Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 949 Difficult Things Are Not Difficult
Mountain Eagle paused for a moment, then stroked his chin and said, "I know this guy, and I didn't realize he was gay."

But if he's gay, wouldn't it be more advantageous for his wife to divorce him?

Upon hearing this, Peggy exclaimed in surprise, "You actually know Jim Clark?"

Mountain Eagle nodded slightly and said, "I'm planning to set up an 'Arctic Fox Foundation' recently, and that guy himself raised 1000 million to donate."

Peggy opened her mouth, staring at the mountain eagle in disbelief, and exclaimed, "That guy even gave you ten million?"

Seeing Peggy's flustered state, Mountain Eagle smiled and said, "To be precise, it's ten million a year, but that depends on whether the cooperation between the two parties goes smoothly."

Peggy covered her face, digested the news, and said dejectedly, "That guy is such a miser, how could he be so generous?"

As she spoke, Peggy grabbed Mountain Eagle's arm tightly, looked at him pleadingly, and said, "Then you don't need Miss Li's help. Just give me a hand."

I will keep my promise to that guy. You vouch for me and make sure he never threatens me again.

After saying that, Peggy looked at the mountain eagle, who was deep in thought. She rubbed her soft breasts against his arm and said with seductive eyes, "I'm out of money, but I can sleep with you. If you like, Angie can come along too..."

Mountain Eagle was taken aback by Peggy's words, then shoved the woman away in annoyance, saying with disdain, "Paying for it with sex? Am I getting off too cheap?"

Although the eagle was telling the truth, Peggy was still stunned with anger after hearing it...

Now that Mountain Eagle is a celebrity in the underworld and a billionaire, hiring him to solve a problem is not a simple matter of money; it would require a very, very large sum.

If you expect him to work after sleeping with him, then there is indeed a mismatch in their values!
The main reason is that Peggy was too proactive before, and when facing the eagle, she had no intention of 'holding back', which caused her sexual value to depreciate significantly.

She hadn't initially thought of it that way; she just wanted to use her gender advantage to tease Shan Ying and quickly deepen their relationship, making it easier to continue cooperating and communicating in the future.

Women have this advantage: as long as they are willing to go all out and are open-minded, their social costs are far lower than men's.

These two points are clearly not obstacles for Peggy...

Unfortunately, even though she's gone all out, simple 'friendship' isn't enough to offset the cost of asking Mountain Eagle for a favor.

Peggy, having given away all her savings, ended up running right into the Eagle's guns. She was filled with resentment but didn't know where to vent it...

However, women always have an advantage in some aspects. Faced with Mountain Eagle's 'sarcasm', she glared at him and punched him, saying irritably, "Don't you have any manners at all?"

Mountain Eagle was just joking around; helping Peggy was just a matter of course for her. Besides, he figured that since Peggy had been here for a while and had gathered a lot of information, she might have something he wanted to know...

Seeing Peggy's reproachful expression, Mountain Eagle smiled, clasped his hands together in apology, and said apologetically, "Okay, it's my fault..."

I'll make a call to Jim Clark..."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle recalled the strange feeling he had when he video-chatted with Jim Clark, and said curiously, "I just couldn't believe that guy was gay..."

Didn't his wife notice all these years?

If this goes to court, Jim Clark is bound to lose…

Peggy listened and said helplessly, "The key is how to prove it?"

That guy won't give me another chance to send male subordinates to get close to him...

Moreover, this is a secret, and if this secret gets out from me, I'm doomed.

You should know better than I how terrifying a billionaire's fierce retaliation can be!
Even if that guy doesn't physically attack me, just exposing my past in Silicon Valley will bring a lot of people who've been burned by me to my doorstep.

Mountain Eagle was amused by Peggy's disgusted expression. He now understood what had happened. This loyal female boss had used the opportunity to rescue her subordinates to expose the identity of a key figure in Los Zetas. Then, she used pressure from the United States to force the Mexican government to go to war with Los Zetas, so that she could take the opportunity to rescue people from Los Zetas's warehouse.

Peggy was very clever; she didn't specify that only one person should be rescued, but planned to rescue all the hostages so that the US border forces could be mobilized.

Otherwise, if a group of mercenaries were to cross the border with just one person, they might not only fail to cross the border, but the mercenaries themselves might also be killed.

This cunning woman's scheme was meticulously planned, but unfortunately for her, her opponent was a Silicon Valley tycoon...

The key is not how rich the other party is, but that the other party is a big shot in the internet industry, and the "new money aristocracy" is often the hardest hit by divorces.

Because these highly intelligent nouveau riche find it difficult to resist certain temptations after becoming wealthy, and they themselves become targets for socialites and gold diggers.

Jim Clark, a top figure in the industry, could blow up Peggy's 'small business' at any time. When those who were fooled by Peggy in the past realize what's happening, she will be completely finished.

Mountain Eagle couldn't help but laugh at Peggy's disgusted expression. He watched with curiosity as the woman awkwardly fiddled with her pistol and asked with amusement, "So what are you planning to do next?"
Don't tell me you want to personally participate in the rescue operation...

Peggy heard Mountain Eagle's tone soften, and her face lit up with a smile. She said, "My original plan was to stay at the hotel with Angie and wait for news, then go to the border to meet up with the mercenaries after they rescued the people. When I tipped off the DEA, we agreed on the terms; they would arrange for immigration and border patrol to meet us there."

But now I've met you, haven't I?
You certainly wouldn't mind protecting us on this trip, right?

Peggy clasped her hands together in front of her chest and said in a pleading tone, "Mountain Eagle, I spent a lot of money buying intelligence for this mission, and I also spent a lot of money hiring people, so now I can only rely on myself..."

You certainly wouldn't want to see your friend in danger, right?

In Mountain Eagle's mind, regardless of Peggy's motives, she was trying to rescue the stowaways kidnapped by Los Zetas...

This is a good thing!

Meanwhile, Mountain Eagle once again glanced at the battle zone, where a stalemate had indeed broken out...

The military's firepower was intense, and the team in black combat uniforms was extremely powerful. However, New Laredo was still Los Zetas's territory. In just over ten minutes, Mountain Eagle saw multiple convoys heading towards the battle zone to provide support from the area surrounding the city.

Given this situation, Peggy's planned sneak attack should be successful...

However, Mountain Eagle and Peggy have completely different personalities and styles. Peggy only has one target, while someone like Mountain Eagle, if he gets involved, will definitely try to take all the kidnapped people away intact as much as possible.

So Mountain Eagle looked at Peggy and said seriously, "Where are the kidnapped people being held?"

Peggy paused for a moment, then said with delight, “They’re being held on a farm on the western outskirts of the city, not too far from the border, and it’s the source of the Los Zetas organization’s smuggling operations.”

After listening, the mountain eagle nodded and said, "You're sure your target is there, right?"

Peggy nodded decisively and said, "I'm sure. I bribed a few gang members who were in charge of the connections. They thought I was a broker who made purchases for those rich guys, so they gave me a lot of photos, and I found the target in them."

Peggy took the phone from Angie, opened the photo folder, searched through it, and then handed the phone to Mountain Eagle, saying, "It's her..."

Her name is Lori, she's 22 years old, and she's from Costa Rica…

Looking at the photo of the girl sitting on the ground, hugging her knees and looking terrified, Mountain Eagle frowned and said, "Do Costa Ricans need to be smuggled? And why did she take the detour through Mexico to smuggle herself in?"

Peggy shook her head and said, "I don't know. In theory, it's very easy for Costa Ricans to apply for American visas. Maybe something happened to her, but I'm not interested in that. I just want to get her safely to Jim Clark's side."

Mountain Eagle nodded and looked through the photos on Peggy's phone...

It was full of women and children, and the gang members had even 'thoughtfully' put price tags on them.

One of the photos shows a gang member writing a zip code on the arm of a child who is too scared to even cry.

The fear in the child's eyes was almost overflowing, but the gang members surrounding him were laughing happily.

I've seen this practice of writing postal codes on one's arm before in Kosovo...

Gang members do this to mark the 'goods' they sell, making it easier to keep records and preventing mistakes during delivery.

Initially, it was just hearsay that the Mountain Eagle had been relatively restrained, but after seeing the photos from the scene, it couldn't contain itself any longer...

This is what Razer warned the Mountain Eagle about...

He will see more and more unbearable scenes in Mexico, and if he pulls out something like a switchblade and goes all out, it will trigger a series of problems.

Sometimes, acting like a real soldier, taking up a gun and going into battle, makes everything simpler.

Peggy glanced at the mountain eagle's darkening expression and instinctively shrank her shoulders...

The chill emanating from the mountain eagle even gave her the illusion that the room temperature had dropped.

Just as Peggy was about to say something, Mountain Eagle took a deep breath, handed the phone back to her, and said in a deep voice, "Give me the exact address coordinates, and the evacuation location you've prepared..."

You've definitely prepared a vehicle. I'll ask you a few questions, and then I'll take you to the border.

Peggy sensed that something was wrong with Mountain Eagle. She looked at him and cautiously asked, "Are you willing to help...?"

Mountain Eagle nodded with a gloomy expression and said, "I wasn't interested in these people before because I thought they were illegal immigrants. Illegal immigration is inherently risky, and they need to take responsibility for their actions."

But now I've changed my mind. Who they are doesn't matter; all I know is that those gangsters who kidnapped them deserve to die!

(End of this chapter)