Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger-Chapter 911 - 851: The Missing Arctic Fox
After Mountain Eagle finished reading the 'Hyena' profile, it was already early morning...
He thought for a long time; Blood Fox hadn't called him, evidently not wanting him to get involved in the Arctic Fox issue.
Because, when it comes down to it, Mountain Eagle's responsibility is the retirement of Arctic Fox, which isn't strongly linked to frontline Arctic Fox operations.
Moreover, Mountain Eagle has repeatedly expressed his opposition to Arctic Fox's operating model, pushing them to join Li Chengji's Syria project to help Arctic Fox earn more money and then find a way to reinvent themselves.
Mountain Eagle understood Blood Fox's choice, so after hesitating for a long time, he called Blood Fox...
To his surprise, Blood Fox, who always keeps the satellite phone clear when not on a mission, was unreachable this time.
Listening to the dead tone on the phone, Mountain Eagle frowned as he dialed Mi Lu, Camel, and Eagle Claw's numbers...
When none of these old men's phones were reachable either, Mountain Eagle realized the situation might be more severe than he imagined.
So he called Matthias...
"Matthias, where are Blood Fox and those old men?"
On the other end, Matthias hesitated briefly, then said, somewhat impatiently: "How would I know?
Those four old men left after a few days; I thought they were here to help, but all they did was bring over a large batch of weapons and vanished without doing anything else."
"Weapons?"
Mountain Eagle frowned and asked: "What are they doing with weapons?"
Matthias paused and said: "Recently, the site selection for the power plant project was finalized, and your prison project collaborated with Mori has also been approved by the Salvadoran Government, with the site for the prison finished, originally planning to start construction next week.
Additionally, your sea prison is docked offshore in El Salvador, and Mori reached some agreements with the Salvadoran Government, originally planned to transfer a batch of troublesome gang criminals onto the ship.
But someone leaked the information, and then we ran into some conflicts with the local gang, pausing the project.
Blood Fox was somewhat dissatisfied with the project's progress, so he wanted to settle the issues on his own.
Those weapons were transferred through the 'Weapon Bank'...
What happened, are they in some trouble?"
After listening, Mountain Eagle said solemnly: "When did they leave?"
Matthias thought for a moment and said: "Four nights ago, Blood Fox received a call, and then they rented a plane to Panama that very night, after which I don't know where they went."
Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle immediately hung up the phone, frowned in thought, and then dialed 'Silver Fox's number...
Still unreachable!
Growing heavier in spirit, Mountain Eagle dialed each Arctic Fox member he knew, all of which ended up being unreachable.
Finally, having no other choice, Mountain Eagle called Li Chengji...
Li Chengji answered the phone immediately...
"Mountain Eagle..."
"Sis, do you have any news about Arctic Fox?"
Li Chengji on the other end fell silent for a few seconds and said: "I don't know; they've gone missing!"
Li Chengji could hear Mountain Eagle's slightly rapid breathing, and she promptly said: "Don't worry, they should be fine.
This time they've stirred up a hornet's nest; not being able to reach them might be a good thing."
Mountain Eagle frowned and said solemnly: "What's really going on?
Why would Arctic Fox, who was doing fine in Syria, go to war with that 'Hyena'?"
Li Chengji was silent for a moment, sighed, and said: "I had warned 'Silver Fox' ahead of time, but he said Arctic Fox owed a favor to someone who introduced the business."
Mountain Eagle took a deep breath and said: "What kind of favor is worth Arctic Fox going to war with someone like 'Hyena'? He is now not only a media red man but also the CEO of a large military services company, fighting with tanks and fighter jets. Has Silver Fox's group's brains gone bad?"
Li Chengji could hear Mountain Eagle's dissatisfaction and anxiety, which certainly also included dissatisfaction with the indecisiveness of the Syria project...
This Big Sister wasn't into shirking responsibility; she said somewhat helplessly: "The development of things went somewhat differently from my expectation. Though the money laundering business is still ongoing, there's indeed no need for a strong team like Arctic Fox to sit tight.
You should be clearer than me; a team like Arctic Fox or the Holy Grail Knight cannot accept being marginalized.
I wanted to call you when they discussed the contract termination, but Silver Fox said he didn't want you to feel stressed, so he stopped me."
Mountain Eagle sighed and said: "Who hired them to attack that 'Hyena'?"
Li Chengji thought for a moment and said: "It was a Russian Oligarch named Sharif, who funded $80 million, hiring Arctic Fox and Holy Grail Knight to attack that 'Hyena'.
Mountain Eagle, I can understand Silver Fox's thought; $80 million is an unimaginable amount for any mercenary group.
Arctic Fox's financial situation has always been in dire straits; with this $80 million, they could completely get out of trouble and transform as per your vision.
No one could have imagined that they encountered an opponent completely beyond expectation!"
Mountain Eagle detected the heaviness in Li Chengji's tone. He was slightly stunned, then said in a deep voice, "How many of them died?"
Li Chengji said, "Their first encounter with 'Hyena' resulted in three deaths, but they weren't from the Arctic Fox, but from the Holy Grail Knight Mercenary Group—Long Arrow, Mole, and Javelin.
The second encounter was on the outskirts of Baghdad, but this time the Arctic Fox wasn't going after 'Hyena.' Instead, they happened to run into them on the road…
This time, the Arctic Fox lost three members—Shark, Old Ghost, and Rock…
Then they just disappeared..."
Saying this, Li Chengji paused, giving Mountain Eagle some time to process, then said, "In my guess, they must have left Iraq through some secret channels, which is why you can't reach them.
That 'Hyena' opened up a humanitarian corridor in a very short time and took over the logistics work of Iraq's anti-terrorism war.
Everyone is making way for him. His influence in Iraq is very significant, so it's understandable for Silver Fox and them to be cautious.
Mountain Eagle, the Arctic Fox is a mature team, and you have no responsibility for them…"
Upon hearing the list of the fallen, Mountain Eagle fell silent…
He had met Long Arrow and Mole of the Holy Grail Knights and had captured them in Thailand before sending them to a Thai prison for almost a year.
Finally, the Round Table Knight paid to settle with him, and after Galahad split from the Round Table Knight, he brought them into the new team, the Holy Grail Knight.
Yet in less than six months, these two were dead!
What made Mountain Eagle most uncomfortable was Shark's death…
Mountain Eagle didn't know the fallen 'Old Ghost' and 'Rock,' but he had known 'Shark' from his time in Thailand.
When he was under siege, 'Silver Fox' led the team to support him at the first moment, and 'Shark' was a member of that squad.
When Mountain Eagle encountered trouble in Los Angeles, among the Arctic Fox supporting him was also 'Shark'!
The scruffy Inuit, 'Shark,' left a very deep impression on Mountain Eagle, and their relationship was very good.
'Chickpea,' 'Ham,' 'Scorpion,' and 'Bull Head,' who has since left Arctic Fox, were the Arctic Fox members Mountain Eagle was most familiar with. It was through these guys that he truly understood the internal ecology of the Arctic Fox and their camaraderie.
Now 'Shark' was dead!
Mountain Eagle took a deep breath. Li Chengji said he had no responsibility for the Arctic Fox…
He knew Big Sister Li Chengji was right, and even Blood Fox and the others thought so.
But upon learning of Shark's death and then finding himself excluded from the crisis, he couldn't help but feel a bit complicated and uncomfortable…
After hanging up the phone, unable to sleep, Mountain Eagle simply walked out of his room, went to the kitchen to pour himself a glass of alcohol, then stepped out the door…
Facing the biting cold wind, he gulped down the strong drink, feeling an uncontrollable agitation inside him. Mountain Eagle instinctively crushed the thick glass and then kicked the column forcefully…
The intense vibration caused the snow accumulated on the porch to collapse, creating a loud noise.
Mountain Eagle heard the commotion from the second floor and sighed as he returned to the living room…
Seeing Tiffany and Lilith rushing down from the second floor with guns, Mountain Eagle waved his hand and said, "It's fine, go back to sleep…"
Tiffany noticed something was off with Mountain Eagle's state. She exchanged a glance with Lilith, then put down her UMP45 and walked over to Mountain Eagle…
Catching the smell of alcohol in his breath, Tiffany curiously asked, "Boss, what happened?"
Mountain Eagle looked at Tiffany and Lilith. He hesitated for a moment, gestured for them to sit in the dining room, and poured himself another glass of white wine…
After taking a sip, he sighed and said, "The Arctic Fox encountered failure in Iraq, and Blood Fox and the others are now missing…"
Seeing Tiffany and Lilith staring wide-eyed at him, Mountain Eagle nodded slightly and said, "Camel and Eagle Claw should be with Blood Fox and Mi Lu, but I can't reach them now."
Tiffany sat heavily in the chair and after a few seconds, started to react, saying, "Blood Fox and the others went to Iraq to help?"
Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "Probably not, Blood Fox and the others are just retired old men, it's impossible for them to intervene in the Arctic Fox's combat missions. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
My friend Li Chengji said the Arctic Fox had already left Iraq…
But I can't reach Blood Fox and the others now, so I'm a bit worried!
Did Camel and Eagle Claw agree on any special contact methods with you?
The opponent Arctic Fox faced this time was very formidable, I need to contact them, otherwise, I'm worried those old guys might get into trouble…"
Tiffany and Lilith exchanged a glance, nodded, and said, "Romania…
Camel told me, if one day he suddenly disappeared, I could go to Romania…"
Lilith next to her also nodded and said, "Eagle Claw told me something similar…
He said if one day he disappeared, he told me to go to a place in Bucharest, Romania…"
Mountain Eagle finished the white wine in his hand, exhaled the alcohol-laden breath, and muttered to himself, "Romania, Bucharest…"
