Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 37 The Great Family

Chapter 37: Chapter 37 The Great Family

Mountain Eagle, under Tessa’s guidance, finished giving his statement at the headquarters of the Central Investigative Bureau and received his uniform and credentials...

Mountain Eagle held his credentials and uniform with a surreal feeling!

He was a murderer, an assassin, who had seemingly transformed into a member of the Police...

Though he was merely a peripheral figure akin to a temp worker, a volunteer tourist police officer, this role was an official identity nonetheless.

Too unserious!

Mountain Eagle took the chance during a lull to ask Tessa for more information, only then realizing the imposing identity of the female police officer he had encountered...

They were at the Thailand Central Investigation Bureau, a core department under the management of the Royal Thai Police Headquarters, responsible for coordinating and guiding the work of the local Police and the Police Department of the Capital Region.

Tessa’s mother, Deveka, the senior official who was the first to arrive at the scene after the shootout, was the Deputy Director of the Central Investigation Bureau.

And Tessa’s brother, Taigore, was the Deputy Director of the Crime Investigation Bureau, who was also her immediate superior.

This Crime Investigation Bureau, similar to the FBI in the United States, was responsible for most of the domestic criminal activities and technical investigations within Thailand, and it also commanded an emergency squad, specializing in handling public security incidents...

Public unrest, sabotage activities, counterfeiting, fraud crimes, illegal gambling, drug trafficking, gang activities, and other organized crimes all fell under the jurisdiction of the Crime Investigation Bureau.

When it came to combating gang crimes, they were precisely aligned!

Tessa’s father was even more impressive, serving as the Deputy Director of the Royal Thai Police Headquarters...

She also had an older brother who was the Deputy Commander of the Royal Special Guard Force of Thailand.

According to Tessa, her family members all held deputy positions not because her parents and brother lacked the ability, but because their police tradition demanded that everyone from their family be people who truly get things done!

As is well-known, in any country, the principal positions typically handle personnel and finances, while deputies are the ones who actually get work done!

For a family like Tessa’s, deeply rooted in the police force and solely focused on their duties without getting deeply involved in politics, growth in a country like Thailand came easily.

Mountain Eagle didn’t know whether to feel fortunate or a bit concerned for the accidental connection he had forged with the highest echelons of Thailand’s Police Department.

Meanwhile, he felt the 300,000 that Blood Fox Flower had spent to secure his identity was incredibly worthwhile!

If it could withstand scrutiny by the Thailand Central Investigation Bureau, then he shouldn’t have any trouble anywhere else!

Mountain Eagle stayed at the Central Investigative Bureau for two days. As a volunteer Police officer, he attended an internal briefing before leaving the place.

However, now, Mountain Eagle’s identity was that of a volunteer Police officer from Kamui, collaborating with the investigation. Theoretically, volunteer Police officers were not allowed to carry firearms on duty. He must cooperate with the local Police in Bangkok to legitimate all his actions.

For some unknown reason, Tessa was designated by the Crime Investigation Bureau as his temporary partner, and she took the initiative to follow him when he left...

"Do you want to buy a gun?"

Tessa stepped into the elevator, pressed the button, and said to Mountain Eagle, "If you’re looking to buy a gun, I can introduce you to a gun shop..."

Upon hearing that, Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "That would be perfect, there must be a discount for Police purchasing firearms..."

As the elevator descended, Tessa looked at Mountain Eagle through the reflection on the elevator door and said, "Don’t you feel anything at all?"

"What feeling?"

Mountain Eagle asked subconsciously, then realized what Tessa was alluding to, he shook his head and said, "You must have seen my background. I was born in Myanmar, a descendant of the Hua Country Expeditionary Army...

My grandfather and father fought as mercenaries for Thailand and died in combat. It was in return for their service that I had the chance to become naturalized."

"If you lived in the areas controlled by the warlords in Myanmar, you would have a different view of death."

Tessa was slightly moved by these words and turned to look at Mountain Eagle. "Your childhood must have been tough, right?"

How would Mountain Eagle know whether it was tough or not?

Faced with a suddenly sentimental Tessa, he realized that the gun battle a few days ago had a huge impact on this beautiful police officer...

Bullets flying, the fear of death, colleagues sacrificed, enemies’ heads blown off, innocent bystanders wailing from injury...

How could a normal person possibly imagine the intensity of the shock from such experiences?

Europe and America have long recognized PTSD as a severe mental illness because they, who have been at war for years, are well aware of how fragile the human spirit can be.

A shell coming your way, spraying your comrade’s shattered body onto your face...

When you try to save an injured comrade, only to find his intestines and clothes burned and fused together...

When you want to call for help, only to discover that the radioman was the target and has turned into a pile of shredded flesh, messy blood and flesh wrapping around the radio...

When the battle is over and you return home, you find that some soldiers’ bodies have returned from the battlefield, but their spirits have died, turned into frenzied madmen or walking corpses.

After every war ends, asylums are filled with madmen, with no civilized nation being an exception.

Mountain Eagle’s mental fortitude was cultivated from a young age through virtual combat training!

The training provided by the Sergeant System was, of course, not lethal. The physical sensations were slightly reduced, but the visual impact was entirely real, which is why Mountain Eagle’s reaction to death was vastly different from that of a normal person.

But it was different for Tessa. This female police officer clearly experienced such brutal combat for the first time. Her spirit was in a trough, instinctively seeking someone to confide in, to find an outlet for the immense pressure inside.

Mountain Eagle probably understood Tessa’s situation. He hesitated for a moment before wrapping his arms around Tessa’s shoulders, hugging her, then gently patting her back as he said, "It’s all over now, those were gangsters, evil ones who deserved to die...

You’re doing the right thing!"

Tessa, who had been trying to suppress her emotions for the past three days, suddenly wrapped her arms around Mountain Eagle’s waist and let out a suppressed cry...

Just as Mountain Eagle was unsure how to comfort her, the lift on the first floor opened its doors...

Seeing Tessa’s gorgeous mother Deveka, dressed in Police uniform with several police officers standing at the elevator door, Mountain Eagle instinctively raised his hand and said awkwardly, "I, I this..."

Tessa’s mother Deveka glanced at her daughter’s heaving shoulders, shook her head slightly, stepped into the elevator, patted Mountain Eagle’s shoulder, and said, "Rest well, take good care of Tessa..."

After saying this, the lady pushed on Mountain Eagle’s shoulder, gesturing for him to quickly take his daughter out of the elevator...

Mountain Eagle supported Tessa out of the elevator, turned his head to bid Deveka farewell when the woman in charge simply waved him off, pointing to two sleek bodyguards in plain clothes with black combat backpacks by the elevator door, saying, "No need to say more, let Tessa rest well...

Suka and Jelate are in charge of your security!"

Mountain Eagle glanced at the two stern bodyguards. He really wanted to say that besides knowing Tessa’s name, he knew nothing about her...

But whether it’s because of preconceived ideas, or because Tessa’s way of discussing their relationship led to a misunderstanding, Deveka simply didn’t give him a chance to explain and entrusted her daughter to him.

In fact, Mountain Eagle felt a considerable amount of pressure. If anything happened to Tessa, her mother, the powerful Deputy Director of the police, could make his life in Thailand difficult or even unbearable at any moment!

Thinking of the sudden responsibility weighing on his shoulders, Mountain Eagle helplessly patted Tessa’s back and said, "Commander, is the gun shop you recommended reliable?

My budget isn’t very big, I’ll see how much money I have left after buying two guns, then I’ll ask you to find a place to have a drink."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle glanced at the two bodyguards and added, "It looks like we don’t need to drive ourselves now..."