The alley was eerily quiet, and so was Quinn, who was suppressed by Tang Shuxing. Gu Huaiyi and Ji Kefeng blocked one side of the alley, blocking the eyes of the locals who passed by from time to time.
There was a reason why Tang Shuxing took Quinn out of the hands of the CIA. Not only did they live and die together, he also wanted to know how he was arrested and what he was hiding. Of course, the most important thing was that the CIA wanted him
do what.
Quinn didn't say anything, but just signaled that he wanted to smoke. Tang Shuxing let go of him and let him light the cigarette by himself. At the same time, he said: "I know, even if I don't ask the CIA to let you go with us, they will find a way to let you go with us."
Following us, the head of the world's largest intelligence organization would be so simple that he would choose to trust us completely because he cooperates with the Ministry of Ancient Science? We are not stupid, and you don't pretend to be stupid either."
"They gave me two choices, either to follow you and spy on you, or to send me back to Sharman Dynamics." Quinn grinned, "I have no choice, I will die if I go back, because the United States has already
Attacked Sharman Dynamics, their companies in the United States
All companies and manufacturing plants were controlled, but before that, the armed forces of Sharman Power Company had long been transferred abroad. Now, their main base is in Africa, which has become the base camp of Bafang. It is not Shang who actually controls Africa.
All, from all directions!"
"You didn't tell the CIA this news?" Tang Shuxing asked with a frown.
"You don't need me to tell you, do you think they don't know?" Quinn sneered, "They just pretend not to know and want to save face, don't they? There is nothing they can do about Africa now. After the Astaya incident, together with the surrounding
The country was quickly controlled by all parties, and it is impossible for the US military to fight a meaningless war against them."
"Don't they need resources?" Tang Shuxing shook his head, "Africa is so rich in resources."
"Political axes and capitalists are two different things. Even if the political axes want to, can they go to Africa to do business under the banner of political axes? Impossible. No American company dares to continue operating in Africa. This is the largest divestment operation in history."
Quinn leaned against the wall and said, "After a company divested its capital, Sharman Dynamics immediately took over and kept the company running. When I left, Sharman Dynamics already had 18 large-scale mining companies, all of which were staffed by locals and managed by locals.
The staff are all die-hard loyalists from all directions!”
"All parties have monopolized most of Africa's resources..." Tang Shuxing looked at Gu Huaiyi, "They started really quickly, and their original goal was clear. Kill two birds with one stone, no, even more."
"There is no reaction among the major powers?" Ji Kefeng asked, "This is not in line with common sense."
"No one wants to get involved in a war, and after the Yellow Fog Incident broke out in Philadelphia, everyone felt that they could not protect themselves. The whole country had no consensus at all, and most of them opposed being involved in the quagmire of war, because so far, everyone has
You don’t even know who your enemy is.” Quinn shook his head, “Although I know it’s Shangdu, the strength of the two major organizations under Shangdu, Yaojin and Bafang, is already terrifying, and some of the major powers have
People even think that simply recognizing Shangdu as a country might be able to ease the situation."
"But doesn't that mean betraying Southeast Asia?" Ji Kefeng was puzzled.
Quinn took a deep breath: "What does it matter? Western countries need to divert their attention, not only domestically but also Shangdu's. They are trying to give up all Southeast Asia and leave Southeast Asian issues to China. If China
If it’s not handled well, there’s still Russia. Anyway, there’s still a long way to go before them.
distance. Moreover, the United States has secretly put pressure on Russia and China to ask Russia to take more care of India and to ask China to increase aid to Pakistan. These two countries have become the front barrier and at the same time are increasing their presence in the country.
The military strength in the Middle East, in this way, can temporarily protect Europe."
"They launched a war in Astaya and created chaos in the United States, and then they easily gained Southeast Asia." Tang Shuxing shook his head, "It's so damn scary. Shang Du completely grasped the weaknesses of politicians.
When I put it in my hands, I know that everyone is just for profit, and profit is the first priority. Everyone only looks at what is in front of them, and everyone sweeps away the snow in front of their door."
"Okay, I've said everything I need to say." Quinn lit up his cigarette again, "Now do you want me to follow you, or do you want to leave me in the Philippines?"
Tang Shuxing looked to Gu Huaiyi and Ji Kefeng for advice, and then they both nodded silently, saying that taking Quinn away might be useful.
…
It was already seven days before they returned to Chiang Rai, Thailand. In the past seven days, they had taken cars, boats and short-distance planes. They also spent a lot of money to enter Thailand, and they notified Lin Sotu and Tian Longting in advance.
Under the premise, because the Thai [***] side has imposed martial law on all borders, and because civil strife has broken out in neighboring Myanmar and Cambodia, the cause of the civil strife is that the governments of the two countries have designated Shangdu Sect as an illegal sect and require believers to communicate.
Dispose of illegally held weapons.
This was a risky move by the United States. By letting the governments of the two countries do this, they wanted to see how powerful Shang Du was in Southeast Asia. Unexpectedly, the matter was even more terrifying than they imagined. The original doomsday theory was
It's ambiguous, but natural disasters occurred frequently, a zombie war broke out in Africa, and finally the Philadelphia Yellow Smog incident occurred in the United States. These events directly led to the death of millions of people on this earth.
Therefore, these things almost indirectly confirm the theory of doomsday, which makes more people not ask what Shangdujiao ultimately pursues, and just immerse themselves in the religion like a chicken blood.
Of course, more because of poverty and injustice, Shangdujiao began to distribute food and supplies to believers, and followed the principle of equality for everyone. In this way, more believers worked harder. Because they thought that Shangdujiao was outside
They are all so generous, and the people in Shangdu simply live like a paradise.
They think this way simply because Shangdu is in a completely closed state, and no one knows what this underground kingdom is like.
Back in the bar in Ayue, Chiang Rai Province, it was already late at night. There were no civilians in the bar. All the people sitting there were soldiers under Zheng Guoyuan. These soldiers were uniformly dressed and had cloth strips with the word "Zheng" written on their arms.
, to show their identity.
In Chiang Rai, Zheng Guoyuan controls everything and very smartly seals the place to prevent anyone from entering. Even the believers of Shangdu Sect can only make a "pilgrimage" outside the blockade towards Shangdu.
Worship in the direction.
The four of them dragged their exhausted bodies into the bar. They almost collapsed on the ground before they reached the bar. They had to find a table and sit down. However, their entry immediately made the surrounding soldiers very dissatisfied, but among them there were still
Those with sharp eyes recognized Gu Huaiyi, whispered a few words, and left with the others.
Soon, only Tang Shuxing and others were left in the bar. Just as they were looking around for Ah Yue, Ah Yue's head popped up from behind the bar and then stood up, wiping a thick-walled hand in his hand.
He raised his eyes and looked around, then said: "Be prepared to compensate me for my losses. As soon as you came, those soldiers left, causing me to lose at least several hundred dollars."
"Now the settlement currency in Chiang Rai is US dollars!?" Ji Kefeng said while lying on the table.
Ah Yue didn't say anything, but just asked: "What do you want to drink?"
"You said you were treating me." Tang Shuxing finally spoke and turned to look at Ah Yue, "Also, you are the one to pay for the loss, not me. You took away my pair of bracelets."
"Nonsense! Don't frame me." A Yue stepped forward, pointed at the pair in Ji Kefeng's hand and said, "Isn't this yours?"
"This is yours!" As soon as Tang Shuxing finished speaking, he knew that he had been fooled again.
Ah Yue smiled at him and said, "Isn't that right? When we were in the United States, we agreed that we would have a pair of the same bracelets. You already have a pair, and you still shamelessly want my pair?"
"
Damn it! This bitch! Tang Shuxing was speechless for a long time, and he was holding back his internal injuries.
Ayue put the cup on the table and asked again: "Tell me! What to drink! I'm treating you! Hurry up, otherwise I'll close."
Gu Huaiyi and Ji Kefeng both asked for beer, but only Tang Shuxing asked for a bucket of water, preferably from the river or the tap water pipe.
Ah Yue said something inside, and then the person who brought the beer out was none other than Ah Ling.
A Ling changed her wild animal behavior. She wore a pair of big glasses frames on her nose and a friendly and enthusiastic smile on her face. She looked like a student who came to work.
"Beer for you two." A Ling placed the beer in front of the two of them, then looked at Tang Shuxing and apologized, "Your water will have to wait for a while, I'm sorry."
After A Ling finished speaking, she walked away quickly. A Yue winked at her and nodded to indicate that she did a good job.
After A Ling left, Tang Shuxing looked at the door where she disappeared and asked: "Did you get the antidote, or did you find an animal trainer?"
A Yue smiled, leaned over and whispered into Tang Shuxing's ear: "If you make fun of my sister again, I guarantee you won't be able to leave this bar!"
"To be honest, if I walk out, I don't want to come back. I don't know whether I should believe you or not!" Tang Shuxing turned to look at her, "Who are you? What are you going to do? Who are you working for? Do you have
Principles? I don’t know any of this!”
Ah Yue didn't answer. At this time, Ah Ling came quickly with a bucket of water, put it on the table, then bowed slightly and said: "Your water! Thank you!" Then she stood there and didn't leave.
Tang Shuxing looked at Shui, then at Aling, then at Ayue, then at Aling, nodded and said, "Thank you, you can go."
Ah Ling didn't leave, she still stood there with a smile on her face.
Tang Shuxing stared at her, and when he was about to ask, Ah Yue leaned over again and reminded: "Tip! You're not so stingy, are you?"
"What's the matter?" Tang Shuxing pretended to be stupid. Gu Huaiyi immediately took out a banknote and handed it over. A Ling took it and left happily.
"Damn it, we just escaped from the wolf's den and entered the thieves' den again." Tang Shuxing put his head into the bucket and drank water like a cow or horse. It took him a long time to raise his head and take a deep breath.
"She's not fine, she's just under control temporarily with medication." A Yue said, leaving the table and walking toward the back door.
Gu Huaiyi looked at Ah Yue leaving and raised his head to signal to Tang Shuxing. Tang Shuxing sighed and had no choice but to get up and follow Ah Yue out the back door.
When I walked out of the back door, I saw that behind the bar was a small garden filled with various flowers and plants, with many fireflies flying around... (To be continued.)