Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 71 Mutual Trust

Chapter 71: Chapter 71 Mutual Trust

Mountain Eagle knew that Vilter Jackson was involved with the CIA because when he executed Vilter, the first thing that man thought of was the CIA settling scores with him.

But what Mountain Eagle didn’t expect was that the CIA would come so quickly, and they seemed to be very concerned about the death of Vilter Jackson.

Mountain Eagle couldn’t figure out the inside story, and he also began to feel nervous...

Faced with this situation, Mountain Eagle thought for a few minutes, and ultimately chose not to hide anything...

"It was me!"

Blood Fox was stunned for a moment on the other end of the phone and said in surprise, "What did you say?"

Mountain Eagle spoke with a serious tone, "Vilter Jackson was a human trafficker, he bought women from the gangs and then sent them to brothels in Bahrain...

Shasili was handled by him before she was given to Congressman Adakuan, who is already dead!"

Blood Fox said in surprise, "Did you also take out Adakuan?"

"........."

Mountain Eagle didn’t answer Blood Fox’s question, but Blood Fox already understood. This honesty from Mountain Eagle was his final test...

The stakes of this test were quite low because the commission fee was only thirty thousand dollars. Even if the reputation of the CIA made the task seem heavier, it was still just a low-paying commission.

If Blood Fox showed any hesitation, Mountain Eagle would not have shown up in Kamui.

Mountain Eagle was grateful to the old man, Blood Fox, and held a great deal of trust in him.

He spoke bluntly about his own issues for another reason - hiding such matters could cause huge damage to the team in the future.

Those who only consider themselves cannot survive long in a stable and reliable team.

Being upfront about his own issues, if the team accepted it openly, their cohesion would actually be increased.

If Blood Fox showed even the slightest hesitation, then they would part ways, and Mountain Eagle would continue his life on the run...

His current situation was much better than before!

Blood Fox didn’t disappoint Mountain Eagle. After thinking for a while, he said, "We should still take the mission, some money that should be earned must not be missed...

There’s nothing to fear about the CIA. They can’t even get a police report and have to go through the International Intermediary Company to coordinate manpower for help...

This shows that this Vilter Jackson was involved in their dirty work. Otherwise, they could have gotten the intelligence through the Naval Investigation Department. And it seems they are short on time, so they couldn’t get the information in time through their informants in Thailand.

Once we accept the mission, I can get Vilter Jackson’s records through the International Intermediary Company, and having those files will help you deal with the problem even better."

After speaking, Blood Fox was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Are your Thai friends reliable?

If you can trust them, do everything as I say...

But if you think there’s a possibility they might betray you, then we can choose not to take the mission and simply find a way to take out the CIA agents instead."

Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle replied incredulously, "Is that also an option?"

Blood Fox said nonchalantly, "It depends on how you see it.

Don’t take the CIA too seriously. All of their operations within the United States are illegal, and it’s the same overseas.

CIA agents have undergone rigorous training, but in reality, what most of them do after joining is chat with people in cafes, and wave around their budget to try to buy people they see as valuable.

After working for two years, there aren’t many who can still handle a gun well!"

Mountain Eagle, after listening, said earnestly, "You mean, there won’t be trouble if we take them out?"

"Of course, there will be!"

Blood Fox said with a laugh, "Apart from those field agents and technical operatives who do the harsh work, each CIA agent has a network of relationships, the death of one is a huge loss.

So if you’re going to do it, it must be done cleanly and swiftly!

But I guess you can’t manage that, and if you really decide to kill, then tell me your location, and I’ll come to meet up with you..."

Mountain Eagle was very satisfied with Blood Fox’s stance...

The old guy said he wanted to come over, and the most important reason might not be because he was worried about Mountain Eagle’s combat abilities, but that he wanted to do something bad together...

It is very important for Mountain Eagle to open up some of their secrets to each other, as only then can there be a foundation for mutual trust.

Is Mountain Eagle really worried about the CIA?

Not at all!

Because he was certain that Vilter was not within the CIA system, and the CIA’s focus and starting point in investigating Vilter’s cause of death were not on him.

Back then, Vilter had said that he conducted a deal with a group of terrorists for the CIA, and the failure of the deal resulted in the CIA losing $20 million.

Under such circumstances, how could the CIA possibly seek revenge for Vilter?

If they really wanted to avenge Vilter, they wouldn’t have only offered thirty thousand dollars for information...

That amount of money wouldn’t be enough to buy off the high ranks of the Thai Police Team, which means the CIA isn’t seeking much information, or it could mean the information isn’t critical for the Thai Police.

Having experienced the system from the inside, Mountain Eagle even speculated that the CIA’s issuance of a reward for investigation might just be a formality.

A dead man is a basket; you can throw anything into it!

Mountain Eagle’s thought process had always been very clear...

Aside from unexpectedly becoming a Volunteer Tourism Police, he’d already made a complete plan for himself while in the hospital.

First, he would learn from Blood Fox discreetly for a while, then, once the case back home cools down—at least to the point where foreigners wouldn’t easily associate him with the ’human-trafficking assassin’ back home—that’s when he could truly start his career in the underworld...

One year would be sufficient for this time frame!

A mere information bounty of fifty thousand dollars wouldn’t draw too much attention.

It’s impossible to fully hide and change one’s identity, which is an important lesson Blood Fox conveyed to Mountain Eagle...

If you want to get by in the underworld, it’s basically impossible to not have any contact with your peers or to completely hide your identity.

Because if you want to make big money and make a name for yourself, you’ll have to let people know you’re the one behind certain big jobs.

Mercenaries, Assassins, Investigators, and even Middlemen and Money Launderers are all tools...

Passing through a Middleman or Broker for transitions is already the most extreme form of ’invisibility’ for mercenaries or assassins; doing any more is not only a waste of money but also pointless.

If you have a reputation in the world, and people really want to find you, you cannot hide!

But theoretically, no one intentionally goes out of their way to trouble a tool...

Of course, that’s not absolute...

So if ’tools’ want to ensure their safety, they first need to be sufficiently capable, and then they need to establish a safe zone that allows them to escape easily when facing danger.

This is why Blood Fox was so envious upon learning that Mountain Eagle had obtained the identity of a Volunteer Police...

The convenience gained from this identity is hard for those outside the system to imagine.

For Mountain Eagle, the most important thing now is to establish ’Yue Shan’ and ’Mountain Eagle’ as two separate identities and to completely distinguish these from the past identity of Yue Ziheng.

Yue Shan would be in the light, and Mountain Eagle in the shadow, so that even if an investigation occurs, when others touch upon ’Yue Shan,’ they will stop there.

However, Mountain Eagle’s plans hadn’t even started yet, and under such circumstances, it wouldn’t be wise to oppose the CIA!

Listening to Blood Fox’s urging over the phone, Mountain Eagle said with a smile: "Forget it, it’s too outrageous for a rookie like me to offend the CIA when there’s no enmity or grudge. The people from the Thai Police Team are quite reliable, and the cost to bribe them to target me would be very high, I don’t think anyone would do that.

Send me Vilter’s information, I’ll handle the task, and I’m sure I can produce a reasonable investigation report.

Even if it’s just earning ten thousand dollars, it’s good enough..."

Blood Fox, feeling good, responded: "You wish, I’m the one who accepts the tasks, and you’re just a rookie who hasn’t entered the field...

I’ll take 30%!"