CHAPTER 405: CHAPTER 384: THE SILENCING TEAM

Mountain Eagle never thought Black Fox would flee south towards Jida from the start...

The reactions of those surrendered pirates told him that Fayiz must have fallen out with Black Fox!

Under such circumstances, Black Fox returning to a territory where Fayiz had significant influence would be tantamount to suicide.

He sent Arctic Fox and the Round Table Knights away precisely to act independently and to see what Black Fox’s response would be to being pursued?

If Black Fox responded calmly and flexibly, then it would mean the problem wasn’t with Arctic Fox.

But if Black Fox acted in panicked disarray, then Mountain Eagle would have to give it some serious thought!

Compared to Arctic Fox and the Round Table Knights, Mountain Eagle now trusted Chi Hu more—a group with no vested interest and a membership structure and goal that were much simpler.

While Kirilenko was hastening his flight to make his journey, Mountain Eagle’s contact with Crow was again cut off due to signal issues.

Mountain Eagle knew that the Phenom 300 business jet must have taken off...

By now, anxiety was pointless, and since the results regarding Snowden were all in his grasp, Black Fox was really just a challenger.

If he let a challenger disturb his peace of mind to the extent that his actions were deformed, he might end up causing various unnecessary losses.

Now that Black Fox had captured Anna, the offensive and defensive positions began to shift...

Compared to the anxiousness of being targeted by Black Fox, focusing on solving the issue actually made things simpler.

How bad could the worst-case scenario be?

So Mountain Eagle simply let go of his worries, reclined his seat slightly, and tried to get some sleep.

However, just as Mountain Eagle was groggily drifting off to sleep, his satellite phone suddenly rang...

Mountain Eagle picked up the phone and glanced at the number before saying, "Hey, Sofia, what happened?"

The satellite phone signal wasn’t very good, and Sofia’s voice came in intermittently: "Boss, Old Royce is dead...

His son, daughter, and grandson have contacted the German Embassy, and it’s likely that their lawyers and the embassy’s special envoy will arrive in Kamui tomorrow."

Mountain Eagle was taken aback and said gravely, "Tell them that until they have explained everything, we cannot possibly let them go.

Old Royce was a kidnapper. Since they were on the plane at the time, they are accomplices."

Sofia said, "Boss, Old Royce is dead, and according to his son, daughter, and grandson, they too were kidnapped.

Black Fox threatened Old Royce with their lives, demanding his help in kidnapping Miss Anna.

The story is confirmed by others on the plane..."

Mountain Eagle frowned and asked, "Who else was on the plane at the time?"

Sofia quickly answered, "Aise Hish, a German supermodel.

The Royce family considered the Cyprus Trust Fund investment as their biggest deal of the year, so Old Royce’s son and daughter-in-law, daughter and son-in-law have successively arrived in Thailand...

But aside from Philip, who had gone to the yacht to participate in several rounds of bidding negotiations, the others disappeared after getting off the plane.

Aise Hish was coerced by her modeling agency to come to Thailand to act as Philip’s glamorous companion, but she was kidnapped before she even had a chance to make an appearance."

Mountain Eagle immediately thought of the blonde young woman on the plane...

It was also because he saw a blonde woman through Crow’s perspective that he risked everything to crash Crow into the plane’s propeller, thus missing the chance to capture the other plane where Black Fox was.

Thinking of this, Mountain Eagle said somewhat annoyed, "What could a coerced model possibly know?

How could someone of Old Royce’s caliber easily put himself in danger just because his son and daughter were kidnapped?

We must get to the bottom of their entanglement with Black Fox!

Black Fox isn’t stupid; he definitely wouldn’t just kidnap Anna, seriously offend the Royce family, and then let them all go in the end.

The Royce family is the biggest sponsor of the Imperial Citizens Organization, and Black Fox is one of the founders of the Udonna Broken Organization; there must be something here we don’t know."

After listening, Sofia fell silent for almost half a minute before saying, "Black Fox must have in his hands evidence that could annihilate the Royce family...

The lower ranks of Imperial Citizens are filled with gang drug traffickers, and these funds need a safe haven.

The Royce family’s banks are not only a money-laundering channel for domestic gangs and drug dealers in Germany but also for some far-right groups and gangs in Eastern Europe!

Black Fox chose not to silence them, and the fact that Old Royce’s son and daughter choose to remain silent may be because Black Fox holds some critical evidence that could compel the German government to destroy the Royce family."

Sofia hesitated before adding, "Boss, unless we use torture, they will definitely not speak.

In fact, I think we have the same goal as them when it comes to Black Fox.

I believe they might not dare to speak, but deep down, they’d be happy to see us take down Black Fox."

Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and said, "Let them first show their strength with 5 million. Old Royce’s son and daughter can go, but his grandson must stay.

It’s easy to find a reason: someone, impersonating his grandson, attacked the United States Seal Six Team members with the intent of stealing national secrets of the United States. We’ll detain him under the pretense of assisting the investigation.

This family is no good; there’s no need to be overly polite to them!

If they truly seek revenge, they should meet my conditions; otherwise, I suspect that after they return to Germany, they will assist Black Fox in causing trouble for us."

Sofia, someone with superb executive ability, immediately had a clear solution upon understanding her boss’s orders.

Mountain Eagle hung up after stretching his arms vigorously. Looking at Kirilenko, who was gazing at him in admiration, he frowned, "What are you looking at me like that for?"

Kirilenko licked his slightly parched lips and asked, "Did you just say 5 million? Thai Baht?"

Mountain Eagle was amused by the greedy look on the big man and chuckled, "As a successful man, I wouldn’t calculate my wealth in Thai Baht."

Kirilenko, astonished, said, "US Dollar?"

Seeing Mountain Eagle nod slightly, Kirilenko’s eyes widened, "Just by making a phone call, those people will give you 5 million US Dollars?"

Mountain Eagle nodded with a smile and said, "And they have to give it willingly, gratefully, and afterwards they even have to thank me..."

Kirilenko gave Mountain Eagle a strange look and said, "Has the altitude affected your brain?

How can such fools earn 5 million?"

Mountain Eagle didn’t want to explain the Royce family’s situation to this guy. Looking at Kirilenko, full of curiosity, he shook his head with a smile and said, "That’s why they are banking tycoons, and you’re a smuggler pilot without even a clean pair of pants."

With that, Mountain Eagle looked at Kirilenko, who wore a disgruntled expression, and chuckled, "Do you know the real secret to becoming a millionaire?"

Kirilenko shook his head, "If I knew, I would have become rich by now..."

Mountain Eagle shook his head in disdain, "The biggest secret to making money is being able to understand the other party’s core needs...

For truly wealthy people, 5 million is nothing!"

Pointing to his nose, Mountain Eagle asked, "For example, do you understand my core needs?"

Kirilenko frowned and replied, "Rescue?"

Mountain Eagle nodded, "Exactly, I’m going on a rescue...

But for you, if you can speed things up, I’m willing to pay extra.

If you can find someone familiar with the place we’re going to, get them to help me investigate, I’m willing to pay even more."

Upon hearing this, Kirilenko got excited and said while looking at Mountain Eagle, "How much are you willing to pay?"

Mountain Eagle spread his hands seriously and said, "That depends on what information you can help me get...

Tell everyone you know that I’m willing to offer a reward of 50,000 US Dollars for every piece of evidence-backed information about Anna.

It’s not your job to risk your lives; I just want information...

If I manage to rescue Anna thanks to a piece of information, I will offer a reward of 1 million US Dollars."

Kirilenko, the big fatty, perked up immediately. He struggled to take out a satellite phone from his pocket and began to dial the numbers in his contact list one by one...

Mountain Eagle reclined with his hands behind his head and closed his eyes again...

He didn’t mind at all if Kirilenko told everyone that the commission was 20,000 dollars instead of 50,000. From the moment Kirilenko said he wasn’t familiar with the airport they were headed to, Mountain Eagle had no expectations that this guy could truly be helpful.

However, the scale of the M·A company was acceptable. If the message could spread through the people of M·A company in the underworld, perhaps it could put a little pressure on the fleeing Black Fox.

This was a classic case of doing great things with little money. In practice, he hadn’t spent a penny yet, but had already mobilized a part of the force related to underground aviation.

If they truly managed to get information about Anna and rescued her, it would be worth every penny!

...

While Mountain Eagle was still on his way through the skies, a team dressed in green jungle camouflage moved into an airport...

The civilian airport that encountered the massacre wasn’t particularly large, it only had small transport planes that flew to and from inaccessible areas within Malaysia, as well as smuggling transport planes like those of the M·A company.

However, because there was a lack of machinery, many people were required to carry out routine runway cleaning and cargo handling, meaning the small airport located at the edge of the jungle was not short-staffed; even as dawn approached, there were still nearly twenty staff present.

An airport employee responsible for refueling planes, who had just stored the refueling truck’s hose, was preparing to drive the refueling truck into the nearby warehouse, and then go take a nap...

Just as he opened the door and got into the truck, someone with face paint appeared from behind and covered his mouth, then a knife swiftly slashed across the refueler’s throat, creating a horrific wound.

The murderer who killed the refueler held his convulsing prey tightly and brought his nose close to the half-slashed neck, taking a deep breath of the thick scent of blood, then grinned towards the lighted area with a bright smile...

"Group A, follow me; Group B, go to the airport’s dormitory. The boss said to kill them all..."

With this command, about a dozen rifle-toting figures split into two groups, using the darkness as cover to approach the airport staff.