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

Deveka looked at the keenly sharp Mountain Eagle and nodded slightly, saying, "I’ve talked to Alia, 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 paynt, 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 ti 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 asure.

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 environnt forms a long, slender passage.

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

At the end of the 19th century, England controlled the trade channels of the Malacca Strait, making France, which colonized Vietnam, extrely 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, diated 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 ti, 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-inco trap. Due to problems like a mono-industry economy, economic improvent 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 environnt, the Kela Canal plan is occasionally brought up.

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

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

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

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

The Lee Family in Singapore feels deep pain whenever the Kela Canal project is ntioned; 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 volu 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 ho occasionally wants to pull, the Thai side will cooperate.

This has ford a strategic cooperative relationship between Thailand and the Lee Family back ho to so extent, promoting interactions between both sides.

Anyone visiting Bangkok should take a look at the embassy of their ho country there; its core location and VIP treatnt 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 environnt of the construction site, which ans their new governnt has likely received recognition from the Lee Family back ho.

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 assessnt 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.