Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 256 - 255: Internal Trends

Chapter 256: Chapter 255: Internal Trends

Mountain Eagle wasn’t sadistic enough to let Fishing Pole’s right leg necrotize; on the road, he contacted Sofia and, after learning she still had some things to handle, he had the medic ’Rabbit’ of the Evil Wolf Squad following behind perform emergency surgery for him.

The short-statured Rabbit was Tajik, with a long face, buckteeth, thief-like brows, and mouse-like eyes—and indeed a habitual thief—but he had excellent field medical skills.

He excised the bullet, cut away the necrotic flesh, and stitched up the wound all in one go.

In the end, although he charged Fishing Pole 4000, Mountain Eagle could tell that Fishing Pole was satisfied and grateful, because Rabbit had given him a shot of morphine.

While Rabbit was operating on Fishing Pole, Mountain Eagle found a restaurant and had lunch...

During the meal, Anna called him. The Maloferiev family had a million in cash delivered to the Four Seasons Hotel and had someone pick up Peter and his mother.

It is said that Peter caused a commotion at the hospital, and then boarded his father’s prepared vehicle at the persuasion of his mother.

"Mountain Eagle, Constantin Malofeyev has kicked his eldest son Kirill out of his international team and is preparing to send Peter to France. That guy should already be on the plane by now."

Mountain Eagle, chewing on pickles, frowned and asked, "What does that mean?

Why was the money sent to the Four Seasons Hotel?"

Anna sighed and said, "Constantin is demonstrating power. He’s telling us that he knows very well about our situation and our relationship.

He’s warning us not to meddle in his family affairs."

Hearing this, Mountain Eagle actually felt relieved; he had offended Kirill to death before, firstly because the guy’s arrogance was annoying, and secondly to assert his own stance, to prevent potential problems with crucial negotiations during his next visit to Moscow.

Now that they had paid up and indirectly warned him, it indicated that they had no intention of continuing to entangle themselves further.

Thinking back on Kirill’s attitude at the time, Mountain Eagle stroked his chin and said, "I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but Constantin is a big shot too. Does his action indicate that Kirill indeed has issues?"

Speaking of which, Mountain Eagle curiously asked, "Kirill being kicked out of Constantin’s international team, does this mean he’s out of that virtual currency payment system too?"

Anna fell silent for a moment, then said, "Kirill was kicked out of the Maloferiev family’s virtual currency business, but he was moved to the Charigler Group to serve as president.

Peter will take over this part of the business in France.

This is the news from Peter; he’s always unable to reach you by phone, so he asked me to thank you on his behalf."

After listening, Mountain Eagle was certain that something had happened within the Maloferiev family that he was not aware of...

At this moment, Mountain Eagle thought of Peter’s mother, the beautiful woman who, even after ’fainting’, could still guide Peter on how to deal with trouble.

She took advantage of the moment Mountain Eagle mentioned issues within the Maloferiev family to secure the greatest benefit for her unfortunate son.

As for the specific details of what happened within that family, Mountain Eagle no longer cared; he only knew that the million wasn’t so much a payment for services, but rather hush money.

Taking someone’s money meant resolving their troubles; he should no longer mention those messy affairs of the Maloferiev family unless absolutely necessary.

Thinking about how he had rescued Great White Shark and conveniently pocketed a million Euros, Mountain Eagle, in high spirits, said over the phone, "Could you help me deposit the money in the bank and then transfer it to one of my accounts in Singapore? I have some business there and need a lot of working capital."

Anna didn’t know about Mountain Eagle’s arrangements in Thailand, and she said with some annoyance, "I will arrange for a company to wire the money to you. Can you quickly wrap up what you’re working on and then prioritize the negotiations?

I’ve already arranged for a company to be registered in Germany, and I’m contacting some capital groups there.

Moreover, the asset consolidation in Cyprus is very complicated, and I need someone to help me review it."

Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle chuckled and replied, "Are you joking? That’s a business dealing with tens or hundreds of billions of Euros. If I really get involved, would you and your boss be happy about it?"

Anna, upon hearing this, gritted her teeth and said in a low voice, "Blood Fox ran off with Snowden. My boss found out and called me a dozen times this morning."

Mountain Eagle understood Anna and her boss Victor’s anxiety because all of their preparations were based on the assumption that Snowden would cooperate with them.

It’s natural for anyone to worry about such an important bargaining chip secretly leaving Russia.

However, compared to keeping Snowden in Moscow and thereby having to focus all their efforts there, it was clear that the business in Thailand was significantly more important to Mountain Eagle and his colleagues, as that’s where they would earn money that truly belonged to them.

Feeling Anna’s pressure, Mountain Eagle reassured her with a chuckle, "Don’t worry, Blood Fox is like your own dad; he wouldn’t screw you over.

Besides, if Snowden is hiding and I’m not, I’ve got a home and business in Thailand, and I can’t run away!"

"You’re returning to Thailand?"

Anna quickly caught on to Mountain Eagle’s implication; after a few seconds of silence, she said, "I’ll have Daria accompany you to Thailand. You let her meet with Snowden to confirm his safety."

This request could not be refused, after all, since he had taken their money, and the two parties would need to collaborate closely for some time in the future to successfully carry out Mountain Eagle’s original plan.

Mountain Eagle decisively agreed to Anna’s request, saying, "I can have Daria confirm Snowden’s safety, but after that, you will have to figure out a way to convince the outside world that Snowden is in Russia."

Upon hearing this, Anna couldn’t help but respond irritably, "Now everyone knows that Mountain Eagle is Snowden’s bodyguard. Do you think you can fool anyone by taking a flight back to Thailand?

Anyone with a bit of sense would know that where Mountain Eagle is, there Snowden will be."

Mountain Eagle, hearing this, laughed and said, "It doesn’t matter. The smart ones won’t come to Thailand looking for trouble with me at this time. It’s enough if you can fool those who are not in the know.

In fact, I’ve always felt that operations in Moscow are not going smoothly, but I’m quite willing to have some muddled thinkers come to Thailand and clash with me.

It will be very beneficial for the negotiations in the near future!"

Anna was not accustomed to Mountain Eagle’s arrogant tone, but now she had completely understood his logic when it came to the Snowden issue.

Constantly forcing the other side’s costs up through battle was indirectly increasing their own leverage.

That’s why he tells everyone he’s Snowden’s bodyguard, and he didn’t want to waste any bit of his notoriety, cramming all battles into the narrative of defending Snowden.

In Moscow, where forces of all sides were contending and various checks and balances existed, the situation would change completely once he returned to Thailand.

Anna had a premonition that Mountain Eagle would use Snowden as an excuse to do even more in Thailand and then force the United States to help him deal with the consequences.

Such thoughts chilled Anna, who was far away in the Four Seasons Hotel.

She had finally realized that Mountain Eagle wasn’t just doing Victor’s bidding, but he was tying this Russian tycoon and his influence to his own chariot through a series of maneuvers.

The smoother her operations went, the stronger their relationship would be until the final negotiations were concluded.

Thinking back, she had looked down on Blood Fox’s apprentice, and when they first met, she thought of seducing him to fool him...

At this moment, Anna felt her actions had been a bit hasty. This was not the so-called elite Blood Fox had talked about but a tiger that devoured its prey without spitting out the bones.

After hanging up the phone, Anna sat on the sofa and let out an ambiguous moan, then took out her phone to call her mother...

"Mom, that guy is a madman..."

Erin responded with a laugh on the other end, "If he wasn’t a bit crazy, how could he have achieved the situation he has now?"

Anna said with some concern, "No, what I mean is, he’s using Snowden to kidnap everyone. If something goes wrong with Snowden, we’ll all be shattered to pieces."

Erin laughed and said, "Do you really think Snowden went to Thailand?"

Anna froze for a moment and said, "M·A Mission Must Reach company is invested by my boss; could the information they provided be wrong?"

Erin laughed heartily and said, "Do you think Blood Fox would use M·A, a company invested by Victor, to smuggle Snowden, knowing full well who invested in it?"

Anna suddenly grasped something and said through gritted teeth, "These bastards are in cahoots to trick me, aren’t they? Snowden never went to Thailand, right?"

Erin, still laughing, said, "I don’t know, but I understand Blood Fox. When he wants to hide someone, no one can find them.

Anna, focus on the tasks at hand, and you will have plenty of opportunities to slowly understand your father.

He’s not a good husband or father, but he was once one of the Soviet Union’s most outstanding external intelligence agents!"

As if remembering something, Erin continued with a smile, "Mountain Eagle is the most outstanding young man I have met. You should interact with him more...

This morning I met Shao Yigu, who couldn’t stop praising Mountain Eagle when he mentioned him.

I’ve never seen him praise a young person like that.

Oh, that guy is soon going to be transferred to the Ministry of Defense to oversee military reform, and he has a lot of business there that could be yours to handle, but you need to show sufficient problem-solving skills.

I think you still lack a bit; if possible, you should get Mountain Eagle to help — he’s far too adept at dealing with these kinds of issues."

Upon hearing this, Anna subconsciously said, "What help could he provide with military reform?"

Erin knew her daughter well but still explained patiently, "He cannot assist directly with military reform, but because it involves many people, a lot of money, resources, and resistance...

When these issues are broken down into smaller problems, a clear-headed individual can save you from taking many detours.

Anna, if you have time, review what Mountain Eagle has done in Moscow over the past week, and you will realize how capable he is!

He’s leading everyone by the nose, making them think and act according to his plans; he’s leveraged assets through Snowden that, combined, are valued at over a trillion...

But think about it, do any of these magnates especially hate him or want him dead?

Trust me, Anna, it’s to your advantage to establish a good relationship with Mountain Eagle — even if it’s just to have him as your political consultant for the future!"