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Chapter 1295: Chapter 1151: Is This Part of the Plan? (Welcome, Alliance Leader Youying Xiao Feng!)
July 6th.
Morning.
I saw a piece of news on TV.
Annesley smiled.
"At 7:30 this morning, the Indian side, without any reason, fired several foam bullets at the mountainous border area of Shijie Province in Myanmar. Since they landed in an uninhabited mountainous area, there were no casualties or economic losses. Currently, our side is in negotiations with India to investigate this incident..."
Reading this,
Annesley knew.
Their chain-plan had begun.
Before this,
he had aggressively pitched Weapons to Ling.
But Ling staunchly refused to buy even a single bullet from them, the United States, putting him and his superiors under a lot of pressure. Didn’t Ling say there were no threats in the vicinity? So, they created some threats.
After such a long wait,
it finally began.
While Annesley did not know the entire plan,
But judging by the scheming nature of those American conspirators, their tricks were predictable: initiate a conflict, then escalate it, stir up chaos, and then play the good guy intervening to break up the fight.
In the end,
through negotiations, achieve their goals.
Afternoon.
The latest news came in.
"The Indian side has confirmed that this was a deliberate act of a local force in the northeast direction. The reason given was retaliation for the restoration of the original boundary monument, which limited India’s cross-border logging and planting activities..."
Annesley was very excited by what he saw.
Reasons.
They were never an issue; if willing, they could find hundreds of reasons to achieve their effect. The TV reported that India claimed the area was disputed and that this act had nothing to do with the Indian government.
He opened his computer again,
watching the war of words between the two sides.
Annesley felt it was more thrilling than watching a blockbuster movie.
Many Myanmarese netizens expressed that we should hit back; such provocation must not be tolerated, and a lesson must be taught. The Indian side, not to be outdone, seemed to enjoy slinging insults for fun.
However,
his good mood did not even last two nights.
The next day.
As dawn broke,
just as everyone wanted to see the latest developments in the incident, a piece of news that left Annesley speechless arrived: the force that caused trouble yesterday had blown up their hideout early in the morning.
It landed directly in their leader’s courtyard. Now he’s lying in the hospital, unconscious.
With that,
things heated up.
He phoned his superior.
"Is this part of the plan?"
Annesley typically didn’t inquire into such plans, but an obvious mishap had occurred, and he had to confirm it. If it was not part of the plan, then damn it, whoever they had hired was seriously unreliable.
"An unforeseen event, our people are investigating," his superior also sounded troubled.
Soon.
The ’most accurate’ news came in.
--- Accidental incident while intoxicated.
The people fled.
Before escaping, they blew up their own incriminating tools, and on last inspection, these people had defected to an Indian government camp. This move left the local force stunned, the Indians baffled, and the US side utterly confused.
What’s going on?
A plot by the Indian military?
It seemed that was the outcome.
But the Indian side firmly denied it, saying these people were seeking repentance, acting on their own will. The trouble wasn’t over yet; as the leader lay in a coma, some of his followers grew restless, aiming for power.
The first one caught
was actually a CIA contact in the area.
With that,
the incident ceased to concern Myanmar.
Now it had become a three-way entanglement involving the Indian government, local forces, and the United States, and unless local affairs were sorted out, they had no way of causing further trouble.
Annesley, at this point, did not know what to say.
If it were an accident,
it was too much of a coincidence.
If not,
then they had all become clowns, likely spurred by Ling. However, Annesley felt this wasn’t entirely bad; they could feed this story to India, as, either way, any blame would end up on Ling.
With this turn of events,
Ling appeared to be meddling in the internal conflicts of another country, a clear overstepping of bounds. India was sure to be displeased, as they were already looking for ways to start a dispute. Now, with the ability to draw the Indian government in, it seemed like a very good outcome.
This thought,
he immediately relayed to his superior.
Unfortunately,
it was not adopted.
"We have no evidence, and India currently hopes for regional stability. Even with suspicions, they will not take any military actions to deter Myanmar, and things are temporarily out of control over there. We need to wait."
"Yes."
Selling weapons.
It seemed that will have to be postponed a bit longer.
July 9th.
Morning.
After finishing all the exams,
Tang Qing returned to Qingyan City. Before returning, he was dragged by the leaders of the Shanghai Stock Market for a speech and oddly ended up with an unexpected award, which left Tang Qing helpless.
The head honcho from the Shanghai Stock Market personally called.
What else could he say?
He had to go up there and talk nonsense, and after it was all done, not only in Qingyan City but also in Shanghai, Tang Qing had become a significant figure, towering like a strong tree in a forest, but untouchable.
"Brother, I want to go too."
On his return,
Qin Shiqi clamored upon knowing that Tang Qing was planning to visit Japan in a few days.
"You’re about to start your senior year of high school, where do you think you’re going?"
Auntie decisively suppressed her.
"What about gaining a little worldly experience? Or else, mom, you could come too. After all, my brother has a plane; we might as well use it if it’s there, right bro?" Qin Shiqi snuggled up, with a charming smile, tugging at her mother’s hand.
"Yes, yes, the more the merrier," Tang Qing hurriedly agreed.
"Is this the friend you went to for the wedding last time?" Tang Kai asked curiously.
"Right, their family is also a shareholder in Microcrystalline Technology. They invested six hundred million dollars last time. Dad, Mom, Uncle Lin, you all should come too. You didn’t go to Thailand last time; let the staff handle the shop," Tang Qing told his parents.
"I’m never quite at ease with no one to mind the shop," Mother Tang hesitated.
"Mom, with your son here, making money is just a hobby for you. Don’t overwork yourself; it’s settled then. You haven’t been abroad before; let’s go out and have some fun together."
"Yeah, big brother, sister-in-law, Brother Lin, you should all come too; the business isn’t going anywhere," Tang Kai also helped persuade them.
At that point,
Mother Tang and the others were tempted.
They looked towards Father Lin.
"In-laws, why don’t we all go? Tangtang is really looking forward to it."
With Lin Jiaxue also persuading on the sidelines, Father Lin and Mother Lin quickly agreed as well, "Our passports might take some time, won’t they?" they asked, thinking of a potential problem after making the decision.
"Don’t worry, I’ll have your passports ready before we leave," Tang Qing assured them.
"What materials do we need? I’ll prepare them quickly."
"..."
Following that, the discussion turned to what they would do in Japan; in their minds, the place was most famous for Mt. Fuji, cherry blossoms, hot springs, and... Japanese food.
"Tangtang, do they eat Garlic in Japan?"
"Uh... perhaps."
