Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 90: Being a Good People-person

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Being a Good People-person

Mountain Eagle, in the end, couldn’t bear to dump all the work on Luo Yang, so he dug into his own pockets and had Luo Yang bring back the construction team he had chased away...

100,000 Thai Baht wasn’t too much...

Although Mountain Eagle was deep in debt himself, not having obtained the 1 million US Dollars from Vilter, he did manage to get his hands on the 20,000 US Dollars and 20,000 Euros that Vilter had prepared for running away.

Together with the leftover funds from Bangkok, Mountain Eagle now had about 30,000 US Dollars + 20,000 Euros + 350,000 Thai Baht in cash.

If not counting the debt of 300,000 US Dollars, Mountain Eagle, starting with 60,000 US Dollars in Bangkok, became a property owner in just two months...

Not only had those 60,000 US Dollars not decreased, but they had also increased by a piece of land, a car, a boat, an office that brings in a fixed income of 300,000 Thai Baht yearly, and two high-quality firearms ready for market trading...

In two months, Mountain Eagle had achieved what most Thais couldn’t accomplish in a lifetime.

However, this office with a fixed annual income of 300,000 Thai Baht could possibly become a loss-making asset at any time.

Because this 300,000 Thai Baht is needed to maintain the operation of the office, as well as to pay staff and maintain the speedboats...

Hearing Chief Ke Cha speak, Volunteer Police were required to participate in patrols, which meant that hiring just Luo Yang definitely wasn’t enough...

Given the financial situation of Kamui’s police station, it was impossible to expect any budget increase from them, the only way to ensure no money loss was actually to do nothing at all...

Hanging up a sign and collecting 300,000 Thai Baht for nothing every year is the typical practice of skimming off the Thai Police Team and even the military.

But this was not what Mountain Eagle wanted, because his way of thinking was vastly different from that of traditional underworld figures.

Skimming money would not be able to expand the top-down influence he had fought for in Bangkok, and if he could not make good use of the convenience he had gained from Tessa’s family, then the effect of what he had done before would be greatly reduced.

He needed to get this Volunteer Police station up and running and find a suitable way to profit from it. This would not only provide him with a cover identity, but also allow him to establish a safe zone by expanding his social networks.

This was extremely important because no one involved in the underworld can guarantee they won’t ever be targeted...

Having a safe zone as a buffer would give Mountain Eagle enough space to calmly deal with any trouble, even if it’s just for escaping, the safe zone could provide cover.

And to deeply link with this place, relying solely on Mountain Eagle, an outsider, would take a long time, hence Luo Yang’s role as an enthusiastic local became exceedingly crucial.

Luo Yang also knew he had done something wrong and, faced with the generous boss, swore that he would get the office sorted out within three days.

Mountain Eagle didn’t quite believe Luo Yang’s promise; the green building used as the office was really in poor shape...

The exterior walls of the brick and concrete structure were still passable, but the roof had several conspicuous holes, and the interior decor was pretty much unusable.

If 100,000 Thai Baht could get the roof and painting done, Mountain Eagle would be extremely grateful.

Watching Luo Yang making solemn promises, Mountain Eagle waved his hand and said: "Don’t speak of things you can’t accomplish in front of me, let the workers be responsible for fixing the building, you’ll take charge of cleaning up the trash outside.

After the building is fixed up, I’ll buy some furniture to put in it..."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle watched Luo Yang nodding incessantly and hesitating to speak; he said seriously: "You’re in charge of monitoring the radio, but if anything happens, you must call me. If you dare to act on your own without my orders..."

Luo Yang immediately shook his head vehemently and said, "No, no, absolutely not..."

Speaking, Luo Yang craned his neck and cautiously asked Mountain Eagle, "Boss, when will I get my uniform issued?"

Mountain Eagle was momentarily taken aback and said, "Once the office is sorted out, your uniform should be arriving around that time!"

Then, with a serious expression, Mountain Eagle added, "If it doesn’t get sorted, you won’t be needing a uniform..."

After saying that, Mountain Eagle didn’t wait to gauge Luo Yang’s reaction; he walked about a few hundred meters to reach the coastline on the West Side...

Thailand’s tourism primarily capitalizes on its pristine nature, which is another way of saying the government lacks sufficient budget for development and maintenance and must therefore rely on the superior natural environment to intermittently exploit the tourism industry.

Ao Nan Beach was far from the cleanliness Mountain Eagle had originally envisioned; the so-called jellyfish sea was deceptive.

There wasn’t a great deal of garbage on the beach, but large clumps of dirty seaweed piled along the shoreline, decaying and fermenting over time, were being pulled back and forth by the sea against the rather coarse sand...

To say stepping into mud with each footstep would be an exaggeration, but it wasn’t much better than that.

The dock Mountain Eagle had imagined was nonexistent here; the slender fishing boats that carried passengers and were used for fishing simply stopped along the shoreline.

And Mountain Eagle’s speedboat was moored in a small lagoon...

Someone had constructed a few makeshift docks in the lagoon using buoys, with the speedboats of the Ao Nan Police Team and the tour companies mostly docked inside.

The speedboat Taigore had gifted to Mountain Eagle was berthed next to the buoy dock...

Mountain Eagle went up to the dock and boarded the speedboat, finally discovering something that cheered him up...

It was not some ordinary speedboat at all, but a retired Coast Guard high-speed assault craft, 11 meters long, with two diesel engines.

Mountain Eagle wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about the specific models of speedboats; the Coast Guard had stripped all military equipment and reapplied a blue and white paint job, and the cabin had been refitted as well. However, the military lineage of the speedboat was still clearly noticeable.

Thais might not excel in big ships, but their skill with speedboats was definitely top-notch.

Mountain Eagle started the speedboat, getting a feel for its engine and various electronic devices, ensuring everything was functioning properly. He couldn’t help but give Taigore a call to express his thanks, also informing him that he had arrived in Kamui and taken over the office matters...

In the call, Mountain Eagle half-jokingly said, "Buddy, you can’t just focus on Bangkok; sometimes, you should also turn your attention to places like Kamui. The police budget here is too tight..."

Taigore was momentarily surprised, then quickly understood Mountain Eagle’s implication. He laughed and said, "Did the folks in Kamui ask you for help?"

Mountain Eagle shook his head and replied, "No, it’s just that after seeing the difficulties here, I wanted to ask if Bangkok has any surplus equipment or the like to sponsor them...

The Tourism Police Station in Ao Nan only has five people. Yesterday, in an effort to rescue an overturned fishing boat, the entire station went down with it...

I think, even though they are not part of the same system as the Crime Investigation Bureau, they are still like a brother unit.

Tessa is not particularly tactful; if she really were to transfer to Kamui, she would definitely need someone to help lay the groundwork..."

Taigore couldn’t help but admire that Mountain Eagle really knew how to be personable...