier.

The manor has cleared a clean waterway for the internal boats to navigate.

And this waterway is also under surveillance!

Mountain Eagle does not know whether the builder of the manor had the idea of utilizing the terrain for external defense from the beginning?

But the reality is that the natural environment around the manor, combined with electronic and manpower surveillance, makes it impossible for attackers to hide.

Even if you manage to evade the peripheral surveillance and reach the edge of the manor, penetrating the hundreds of meters of open grassland under the internal defenses is extremely difficult.

In fact, as long as the manor’s internal firepower is sufficient, the personnel, with the help of the architectural cover and the high-ground advantage, could make any creature attempting to charge in pay a heavy price.

Crow has already gathered intel on people moving inside the manor, with about 30 visible persons; how many are inside the buildings is still unclear, but it’s definitely not a small number.

Thinking about charging in, it would be like stirring up a hornet’s nest, Mountain Eagle pinched the bridge of his nose feeling a bit of a headache...

This task was more challenging than Mountain Eagle had imagined!

As Mountain Eagle was lost in thought, a small boat riding the sunset glow slowly approached the campsite from upstream.

Seeing that the person on the boat flashed a signal with a bright flashlight, Mountain Eagle removed his tactical glasses, took out a flashlight, covered it with his left hand, and waved it a few times before the boat slowly approached the rudimentary dock of the camp.

Mountain Eagle waved his hand to signal the weapon-gathering Butcher and others not to be nervous, and said to Yuliy, who was in charge of grilling, with a smile: "Don’t stop, we have guests..."

After speaking, Mountain Eagle walked to the shore, watching a thin, elderly man with white hair dressed in waterproof overalls struggling to tie the boat with a rope to the dock, then walked along the wooden makeshift dock towards the shore.

Seeing the old man’s sallow skin and haggard face, wobbling as he walked, Mountain Eagle judged that the man’s health was probably not good.

Respecting the elderly is a tradition among Hua Country people; after noticing that the man was unwell, Mountain Eagle immediately stepped forward, took the old man by the elbow, and helped him walk under the large canopy.

After Butcher brought a chair for him to sit down, Mountain Eagle looked at the incoming old man’s dim eyes and tired expression, pushed aside the prepared drinks on the table, and poured a glass of juice for the old man...

"I’m Mountain Eagle. Blood Fox asked me to send you a message when I’m nearby; he said you could provide us with the information we need."

The old man’s eyes flickered over the Vodka bottle, then with a bitter smile, he took a sip of the juice with his trembling hands.

Then he looked at Mountain Eagle and said with a hoarse voice, "Are you the apprentice Blood Fox mentioned?"

"You’re quite good, you’re the first one to notice that I can’t drink alcohol!

I’m Alex, I used to be the butler at Volga Manor..."

Mountain Eagle noticed Yuliy looking at him curiously while roasting meat, but he didn’t explain his actions...

These old Russians are all quite straightforward, but Mountain Eagle had seen similar cases back in Hua Country...

Sparse hair, a large skeleton, yet so thin...

With abundant food available today, yet he seemed malnourished, walking as if he might collapse at any puff of wind, there was a high probability he had been suffering from chronic illness.

Moreover, with his sallow complexion and the yellowness under his eyes, it’s a classic sign of jaundice, most likely liver disease, and the situation seems quite grim.

How could someone like this drink alcohol?

But Mountain Eagle wasn’t close with this old man, there was no need to put on a particularly concerned face, he chose to sit next to Alex and asked, "How did you get to know Blood Fox?"

Alex received the sliced roast beef Yuliy handed him, he picked up a fork, jabbed a piece, chewed it laboriously for a moment, then swallowed with difficulty...

"I was the butler at Volga Manor, Sofia’s grandfather used to often bring Blood Fox and others to gatherings at the manor...

Two years ago, I was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer, so I resigned from the butler position and applied for a small house to wait out my death at the manor.

A month ago, Sofia’s brother Mario came to the manor, he brought many gunmen, drove out all the old residents of the manor, and forcefully declared his takeover.

I had no power to resist, and I wouldn’t live long if I left, so I begged him to let me die here.

Until I discovered Sovya was imprisoned in the manor’s underground cells...

Nobody cared about a dying old man like me, I found an opportunity to contact Sofia, and according to her request, I reached out to a few people.

But those people were either indifferent or hesitant.

Finally, I thought of Blood Fox!

The old master had solemnly completed a Blood Oath with them at the manor, I felt Blood Fox would not stand by and watch the most promising granddaughter of the old master suffer..."

As he spoke, Alex looked at Mountain Eagle, a faint smile appeared on his lips, saying, "I waited for a long time, even felt hopeless, but you still came in the end!"

Mountain Eagle looked at the old man before him, somewhat moved...

This old man exemplified a sense of duty that transcended life and death!

He was on the brink of death, yet he was determined to make a final effort for the granddaughter of Volga Manor’s old master.

Many people say that in life, other than death, nothing is a big deal, but in reality, for those hovering between life and death, besides death, there are other more meaningful things!

Things that could prove they existed, that could leave a trace of them in people’s hearts.

Having already completed the preliminary reconnaissance, Mountain Eagle didn’t have full confidence in this rescue mission, but he wouldn’t say this to Alex...

Seeing the hopeful look in the old man’s eyes, Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "You’re right, I’ve come!

I need detailed intelligence on Volga Manor, then we’ll consider how to rescue ’Great White Shark’ from the dungeon."

Upon hearing this, the old man, Alex, reached into the inner pocket of his waterproof work pants and took out a hand-drawn blueprint to give to Mountain Eagle, then carefully cut his beef into even smaller pieces, bite by bite, sending it into his mouth.

While Alex was eating, Mountain Eagle unrolled the blueprint...

On the A2-sized white paper, detailed drawings of the manor’s floor plan, the positions of each building within the manor, and the locations of motion sensors surrounding the lawn were all marked clearly.

The blueprint also used dashed lines to map out the patrol routes of the manor guards, including the number of guards in each group and their shift times.

Mountain Eagle recalled his own reconnaissance results, finding that the building positions were marked precisely, and even the guards’ patrol routes matched what he had seen.

What’s even more detailed, Alex had marked the positions of several firepower points on the main building’s roof.

Mountain Eagle couldn’t tell for a moment whether this old man was a butler or a scout...

Looking at the water route and jungle route marked on the blueprint, Mountain Eagle patiently waited for Alex to finish his beef...

Watching Alex use a small piece of bread to wipe up the last bit of grease from the plate, then stuffing it into his mouth, chewing and letting out a satisfied sigh, Mountain Eagle realized something...

He pointed to the grass around the main building of the manor and said, "Tonight isn’t a cloudy night, and even at night visibility isn’t too bad.

Even if the manor guards don’t have night vision gear, trying to cross the lawn still poses a high risk!

Do you have any suggestions?"

Alex took a sip of juice, swallowing the bread in his mouth, then with a slightly flushed face, pointed towards a small hut near the dock, saying, "I can steer a boat and bring you close to the dock, and you only need to swim a short distance to use this hut to land.

It’s only 40 meters away from the main building, and when the time comes, I’ll create a distraction, and you’ll have a chance to rush in..."

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