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Chapter 650: Chapter 554: Shuffling Again (Please Subscribe!)_1
Even though Su Yu is not a domineer, he is a ruler of a territory, being labelled as a pawn by his wife genuinely made him feel a bit humiliated, feeling like he’s been treated like a commodity.
He saw a look of annoyance on his husband’s face, like that of a child.
Su Yu’s wife chuckled and said helplessly: "Alright, it’s just a metaphor. Although times are changing, and martial power is indeed an effective means, we are now living in an economic society. Without money, we have nothing. Even now, when we no longer have this kind of business, we can do other things; we can learn from Ling, can’t we?"
"No sidetracking, why did you say we are pawns?" Su Yu grumbled. His wife was his wise and diligent assistant, albeit not involving herself in mundane matters. Now, in these exceptional times, he would like to hear her opinion.
His wife pulled him to the sofa and made him sit down. She knew that Su Yu was fully aware, yet he just wanted some verification. She thus resignedly said, "You clearly understand, Ling’s background is certainly extraordinary. The technologies he has at his disposal indicate there must be a great power supporting him.
Would they let it go peacefully if you surrender first and they lose this buffer zone? It seems like nothing has been done yet, but don’t forget, Ling has always been making moves all of a sudden—striking like thunder, determining the outcome with one move, leaving no chance of resistance to the opponent."
Events from a few days ago had left a profound impression on them. Ling’s style of doing things was ruthless, decisive, and speedy. He didn’t come looking for them and that was most certainly not because he didn’t think of it, but rather because he was holding on.
That was what had her worried.
After hearing his wife’s words, Su Yu murmured: "Has Ling already started planning?"
However, his subordinates hadn’t detected any abnormal activity. All Ling actually wanted was the existence of this buffer zone, not his life. Therefore, Ling’s primary action would definitely not be to send someone to assassinate him.
If Ling had any intelligence, he should be sending someone for negotiations.
Yet there’s been no movement until now, and he never sent anyone to visit our dock in the past either.
If it’s not because Ling has forgotten or lacks intelligence, then it’s very likely that others have already laid it out. But Su Yu couldn’t figure out how this setup was done and what means can exist after declaring a surrender position to Yangon, for this buffer zone to still exist.
Su Yu frowned.
He couldn’t understand.
Seeing her husband’s knitted brows, his wife continued: "I believe Ling already has a solution. This is a trap after all. If you act as his enemy within it, it could be very dangerous. If Ling persuades that power to act, there probably won’t be any safe place in this world."
"But Yangon wouldn’t let me go either, and they’ll probably launch a strong attack," Su Yu worried. Allegiance was a tricky issue; inattention could lead to disastrous results.
"I know, but between two evils, choose the lesser. Think about it. With that power lurking below the surface, Yangon can’t possibly promise us safety, but Ling can. Since it is so, why don’t we remain neutral like Thailand and maintain the status quo? Even if we can’t sell contraband, we can still do business with Ling." Su Yu’s wife analyzed.
"Business?" Su Yu murmured.
He used to despise trading with Ling because of the illegal goods business. But now that it’s been cut off and seemingly having no chance of recovery, the prospect of doing business began to emerge before his eyes.
Seeing her husband intrigued, Su Yu’s wife continued: "Yes, assuming we choose neutrality, we must do business with Ling to develop. We are in a large place with a large population and bountiful resources, all of which Ling needs. Myanmar does not need these from us at all and may even rake up old scores in the future.
Therefore, I believe that cooperating with Ling is the best choice. Of course, we can also develop on our own and refuse Myanmar."
His wife’s words left Su Yu once again in silence, with a cup of tea his wife had made. He took a light sip, and a tea fragrance echoed in his mouth.
Feeling the taste in his mouth, looking at his gentle wife by his side, Su Yu took a deep breath and decided: "Alright, I will reject Yangon’s proposal tomorrow." 𝚗o𝚟pub.𝚌𝚘𝚖
"Don’t rush. There’s no need to cross swords so soon. Ling hasn’t revealed his cards yet. Expressing our position so hastily doesn’t benefit us." Su Yu’s wife quickly retorted, her husband could be so: seeing through many matters at times, but sometimes landing in blindness.
Su Yu slapped his forehead.
"Look at my brain, alright, I will string along Yangon for now, send someone to negotiate with Ling, and discuss a common defense method." Su Yu has already completely excluded Yangon, he prefers his role as a ’Mountain King’ compared to being incorporated."
If a cooperation with Ling is established, Myanmar would certainly be infuriated. If Myanmar was to attack in madness, there would be trouble. Not just Myanmar, but the leaders inside are also a hidden danger. Su Yu knew that most of these people are currently in a wait-and-see state, but they mostly want to surrender.
If Myanmar came to fight till the end with all their resources, these leaders might just immediately turn sides with the ’tide’. He wouldn’t be able to bear such an attack from both sides, he must borrow Ling’s strength.
Seeing her husband making this decision, Su Yu’s wife also heaved a sigh of relief. Thinking back on the deal with that man, she had been anxious. Now, she managed to successfully convince her husband to make this choice, so the other party should keep his promise.
Meanwhile...
At the Command Room,
Tang Qing was pleased with this subtitled dialogue.
There was indeed a catch to this—the catch was that a fighter found Su Yu’s wife and promised to help her with a task, which was to persuade Su Yu not to align with Myanmar.
So far, it seemed to be working.
But even Su Yu’s wife did not know that this was just a part of a larger plot. Did Tang Qing really need her to persuade Su Yu? Could that be possible? If that was the case, would there be a need for the Command Room’s layout?
The conversation between Su Yu and his wife was more of a bonus than a necessity. The reason for Tang Qing looking for Su Yu’s wife was for the possible cooperation with Su Yu in the future, which would then need a "pillow-talker" that could be greatly used at crucial moments.
Therefore, it was necessary to build a cooperative relationship in the early stages.
As a powerful force close to Myanmar, serving as the last barrier between the territories and Myanmar, Tang Qing didn’t want to arouse suspicion, hence Su Yu was not made a puppet in the infiltration plan. This also led to Su Yu’s territory remaining quiet for a while.
Now, Su Yu had made the choice that Tang Qing wanted to see.
What follows is everyone sitting down to share the fruits of the plan.
"Tang Yi, proceed with the negotiation with Su Yu tomorrow as per the previous plan. Organize their demands and send them to me when the time comes," Tang Qing ordered. Such negotiations can’t be settled overnight. They involve significant issues and without a week’s long-drawn-out negotiation, a complete agreement cannot be reached.
There’s no urgency for him anyway.
The ones who should be anxious, should be those from Yangon. Poor naivete thinking all was going as per their calculated predictions.Round up those annoying jesters soon, or how else could Tang Qing carry out the following actions?
The Asian Dollar circulation area needs a relatively stable environment.
To reduce those fence sitters within the territories and Su Yu, which are rather large in numbers. That’s right, Tang Qing plans to reshuffle the forces around the territory, some with a change in personnel and some by absorption.
These people, a lot of their behaviours were making Tang Qing reluctant to do business with them. Hence, once a business relationship was formed, Tang Qing preferred fewer disruptions to his sight.
"Yes, Commander."
