Chapter 433: Chapter 433: Starting the Rescue, Unexpected Encounter with a Third Party!

Before that gambling game, Luo An had always harbored doubts about Mrs. Hanover’s stance.

According to the information previously investigated by Mona, Mrs. Hanover had almost no contact with gambling. She preferred the parties, banquets, and art exhibitions of Europe’s high society, so her going to Monaco this time was highly questionable.

When Caroline and Luo An entered the room and sat down at the card table, Luo An noticed Mrs. Hanover’s gaze shift slightly. It was clear she had noticed them, but she did not make it known.

Later, when they started playing cards seriously, Luo An realized that Mrs. Hanover didn’t care about winning or losing. After a few simple probes, he found she was specifically there to lose money to Brenekoff.

From this, Luo An made a bold conjecture that Mrs. Hanover had possibly used her own methods to get information about Javari held by Brenekoff.

Luo An’s plan was to win a large sum of money from Brenekoff through the game to arrange a private meeting with him.

Mrs. Hanover didn’t have the means to do so herself, hence planned to meet Brenekoff privately by losing money to him; though their methods differed, their goal was the same.

Afterward, when Luo An and Caroline successfully abducted Brenekoff, Mrs. Hanover’s behavior in the casino also confirmed this:

Mona also sent people to follow Luo An and Caroline, but mostly, her people were causing trouble for Brenekoff’s men, clearly helping Luo An and Caroline escape pursuit.

“Good evening, Detective.”

Hearing Luo An’s voice, Mrs. Hanover chuckled softly from a distance:

“It seems I underestimated you before.”

Mrs. Hanover already knew from her subordinates that Luo An had successfully escaped pursuit, but she didn’t inquire further. She wasn’t concerned about how Luo An managed it; she just wanted to know where Javari was.

“Good evening, Mrs. Hanover.”

Luo An chuckled, not wasting words, and directly indicated that he needed her help next.

Mrs. Hanover gestured grandly:

“Go ahead.”

“Mr. Javari is currently imprisoned in Albania. There are quite a few guards there.”

Luo An gave a castle’s address and explained that the enemy there had a large force, strong physical means, and also home advantage. For them three to rescue Javari alone seemed a bit difficult.

After listening to Luo An’s narration, Mrs. Hanover nodded in realization, smiled slightly and agreed:

“OK, I understand what you mean.”

Mrs. Hanover indicated she would send some subordinates with better physical means to rescue Javari there later.

After speaking, Mrs. Hanover still smiling, asked:

“Detective, after this business with Caroline is over, do you plan to change jobs?”

Luo An raised an eyebrow:

“What does Mrs. Hanover imply?”

Remembering Luo An’s all-in scene at the card table, and the incident of abducting Brenekoff with Caroline, Mrs. Hanover’s eyes sparkled with admiration. She really appreciated Luo An and was eager to have him work for her.

Luo An, smiling, politely declined Mrs. Hanover. However, this was a good thing as it meant his previous nesting doll disguise plan was very successful, and currently, Mrs. Hanover was still unaware of Luo An’s true identity.

Having been turned down, Mrs. Hanover didn’t say much more. They reconfirmed the situation in Albania, quickly set a time, and then ended the call.

“OK.”

Luo An tossed the phone to Caroline, stretched out lazily while nearby, Mona closed her laptop and looked up saying:

“The message has been sent to the person in charge in Greece, and it also ‘accidentally’ became known to MI6.”

MI6 knowing meant that it wouldn’t be long before CIA would also be aware.

Luo An nodded with satisfaction upon hearing the words. After briefly handling Brenekoff’s body, Luo An erased the traces of their presence and finally drove away from that area to the hospital. The next day, Luo An and his two companions took a boat across the Mediterranean to Albania.

The language spoken in Albania is Albanian, an independent language, with a script similar to Latin, which neither Luo An nor Mona could understand or speak.

Fortunately, among the trio was Caroline, an expert proficient in most European languages. With the help of some cash and the landlord, they soon acquired several pistols, rifles, hand grenades, and a pile of ammunition.

The pistols and rifles looked a bit old on the outside, but luckily they were functional and cheap. After dealing with them briefly, the trio rented a car and headed to the area where Javari was being held.

Javari was kept in the Korcha District of Albania. To the right of Korcha District are Macedonia and Greece, and due to its proximity to the borders of these two countries, this area is one of the critical transit hubs for human trafficking organizations.

Upon reaching the area, Luo An once again made a phone call to Mrs. Hanover and soon contacted someone sent by the Hanover family.

There were thirteen of them, private mercenaries funded by the Hanover family, led by a Czech named Voycek, a strapping man.

“Hello.”

Seeing Luo An and his companions, Voycek first reached out to shake hands with Caroline, then with Luo An, and finally with Mona.

It wasn’t that Voycek looked down on Luo An, but the information he had received indicated that Caroline was the leader of the trio, and Luo An and Mona were her subordinates.

Luo An didn’t mind, and since Caroline wasn’t very knowledgeable about combat, after a brief exchange, she stepped back, indicating that she would follow Luo An in the upcoming operations.

Upon hearing this, Voycek frowned slightly and turned his gaze towards Luo An.

“Hello, Mr. Voycek.”

Luo An chuckled, knowing what the other was worried about, so he directly made it clear that during the upcoming operation, he would follow Voycek’s command and would not compete for leadership.

Hearing this, Voycek’s mouth split into a grin.

Having survived many years on battlefields, Voycek’s biggest fear wasn’t how terrifying the enemies were, but rather teammates who dragged their feet and were incompetent.

Before Luo An and his team arrived, the decisive Voycek had already sent a few mercenaries to scout the castle where Javari was being held and gather information.

“We couldn’t find out in which room the target person is specifically.”

After the team members returned, they reported:

“However, we found that the castle has four floors, one above ground and three below ground.

Based on the daily food requirements of the castle, there are about 300 people inside.

Of these, only fifty portions are high-calorie food; the rest barely meet the basic survival needs of a human.

Thus, the remaining 250 individuals are likely kidnapped women, children, and prisoners similar to our target.”

“OK.”

Having learned the number of enemies inside, Voycek nodded in satisfaction, thoroughly inspected his equipment and ammunition, and while Mona and Caroline stayed outside, Luo An was assigned to his side. Finally, Voycek made a sweeping gesture:

“Begin the operation! Quick and decisive!”

“Understood!”

For the mercenaries, who spent years navigating the life-or-death lines on battlefields, this raid on the human trafficking organization to rescue Javari was an easy task.

Thus, their plan was simple: a swift raid, go straight to the point, rescue the target, and quickly retreat – a lightning-fast operation.

The plan was simple, and its execution was smooth too. The traffickers in the castle were no match for the seasoned mercenaries, catching them completely off guard and swiftly defeating them without a chance to fight back.

Just as Voycek led Luo An and the others deeper into the second underground level of the castle, Voycek’s chest-mounted communicator suddenly rang out with the voice of a teammate who was monitoring the situation on the first floor of the castle:

“Son of a bitch! Boss, a third party has entered the scene!”

Bang bang bang–

As soon as the words were spoken, an even fiercer exchange of gunfire suddenly erupted from the other end of the communicator!