As Arctic Fox and the Round Table Knights finished replenishing their ammunition around the hill, the battle came to an end.

Compared to the intense battles Mountain Eagle usually fought alone, the addition of two Mercenary Groups turned the fight into a more pragmatic affair.

Mountain Eagle was not interested in collecting the dead; he informed Daniel and Rosa to send personnel to seal off the mountain and handle the aftermath.

Arctic Fox disdained the gear from those Titan Group soldiers, but the Round Table Knights were very pragmatic in their approach.

Galahad sent everyone out, picked over the valuable equipment from the bodies, then loaded it all into a Pickup truck and left the State Park.

Their vehicles just missed crossing paths with the convoy from the Los Angeles Police...

When FBI Special Consultant, Kate, arrived at the scene, even having experienced the battle at Elizabeth Lake, she couldn't bear to look directly at the grotesquely deceased bodies.

The bomb traps set by expert Lamalock were extremely lethal; most of the gang gunmen died from suffocation due to the toxic smoke after being blown up.

The contorted bodies strewn along the uphill trail vividly exemplified 'agony'!

In the United States, where even slaughtering animals must be done humanely or risk prosecution, most police officers couldn't withstand this level of deadly confrontation.

Kate, along with several FBI agents, bent down to enter the police cordon, then walked through the charred path.

When she arrived near the ranger's cabin, she saw Mountain Eagle sitting with Camel and Eddie in front of the cabin door, each holding a lunch box and slurping something, with several police officers warily surrounding them...

Hearing constant screams, retching, and complaints from the woods behind the cabin, Kate took a deep breath of not-so-fresh air, confidently walked up to an officer, presented her ID, then approached Mountain Eagle and said in a low voice, "We need to talk?"

Mountain Eagle glanced at Kate, slurped up the freshly cooked Italian pasta from his lunch box, tossed it aside, stood up, and said, "No problem, do you have a cigarette..."

Kate turned around to get a cigarette and lighter from her subordinate, then took Mountain Eagle to the side of the cabin...

Seeing Kate wanting to proceed further, Mountain Eagle grabbed her arm and said, "If I were you, I wouldn't go that way..."

Kate, determined to find a secluded spot, stubbornly shook her head and quickly walked towards the outskirts of the temporary emergency light erected by the police.

As soon as she stepped out of the light, she saw several corpses lined up at the edge of the light, some with their mangled intestines spilling out.

Kate's face turned pale as she drew in a deep breath and swallowed hard. When she saw the leftover pasta sauce on Mountain Eagle's mouth, she couldn't hold back any longer…

She retched and vomited tonight's dinner back to Earth.

Shaking his head, Mountain Eagle walked back to the cabin, picked up two bottles of water, and came to Kate's side.

He handed a bottle to this usually formidable political figure, observing her pale complexion, and chuckled, "You should've let Rosa come, Lady. This scene isn't suitable for you."

Kate rinsed her mouth rigidly, then walked into the light away from the periphery of those bodies...

Watching Mountain Eagle's relaxed demeanor, Kate said sternly, "You are a madman!"

Looking at Kate's pale face, Mountain Eagle suddenly laughed and said, "Is this how all you office people are?

Don't pretend to be merciful. You eliminate or sacrifice more people and in worse ways from your office.

But in your struggle for power, you wrap yourself within the system, then convince yourselves everything is normal.

I thought you understood the cruelty of your job back in Thailand..."

Kate subconsciously touched her bandaged neck and said gravely, "Do you know how many people have died since you came to the United States?

It's time to end this. Mori represents some corporations from Silicon Valley and Washington in the negotiations, a fast-paced negotiation is underway between US and Russian Intelligence Agencies, results might emerge in the next 10 to 15 days.

Now that people from Titan Group and gang members are dead, I will use FBI's influence to pressure all parties to cease their attacks on you.

You've achieved your goal, you've won!"

Mountain Eagle scoffed and shook his head, saying, "Why do I feel like you are blaming me?

They died because they attacked me; I was defending myself!

You say FBI is exerting pressure; tomorrow I'll go to Beverly Hills to a busy area and sit there. Let's see if FBI has enough deterrence."

Seeing Kate's complex expression, Mountain Eagle laughed and said: "I won!

Because I'm the good guy, my opponents are the bad ones, and I always consider everyone's well-being!

The three major gangs in Southern Los Angeles are distributors for the Gulf Group, and just happened to receive information to take my life, exactly when my retaliation was fierce, incidentally clearing the way for newcomers to fill the void…

Isn't that too coincidental?

Or do all the gangs in Southern Los Angeles buy from the Gulf Group?

Aren't the Sinaloa Group, Tijuana Group, Los Zetas Group, and the new generation under Harikos doing business anymore?"

Kate, the FBI offered terms to gain my cooperation—eliminate the distributors for the Gulf Group...

It's fair!

I don't care if you plan to have someone contact the Gulf Group for an undercover operation, or if you want to eliminate their channels and buy drugs from others to sell to the American people and make money. That's none of my business.

What concerns me is that you are not taking me for a fool!"

Kate frowned at Mountain Eagle, saying in a heavy voice: "I don't know what you're babbling about, I only know it's time to stop because too many people have died. Once the media gets involved, things will spiral out of control.

An immunity agreement is not a license to kill!"

Mountain Eagle ignored Kate's pretext, shaking his head, "Do you know where I spot the problem?"

Kate stubbornly replied, "I don't know what you're talking about…"

Mountain Eagle lifted his pant leg a bit, sat down on the ground tiredly, and said with a smile: "You're too anxious. You should have waited for the bosses of the Mexican Gang and the Salvador Gang to be killed by the assassin hired by the Gulf Group, then come discuss 'ending it' with me.

Although it wasn't specified in the agreement, your previous actions almost told me that those three gangs are part of the agreement.

Now I know why I was targeted as soon as I disembarked the plane; maybe there isn't a mole in the FBI tech unit, rather you're choosing enemies for me."

With that, Mountain Eagle looked at Kate's rigid expression, saying with a smile, "Now the Titan Group has suffered huge losses, and the Black Police network of the Replacer has been exposed, you can't bear it anymore, right?"

Kate shook her head, "Everything you're saying is your speculation. We indeed intend to collaborate with you to resolve the Snowden issue, and we fully understand the predicaments you face. However, your recklessness has become unbearable for many!

It's time to stop!"

Mountain Eagle sighed, "Talking to you all is indeed exhausting; you shouldn't just fulfill your needs and then dispose of me like a broken bridge.

The Titan Group's agents who came to kill me aren't all dead—there are still three groups responsible for tailing and surveillance, and two snipers who haven't been caught.

Kate, once I agree to your terms and lower my guard, I might end up dead!

If I die, negotiations between the US and Russian Intelligence Agencies will collapse, Snowden will go mad...

And then you'll become the scapegoat!

Those exposed tycoons in Silicon Valley, as well as Washington consulting companies, will torment you to a life worse than death, then tear you to shreds!"

Mountain Eagle, looking at Kate's slightly changed face, continued with a smile, "Kate, a woman aims to make a mark in politics, being tough, ruthless, and cold-hearted are essential qualities.

You possess all three, alas you still haven't managed to deal with your emotional issues, which prevents you from making the most beneficial judgments for yourself.

You despise me because I caused you to gain nothing in Thailand, even plummeting your career...

You feel it's because of me that you went from a special consultant who could sit down and chat with ambassadors to being a marginal political consultant only able to cooperate with a junior FBI agent.

You hate me, and that hate clouds your judgment…"

Kate looked at Mountain Eagle seated there, her expression strange...

She didn't know if it was a delusion, but a voice inside kept telling her, 'Don't trust him, don't trust him,' yet her rationality saw sincerity and security in Mountain Eagle.

Facing Mountain Eagle's judgment of her, Kate almost subconsciously said: "I don't know what you're talking about."

Mountain Eagle turned his head, glanced at Kate's expression, and chuckled, shaking his head, "No, you know!

The FBI actually has had little enthusiasm about the Snowden case from the start; it's only because the negotiation was set in Los Angeles, this big city on the West Coast, that the FBI had to get involved.

You weren't transferred here because you know me, but because your boss gave you a chance to handle the issues with Mexico, right?

Hmm, someone ruthless and politically adept might stabilize the Mexican drug trafficking groups a bit.

Let me guess, your aim seems to connect with the Gulf Group. Hmm, there's no need for undercover work because the CIA must be quite familiar with them; it must target others…

The Sinaloa Group, Guzman?

Right, the news has been mentioning lethal Fentanyl…"

Kate, with a strange look, said to Mountain Eagle, "I don't know what you're talking about…"

Mountain Eagle looked at the stubborn Kate with a half-smile, "Hmm, it seems I guessed wrong. It must be your people trying to connect with Sinaloa.

Taking down the distributors of the Gulf Group equates to hitting their competitors, which should eventually earn you some favor from the Sinaloa Group."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle rubbed his chin, looking extremely curious, "Am I right? If not, I'll have to ask around with my underground contacts."

At this point, Kate could no longer hold back, she was silent for a few seconds and then sighed, "What do you want?"

Mountain Eagle said cheerily, "I want to continue our current cooperation model, and I also want you to take over the Replacer's issue...

Rosa's not clever enough to handle many things, but you surely can!"

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