55 Meeting With Mr Andrés, An Absurd Request
Ss stepped out of the car and looked at the semi-bustling port in front of him. He could see the clear coastline filled with small watercrafts, ranging from small boats to speedboats, and also a significant amount of human activities.
What actually caught Ss'' attention was the beautiful expansive Caribbean Sea with its clear, see-through blue waters and golden sand on its bed floor that reflected the sunlight back to the surface.
A view that Ss couldn''t get enough of.
''I''ve heard of the Caribbean Sea, and seen pictures and videos of it but I must say that pictures and videos just doesn''t do its beauty any justice.''
Ss was still admiring the beauty of the sea when he heard someone calling out to him. He turned his head towards the source of the sound and saw a middle-aged man in a maritime worker''s uniform standing in front of him.
"You must be Mr Ss. I''m Mr Antonio, I will be taking you to the ind," The man said, and started taking Ss closer to the sea where his boat was docked.
Ss didn''t say anything and followed Mr Antonio. He didn''t want to waste anymore time as he only has less than a few minutes more before the meeting with the ind owner will begin.
Few secondster, the both of them were standing in front of a luxuriously designed speedboat.
Mr Antonio got into the driver side of the speedboat, while Ssfortably took his seat at the back.
Seeing that Ss was already seated, Mr Antonio started the speedboat, and its engine came alive.
He steered the speedboat out of the dock and onto the waters of the Caribbean Sea, making their way to the ind.
During the journey, Ss briefly forgot about everything as he relished the feeling of the cool sea breeze blowing against his face and his body. n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
This is the first time he''s gone on a trip. Even though the reason for the trip is to buy the ind, he still wants to enjoy the scenery to the best of his ability.
After a few minutes, the outline of the ind was alreadying into view, Canaima Isle. Ss'' attention was instantly attracted by it and he started essing it and its surroundings.
Canaima Isle is an ind surrounded by the beautiful transparent blue Caribbean waters. It''s also covered by canopy-like and dense greenery making it look like a forest in the middle of the sea, and the greenery also serves to block anyone outside from seeing what''s inside the ind.
The speedboat came to a stop and docked beside a pier at the ind''s shore. At the pier, Ss could see a middle-aged man dressed in formal attire, exuding an aura of authority and a young male who seems to be his guard standing beside him.
Ss already knew their identities and information as LUNAR has already disyed it on the Gear.
Ss saw that the middle-aged man started walking up to him as he got off the speedboat, followed by his bodyguard.
"Se?or Ss, bienvenido a I Canaima. ?Espero que haya disfrutado su viaje hasta aquí?," The man in formal attire said when be got to where Ss was.
If it was before, Ss would have been stumped on how to reply as he didn''t understand shit about Spanish, but that changed as Ss now has the Gear and LUNAR.
LUNAR immediately tranted what the man said and disyed it.
{Mr Ss, Wee to Canaima Isle. I hope your trip here was enjoyable.}
"Yes, it was. Thank you."
"Once again, wee to Canaima Isle. Please follow me, our meeting ce is inside," The man said, as he pointed at a wooden cabin house almost covered by the ind''s greenery and vaguely visible from where they stood.
The man started walking towards the cabin house and Ss followed behind. During the short walk, Ss essed the interior of the ind.
Apart from the dense greenery, the only thing Ss saw was different species of birds, some flying around while some perched on trees.
...
It took a few minutes before they got to the cabin. The middle-aged man walked into the cabin house, followed by Ss, leaving only the young man standing guard outside.
Inside the cabin house, the man walked towards an ind retreat armchair and sat down.
"Mr Ss, please have your seat," He said and pointed to another armchair.
Ss nodded and took his seat.
"Mr Ss, I''m sorry for not introducing myself. I''m Mr Andrés, the owner of the ind."
Although Ss already knew his identity, he didn''t reply and only nodded in acknowledgement.
"You must be thinking of the reason why I asked for us to meet instead of just selling the ind directly to you," Mr Andrés said.
"Yes. I''m quite curious as to the reason why, Mr Andrés," Ss said with a curious expression on his face.
"Before we proceed, Mr Ss, do you know my actual identity? Who I really am?," Mr Andrés asked.
"I''m sorry Mr Andrés but I don''t have an answer to that question," Ss replied.
Of course, Ss already knew all the avable information on the man standing in front of him, but he decided not to acknowledge it.
"That was to be expected. Let me not make this take any more of your time," Mr Andrés said, as he looked at Ss intently.
"My name is Andrés Martínez, I''m the minister in charge of the Office of the Presidency and Monitoring of Government Management," Mr Andrés said, and paused as he waited for what he said to sink before he continued.
"The reason why I called you here is because I have an offer for you. I need your help with something and I can give you whatever you want in return."
Ss smiled when he heard. He could already guess where the conversation was going as LUNAR has been continuously scouring the inte and every avable source that she could for more of Mr Andrés information, while also simultaneously updating Ss.
Mr Andrés saw Ss'' silence and decided to continue.
"Mr Ss, there are two options. The first option involves me selling the ind to you for your base price of $500 million," He said, and paused once again before continuing.
"The second option is that I will give you the ind for free and you will receive additionalpensation after you help me achieve what I want."
Hearing what Mr Andrés said, the smile on Ss'' face widened before disappearing immediately. .
Without much thought, Ss chose the first option. He felt that it was better not to entangle himself with politicians because to him, they are venomous snakes.
Yes, Ss hates politicians.
"Mr Andrés, I will choose the first option," Ss said.
Mr Andrés gave a lightugh when he heard this. Ss choosing the first option was something he expected.
He could feel that Ss already has an idea of what his request would be and honestly, he doesn''t me the young man, but the truth is that he seriously needs someone like Ss who has high spending power to help him and his group with their ambition.
"Mr Ss, you didn''t even hear my request before you made your decision."
Mr Andrés sighed and sped his hands as he looked at Ss.
"Mr Ss, I need your help to overthrow the nation''s current president and government," Mr Andrés said.
He wanted to maintain the lead in the conversation and hold the advantage during any possible negotiation but it seems that he has to give it up if he wants to secure Ss'' help.
The truth is that he and his group have tried to seek help from different people and organizations but none of them seems to be willing. Those that agreed all asked for the impossible aspensation. Something he couldn''t agree to.
"I understand that you may not be able to make a decision immediately but please, do give it some thoughts. I''m willing to give you anything inpensation as long as it''s not excessive," Mr Andrés said, and stood up from his armchair.
He reached into one of the pockets on his suit and pulled out a card.
"This is my card, Mr Ss. Please do give me a call after making your decision," He said, and dropped the card before leaving Ss in the wooden cabin.
When he got outside, he called for the male that apanied him and the two of them made their way towards the pier.
Ss stood up from his seat as he watched their disappearing figure.
"LUNAR, what do you think?"
{ept his proposal.}
"....Exin."