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King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 402 - 388: Princess’s Shelter
Al Sani slowly explained the reasons behind his sister’s rescue, which left Joe Ga astonished and realizing that it actually might be feasible…
Royal gossip from the Arab world is quite interesting, and their princes and princesses aren’t as valuable as the outside world imagines.
As everyone knows, Middle Eastern royal families, especially the Shah’s, tend to have multiple wives.
But what people don’t expect is that even when a royal family takes an eighteenth wife, they don’t consider commoners.
As a significant figure, the Shah’s Prince Nayif’s junior wife would also have to be a princess.
And here lies the part most criticized about MSL, they usually regard women as their property, even their own daughters are no exception.
Al Sani’s father is the brother of the former King of Qatar, and his cousin is the current King of Qatar…
The former King himself was quite legendary. Unable to bear the heat, he went to Nordic countries to cool off, only for his son to take the opportunity to purge his loyalists remaining in the country and freeze his bank accounts.
Unlucky enough to be stranded in the Nordic region with no way to return home, he eventually had to announce that he was passing the throne on to his son.
Al Sani’s grandfather was once a staunch ally of the old King. Following the King’s fall from power, Al Sani’s father quickly bowed down to the current King, but his power and wealth saw a significant decline.
To solidify his position, Al Sani’s father married his youngest daughter off as the sixteenth wife to the Shah’s Prince Nayif.
The current King of Qatar himself is quite open-minded, and the Princess is a shareholder in several French luxury goods companies, running a few of her own luxury brands, with a very positive image in Europe and America.
Al Sani is also well-educated and open-minded. He hadn’t been able to prevent his father’s actions but always cared deeply for his sister born of the same parents.
After being forced into marriage, she tried to escape numerous times during her studies in France.
Each time, however, she was captured and brought back by Prince Nayif’s men. The most serious incident involved Shah’s secret agents kidnapping her on the streets of London, stuffing her into a car and taking her to the airport, while the London police didn’t dare to make a move.
If it weren’t for her father’s status, this princess might well have disappeared.
Al Sani had never much respected his conservative father and was not willing to let his sister become a sacrifice; it was just that previously, he truly had no power to change the situation.
Now, with the internal power struggle within the Shah not favoring Nayif, Al Sani started to entertain the idea of rescuing his sister.
He planned to plant secret agents at Prince Nayif’s social gatherings to snatch the princess away and put her on a flight to Africa, ending up in Joe Ga’s territory with an annual protection fee of 10 million dollars, holding out until Prince Nayif bit the dust.
After mulling it over, Joe Ga thought it seemed achievable, maybe, probably!
Especially since the princess would rather go to an impoverished area like Central Africa to escape her current life, which not only demonstrated her determination but also that freedom was more important to her than luxury.
It isn’t news when Middle Eastern princesses flee from marriages or run away from home, but eventually, they often give in because these princesses, accustomed to opulent lives from a young age, can’t leave the big cities, the money, or the luxury behind.
Al Sani’s sister’s choice to go to Central Africa signified her choice for a different kind of life.
The Dubai Royal Family, on the other hand, has been another hotspot for princesses attempting to escape.
Two of Sayyid’s own sisters tried to break away from their father’s control, only to end up imprisoned and abused.
The only successful one was the famous Dubai’s Second Princess Hayah!
This woman, over two decades younger than the Chieftain of Dubai, fled to England with her two daughters and $270 million in private funds when her husband was about to present their teenage daughter as a gift, and with the support of her maternal Jordanian Royal Family, she won the divorce case, securing 4.6 billion British pounds in compensation.
But even now, she is facing an endless series of custody battles, never gaining a moment’s real peace.
Joe Ga thought the rescue was doable because of the precedent set by the Dubai Princess…
Even though those princesses didn’t manage to escape, the international organizations that tried to help them didn’t get punished or retaliated against; on the contrary, they gained high prestige when exposed.
But later on, those incompetents either got defeated by Dubai’s money or were indeed limited in their capabilities. After much loud but ineffective advocacy, they lost the public’s patience and trust.
Of course, Dubai’s deterrence doesn’t measure up to the Shah’s, but Joe Ga is not one of those inept members of social organizations.
Just looking at how European and American journalists relentlessly pursue the Shah’s Royal Family, one can tell how bad the Shah’s image is in the eyes of the media.
Rescuing a princess from the Shah’s hands is politically correct in the media’s eyes; anyone who contradicts it is an enemy of democracy and freedom.
Those European and American journalists are indeed troublemakers, but sometimes you can’t help but admire them; these media terrorists really dare to do anything.
Embarassing the Shah Royal Family in public is a basic move; those who don’t have the guts to do so earn contempt from their peers.
What’s more, judging from the attitude of Sayyid and Al Sani, Prince Nayif’s good days are unlikely to last much longer, so what’s there to hesitate about?
An annual protection fee of 10 million dollars, plus bringing a princess to warm the hearts of the impoverished locals in Central Africa, brings both prestige and benefit.
With the princess’ newsworthiness, just by stepping forward and raising her voice for P·B on social issues, any charity fund could make a fortune, and P·B’s good image would penetrate deep into the hearts of the public with media coverage.
Because P·B dares to shame the Shah, which journalist wouldn’t show a bit of favoritism when encountering them?
And Joe Ga can say with a clear conscience that he really doesn’t want to offend the Shah, but also truly isn’t that afraid of the Shah.
These wealthy fellows have been barely scraping by in their battles with the Yemeni commoners; it’s impossible they would come to Central Africa to lock horns with P·B over a fallen prince.
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Paying for mercenaries to seek revenge was possible, but the likelihood of success wasn’t great on Joe Ga’s home turf.
And it wasn’t as if there was a real conflict of interest, as for face, it’d pass with time.
Before, Sayyid had mentioned that this would be an image business deal, the first successful one, and that there would be new orders to follow.
Joe Ga guessed that he did it to take care of his two sisters who had failed to escape home and were imprisoned.
He had said before that his sisters’ mental state wasn’t very good, and by building a palace on the grasslands, they could often bring them over to relax.
Crown Prince Hamandan was a famous internet celebrity and was probably quite modern in his thinking.
While their father was still powerful, they didn’t dare to rebel, but it seemed hopeful to build a palace in Central Africa and then ask their father to allow their sisters to be imprisoned in a different location.
Having figured out what was going on, Joe Ga didn’t immediately agree but looked at Sayyid sideways and said, "How about we pick up Al Sani’s sister and then fly directly to Dubai, and I’ll help rescue your two sisters as well?
We’re friends, so I’ll give you a special deal, it’s 10 million a year for one princess, so for your two sisters combined it will be 10 million, all-inclusive with food, lodging, and security guaranteed. On my turf, they can move around freely.
What do you think?"
Sayyid glanced at Al Sani, who had a weird expression on his face, and rubbing his head helplessly said, "Hu Lang, we’re brothers, my sisters are your sisters...
And I paid for the palace out of my pocket, and I even helped you build the airport. Asking me for money, isn’t that a bit too unsympathetic towards brothers? My sisters are quite pitiful!"
Joe Ga was amused by Sayyid’s reaction; the prince had made a very good impression on him, as he might be a bit vain but had a pleasant personality.
Perhaps it was because he had no chance of inheriting the throne that Sayyid seemed to seek a bit of freedom.
With a lifetime’s worth of money and no burdens, why shouldn’t one live a little more carefree?
Investing in the global mercenary company was just Sayyid’s first attempt. Rescuing a princess was a minor interlude, and he also aspired to do something remarkable that would make people remember that Dubai had a prince named Sayyid.
Faced with such a Sayyid, Joe Ga could only stand up and give him a hug, then smilingly said, "Alright, your sisters are my sisters.
Send them over as long as what they yearn for is true freedom, and not wanting to enjoy life without accepting any constraints. As long as they are within Central Africa’s borders, I can guarantee their safety."
Listening to this, Sayyid nodded in appreciation and said, "My sisters are almost getting driven insane from being locked up; at this point, they’d be willing to do anything just to breathe some fresh air.
It’s probably not possible for them to marry into a royal family in this lifetime, but I still hope they can live happily.
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Marrying as a princess is a form of ’responsibility’, and if they don’t want their lives dictated by their father, they must give up their former lifestyle.
Central Africa is not bad, it has some of the most brutal yet flourishing sights in the world.
If they could start over there, it would also greatly help redefine the image of the Dubai Royal Family."
Joe Ga gave a thumbs-up to Sayyid for his clear thinking. Not all princesses from the Middle East were ’tragic figures’; as long as they came to terms with their reality, their lives could be better than 99% of the world’s population.
Thinking about Al Sani organizing beauty contests to rescue his sister, Joe Ga smacked his lips and reluctantly said, "Alright, I’ll take this business deal.
But I can’t get involved in kidnapping someone at a social event. I’m only responsible for covering the princess as she leaves, the actual kidnapping has to be done by you guys."
With that, Joe Ga shook hands with Al Sani with a smile and said, "I admire what you’ve done for your sister.
But I can only promise to ensure her safety in Central Africa, and I can’t guarantee to fulfill all her wishes.
Sometimes I think running away isn’t the answer either; personally, I suggest finding something for her to do. For instance, Monaco’s Princess Charlene volunteers at my place..."
Joe Ga hinted subtly, but Al Sani immediately got the point. Bringing certain matters into the sunlight could sometimes make the people of Shah exercise restraint.
So he nodded and said, "Don’t worry, once you meet my sister Amina, you’ll see that she is a true angel.
She longs for freedom and is ready to leave everything behind!
If anyone needs it, Amina would of course be willing to hold an umbrella for someone else.
The Middle East needs more outstanding female representatives, and Amina is definitely one!!"
After hearing this, Joe Ga laughed, nodded, and looked at Sayyid, saying, "My resort could change its name to ’Runaway Princess Resort’.
Let’s open more branches in the future and send a runaway princess to work at each resort."
Sayyid nodded vigorously and said, "First let my two sisters see hope; maybe then my 17-year-old younger sister Sara might gather the courage...
There are too many bastards in the Shah Royal Family, my father is planning to send Sara to marry some 40-year-old non-direct Prince Shah, which I can hardly accept.
Hu Lang, I’m serious about investing in you, and if things really go downhill, I might not be a prince anymore.
Without the royal allowance, and just relying on my brother Hamandan to bail me out, life would be tough.
The global mercenary company must succeed!!"
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