Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger-Chapter 918 - 857: A Stranger in a Strange Land
To quickly open up the situation in the unfamiliar Romania, Mountain Eagle prepared several plans...
He entered the country using his passport, then took a taxi to the hotel, deliberately leaving a strong impression on the taxi driver, all by design.
The situation Blood Fox and the others faced was grim; Tiffany and Lilith had lost contact with him 12 hours ago.
Mountain Eagle didn't know how the situation had developed, so he used himself as a test stone...
Tracking a foreigner who had just entered the country, bribing customs was just one step; tracking the landing point through a taxi was undoubtedly also a great method.
Mountain Eagle certainly couldn't handle customs, so he deliberately had a conflict with the taxi driver, left a deep impression on him, and then left a Crow to monitor that taxi.
This was originally a probe in a situation where Mountain Eagle had no choice, and he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the hotel room, he would monitor the taxi driver relaying his information via car radio to someone at the taxi company.
Mountain Eagle originally thought he would have to stay in the hotel for a day or two before getting some useful clues, but didn't expect someone to come looking for him so soon...
Mountain Eagle didn't feel happy about this; on the contrary, he felt the situation was becoming increasingly severe.
Although he was mentally prepared, he was still surprised by how well-prepared the other side was.
Using a local taxi company wasn't a great innovation, but the information revealed by the actions of those people after finding the hotel indicated that this time the opponent might have the assistance of local police...
If it was an individual act of the police, then there must be gangsters involved, making both the legal and illegal worlds Mountain Eagle's enemies.
If it was an official act, the result would be even worse!
Mountain Eagle followed far behind two cars; after driving several kilometers, the man who entered the hotel to check information got off by the roadside, argued with people in the car for a few seconds, then got into a black sedan and drove off.
Mountain Eagle hesitated for a few seconds, let a Crow continue to watch those two cars, and then followed far behind the black sedan himself.
The tail lasted several hours...
The guy in the black sedan led Mountain Eagle around the city of Bucharest. Along the way, this guy got out of the car outside several restaurants, collected an envelope upon entering, and returned to a police station just before off-duty time...
Watching from a distance as that guy greeted the people inside the police station, Mountain Eagle instantly confirmed that this guy was a policeman, and definitely a Black police.
This policeman's background was a very good breakthrough point for Mountain Eagle...
During the patient wait, Mountain Eagle got out of the car and bought several newspapers at a nearby newsstand.
The media had already undergone massive network expansion during this period, and young people were already accustomed to obtaining information through the internet.
But most of Romania's communication network still remains in the 2G era, with only some core areas having a 3G network, making reading news on mobile phones out of the question, so newspapers were still prevalent.
Mountain Eagle lacked information, believing that the disappearance of Tiffany and the others wouldn't have gone without a trace, so he bought several English newspapers to see if anything unusual had happened around Bucharest in the past few days.
Sitting in the car, flipping through the newspapers, Mountain Eagle saw the headline on the front page at the first glance...
Former Romanian Prime Minister Nasta attempted suicide at home, a bullet hit his neck causing severe injuries, and he was still in the hospital for rescue.
The former Prime Minister was under investigation for corruption, and the media speculated that he might have chosen to commit suicide because the Supreme Court had rejected his appeal, forcing him to face jail time.
The newspaper photo showed the former Prime Minister Nasta being sent to the hospital emergency room with thick bandages wrapped around his neck.
Mountain Eagle immediately recognized that it wasn't a suicide because no one would shoot themselves in the neck to commit suicide.
The photo wasn't clear, but the bandages on both sides of the former Prime Minister's neck indicated it was a through wound, meaning the bullet went through the neck sideways.
If someone wants to commit suicide, they would usually use the gun barrel under their chin, letting the bullet penetrate the head from bottom to top.
This guy's type of injury can be confirmed not to be self-inflicted but more like being shot at close range, with the intent to kill.
This matter was unrelated to Mountain Eagle; after a brief read, he flipped to the social section...
The news had a lot of content, but mainly focused on the security situation in Bucharest...
Since last year, when the Bucharest Mayor was investigated for alleged corruption, many people had taken to the streets to protest government corruption.
Now it's April 2016, and the protests hadn't stopped. Every weekend, protesters gathered at Victory Square, distributing leaflets, chanting slogans, demanding the current Romanian Prime Minister be held accountable for corruption issues...
What puzzled Mountain Eagle a bit was that according to the disclosed information, the amount involved in this mayor's corruption case was only 60,000 Euros.
It's not about embezzling 60,000 not being a crime, but as a capital mayor, embezzling even 60,000 Euros, and failing to cover it up, leading to large-scale protests, and implicating a national prime minister, this whole matter reeks of a color revolution.
Mountain Eagle had no interest in the lengthy comments in the newspapers; he was quickly drawn to several news stories...
At 3 p.m. yesterday, a fire broke out at a Farm on the outskirts of Bucharest.
The fire not only burned the Farm but also caused a small-scale wildfire, which is not yet under control, with firefighters still fighting it on the scene.
At 3:40 p.m. yesterday, a serious robbery occurred at a gas station 5 kilometers away from the Farm. A truck driver was knocked out in the restroom, and a vehicle loaded with electronic products was stolen. The driver wasn't discovered by the gas station staff until 6 p.m.
When the police arrived at the scene, they reviewed the gas station's surveillance but found no clues other than that the car thief was a short, chubby guy wearing a duckbill cap. So they released the truck's make and license plate, along with the thief's photo, asking the public for tips.
When Mountain Eagle saw the photo, he instantly identified the guy as Blood Fox...
Even though he was wearing a hat that covered his bald head and didn't let the surveillance capture his face, Mountain Eagle still noticed a hint from his hand...
Blood Fox had once lost a finger to a bullet during a breakout in the Golden Triangle.
Mountain Eagle did not believe that an old gun like Blood Fox would expose his trace by stealing a car, and the news and surveillance photos mentioned no other people.
This made him suspect that Blood Fox intentionally exposed his whereabouts to cover for others.
Mountain Eagle used tactical glasses to input the truck's make and license plate, then quietly released more Crows to start searching around Bucharest.
Then he saw the cop he was trailing come out of the police station and drive away in a black sedan.
Mountain Eagle quickly followed and after zigzagging through the city for 45 minutes, the car stopped in front of an old apartment building.
Through the Crow's perspective, Mountain Eagle saw the cop carrying a bag and approaching the apartment, pressing 304 on an old intercom...
After connecting, the unit door opened, and the Black police went upstairs...
Mountain Eagle drove his car slowly onto the parking lane in front of the apartment, parked near the far end of the road, then got out and headed to an alley behind the apartment...
Mountain Eagle stepped into dirty water on the ground, looking up at the fire escape suspended at the second-floor height. He glanced around, found no one, then stepped back a few paces before sprinting forward and leaping high, grabbing the bottom of the four-meter-high fire escape platform.
With a strong pull of his arms, Mountain Eagle quietly climbed to the third floor...
Golden Cicada had been closely watching the Black police, so Mountain Eagle could easily lock onto the guy's position up close.
When Mountain Eagle reached a third-floor window of a room, he clearly heard a woman's joyful scream coming from inside...
Mountain Eagle pressed his back against the wall and cautiously leaned in to look inside, discovering the Black police holding a necklace, preparing to put it on a young girl who looked about twenty.
Judging by their ages, they seemed like father and daughter, but based on the woman's attire, she was likely a mistress. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
A sequin-laden ultra-short skirt, suspender stockings, an obviously braless top, coupled with heavy makeup, and an amorous conversation tone, fully displayed the woman's professional traits.
Mountain Eagle didn't understand Romanian, so not wanting to create a commotion, he had to wait for them to enter the room before finding a way to get in.
After patiently waiting a few minutes, the Black police indeed guided the thrilled woman into the room.
When Mountain Eagle heard sounds of frolicking inside, he took out a roll of cloth-based tape and stuck it onto the window glass. After covering it, he took out the Ruger Silent Pistol and gently nudged the window glass with the butt, making a slight 'pop' sound...
The duo inside the room remained oblivious, and Mountain Eagle carefully tugged at the tape to remove the broken glass, then reached in through a narrow high-low window to unlock it...
After squeezing into the house with some effort, Mountain Eagle armed with the Ruger Silent Pistol stealthily checked other rooms in the house and, finding nothing of value, moved to the doorway of the room where the two were tangled, then pressed close to the door and began waiting...
The Black police puttered around for a few minutes before letting out heavy breaths, followed by a woman's somewhat perfunctory scream...
Soon footsteps were heard, with the woman naked, stepping out intending to head for the bathroom...
But just as she closed the door, she felt a big hand clasp her neck, then lost consciousness as her head spun.
Mountain Eagle quietly laid the woman on a chair, then used cloth-based tape to seal her mouth and eyes, tying up her hands and feet.
After dealing with the woman, Mountain Eagle moved to the room's entrance. Seeing through the Golden Cicada that the Black police was dressing with his back to the room door, he smirked maliciously and pushed the door open, walking straight in...
"Hello, Officer..."
