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Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger

Chapter 696 - 646: An Investigator with No Way Out

Author: The rat loves eating chicken drumsticks.
updatedAt: 2025-11-07

"Boss, people from Merck Company and Glans Creek Group died inside the hotel..."

Upon hearing the news from Daria over the phone, Mountain Eagle furrowed his brows and said, "Dead?"

After thinking for a few seconds, Mountain Eagle said, "Go meet up with the Butcher at the airport, and then stay there and wait for us..."

With that, Mountain Eagle hung up the phone, closed his eyes for a moment of thought, and murmured to himself, "Someone's tying up loose ends..."

Donkey, standing beside, curiously asked, "Boss, what do you mean, tying up loose ends?"

Mountain Eagle glanced at Donkey, pursed his lips in thought, then suddenly brushed past him towards the inner side of the first-floor restaurant, where he found the injured Kobe...

At this time, the first floor had become a temporary refuge, with panic-stricken guests stranded there awaiting external support and evacuation...

Kobe and Ada were squeezed at the innermost section of the crowd, with an ISA medic helping Ada and several other wounded bandage their wounds...

As Mountain Eagle squeezed through, he unexpectedly found two terrorists who had launched an attack upstairs were still alive.

One of them was a gunman in a waiter's uniform holding an AK74U, and the other was the guy Mountain Eagle had knocked down with a serving table.

Those gunmen wore bullet-proof vests, and Mountain Eagle's team only had pistols, so without hitting the head, the guy was only injured in the shoulder and thigh.

The guy knocked down by Mountain Eagle with the serving table was remarkably lucky; when Mountain Eagle saw him, an ISA medic was using a knife to cut open a deformed area on his right rib, then inserting a tube into it...

Half of this guy's face was mangled, and his right ribs were entirely deformed, yet he was still stubbornly alive.

When he saw Mountain Eagle appear, his previously dazed eyes suddenly widened, a terrified whimper escaped his mouth, and his body began convulsing violently...

Observing his eyes quickly bloodshot and about to suffocate, the ISA medic attending to him pressed down on his arms with force...

As he was about to call for help from those around, this guy seemed to choke, his neck contracting forcefully a few times, and then his body suddenly stiffened.

"Fuck..."

The ISA medic cursed irritably, then glanced at the suddenly appearing Mountain Eagle, hesitated for a moment, and waved his hand, saying, "Stay away from the injured, some of them are extremely afraid of you."

Mountain Eagle walked over to Kobe, feeling a bit displeased, and said, "I'm a damn good guy!

And being feared by terrorists is an honor for anyone with a sense of pride!"

The ISA medic was a short, stocky middle-aged man who, hearing Mountain Eagle, shook his head as he turned to another wounded, saying in a low voice, "Trust me, being on ISIS's radar feels terrible!

These terrorists are insane; even Al-Qaeda thinks their actions are too extreme...

Just because you know how to shoot doesn't mean you can scare them off!"

Mountain Eagle waved a thank you to the medic for his good intentions and bent down to grip Kobe's shoulder, saying, "Kobe, the people from Merck Company are dead, inform your guys to keep an eye on Glasman, someone's trying to silence witnesses!

Tell them to watch carefully, we're heading over immediately!"

Due to the shock bomb and his fall, Kobe suffered a mild concussion, taking a few seconds to process what happened, then decisively took out his phone to make a call...

A few seconds later, looking dismayed, Kobe said to Mountain Eagle, "Can't get through..."

Mountain Eagle furrowed his brows and said, "Can you move? We're going to the Anchorage Police Department now."

Then Mountain Eagle waved at Donkey, shouting, "Donkey, get the car ready, we're heading to the Anchorage Police Department!"

As Mountain Eagle and his crew were preparing to leave, the big guy from ISA blocked him and Kobe, saying in a deep voice, "Sir, you can't leave yet, people from the Special Service Bureau want to ask you some questions."

Kobe, unable to reach his colleagues, was feeling extremely agitated at this point...

Faced with the obstruction of the big guy, he supported his severely leg-injured partner Ada, stepped forward using his shoulder to push away this man, then angrily said, "My partner needs to get to the hospital, and several other mates might be in danger...

I'm an agent from the Department of Homeland Security, I met with the Special Service Bureau's head an hour ago and warned him of potential issues, but no one listened to me.

You all haven't learned from the lessons on the snowfield, thinking you're the only one in control of the situation.

I don't have time to hear your bullshit now, but whatever you need, find me at the Anchorage Police Department.

I'll be fucking waiting for you there!"

The big guy heard this, and his mouth twitched a few times before turning to murmur into his radio, then he looked at Kobe and said, "Sir, I can help, my name's David, and I have a few reliable buddies."

This time, it was Kobe's turn to be stunned, as he furrowed his brows, looking at Big Guy David, and said, "Death Angel might be inside the hotel, he made you suffer a huge loss on the snowfield..."

Big Guy David shook his head slightly and said, "NO, it was the crashed helicopter and Alaska's extreme weather that caused us casualties...

We have a different command chain from the Special Service Bureau, and the enemy is now trapped in the hotel, with the Special Service Bureau having full control over the scene, there's nothing we can do here..."

Mountain Eagle doesn't trust these ISA people, thinking they're helpful. They're actually official personnel doing black ops for the CIA overseas. Such people wouldn't do meaningless things...

But Mountain Eagle doesn't care since he has nothing to hide. So he nudges Kobe, who shares similar doubts, and says, "Let's go. The hospital and the police station are on the way. I'll have someone contact Anchorage Hospital, and we'll send Ada first, then head to the police station..."

Mountain Eagle looks at Kobe's somewhat purplish old face, sighs, and says, "If problems have already occurred, worrying now is pointless..."

Kobe shakes his head without speaking, supporting the weak Ada out of the restaurant's smoky area. As he's about to find a usable vehicle, Big Guy David and his crew arrive with three vehicles in front of them...

Donkey glanced at his boss, received confirmation, and rushed to the driver's seat of a large SUV, forcefully pulling the door open...

The driver, the Black man Paterson, confirmed with Big Guy David sitting in the passenger seat, then shrugged and got out, joining his companions' car behind...

Mountain Eagle surveyed the people in the car behind, eight people. This amount is a bit much for one team and a bit too few for two teams.

Helping Kobe place Ada on the SUV's floor, Mountain Eagle sits in the position behind the driver's seat door, motioning Donkey to drive the way while looking at Big Guy David and saying, "You have only 8 people here. I need to know your specialties?"

Before Big Guy could reply, Donkey, driving, said, "Boss, they are 'orange', the fighters of the Intelligence Support Action Office.

Under normal circumstances, each team should have 5~6 fighters, complemented by other special forces members to execute tasks.

Boss, these guys are lawless madmen; you can't trust them..."

The forty-something David in the passenger seat, his face full of fine wrinkles and weariness, heard Donkey's malicious description and didn't get angry...

He curiously scrutinized Donkey's side profile and said, "Not many know us this well. Where are you from?

'red'? 'blue'?"

Donkey looked at David, grinned, and said, "'white', CCT (Combat Control Team)..."

Upon hearing this, David whistled, smiling, and said, "Wow, you're actually from CCT; why do you hate us so much?

We usually protect CCT like Little Princess..."

Donkey raised his middle finger and said, "It's not safe being your Little Princess..."

Saying this, Donkey tilted his head and said, "Boss, never trust these people because they have no military records or identity. They'll do anything to complete their mission!"

Mountain Eagle didn't understand why Donkey was prejudiced against ISA people, but it didn't matter because those people couldn't be targeting him...

These are top-notch fighters, with them around. It effectively boosts Kobe's capabilities and combat strength, so he doesn't have to waste energy protecting the Homeland Security agent...

Mountain Eagle patted Donkey's shoulder, smiling, and said, "At least we're not enemies now!

I really want to know who exactly took out the people from Merck Company and Glans Creek Group.

These people still owe me money..."

Donkey was momentarily dazed, knowing his boss arranged Daria to extort the people of two companies, but they all died, and his boss still considered it a debt. This puzzled Donkey.

Big Guy David was equally perplexed. He turned to Mountain Eagle, curiously saying, "Sir, why are you involved in this matter?"

Saying this, David glanced at Kobe and said, "If it's merely because you're Agent Kobe's friend, then I must say, Agent Kobe is very fortunate!"

Mountain Eagle certainly couldn't say he wanted to take down Death Angel. Seeing Kobe's peculiar expression, he said with a smile, "Of course, I'm a loyal person, and I'm somewhat wealthy, so I'm happy to provide some help within my means to friends.

Who's your supervising agent? I have some friends in the CIA, maybe we're acquainted."

Big Guy David stopped for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Sir, that's classified information!"

Mountain Eagle laughed dismissively and said, "What nonsense secret. CIA doesn't have the authority to act within the United States, not only limited to those agents but also including you in ISA.

Your appearance in Alaska and involvement in the Ebola virus dispute can only mean the Ebola virus is related to intelligence community struggles.

Let me guess, it's France, right?"

Seeing Big Guy David's surprised expression, Mountain Eagle said to Kobe, "Brother, see, things are just as you guessed...

If I were you, I'd immediately call HQ to resign, then package the intelligence you have and send it to media outlets, or else they'll sell you without hesitation!"

Kobe looked at Mountain Eagle like seeing a ghost. Clearly, France was guessed by this guy, and he didn't have any evidence or information...

But in this line of work, there's always some cleverness. He knew he didn't have any, but other departments didn't know.

As long as he could create misunderstandings, he could force them to compromise, at least extract some other intelligence from them and then deeply engage.

Kobe now had no way back. Beyond making himself more significant, he had no better method to change his scapegoat fate...

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