Pointing at Ahmed, Charlie then told Mark, "You and your brothers can join Hamed's forces, staying anonymous as you serve. I will make sure to transport your families to join you in Syria where you will all be reunited."Charlie's first thought was to have Mark join the Ten Thousand Armies, but he decided against it since Mark's name and face would soon set a benchmark for notoriety. If word got out that he joined the Ten Thousand Armies, the Ten Thousand Armies would naturally be affected.That, however, didn't apply to Hamed—the man was a rebel in the first place and any mess he made was only to be expected, and they were merely talking about taking in mercenaries sent to stage a terror incident.Moreover, it was dirt in the eyes of Hamed's former rebel commander. After tonight, they would be infamous and condemned as well, and the situation would get more awkward for them if they never made a statement. It was just rubbing salt in their wound if Mark joined Ahmed.Mark was more

It just so happened that Dubai Group was looking to sell JD Island. It was one of the top three islands in the Maldives and was worth over 500 million USD.However, luxury tourism has been in decline for a couple of years now. Even JD Island's profits were dropping, which was why Dubai Group intended to sell the island and cut its losses.That's just how everyone thinks—dropping out when the market fails.On the other hand, there weren't many who had what it took to buy it and were willing to do so… except for Bernard alone.He had spoken with Dubai Group who had a price tag of around 600 million USD set in mind, but he was sure he could take it for five.And since Charlie saw through his intention to pull the wool over his eyes, he just had to buy that island to be sincere.Before Charlie could answer, he also doubled down, "Actually, I'll give you both Randheli and JD Island! If you think Randheli doesn't suit you, you can use it as a recreation spot for the Ten Thousand Armies

The ensuing shock left the entire world quaking.If Tanya didn't say it out loud herself, none of them could have imagined the world's greatest pop star to get caught in a terror attack, and at a vacation spot like the Maldives at that!As everyone turned their eyes to her livestream, Bernard made his appearance too, recording the unconscious guest as he explained, "Ms. Sweet and I are conscious as they fed us antidotes, since they were keen to get more money out of us…"And the rest panned out as Charlie had planned.After Mark double-tapped his dead comrades, he stepped in front of the cameras and said loudly, "Hello, everyone. My name is Mark, an Australian of Oskian and Japanese descent. Ten years ago, I joined Blackwater, the world's biggest mercenary group, and have been running ops in the southern atmosphere…"And with that, he elaborated at length on what happened.To make himself even more believable, he accused Blackwater with vivid detail as Charlie had instructed, eve

If Mark tried to bolt, he'd be hurting Blackwater and himself, as he would be putting himself in a very difficult situation.Mark himself knew that, so why run away? He could just behave and go to Syria, help Hamed catch the moles who infiltrated his ranks as a way of earning merit.Who knows? He might one day make it big, and that was certainly much better than risking his hide for the rest of his life.Heading back to port, they destroyed the other fastboats along the way before taking the last one and fleeing.Meanwhile, the guests in the bar were afraid to leave, as they had no idea what was outside.Moreover, Mark said that there might be more terrorists who survived, and they would be dead if they got unlucky and ran into one.Hence, as everyone stayed in the bar like well-behaved children, Tanya continued to accuse Blackwater in her livestream.In no time at all, the company's reputation fell to rock bottom, with netizens calling for the organization to be labeled a ter

Bernard's stinginess was legendary—but not with himself, but toward others.If he could make money off someone else, he would squeeze them for as much money as possible.If he had to pay for something—esepcially for no good reason? Dream on!In fact, he was suddenly donating the Maldivian military 50 million USD because Tanya was livestreaming, and he was just riding the bandwagon for a glorious moment of PR goodwill.He limped along with his lame leg to the general, his blood dried and caked his pants, making him look all the more tougher despite the disability.The French especially worshipped him, feeling that he was Napoleon incarnate at that moment, a hero of their current generation and the pride of their nation.They were certainly thrilled too, as their influence on the international stage was dwindling, rarely claiming any notable achievements or winning any prize in any international athletic events.If anything, the media wasn't even bothered to cover them for years