“Old Yang, tell us the truth, is this Wan Yunting a cop?” Xiong Hailu asked sternly, pulling Yang Dong out of the small restaurant.
Li Tai and Wang Yongbiao also looked at him. From Wan Yunting’s performance at the casino last night, coupled with the assassination attempt and his claim that it was sent by the mysterious Young Master Leng, all signs pointed to Wan Yunting being problematic.
Furthermore, this morning he had paid to bail out the hotel hostess and then released her midway. These series of abnormal actions had certainly aroused the suspicions of Xiong Hailu and Li Tai.
“What’s wrong?”
Yang Dong looked at Xiong Hailu, Li Tai, and Wang Yongbiao. “Do you not trust me, or do you not trust Sister Jiao?”
Li Tai narrowed his sharp eyes and said with a forced smile, “Old Yang, in our line of work, we have to be cautious. Besides, we’ve also worked with Sister Jiao, and we’re all friends. Is there anything you can’t let us know?”
“That’s right,” Wang Yongbiao added. “It’s not that we don’t trust you and Sister Jiao, but Wan Yunting’s behavior is just too strange. We’re worried that he might….”
“Alright, you don’t need to say anymore,” Yang Dong said with a grim expression, waving his hand to interrupt them. He added huffily, “I’ll state again, Wan Yunting’s identity is fine. If you’re not at ease, then there’s no need for us to travel together anymore.”
Xiong Hailu and the others were taken aback. Yang Dong stopped paying attention to them and turned to call out to Wan Yunting inside, “Brother Wan, let’s continue our journey.”
Wan Yunting, who was already eating the food the waitress had just served, called back, “What’s the hurry? Let’s eat before we go.”
Yang Dong gave him a meaningful look and said, “We have food in the car, let’s get on the road.”
Wan Yunting, understanding, nodded and stood up. “Fine, let’s go.”
He then brought out Meng Hu, Di She, and his group. Wan Yunting looked at Xiong Hailu, Li Tai, and Wang Yongbiao standing at the door. “My three elder brothers, let’s go.”
Yang Dong added, “Brother Xiong and the others have other matters to attend to, so we’ll part ways for now. We’ll leave first.”
“Is that so?” Wan Yunting feigned ignorance and cupped his hands towards Xiong Hailu and the other three. “Then we’ll meet again.”
“Heh heh…” The response he received was the dry laughter of Li Tai and the others.
Wan Yunting tossed his head proudly, too lazy to pay them any mind.
Yang Dong did not return to his own car. He drove with Wan Yunting, Meng Hu, and the others, continuing towards Maeleus…
“Old Li, are you sure this Wan Yunting is a cop?” Wang Yongbiao asked Li Tai as he watched Wan Yunting and Yang Dong’s convoy disappear into the dust.
Lei Zi was a term for the police, a local designation for anti-drug police in Yunnan.
“Yes, it’s very likely!” Li Tai’s intelligent eyes narrowed, and a cold smile played on his lips. “Even if he’s not a cop, he’s definitely problematic!”
“That shouldn’t be the case,” Xiong Hailu frowned. “If that kid had issues, Sister Jiao would definitely have noticed.”
“Could it be!” Li Tai’s eyes suddenly widened, and he was struck with shock. They all knew of Ye Jiao’s ambition to control the entire Golden Triangle drug trade and become the queen of a true drug kingdom!
“What’s wrong?” Xiong Hailu and Wang Yongbiao were stunned, not understanding why Li Tai’s expression had changed so drastically.
“Old Xiong, Old Wang, it seems we can’t go to this trade fair this time!” Li Tai, with his exceptionally high intelligence, seemed to have figured something out and said sternly to Xiong Hailu and Wang Yongbiao.
This left the two of them bewildered. They exchanged glances, unsure of what Li Tai meant…
In the car.
“They’re suspicious of your identity,” Yang Dong said to Wan Yunting, his expression a little grim. He knew that last night’s events had made Li Tai and the others suspicious.
Wan Yunting lit a cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke, and said with a smile, “As long as it doesn’t affect my plan!”
But Yang Dong frowned and looked at him. “If the person from last night was Young Master Leng, then attending the Pengka trade fair next is uncertain!”
Wan Yunting turned to look at him. “You mean, he might expose my identity?”
Yang Dong nodded. “Although Young Master Leng and Pengka are mortal enemies, if Young Master Leng targets you, he will definitely find a way to leak your identity to Pengka!”
“So, if we go, we’ll be walking into a trap. Do you understand?”
Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow, his eyes narrowing as well. He hadn’t considered this possibility, as Gao Zhe’s appearance last night had already disrupted his previous plans.
Attending the Pengka trade fair now was not just about investigating Young Master Leng’s identity. More importantly, it was to cooperate with the joint anti-drug operation of the three countries to apprehend Pengka, and also to rescue Niu Qiuling’s elder brother, Niu Jinwu!
The investigation into Young Master Leng’s identity was actually secondary. After his appearance last night, Wan Yunting knew that Gao Zhe and Young Master Leng were the same person, which was enough!
For a moment, the car fell into silence…
After a moment, Wan Yunting took a deep drag of his cigarette and said resolutely to Yang Dong, “Let’s take a gamble.”
Yang Dong frowned and stared at him blankly. Wan Yunting smiled, “If we don’t go, then your Sister Jiao’s plan will fall through!”
This time, Yang Dong’s expression changed slightly. Wan Yunting took the last puff of his cigarette, then extended his hand, which held the cigarette butt, out of the car window and extinguished it on the car door. “I know what your Sister Jiao wants to do, so we have no choice but to go!”
Yang Dong lowered his head in silence. It seemed he had underestimated Wan Yunting.
The six cars drove towards Maeleus. It was not until seven in the evening that Wan Yunting and Yang Dong finally entered the city of Maeleus in the Golden Triangle.
Maeleus was geographically close to Thailand, so it was naturally under the control of the Thai government. However, like other areas in the Golden Triangle, it remained a lawless territory.
The rampant drug dealers had long since bribed the Thai government!
Therefore, Maeleus had also become a paradise for criminals and drug trafficking gangs.
The city was not considered prosperous. Compared to domestic cities, it was only equivalent to a fourth or fifth-tier city, or perhaps even less prosperous than a county town in China.
However, what it had the most of were entertainment venues. Drugs, prostitution, and gambling were all available, attracting criminals from all over the world and contributing to the economic prosperity of the drug dealers here.
But the one who truly monopolized the drug business in this area was the boss of the largest drug trafficking group in the Golden Triangle, Pengka!
Pengka’s base was located in a primeval forest in the northeastern part of Maeleus. He commanded a force of over a thousand armed personnel, whose sophistication was comparable to an army.
It was with this armed force that Pengka had dominated the Golden Triangle drug market ten years ago. Not only did he have his own drug production factories, but other smaller drug trafficking forces in the surrounding areas also obtained their drugs from him, achieving true monopoly.
The drugs he produced were distributed globally, especially in countries like Europe and the United States, where most of the drugs came from Pengka’s drug factories.
The reason for this joint anti-drug operation led by China, in conjunction with Thailand and Myanmar, against Pengka’s drug trafficking group was entirely due to Pengka’s drug trafficking group’s crime of wantonly shooting and killing nine Chinese people two months prior, and the police needed to provide an explanation to the Chinese public!
It was August 14th. Two families from China, driving from their home province through Yunnan and then to Myanmar, finally entered the Golden Triangle en route to Maeleus for a trip. However, they were intercepted by Pengka’s drug trafficking group’s subordinates, led by a man named Pala!
This Pala was a fierce general under Pengka, known for his arrogance. Especially after consuming drugs, he would become a killer of the innocent. It was precisely him who encountered the two families of Chinese tourists.
At that time, Pala and his subordinates were on patrol and saw the two families camping in the woods. He spotted two Chinese women and harbored evil intentions, leading his men to capture these two Chinese families.
And Pala, worse than a beast, insulted the women in front of their husbands. Not only that, but he also ordered his subordinates to…
Ultimately, Pala cruelly murdered all nine Chinese people, packed them into sacks, and dumped them directly in the wilderness to be devoured by wild animals…