Mountain Eagle shook his head in disappointment after hearing Big Beard's so-called 'treasure'.

CIA was trouble, and families that could cooperate with the CIA in laundering were likely trouble too. Bringing up this issue now seemed like a risky loss for Mountain Eagle.

He admitted that the two tons of gold were very tempting, but compared to the benefits of resolving the Snowden issue and the already scheduled trip to Arizona, the two tons of gold had to be put on hold.

Big Beard wouldn't reveal the location until Mountain Eagle made a commitment.

His demands were actually quite low; don't trade them for a bounty, let him watch Kaufman die, assure that his family was safe, and then they could go to their deaths generously.

For a normal person, a guaranteed bounty of 50 million US Dollars by International Intermediary Company would be more tempting.

For a ruthless person, of course, they would want both.

After pondering for a long time, Mountain Eagle chose to hold off...

Facing these people, he couldn't bring himself to kill them and he also doubted that the son of the rich man from Bahrain would smoothly hand over 50 million dollars.

If that guy really had 50 million in liquid assets, would he endure his family being murdered and risk becoming an undercover agent for the CIA?

50 million was not a small amount of money; it was just a prop used by that man to enhance his own position, just as the desperate RRC were props.

This was like the financial tycoon Danet in Thailand, who had once offered a bounty of 5 million US Dollars.

He wasn't really looking for who killed whom, but rather showing his power to the entire underground society of Southeast Asia and expressing his apologies and determination to a certain individual.

The commission guaranteed by a giant like International Intermediary Company surely can't be easily defaulted on, but Mountain Eagle could almost imagine how tedious the collection process would be, knowing well what a person intent on defaulting would do…

They'd set the location, verify identity, make payments either in cash or in other high-value items, and then once the contract with International Intermediary Company is voided, they'd encircle his own people…

Thinking about escaping with that much heavy cash? Dream on.

If the targets were VIPs like Arctic Fox or Mountain Eagle himself, the consequences for the perpetrators would be severe.

Because International Intermediary Company relies on reputation and rules to operate. If everyone can play tricks with them, there would be no need for International Intermediary Company to exist.

But if only ordinary mercenaries or bounty hunters were involved in the transaction, the other party gains some room to negotiate with International Intermediary Company.

Push a few scapegoats out, let International Intermediary Company demonstrate its authority, then offer a sincere apology, and the matter might also be over.

Faced with the options of incurring great losses or taking some risks, many would choose the former, especially when they think the CIA stands behind them.

Mountain Eagle patted Eddie on the arm, smiled, and said, "What do you decide?

You caught them, if you decide to hand them over, then I suggest you bring Arctic Fox in to do the job."

Eddie, a seasoned old mercenary, was indeed excited about an easy 50 million, but after understanding the whole story, he realized the money wasn't so simple to earn.

This involved the CIA, and the son of the Bahrain rich man was clearly working for the CIA. Perhaps getting the money would even require bypassing the CIA first, making the task of delivering these people to the specified location very challenging.

"Then let's kill them, grab 5 million, surely they won't default on that little amount of money!"

Seeing that Big Beard actually sighed in relief upon hearing Eddie's murderous words, Mountain Eagle shook his head, crouched down beside Kaufman, and grasped the gunshot wound on his thigh...

"Ah…"

Watching as Kaufman, with curls clinging tightly to his scalp, painfully sat up, issuing a severe scream...

Mountain Eagle, holding his face with his right hand, forced him to look at him and said, "Who is putting up 20 million for my life?"

Kaufman screamed out in agony, "A Malaysian, his name is Danet, let go, let go…"

Mountain Eagle didn't listen to Kaufman; his left hand tightened like a vise grip, his thumb pressing into the gunshot wound on Kaufman's thigh...

"Ah…"

"I'll give you one more chance…"

Their earlier conversation wasn't hidden from Kaufman, who knew he had to endure if he wanted to survive, waiting for someone to notice his disappearance and mount a rescue.

Confess too quickly and his valueless self would only have a path to death.

"Ah…"

Kaufman kept screaming in agony, slamming his head against the wall behind him, trying to knock himself out.

Mountain Eagle coldly signaled Ham to help hold the man down, then he drew a dagger and stabbed it into his thigh. Amidst his excruciating screams, he pulled out a bloodied deformed bullet.

Then, with Kaufman's eyes wide in terror, he rummaged in a vet clinic cabinet and pulled out a bottle of medical alcohol...

"Bear with it…"

When the alcohol poured on Kaufman's wound, his body instantly stiffened, the clear alcohol burning like lava…

The intense pain caused him to scream in agony!

The noise outside displeased the people in the surgery room. The bald Asian middle-aged man poked his head out and scolded Eddie, "Are you all rookies? Can't you gag his mouth?"

Eddie raised his hands in a surrender gesture, rummaged around, stuffed two gauze rolls into Kaufman's mouth, then said sympathetically, "You're in for a rough time. If you're willing to talk, just nod your head now..."

Kaufman clenched his teeth tightly, desperately trying to dodge the gauze rolls...

Impatiently, Eddie grabbed his chin, and just in time, Mountain Eagle sprinkled alcohol on his wound...

"Ah..."

In the moment of his scream, Eddie stuffed two rolls of gauze into his mouth and then viciously said, "Chop off his leg, I bet he'll be more cooperative..."

Ham stood up, looking serious, "I'll go get the tools..."

After saying that, he hurried into the surgery room and soon brought back a fine handsaw to Kaufman's side.

Kaufman, utterly terrified as Ham positioned the saw on his knee, nodded vigorously while making a "mm-mm" noise...

Eddie pretended not to see the desperate look and impatiently told Ham, "What are you waiting for? Saw off his leg. I refuse to believe there's such a tough guy in the world who wouldn't talk even with a severed leg."

"Mmm, mmm..."

Feeling the saw blade tear through the skin and touch the knee bone, Kaufman freaked out entirely, writhing like a grub and continuously making a "mm-mm" noise...

Mountain Eagle looked at Kaufman's urine-soaked pants, stood up, looked at him, and asked, "Are you ready to talk?"

Feeling the saw blade not stopping, Kaufman cried miserably while nodding vigorously and whimpering.

Mountain Eagle gestured for Ham to stop, then pulled the gauze out of Kaufman's mouth and asked, "Who paid you 20 million to kill me?"

In agony, Kaufman shouted loudly, "Jimmy Lawey, it's Jimmy Lawey, he's the CEO of a hedge fund on Wall Street...

He's shorting stocks of several tech companies, once you're dead, and Snowden continues to expose PRISM, those companies' stocks will plummet.

I've told you everything, let me go, stop torturing me..."

Saying so, Kaufman, thinking he might die faster if deemed worthless, yelled, "I know how to contact him, I know where he lives...

I also know where those antiquities and gold mentioned earlier are stored, don't kill me, I can cooperate with you!"

Mountain Eagle looking at the terrified look in Kaufman's eyes, suddenly smiled and asked, "Where did you send those RRC's family members?"

Kaufman was startled at first, then decisively said, "Ukraine, their families are all in Kyiv, they are safe there..."

Mountain Eagle listened, nodded, and said, "OK, give me the address..."

Kaufman, thinking that Mountain Eagle wanted to control the Ranger's family members to force them into a death mission to Bahrain for a 50 million bounty, decisively said, "They have been placed in the Obolon District of Kyiv, I have the local gang's number on my phone..."

Mountain Eagle glanced at Big Beard, whose expression changed drastically, shook his head and handed a dagger to Roland...

Startled, Roland quickly stabbed Kaufman in the heart with the dagger.

As Kaufman breathed his last breath, Mountain Eagle clapped his hands and said, "OK, that's it!"

Looking at Big Beard's tense face, Mountain Eagle smiled and said, "You heard it, your families are in Kyiv, I believe it won't be too hard for you to find them.

Tell me where those antiquities and gold are stored, then you can go find your families."

Big Beard, watching Kaufman die, glanced at the bloody surgery room and said painfully, "How do we get there now?

The guy's family has a big influence, the moment he disappears, people will start investigating; if they find out we're not dead, then our families..."

Mountain Eagle spread his hands and said, "That's not my problem, but if you want some help, as long as the money is right, this should also not be too difficult."

Mountain Eagle, looking at Big Beard's complex expression, smiled and said, "I have an assistant in Thailand, she used to lead a small assassin group in Eastern Europe and is quite familiar with some gangs within Ukraine.

Figure out how much your families are worth to you, then give me a price, I'll ask my assistant if she's willing to take the job."

After saying that, Mountain Eagle tapped his head, looked at Eddie whose expression wasn't too great, and said, "Treating injuries here is definitely going to cost quite a bit, make sure they also pay up."

Big Beard, wide-eyed in disbelief, looked at Mountain Eagle and said, "Are you helping us?"

Mountain Eagle looked at him, uncertain and ghostly in appearance, shook his head and said, "The condition is, you must pay. Of course, if you don't have the cash handy, you can also write an IOU.

We are Arctic Fox, and Arctic Fox certainly doesn't fear people defaulting on debts!"

Ham, seeing Mountain Eagle publicly admit for the first time that he is Arctic Fox, was awe-struck and said, "Mountain Eagle, I'm glad you admit you're Arctic Fox.

But I must say, your devilish acts lower the tough-guy index of Arctic Fox."

Mountain Eagle shot the finger at Ham and said gruffly, "Why don't you ask them who they think is the good guy here?"

Ham, looking at the somewhat agitated Big Beard, sighed and said, "There are too many bad guys in this world, my son turns 18 next year, I'll let him hang around with you 'good guy'; otherwise, I worry he'll get conned as soon as he steps outside!"

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