Mercenary’s War
Chapter 1393: 1375 Please Keep Quiet

Chapter 1393: Chapter 1375 Please Keep Quiet

Eileen’s words were quite effective, and Gao Yang was astonished to realize he was the one snatching business and was also a rule-breaking price manipulator.

Scratching his head, Gao Yang spread his hands and, looking at the equally astonished crowd, said, “Should we try to eliminate the competition?”

Yake said leisurely from the side, “In the arms dealer profession, competition is fierce. As a newcomer, if you want to establish yourself, you need to eliminate the veteran dealers holding the market. If you plan to do this long-term, strike first; eliminate the boss, and you become the new boss. Wipe out all competitors, and you monopolize the market.”

Gao Yang shook his head and said, “Forget it, we’re doing this part-time; we’re not planning to be arms dealers forever.”

Yake smiled gently and said, “Then don’t provoke anyone. You must understand, the arms trade is very dangerous. Once a war starts, one side must fully retreat. Simply put, either don’t start a fight, or, if you do, eliminate the enemy completely. If you’re not in this for the long haul, just stay low. It’s good enough if no one comes to trouble us.”

Gao Yang looked at the others and finally sighed, saying dejectedly, “I think we should stay out of the arms dealer mess. This time, we lost the business we had in hand, just consider it a lesson. Next time we have suitable business, either don’t do it, or, if we decide to, just do it decisively, to avoid getting it snatched away like this again.”

Glolov nodded and said, “We don’t need to start a war with anyone; it’s not worth it.”

Cui Bo frowned and said, “But what about our transportation? Kucher’s no longer an option, how do we move the Skull Gang’s ammunition out?”

Gao Yang said in a deep voice, “Let the White Shark Gang handle the transport. We were planning to go to them anyway. There are dozens of vehicles, which should be enough. It’ll just take a few more days, a day or two extra to fill the ship is all.”

Eileen took out a small notebook, looked it over for a few moments, and then said in a serious tone, “Boss, there’s an issue. This time, our ship is a container ship with over thirty thousand tons displacement. If we want to use it, the freight cost is much higher than the last ship, requiring three million dollars. We can have at most sixty container slots, but we need to pack containers; plus, the container ship can’t unload in Somalia since Bosaso’s port doesn’t have container cranes. The cargo can’t be offloaded at sea by small boats either. So, this is very complicated.”

Gao Yang urgently asked, “I know the situation at Bosaso. What’s going on? Is this the only ship we have available now?”

Eileen raised her hand, took out her phone, checked it for a moment, and nodded, “Yes, currently we only have this one ship available. The next ship is much smaller, a roll-on/roll-off ship, more suitable for us, with cheaper freight, only six hundred thousand US dollars. However, it can only dock in five days. If we don’t use this ship, it will leave Odessa after staying for three days. If we do use it, we can be ready to leave after two days’ preparation.”

For Gao Yang and the team, the shipping cost for arms is far higher than the arms’ value. Shipping arms, especially illegal weapons, requires vessels owned by daring shipowners willing to take on the risk, and of course, at an astronomical price. Otherwise, with high risk and low returns, no sane shipowner would ship arms.

This container ship was arranged by Little Donnie for the purpose of shipping valuable arms at the highest freight cost, as a precautionary measure. Bigger ships mean wealthier shipowners, who naturally require a high price for such risky shipments.

Gao Yang massaged his head, speaking painfully, “Packing ammunition into containers and loading it onto the ship would take at least a week before setting sail, and Shava barely has any container transport trucks. Plus, if we use a container ship, we’d lose money on this armament shipment. Let’s wait for the next ship; the time difference won’t be much, but the freight cost will be.”

After speaking, Gao Yang waved his hand sternly, “Inform Little Donnie to contact the roll-on/roll-off ship and secure it. We must hurry and buy more goods to fill a ship before we leave.”

After that, Gao Yang looked around and said loudly, “Does anyone else have anything to say? If not, it’s time to eat. Let’s call for delivery. Uh, what are we having tonight?”

Li Jinfang lazily said, “Let’s just eat something simple. There aren’t any decent restaurants nearby, just the same few places, and it’s delivery, the food isn’t good once it arrives. Whatever.”

Cui Bo waved his hand and exclaimed, “I’ve been frustrated with the food these past few days; fine, today I’ll graciously cook for you all. Tell me, what do you want to eat? Nikolai can go and buy the ingredients.”

Frey looked aggrieved and said, “Boss, didn’t you say you would hire a cook soldier? Why haven’t you found one yet?”

Cui Bo, with a face of displeasure, said, “Hey, what do you mean by that? I said I’ll cook for you, and now you’re saying you want a cook soldier? What do you mean?”

Frey scratched his head and said, “No, your cooking is actually pretty good, but it’s always the same few dishes. Can’t you learn to cook a few more different things?”

Cui Bo exclaimed, “You’re lucky to have something to eat, and you still dare complain to me. I’ll tell you, don’t expect to eat any of my cooking next time!”

Frey grinned appeasingly, saying, “No, that’s not what I meant. I meant we should find someone who can cook for us in a field environment.”

Gao Yang, helpless, said, “Do you think I don’t want to find one? Wait for it; when luck comes our way, I’ll find a cook soldier for you all. For now, just settle with Rabbit’s cooking. Rabbit, let’s have rice tonight, stir-fried with a couple of dishes. I wanted noodles, but I don’t want any frozen Italian pasta, and it’s too troublesome to roll out noodles for a dozen people.”

Yake lazily said, “You guys are so picky about food; it’s just a meal. And you even want a grand feast on the battlefield, it’s ridiculous.”

Andy He said seriously, “British, shut up. Rabbit, I want shredded potatoes, fry one up.”

Rafael, without looking up, said, “When discussing cuisine, the British should automatically be quiet. I want scrambled eggs with tomatoes.”

Gao Yang waved his hand and loudly said, “Just stir-fry some vegetables, whatever kind. We’ve eaten too much meat lately. Oh, Yake, keep quiet; this isn’t your turn to speak.” (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com).