Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger-Chapter 917 - 856: First Arrival in Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania, Henry Coanda International Airport...

Mountain Eagle got off the plane, passed through customs smoothly, then discreetly blended into the crowd, and found a taxi at the airport exit to head directly to Bucharest City Center.

Although the airport is only 17 kilometers from the city center, due to traffic issues, the taxi took over an hour to reach the Radisson Hotel that Mountain Eagle had booked.

The Radisson Hotel is located on Victory Street in Bucharest, right in the core of the core areas.

Mountain Eagle wasn't someone who pursued luxury intentionally, but his past experiences taught him that when going to an unfamiliar place, unless you specifically want to experience the local customs, spending more to stay in a globally recognized luxury hotel can avoid most unnecessary troubles.

In Romania, due to its geographical location and historical reasons, the prevalence of English is relatively low compared to the rest of Europe, even among the younger generation of Romanians, whose English accents are quite strong.

Mountain Eagle is proficient in English and Russian, and he can understand and speak Spanish as well...

However, he is entirely clueless when it comes to Romanian, even though it's also a Latin language.

Therefore, he needed a relatively stable linguistic environment, and Bucharest City Center, with its many famous tourist attractions, could meet Mountain Eagle's needs.

When the taxi stopped at the entrance of the Radisson Hotel, the driver, who had a mouth full of yellow teeth, turned around and smiled at Mountain Eagle, gesturing '40' with his hand, indicating the fare was 40 Euros...

Mountain Eagle glanced at the taxi meter, which indeed showed 40, but it was Romania's official currency, lei.

Despite being a member of the European Union, Romania is excluded from the Eurozone not by choice like some Northern European countries that retain their currency sovereignty, but because its economic conditions do not meet the EU's standards. The EU fears that its inclusion would lead to exporting inflation to other member states.

Seeing the driver's 'honest' smile, his eyes fixed on the Euros in his hand, Mountain Eagle thought for a moment, shook his head, pulled out a 10 Euros bill, tossed it onto the front seat, and decisively grabbed his backpack and opened the door to get out when the hotel bellboy approached, slamming the car door shut.

The door slammed with a "bang," startling the bellboy...

Just as the taxi driver got out, intending to argue, Mountain Eagle slipped a 10 Euros bill to the bellboy and complained that the driver was trying to rip him off, then inquired about the location of the hotel café.

The bellboy, having received the tip, decisively placed himself between Mountain Eagle and the taxi driver, glared at the driver, then turned to guide Mountain Eagle into the hotel, directing him to the café.

Mountain Eagle walked into the hotel café, sat down, ordered an espresso, and then took out his phone to send a text message...

Soon, as the coffee was brought to him, a bald, white-haired old man in a well-fitted suit, wearing glasses, approached him, took off his hat, and sat down...

The old man sized up Mountain Eagle, then pulled out a passport from his inside pocket, flipped it open, glanced at it, and then put a manila envelope along with the passport on the table, saying: "This is what 'Great White Shark' prepared for you...

The passport can handle routine checks, the car is parked in the hotel parking lot, and the room key, car key, credit card, and cash are all in the envelope.

The room was booked under this passport, and it contains everything you need."

Saying this, the old man didn't wait for Mountain Eagle to check; he stood up, placed his hat over his chest in a courteous gesture, then bid farewell saying: "Wish you all the best..."

Mountain Eagle picked up the passport to check it over...

It was a Spanish passport, with the photo replaced with Mountain Eagle's own, but under the name Leonardo Li.

The passport appeared to be genuine, as it was covered with various entry and exit stamps from multiple countries, with only the photo having been technologically swapped to show Mountain Eagle's face.

After confirming that the passport was in order, Mountain Eagle opened the envelope and took out a wad of lei cash, along with the credit card, and tucked them into his pocket, then held the car and room keys in hand, nodding to the old man to signal the transaction was complete.

The old man seemed very pleased with Mountain Eagle's 'agreeableness'; he once more placed his hand over his chest, then turned and calmly left the hotel café.

Mountain Eagle remained in the café, leisurely finishing his coffee, then took his bag and went up to the sixth floor by elevator, entering the reserved room.

Mountain Eagle had booked a suite with a living room, and immediately upon entering, he took out his detection equipment, circling the room, and after confirming everything was fine, he found a flight case left in the bedroom in advance...

Placing the flight case on the coffee table in the living room, he opened it, revealing a set of high-end suits, a tactical vest with bulletproof plates, a compact MP5 with four magazines, a CZ75 pistol with four magazines, and a prepaid phone.

The weapons were useless to Mountain Eagle, as he had better options...

Mountain Eagle took out the suit and spread it on the sofa, then glanced at the phone, discovering it had one number stored...

He dialed the number directly, and after waiting for a few seconds, he heard a familiar female voice on the other end...

"Hello, Mountain Eagle..."

"Bianca!"

"It's me, Mountain Eagle. Running off to Romania at this time isn't a good choice..."

"Am I supposed to watch Blood Fox, that old geezer, lead those old guys to their doom?"

On the other end of the line, Bianca, who is the head of the Thailand Weapon Bank, is also a descendant of the Arctic Fox.

'Great White Shark' Sofia could help Mountain Eagle handle so many trivial matters in such a short time because of Bianca's assistance.

The Weapon Bank operates under the command of the Big Russian Gang, which has considerable influence throughout the European region. Through their network, 'Great White Shark' Sofia easily reached out to some small organizations on this side of Romania.

A fake passport, credit card, vehicle, and weapons — if Mountain Eagle were to handle these on his own, it might take a week to sort everything out. However, 'Great White Shark' Sofia, through Bianca, arranged all these in under 24 hours.

Bianca paused, sighed, and said, "Twenty days ago, Blood Fox ordered a batch of weapons through the Weapon Bank to be sent to El Salvador, and then a few days later, another batch was sent to Romania through the Weapon Bank. I felt something was off at the time...

Later, a series of gunfights occurred in Constanta, Romania, alarming many people. When I tried to contact Blood Fox, he was no longer reachable.

Mountain Eagle, Blood Fox once called me, saying if you reached me, I should persuade you not to muddy the waters.

According to the intelligence I've obtained, it seems Arctic Fox is in big trouble!

After Mountain Eagle heard this, he sighed. The information Bianca received was mostly rumors circulating in the underworld, whereas he, despite being far away in Alaska, had access to more sophisticated and reliable information channels.

Although he still doesn't know what happened internally with Arctic Fox, he knows far more than Bianca and the others.

After some thought, Mountain Eagle said, "So, you don't actually have any news about Blood Fox and the others..."

Bianca hesitated for a moment, then spoke with a somewhat heavy tone: "Though I don't have information on Blood Fox and them, I do have some other news...

Several groups of mercenaries have entered Romania, the most well-known being the Round Table Knights.

People saw Round Table Knights in combat with others at Constanta's docks, but the next day's news reported that when police arrived, they found only signs of fighting — no bodies whatsoever.

However, according to the intelligence I've gathered, Round Table Knights still seem to be active...

Mountain Eagle, this doesn't bode well!"

As Bianca spoke, Mountain Eagle's body trembled slightly, then he stood up and packed everything into a carry-on suitcase. He told Bianca over the phone, "Leave the rest to me. If you get any useful news, give me a call.

Blood Fox, that old geezer, is too proud. I can't even reach Tiffany or Lilith now; this isn't a good sign. We must avoid pulling more people into this."

After hanging up, Mountain Eagle grabbed the suitcase and left his room, taking the elevator down to the parking lot where he found a BMW 5 Series using his keys.

He opened the car's trunk, placing the carry-on suitcase inside. In a whimsical fashion, he added a large luggage case into the trunk, then took out a UMP45 and four magazines, using Velcro to secure the gun and magazines beneath the front passenger glove compartment.

Thanks to the black fabric covering, the weapons under the glove compartment were hard to notice unless closely inspected.

Finished with that, Mountain Eagle clipped a quick-draw holster to his waist, inserting his CZ75 into it, then put on a loose jacket, donned a baseball cap and tactical glasses, sat in the driver's seat and drove out of the hotel parking lot, stopping at a roadside spot not far away.

Meanwhile, several crows started circling above the hotel, with one landing on a lamp post near the hotel entrance, observing its surroundings.

Mountain Eagle didn't wait long before two cars pulled up to the hotel entrance...

A person got out of one of the cars and hurried into the hotel, approached the front desk, produced an ID and a photo, and asked the receptionist...

After obtaining useful information, that person left the hotel, got back into the car, said a few words to someone inside, and the two cars promptly left the entrance, circled around, and drove into the hotel's underground parking lot.

Ten minutes later, Mountain Eagle's room was broken into by some masked individuals...

After barging in and failing to find Mountain Eagle, they quickly left the scene after the hotel reported the incident to the police.

Mountain Eagle watched the two cars drive past him until they were out of sight, he then ignited the engine, turned around, and followed them...

"They came quickly, let's hope I didn't just run around in vain..."