Mountain Eagle escorted the siblings to Burbank Airport...

Daria arranged for them to fly to Seattle first, then transfer to Anchorage. She also handed Naomi $5,000 in cash as a new life startup fund and watched them board the plane.

Leaving the airport, Daria unexpectedly saw two rugged Russian men in suits, carrying luggage, getting into a taxi.

Instinctively, she sidestepped, using passersby to avoid one of the men's gaze as he got into the car, then quickly chased out of the airport to note down the taxi's license plate before briskly walking to the A8, opening the door, and getting in...

Mountain Eagle looked at Daria, whose expression seemed a bit off, and was about to ask what was wrong when she handed him a note...

"Boss, have the Los Angeles Police check on this car. We need to know where the passengers are staying."

Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle took out his cell phone, sent the taxi's license plate to Daniel, and asked, "What's up? Did you find something?"

Daria shook her head with a grave expression and said, "I saw two former comrades. I'm not sure if they're here for us..."

"Comrades?"

Mountain Eagle paused then realized, "You mean your comrades from your training days?"

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle signaled Tiffany to drive while urging Crow to expand its surveillance area above, quickly locking onto the taxi that had just left the airport.

Daria seemed to fall into some unpleasant memories. After a moment of silence, she said, "Evgeny Morozov, Alexander Palchev...

We grew up together in an orphanage, then were selected, trained, and vetted together, and eventually entered the Omsk Training Camp.

Yuliy and I spent the last two years of training interning at the Military Intelligence Bureau. When we graduated from the Omsk Training Camp, Anna bought out our contracts for 200,000 US dollars.

Evgeny and Alexander did their internships with the airborne forces. After graduation, I heard they were recruited by the White Russian mafia and became professional hitmen.

I encountered them with Anna in White Russia...

We were having coffee in the heart of Minsk, the capital, when Alexander took a seat not far from us. Then, a bullet traveled about a thousand meters and struck a European journalist in the head...

They're a very formidable sniper duo. Their sudden appearance in Los Angeles worries me."

Mountain Eagle frowned and said, "A thousand meters? So you're saying Alexander sitting beside you was a spotter, while his comrade Evgeni made the headshot from a kilometer away. That's pretty impressive!"

Tiffany, who was driving, said, "A headshot from a thousand meters away in the city? You've got to be kidding me. Unless they're using a cannon, the chaotic winds caused by city buildings would seriously affect the bullet's path..."

Mountain Eagle chuckled and said, "Unless they were super lucky. To pull off that level of shooting in a city full of skyscrapers, they would need to do a lot of homework in advance...

Scouting, calculating, planning the shooting route, test-firing, and even paying attention to the weather forecast.

If this is true, then those two are indeed very talented snipers!"

Daria nodded and said, "That's why I'm worried. They're professional hitmen; their presence in Los Angeles is definitely not for sightseeing.

Boss, they're very dangerous!"

Mountain Eagle nodded in agreement and said, "Russia's internal affairs aren't monolithic, either. There are those who want to thwart the negotiations and push for the war in Crimea to escalate.

But there's no shortage of people who want me dead—and they're not the only ones!"

Saying this, Mountain Eagle pointed to a road sign ahead and said, "Let's go to San Fernando..."

Tiffany turned the wheel, taking the freeway towards San Fernando.

"BOSS, what are we doing there?"

Mountain Eagle gave a mysterious smile and said, "I've received some intel, going to check it out.

And I'm a bit hungry, we'll grab a bite there and have a look around..."

Tiffany, now somewhat used to Mountain Eagle's mysterious ways, shut her mouth, pressed on the gas pedal, and started to speed up...

Daria wanted to speak several times but stopped herself. Seeing her boss wearing sunglasses and lost in thought, she chose to stay silent, trusting that he would make the right decision.

Burbank Airport was close to both San Fernando and Kegel Canyon; it took Tiffany only 30 minutes to drive to San Fernando County...

At Mountain Eagle's request, she circled the outskirts of San Fernando, then picked a restaurant that looked crowded...

They parked in the restaurant's parking lot and entered the place, past the busy lunch hour, and ordered a few signature burgers.

Old America's restaurants are interesting—with a burger, there must be bread on both sides...

Even if the beef, cheese, tomato, lettuce, and pickles in the middle stack up three inches tall, the top and bottom bread should not be missing.

Mountain Eagle somewhat struggled to cut a piece of the burger, took a bite, and instantly the taste of butter and beef overwhelmed his palate.

The first bite of hot butter was delicious, but by the second bite, he was already too full to eat more.

After a sip of freshly brewed coffee to wash out the greasy taste, he watched Tiffany chow down her burger and chuckled, "You should eat less; we have an operation this afternoon..."

Tiffany sucked on her fingers to get the last of the juices and nodded, "I know. It's been years since I've had one of these burgers, didn't expect it to still taste this good."

"I don't need to keep bulking up for my fitness routine anyway, so spoiling myself a bit isn't such a bad thing."

Mountain Eagle laughed heartily and said, "It seems that all the aerobic training is beginning to show its benefits.

Keep at it. That thing does smell amazing, but sometimes appetite can deceive you..."

Sure enough, Tiffany could eat only half before she couldn't eat any more...

Seeing the smirking Mountain Eagle and the nearly intact giant burger in front of Daria, Tiffany sighed and said, "Eating with you is really no fun..."

Daria pinched Tiffany's sturdy arm, looked at her bulging shoulders and the white shirt that looked like it might rip at any moment, and shook her head, "We're women, you can't see yourself as Dwayne Johnson.

You still need to reduce muscle mass and increase endurance, otherwise, you'll become a burden when faced with tasks that require running or cross-country.

The Arctic Fox Rescue Team isn't the HRT; you can't expect to have vehicles and helicopters to transport you everywhere."

Tiffany, who was already on the right track, flipped Daria the bird and, looking annoyed at Daria's high heels, bet, "I bet even if I carry a 20-kilogram backpack now, you couldn't outrun me."

Daria raised her eyebrows, "What's the bet?

10 kilometers cross-country, and I don't need any favors from you. The loser has to kiss the boss's ass, how about that?"

Mountain Eagle, seeing Tiffany actually seemed willing to nod in agreement, quickly waved his hands and said, "Hey, did you ask for my opinion?"

Tiffany looked disdainfully at Mountain Eagle, "BOSS, did you get the short end of the stick?"

Mountain Eagle glared at the smirking Daria and said seriously, "I have a wife and kids. If they find out, I'm definitely at a loss."

Tiffany, upon hearing that, disdainfully said, "What about your mistress in Thailand? Are you still worried about this?"

Mountain Eagle couldn't help but laugh in anger, "Tessa is my girlfriend, I admit I'm a heartless bastard, but I'm really not the type who welcomes anyone and especially not muscle girls..."

Daria saw Tiffany practically turn pale with anger, and with one hand propping her cheek, she batted her eyes at Mountain Eagle and said, "Boss, what about me?"

Mountain Eagle pushed Daria's face to sit her upright and said with some annoyance, "Did you think I didn't know that you've been signaling to Xiao Wan, passing on information about me to her?

Be careful, I'll eventually fire a mistress like you who's playing both sides!"

Seeing Daria cover her mouth with a look of surprise and grievance, Mountain Eagle, somewhat helplessly waved his hands and said, "You're my dream partner right now. I understand your behavior and I trust you, but in the future, you better not tell Xiao Wan some things.

There's no point in her worrying about my safety from thousands of miles away!

Report the joys but not the woes, understand?"

The survival-savvy Daria nodded happily, "Understood, Boss!

There are some things the boss's wife doesn't need to know!"

Mountain Eagle knew at a glance that Daria was spouting nonsense. This sister duo had deeply infiltrated his family, even more than Blood Fox and the other old guys...

Daria was Mountain Eagle's personal assistant, and Yuliy was Xiao Wan's assistant.

Now Yuliy was managing the Special Service operatives like Miranda and assisting Xiao Wan at East with a group of kids, having the time of their lives.

Their goal was to deeply bind themselves with Mountain Eagle's family.

No matter how much Mountain Eagle emphasized, the training they had received from childhood never let them see themselves as free individuals...

They were like morning glory vines, which need to rely on other plants to grow upward; the healthier the plants, the healthier they are.

Seeing Daria's gleeful expression, Mountain Eagle gave her a glare, then checked his watch, pointed across the highway to a warehouse a few hundred meters off and said, "The person we're looking for is inside. There are 12 people around the target, and there are 4 more sitting in cars on guard outside...

Are you up for it?"

Tiffany, touching her full stomach, glared at Mountain Eagle and said, "You knew all along!"

Mountain Eagle laughed aloud, stood up, and said, "Seeing how deliciously you were eating, who would have the heart to interrupt you!

Let's go, we'll get in the car and change to gear up for some exercise, that little bit will be digested quickly..."

Tiffany glared at Daria, who was busy tying up her hair, and said annoyedly, "You knew too..."

Daria shook her head, "I didn't...

I just know that the boss doesn't like this kind of food. He must have had a reason to insist on eating here."

As Daria spoke, she looked at Tiffany's slightly protruding belly and mischievously said, "Don't you lag behind later. It would be too embarrassing for the HRT Hammerhead Shark commander to be outrun by a little secretary!"

"FUCK YOU..."

While Tiffany muttered her discontent, Mountain Eagle called over a waitress to pay the bill, then took the initiative to drive around the road for a bit before parking in a concealed spot next to the warehouse area...

Opening the trunk to reveal the equipment inside, Mountain Eagle took off his suit, folded it neatly, placed it in the trunk, and then grabbed two tactical vests and two pairs of hiking boots for Tiffany and Daria...

After putting on the hiking boots and the tactical vests over their white shirts, Mountain Eagle adjusted the position of his pistol holster at his waist, then picked up a UMP45 with a silencer to check it over...

Once convinced everything was in order, he looked at the two and said with a smile, "Are you ready?"

Tiffany let out a belch, then tightened her tactical vest...

She picked up a UMP45 of the same model, pulled the action to check the chamber, and then pushed a magazine into place...

"I'll take the lead!"

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