The Next Prince, Chapter 28 pg5
The Next Prince, Chapter 28 pg5
Her father had a way of telling the story that made it easy to understand, perhaps because he was an inventor, so he could adapt politics into a tale with characters like horses, birds, fish, and snakes, all residing in a vast forest. Everyone longed to be the leader, but because each animal had limitations, they had to live in a state of interdependence and competition.
As she grew older, Evaa still requested your father to tell the same stories, albeit with changes. The symbols that made it easy to understand transformed into names of the provinces. The simple problems became more complex challenges, but Evaa never got confused, as the past stories of each person could predict the future and help evaluate others.
“Sometimes wrong decisions lead to disastrous consequences.” Chana's voice breaks the silence after a long time.
Evaa looks at the sigh of regret coming from the esteemed Thawetmetha family’s prince.
“What now?”
“About transportation... back then, Meenakarin had enough power to implement a high-speed transportation system with us. If back then Meenakarin had chosen to be with our Thawetmetha, they would now have the ultimate bargaining power as the country's infrastructure. They would manage human resources better than this...” Her father raises the topic, and a faint smile crosses his lips, regretting Waseen's hasty decision regarding past matters.
“Did Uncle Waseen promise to provide the concession to build a highspeed train to the PIchongpisuts? But in the end, it fell through and couldn't be realized...” Evaa mentions another story her father used to tell.
It's a story about a fish that once ruled the farthest seas and was proud of its domain, but one day, it had to admit the truth that it couldn't swim everywhere, so it tried to find a way to reach the land. With the help of an underground snake, they thought they could coexist in a dependent state, but in the end, the fish was bitten by the snake.
Even though the Fish King may be huge, who would have thought that the treasure devoted to the serpent would be the ultimate wealth of that fish.
“Yes... even though if they didn't choose our side, they should have chosen Atsawathewathin, the Meenakarin should have known that Puchongpisut never succeeded with anyone else.” Father spoke immediately, as if that matter had been warning for many years, his face filled with regret. Evaa understood her father's feelings.
At this time, the noble peacock feels empathetic towards those who have to lose everything and are not comfortable with the behavior of those who choose to deceive everyone... for their own benefit.
“...”
“Uncle Waseen should not believe a word of Rachata's.”
…
This morning, the loyal followers were called to guard from sunrise, barely an hour after the appointment of the esteemed individual. Khanin decided to transform his bedroom workspace into a fully functional war room.
The young man had the housekeeper find projectors so that he could easily open the competition videos to compare the strategies of each club's fencers.
Some people who were followed arrived earlier than expected, causing the meeting to start earlier than planned. Khanin, seated in the chairman's chair, reached for the remote control and opened one screen after another, letting the images of the prominent fencers from each club appear.
“I've watched the past matches of the people Ramil hinted... all of them...”
“...”
“Mostly clubs from the states of Atsawathewathin and Puchongpisut that do not depend on the ruler's lineage. These people must be the main players since they have contacted me personally...” The speech of the royal prince ended. The screen changed to an image of a fencer just coming out. From the luxurious hotel in the main city district of Atsawathewathin, before switching to a picture of Petai getting in the car.
As it is known that wherever friends go, the boss will be there too... so even though Ramil is not visible, Khanin can guess that the other party is sitting in the car that Petai is getting into.
The data collected from the investigation is considered impressive without a doubt. As Charan said, the investigator is truly skilled. Because when he received the information and verified it by having Chakri call to rent the fencer that Ramil hinted, it was found that the fencer had already been rented by a team.
Khanin turned to look at the tall figure seated beside him on his right. On the other side, the figure turned back and paused, waiting for him to continue speaking.
“Mister Butler, could you please provide Khun Charan details about Ramil's team's fencer in more detail, sir?”
“Here you go, Khun Charan... The fencers that Young Prince Ramil rented consisted of six individuals. Three of them are from our state’s club, two from the Puchongpisut state’s club, and another one from a club in the
Thawetmetha state.” said the butler firmly while handing over the iPad to the young man who had taken on the position of the new affectionate companion. “Young Prince Ramil only chose fencers who had competed at the world level, seemingly wanting to select only the most talented individuals to accompany him, leaving only a few average fencers available for others to use.” Charan swept his eyes over the list briefly, nothing more. He expressed his opinion before returning the iPad to Chakri, then raised his head to lock eyes with the younger man.
“Yes, he seems quite greedy and clever in his selection, not allowing anyone to have those exceptional talents. The three fencers from the Atsawathewathin state club have all competed at the world level.” Khanin gestured correctly with his hand before picking up the remote to switch to the income and expenditure table of each team on Emmaly's main website.
The expenses incurred by Ramil with poaching of the fencers from the Atsawathewathin, Puchongpisut, and Thawetmetha states were apparent, but the specific recipients were not disclosed to prevent data leaks.
The budget received by each team, including the income and expenditure of each team, would be online continuously until the final minute of the competition, to ensure transparency and prevent any unreasonable transactions or any party receiving assistance from others apart from sponsorship funds.
Young Prince, a descendant of the horse breed, turned to open the values of the fencers in the Atsawathewathin state club before opening the app, calculator, and entering the values of each fencer in the most recent year divided by the number of months, and then adding them all together. He then showed the numbers to Charan.
“The numbers are close to the expenses that our Young Prince Ramil has paid to the Atsawathewathin state.” Charan understood everything just by looking. Instead of worrying, his lanky figure shrugged and a mischievous smile spread across his face.
“Yes... It means an agreement has been reached. According to the rules of fencer rental, once an agreement is made, it must be continuously for three months until the day of the competition to guarantee income for the fencers who have to spend time training or have the opportunity to compete with other clubs.”
“...”
“I like it very much. Ramil made a quick decision.”
It seems that only two people understood each other in this place. Chakri furrowed his brows for a long time and then decided to ask.
“Why are you satisfied, Your Highness? Young Prince Ramil took all of them, Your Highness.” the honest butler spoke softly, clearly expressing his concern about the Young Prince's apparent preference.
“Because of Ramil's selection... Have you ever heard the saying, 'A wrong decision can change your life'? Looking at the people Ramil chose, he probably thinks that he can prevent any future troubles by taking all the skilled fencers from Atsawathewathin. As for our own state... If I may guess, there shouldn't be anything to worry about. We still have control over the people in the Puchongpisut state, so we have the advantage.” Khanin turned and explained, trying to convey his trustworthy explanation to the close confidant without any trace of doubt.
“ I understand, Your Highness, but still can't comprehend the reason behind it, Your Highness.”
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