Daniel was a bit shocked looking at Mountain Eagle, the Chinese descendant...
Europeans and Americans actually have some racial concepts. In their minds, Chinese are generally tagged with labels like modest, hardworking, good at math, introverted, and timid.
Don't think 'mysterious' is a good word; Europeans and Americans also find Congo mysterious.
Now, the deeply ingrained elite demeanor of Mountain Eagle shattered Daniel's stereotype of Chinese descendants!
In all his years, he had never seen anyone who could sort things out so clearly without much intelligence support.
Gathering all possibilities, then organizing them into a clear chain and, intriguingly, even if the chain broke at some point, it didn't hinder him from executing a part of that chain.
Of course, this is related to the geography and cultural environment of Alaska...
Since it's so remote here, there aren't other interests, hence there are not many interference factors affecting Mountain Eagle's judgment.
