Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 968 Big Harvest

The mountain eagle looked at the middle-aged man with some confusion and asked curiously, "And who is this José Guzman? Is he from Sinaloa?"

Seeing that the mountain eagle seemed genuinely unaware, the middle-aged man swallowed hard and said, "José Guzman has no connection to the Guzman family of Sinaloa; he is the head of the Los Zetasta Mauripas state."

He had always wanted to take control of Los Zetas, but because the core channels, funds, and accounts were all in Claudia Felix's hands, he had never succeeded.

Now he's here, he's here..."

Seeing the middle-aged man's panicked expression, Mountain Eagle paused for a moment, then asked curiously, "What does José Guzman's arrival have to do with you?"

The middle-aged man swallowed anxiously, and said bitterly, "Because I'm Claudia Felix's accountant, José won't let me off the hook..."

He needs the accounts I have, and several key accounts!

As he spoke, the middle-aged man looked at the mountain eagle, grabbed his arm with his uninjured left hand, and said painfully, "Please, take us away from here, I can give you a lot of money."

Mountain Eagle frowned, brushed the man's hand away, and shook his head, saying, "Lying is not a good habit..."

If you're really that important, why would José Guzmán send someone to kill you?

Seeing the mountain eagle's somewhat impatient expression, the middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Because Jose knows a secret. As long as we master this secret, we can control Los Zetas's core assets."

That's why he sent someone to kill me...

"Once I'm dead, and José kills Claudia, he'll be the only one who knows that secret!"

Having been a corporate executive for so long, Mountain Eagle didn't believe the 'secret' the middle-aged man was talking about. He just thought that the so-called 'accountant' had been scared out of his mind and was making up stories to try to escape on his own.

Seeing the man's dejected look, Mountain Eagle shook his head slightly and said, "I'm from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. We're conducting a planned operation against Los Zetas..."

As Claudia's accountant, you were abandoned at such a crucial moment, with no one to protect you. I find it hard to believe what you're saying.

Furthermore, I don't believe your so-called 'secret'. If a drug cartel of this size needed to rely on a secret to maintain the safety of its funds, then that cartel wouldn't have existed for so long.

so……"

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle stood up and glanced at the few young girls standing inside the house. He then said to the middle-aged man, "You're lying to me. You sent your whole family into the devil's clutches for money, and now you want to deceive the person who just saved your life..."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man looked at the mountain eagle with extreme horror and said, "You're actually from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security?"
Were you in charge of everything that happened today?

"You want to capture Claudia?"

As he spoke, he shoved away the woman who was supporting him and shouted excitedly, "How can you prove you're from the Department of Homeland Security?"

Mountain Eagle waved his hand and said, "I fucking saved your life, doesn't that count as proof?"
And why should I prove anything to you? What qualifications do you have?

After saying that, Mountain Eagle turned and left; he was indeed in a hurry at the moment…

However, he was indeed somewhat interested in this so-called accountant, because such a person might possess Los Zetas's core financial secrets.

That's why she said she was from the Department of Homeland Security, in order to put pressure on him and make him feel like he had another option.

However, the black cat had already found the secret passage to the mansion, and he didn't have much time to waste here.

Mountain Eagle believed that once the battle started at the mansion, the others would probably lose interest in keeping an eye on this family. Therefore, he wanted to assign a crow to keep an eye on the family and then decide how to deal with them after he finished dealing with his current business.

The middle-aged accountant watched as Mountain Eagle walked out of the yard. His gaze shifted between his wife and child for a moment, then he suddenly struggled to his feet and chased after him a few steps, shouting loudly, "What I said is true! Claudia's accounts aren't recorded on paper or on the computer; all that information is in one person's head..."

Claudia takes that person with her wherever she goes, so he doesn't care about me at all, because I can't remember all that complicated information.

I was originally the only one in the know, but José gave me a lot of money and learned Claudia's secret from me.

Send my family to America, and I can act as a witness for the prosecution against Claudia. I know many financial secrets.

The mountain eagle stopped in its tracks, looked back curiously, and asked, "How can one person remember so much?"

Seeing that there was a chance, the middle-aged accountant immediately said, "I don't know how she did it. She told me that she has a condition called 'hyperthymesia,' which means she can't forget anything she has ever seen."

With her around, Claudia destroyed all of Los Zetas's ledgers and electronic records of accounts, so that no one else could take the most crucial information from her.

In fact, many people within the group wanted her dead because she was too high-profile, and everyone was worried that her behavior would bring repercussions from the United States to Los Zetas.

But because of that human-shaped ledger, no one else could do anything about her…

As she spoke, the middle-aged accountant clasped her hands together with difficulty in front of her chest and pleaded, "I've already told you, please help us and send us away from here."

I revealed Claudia's secret to José, and now he wants to kill me. No matter what happens in the end, I'm doomed...

Help me, get me out of here…

Mountain Eagle had heard of this condition called 'hyperthymesia'...

People with this disease are like human hard drives; everything they see is automatically stored in their brains and they never forget it. With professional training, they can even partition their brain's memories and wait for their owner to access them at any time.

However, this is an ideal situation, and it can only be done in a very calm and focused state. Most of the time, people with hyperthymesia will encounter problems because of their excessive memory.

Because you can remember happy times, while painful things will also be unforgettable and will repeatedly replay in your mind due to emotional issues.

Using hyperthymesia patients as human ledgers is indeed a brilliant idea!

Because as long as this secret is kept, no one else will ever find the key accounts, and therefore no one will be able to interfere with any of Los Zetas's money-related businesses.

Anyone who has worked in a large corporation knows that once a group reaches a certain size, its financial records become like a foreign language; sometimes, even if you are shown the records, you still can't see any problems.

The accounts of drug cartels like Los Zetas are more complex because they cannot deposit the proceeds of crime into an account held by a high-ranking official or open a Los Zetas account at a bank.

In order to launder the proceeds of crime, the money will be placed into the accounts of thousands of individuals or shell companies, and then go through a complex process of transfer and laundering before it can be used.

Without accounting records, anyone can only grasp the tip of the iceberg and is powerless to do anything about the rest of the money!
In other words, if that human-shaped ledger dies, Los Zetas's economic lifeline will be severed.

At the same time, whoever possesses this human ledger can easily obtain the money that Los Zetas has hidden in various shell companies around the world, provided they have an accountant familiar with the business.

That woman named Claudia Felix is ​​something else. She knows that she probably can't withstand the pressure from the others in the group on her own, so in order to firmly grasp power, she chose a very dangerous way to control the group's economic lifeline.

Mountain Eagle pondered for a moment, glanced at his watch, and then said to the middle-aged accountant in front of him, "Take care of the wound on your shoulder, and find a car with your family to wait at the intersection ahead. Someone will come to find you in 15 minutes..."

I will have them protect you as you travel to America. Once you get there, someone will arrange medical care for you!

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged accountant excitedly exclaimed, "Really?"

Looking at this desperate fellow, Mountain Eagle sneered and said, "You're just an insignificant nobody. What's the point of me lying to you?"
"Get ready quickly, our people will be attacking soon, and I doubt anyone will remember you for a long time!"

After listening, the middle-aged accountant nodded heavily. He bent down, picked up an AR-15 rifle, hung it around his neck, and then, clutching his bleeding shoulder, turned to his wife and began to have her give him some basic first aid.

The mountain eagle waved to the children who were still huddled inside the house, then quickened its pace and ran back to the all-terrain vehicle...

To make the subsequent work easier, the Mountain Eagle used the Master Chief system to manufacture 60 Switchblades 600 and 40 shuttles equipped with explosive white phosphorus smoke bombs, and then released them all into the sky.

Once the drones entered the attack zone, Mountain Eagle took out his phone and dialed Ryan Donovan...

He first explained the situation with the middle-aged accountant and gave the address, then used his tactical eyes to pinpoint the front and back doors of the mansion...

"Ready, begin..."

…………

Inside the mansion, a group of Los Zetas executives were staging a power struggle, with several men of different appearances loudly arguing with Claudia Felix, who was dressed provocatively...

Arthur, with his full head of silver hair, sat in a chair in the corner, coldly observing the farce unfolding before him. His right hand rested on the back of the hand of a slender, ordinary-looking middle-aged woman beside him...

Don't worry, no one will hurt you!

The middle-aged woman's expression was very calm. Faced with 'Arthur's' words of comfort, she shook her head slightly, then smoothed a strand of hair behind her ear and said, "I'm not the one who should be worried..."

You promised to help me find my family that Claudia is hiding. If you don't, you won't get anything from us.

'Arthur' smiled and nodded, saying, 'Don't worry, I've been keeping an eye on this for the past few months and I already know the location where your family is being held.'

Once we get out of here, you'll be reunited with your family...

The middle-aged woman glanced at Arthur's light blue eyes, nodded slightly, and said, "I hope so!"

"boom"

"boom"

"boom"

"boom"

As the explosions occurred at the front and back doors of the mansion, several gunmen guarding the doors were blown away. Then, two plumes of white phosphorus smoke, carrying high temperatures and toxicity, exploded instantly, forming two thick white fogs...

Then gunshots rang out...

As the gunmen in the mansion launched a chaotic counterattack, several more switchblades rained down from the sky, exploding in the crowd...

"boom"

"boom"

"boom"

(End of this chapter)