In the very center of Mianmian County stood a complex of Thai-style buildings, which was Pongka's usual residence.
This time, he was hosting the trade fair in the backyard of his own home!
It was already half-past eight in the evening, and a crowd had gathered inside. Most were of Eastern descent, but there were also many foreign faces. Men and women, in groups of three or five, they were all drug lords who had rushed here from various places.
Of course, the subordinates brought by these drug lords were guarding outside Pongka's estate, as no guns were allowed inside. Only their bosses could enter.
Currently, in the backyard, inside a building with Thai-style decor, a group of people were seated in a spacious reception hall.
At the head of the table sat a middle-aged man with long hair, of medium build, dark skin, and a thin face. He had faint eyebrows, prominent eye sockets, making his eyes appear sunken. His gaze was sharp and sinister, giving an immediate impression that he was no good.
He had a high nose bridge and a messy beard. When he opened his mouth, his teeth were black, yellow, and decayed – a symptom of long-term drug use.
This was Pongka, the drug lord who ruled the Golden Triangle's drug kingdom!
"Babo, where are they?"
Pongka, who was smoking a drug-laced cigar, turned his head and asked a man in military uniform standing beside him.
This man, Babo, was one of Pongka's twelve Vajras. He nodded and replied in Thai, "The Tri-nation Allied Army has reached Laiqing Mountain. Our patrol team has discovered them!"
"Hmph, they must be planning a surprise attack on us from Laiqing Mountain."
Pongka's sinister eyes widened slightly as he exhaled smoke and snorted coldly.
To Pongka's right sat a middle-aged man with a Chinese face named Luo Zhonghan, also a major drug lord in the Golden Triangle. "Boss Pongka, I've brought two hundred people this time!"
Next to Luo Zhonghan, another big drug lord said, "I brought three hundred people!"
"I brought five hundred people!"
Seated to Pongka's left was Li Guosheng, another major local drug lord. He was a Huaqiao from Myanmar and the biggest drug lord in the northern region of the Golden Triangle. Besides Pongka, he was ranked second among the drug trafficking forces in the Golden Triangle.
"Boss Pongka, I've brought over four hundred people!"
Another middle-aged man named Nor Tai, a major drug lord in the western region of the Golden Triangle and a Thai national, ranked third in influence.
"I brought over two hundred people..."
Then, the leaders of other drug trafficking forces announced the number of subordinates they had brought. By preliminary calculation, the leaders of these eight major drug trafficking groups had brought a total of two thousand three hundred armed subordinates.
This did not include other smaller drug dealers outside who also brought many subordinates. Coupled with Pongka's more than fourteen hundred armed personnel, the total number reached at least five to six thousand.
In other words, there were now five to six thousand drug trafficker armed personnel in Mianmian County!
And the Tri-nation Allied Army was not aware of this matter!
Currently, apart from Li Guosheng and the other eight major drug lords present, the outside drug trafficking forces were also unaware that Pongka had secretly gathered so many armed forces in Mianmian County.
It turned out that three days ago, Pongka had already received news of the Tri-nation Allied forces launching a thunderous anti-drug operation against him!
Not only was Pongka unafraid, but he also took this opportunity to teach the Tri-nation Allied Army a harsh lesson!
So, he secretly contacted other drug trafficking group leaders in the Golden Triangle. Li Guosheng and the others joined forces, using this trade fair as an opportunity to jointly resist the Tri-nation Allied Army.
Because Pongka had informants within Thailand, he was well aware of the number of Tri-nation Allied forces and the operation's timing.
His intention in doing this was to tell China, Thailand, and Myanmar that the Golden Triangle belonged to him, Pongka, and no one could destroy it!
Li Guosheng, Luo Zhonghan, Nor Tai, and other drug lords all understood that if the Tri-nation Allied plan truly annihilated Pongka's drug trafficking group, then the next ones would be them, the medium-sized drug trafficking groups. No one would escape.
Therefore, they readily agreed to Pongka's plan and united to resist the Tri-nation Allied Army.
After all, it was their only option.
"Very good."
Hearing the number of subordinates brought by his eight allies, Pongka was very satisfied. He scanned Li Guosheng and the others present and said, "This time, we will cooperate and jointly confront the Tri-nation Allied Army. We will surely teach them a lesson and let them know that the Golden Triangle is our territory, and no one can eradicate us."
"That's right."
Luo Zhonghan's eyes widened, and he shouted enthusiastically, "If we wipe out the Tri-nation Allied Army this time, they will surely rest for a while."
"Hmm..."
Nor Tai and the other drug lords nodded. If they didn't make the Tri-nation Allied Army suffer tonight, they would continue to unite and clear out the drug trafficking forces in the Golden Triangle in the future.
At this moment, Paka and others brought in Wan Yunting and Yang Dong, Ji Jing, and Kong Lian. This immediately drew the attention of the eight major drug lords present, as well as Pongka and his men. They all turned to look at Wan Yunting and Yang Dong, unsure of what was happening.
"Boss, he is the undercover agent from the Chinese police!" Paka pointed at Wan Yunting and said to Pongka.
Wan Yunting, with his hands tied, remained very calm. Facing the gazes of everyone present, especially the middle-aged man with sunken eyes and a sinister, fierce look sitting at the head of the table, Yang Dong whispered next to him, "He is Pongka!"
"Oh."
Wan Yunting narrowed his eyes and observed Pongka seated above. Pongka's sinister and fierce eyes were also scrutinizing Wan Yunting because he had received news yesterday that there was an undercover Chinese police agent mixed in among these forces!
Although he didn't know who leaked the information, Pongka, to ensure his counterattack plan against the Tri-nation Allied police force was not disrupted, had ordered Paka and others to arrest any Chinese person named Wan Yunting who entered.
"I remember you."
Pongka shifted his gaze and looked at Yang Dong, saying, "You are Ye Jiao's person!"
Yang Dong immediately switched to Thai and nodded to Pongka, "Boss Pongka, is there some misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding."
Pongka glared at Yang Dong and pointed at Wan Yunting beside him, "Someone told me that the person you brought is an undercover agent from the Chinese police!"
"What, an undercover agent??"
Upon hearing that Wan Yunting was an undercover agent, the eyes of Luo Zhonghan, Nor Tai, and the other eight drug lords revealed a fierce look. "Then what are we waiting for? Shoot him..."
"I hate traitors the most."
Li Guosheng cast a sinister glance at Wan Yunting and said coldly.
This was because in his past team, there had been an undercover agent, and he had treated that person as a brother, only to later discover he was a Chinese police undercover agent.
It was also fortunate that Li Guosheng had good luck that time, escaping that encirclement by the Chinese police. He then went deep into the Golden Triangle, developed his forces, and eventually became the second-largest force in the Golden Triangle drug trafficking groups.
"Impossible!"
Yang Dong's eyes widened. He turned to glance at Wan Yunting beside him and shouted at Pongka and the other drug lords present, "He is a client I brought from Huadu, and he has also served seven years in prison. How could he be an undercover agent?"
Babo, standing next to Pongka, pointed at Wan Yunting and yelled at Yang Dong, "He is the undercover agent!"
"You didn't know his undercover identity?" Luo Zhonghan also questioned Yang Dong.
Yang Dong raised an eyebrow, turned to glance at Wan Yunting beside him, who appeared very calm.
"I didn't know. If I had known he was an undercover agent, I wouldn't have brought him," Yang Dong told Pongka and the others.
"So, Ye Jiao misjudged?" Luo Zhonghan chuckled lightly.