Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 288 - 286: Mountain Eagle’s Harvest

Chapter 288: Chapter 286: Mountain Eagle’s Harvest

"If he doesn’t pay up, the Diamond Queen can’t leave..."

Mountain Eagle stood on the shore of Ao Nan, watching the cruise’s tourists disembark with the help of locals, carrying loads of luggage...

He glanced at Tessa with a smile and said, "That big ship sitting there losing money isn’t the only issue.

If the ship can’t depart, it proves that the cruise company hasn’t handled the aftermath of the incident properly. Under such circumstances, we don’t need to do anything—most of the tourists will boycott them on their own, crippling all their operations.

Diamond Cruise Company has four large cruise ships; each ship being idle for a day means astronomical losses!"

Mountain Eagle looked at Tessa who appeared shocked and said with a smile, "Tessa, don’t look at me like that, I’m doing a good deed...

The better we take care of the tourists here, the less pressure Diamond Cruise Company will face later.

It seems like they want to give us $80 million, but in reality, we’re saving them from huge losses.

Unless Fayiz admits that the pirate attack was staged by him, the cruise company owner himself, he should be thanking us publicly!"

Tessa watched as tourists from the island country passed by, bowing to Mountain Eagle. She smiled unconsciously and then looked at a few guys in suits, setting up roll-up stands in the courtyard of the Volunteer Police, branding it with the AXA Insurance sign...

Seeing them like insurance salespeople, registering each tourist one by one, Tessa rubbed her eyes hard, expressing her amazement, "How did you convince the people from AXA Insurance?

I thought insurance companies would only look for excuses to refuse claims or delay at times like these."

"You think they don’t want to?"

Mountain Eagle shook his head with a chuckle and said, "Eddie has reported the situation to his wife, and after discussion, the senior management of Ansheng Group finally decided to settle the claims swiftly.

This is cutting through the Gordian knot—the sooner it ends, the smaller their losses.

They have no evidence to prove that the attack is related to Fayiz; even if they could find clues, they still couldn’t prove a link between the cruise company and Fayiz.

A swift settlement not only mitigates losses but also helps them build a good reputation in Southeast Asia.

It’s an unparalleled publicity opportunity!

A chance for the insurance company to break the ’bad impression’ people have!

Your mother is urging all Thai media to push hard on reporting, do you know how much this kind of advertisement would cost?"

Tessa looked at Mountain Eagle in astonishment, disbelievingly saying, "Is this how you convinced the people at Ansheng Group to give you the money?"

Mountain Eagle, who had managed the big deal without spending a penny, spread his hands and said with a smile, "In Hua Country, there’s a specific term for this approach called ’Yin Shi Dao Li’!

Why wouldn’t I take advantage of such a good opportunity, especially when I happen to know people at Ansheng Group?

Ship damages amount to $30 million, compensation for tourists about the same, and if Fayiz doesn’t pay, we’ll get the money from AXA.

They would definitely prefer paying us over Fayiz!

I promised to hit a quarter of Kamui’s annual GDP in one fell swoop, and I stand by my word!"

Worriedly, Tessa said, "You’re planning to take even the tourists’ compensation?"

Mountain Eagle frowned at Tessa, saying, "Who do you think I am?

How could it be me taking it?

It’s us, it’s Ao Nan, it’s the whole of Kamui..."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle put his arm around Tessa’s shoulder, pointing to the enthusiastic insurance company staff and said with a grin, "They are registering tourist information, as long as the data is collected, compensation will be distributed in cash to these tourists...

In Thailand, of course, it will be in Thai Baht!

These tourists are generally not poor—they’ll feel obliged to spend when they’re staying with us for free.

As long as we can keep them here, those $30 million plus will be dispersed into Kamui’s tourism sector, converted into Thai Baht.

’Broadcast’ is already calling people from Pattaya to arrange for girls, ’Killing Bee’ is buying up liquor in bulk...

Kamui’s surrounding fishermen have had their seafood all booked out for the next half-month..."

Tessa looked at Mountain Eagle in disbelief, saying, "Did you really never think of taking this money for yourself?"

Mountain Eagle looked at a somewhat skeptical Tessa, shook his head with a smile and said, "Tessa, do you think those fishermen and shipowners volunteered to go to sea for the rescue?

Do you think those restaurants and hotels providing food and accommodation to the tourists are doing it for free?

I promised to pay for two days’ expenses, I have to settle accounts with them!

The remainder of the money will establish a charity fund, and I will create a company to manage it in cooperation with the Koh Lanta Government and police, with decisions about its use made through public hearings."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle looked at a stunned Tessa and continued with a smile, "Tessa, I may be a bit poor, but I never take what isn’t mine!"

Tessa shook her head and said, "That’s not right, you put in the most effort, how can you take nothing..."

"Your parents won’t let me suffer a loss, right?"

As he said that, Mountain Eagle embraced the girl with a bit of conscience, without explaining his own profiting strategy...

The individual compensations for the tourists were beyond his interference, but the settlement from Fayiz or the $30 million transferred by AXA Insurance, he could certainly pocket for a while.

When Kamui’s tourism boomed, those businessmen and shipowners he rallied wouldn’t quite feel right chasing after him to settle accounts.