Daria had seen the boss's lavish side, but it was the first time she saw her boss being so generous to an outsider.

Watching Mountain Eagle hang up the phone, Daria said a bit jealously, "Boss, you're giving too much money. Actually, with 500,000 US Dollars, we could arrange a team to go.

It doesn't necessarily have to be Matthias!"

Mountain Eagle glanced at the draft paper in front of him. He took a picture with his phone, carefully folded the draft paper, and handed it to the curious Daria, saying, "Keep it safe. After we've collected enough intelligence, I might need to study it further."

Having said that, Mountain Eagle lay back on the sofa, stretched his body forcefully, and said, "Make a reservation at the hotel's best restaurant for their finest set meal. We'll have dinner there tonight.

I should have been here for several days now; it's not fitting to keep hiding."

Daria nodded in agreement with Mountain Eagle's order, then continued to ask, "Boss, I still don't get why it has to be Matthias?"

Mountain Eagle rubbed his cheeks with both hands and said, "There's no special reason. Claims like lacking manpower are just excuses...

If you really want me to give a reason, I suppose it's the urge to change someone's sense of achievement driving me to do this.

Matthias is the most professional assassin I've ever met, though I don't know any other assassins...

This guy is incredibly capable. Now he wants to retire and is obviously very short on money...

I don't know exactly why he wants to retire, but I think this guy could be a really great partner."

Seeing Daria's bizarre expression, Mountain Eagle laughed and said, "Doesn't it feel particularly familiar?"

Daria looked down at her professional-style suit and said with a weird expression, "Is this your special hobby?"

Mountain Eagle slightly shook his head, smiling, and said, "No, I just habitually want to deepen connections with exceptional people, integrating both parties' interests onto a roughly similar track as much as possible.

I started over in Thailand at the age of 28; my past connections were wiped out, so I have to cherish every exceptional person I meet."

Hearing this, Daria felt particularly happy and said with a smile, "Boss, should I notify Mr. Poincaré of your plan and have them temporarily halt investments in Kazan?"

Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "Mr. Poincaré is truly an old gun. He withdrew his nest egg from the inevitably profitable foreign exchange market to invest in Snowden and Zorn; he surely has risk prevention plans.

There's no rush with El Salvador. Even if they decide to invest, building a power plant can't be done in just a couple of months...

Tell them I can invest one or two million US Dollars for them to explore establishing a Bitcoin mining pool's hardware channels and come up with a set of quality algorithms.

Russia actually has many hackers working on Bitcoin mining, and the underground finance there is very developed. Installing a wedge there might come in handy someday."

With that, Mountain Eagle waved his hand and said, "Let me sleep for a while. We'll talk about it over dinner if there's anything else."

......

As Mountain Eagle was sound asleep at the hotel, the airports in Anchorage and Fairbanks, two of the most important external gateways in Alaska, strengthened their security measures.

All the ports on the sea installed additional patrol officers. Any vessel heading out to sea must report and undergo inspection.

All private planes needed to inform the aviation administration in advance and go through a special inspection before they could take off.

The small bush planes that used to fly freely through the forests now had to report; otherwise, they would face serious charges and fines.

The Alaska State Police conducted a comprehensive mobilization, setting up checkpoints on the few highways in Alaska, thoroughly inspecting every car trying to enter Canada.

For the United States, Alaska's isolation overseas became an advantage. Once the airports were sealed, those who stole the virus would need to travel via land to the United States through Canada, and there are only a few highways from Alaska to Canada.

The high-pressure lockdown not only made the atmosphere in Alaska a bit tense but also bought Washington some bargaining chips and time for negotiations.

The exit of Anchorage Airport...

Investigator Kobe Andrews, dressed in a trench coat and carrying a briefcase, boarded a few vehicles that came to pick them up with several assistants.

On the backseat of a Chevrolet SUV, Kobe Andrews removed his gloves and earmuffs, blowing into his hands and quickly rubbing them together...

Once his hands were warm, Kobe Andrews took a thick file handed over by a trench coat investigator in the front seat and glanced through it...

The file detailed the events from the beginning of the Ebola virus's disappearance to the fierce pursuit in Alaska's inland.

Every individual's file and information involved in the entire process were included...

"How significant are our losses?"

Kobe Andrews briefly skimmed through the process and then began to examine each person's dossier encountered during the process.

The police of any country follow a common rule when investigating cases. That is to thoroughly search for every person present during the incident and then look for suspicious individuals.

The investigator in the front seat didn't seem to respect Kobe Andrews much. He glanced back at the senior investigator sent by Washington to oversee the situation and said in a stiff tone, "The Special Service Bureau members sent to set up an ambush at the crash site lost 2, with 4 seriously injured and 3 lightly injured.

The Alaska National Guard participating in the support search lost two Black Hawk helicopters, with 4 deaths and a total of fifteen injured with varying severity.

The ISA team involved in the support suffered non-combat losses of 3 people due to a blizzard. However, during subsequent firefights, they captured a security team from an international environmental protection organization.

They provided some very important clues..."

While flipping through the files, Kobe Andrews asked, "Where are those people being held?"

The investigator in the front row didn't really like Kobe's manner; he said expressionlessly, "Anchorage Police Department...

We've interrogated them multiple rounds, and a breakthrough is imminent..."

Kobe glanced at the front-row investigator and said, "Do you think I'm here to steal your credit?

Buddy, someone is holding an extremely dangerous Ebola virus and threatening the United States Government...

Do you know what kind of disaster it would unleash if that thing were released in the New York subway?"

With that, Kobe looked back at the documents and said, "It says here that the captured team was initially supposed to be the one receiving the virus...

And they were ordered to take the virus and escort the environmental group to the Brown Bear Camp, then release it there.

But someone beat them to it with the virus; we need to know how the information got leaked...

Oh shit, is it this guy?"

Kobe opened a file, looked at the photo of Mountain Eagle, flipped through the file with a peculiar expression, and said in disbelief, "Who let this guy into the United States?

This guy is actually the owner of the Brown Bear Camp?

Oh fuck, the Los Angeles incident was also his doing..."

The investigator in the front seat glanced back and said, "This guy is a troublesome character, but from the intelligence we've gathered so far, he has nothing to do with the virus incident, and you could even say he's a potential victim..."

Saying this, the investigator frowned, looking at the unprofessional Kobe, and said, "Investigator Andrews, our focus should be more on Dr. Glasman.

Apart from those two thieves, he's the only one who knows where the virus is hidden..."

Kobe stared intently at the file in his hand, shaking his head and asked, "How did you figure he's a potential victim?

This guy in Thailand caused chaos for the United States Navy, CIA, and State Department over human trafficking, leaving them at a significant loss.

He's the kind of guy with a strong sense of revenge...

This Glasman orchestrated the virus release plan and stayed for several days in Marshall Town, not far from the Brown Bear Camp, and he's still alive..."

The front-seat investigator frowned at the overreacting Kobe and said sternly, "After Glasman was caught, he's been under our supervision, and Yue Shan doesn't know a thing...

Investigator Andrews, if your prejudice against him delays our virus investigation, I'll file a complaint to the higher-ups."

Hearing this, Kobe put down the file, rubbed his suddenly throbbing temples vigorously, and mumbled, "You don't understand this guy at all...

The confession says there were two teams to receive the virus, where did the other one go?

If they're dead, who killed them?

People at the camp said this guy went to the Valley at the invitation of the Yingzhou Police during the incident, and there he encountered people from the International Environmental Protection Organization infected with an unknown virus..."

Shaking his head, Kobe said, "This is not right, something must have been overlooked...

Where is this guy now?"

The front-seat investigator frowned while looking at Kobe; this time he did not refute Kobe's suspicion but instead, after inquiring via radio, said, "He checked into the Captain Hotel four days ago, reportedly caught a severe cold due to participating in a rescue.

Moreover, that guy had previously purchased many items from East University, which are being shipped to the Anchorage Airport warehouse in droves.

The intelligence shows he's remodeling the Brown Bear Camp, likely preparing to overwinter there...

As a buyer, it's normal for him to be in Anchorage at this time!"

Kobe Andrews thought for a long time and said solemnly, "Agent Bog, take me and my partner to the Captain Hotel, I want to stay there, and tomorrow I'll go to the police department to assist with the interrogation."

Agent Bog did not question Kobe's decision, nodded to the driver, and said, "I think you're on a wild goose chase, so I won't join you.

The higher-ups believe in your abilities and hope you'll gain something."

Kobe Andrews shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "This Yue Shan is a very dangerous man; he might not be directly linked to the virus, but I think he surely knows something...

If I knew he was here, I'd rather rot in the archive room than come here."

Curious, Agent Bog asked, "Why?"

Kobe said with a stiff expression, "Because I 'fled' before I could finish the human trafficking case in Thailand...

I can only imagine what that guy would say when he sees us for the first time..."

......

"If there were an Idiots' Olympics, these guys would definitely win the championship!"

Mountain Eagle sat in the Captain Hotel restaurant, eating dinner and watching the live broadcast of the big event from Los Angeles on the TV...

"These people are quite amusing..."