CHAPTER 402: CHAPTER 382: DESPERATE INTERCEPTION

Odin frowned in thought at Mountain Eagle’s question and shook his head, "I don’t like anyone from Arctic Fox, but I don’t think any of them would choose to betray!"

As Odin looked into Mountain Eagle’s skeptical eyes, he said with a complex expression, "I used to be a member of Arctic Fox; I know how they operate and how they recruit and test newcomers.

Instead of looking for a traitor within Arctic Fox, you might want to consider other aspects, like Galahad of the Round Table Knights, who equally has our actions and arrangements at his fingertips."

Mountain Eagle shook his head noncommittally...

Galahad certainly knew the arrangements around Anna, but he would definitely be in the dark about Sunset Mountain.

Moreover, it was impossible for him to know the itinerary of Arctic Fox, let alone which plane would land when...

However, Mountain Eagle didn’t want to argue with Odin, because it was already awkward enough for them to be discussing this matter.

A logistics rookie from Arctic Fox was raising suspicions, and an old man who hated Arctic Fox was actually speaking up for them.

Whatever Mountain Eagle said at this point would make him feel foolish!

Through the perspective of Crow, they saw a speedboat suddenly slow down and then quickly escape in another direction along with another speedboat...

Mountain Eagle frowned, wondering if this was yet another smoke bomb; that speedboat even slowed down to less than 10 knots and even raised a white flag.

Mountain Eagle realized something; he took out his phone, only to find it wouldn’t turn on due to water damage...

So he pulled Odin and said, "Fayiz should have noticed something. Ask about the other directions; maybe all the speedboats have slowed down..."

Odin didn’t understand what Mountain Eagle was talking about, but after asking a few questions on the radio, he frowned and said to Mountain Eagle, "The two groups of speedboats we’re tracking have slowed down, plus they’re calling out to the pursuing coast guards on the radio, asking to be let go..."

At the same time, the Evil Wolf Squad operating as ’Little Dog Team’ chasing to the PP Archipelago found the same situation. The GPS signal representing Anna stopped next to a seaplane, and then people on the speedboat had a conflict with the people on the plane.

The two sides exchanged fire for a few minutes, the seaplane got damaged, and its crew were killed...

Then the pirates on the speedboat shouted to the pursuing ’Little Dog Team’ that they had been deceived too!

Upon receiving the news, Odin first was surprised but then suddenly realized something, saying, "We still have one ahead..."

As he spoke, the old man shouted to Chakdi, "Accelerate, accelerate, we must intercept that speedboat...

The seaplane they arranged at PP Archipelago was a smoke bomb, only meant to cover for other seaplanes.

Black Fox is planning to escape by plane, hurry, hurry, hurry..."

At that moment, Mountain Eagle, through Crow’s perspective, saw the high-speed speedboat enter the area between two small islands...

There was a strip of beach between the two islands, forming a small ’工’-shaped bay...

Inside the bay, there was a yellow seaplane that had started its engine. The speedboat quickly approached it, and several people walked out from inside the speedboat and were pushed onto the plane, one of whom, a rather short and stout guy, was carried aboard...

As the seaplane began taxiing on the water, they were still about a kilometer distance from it.

Mountain Eagle didn’t hesitate to urge Crow to dive; as the seaplane moved to the middle of the bay, Crow crashed into the propeller of the plane, igniting sparks, and incapacitated its engine.

When the seaplane reached the exit of the bay, it just collided with the timely arrival of Mountain Eagle and the others...

Chakdi deftly bumped the plane’s floats with the speedboat, then Odin on deck aimed a burst of gunfire towards the engine of the plane, completely eliminating the possibility of escape. Following that, Mountain Eagle jumped onto the floats, opened the cabin door of the plane, and tossed in a shock bomb...

With a "bang" of a huge noise, Mountain Eagle, holding a flashlight in his left hand and a gun in his right, charged into the cabin...

Looking at the screaming crowd covering their heads, Mountain Eagle frowned and shouted, "Nobody move..."

Then he rushed to a blond woman in the back seat, assisting her to sit upright, when he realized that Anna was not there.

Realizing something was wrong, Mountain Eagle turned back to a short, stout old man at the front, Old Royce...

Old Royce was shot in the waist, likely by a stray bullet when Mountain Eagle fell.

Looking at the old man who clearly couldn’t last long, Mountain Eagle grabbed his neck and yelled loudly, "Where’s Anna?"

The shock bomb had disoriented everyone inside the cabin...

However, Old Royce, for some reason, although he hadn’t heard what Mountain Eagle was saying, opened his mouth and said a few words in German as if mustering his strength then pointed towards the other side of the ’工’-shaped bay...

"What?"

Mountain Eagle frowned and leaned over to Old Royce’s ear, trying to hear what he said clearly...

Just then, a DHC-3 ’Water Otter’ seaplane burst out from a natural cave below the left small island on the west side, less than a kilometer away from Mountain Eagle’s position...

Mountain Eagle quickly urged the Sergeant System to create another Crow, attempting to repeat the previous interception of the seaplane.

But the limitations of the bionic mechanics restricted Crow’s speed; with the plane not headed directly at them and without the advantage of altitude, Crow simply couldn’t hit the engine.

In the end, Mountain Eagle had no choice but to drive Crow firmly into the inside of the plane’s floats...

Crow wasn’t a high-end drone from a major nation; it lacked the capability to automatically connect to satellites. Its internal power had been upgraded after Mountain Eagle absorbed some radioactive material, but its energy wasn’t infinite.

Nevertheless, Crow had an emergency mode - that is, once it was out of the range of Talos System’s signals, it would automatically attempt to connect to available civilian signals, such as Wi-Fi and cellular networks, then periodically send information to Mountain Eagle.

Just by shutting down most of Crow’s functions and keeping only the tracking, Mountain Eagle could at least know where the plane finally landed, as well as how Black Fox would move Anna.

Watching the seaplane head into the dark sky, Mountain Eagle knew he definitely couldn’t catch up...

At this moment, Mountain Eagle calmed down completely. Anna’s kidnapping wasn’t the end of the world. To achieve his goal, Black Fox would ultimately have to face him...

Taking a deep breath, he exchanged a grave look with Odin, then went back to the airplane cabin and dragged each person onto the speedboat...

A pilot, an old man, two middle-aged couples, a young man, a woman mistakenly identified as Anna by Mountain Eagle.

Mountain Eagle did not rush to interrogate them, as their ears needed a little more time to recover...

He signaled Chakdi to return, then sat on the deck pondering for a while. He turned to Odin, who looked frustrated, and said, "Inform everyone to detain all the people on those decelerating speedboats."

After Odin used the radio to transmit the order, Mountain Eagle pinched the bridge of his nose and said in a deep voice, "I need a plane. Although we’ll definitely be one step behind Black Fox, if we can force him to keep on moving, it’s possible to prompt him to make a mistake..."

Odin was stunned, then frowned and asked, "Do you know where he would fly to?"

Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "The ’Water Otter’s’ range is only 1,500 kilometers. Its presence here proves that it definitely wasn’t fully fueled.

Black Fox has two choices, Jida right on the border between Malaysia and Thailand, or Bandar Aceh to the northwest of Medan, Malaysia.

We need to split up, send Arctic Fox to search near Jida, and I’ll search in Bandar Aceh...

Even if we can’t rescue Anna, it’s important not to give Black Fox any time to cause trouble.

As long as Snowden is still alive, Anna will be fine!

The more hastily he prepares, the easier the rescue will be!"

Odin, after hearing this, nodded in agreement, then hesitated before saying, "Alaska..."

"What?"

Odin’s voice was quiet, and Mountain Eagle turned to look at him, saying, "What are you talking about?"

"Alaska!"

Odin’s expression was grave as he looked at Mountain Eagle and said, "Old Royce said ’Beisai’ while on the plane, which is a small inland city in Alaska.

The headquarters of Arctic Fox are in Beisai, Alaska!"

Odin looked at Mountain Eagle and said in a grave voice, "Blood Fox chopped off one of Black Fox’s hands, gouged out one of his eyes, and then destroyed his enterprise.

Black Fox wants not only to complete the mission, but also to exact revenge...

He wants to destroy Arctic Fox completely, along with all of Blood Fox’s life values!

This guy has gone mad!"

Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "Looking at what he’s done, not a single thing seems like the act of a madman!

I will notify the people of Arctic Fox to be vigilant, but we’re currently short on manpower, could you lend me the Little Dog Team?

I can pay!"

Odin, confused by the name ’Little Dog Team,’ then said irritably, "Gray Wolf is leading the Evil Wolf Squad!

It’s not some goddamn Little Dog Team!"

Mountain Eagle ignored Odin’s fixation on the name. With a dismissive gesture, he said, "Anna paid you, and you screwed up.

Would the Evil Wolf screw up?

Only naive and adorable little dogs could let Anna be kidnapped from a yacht!

You were stopped by those from the Ministry of Internal Affairs; you forgot that Anna is your boss!"

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at Odin, whose face was turning pale, and said, "You’ve spent a long time with Anna’s bodyguards. Do you think they will put effort into issues regarding Anna?"

Odin was taken aback, then shook his head and said, "No, those from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the bodyguards assigned to Anna by Victor, they are here not so much to protect her as they are to observe the negotiation process.

Now that the negotiations are complete..."

Mountain Eagle’s expression darkened, and he said, "That means, even without Anna, the trust fund would still operate according to the agreement."

Mountain Eagle, massaging his throbbing temples, continued, "This means that with Anna’s kidnapping, there will be people inside Russia who will benefit!

That means we can’t rely on the people inside Russia, and we might even have to be wary of them."

Odin nodded slightly, adding, "Erin is Anna’s mother, she can be trusted!"

Mountain Eagle sighed and said, "What good does that do? Anna is in Black Fox’s hands..."

Odin, frowning, looked at Mountain Eagle and said, "Why are you so worried about Anna’s enterprise?

I think you should be more concerned about Anna’s safety. As long as she is rescued, everything will return to normal."

Mountain Eagle found it hard to explain Anna’s importance to Odin. If she lost control of the Cyprus Trust Fund, many of Mountain Eagle’s future earnings would be reduced!

So he had to not only rescue Anna but also find someone to help withstand the pressure so that others inside Russia couldn’t pick the fruits of their labor.

It’s a conglomerate of overseas assets worth over ten billion US dollars. Whoever controls it would instantly possess tremendous power.

It’s essential that Anna is returned to her position before the big shots from Boss Pu’s faction in Russia fully come to their senses, and that she sits there firmly!