Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 299 - 296 Jungle Ant (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!!!)

Chapter 299: Chapter 296 Jungle Ant (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!!!)

Deveka looked at the keenly sharp Mountain Eagle and nodded slightly, saying, "I’ve talked to Amelia, and if you are truly intent on taking down those pirates, the Thai Coast Guard can provide all the necessary assistance."

Mountain Eagle listened and nodded: "No problem, I’ll take the job!

However, there’s no need to establish a security company specifically; if it’s just for the convenience of payment, it would be better to directly increase the annual budget of the Volunteer Police."

Mountain Eagle was so straightforward because the task was congenial...

He had already promised Eddie to help, and at this time adding one more target did not pose a conflict. Moreover, a party willing to pay a certain fee and provide certain support was the best scenario possible.

It’s just that after those pirates are taken down, the leading role would need to be handed over to the Thai side. For Mountain Eagle, this posed no barriers or drawbacks at all, and would even bring in an extra commission and goodwill, making it a profitable deal by any measure.

Moreover, being able to indirectly participate in the international political intrigues of Thailand was not only interesting but also helped to strengthen the connection with the Pasok family, making it beneficial from every perspective!

Many people don’t know what ’Kela Canal’ really is?

In fact, this ’Kela Canal’ has been on paper since the 19th century when England and France colonized Myanmar and Vietnam, and it is currently discussed occasionally as a viable plan.

The geographical location of the Kerat Land Bridge, at the narrowest part of Thailand’s tail-shaped landmass, a unique mountain environment forms a long, slender passage.

With sufficient resources and engineering capability, constructing a canal that allows merchant ships to pass would save more than 1,200 kilometers of travel on the Malacca route, increasing safety and reducing time costs.

At the end of the 19th century, England controlled the trade channels of the Malacca Strait, making France, which colonized Vietnam, extremely uncomfortable.

The then King of Thailand, who was the prototype for the famous movie "Anna and the King," King Rama IV...

This greatest king in Thai history, using Thailand’s geographical location, mediated between England and France and promoted reforms in Thailand. This not only laid the foundation for the royal rule but also made Thailand the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonized...

At that time, the ’Kela Canal’ was an important bargaining chip in the hands of Rama IV!

He introduced France to Thailand for exploration of the Kerat Land Bridge and verified the feasibility of the Kela Canal, thus causing concern in England.

Eventually, England took the initiative to negotiate with Thailand, providing extensive resources for reform and explicitly defining Thailand’s status as a ’British-French colonial buffer zone.’

An important clause in the contract then was that Thailand was not allowed to develop the Kela Canal, thereby ensuring the core status of the Malacca waterway.

However, things are always changing. Thailand has experienced several military coups and has long since shifted from a so-called feudal system under royal rule to a constitutional monarchy, naturally nullifying that treaty!

After the financial crisis of 1997, Thailand, once one of the four Asian Tigers, fell into a middle-income trap. Due to problems like a mono-industry economy, economic improvement has been unattainable, coupled with severe internal political strife, leading to a rapid decline in national power.

To maintain Thailand’s position in the Southeast Asian geopolitical environment, the Kela Canal plan is occasionally brought up.

And almost every time the Kela Canal project is proposed, Thailand enters a honeymoon period with communication from the Lee Family back home.

Because even with the unique geographical environment of the Kerat Land Bridge, currently, only the giant corporations back home have the capacity to undertake the construction of the Kela Canal project.

Everyone knows what Thailand is doing, but the Lee Family back home is willing to cooperate with them because they also need bargaining chips for mediation.

Thailand can use its position as the host country, and the Lee Family back home can use its role as the constructor.

The Lee Family in Singapore feels deep pain whenever the Kela Canal project is mentioned; if there’s even a digger scooping soil there, their hearts tremble.

Because once the Kela Canal is completed, Singapore’s core port status would instantly dissolve.

Similarly for Malaysia, which also relies on the Malacca Strait, if the key waterway’s trade volume decreases by one-third, Kuala Lumpur’s economy would see a major recession.

The Kela Canal is like a rope tied to the nuts of Singapore and Malaysia; whenever there’s an issue in Thailand, they will pull on it.

As a return for their cooperation, when the Lee Family back home occasionally wants to pull, the Thai side will cooperate.

This has formed a strategic cooperative relationship between Thailand and the Lee Family back home to some extent, promoting interactions between both sides.

Anyone visiting Bangkok should take a look at the embassy of their home country there; its core location and VIP treatment are several grades higher than those in other countries, which reveals a great deal.

Now, Thailand wants to revisit the Kela Canal project and plans to use the opportunity of fighting pirates to hype the slogan of cleaning up the surrounding environment of the construction site, which means their new government has likely received recognition from the Lee Family back home.

In this situation, Mountain Eagle really doesn’t need to consider anything else; with the cooperation of the Thai Coast Guard, he can completely transform the initially planned assessment of pirate threats into an action mode against pirates.

Once successful, Thailand benefits, AXA Insurance profits, and Mountain Eagle can earn a substantial commission - a beneficial situation for all parties involved.

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