Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger - Chapter 871 - 815: Treasure
"Go back?"
Mountain Eagle used a clip to flip the bacon in the pan, then took out two fried eggs, golden on both sides, and plated them...
"You'll definitely not be able to go back until the Calpin family compromises..."
As Mountain Eagle was cracking eggs, he glanced at the 'perfect baby' placed in the baby chair drinking milk. He shook his head with a bit of regret and said, "This child is the hope for the Calpin family to rid themselves of genetic disease troubles; they absolutely won't give up."
Upon hearing this, Selena lowered her head in a dejected manner and said, "I've spoken over the phone with Sergei from the Intelligence Bureau and Victoria teacher. They said the Calpin family's power is immense...
Right now, my teacher is pushing the Great Russian Intelligence Bureau to crack down on Calpin, but from the looks of it, merely targeting human smuggling and surrogacy businesses won't easily touch their core interests.
This kid can't possibly live under such a shadow for their entire life..."
Mountain Eagle didn't really have the time or energy to get involved with Selena and the child's affairs, but since the Calpin family is a member of the Edward Foundation, he found himself taking on the trouble.
Selena had recruited Mikhailovich from the 'Hunter Foundation,' who is leading a group of madmen operating in Europe.
Currently, they are warming up, and in a while, they'll enter Central Europe, which is Mikhailovich's comfort zone to start their activities, with the Calpin family being their most important target.
The Calpin family's involvement in human trafficking and the surrogacy industry is exactly what led Mountain Eagle to release those demons!
However, this is a long-term process, and if Selena wants to return to Russia during this period, she'd have to be prepared for sniper attacks from the Calpin family.
Because this perfect baby, unlike Zack and the other genetically engineered children, was customized to specifically solve certain genetic problems.
She is a serendipitous key, and for the Calpin family, this key is linked to their lifespan and quality of life, so they absolutely will not give up!
The relationship between Mountain Eagle and Selena wasn't to a point that he needed to adjust his own plans for her, so after thinking for a few seconds, he said, "What the Calpin family wants is the child. I suggest you go to the East with Xiao Wan. At least there, no one can take the child away.
You could also find a place to hide the child, or simply place her in Xiao Wan's welfare system for custody, and then return to Russia yourself, using the Intelligence Bureau's strength to fight to the death against the Calpin family.
Though, given Russia's level of corruption, I don't hold much hope for such a course of action."
Selena knew more about Russia's situation than Mountain Eagle, an outsider. With a helpless sigh, she said, "I shouldn't have gotten the idea of those two thieves' vaults back then. I didn't expect that just touching their underground bank vault would alarm the Calpin family.
If I hadn't meddled with those things, perhaps after those two thieves died, the Calpin family wouldn't even know Isabella is still alive." šš«šš²šššš§š ššš„.ššš
Mountain Eagle never regretted things that had already happened. Watching Selena's frustrated expression, he reminded her to flip the pancake and shook his head, saying, "What you're saying now is meaningless?
Your so-called underground bank is controlled by the Kaufman family, who happen to be fellow members of the Edward Foundation with the Calpin family.
Even if you didn't take those two thieves' items, the Calpin family wouldn't easily give up either."
As Mountain Eagle took out the cooked bacon and continued with the new one, he curiously asked, "What was in those two thieves' vaults?"
Upon hearing this, Selena's expression turned a bit strange as she said, "There is various cash inside totaling nearly $300,000, several passports, some jewelry, and a few strange documents."
Selena, seeing Mountain Eagle's curiosity rapidly waning, thought for a moment and said, "Those documents were testimony gathered after WWII by the Allies during interrogations. They repeatedly mentioned the 'Golden Train'...
I had the jewelry appraised and confirmed they are antique items from before WWII.
Combining those documents and several Polish passports, I think those two deceased thieves were likely to retire at just over thirty years old with plans to go to Poland and pursue the 'Golden Train' said to be hidden in tunnels around Wawelberg Town.
That is a treasure that could very well be worth over several billion dollars!"
Mountain Eagle looked at Selena in surprise, curiously saying, "The legend of the 'Golden Train'āI heard about it when working in St. Petersburg during casual conversations...
I thought it was just a folk tale. Is it for real?"
Seeing that she had finally piqued Mountain Eagle's interest, Selena nodded and said, "According to the records, in April 1945, a train loaded with gold, jewelry, and artworks mysteriously disappeared into a tunnel in the Opole Region of Poland.
It's said to have been loaded with 23 crates of gold and numerous artworks (like paintings by Botticelli and Monet). According to current evaluations, those things might be worth over $10 billion, if not more!
The outside world has always been on the hunt for this train's whereabouts, and someone even found a Nazi officer's diary that explicitly mentioned this train.
The documents from the vault also contained some Nazi officers' testimonies mentioning this train.
Despite the passage of so many years, no one has found any trace of this train; it's as if it vanished into thin air."
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