Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 941 Nuevo Laredo
One week later, in Laredo, South Texas...

Mountain Eagle drove around the somewhat desolate city for a while, then came to a café near the border...

He parked his somewhat old-looking car on the side of the road, and Mountain Eagle, dressed in a custom-made bulletproof suit and exuding an elite aura, got out and walked into the coffee shop. Then, guided by the waiter, he went up to the second floor.

After going up to the second floor, Mountain Eagle looked around the not-so-large café, walked to a table near the window and sat down. Looking at Dalia, who was smiling brightly across from him, he shook his head with a smile and said, "You look very happy. Is there some good news?"

Dalia nodded with a hint of smugness in her eyes, then pushed several newspapers in front of Mountain Eagle.

Mountain Eagle has no problem speaking or listening to Spanish, but he still struggles a bit with reading Spanish newspapers...

He glanced down at the newspaper headlines and the photo on the front page, and said with a smile, "There's been some progress on Lacrus's side, right?"

Looking at the nonchalant expression on Mountain Eagle's face, Dalia thought for a moment and said, "Boss, the night before last, Thiago led a group to attack the Sinaloa Group's vault in the suburbs of La Cruz. They stole $1.2 million in cash from there and then set fire to the rest that they couldn't take with them."

Yesterday, they stormed into La Cruz with money. Thiago used his connections and money to bribe some of the men, and then used his superior firepower to wipe out the Sinaloa Group's gunmen remaining in La Cruz.

This morning, they used two roads outside La Cruz to launch a surprise attack on the Sinaloa gunmen who came to their aid, inflicting heavy losses on them.

La Cruz is now in Thiago's hands, and it's said that there's been internal turmoil within the Sinaloa Group, with some advocating for negotiations with Thiago...

Therefore, until a consensus is reached within Sinaloa, Lacruz can be said to be under our control.

Boss, the current situation is even better than we originally planned!

The Sinaloa Group is not as tough as we imagined…

While listening to Dalia's introduction, Mountain Eagle glanced through a few newspapers and then nodded slightly...

Striking the Sinaloa Group was a plan he had already finalized. To ensure the plan wouldn't go wrong, Dalia and Kate from the Bangkok team had prepared numerous contingency plans in advance...

First, a massacre is staged in Florida, then the media intervenes, sending Thiago and his family, who were ordered to attack eagles in Alaska, to "heaven." Then, the script unfolds with Thiago leading a group of prisoners in a furious prison break back to Mexico to seek justice.

Taking over La Cruz's treasury was just the beginning. Thiago's current goal is to use La Cruz as a base, establish a firm foothold there, and then continuously put pressure on the Sinaloa Group, forcing 'El Chapo' Guzman to come forward and negotiate.

This would create an opportunity for the Bangkok team to arrest the key figure in the Sinaloa Group.

However, things changed; the Eagles adjusted Thiago's 'target' according to their own needs...

He had Kate from the Bangkok group fake the massacre of the Thiago family in Florida as the work of Los Zetas, and even bribed several Los Zetas fanatics to post manifestos on social media.

Then Kate from the Bangkok team contacted the Mexican side and asked them to cooperate in the operation to take out these brain-dead guys.

As the henchman and manager of the Sinaloa Group, Thiago had never stopped clashing with Los Zetas, so it was perfectly reasonable for them to kill Thiago's entire family.

Now, Thiago, a high-ranking official abandoned by Sinaloa, has escaped from prison in anger, seizing a treasury and occupying a city. He has also publicly declared that he will use this money to fight Los Zetas to the death.

Thiago's image within the Sinaloa Group wasn't actually bad; before he was let go, he had already reached the very top...

The battle in Alaska can only be attributed to bad luck, while the $100 million ransom demanded by the Mountain Eagles put the Sinaloa Corporation in a very difficult position, which only deepened the tragic character of this guy.

Even a wrecked ship like Thiago has three pounds of nails. There are quite a few people within the Sinaloa Group who sympathize with Thiago, and some even feel a sense of shared fate. In addition, he has long held the position of the henchman leader, so he must have a few reliable brothers...

Thiago's first stop was La Cruz, his hometown, a place he knew very well. When he stormed in with $1.2 million in cash, he quickly rallied a new team.

When he declared war on Los Zetas, the Sinaloa Group was stuck in a stalemate...

Thiago worked for them, and they were supposed to redeem him, but they didn't.

If you don't redeem Thiago, fine, but at least you should take care of Thiago's family. In reality, Thiago's entire family was brutally murdered by Los Zetas.

Now Thiago is back. He has seized his former employer's money and territory, but he has declared that he will fight Los Zetas to the death, without mentioning his former employer's lack of loyalty.

This further deepened the sympathy that people who didn't know the situation had for him...

The underworld may not care much about right and wrong, but basic 'morality' still has a place to exist.

Honestly, no one would disagree that the Sinaloa Group owes Thiago right now!

At this point, differing opinions emerged within the Sinaloa Cartel. Some advocated resolving the issue through negotiations with Thiago. Others even suggested offering assistance to Thiago in his fight against Los Zetas, given the long-standing conflict between the two gangs.

Mountain Eagle didn't know the details of how Dalia and Kate had discussed it, and he didn't care...

To ensure the operation went smoothly, Blood Fox and his group of old men, along with Ramares from the Snow Fox Mercenary Group, went along as well.

The process went so smoothly thanks to the assistance of General Sid's modified soldiers and a team of top-notch assassins, the SEALs, who had been lurking in Mexico.

Mountain Eagle always believed that both 'Arthur' and the boss behind 'White Whale' were bait deliberately thrown out by the Angel of Death, which is why he wouldn't be led by the nose and would focus his main force on this side.

The Sinaloa Group is the Eagles' primary target for revenge, and since the Angels of Death are Sinaloa's distributors, capturing 'Guzman the Short' might yield even greater gains.

Mountain Eagle believed the Angel of Death could abandon Isis's gunman, but he didn't believe that guy would give up his lucrative business...

To become a distributor for Sinaloa, one person alone is not enough; there must be many others involved. Once you catch one, you can follow the trail to find the rest.

For the Mountain Eagle, the best course of action now is to eliminate all distractions and take a multi-pronged approach to effectively avoid being led astray by the Angel of Death or even used as a pawn!

With Bloodfox overseeing things in Lacrus, Mountain Eagle is completely at ease; his purpose here is with the other side…

As the eagle pondered, it turned its gaze south to the café, across a river, to the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo…

As an important city connected to Texas, New Laredo is a land transportation hub on the US-Mexico border.

To put it bluntly, in terms of infrastructure, commerce, and population, Nuevo Laredo in Mexico is more prosperous than Laredo in Texas.

However, behind the prosperity of New Laredo lies a completely different scene...

The city is located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which, due to its proximity to the United States, is a key strategic point of contention between the Gulf Group and Los Zetas.

Because of Los Zetas's violent history, Nuevo Laredo has been designated as one of the most dangerous cities on the US-Mexico border.

Residents on both sides of the border have become numb to gunfights!
In 2003, a bizarre incident occurred in this city where 200 police officers were dismissed at the same time for protecting drug dealers. The position of police chief remained vacant for two years until 2005 when a brave man was appointed. However, this new chief was killed just nine hours after taking office!

Then, when Mexican President Calderón announced the start of the drug war in 2006, Nuevo Laredo entered a dark period.

The people in charge here have never been government officials or police, but drug cartels. The Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas have turned this place into a battlefield...

In the end, Los Zetas gained the upper hand with its more violent and ruthless tactics, forcing the Gulf Group to retreat to the eastern coast of Tamaulipas.

Los Zetas has suffered greatly in recent years, but their influence remains, and New Laredo is still under their control.

And Claudia Felix, who loves to flaunt her wealth online, is the underground godmother of New Laredo.

Mountain Eagle finds it hard to understand why a drug dealer who started out as a mistress would be so keen on showing himself off to everyone.

Taking photos of himself lying on a bed piled high with cash, having his children sit in a bathtub filled with banknotes, and flaunting so-called limited-edition luxury goods...

That crazy woman is most famous for a photo of her holding a pink AK...

She recruited retired military personnel with high salaries and waged war against the Gulf Group and the Sinaloa Group without restraint...

She directed assassinations, kidnappings, beheadings, and even massacres...

And yet, such a person is still able to attract a large following online, which also completely exposes Los Zetas to the public eye.

Some might say this woman is brainless, but since she took over Los Zetas in 14, this terrifying drug cartel has swept away its previous decline and become a super gang adored by young people.

Young people become infatuated with this glamorous 'drug queen,' indulging in the extravagant fantasies she creates, and then throw themselves into Los Zetas's criminal business, hoping that one day they can live the same life.

There was even a group of girls who, like die-hard fans, brainwashed themselves and voluntarily joined Los Zetas's military training camp, becoming inhuman killers.

This 'drug queen' is currently in the city of New Laredo across the street, and 'Arthur' is with this woman...

(End of this chapter)