Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 98: There is a Problem

Chapter 98: Chapter 98: There is a Problem

Mountain Eagle drove rapidly and arrived at Ao Nan Lagoon Pier within twenty minutes.

When he got out of the vehicle, he saw Luo Yang and Marta wearing life jackets, throwing several lifebuoys onto the speedboat.

Whatever happened at sea, saving lives must not be neglected—it’s a fundamental baseline for humanity and for volunteer police...

Mountain Eagle didn’t blame Luo Yang for bringing Marta along. Right after getting out of the car, he greeted Chief Ke Cha, who was still walking briskly despite the cast on his leg, jumped onto the speedboat, and tossed the keys to Luo Yang, who could pilot the boat...

"Let’s go!"

Luo Yang was stunned for a moment, then excitedly exclaimed ’Ah’ and started the speedboat, slowly backing up to adjust its direction before speeding off.

The high-speed assault boat given by Taigore, although discarded by the military, was absolutely powerful in terms of speed!

It took about 20 minutes for the speedboat to travel from Ao Nan Beach to the incident location...

As they approached, Mountain Eagle realized that the burning vessel was a small cargo ship about 30 meters long.

No open flames were visible on the cargo ship’s deck and cockpit, but thick smoke was rising, engulfing a large area around.

Seeing Marta constantly coughing from inhaling the pungent air, Mountain Eagle pulled out a gas mask from the boat and put it on her, then kicked Luo Yang’s leg and shouted, "Have you gone dumb? Move to the upwind side and turn on the water pump..."

Luo Yang quickly turned the boat’s steering wheel, and the assault boat drew an arc on the sea surface to reach the upwind side of the cargo ship.

Mountain Eagle went to the rear deck, kicked the water pump hose into the sea, and then started the high-powered water pump...

The huge pressure brought up a stream of water that poured onto the deck of the cargo ship, but it seemed like a drop in the bucket.

Additionally, Mountain Eagle soon noticed something unusual as he didn’t see any crew members escaping from around.

It might be plausible that the captain would want to go down with the ship, but to say that the workers would not flee from a major fire was downright nonsensical.

Now with the ship on fire, the fact that lifebuoys were still hanging on the ship’s side was very strange.

While Mountain Eagle was busy putting out the fire, Luo Yang ran out from the cockpit, picked up a grappling hook, and extended it into the sea...

"Boss, there’s a body..."

Mountain Eagle, already struggling to control the water hose, had no time to go look at a body...

Curious and wanting to help, Marta went over to help Luo Yang pull up the body, but after just one glance, she yanked off her gas mask and vomited on Luo Yang’s shoes...

Seeing Luo Yang jumping in frustration, Mountain Eagle scolded disdainfully, "Are you freaking stupid? The body isn’t going anywhere. Put out the fire first!"

He then yelled at Marta, who was still vomiting uncontrollably, "And you, get inside the cabin and use the radio to hurry the others..."

It was Mountain Eagle’s first time participating in a maritime rescue. For a speedboat trying to save a burning cargo ship, the difficulty was sky-high compared to firefighting on land...

The sea waves constantly causing the boats to move up and down meant any slight collision could potentially damage the speedboat or even cause it to capsize.

Standing twenty to thirty meters away and spraying water at the ship, Mountain Eagle felt acutely that his efforts seemed futile.

However, fortunately, the source of water for sea firefighting was inexhaustible. When Chief Ke Cha finally arrived late with several people and fishing boats, the fire on the cargo ship was basically under control.

Chief Ke Cha looked somewhat disheveled when he arrived and expressed a hint of surprise on his face as he saw the cargo ship still smoking but the fire clearly under control.

He commanded the speedboat to approach the Mountain Eagle and shouted loudly, "Are there any survivors?"

Mountain Eagle signaled Luo Yang to control the hose while he grabbed a gaff hook, walked to the front deck, and hooked it on a floating body, pushing the body towards Chief Ke Cha’s direction...

It was then that Mountain Eagle noticed the body’s head looked as if it had been clawed by the Devil, the left forehead had suffered a heavy blow causing a large chunk to be missing.

The soaked brain tissue was oozing out of the hole, forming a disgustingly pale swollen mass. As the body floated, stuff inside the mass occasionally leaked out...

Mountain Eagle immediately knew it was a gunshot wound, and that the person had been executed, shot in the back of the head with a .50 caliber pistol, the bullet exiting through an irregular hole the size of a tennis ball at the forehead.

Upon seeing the corpse, Chief Ke Cha spewed a string of expletives, then ordered his reluctant subordinates to drag the body onto their speedboat and into a body bag.

Seeing him come out already carrying a body bag, Mountain Eagle knew he must have anticipated the situation here...

As Chief Ke Cha’s speedboat and the subsequently arriving fishing boats started to water the cargo ship, the fire that had been under control began to rapidly die down.

When smoke no longer emerged from the cargo ship’s deck and cockpit, Chief Ke Cha, with a serious expression, ordered to board the ship.

Mountain Eagle felt this approach was hasty; he picked up a radio inside the ship and said, "Chief Ke Cha, we are unaware of the situation inside the ship, rashly boarding could be dangerous."

Mountain Eagle’s warning was reasonable as the ship’s fire seemed a bit abnormal, and it was extinguished too easily.

If there’s still smoldering inside, rashly opening the ship’s hatch could lead to a secondary fire.

However, Chief Ke Cha ignored Mountain Eagle’s advice, his tone grave as he spoke, "This is the third time this week, come up with me and see..."

Mountain Eagle sensed something off, put down the radio, told Marta to stay and watch the ship, and then stepped out of the cabin...

Watching Chief Ke Cha order the speedboat to approach the cargo ship, then hook a rickety gangway onto the ship’s deck...

Mountain Eagle patted Luo Yang on the shoulder and said, "Stop spraying, let’s go up and have a look too."

Luo Yang, who harbored dreams of becoming a police officer, nodded excitedly, shut down the pump, grabbed a lifebuoy, and dove into the sea, swimming swiftly to the side of the ship’s gangway and climbed up like a monkey.

Once on the deck, Luo Yang threw aside his life vest, tied a rope around a mooring post, and kept waving at Mountain Eagle.

Seeing Chief Ke Cha and others struggling to climb, Mountain Eagle touched the waterproof tape on his neck, took off his shirt revealing his muscular torso, and dove into the sea, quickly pulling himself near the ship using the rope Luo Yang secured and climbed the gangway.

After boarding, Mountain Eagle didn’t rush into the cabin but instead grabbed the restless Luo Yang, walked over to where Chief Ke Cha was, and helped pull up the official Tourism Police.

Looking at Chief Ke Cha, who despite having damaged his cast was still at his post, Mountain Eagle said with a smile, "Chief Ke Cha is impressive, remains on duty despite light injuries. We all need to learn from Chief Ke Cha..."

Chief Ke Cha showed no sign of embarrassment; he glanced at Luo Yang who had helped pull his colleague onto the ship, pulled Mountain Eagle aside, and said, "If it wasn’t a dire situation, who would pretend to be injured?"

Mountain Eagle responded, looking once again at the deck of the cargo ship still emanating heat, "Isn’t rescuing cargo ships supposed to be outside the Tourism Police’s jurisdiction?

Why can’t I see the others..."

Chief Ke Cha waved his hand and said, "This matter isn’t simple to explain in a few words, just come inside and see..."

As he spoke, Chief Ke Cha looked at Mountain Eagle, who was slightly frowning, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Mountain, you came from Bangkok. If you don’t want to get involved, the people above won’t blame you..."