Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 47 I Believe

Chapter 47: Chapter 47 I Believe

Tears blurred Vilter’s vision as he looked at the photo. A few seconds later, his pupils contracted violently, and he said, "I recognize her, I know where she is, I’ll take you to find her..."

Mountain Eagle listened, stared into Vilter’s eyes for a few seconds, then reapplied the tape over Vilter’s mouth, and forcefully gripped the cigar cutter, chopping off one of his right-hand fingers...

Watching Vilter desperately struggle to speak, Mountain Eagle once again signaled him to keep it down, then ripped off the tape...

Vilter asked with a trembling voice, "What exactly do you want to do..."

Mountain Eagle pointed to the girl in the photo, and said expressionlessly, "Her body was found in a gutter last night...

The trade company’s Cha Nuo said you were the one who bought her...

I’ve taken someone else’s money, and I have to take proof of killing you back with me!"

Vilter was startled and said, "You’re not with the CIA?

I’ll give you money, I’ll give you more money, just let me go, I’ll give you more money!"

Mountain Eagle shook his head with a mocking smile, "Your money is hidden in the apartment at Sky Park, I already know..."

As Vilter watched Mountain Eagle slip the cigar cutter over another of his fingers, he struggled desperately, crying out, "I didn’t kill her, I just sent her as a gift to Congressman Adakuan, I didn’t expect her to die...

Truly, you’ve got the wrong person, it has to be Adakuan, he must have been afraid the gang would trouble him, so he silenced her.

It wasn’t me, really not me, you’ve made a mistake!"

Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "Too bad you can’t prove it, so..."

Vilter saw that Mountain Eagle intended to continue, he cried out in despair, "It’s really not me, if you don’t believe me, you can ask my bodyguard, he was the one who drove the woman to Adakuan’s estate.

Everything I’m saying is true, there are photos in my phone, I really didn’t kill that woman, I handed her over to Adakuan...

It was Adakuan who killed her, go find him, spare me, please spare me..."

Mountain Eagle watched the completely broken Vilter, flipped through his belongings, found Vilter’s phone, turned it on, and scrolled through to find several photos that appeared to be surreptitiously taken from inside a car.

An old man with a parted hairstyle wearing gold-rimmed glasses, dressed in white traditional Thai clothes, had a greasy smile on his face as he embraced a girl in white and entered the gates of a mansion...

The photos were taken in the evening, with a clear timestamp.

This must be the ’proof of transaction’ Vilter habitually kept!

Having found what he wanted, Mountain Eagle stood up, sealed Vilter’s mouth, packed up all the items into his backpack, then fired two shots to Vilter’s head, put on a mask and left the villa, making his way back to the beach along the same path...

This is where Mountain Eagle excelled, he had used all the excessive methods at his disposal while tracking his son’s trail, interrogating everyone connected to that line.

He was no expert in torture, but he knew how to quickly get the results he wanted...

Direct interrogation often does not yield good results, instead, when the other party knows what you need, they gain leverage.

That’s why Mountain Eagle lied that Basong’s daughter was already dead, and he was commissioned to avenge her!

In such times, even if it’s just to drag someone down with them, Vilter would name the ’real murderer’ to save himself, and that’s how he would learn who held Basong’s daughter.

A simple change of conditions could easily break down the opponent’s psychological defenses and achieve results faster!

Walking east along the beach for about two hundred meters or so, Mountain Eagle entered a changing room, tore off the tattoo stickers on his arms and calves along with the mask, changed into a flashy red beach outfit, and upon exiting, took out 100 Thai Baht and summoned a young man riding a beach motorcycle looking for business...

Jumping onto the beach motorbike, he held up his cellphone in a picture-taking pose and headed towards a remote reef area on the east side.

A few minutes later, Mountain Eagle, dressed in a beige police uniform, dashed into a small grove of trees, then crossed a hill and came onto the highway.

Seizing the moment when no one was around, he hid his backpack in a hole beside the highway, then took a deep breath to mess up his hair. After that, he ran along the highway and soon saw Tessa surrounded by a plethora of Police...

The entire operation, from the gunshot that drew the attention of the Police to Mountain Eagle’s completion, took around 25 minutes.

It was unlikely that they could deceive Tessa’s brother, nor did they intend to truly deceive the big shot from the Crime Investigation Bureau.

Tessa saw Mountain Eagle, ran to his side with a worried look, affectionately hooked his arm, and asked, "Did you catch him?"

Mountain Eagle saw Taigore approaching with a stern face and said with a slight spread of his hands, "Sorry, he got away. The guy led me in circles around here...

I’m not familiar with this area, so..."

Hearing this, Taigore glanced at the direction previously pointed out by his sister and then at the direction from which Mountain Eagle came. With furrowed brows and a grave voice, he asked: "Are you sure it was Basong? He has an injury in his leg; he shouldn’t have been able to run that fast..."

Mountain Eagle paused, shook his head, and said, "Tessa spotted him. I didn’t see his face, but the silhouette really did look similar."

Mountain Eagle glanced at the surrounding Police, then suggested to Taigore: "You have many people; you could seal off the area. Maybe it really was him?"

Taigore looked deeply at Tessa clinging to Mountain Eagle’s side; he turned to find his assistant and instructed him to organize a search in the vicinity, then gestured for Tessa and Mountain Eagle to get into the car with him...

Taigore drove Tessa’s car himself, pulling his sister and Mountain Eagle a few hundred meters. After turning a corner, he stopped the car on the side of the road, then turned angrily to Mountain Eagle and roared, "What the hell have you done?"

Mountain Eagle pulled back Tessa, who tried to speak up, and stared into Taigore’s eyes, saying gravely, "On our way here, we saw someone who looked like Basong. As a man, I chose to get off the car and pursue, while Tessa stayed to call for backup...

Then, because I’m not familiar with the surroundings, I lost him!"

With that, Mountain Eagle looked at Taigore, spread his hands, and asked, "Is there a problem?"

Taigore locked eyes with Mountain Eagle for a dozen seconds, then gave a slight nod. He glared at his sister with a look that seemed regretful that she hadn’t measured up, then as if talking to himself, he said, "The nearby hotel is housing the person Basong is looking for; who knows what his condition is now?"

Mountain Eagle restrained the fidgeting Tessa and said nonchalantly, "Hard to say, given Basong’s professionalism and the gang gunmen around here who are eager for money over life...

Actually, compared to Basong, his daughter is the more important target. Finding her will make Basong show up himself, and many things will be solved.

Don’t you think?"

Taigore turned to look forward and said, "Do you think that innocent girl still has a chance to be found?"

Mountain Eagle leaned back in his seat, stretching his body, and said, "I believe in karma...

I believe God won’t let down a father’s earnest effort...

I believe in the existence of fairness and justice...

I trust in the luck of that daughter..."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle looked at Tessa beside him and smiled, "Because there are always people who care about these truly innocent individuals..."

Taigore glanced at his sister’s clingy demeanor through the rearview mirror, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Alright then, I’ll wait and see, hoping for news soon...

If there’s a chance, I wouldn’t mind leading a team to rescue that girl myself!"

With that, Taigore patted his forehead and said, "Look at me, how could I neglect my duties to drive you around?

I’ll walk back myself; you two go straight home and wait. Tomorrow, head to the bureau to give your statements."