Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 97 Not Enough Money

Chapter 97: Chapter 97 Not Enough Money

Sunset Mountain...

This is the name Mountain Eagle gave to his mountain!

When Mountain Eagle drove to the top of Sunset Mountain, ’Big Mouth’ had already arrived...

Looking at a dark-skinned woman and a younger woman with a straw hat, busily cleaning the coffee shop’s counter...

Mountain Eagle got out of the car and hugged ’Big Mouth’ who came to greet him, saying with a smile, "Sorry, I’m late. Are they your wife and daughter?"

Big Mouth was stunned for a moment, then laughed and shook his head, saying, "Of course not, my wife is in the countryside, and both kids are in an international school.

They’re from Cambodia, I found them quite pitiable, so I got them to cook for the workers."

Mountain Eagle, after hearing this, smiled and nodded to the dark-skinned woman in greeting, intending to greet the younger one as well, but she lowered her head...

Mountain Eagle didn’t mind, he turned around and carried two puppies from the car and placed them in a shady spot inside the counter...

Looking at Balang flurriedly peeing nearby, then starting to roam around the top of the mountain, Mountain Eagle spread his hands towards Big Mouth who clearly knew Balang, saying, "This is all the trouble Killing Bee has brought me..."

Big Mouth, looking at Balang’s agile figure, shook his head and said, "Balang’s a good dog, and a good soldier, it’s a pity his trainer was terrible...

Take good care of him!

This place is a bit remote, such a large area without even a fence, having a good dog is more useful than having a gun!"

Having said that, Big Mouth gestured and walked towards the mountain peak, saying, "I took a quick look just now, the inside of the two completed houses are not furnished, the mountain top doesn’t have water or electricity, and the septic tank layout is planned but not dug...

On top of that, there’s material for building four more houses, that’s a huge project; what’s your plan to handle this?"

After listening, Mountain Eagle touched his wallet and said helplessly, "My budget is limited...

Right now, the most important thing is to build a water tower, then dig good drainage and a septic tank. If you have a way, I’d like to replace the roofs of the two houses with solar panels.

The rest is just to clean up all the useless building materials, turning the spare land into a vegetable garden or something would be quite nice."

Big Mouth, after hearing this, said with a bit of regret, "That’s it? It’s such a waste of this place!"

Mountain Eagle, touching his wallet again, said, "Even so, it’s going to be tough for me, you have to give me a discount, otherwise, I’m worried I won’t have the money to settle the bill..."

While the two talked, they arrived at the mountain peak, where there were already 4 workers busily on the job...

Compared to the Thai workers who loafed around in the office, the four workers Big Mouth brought were obviously much more diligent.

The four seemingly not so strong workers were shirtless, with their dark skin shimmering in the sun as they sorted the chaotically stacked building materials, separating the rotten wood and neatly stacking the usable ones...

One look at these people’s demeanor, and it was clear they weren’t Thais, Mountain Eagle curious, asked Big Mouth, "Who are these people?"

Big Mouth spread his hands and said, "These are people from my wife’s hometown...

My wife is Cambodian, she fled here to Thailand over ten years ago, and I met her at the border when I was in the army."

As Big Mouth said this, looking at the Cambodian workers who were toiling with great effort, he laughed and said, "They all snuck over from Cambodia...

Some work here to save money to send back home, others after earning some money and settling down a bit, would go find jobs elsewhere.

To be honest, if not for their extremely low wages, my construction company simply couldn’t survive!"

Mountain Eagle, contrasting the hardworking Cambodians with those Thai workers who loafed around in the office, found these Cambodians to be particularly cost-effective.

It was not just about pursuing cheapness, but as a genuine Hua Country person, Mountain Eagle was long accustomed to that efficient mode of operation...

Mountain Eagle gave Big Mouth a thumbs up, saying with a smile, "I don’t know what problems might arise from using illegal immigrants in Thailand, but I think this is pretty good."

Big Mouth said with frustration, "The result of using illegal immigrants in Thailand is that if there’s no one covering for you, you can only take on some rural housing construction and maintenance work."

Otherwise, any construction project that seems profitable could be reported any time, and I could be fined into bankruptcy.

If it weren’t for the call from Killing Bee yesterday, I would have been ready to disband this crew and find jobs on my own."

Big Mouth looked around the vast empty space as he spoke, a hint of anticipation in his tone: "Mountain Eagle, are you really not planning to make this place a bit nicer?

Most of the materials you need are already here, it’s a real waste not using them."

Mountain Eagle shook his head decidedly and said, "First, you need to tell me how much money is needed to fix the water and electricity problems.

Brother, I still owe Blood Fox 300,000 US Dollars..."

Big Mouth looked at Mountain Eagle with a touch of sympathy and pulled him over to the entrance of a herringbone-shaped house...

To face the sea directly from the yard, the front doors of the two herringbone-shaped triangular houses were both on the east side, while the sea-facing backyards and balconies were on the west side.

The pointed roof of the house was nearly 8 meters from the ground, but due to the slanting angle of the walls, though the interior space seemed ample, the actual usable area, when adding up floors, was only about a hundred square meters.

The interior hard finishing of the house was nearly done, with ceilings, floors, tiles, bathrooms, and kitchens all in place. As long as water and electricity were connected and the already planned septic tank was sorted out, you’d just need to bring in furniture and curtains to move in.

The overall design of the house followed a modern industrial theme, with huge glass curtain walls at the front and back to ensure both the mountain and sea views were unobstructed.

To be honest, the aesthetic sensibility of the designer who created this house definitely checks out; it looks high-end and very modern, but this thing is niche...

Being niche means spending more money to make it suitable for living.

Big Mouth pulled Mountain Eagle to sit down on the stairs in front of the house, took out some paper, and said with a smile, "The sewage system is the easiest; the developer is almost done with it, we just need to do the finishing touches.

Water is also easy to deal with...

There is a natural spring at the foot of the mountain. We can ask the workers to use channel steel for the framework, buy a large polyethylene drum to set up a water tower big enough for your use, install a small water pump underneath, and with a filtration system, ensure water safety.

Electricity is a bit tricky. Solar panels are great, but Thailand’s rainy season is long, and relying solely on solar power can’t guarantee electricity all 365 days of the year. You’ll need to build a power generation room and install a fuel-powered electricity generation set to meet the basic power needs.

Interior decoration is more expensive, but if you have blueprints, my workers can use the local wood to make most of the internal furniture; you’d just need to purchase sofas and appliances.

The vegetable patch on the open ground is simple, just plan out the area with wood and spread some nutrient-rich soil for planting..."

As Big Mouth continued to scribble and sketch for a long time, he finally said, "All this together will cost about 4 million Thai Baht..."

million Thai Baht, or about 110,000 US Dollars, sounds like a lot, but Mountain Eagle, who knows his stuff, is aware that Big Mouth’s quote is very conscientious.

Looking at the grin on Big Mouth’s face, Mountain Eagle covered his pocket and sadly said, "Can you give me a little more discount?"

Big Mouth shook his head resolutely and said, "The price can’t be reduced any further, but if you have any special requests, just ask. As long as we can use the materials on site, those workers can do it for you."

Mountain Eagle was just bargaining out of habit. The ’discount’ that Big Mouth offered, although extra labor, still satisfied him...

Glancing at the Cambodian workers who had been tirelessly laboring since his arrival, he gritted his teeth and asked, "How long will the construction take?"

Big Mouth thought for a moment and said, "It depends on the weather, but it will soon be November, and the rain will lessen. At most two months will see it done.

Pay 2 million Thai Baht upfront, and the rest after completion...

You can trust me, I don’t claim to be better than others, but I’m definitely not worse!"

After listening, Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "I’ll transfer the money to you after I get back. Please make it as fast as possible.

I wasn’t in a hurry before, but now I need to think of something..."

Just as Mountain Eagle was considering asking Blood Fox for some work, he saw several workers pointing at the sea and yelling out in alarm...

When Mountain Eagle made his way to the back of the house, he saw smoke rising from a boat far out at sea...

Shortly after, he received a call from Luo Yang...

"Boss, there’s been an accident on a yacht at sea; the tourist police are calling us for support..."

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.