Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 66: The Person Behind the Scenes

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: The Person Behind the Scenes

"Who exactly are you?"

Suppressing the rage within, Sang Kun looked at Mountain Eagle, who exuded a strong aggressiveness due to a series of recent intense battles, and said in a deep voice, "You want money from me, I at least need to know who you are.

I am very good friends with the Deputy Prime Minister. I don’t know what you mean by having over two hundred subordinates, I run a legitimate business, I have no idea what you’re talking about?"

As he spoke, Sang Kun flicked a photo on the table, continuing solemnly, "Just on the basis of a few photos, why should I believe that you killed Basong?

If anyone with a few photos can come asking me for money, what’s the need for the police?"

Hearing this, Mountain Eagle smiled casually and extended his hand to Sang Kun, saying, "Nice to meet you, my name is Yue Shan, a volunteer tourism police officer from Kamui...

I was just involved in a highway shootout a few days ago, as well as in the rescue operation at Congressman Adakuan’s estate and the anti-terror combat in Kongdi District.

Then, on my way back to the hospital, I encountered Basong, and I shot him..."

As Mountain Eagle spoke and looked at Sang Kun who hesitantly shook hands with him, he said, "I don’t quite understand the rules of the underworld, but if you want related proof, I can provide it.

Mr. Sang Kun, I am a volunteer police officer from a small place and doing this is risky, so I need you to pay me half of the bounty first to prove your payment ability.

Trust me, the consequences of refusing me will be really bad!

You are friends with the deputy prime minister, then you should be even more aware of how much turmoil your bounty has caused in Thailand...

Even just to maintain your own reputation, you should not be setting obstacles for me."

Mountain Eagle’s words left Sang Kun feeling very helpless...

The process of claiming a bounty can sometimes be very simple, and sometimes very complicated...

The bounty offered by the owner of the underground money exchange is of the ’very complicated’ sort!

Because there is no clear identity, only a blurry photo, the estimated time of arrival from Myanmar to Thailand, and some information about an injury on the right leg...

Initially, to claim this bounty, one needed to provide a complete chain of evidence for the party on the other end to confirm, but Basong revealing his identity and exploding the Bangkok gang’s activities has effectively made the situation factual...

When the Bangkok gang invested heavily and sacrificed many people, you, Sang Kun, and the other party did not immediately point out the issue, which means you tacitly agreed.

Of course, that’s just an unwritten rule, the contract isn’t like that...

But just as people who impose moral demands on themselves generally have stronger character than those who rely on legal demands,

If a middleman does not respect these unwritten rules, then his credibility will be greatly reduced, and even someone like Sang Kun would face a siege from the gangs.

For him, if he had immediately informed all the gangs that Basong was not the target, there wouldn’t have been any further trouble.

Regrettably, he chose to trust Martin, thinking they could resolve the issue in another way...

But he didn’t know that Martin’s boss never wanted to pay the bounty from the beginning, but wanted to use this bounty to stir up trouble, the bigger the trouble, the more advantageous for his negotiations with people in Malaysia!

Sang Kun made the wrong choice, thus trapping himself in a difficult situation.

However, the old gun, having been through many storms, hesitated between his own future and maintaining the other party’s interest, decisively picked up the photo and walked over to Martin, who was sitting calmly on the couch, saying, "Sir, take a look at these photos, is the person here your targeted bounty?

You did not explicitly require in the contract to help you hide your identity, so I think you wouldn’t mind meeting the person coming to claim the bounty..."

With that move, Sang Kun entirely sold out Martin...

You talk to me about contracts, I also talk to you about contracts, it’s that simple!

If Mountain Eagle had been an unknown nobody, Sang Kun definitely wouldn’t have minded collaborating with Martin to send him away, especially since Danet is still very intimidating.

But now, Mountain Eagle apparently has a police background...

Sang Kun couldn’t believe that a volunteer police officer from Kamui dared to speak to him like this!

Moreover, his arrest of over two hundred currency exchange mules meant that the police had seized his money laundering channel...

This was the core key to him becoming the biggest middleman in Thailand!

Most importantly, he didn’t know if the police had more information about his money laundering channel.

As an old gun, Sang Kun naturally had ways to clear himself, but Thai police were very persistent; they might not catch him as the leader, but they could disrupt his money laundering business.

Between two evils, it was definitely more cost-effective to discuss the contract with Martin.

You are Party A, you say pay then I pay, you say don’t pay, then there’s nothing I can do.

This situation was relatively advantageous for him because he had connections, so he could talk rules with the police force, which actually was easier than dealing with some gang boss coming to claim a bounty.

This bounty was fundamentally a scam, but it couldn’t be a scam led by Sang Kun, otherwise, he would be finished as the gang would not let him off.

Martin adjusted his glasses on his face, glanced at the photo of Basong’s dead body, and shook his head saying, "NO, this is not the person we are looking for!

We wrote very clearly in the bounty contract, we need concrete evidence to prove he is the person we are looking for before we make any payment."

Mountain Eagle never expected that while he was thinking about how to force Sang Kun to reveal who was the person in the bounty, the man was sitting right here...

Mountain Eagle didn’t erupt on the spot; he spread his hands towards Sang Kun and said, "Mr. Sang Kun, even Basong himself admitted it, do we still need to look for evidence?

What is evidence? Do we need to do a DNA test?

If everything needs concrete evidence, then why issue a bounty, it’s much easier to go to the police, police don’t take money!"

Seeing that Mountain Eagle didn’t fall into the trap and shifted the focus to Martin, and instead stared intensely at him, Sang Kun swallowed his saliva, spreading his hands and said, "These are the demands of the person who issued the bounty, I can’t help it."

Hearing this, Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "That means you just don’t want to pay..."

Hearing this, Sang Kun said sternly, "It’s not that I won’t pay..."

Mountain Eagle stood up and gestured with his hand, "No difference, you are the middleman, so you are the guarantor!

It is a fact that you knew there was a problem but didn’t alert everyone.

You might not have breached the contract, but you broke the rules...

Of course, we can’t sue you..."

The meaningful threat from Mountain Eagle sent chills down Sang Kun’s spine...

The young man in front of him had an exceptionally clear mind, sorting out the causes, consequences, contracts, and rules clearly, leaving him no room to maneuver.

Mountain Eagle was right; he could take the money and leave, and then the gang could blame no one but themselves.

But if Sang Kun refused to pay, then the gang which stood to lose a lot would have a reason to retaliate against him.

He was the middleman, and he couldn’t withstand it!

In the end, he would either get killed or have to break the bank to avoid disaster, and it would become very difficult to do business in the future.

Sang Kun glanced at the indifferent Martin, lowered his head to think for a moment, and said solemnly, "I will pay...

But as you heard, Mr. Martin does not approve of the outcome, so I cannot pay the full amount.

As a middleman, I will take out the 30% that theoretically should go to me, which is 1.5 million US dollars.

However, this money cannot be given directly to you, I need to talk to your boss...

I need some assurances!"