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Chapter 1210: Chapter 1067: Watching the Play (Please Subscribe!)
The next day.
Morning.
Chai Ren and Zheng Lin returned to Beijing.
Just like when they came, they hitched a ride on Tang Qing’s jet, which made Chai Ren consider buying the same model, although he was a bit reluctant about the price of over 300 million RMB for a new plane.
He was terribly conflicted.
...
At four in the afternoon.
The Gulfstream G550 arrived at Qingyan City Airport.
No one came to pick them up.
Private jets don’t adhere to Standard Time, so Tang Qing did not ask anyone to come.
He went back home.
No one was there.
Tang Qing called his father.
"Tangtang, have you just got off the plane?" Tang’s father asked happily.
"I’m already home."
"That was quick. Then go to your uncle’s place first, pick up your aunt and cousin, and we’ll head over once we close the store." It had become routine that whenever Tang Qing returned, all the families would gather at the manor for a good meal.
"Got it."
He hung up the phone.
Tang Qing then called his aunt. He thought he would have to wait a while, but Qin Shiqi, knowing he would surely return that afternoon, had already dressed up beautifully, ready for a feast.
Her aunt teased her.
"Bro, just wait, we’ll be there in five minutes," Qin Shiqi grabbed the phone from her mother.
"What’s the rush, I won’t let you starve," Tang Qing said.
"I’ve been bored to death at home. Mom just keeps making me do my winter break homework all day, and she even bought me five sets of exercise books, telling me to learn from you. You have no idea how miserable I’ve been these days..."
She wouldn’t stop talking once she got on the phone.
She talked all the way to Tang Qing’s house. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Only then did she hang up.
"Bro, let me see, you haven’t gotten taller or fatter, good, you haven’t turned into a chubby belly. You have to keep it up," Qin Shiqi sized up Tang Qing as soon as she entered.
"Aunt, Shiyu."
Qin Shiyu gently called out "Bro."
"Tangtang, where’s Jiaxue?" the aunt asked.
"Right behind you."
The aunt turned around and saw Lin Jiaxue coming out from their house, apparently to change her clothes. Every time they met, she felt Lin Jiaxue’s femininity was even more pronounced.
Innocent with a hint of seductiveness.
"Jiaxue, your eyeliner is so pretty, peachy red..." Qin Shiqi rushed over, grabbing Lin Jiaxue’s hand and jumping around, not giving her a chance to speak.
"Shiqi, be careful, young ladies shouldn’t be so boisterous," the aunt said helplessly.
In response.
Qin Shiqi stuck out her tongue and made a face.
Half an hour later.
They arrived at the manor.
The women gathered in a group chatting.
Tang Qing and Tang Kai were drinking tea by the huge floor-to-ceiling windows.
"Tangtang, in another month, Ling’s term will reach the six-month mark," Tang Kai suddenly mentioned.
After saying that.
He looked at Tang Qing.
"What’s wrong?" Tang Qing smiled.
Worry appeared on Tang Kai’s face.
"I’m worried he won’t be able to maintain his position. Once he’s removed, the situation afterward will be unpredictable. The entrenched powers in Myanmar are too strong, and they might join together to take down Ling."
"Uncle, who do you think could take him down now?" Tang Qing asked with a slight smile.
"Those vice leaders, and Lang Cai," Tang Kai thought for a while, then said.
"What is the purpose?"
"Power is the purpose. Don’t be fooled by Ling’s extensive use of policies and money to pave the way. His foundation is too shallow, his qualifications insufficient. I fear that once they are done using Ling, they will cast him aside like a used millstone," Tang Kai said worriedly.
"That makes sense." Tang Qing actually quite agreed with this viewpoint, because, except for Kan Qin, all the deputy leaders were preparing how to remove Ling from his position next month.
The use of money before.
It was to gain their support for Ling’s various policies, not to buy their support for Ling’s eventual succession.
Tang Kai continued.
"Right, they could use official means, and maybe Ling would have a chance to succeed. But for power, those people would likely use unconventional methods to kick Ling out of Myanmar’s power center."
"That’s the least of my worries. What I fear most is that they will directly imprison Ling, label him, slander him, and then take over the Myanmar Economic Zone. Then we’ll really be in trouble."
Tang Qing nodded.
His uncle’s speculation was strikingly similar to the plans of those people.
"What about your friend? Any news?"
"Yes."
Tang Kai hurriedly asked, "What news?"
"Just watching the show."
"Watching the show?"
"Yes, what we can think of, they had already considered all the potential consequences when they took office. Just wait and see, it’ll be just like last time when someone plotted against your fruit wine distributorship."
"Clowns jumping about, in the end, are just clowns," Tang Qing said somberly.
"..."
Tang Kai had no idea what Tang Qing knew that made him so certain about a country’s political future—describing some families last time was one thing, but now describing Ling’s opponents.
Is that really wise?
"So, Ling is definitely going to succeed?" Tang Kai asked hopefully.
"If someone else asked, I would definitely say maybe not, but since it’s you, uncle, I can confidently say that now, no one can shake Ling’s position anymore. However, this matter is very serious, so do not spread the word."
Tang Qing reassured his uncle.
Ling has been in office for half a year.
He has also been in the core of Myanmar’s power for half a year.
There’s so much he could have done.
It’s just very covert, and whoever thinks Ling just enacted some policies, approved major projects, and lent vast amounts of money to Myanmar is seriously underestimating the soldiers’ capabilities.
From the beginning.
Tang Qing knew.
No matter how well Ling did.
They would find it hard to accept someone of his background above them.
The compromise with Lang Cai before.
Was also just to avoid a direct confrontation with Lang Cai. Now, without Lang Cai’s constraints, they have no more concerns, and someone has even brazenly approached Lang Cai to take down Ling.
According to their logic.
Once Ling steps down.
He would harbor resentment due to the psychological gap and become an unstable bomb. Remember, Ling still completely controls the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Myanmar Economic Zone.
Their combat power is very strong.
If Ling wanted to do something, he might even call on his two brothers from the north to join him. Hence, on their advice, they are planning to solve the entire "historical issue" once and for all.
Different from before.
When Ling’s position was not high, there was still room to maneuver, but now, to avoid severe turmoil and to prevent Ling’s revenge, taking down Ling has become their only option.
As for why they would approach Lang Cai.
It’s mainly because Lang Cai still controls Myanmar’s military power.
They want to move against Ling.
Without Lang Cai’s nod.
Who would dare?
Fortunately.
Lang Cai hasn’t lost his mind.
He didn’t respond positively to these suggestions, just said he would consider it and dismissed them. Toward Ling, Lang Cai does not dare to act rashly, because his life was saved by Ling.
Otherwise.
His body, already heavily resistant to tuberculosis drugs due to poisoning from Kundun, would have returned to nature’s embrace long ago, and he wouldn’t have suddenly recovered and supported Ling’s rise.
