CHAPTER 400: CHAPTER 380: TACTICAL MASTER

Mountain Eagle had just finished listening to the account from Galahad on the other end of the phone, and his head was throbbing...

Everything had been moving in the right direction, yet such an accident had happened!

Anna had wanted to use herself as bait to lure out Black Fox and take him down, which Mountain Eagle supported...

But not like this!

In fact, Anna had long been prepared for everything. For the sake of her plan, she had already arranged a double for herself.

She was ready to bring in the double after the negotiations, to give Black Fox an opportunity.

No one could have expected that a boss of an Eastern German consortium would cooperate with Black Fox to kidnap Anna?

And none could have foreseen that the several agents from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who were with Anna, would prevent Galahad and the others from shooting to rescue her.

They were worried that firing shots might endanger Anna’s safety and also worried that injuring Old Royce would affect the relationship between Russia and Germany.

Whether the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were traitors, Mountain Eagle couldn’t judge, but speaking practically, their concerns were valid...

Old Royce, as a representative of the Eastern German consortium, his status meant that if anything happened to him, it would cause a significant disturbance in Germany, which would be very unfavorable for the ongoing negotiations between Russia and the European Union, represented by Germany.

Who would believe that someone of such stature would personally get involved in a kidnapping?

You only hear about desperadoes kidnapping the rich, who has ever heard of billionaires personally kidnapping a worker?

From the perspective of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this was merely a dispute caused by a second-generation heir, an issue that could potentially be resolved through negotiations.

But Mountain Eagle, Galahad, Odin, and the others knew that this must be Black Fox’s doing!

And it wasn’t until this moment that Mountain Eagle realized that the conflict he had with Philip Royce might also have been arranged by Black Fox in advance.

However, what Mountain Eagle couldn’t understand was how, just by amplifying the incident of Philip being mistreated—even coupled with a reckless assassination attempt—would be sufficient to make such an important figure risk everything?

There must be something that Mountain Eagle didn’t understand, but the current priority was to safely rescue Anna.

"Where is Anna now?"

On the other end of the phone, Galahad spoke calmly: "Our people have been tracking Old Royce’s speedboat. They’re headed towards the PP Islands...

There are many islands there. If I were Black Fox, I would transfer Anna there."

Mountain Eagle closed his eyes and thought for a few seconds, then said in a deep voice: "I think Philip Royce is just a distraction they’re using to shift our focus. What do you think?"

Galahad agreed and said: "Exactly. Philip Royce is not important. Once we follow Old Royce’s request and focus on Philip, they might slip away from our sight.

Mountain Eagle, using a profligate son alone cannot move a major figure like Old Royce. There must be other reasons that could form an alliance between Old Royce and Black Fox."

Mountain Eagle nodded with a grave expression and said: "I will immediately ask Kamui’s maritime police for support. You must keep close watch on Old Royce..."

Galahad said helplessly: "We’re a few minutes behind, I’ll try..."

Mountain Eagle was annoyed and said: "Is this how you English do things?

I don’t want you to ’try’; it’s your responsibility to protect Anna, you goddamn promised..."

After saying that, Mountain Eagle hung up the phone. He got Sofia and Daria to drive to Ao Nan. No matter what, they had to get Philip Royce transferred first...

Then he informed the Arctic Foxes of Anna’s kidnapping. These guys, who had just gone to bed not long ago, were instantly wide awake. They contacted speedboats on their own, without needing Mountain Eagle’s help.

While everyone was busy, Mountain Eagle dragged out a giant package from next to the house and started assembling a Power Glider.

This was something he bought from a flying club in Kamui the day before yesterday, for the sake of being able to fly directly from the mountain top to his own bay to support Anna and the others.

He hadn’t expected to use it because Black Fox’s assault on the bay yacht was more thunder, less rain.

Now it seemed that everything Black Fox had done was to make Anna lower her guard, and despite having the upper hand, Anna was still caught.

Black Fox was more formidable than Mountain Eagle had imagined; there were no superfluous moves...

Nearly every one of his actions had a deeper meaning, but because everyone’s positions and goals were utterly different, Mountain Eagle and others, including Galahad, were unable to make a rational judgment.

Silver Fox came over to Mountain Eagle, who was swiftly assembling the Power Glider, and helped him while saying: "Black Fox is a tactical master. He likes to create fog of war to mislead his opponents.

Stay calm; no matter what happens, as long as Blood Fox hasn’t appeared, Anna is safe!"

Mountain Eagle struggled to prop up the large wings of the glider, then started the engine below...

Looking at Silver Fox’s solemn face, Mountain Eagle furrowed his brows and said: "You don’t have confidence that we can rescue Anna?"

Silver Fox nodded heavily, saying: "Black Fox must have a fallback plan, but we have no clue what it is.

We’re too far behind..."

Strapping on his tactical backpack, Mountain Eagle hung the AK-105 in front of his chest, then sat down in the seat of the Power Glider, waving forcefully to the people in front to clear the way...

Seeing Silver Fox’s heavy expression, Mountain Eagle patted the arm of this exceedingly cautious and somewhat pessimistic guy and said: "I’ll find a way to buy us time..."

...

Meanwhile, as Sofia was rushing to the Ao Nan Beach office, a commotion broke out in the temporary detention room inside the office...

Twelve bodyguards were banging on the iron door like madmen, calling for someone outside to come and take a look.

Luo Yang opened the door and walked into the detention room impatiently, and just as he was about to shout, he saw Philip Royce, who had been locked in a single room, lying on the ground foaming at the mouth.

He had just received a call from Sofia, who repeatedly told him to keep an eye on this Philip Royce...

Seeing Philip’s condition, Luo Yang rushed over and quickly opened the door, turning him over to check.

The moment he reached out for Philip’s neck, this supposed German playboy suddenly executed an anaconda roll, using a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu triangle choke to lock Luo Yang’s neck and left shoulder.

Unprepared, Luo Yang couldn’t even scream out; his face turned purple in mere seconds, and the intense feeling of suffocation made him dizzy...

Instinctively, Luo Yang swung his still-free right hand, thumb shaped into a cone, and forcefully struck Philip’s rib area...

Luo Yang’s desperate counterattack produced a crisp sound from Philip’s ribs.

However, tough as nails, Philip clenched his legs even tighter despite the sharp pain in his side.

As Luo Yang passed out, he threw another punch with his right fist at Philip’s injured spot, eliciting a painful grunt from him, then Philip loosened his legs and pushed away the unconscious Luo Yang.

Philip Royce threw off his previous playboy demeanor; his expression turned fierce as he kicked Luo Yang’s head, then clutching his aching ribs, he bent down to grab the keys from Luo Yang’s waist and opened the doors to the two adjacent rooms...

After freeing 12 bodyguards, they burst out the detention room doors...

Sam and Rondo, two Seals, were overwhelmed before they could even draw their guns...

Philip darted up to the office’s second floor like a civet, quickly located the safe, then leaned his ear against it and began turning the combination lock with his right hand.

This guy wasn’t any playboy; he was a seasoned thief, cracking the old safe in just three minutes.

Once the safe was open, Philip ignored the substantial amount of Thai Baht inside; he swiftly found a black notebook, then opened it and glanced inside...

His expression froze as he read the words within, and then he let out an angry growl...

"FUCK, FUCK, FUCK..."

The first page of the notebook had a simple troll face emoji drawn on it, with the words underneath boldly stating, "Whoever steals my stuff will never become rich in this lifetime!"

It was just a prank by Mountain Eagle to tease the Seals, so how could the important item not be properly secured?

But who could have anticipated the appearance of Seal Six Team would lead to such misjudgment?

Because the two unlucky Seals, Sam and Rondo, didn’t get their hands on the real notebook, they got to keep their lives.

When they came to, Sofia was having people carry Luo Yang onto an ambulance.

Sam, with his hair on end, looked at the composed Sofia and shouted emphatically, "Check the safe on the second floor, check the safe..."

Sofia glanced disdainfully at the two Seals and shook her head, "You think the boss would leave something that important here?"

Hearing this, Sam realized instantly...

"FUCK, it’s fake!"

Mountain Eagle, en route through the air, received a call from Sofia and incredulously cursed, "That guy turned out to be a fake Philip Royce...

How is Luo Yang?"

Sofia sighed on the phone, "Luo Yang is tough, only passed out.

Boss, we have no way to verify the identity of a Royce.

Moreover, everyone around us at the time was confirming his identity as Philip Royce.

If this was all arranged by Black Fox, then he must have consolidated the interests of many organizations...

There might even be problems on the United States side, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been sure the notebook was in the office.

It was just a joke between you and the Seals; only Sam and the Seals took it seriously...

There must be informants besides them who leaked the information, and also..."

Mountain Eagle sighed and said, "And Fayiz must also be involved...

FUCK, that Black Fox has played a big game, and we were just pawns used to mobilize surrounding forces.

The Snowden thing was just a fish I cooked into a whole feast, and this guy turned it around to summon another group to dine.

This son of a bitch is impressive!"

Meanwhile, as Mountain Eagle was in transit, a dozen speedboats identical to those used to kidnap Anna appeared around the speedboat...

Two speedboats recklessly cut through the chasing speedboat’s path, their splashes obscuring the pursuers’ view.

As the chasing Chi Hu and Round Table Knights used machine guns to drive away the two speedboats, they found they could no longer distinguish their target...

Old Royce sat on the speedboat, offering an apologetic smile to Anna who was tied up across from him, then picked up a satellite phone...

"Black Fox, where are you..."

"I’ll give you the coordinates. Someone will cover you, distracting the pursuers from your trail."

"The thing I want..."

"Rest assured, your son, daughter, and your favorite grandson Philip are all here."

"I’m not talking about that!"

"Oh, you mean the evidence of the Royce Consortium’s involvement in gang-related money laundering, drug trafficking, and human trafficking. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of it.

You should bring your family home first; there will be plenty of opportunities for us to cooperate and communicate later on!"