Chapter 849 - 793: Killing the Body, Crushing the Spirit
The two mercenary groups hired by Commander Chuck, 'High Mountain Mercenary Corps' and 'Mad Horse Mercenary Group'...
After being exposed on the video platform, their leaders contacted Mountain Eagle through the International Intermediary Company. After various pleas failed, they were the first to declare bankruptcy and disband.
High Mountain Mercenary Corps was the group attempting to ambush Tessa and Mountain Eagle in Anchorage, while Mad Horse Mercenary Group was the one that attacked by boat and almost got wiped out by Butcher's Gatling.
From the time these mercenaries were captured to the announcement of bankruptcy due to internal strife caused by pressure from family members, only about a month had passed.
Being a mercenary is inherently a job where you live by the knife and sell your life; dying is just part of it.
If someone is captured, it's no big deal. At worst, I'd pay to ransom them back; just consider it a loss-making deal this time.
But not only were they captured, they were also made examples of, to be killed like chickens to warn the monkeys...
The families of those mercenaries are in an uproar, and the little cohesion built on the meager camaraderie within the team has been shattered in the face of reality.
Debts of two or three hundred thousand dollars are negligible compared to the ransom amounts terrorists demand for NATO soldiers, but when the numbers increase, it's not something a regular mercenary group can withstand.
They can't negotiate or haggle because every charge Mountain Eagle proposes is 'justified,' and strictly speaking, if you refer to U.S. rescue standards, the charges are actually a lot lower.
Jokingly, in the icy territory of Alaska, Mountain Eagle provided not only wilderness rescue but also unlimited medical services and a balanced diet along with relatively spacious accommodation. If it were an American rescue team, their bill could be ten times higher.
Such 'humane' service only costs you 200,000. Who wouldn't give a thumbs-up and praise 'benevolence'?
Keep in mind that these people were Mountain Eagle's enemies just a month ago...
This completely made Mountain Eagle's reputation infamous among mercenaries. Whenever mercenary organizations discuss Mountain Eagle, they quickly change the subject, and traditional mercenary teams avoid any black market orders related to Mountain Eagle like the plague.
This newly risen big shot used methods they had never seen before to completely destroy the last shred of dignity mercenaries had!
After the leaders of High Mountain Mercenary Corps and Mad Horse Mercenary Group announced bankruptcy and gave up, they became despised by the entire industry, and henceforth, they definitely can't mix in anymore.
This is a typical case of not only killing but also hitting where it hurts, so that everyone will remember it forever.
This is exactly what Mountain Eagle wanted!
Through the experiences of High Mountain Mercenary Corps and Mad Horse Mercenary Group, it rings a bell in the heads of all mercenaries, forcing them to think twice before taking on missions related to Mountain Eagle.
Compared to these bottom-tier mercenaries of the underworld, other organizations were a bit different...
The two island people who followed Tessa from Thailand to Alaska were proven to be members of the island 'Kanai Association'...
The 'Kanai Association' is actually a splinter group from the renowned Yamaguchi Group. Compared to their 'parent company' Yamaguchi Group, this 'Kanai Association' is known for violence and money laundering.
The island government amusingly labeled them as a "designated violent group for specific resistance."
Mountain Eagle couldn't comprehend the island government's logic, but this 'Kanai Association' is clearly wealthier than the penny-pinching mercenary teams...
After Mountain Eagle leveraged their people, putting them in a tight spot, the 'Kanai Association' had no choice but to show some loyalty. So, they promptly wired the so-called 'rescue fee' to the designated account and even arranged for someone to manage negotiations and keep an eye on the two trackers...
But in the midst of negotiations, 'Kanai Association' seemed to lose interest in retrieving their people and instead became engrossed in promoting themselves online.
The method was to praise Mountain Eagle's strength to highlight their own resilience and continuously send small payments to improve the living conditions of the two captives.
It's true that island people are quite peculiar; they were touched by watching live prison webcasts of their peers.
As a result, 'Kanai Association' received a flood of donations from its members, even more than what they paid to Mountain Eagle.
When Mountain Eagle learned of this, they were infuriated, but they couldn't do much about it for now, because the real big players were the Sinaloa Group and the Edward Foundation, and Mountain Eagle simply didn't have time to deal with this island organization...
The Edward Foundation was formally exposed to the public in the underworld for the first time...
They couldn't possibly accept extortion from Mountain Eagle and, after several rounds of pulling and pushing, the furious Jewish far-right members branded those captured Demon Group members as cowards and publicly declared the severest retaliation.
After a 'Kaufman' was dismembered and turned into a feast, they made some more noise, but so far, no action has been seen.
In contrast, the Sinaloa Group didn't want to pay a single penny, but to say they were panicked would be an understatement.
The captured Tiago was one of the enforcers for the Sinaloa Group and held a relatively high position in the group's power hierarchy, so he knew a lot of information and intelligence unknown to the outside world.
This guy collapsed after just a few days under the antics of Blood Fox and the other old guns, spilling all the information he knew.
This led to a series of 'targeted shootings'!
Plus, with the U.S. side's continuous tracking, Shorty Guzman has retreated to his stronghold, and the other leaders in various other locations are having an even tougher time, fearing the arrival of a death letter, so they've been keeping a low profile recently.
The drug cartel's discretion implies massive economic losses and territories being invaded!
In fact, the hatred between Mountain Eagle and the Sinaloa Group originated because of that European arms dealer, Vincent. They went to war with Mountain Eagle in Los Angeles to protect Vincent, and two significant leaders were riddled with bullets.
Given such a humiliating event, it's only natural for them to seek revenge.
Now their retaliation personnel have been captured, and they've been publicly humiliated online, while professionals are hunting them down...
The Sinaloa Group is completely cornered now. Paying up is out of the question; even if they aren't short on money, they won't do it.
The Sinaloa Group is too large; they can't pay any 'rescue fees' for those cannon fodders.
Because if they do it once, more kidnappings and ransoms will emerge.
Organizations such as Zeta, Helix New Generation, and Los Zetas often go out for no reason to behead a few heads to assert their power. Once Sinaloa yields, the resulting chain reaction will cause them even bigger losses!
But they can't defeat Mountain Eagle, or rather they can't reach Mountain Eagle, and being slapped like this every day is also detrimental to their situation.
So they sent a secret negotiation invitation via the International Intermediary Company long ago, but Mountain Eagle ignored them completely...
Money is of no importance!
Having come this far, if the Sinaloa Group isn't made to suffer deep pain, and if Mountain Eagle doesn't set an example for other criminal groups looking down on him, then all his previous battles would have been in vain.
Now, the first phase of Mountain Eagle's plan, 'Gaining Fame,' is basically complete...
Next is the second phase, turning these captives into qualified labor force, letting them pay off their debts while accumulating resentment, then venting this 'resentment' online to continue putting pressure on these organizations.
The worse they live, the harder it will be for the Edward Foundation and Sinaloa to find manpower to deal with Mountain Eagle in the future.
Mountain Eagle plans to drag this out with them until summer...
If you dare to come, I'll take you on; if you don't come, I'll send people to find yours...
General Sid knows Mountain Eagle's plan better than most. Initially, he thought Mountain Eagle was being naive, but with time, he realized how determined Mountain Eagle was, and how wealthy he was...
He put up 20 million US dollars as a bounty on all the management of the Sinaloa Group, offering 10,000 dollars for providing clues, 20,000 dollars for effective intelligence, 30,000 dollars for clear address information...
At the same time, he also put up a 10 million US dollars bounty on Alex Vincent and his subordinates' intelligence...
This kind of massive bounty is rare even in the underworld, and he clearly doesn't need the intelligence provider to participate in the action, he's willing to pay for mere leads...
With those super gunmen capable of blowing heads off from 1,800 meters away, who wouldn't be afraid?
Uneasiness doesn't even begin to describe the current state of the Sinaloa Group!
There is no such thing as a win-win war. Based on General Sid's understanding of the Sinaloa Group, they will certainly be the first to compromise in the end.
Because they are too large, with too many targets...
Watching his men serving food to those captives and then sitting on the ground to eat heartily, General Sid hesitated for a moment, then said to Mountain Eagle: "Sir, I want to increase their medication intake so they can recover to normal levels as soon as possible.
In fact, if necessary, my men can also join in attacking the Sinaloa and Edward Foundation."
Speaking, General Sid looked at the disheveled Sinaloa cannon fodder, rubbed his chin, and said in a deep voice: "Sinaloa will definitely not spend a penny for these Central American refugees. They have already completed a phase of drug testing and can fully proceed to the next step.
Sir, they are actually quite decent soldier candidates..."
Mountain Eagle looked at the appearance of these Central American fellows eating voraciously, shook his head and said: "NO, it's not time yet...
Wait until they get through this winter, prove their physical strength and obedience, then you can try persuading them to join you.
I need their 'resentment'...
Complaints from captives are a targeted drug to destroy morale."
Saying so, Mountain Eagle glanced at the hesitating General Sid and pointed to Tiago sitting cross-legged in the distance, smiled and said: "If you want to get out of this situation, the best way is to prove your value to me...
For instance, a ghostly woman will soon come here. She is the leader of the FBI special unit 'Bangkok Group.'
If you can convince Tiago to cooperate with me, then I can grant you a bit more authority, maybe even allocate a bit more research funding to you...
Don't always think about increasing manpower, numbers have never been decisive!
The Sinaloa Group, I am not the only one who wants them dead..."