Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 286 Blackmail
The cruise ship encountering pirates is itself a big news of the century, and the pirates were actually repelled by the Thai police...

For people in other countries, this is explosive news, but for Thailand, it is a volcanic eruption.

Thailand, which is at a critical stage of the coup, is facing a siege-style criticism from the West.

Its supporters have been traveling around Europe, America, Asia and Thailand, shouting and calling for denial of the legitimacy of the new government.

At this time, the news of the rescue of the cruise ship was like a life-saving straw for the Thai cabinet.

Using big news to divert attention is just the beginning. Hype, non-stop hype, using actual actions and media hype to promote the image of the Thai police force to the world...

Doing so will not only benefit the development of Thailand's tourism industry, but also allow the world to see the new face of Thailand.

And the Mountain Eagle on the front line really understands it!
When facing the media, he said, "All the credit goes to the leader," and his leader is the Paisoko family of the police force.

The "leader" of the Paisoko family is ostensibly the Thai government!

'Pandering to your superiors' sounds boring, but in fact, if you understand this approach as upward management, you will find that those so-called 'leaders' can also be led.

Let them feel involved and share their concerns, and you can easily guide things in the direction you want.

That's it now!

In order to stabilize the domestic situation, the new Prime Minister of Thailand whipped the cabinet members, and then the cabinet members whipped the people below them, showing the unprecedented efficiency of the Thai people at this time.

When the Krabi fleet arrived before Phuket's rescue efforts, reporters and cameramen from two newly arrived TV stations recorded the shocking scene.

Thousands of ships of all sizes gathered into an incredible large fleet, rushing to the sea where the cruise ship was trapped.

The large ships would stop a few kilometers away from the reef area, while the small boats continued to move forward.

Tagore, who was far away in Pattaya, sat in a tent and watched the pictures on TV...

A speedboat with the Krabi Volunteer Police logo on it stood out from the crowd of small boats. Pretty Marta was in charge of driving the boat, and the skinny Luo Yang stood at the bow, waving a Thai flag in one hand and shouting excitedly with a heart-wrenching voice through a large megaphone in the other...

"Don't be afraid, we will take you home..."

When the female reporter next to the camera witnessed this shocking scene, she shouted loudly with a choked voice: "That is the speedboat of the Krabi police, oh my god, the entire Krabi fleet has been mobilized.

This has to be the most legendary rescue I have ever seen in my life!
The fleet from Krabi traveled 120 kilometers and arrived here despite the wind and waves on the sea.

Everyone should salute these crew members, everyone should thank Krabi and the brave Krabi police officer...

His name is Yue Shan!

I can't wait to go down and interview that warrior...

Let us follow the camera and witness this great rescue of the century!"

In Tagore's film, the cruise ship passenger stood on the side of the ship, waving vigorously at the fleet on the sea and crying with joy. He covered his face with his hands and buried his head in his knees, his shoulders shaking constantly...

The people around thought that their leader was not feeling well, but they didn't know that Tagore was about to die of laughter.

There were only 4,000 people on the cruise ship, but Krabi dispatched thousands of boats...

Almost all ships that can travel over 100 kilometers have been dispatched!
This is not a rescue mission, it's enough to move the cruise ship!
This is not a formal rescue at all. This is just a hype, using vision and human sensibility to impact everyone's emotions.

Tagore clearly remembered what Shanying had said to him during the previous phone call...

"Don't think about what is right or wrong. The best way to achieve the best results at this time is to mobilize people's emotions, guide their emotions, and use their emotions...

Let those leaders change into casual clothes and go to Krabi, let the media "quietly" discover them, and take good care of those tourists, which will not only bring economic benefits, but also political benefits! "

Tagore was trapped in Pattaya, so he conveyed Shanying's words to his father Mondo...

He is not sure about the specific situation in Bangkok at the moment, but what he knows for sure is that the Thai police force has won and the Paisoko family has won.

Shanying resolved the cruise ship crisis as a Thai policeman, bringing the Thai police force to the forefront, and then, through skillful diplomatic rhetoric, attributed all the credit to the support of the police's top brass and the efforts of the entire police force.

At that moment, all the police in Thailand benefited, and the Paisoko family, as the most powerful family in the Thai police force, naturally attracted the most attention.

His father, Taimon, had been pulled into the Prime Minister's Office by the Prime Minister, and his mother had set up a temporary office in the conference room of the Central Bureau of Investigation. Several famous media figures, newspaper editors, and TV station shareholders were summoned for a meeting.

In the past, this group of people simply ignored Thailand's politicians because they believed that foreign forces could give them more money.

But when Thailand's core disciplinary investigation department invited them to temporarily put down their work and participate in a media carnival, these people had no ability to resist.

Who doesn’t have some troubles?

Now that you have been targeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation, you might be thrown into jail if you spit anywhere outside.

The media was an area that the Paisoko family had never ventured into in the past, but with this incident, they were able to open up the media situation in one fell swoop.

The elders of the Paisok family have made many phone calls to Tagore to confirm Shanying's identity, and some of the more impatient ones have begun to ask when Tessa and Shanying's wedding can be held.

At this point, anyone with eyes can see that 'Officer Yue Shan' has a bright future!
However, compared with the enthusiasm of those relatives, Tagore knew that Shan Ying was not interested in the police force... Only Tagore, the fully involved prince of the police force, knew that Shan Ying had mobilized all the forces of Ao Nang Town, Krabi, and promised a high reward, which mobilized the entire Krabi fleet and all Ao Nang merchants.

Tagore vaguely knew what Shanying wanted to do because he had heard from his sister about Shanying's plan for Krabi.

He knew clearly that Shanying could not stay in the police force. He wanted more, something that even the Paisok family could not give him!
But Tagore didn't care about the ambition of the mountain eagle at all. He cared more about the ability of the mountain eagle to handle things...

He didn't participate closely in other matters, but he now had the absolute upper hand in the Joint Investigation Team Office...

Oh, except that the 191st Brigade is still not strong enough, everything else is developing in the direction Tagore wants.

The arrogant adviser Kate had already tried to surrender to him for the third time. The British envoy also rushed to the scene and hinted many times that if he could help rescue the people, Britain would reward him in other ways.

As a relatively mature official at this time, Tagore was not in a hurry!

Anyway, the 191st Brigade can't break in, so just drag it out, without water, electricity or food. No matter how terrifying you terrorists are, even if you eat human flesh, how long can you last?
Tagore didn't know what was in the office that could make Yingmei so anxious. A simple human life would definitely not have such an effect.

He wanted to delay until the mountain eagle came, and then break in and find those important things...

The Thai police are now at the peak of their power. When the media effect reaches its peak, that will be the day when these terrorists will be brought to justice!

By then, the whole world must know that the Thai police will not succumb to the threats of terrorists!

………………

Shanying had no time to pay attention to the developments outside at this moment. Facing the arrival of the Krabi fleet, he decisively launched a personnel transfer plan...

At the same time, a 'sky-high bill' was faxed to the cruise company!

Along with this bill, there also arrived a claim settlement plan from AXA Insurance Company!

When the people from the cruise company saw these two documents, they instantly felt a strong sense of malice...

………………

"What the hell is this?"

In a luxurious apartment in Singapore, Faiz, a tall and strong Southeast Asian pirate king wearing a custom suit and with a hooked nose, slammed two documents in his hands on the coffee table, then walked back and forth angrily, shouting: "This is not rescue, this is blackmail!"

A Chinese man in a suit wearing gold-rimmed glasses picked up two documents and took a look at them...

When he saw the number on the 'sky-high bill', he subconsciously leaned back as if he was shocked by the huge number.

After looking at the furious boss, the man in the suit hesitated and said, "Boss, we have now acquired 70% of the shares, which means you are now the boss of the cruise company.

The loss caused by this accident was huge, and AXA Insurance listed the proper care of tourists as one of the conditions for compensation...

They also sent someone to inspect the damage to the hull and gave an appraisal price.

Once we reject the bill, Krabi will transfer the payment through AXA Group.

Just now, the Thai Coast Guard sent a fax to the cruise ship's headquarters office. They defined the cruise ship as a crime scene and rejected our request to tow the cruise ship away on our own.

Now that AXA has completed the damage assessment, they won’t give us a chance to raise objections…

Our people estimated that every day the Diamond Queen stayed in that reef area would cost us $200 to $300 million.

This is assuming that the damage to the bottom of the ship does not expand!"

When the pirate king Faiz heard this, he said angrily, “So I should tolerate this kind of blackmail?
$8000 million, are these people crazy?"

The man in the suit was frightened by Faiz's ferocious expression and shrank back. Then he pushed the AXA Group's document in Faiz's direction with a tangled look on his face and said, "Sir, you should read the compensation clause...

These amounts do not include the travel insurance that tourists purchase through us..."

When Faiz heard this, he frowned and said, "Isn't this a good thing?"

The man in the suit shook his head and said, "No, AXA Group has set up a temporary claims center in Krabi. All claims for tourists' personal accidents, medical expenses, personal property, personal legal liabilities, etc. will be paid from that claims center.

If the money doesn’t go through me, it means…”

Faiz has been a shareholder of the cruise company for many years. After hearing this, he rubbed his temple in pain and said, "This means that we will have to face claims from tourists. FUCK..."

The man in the suit looked at his boss, whose face was extremely ugly. He said tremblingly, "Boss, how those tourists feel in the future will determine the intensity of the lawsuit we will face!"

After hearing this, Faiz sat down heavily on the sofa and said with a gloomy face: "So, I have to give you the 8000 million!"

The man in the suit nodded nervously and said, "Boss, if you want to run Diamond Cruises for a long time, you have to show enough sincerity and attitude at this time, otherwise..."

Faiz listened and said in a deep voice: "What will happen if I don't give it?"

(End of this chapter)