Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 287 - 285 Extortion

Chapter 287: Chapter 285 Extortion

A cruise encountering pirates is already big news of the century, but what’s even more astonishing is that the Thai Police managed to repel them...

For other countries, this is explosive news, but for Thailand, it’s news of volcanic proportions.

During a crucial period of political upheaval, Thailand is facing a Western siege of verbal attacks and condemnation.

Thaksin’s supporters are campaigning in Europe and America, all over Asia, and within Thailand, merely to denounce the legitimacy of the new government.

At this time, the news of the cruise rescue is like a lifeline for the Thai Cabinet.

Leveraging big news to divert attention was just the beginning; keep on sensationalizing, incessantly using actual actions combined with media hype to promote the image of the Thai Police Team to the whole world...

Not only is this beneficial for the development of Thailand’s tourism industry, but it also allows the entire world to see a new side of Thailand.

Moreover, Mountain Eagle on the front line ’gets it’ too well!

When facing the media, he said "All the credit goes to the leadership," and his leadership is the Pasok family within the police force.

And the ’leadership’ of the Pasok family is publicly the Thai Government!

’Currying favor upwards’ may sound unexciting, but if you interpret this as upward management, you’ll realize that those so-called ’leaders’ can also be led.

Make them feel involved, address their urgencies, then you can easily guide things in the direction you need.

And that’s what’s happening now!

The new Prime Minister of Thailand, in order to stabilize the domestic situation, is whipping members of the Cabinet, who in turn whip those below them, showcasing an unprecedented efficiency among the Thais.

When Kamui’s fleet arrived before Phuket’s rescue operations, two newly arrived TV reporters and cameraman recorded a heart-stirring scene.

Hundreds, even thousands of boats, converged into an enormous, unfathomable fleet, heading to the area where the cruise was stranded.

The larger ships would stop a few kilometers away from the reef area, but the smaller boats kept moving forward.

Taigore, sitting in a tent far away in Pattaya, watched the scene unfold on television...

A speedboat marked with the Kamui Volunteer Police emblem surged ahead from the crowd of small boats, with the elegant Marta at the helm and the lean Luo Yang standing at the bow. One hand waved the Thai flag vigorously, the other hand holding a megaphone, shouting with a heart-wrenching voice...

"Don’t be afraid, we’re taking you home..."

When the female reporter beside the camera witnessed this shocking scene, she exclaimed with a choked voice, "That’s a Kamui Police speedboat, oh my, the entire Kamui fleet has been mobilized.

This must be the most legendary rescue I’ve ever seen in my life!

The fleet from Kamui has covered a distance of 120 kilometers, braving the waves to reach here.

Everyone should salute these sailors, everyone should thank Kamui, and thank that brave Kamui Officer...

His name is Yue Shan!

Right now, I can’t wait to go down and interview that hero...

Let’s follow the camera and witness this magnificent rescue!"

Cruise passengers in Taigore’s camera view stood at the ship’s rail, waving frantically and crying for joy at the approaching fleet, their hands covering their faces, heads buried in their knees, shoulders trembling...

Others thought their boss was feeling unwell, little did they know Taigore was laughing himself to death.

The entire cruise had just over four thousand people, and yet Kamui had dispatched thousands of boats...

Almost every boat capable of running over a hundred kilometers was out there!

This wasn’t a rescue operation; this was creating a spectacle, using visuals and human emotions to strike everyone’s feelings.

Taigore clearly remembered what Mountain Eagle had told him over the phone...

"Don’t think about right or wrong, to achieve the best result at times like this, the best way is to mobilize people’s emotions, guide them, and leverage them...

Get those bigwigs to go undercover to Kamui, let the media ’accidentally’ find them, take good care of those tourists, and you can reap both economic and political benefits!"

Trapped in Pattaya and unable to leave, Taigore relayed Mountain Eagle’s words to his father, Mondo...

He was unclear about the specific situation in Bangkok at the moment, but he was certain the Thai Police and the Pasok family had won big.

Mountain Eagle, acting in the capacity of the Thai Police, resolved the cruise crisis, propelled the Thai Police team to the cusp of public attention, and through skilled diplomatic language, attributed all merit to the high-level support of the police force and the collective efforts of the entire team.

At that moment, every police officer in Thailand benefited, and the Pasok family, wielding the most power in the Thai Police, naturally received the most attention.

His father, Tai Meng, had already been pulled into the Prime Minister’s Mansion by the Prime Minister; his mother set up a temporary office in the meeting room of the Central Investigative Bureau, summoning several famous media personalities, newspaper editors, and TV station shareholders for a meeting.

Previously, these people wouldn’t give the time of day to Thailand’s politicians, because Thaksin and foreign forces paid them more.

But when the core disciplinary investigation department of Thailand extended an invite, asking them to put aside their work and join a media frenzy, they simply had no power to resist.

Who doesn’t have some troubles?

Once targeted by the Central Investigative Bureau, even spitting on the ground when stepping out might land you in jail.

The media used to be an uncharted territory for the Pasok family, but now, with this incident, they had opened up the media front in one fell swoop.

Members of the Pasok family had made numerous calls to Taigore to confirm Mountain Eagle’s identity, with the more anxious ones already asking when Tessa and Mountain Eagle’s wedding could take place.

At this point, anyone with eyes could see that Officer Yue Shan had a boundless future ahead!

However, in contrast to the relatives’ enthusiasm, Taigore knew that Mountain Eagle’s aspirations were not in the police force...

Only Taigore, who was fully involved as the police force’s prince, knew that it was Mountain Eagle who mobilized all the forces in Ao Nan Town of Kamri and promised a handsome reward, and only then did he manage to mobilize the entire Kamri fleet and all the merchants in Ao Nan.

Taigore vaguely knew what Mountain Eagle was planning, because his sister had told him about Mountain Eagle’s vision for Kamri.

He was well aware that Mountain Eagle was unlikely to put down roots in the police force, as he wanted more, even things the Pasok family couldn’t offer!

However, Taigore didn’t care about Mountain Eagle’s ambition at all; what he cared about more was Mountain Eagle’s ability to handle matters...

He wasn’t closely involved in other affairs, but in the office of the Joint Investigation Team, he was now in an absolutely advantageous position...

Oh, aside from the fact that Squad 191 was still underperforming, everything else was moving in the direction Taigore wanted.

The arrogant consultant, Kate, had already come to seek a compromise with him for the third time, and the envoy from England had arrived at the scene, repeatedly hinting that they would reciprocate from other aspects as long as he could help in rescuing the hostages.

As a relatively mature official, Taigore was in no hurry now!

Since Squad 191 couldn’t breach the situation anyway, he decided to drag it out by cutting off water, electricity, and food supplies. How many days could the terrorists withstand this, even if they resorted to eating human flesh?

Taigore didn’t know what was inside the office that made the UK and US so anxious—it definitely wasn’t about the simple value of human life.

He just wanted to drag it out until Mountain Eagle arrived, and then break in to find those important things...

Now was the heyday for the Thai Police, and when the media effect fermented to its peak, it would be the day those terrorists were brought to justice!

By that time, it must be made known to the whole world that the Thai Police would not submit to the threats of terrorists!

...

Mountain Eagle was too busy to pay attention to the outside developments. Faced with the arrival of the Kamri Fleet, he decisively initiated the evacuation plan...

At the same time, a ’sky-high bill’ was faxed to the cruise company!

Arriving simultaneously with this bill was a compensation plan from AXA Insurance Company!

When the cruise company personnel saw these two documents, they instantly felt an overwhelming malice...

...

"What the hell is this?"

Inside a luxurious apartment in Singapore, Pirate King Fayiz, adorned in a custom suit, with a hooked nose and a robust physique from Southeast Asia, slammed the two documents on the coffee table violently. He paced back and forth angrily, shouting, "This isn’t a rescue operation, this is extortion!"

A Chinese descendant wearing a suit with gold-rimmed glasses picked up the two documents and glanced at them...

When he saw the figure on the ’sky-high bill,’ his body subconsciously leaned back as if startled by the staggering number.

After glancing at his boss who was having a meltdown, the suited man hesitated and said, "Boss, we’ve already acquired 70% of the shares, which means you are now the owner of the cruise company.

This incident caused substantial losses, and AXA Insurance has listed taking good care of tourists as one of the conditions for claims...

They’ve also inspected the extent of damage to the ship’s hull and given an assessment of the cost.

If we reject this bill, Kamri will proceed with payment transfer through Ansheng Group.

Just now, the Thai Coast Guard sent a fax to the cruise company’s headquarters office, defining the cruise ship as the crime scene, and rejecting our request to tow the cruise ship ourselves.

Now Ansheng Group has completed the loss assessment; they won’t give us a chance to raise objections...

According to our people’s estimation, for every extra day Diamond Queen stays on that reef area, we will lose two to three million US Dollars.

And this is under the assumption that the damage to the ship’s bottom does not worsen!"

Pirate King Fayiz, upon hearing this, angrily said, "So I’m just supposed to tolerate this extortion?

Eighty million US Dollars, are these people insane?"

The suited man recoiled from Fayiz’s fierce expression and then pushed the Ansheng Group’s document toward Fayiz with a troubled face, saying, "Sir, you should look at the compensation terms...

This amount doesn’t include the travel insurance bought by the tourists through us..."

On hearing this, Fayiz frowned and said, "Isn’t that a good thing?"

The suited man shook his head, saying, "No, Ansheng Group has temporarily set up a claims center in Kamri, and all claims related to tourists’ personal accidents, medical expenses, personal belongings, and personal legal liabilities, etc., will be paid out from that center.

Once the money doesn’t go through me, it means..."

As a long-time shareholder of the cruise company, Fayiz understood and painfully rubbed his temples, saying, "It means we also have to face lawsuits from the tourists’ claims, FUCK..."

The suited man looked at his boss whose face was extremely upset. He said tremblingly, "Boss, how the tourists feel in the near future will determine the intensity of the lawsuits we’ll face!"

Fayiz sat down heavily on the sofa, with a gloomy expression, and said, "So it means, I must pay this eighty million!"

The suited man nodded nervously and said, "Boss, if you want to operate ’Diamond Cruise Company’ for the long term, you need to show sufficient sincerity and attitude at this time, otherwise..."

Fayiz, after listening, said in a deep voice, "What happens if I don’t pay?"

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