Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger-Chapter 889 - 832: Opportunity Amid Disaster
"They can't do anything right!"
Far away at the Brown Bear Camp, Daria received a call from Mountain Eagle...
She had already negotiated the details of the Mexico operation with Kate from the Bangkok Group. At this moment, she was overseeing General Sied administering medicine to Tiago while also training this Sinoloa gunman leader, hoping to help him quickly regain his youthful prowess.
The location of the Brown Bear Camp is downstream of the Yukon River, slightly lower in latitude than Fairbanks. Although it also suffered from extreme cold and snowstorms, due to the camp's and the natives' ample material preparations, and the abundant natural resources within the northern mountains, there wasn't a wolf disaster outbreak.
After receiving Mountain Eagle's call, Daria immediately called State Police Chief Redick for consultation...
The Alaska State Government had indeed entered into an emergency state, but their efforts could only be concentrated around larger cities like Anchorage and Fairbanks, proving powerless in remote areas.
Some say old America is a symbol of freedom. To be honest, in places like Alaska, people do enjoy unlimited freedom most of the time. But the downside of this is that, in the face of disasters, their weak organizational capabilities become apparent.
Liberalism is sure to give rise to finely tuned self-interest. At this point, if the State Government can't provide enough funding, it's impossible to organize large-scale rescue operations.
Mobilizing the National Guard is just a gesture, offering little assistance in alleviating the survival pressure in remote areas. That's because it's well-known that American soldiers don't engage in disaster relief.
When it comes to having them sit in helicopters to hunt wolves, they'll decide whether to deploy based on the weather conditions.
Having them do road clearing or material transport work is out of the question.
According to American conventions, these tasks must be handled by professional companies, and initiating contracts, approving additional disaster relief budgets all require lengthy procedures. Even if someone pushes the process, there will surely be an investigation in the name of anti-corruption afterward to attack political enemies.
America has a political system praised by many, but the reality is only a strong president, like Roosevelt, who can integrate most voices, can make the system operate smoothly. At other times, the system falls into the cycle of 'no corruption, no action' within internal conflicts...
Only after Commissioner Smith has collected enough will they be willing to relinquish their rights or risk offending others to advance a matter. Otherwise, the system will suffer a 'brain-dead' state in internal strife.
In New York, just installing a few fences at a subway station requires a few years of meetings to discuss, and in the end, the administrative costs raise the price of several fence sections to nearly a billion-dollar saga.
In response to her boss's inquiries and arrangements, Daria quickly replied...
Transporting materials to the upper reaches of the Yukon River, by land, is impossible. This year, due to sudden cooling, the river froze rapidly, with the ice-covered surface filled with sharp edges formed by pushing and squeezing, making sled transport across it unrealistic.
However, the material reserves at the Brown Bear Camp are abundant, and a C-27A transport aircraft can take off at any time, but it requires the airstrip in Koyukuk Town to be cleared.
A helicopter can also be dispatched to deliver some essential living supplies to Mountain Eagle, but this requires the weather to improve first.
If Mountain Eagle is anxious, Little Ruby can pilot a bush plane to risk an airdrop to the village, though the bush plane's load is extremely limited, resulting in minimal assistance.
Even though the situation appears quite severe, Daria sensed her boss was in a good mood, so she continued, "Boss, don't count on the National Guard. The FBI's investigation into the military here in Alaska isn't limited to the Federal Army; the evidence they hold shows the National Guard's involvement in arms smuggling projects."
Currently, many high-ranking officers in Alaska's military are like ants on a hot pan, and several senior officers have already gone to Washington to take action.
Kate just contacted someone on the federal side; the Alaska State Government has appealed to Washington for emergency assistance, but now, entering the final sprint phase of the election, the black president doesn't have time to care about what's happening here in Alaska."
On the other end of the phone, Mountain Eagle, slightly amused, said, "So Alaska here has to find a way to seek self-rescue, right?"
Daria nodded and said, "Boss, that's how it is normally. As far as I know, it's more or less the same worldwide.
Rather than having locals wait endlessly for rescue, it's better to organize them for self-rescue.
As long as enough money is provided, there's plenty of material and transport capacity in both Anchorage and Fairbanks, enabling the continuous aerial delivery of essential living supplies to Koyukuk.
Of course, the premise is that their runway can be cleared..."
Mountain Eagle, an astute individual, immediately understood Daria's implication, pondering for a moment and then saying, "So, it takes money to solve the problem, right?"
Daria replied with a smile, "Boss, whenever there's a disaster, there will always be wealthy individuals willing to contribute generously..."
Mountain Eagle was already very familiar with the political and business logic; right now, Alaska was in a tough spot, and targeted aid akin to offering help in a crisis would undoubtedly yield generous returns.
After figuring out the intricacies, Mountain Eagle hung up the phone and found Yuliy, who was pretending to be busy in the kitchen...
Watching her struggle to make a bowl of vegetable salad after working for quite some time, Mountain Eagle, shaking his head with disdain, said, "You better go do the laundry. I bet you'll be busy these two days..."
Upon hearing this, Yuliy replied with a wry face, "Boss, everyone is doing their best to face the disaster; I can't just hide behind..."
Mountain Eagle, with a smile, waved and said, "Solving the logistics for everyone is also a form of contribution..."
Knowing that her boss was punishing her in a roundabout way, Yuliy reluctantly lowered her head and said, "Boss, maybe you should dock my pay; I've fallen behind on a lot of work these past few days..."
Mountain Eagle circled around the alluring Yuliy and nodded, saying, "The work wasn't done well, so it's only right to deduct the salary..."
Seeing Yuliy's surprised expression, Mountain Eagle smiled and said, "Your sister's salary for the whole year has been deducted already. Isn't it a bit unfair for you to get special treatment?
Here's the deal, your salary will be deducted, but you'll have some tasks to do…
The tasks involve assisting Mrs. Li with matters related to disaster donations and inter-city bilateral coordination issues. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
If you handle these matters well, you should be able to get by with the bonus."
In fact, since the Daria sisters became the assistants of the Mountain Eagle couple, they've hardly had to spend their own money.
Daria is doing fine as she has independent funds approved by Mountain Eagle, which cover various expenses like the assistant's wardrobe, travel, and dining.
But not Yuliy, she was very pained by having tens of thousands deducted in a year!
Hearing about the opportunity for compensation, Yuliy decisively nodded and said, "No problem, boss. Are you planning to take the opportunity of the wolf disaster to donate to the Alaska State Government?
If so, we should find a suitable entry point.
Our lawyer Tommy Black has been active in Anchorage, and our company currently has a close relationship with the Ankres City Government.
The question now is, what do you want, boss?
Currently, all our businesses in Alaska are operating at a loss. If the intention is merely to seek state tax reductions through donations, it might not be very significant for us."
Yuliy absolutely has the smarts to basically figure out what Mountain Eagle intends just by listening to his briefing.
The combination of extreme cold, snowstorms, and the wolf disaster poses a huge challenge for the entire Alaska government, especially in the area west of Fairbanks and north of the Yukon River.
In old America's thinking, solving problems requires a lot of funds…
At such times, when a wealthy person steps forward to offer donations, many projects that previously required substantial resources and effort for lobbying can be quickly advanced…
Mountain Eagle has set up the business in Alaska for Xiao Wan. With the foundation well laid, he's quite pleased to see how it develops further.
However, this opportunity is really good…
The previous friendly city initiatives were delayed due to the Death Angel's terrorist attack, and restarting them requires a new opportunity.
This is just such a good opportunity!
Mountain Eagle's mother-in-law is having some influence in the Women's Federation, which aids in pushing forward the friendly city initiatives.
If some aid supplies from home could be brought over at this time, Anchorage would surely extend the highest level of reception and reciprocation.
There's no need to do much, as Anchorage is a global hub-type air freight city. Whether through adding flights or reducing airport fees, or simply offering some preferential policy, slightly promoting the cooperation of aviation between the two sides can quickly generate a series of benefits.
Moreover, during the transition period of the United States, bypassing the complicated Washington to enhance bilateral exchange and dialogue from another perspective is itself an outstanding political achievement.
Mountain Eagle didn't want to tell Xiao Wan directly because he always disliked showing his calculating side in front of her, so he simply reminded her indirectly through Yuliy…
Seeing Yuliy take out her tablet and quickly jot down the key points he mentioned, Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and said, "First, contact lawyer Tommy Black to meet with the state government folks.
Efficiency is needed in the rescue, and we can provide an initial sum of money to purchase a batch of supplies, but the state government needs to provide a new Black Hawk UH-60M to assist us in transporting supplies.
This model of Black Hawk helicopter can carry an external load of up to 4 tons, plus it has a long range, sufficient for distributing supplies to remote surrounding areas, and with a few machine gunners, it can also help drive off the wolf packs."
Yuliy seriously took note of the boss's requirements, nodded solemnly, and said, "Understood, I'll go discuss with Mrs. Li how to proceed specifically…"
Looking at the messy kitchen, Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "Then go ahead and do it, preferably give me an accurate response within two days.
Our helicopter has too small a load capacity, and its performance can't match the Black Hawk. In such extreme weather, it's better to leave risky flying to the National Guard pilots. If they die, there's compensation anyway…
This matter is the top priority; you can decide on everything else yourselves!"
Speaking, Mountain Eagle rolled up his sleeves, smiled, and said, "Tonight I surely won't be able to sleep, so let me make a pot of wolf meat for everyone to try…
I hope it doesn't taste too bad!"
