Northern Myanmar: Bloodshed in the Golden Triangle, Have I Become a General? - Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Tazhai Meeting, Saving Ashes?

After throwing the utensils,

Chi Yunmeng still couldn’t vent her anger.

 

She picked up a pillow and threw it,

But it only hit the closed bedroom door.

 

“You bastard…”

 

On the other side,

In Dragon Country,

Tazhai Village.

 

It was nearing midnight,

But inside the Tazhai Village ancestral hall,

The lights were on.

 

The spacious hall appeared somewhat empty,

With only two rows of high-backed chairs,

Arranged in the center of the hall.

 

Each high-backed chair was occupied by representatives from various factions in Tazhai,

All dressed in black,

In keeping with the solemn atmosphere of the hall.

 

Lin Yaodong sat in the central seat, resembling a scholar.

With his golden-rimmed glasses and a calm voice, he began:

“Now that all the representatives are here.”

 

“Let’s begin.”

“Let’s discuss this matter.”

“Trouble has arisen in northern Myanmar.”

 

“The raw materials and money,”

“Have all disappeared.”

 

“Chen Jinlong claims it was done by his subordinates.”

“He owes us an explanation.”

“But it’s been two days now.”

“And we can’t reach Chen Jinlong either.”

“This month doesn’t look promising…”

 

Lin Yaodong was also helpless.

If Chen Jinlong had resolved the issue, it would have been fine.

But now that they couldn’t reach him,

Continuing to conceal it would delay this month’s rock candy production.

 

Because of Chen Jinlong’s promise,

Most of the raw materials for this month’s production came from him.

But now they had neither money nor supplies.

 

With the village’s raw materials running out,

They had no choice but to reveal the situation.

 

As Lin Yaodong finished speaking,

The leaders of the various factions in the hall

Exploded in discussion.

 

“What?!”

“Chen Jinlong has taken our goods and money?!”

“That can’t be, right?”

“Weren’t we supposed to have a partnership?”

 

“Why the sudden change?!”

The faces of the people turned pale, and they cursed in frustration.

 

In the third room,

Lin Yaohui’s expression changed dramatically as he questioned Lin Yaodong:

 

“Why didn’t you tell us earlier?!”

“What about Shengwen and Shengwu?!”

“Do we have any news?!”

 

The third room had limited personnel to begin with.

 

Lin Shengwen was young, which could be forgiven,

But Lin Shengwu was a rare talent.

 

He had a strong sense of loyalty and integrity and didn’t procrastinate in his work.

 

But unexpectedly, this time during transportation,

Lin Shengwu got caught up in it….

Lin Yaodong furrowed his brow:

 

“There’s still no news for now.”

“But when Chen Jinlong contacted me two days ago,”

“I asked him.”

 

“Shengwen and Shengwu were taken by Chen Jinlong’s sworn brother, Zhao Renzhou.”

 

“They were detained.”

“The one who intercepted our shipment this time was Zhao Renzhou.”

“Now the only uncertainty is how things are going on Chen Jinlong’s side.”

 

“He said he was going to deal with Zhao Renzhou.”

“But there’s been no news for two days now…”

 

“Perhaps…”

If it were true.

In that case, their chances of survival were slim…

Lin Yaohui’s expression changed unpredictably:

 

“Don’t we still have a few alternative smuggling channels in northern Myanmar?”

“Quickly contact them?!”

“We must ensure Shengwen and Shengwu’s safety?!”

 

Compared to money, Lin Yaohui valued people more.

This was different from the other factions and families in Tazhai Village.

Lin Yaodong nodded:

 

“Don’t worry for now.”

“We’re already working on this matter.”

“The most important thing right now is for the leaders of each faction and family.”

 

“To settle their people.”

“Don’t spread any rumors or gossip.”

“That could unsettle people and disrupt our plans.”

“The difficulties are temporary.”

 

“Do you understand?”

Lin Yaodong’s indifferent gaze,

Swept over the leaders of each faction and family.

The purpose of this meeting was to warn these people not to cause trouble.

 

Lin Yaodong knew all too well the tricks these people could play…

Everyone who was scrutinized lowered their heads,

Silent and ashamed…

As if their secrets had been exposed.

 

The people who had originally intended to demand compensation

Now didn’t dare to speak up…

When the ancestral hall had finally quieted down completely,

Lin Yaodong spoke slowly:

“Let’s adjourn.”

 

The next day,

Northern Myanmar,

Kachin State,

A small village on the outskirts of Ga Wei Town.

 

Zhao Hu was training his men to become familiar with firearms,

Practicing shooting.

 

There were many ragged children watching from a distance,

Full of envy.

 

This village was under their organization’s control.

Zhao Renzhou was sitting and strolling around the village.

This was his first time taking a serious look at northern Myanmar.

 

Because this place was close to the Dragon Country border,

Most people spoke the language of the Dragon Country here.

Only a small number of Shan people used Burmese.

They used both Burmese kyats and Dragon Country currency for transactions.

 

But the dilapidated houses and backward everything else

Gave it a feeling of the last century.

 

Of course,

The town would be a bit better than this feeling.

But it wasn’t much better there either.

 

As he was walking around,

He heard Zhao Hu’s voice on the walkie-talkie:

 

“Big brother!”

“People have arrived from Naiga Town.”

“It’s Sow and his men who came personally.”

“Zhao Bao is receiving them.”

 

“And Xiong Wang from Yebei Town called.”

“He’s asking about the people from Tazhai Group.”

 

“What should we do?”

“Give them the ashes?”

Those people had all been dealt with by Zhao Renzhou,

Like a bucket of gasoline and a lit match…

They were burned to ashes.

 

As for the ashes…

If they dug around, they should still be able to find them.

Zhao Renzhou couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

 

He took out the walkie-talkie and cursed:

 

“What’s the point of giving them anything?!”

“Sow came in person?!”

 

Next to Ga Wei Town, there were two other towns,

Naiga Town on the left and Yebei Town on the right.

 

Sow’s gang occupied Naiga Town,

And Xiong Wang’s gang occupied Yebei Town.

 

Zhao Renzhou hadn’t expected that tazhai Group would actually send Sow personally to demand people.

 

This was exactly what Zhao Renzhou wanted…

“You tell Zhao Bao to keep them under control.”

 

“Gather your team quickly.”

“Bring the RPGs and get ready to move out.”

“We’re sending them west today!”