Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 705 - 654: Evasive Answers
The female thief moved her mouth, which had been sealed for a long time, then looked at Mountain Eagle and said in English with a slightly hoarse and sexy tone, carrying a strong English accent: "Who are you?
You're not official people, but you don't seem like kidnappers either..."
Mountain Eagle smiled and said, "If I were a kidnapper, then you should be very scared now!"
The female thief slightly nodded and said, "Yes, I should be very scared now, because you are showing your faces directly in front of me.
If you were kidnappers, this situation would mean we'd be killed."
Mountain Eagle heard the commotion behind him. He turned and glanced at the male thief, who began to panic and struggle because of the word 'killed', then said to the female thief, "What's your name?
I think you don't quite match your partner. Honestly, if you were a couple, I think he's not good enough for you."
Although the female thief was tied to the chair, she still controlled her demeanor exceptionally well. She slightly leaned her head back, showcasing her fair neck while making her chest appear especially prominent, and the entire action didn't seem contrived, as if she were naturally meant to do it.
Facing Mountain Eagle's question, the female thief smiled and said, "My name is Miranda, Miranda Lohan. I'm a tourist adventurer, and I love thrilling activities and outdoor adventures.
This trip to Alaska is a journey I've prepared for a long time."
Mountain Eagle knew this Miranda was talking nonsense, yet he unusually felt unoffended...
Looking at this woman trapped yet still maintaining composure, Mountain Eagle rubbed his chin and said straightforwardly, "Stealing the Ebola virus indeed counts as a thrilling activity!
Avoiding professional teams' hunts in a sub-zero blizzard and then crossing dozens of kilometers of snow plains indeed qualifies as outdoor adventure."
Speaking, Mountain Eagle stepped forward, raised Miranda's chin with his hand, and looked into her eyes, saying deeply, "Miranda, I will assume this is your real name...
I'm not interested in how you stole the Ebola virus; that's the Department of Homeland Security's concern.
Now the Ebola virus has been released, and it's affecting a group of allied foreign affairs officials and their assistants from the United States."
Miranda's pupils slightly contracted upon hearing Ebola was released, then she said with a surprised yet innocent expression, "Okay, I admit Barry and I stole the Ebola virus.
A man named Glasman contacted us through a Middleman and provided us with detailed information from Wenbo Ni Laboratory.
They promised to give us 2 million Euros as a reward upon completion...
We didn't know what they intended to do with the virus..."
Mountain Eagle smiled and said, "Now you are willing to talk?"
Miranda nodded seriously and said, "We just stole something; we didn't know they would release the virus to innocent people.
Now that such a serious thing has happened, I feel obligated to tell you what I know."
Saying this, Miranda looked into Mountain Eagle's eyes and said, with a slightly weak gaze, "We are placed in such a place where some things we cannot help but speak, right?"
Miranda had a complex and charming aura, displaying herself as very intelligent, seemingly well-prepared for her situation.
Even someone as steadfast as Mountain Eagle, faced with the complex and mysterious gaze emitted from Miranda's eyes, involuntarily experienced a moment of trance, nearly being led astray by her.
Sometimes it's said a woman's appearance isn't the most important thing...
Even if Miranda uses technology and harsh measures on her face, her looks are at most a 7; without makeup, the score might be even lower.
But when combining her figure, charm, and compliance in behavior and language, along with those eyes that can express strong emotion, she is considered a perfect beauty in most men's eyes.
Since Mountain Eagle began questioning, Miranda hadn't conducted a strong opposition; she always followed what Mountain Eagle said and tried not to lie as much as possible.
If Mountain Eagle didn't have sufficient intelligence support, it would be challenging to pry out what he truly wanted from her.
Like now, Miranda definitely wouldn't admit involvement with France...
However, Mountain Eagle wasn't a judge; he didn't need evidence and didn't even care about the Ebola incident itself; he only wanted to take down the Death Angel...
Seeing the beautiful Miranda's face reveal a sorrowful expression, seemingly eager to spill out everything to atone for her sins...
Mountain Eagle pulled a chair and sat in front of her, smiling and said, "Now I will ask questions, and you only answer yes or no, then your partner will act as a judge to decide if you're telling the truth or lying..."
Miranda glanced at her partner, whose complexion was already somewhat pale, she slightly nodded and said, "I am willing to answer anything, please don't torture him anymore..."
Mountain Eagle coldly shook his head and said, "Are you thieves?"
Miranda hesitated for a moment and said, "In the Ebola virus matter, yes!"
As soon as Miranda finished, the male thief Barry began desperately shaking his head...
Mountain Eagle smiled and motioned for Sled to tear off the tape from his mouth, then said, "Sled, make Barry's little brother a bit more comfortable..."
Sled pulled out a spoon from who knows where and scooped a spoonful of ice from Barry's crotch area before throwing it on the ground.
Though the situation hadn't improved much, Barry still breathed a sigh of relief and loudly said, "She's lying, her full name is Miranda Z Lohan, her parents and she, the whole family are the most famous thieves in Europe.
Sir, get the snow off me, give me some clothes, whatever you want to know, I'll tell you.
I'm a computer hacker and also a thief. Miranda reached out to me to help crack the security system at Wenbo Ni Laboratory.
She's the mastermind, but I know the whole process of stealing the virus. Get the snow off me and give me some clothes, I'll tell you everything."
Mountain Eagle didn't expect a twist on the prisoner's dilemma to easily shatter Barry's psychological defenses, though the Ebola incident had nothing to do with him...
He gestured to Sled to seal Barry's mouth again and turned to Miranda, asking, "Are you English?"
Miranda glanced at the struggling Barry and, showing a sympathetic expression in her eyes, shook her head, saying, "No?"
Hearing Barry's 'mm mm' sounds, Sled didn't need Mountain Eagle's reminder and tore off the tape again, using a spoon to scoop away a lump of snow from Barry's crotch...
Barry shouted loudly, "She is, Miranda Lohan was born in West London, mm mm..."
Mountain Eagle looked at Barry being used as a pawn and continued to ask, "Are you truly partners with Barry?"
Miranda nodded and said, "Yes?"
Sled watched Barry squirming like a maggot, repeated the previous process, and then Barry shouted loudly, "No, I was her temporary partner. There were 4 of us in total, three were temporary partners she found, but two died in the crash.
This bitch is lying, mm mm..."
Mountain Eagle observed Miranda's slightly aggrieved expression and marveled at her...
From the moment she met him, this girl always seemed compliant, but once he began the formal questioning, every answer was a lie...
But now, even the straightforward Post Box realized these lies were meant to cover for Barry, yet Barry, trapped in the snow, couldn't see through them.
Miranda was crafting an image through her words and actions to influence Mountain Eagle and his team, facilitating a path to mislead him on critical questions.
This is the toughest part of an interrogation!
Because when you have a question for the other side, it shows the information is not equal between the parties.
Mountain Eagle guessed that Miranda might be related to France, but he had no solid proof, only assumptions based on Death Angel's early acquisition of the Ebola virus.
At this point, using violence to extract a confession would yield a denial, whether the other party was a trained spy or innocent.
Seeing Miranda had guided the group's emotions, making them scorn the timid Barry...
Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and asked, "You proposed leaving the virus at the crash site for Glasman's people to retrieve, right?"
Miranda hesitated a bit, with a conflicted expression nodded and said, "Yes!"
As soon as Miranda finished speaking, Sled tore the tape from Barry's mouth...
"No, I heard her talking to Glasman, it was Glasman who instructed her to leave the virus near the crash site for his people to collect..."
Mountain Eagle looked at Miranda with a complex expression and asked, "Glasman is the mastermind, right?"
Miranda glanced at Barry, shook her head and said, "No..."
Barry: "He is..."
Mountain Eagle glanced at Barry, who was already in the zone to save his little brother, and focused on Miranda's eyes, asking, "You were the one who informed Death Angel of the location where the virus was hidden, correct?"
Miranda hesitated instinctively, her expression puzzled but heavy, nodded and said, "Yes!"
Barry: "No..."
Mountain Eagle grinned at Miranda and said, "If Glasman is the mastermind, he wouldn't have disclosed the virus's location to Death Angel; if it wasn't you who revealed it, then it must have been Barry, right..."
Miranda had immersed herself in a reverse-response rhythm of the game, and faced with Mountain Eagle's suddenly complex question, she hesitated instinctively and said, "Yes!"
Barry shouted angrily, "No, this bitch is lying..."
As Barry spoke, Miranda noticed the hint of amusement in Mountain Eagle's eyes, suddenly realizing something, and a flash of annoyance and puzzlement passed through her gaze...