CHAPTER 409: CHAPTER 388: TURNING DEFENSE INTO ATTACK

Gray Wolf couldn’t fathom what Mountain Eagle was thinking...

He watched as Mountain Eagle used a satellite phone on the plane to issue a warning to the island country via Thailand, yet he himself seemed uninterested in going to the island country. Instead, he incessantly gestured over a world map while consulting on flight routes over the phone.

After Kirilenko landed near Anshun City, about 150 kilometers northwest of Kuala Lumpur, Mountain Eagle directly had everyone change out of their weapons and into civilian clothes. He instructed Kirilenko to take all weapons back to Thailand, and then they rented three cars and headed towards Kuala Lumpur airport.

As a representative for Chi Hu, Gray Wolf had to know what Mountain Eagle was trying to achieve...

When they arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Gray Wolf urgently approached Mountain Eagle...

Watching Mountain Eagle inquire about various flight routes at the service desk and taking notes with pen and paper, Gray Wolf restrained himself until he finished, then abruptly grabbed him and demanded, "What exactly are you planning?"

Mountain Eagle glanced at Gray Wolf, who seemed uneasy in the bustling airport atmosphere, and said with a smile, "There’s a flight to Tokyo in 5 hours, I’ve booked you first-class tickets."

Gray Wolf, spreading his hands, replied, "As far as I know, entering the island country requires a visa in advance, which we don’t have..."

Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "That’s why I came to Kuala Lumpur. The embassies of Russia and the island country are both here. The embassy staff will soon bring the visas here."

Continuing, Mountain Eagle looked at Gray Wolf’s uncomfortable face and said with a smile, "Don’t look so grim; you look quite frightening now. Relax a bit; not only did I book your flights, but I will also arrange your hotel.

Odin will meet up with you there too!"

Gray Wolf, frowning, asked Mountain Eagle, "Aren’t you going?"

Mountain Eagle nodded slightly and replied, "The police in the island country will help us intercept that Phenom 300. With you guys there, my presence doesn’t make much difference."

Gray Wolf, recalling the phone calls Mountain Eagle had made on the plane and asked curiously, "You directed the Round Table Knight to head to the Philippines to search, then notified the police in the island country to intercept Black Fox’s plane..."

Realizing suddenly, Gray Wolf said: "You are forcing Black Fox to change his route, then trying to intercept him before he makes it...

How could you guess where Black Fox would go?"

Mountain Eagle spread his hands, smiling, "How could I possibly know?

But it doesn’t matter if I can’t guess; as long as Black Fox thinks I can guess, that’s enough!

I don’t want to be led around by the nose by this guy...

Now, Black Fox is several steps ahead of us. I need to even out his lead to look for a fair chance to compete."

Gray Wolf frowned and asked Mountain Eagle, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Mountain Eagle, smiling, said, "You don’t need to know. Just do as I instructed..."

......

While Mountain Eagle and his team were waiting at Kuala Lumpur Airport, thousands of kilometers away in the Philippines, at a small airport in the interior, Black Fox’s Phenom 300 was being refueled.

Anna changed her clothing inside an office at the airport into jeans and a simple t-shirt, making her look more refreshed.

After changing, Anna deliberately trampled a couple of times over the expensive evening gown and some delicate jewelry, then kicked open the office door with a scornful face...

Looking at the two women standing coldly at the door, Anna said sneeringly to Black Fox who was making a call on the sofa, "Only cowards seek revenge by kidnapping their opponent’s family members!

Black Fox, you will regret everything you’ve done!

Someone will pay you back tenfold for what you’ve done to me!"

Black Fox hung up, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before speaking in a husky voice, "Do you really think I’m just seeking revenge?

Anna, can’t you see you’re worth much more than your worthless father?"

Anna looked coldly at Black Fox in front of her...

He was a neatly dressed, a short and stout old man who, unlike Odin, didn’t cover his left eye with an eye patch but instead had a prosthetic eye in its socket.

His left hand was fitted with an ornate iron hook that could grasp objects, and the cigar now held by the hook showed Black Fox’s adjustment to it.

"What exactly do you want?"

Facing Anna’s question, Black Fox took a puff of his cigar, waved his hand to signal the female bodyguards to tie Anna’s hands together, and then walked into the office, patiently picking up the discarded evening gown and jewelry from the floor and placing them into a bag...

"That guy called Mountain Eagle is quite capable; he actually traced us to our take-off airport and even notified the island country authorities, trying to get their police to help arrest us," Black Fox said, handing the bag over to a female bodyguard for safekeeping, then shaking his head as he looked at Anna, visibly annoyed, "Mountain Eagle, using contacts at M·A company, offered a high bounty on the black market at the airport. Now, there’s probably someone inside ready to betray us."

Anna, hearing this, scoffed, "Then you’re as good as dead!

Maybe Blood Fox and my mother wouldn’t dare take rash action, but being targeted by Mountain Eagle – you’re doomed!

That guy is a madman who never gives up until he achieves his goal..."

Black Fox glanced at his watch and then said with a laugh, "I admit, Mountain Eagle is very smart; he seems to have guessed my destination...

He sent the Round Table Knight to the Philippines and had Silver Fox along with Arctic Fox’s men head to Papua New Guinea...

This guy guessed my destination, then calculated the Phenom 300’s flight range, and trapped me within the Southeast Asia region.

It seems I have nowhere to run!"

Anna, taken aback, couldn’t believe that Mountain Eagle could go to such lengths...

Thinking of that guy’s always composed and smiling demeanor, Anna let out a slight sigh of relief and said, "If Mountain Eagle catches your tail, you won’t be able to escape..."

Black Fox shook his head and replied, "It doesn’t matter, it’s just a little delay for me..."

Anna squinted her eyes and abruptly interrupted Black Fox, speaking quickly, "There’s a traitor among us. Let me guess, there must be some issues within Arctic Fox, otherwise you couldn’t possibly be so aware of their movements."

Black Fox continued smiling and said, "You can take a guess..."

Just as Anna was about to speak, the pilot walked into the office and whispered something into Black Fox’s ear...

After listening, Black Fox smiled and said, "You take off immediately, follow the original plan and head to the island country..."

Anna watched the pilot turn to leave, then with a frown, she looked at Black Fox and asked, "What are you planning?"

Still smiling, Black Fox turned and gestured for two female bodyguards to take Anna away, laughing as he said, "Take a guess..."

"I guess he will take the sea route!"

Mountain Eagle got Gray Wolf and the others onto a plane to the island country, then proceeded to another gate with a United States tourist visa that he had managed to obtain with help from the Thai Embassy.

Daria, now Mountain Eagle’s assistant, was purchasing a variety of luggage, clothing, and electronic devices in the airport’s stores.

Sitting in a restaurant, Daria handed a list to Mountain Eagle for his scrutiny. Noting that he just glanced over it briefly before starting to devour the rice noodles, she curiously asked, "Boss, how do you know he will take the sea route? It will take a lot of time!"

Mountain Eagle finished the rice noodles quickly, then glanced at Butcher who looked uncomfortable beside him, and chuckled, "I’m not full, we´ll try another restaurant later."

Then, looking at Daria, he laughed and said, "Phenom 300’s maximum range is only about 4000 kilometers.

Black Fox is heading to the island country, obviously to use their developed maritime services to cover his tracks.

The incident in Bandar Aceh is not something that can be hidden; those Jungle Ants are dead, Black Fox must have received the message. When he learns that it’s unsafe over there, his best move would be to head southeast...

Phenom 300 can’t reach any Australian port cities in one go; thus, considering its maximum range, Papua New Guinea is the best target.

The government control there is low, and Moresby Port provides an option for him."

Upon hearing this, Daria exclaimed in surprise, "So you’ve directed Arctic Fox to Papua New Guinea...

But what if you are wrong?"

Mountain Eagle nonchalantly replied, "You already said it’s a guess, so of course, there’s a chance I could be wrong.

But I don’t mind. I’ve cut off his quickest path, and now, whether he sails from the Philippines or flies to Indonesia to take a boat, it will delay him significantly.

Just forcing Black Fox off his planned route can make him uncomfortable...

Forcing him to take the sea under uncomfortable circumstances could largely sever his links with the land, giving us a chance to lay in wait and take the advantage.

One of our goals in tracking Black Fox is precisely to make him uncomfortable, to prevent him from causing trouble during the transfer.

If he walks straight into the island country police, or encounters Silver Fox in Papua New Guinea, then we’ve completed our mission.

If he chooses to take the sea route as I suspect, then we have time to do preliminary investigations in Alaska.

I don’t think this guy set up such a big plan just to get rid of Arctic Fox; there must be clues about Black Fox in Alaska.

Once we figure out what Black Fox is up to, we can confront him directly."

Daria looked at Mountain Eagle in astonishment...

She couldn´t imagine how someone could make such judgments simply by looking at maps and gathering information?

The actions arranged by this boss, doomed to be 80% or even 90% in vain...

But as he said, by cutting off Black Fox´s fastest escape route, they could make him uncomfortable and delay his actions.

At the same time, prevent him from causing disruptions during his transfer and confuse everyone’s line of sight.

The boss was trying to gain the upper hand from the very beginning...

Those seemingly futile arrangements were actually forcing Black Fox to mobilize resources outside his plan...

Under such circumstances, it would be easy for Black Fox to slip up!

The accident at Bandar Aceh Airport had given him a hold on Black Fox’s tail, and then he began to switch from defense to offense, gradually disrupting Black Fox’s plans and diminishing his advantages.

What Daria hadn’t realized yet was that Mountain Eagle had isolated the Round Table Knight, Arctic Fox, and Chi Hu from each other, assigning them different tasks...

After completing the information isolation, Black Fox’s movements would serve as proof in his search for the traitor.

He had never given up on his suspicion of conspiracies within Arctic Fox...

If Black Fox abandoned the route to Papua New Guinea, whether by coincidence or because Mountain Eagle was wrong, he would completely give up on cooperating with Arctic Fox in Alaska and instead find Black Fox’s weaknesses on his own.

Watching Daria look at him admiringly, Mountain Eagle bent down to rub the neck of the depressed looking Balang, who was wearing a muzzle, and said with a laugh, "We still have some time; from now on we start calling tourist companies in Alaska.

We need to find a reliable guide, and through those local guides, get an in-depth understanding of what has happened around Arctic Fox’s stronghold in Beisai in recent months, including any unusual corporate activities."