Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 858 New arrival
In order to quickly establish a foothold in unfamiliar Romania, Mountain Eagle prepared several plans...

He entered the country with his own passport, then took a taxi to the hotel, leaving a deep impression on the taxi driver—all of which he did intentionally.

Blood Fox and his group are in a terrible situation; Tiffany and Lilith lost contact with him 12 hours ago.

Mountain Eagle was unaware of the true extent of the situation, so he used himself as a litmus test...

Tracking a newly arrived foreigner involves more than just bribing customs officials; using taxis to track their whereabouts is also an excellent method.

There was no way for the mountain eagle to get through customs, so he deliberately clashed with the taxi driver to leave a deep impression on him, and then left a crow to keep an eye on the taxi.

This was originally a test by Mountain Eagle when he had no other choice, but he did not expect that after he entered the hotel room, he would monitor the taxi driver and report his information to the taxi company through the car radio.

Mountain Eagle had initially thought he'd have to stay at the hotel for a day or two to get some useful clues, but he never expected someone to come knocking on his door so quickly...

The mountain eagle was not pleased by this; on the contrary, he felt that the situation was becoming increasingly serious.

Although he had prepared himself mentally, he was still somewhat surprised by how well-prepared the other party was.

Using a local taxi company isn't exactly groundbreaking, but the information revealed by their actions after finding the hotel suggests that their adversaries might be receiving assistance from the local police...

If it's an individual police action, then there must be gangs involved, which would make both the legitimate and criminal worlds enemies of Mountain Eagle.

If this is an official action, the outcome will be even worse!

Mountain Eagle followed the two cars at a distance. After driving for several kilometers, the man who had entered the hotel to inquire about information got out of the car by the roadside. After arguing with the people in the car for a few minutes, he got into a black sedan and drove away.

After hesitating for a few seconds, the mountain eagle had one of the crows continue to watch the two cars, while it drove at a distance behind the black car.

This lasted for several hours...

The guy in the black sedan drove around Bucharest with the mountain eagle for a bit. He got out at several restaurants, went inside to collect an envelope, and then drove back to a police station just before closing time...

Watching the guy greet the people at the police station from afar, Mountain Eagle instantly confirmed that the guy was a policeman, and definitely a corrupt one.

This guy's police background is a very good starting point for Mountain Eagle...

While patiently waiting, Mountain Eagle got off the bus and bought several newspapers at a nearby newsstand.

During this period, media networking had already spread on a large scale, and young people had begun to get used to learning about information through the internet.

However, the communication network in most parts of Romania is still stuck in the 2G era, with only some core areas having 3G networks. Reading news on mobile phones is not an option, so newspapers remain the mainstream.

Lacking information, Mountain Eagle believed that Tiffany and the others' disappearance could not have been completely unnoticed, so he bought several English newspapers to see if anything unusual had happened around Bucharest in the past few days.

As Mountain Eagle sat back in his car and flipped through the newspaper, the first thing he saw was the headline on the front page...

Former Romanian Prime Minister Nastas attempted suicide at home, but was fatally shot in the neck and is currently in hospital receiving treatment.

The former prime minister was under investigation for corruption, and media speculation suggested that he may have committed suicide because the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, leading to imprisonment.

The newspaper photo showed the former prime minister Nastas being taken to the hospital's emergency room with his neck wrapped in thick bandages.

Mountain Eagle immediately realized this wasn't suicide, because no one would shoot themselves in the neck to commit suicide.

The photo is not clear, but the bandages on both sides of the former prime minister's neck indicate that it is a penetrating wound, meaning that the bullet pierced through his neck from the side.

If a person wants to commit suicide, they will usually press the muzzle of a gun against their chin, allowing the bullet to pass through their head from bottom to top.

This guy's injuries are definitely not a self-inflicted injury; it's more likely that he was shot at close range with the intention of killing him.

This matter had nothing to do with Mountain Eagle. After reading through it briefly, he flipped to the social section...

The news coverage was extensive, but mainly focused on the security situation in Bucharest…

Since the mayor of Bucharest was investigated last year for alleged corruption, large numbers of people have taken to the streets to protest against government corruption.

It's already April 2016, and the protests haven't stopped. Every weekend, protesters gather in Victory Square, distributing leaflets, chanting slogans, and demanding that the current Romanian prime minister be held accountable for corruption...

What puzzled Mountain Eagle was that, according to the information released, the amount involved in the corruption case by the mayor was only 6 euros.

It's not that embezzling 6 euros isn't a crime, but for a mayor of a capital city to embezzle even 6 euros, and then be exposed and have it exposed, even triggering large-scale protests and implicating the prime minister, this whole affair reeks of a color revolution. Mountain Eagle wasn't interested in the lengthy commentaries in the newspapers; his attention was quickly drawn to several news items…

A fire broke out at a farm outside Bucharest at 3 p.m. yesterday.

The fire not only burned the farm but also sparked a small wildfire, which is still out of control and firefighters are still battling the blaze.

Yesterday afternoon at 3:40 PM, a serious theft occurred at a gas station 5 kilometers away from the farm. A truck driver was knocked unconscious in the toilet, and his vehicle, fully loaded with electronic products, was stolen. The driver was not discovered by gas station staff until 6 PM.

After arriving at the scene, the police reviewed the gas station's surveillance footage, but found no other clues besides discovering that the car thief was a short, stout man wearing a baseball cap. So they released the truck's model and license plate, along with a photo of the car thief, and appealed to the public for clues.

The moment Mountain Eagle saw the photo, he knew it was Blood Fox...

Even though he wore a hat to cover his bald head and prevented the surveillance cameras from capturing his face, the mountain eagle still noticed something amiss from his hands...

Blood Fox once lost a finger to a bullet while helping him break out of the Golden Triangle.

Mountain Eagle didn't believe that a seasoned veteran like Blood Fox would expose his whereabouts by stealing a car, and besides, no one else was mentioned in the news or surveillance photos.

This made him suspect that Blood Fox was deliberately exposing his whereabouts to cover for others.

Using his tactical goggles, Mountain Eagle entered the truck's model and license plate number, then quietly released more crows to begin searching the area around Bucharest.

Then he saw the policeman he was following walk out of the police station and drive away from the parking lot in a black sedan.

The mountain eagle quickly caught up with the other car, and after driving around the city for 45 minutes, the other car stopped in front of an old-fashioned apartment building.

Through the crow's perspective, the other person got out of the car carrying a bag and walked to the apartment door, pressing 304 on an old-fashioned intercom...

After the call was connected, the building door opened, and the corrupt policeman opened the door and went upstairs...

Mountain Eagle drove slowly to the parking lane in front of the apartment building, parked the car near the far end of the road, got out, and walked around to the alley behind the apartment building...

The mountain eagle trudged through the sewage, looked up at the fire escape staircase that was on the second floor, looked around to make sure no one was there, took a few steps back, then sprinted forward and leaped high into the air, grabbing the bottom of the four-meter-high fire escape platform with both hands.

After pulling himself up with both arms, the mountain eagle tiptoed up to the third floor...

Jin Chan kept a close eye on the corrupt cop, which allowed Shan Ying to easily pinpoint his location at close range.

When the mountain eagle reached the window of a room on the third floor, he clearly heard a woman's joyful scream coming from inside the house...

With its back pressed against the wall, the mountain eagle peered out and saw the corrupt policeman holding a necklace, about to put it on a young woman who looked to be only in her early twenties.

Judging from their ages, the two seem to be father and daughter, but judging from the woman's clothing and appearance, she should be a mistress.

A sequined miniskirt, stockings, a noticeably bare upper body, heavy makeup, and an ambiguous tone of voice perfectly showcase a woman's professional characteristics.

Mountain Eagle couldn't understand Romanian, and not wanting to make too much noise, he could only wait until the two men entered the room before trying to find a way in.

After patiently waiting for a few minutes, the corrupt policeman indeed pushed the delighted woman into the room.

After hearing playful sounds coming from inside the room, Mountain Eagle took out a roll of duct tape and stuck it to the windowpane. Once it was covered, he took out his Luger silenced pistol, and with a slight push of the butt, the windowpane made a soft 'pop' sound...

The two people in the room were completely unaware. Mountain Eagle carefully used the duct tape to remove the broken glass, then reached in from the inside and opened the narrow window with varying heights...

After struggling to squeeze into the house, Mountain Eagle carefully checked the other rooms with his Luger silenced pistol. Confirming there was nothing of value, he went to the door of the room where the two were making love, then pressed himself against the door and waited…

After working for a few minutes, the corrupt cop began to breathe heavily, followed by a somewhat perfunctory scream from the woman…

Soon, footsteps could be heard from inside the room, and a woman emerged naked, heading towards the bathroom...

But the moment she closed the door, she felt a large hand grip her neck, and then she felt dizzy and lost consciousness.

Mountain Eagle gently placed the woman on a chair, then sealed her mouth and eyes with duct tape, while binding her hands and feet.

After dealing with the woman, Mountain Eagle walked to the room door. Through Golden Cicada, he saw the corrupt cop getting dressed with his back to the door. He smiled maliciously, pushed open the door, and went straight in…

"Hello, officer..."

(End of this chapter)