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Chapter 659: Chapter 563: Su Yu’s Madness (Subscription Requested!) _1
Within less than half an hour.
Tang Qing had settled all his official duties.
After all, it was nothing more than checking in and offering some words of encouragement and a bit of advice here and there. Just as he prepared to get up and pay a visit to Lin Jiaxue and the others, a message from the Command Room suddenly came in through his earpiece.
Tang Qing was momentarily stunned.
Did Su Yu switch sides?
No.
Looks like Su Yu had joined their side.
This didn’t make sense to him, had Su Yu gone mad?
Apparently,
Early in the morning, Su Yu had already contacted Ling. Due to the time difference between here and Myanmar, it was already daylight in Shanghai. Su Yu told Ling that he completely agreed with his terms.
Not only that, provided Ling could guarantee the safety of his existing foreign currency assets, the Asia Dollar could be used as the circulating currency in Su Yu’s territory. Ling could freely establish branches, exchange foreign currencies, and develop other banking businesses.
This was the goal of Tang Qing’s second phase.
But never had he expected Su Yu to offer them up on a silver platter ahead of schedule.
This matter seemed to be beyond the syllabus.
Without hesitating, in order to understand the specific situation, Tang Qing told Li Kai he had something to attend to in his room and quickly grabbed his notebook and headed upstairs. After acknowledging Tang Qing’s excuse, Li Kai continued reading.
Forth floor.
Not only does this house the master bedroom.
It also had a decently large study room. It was specifically for his personal use and was different from the public bookshelf on the first floor.
He entered the study room.
Locked the door from the inside.
Tang Qing instantly teleported to the Command Room.
"Tang Yi, What’s going on with Su Yu? Why would he suddenly make such a decision? Did his wife say anything?" Tang Qing fired off a series of questions.
"As far as we know, Su Yu’s wife didn’t say anything. However, based on our analysis, it appears that the incident with the assassin, the renewal of hostilities in the confrontation zone, and Su Yu’s inability to change the situation, created a lot of frustration. Caught between our forces and those of Myanmar, he decided to sink or swim and tried to deliver a dark-horse hit to Myanmar by siding with us." Tang Yi briefly explained.
"Is that reliable?" Tang Qing asked, suspicious.
"Our surveillance in Su Yu’s study room shows that his facial expressions when speaking were normal. We believe him, and also, he wouldn’t dare to deceive us." Tang Yi responded.
Tang Qing nodded. If there was no problem, it was all good. He was only afraid of some hidden trap somewhere. Although this deviated from the original plan, it wasn’t a bad thing as it had reduced a lot of trouble. The only thing needed now was for them to speed up their arrangements and activate the emergency response plan.
Gauging the human mind was indeed difficult.
Even psychologists from the Command Room had not anticipated Su Yu’s move.
"Did Su Yu make any more requests?" Tang Qing asked again.
Tang Yi said, "Su Yu made many requests.
First, Su Yu requires that we ensure the safety of his families in the future. We must not arbitrarily invade their property under any false pretexts and must treat them fairly.
Second, Su Yu wants his territory to be designated as a zone. We would be responsible for everything regarding the economy and public livelihood. In return, while he wouldn’t dominate in terms of natural resources, he asks us to provide him with the necessary equipment and technology to develop his industry.
Third, the soldiers under his command should remain under his jurisdiction. We can send our soldiers into his territory for training and jointly resist possible attacks from Myanmar. In the future, we need to cover half of his military equipment.
Fourth, .... "
The list Su Yu provided was a long one.
He wasn’t planning to give up his territory entirely, that was impossible. If Ling didn’t offer suitable conditions and caused him to lose everything, then Su Yu would really be insane. He just wanted to make life difficult for the people on the other side.
Su Yu also knew that if he allowed the Asia Dollar to circulate in his territory, he would inevitably have to choose between money and power. In the end, he chose power, which was something he wouldn’t be able to lose in a short span of time.
If he wanted to develop his economy, improve people’s livelihood, construct highways, factories, bridges, and so on, he would need an astronomical amount of money, probably in the range of billions. If he sought a loan from the Myanmar Bank, he wouldn’t even be able to get his hands on the principal in a short amount of time.
He might as well hand over these obligations to Ling.
The yield from natural resources could be viewed as an additional condition. Otherwise, Ling would never agree to undertake this part of infrastructural and public expenditure.
Although he lost ownership to the natural resources and certain administrative powers, Su Yu could invest in factories, use the raw materials produced from the land, Ling’s technology, sales channels, and so on. He would enjoy equal rights for production and international trade.
"....." Tang Qing pondered in silence.
In general,
This time, Su Yu had essentially traded his financial burden and resources for the potential to possess upstream processing capabilities in the industry.
All while managing to retain his soldiers.
It wasn’t like he’d lost everything either.
Tang Qing had a clear understanding of Su Yu’s latest maneuver. Next, if the price was right, Su Yu might even sell the command authority of his troops. The specifics depended on their future cooperation.
Any which way, Tang Qing wasn’t going to be at a loss.
"Tang Yi, accept all of Su Yu’s demands and tell him we expect him to keep his promises. Otherwise, we’ll have to send him on his way. To show our sincerity, later on, send over the spy data from Su Yu’s troops in Myanmar," Tang Qing ordered. 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
Great fortune had fallen from the sky.
He couldn’t help but feel excited.
"Yes, Commander."
After some thought, Tang Qing gave another order: "Tang Yi, expedite the completion plan for phase two. I give you no more than three days, and after three days, there must be no third-party forces in Myanmar. According to the previous plan, three days later, have Ling personally visit Su Yu and take over all other rights except the command of the soldiers."
The premise of cooperation was trust, and this time, Su Yu had sold himself so completely, even coming up with such an outrageous "bundle sale". Tang Qing had underestimated the unpredictability of human nature.
Since things were going unexpectedly well here, the previous plan was no longer feasible. They had to transition from active to passive, seizing all ’ownerless territories’ with overwhelming force.
Fence-sitters.
They were better off removed. They were an eyesore, but perhaps they could feed some poultry and produce a few eggs.
Three days later.
Upon seeing Ling’s determination and strength.
Su Yu was a smart man.
And he didn’t dare pull any tricks.
...
Myanmar.
In Su Yu’s study.
He had just finished a phone call and was also in a dilemma. He felt that this could really be the end for him since Myanmar was out of the game, and he had sold himself down to his underwear.
He started wondering if he was suffering from intermittent mental illness.
If his predictions were correct, it wouldn’t be long before Ling would negotiate with him about his soldiers. This was a basic rule for regional governance. His actions were simply aimed at making Ling let him see hope.
Money was not the primary concern; the most critical issue was to provide an outlet for his subordinates and the people.
What he wanted was a future.
And what he wanted in exchange for the command of his soldiers as a bargaining chip, was Ling’s determination to change the situation here.
"Beep beep beep..."
The satellite phone on the table buzzed.
Su Yu quickly picked it up and saw that it was Ling. He let out a bitter smile. He didn’t expect a return call so soon.
"Leader Ling, hello," Su Yu greeted. Perhaps they would all be ’colleagues’ in the future, working for the puppet master behind the scenes. Life was indeed like a play.
"Leader Su Yu, we have fully agreed to all your demands and we hope you keep your promise and not let anything unpleasant happen. We’re giving you three days to sort out your internal affairs. After three days, I will personally visit you and take over all the rights except for command. Is that okay?" Ling said indifferently.
Su Yu sighed, realizing the inevitable, "No problem, but there might still be people from Myanmar lurking around here. If something happens, it will be troublesome." Since they were all colleagues now, there was no need to beat around the bush so he went straight to the point.
"Leader Su Yu, rest assured. We know exactly who among you belongs to Myanmar. There are fifteen in total. They were either sent by Myanmar or have dealings with them. You can decide what to do with them when the time comes."
Ling’s words,
left Su Yu feeling truly ashamed.
He didn’t even know how many of his own people were from Myanmar, and yet his opponent had all the details. What did that represent? It meant that he had been a target all along.
Haha.
How ironic indeed.
Maybe he was really not cut out to take the lead. Better to let Ling take over sooner rather than later. Otherwise, he might just drop dead one day. Su Yu could even imagine that without this cooperation, Ling would have found a way to get rid of him later on.
It was a blatant scheme.
Driven by interests.
Unrelated to morality.
Su Yu took a deep breath and said, "Hiss... Okay. There is one more thing, how do you plan to deal with those minor leaders behind me? Currently, Myanmar’s people are waiting at their places, waiting for my stance. Myanmar has sent people again, but I didn’t receive them. Whether these people can accept the circulation of the Asia Dollar, I can’t guarantee."
As for Myanmar, he really had no hope and was deeply disappointed. Even if Ling had people lurking on his side, he still felt that cooperating with Ling was the best choice. As for Myanmar, there was no hope anymore.
He had to think about his subordinates and the people. He wanted to take a gamble, betting that Ling had a complete strategy and was not afraid of Myanmar’s pressure.
He had always suspected that Ling didn’t take Myanmar seriously, otherwise, he wouldn’t have acted so boldly. He heard that one of Myanmar’s planes was even shot down. Without a backup plan, how could Ling dare to bite off a piece of flesh from Myanmar.
