Upon hearing her father's words, Myna nodded to indicate that she understood and prepared to leave.

Just then, the Eight-Faced Buddha, who was sitting on the sofa smoking a cigar, suddenly spoke up and asked,

"Myna, how are things on the Jonang people's side?"

Upon hearing this question, Myna immediately turned around and spoke.

“Father, the Jonangites took advantage of the retreat from the mainland to reclaim their territory, and now they are assertive again,”

"It's said they're preparing for another counterattack, so they've been urging us to increase the supply of weapons and ammunition these past two days!"

"They even threatened us, saying that we would bear the consequences if we delayed their war effort!"

Upon hearing this, the Eight-Faced Buddha's face, which was smoking a cigar, immediately revealed a cold glint!

Although he just expressed his disdain for the mainland in front of Qian Jun and his boss, it was entirely because he wanted to get benefits from them!

He is now just one step away from unifying the Golden Triangle, but what will happen after that?

Still following the Jonangites?

If that's the case, why would he bother to unify the Golden Triangle? If he unifies the Golden Triangle but doesn't become emperor himself, then what's the point of unifying it?

But the most troublesome thing for him to do if he wanted to be a stable emperor in the Golden Triangle was how to handle relations with the mainland!

As long as he manages his relationship with the mainland well, and the mainland doesn't cause him trouble, he can remain emperor in a stable position.

Why is that? It's because it's too far from heaven and too close to the mainland!

“Tell the Jonahs that there is a shortage of raw materials,”

"Their weapons and ammunition supplies have been reduced by half during this period!"

After hearing her father's words, Myna thought for three seconds and guessed his intention, then nodded and said...

"Father, if you want to ease relations with the mainland, then why did you agree to the conditions offered by the Southerners?"

Isn't this a bit of a contradiction?

Upon hearing his daughter instantly guess his intentions, the Eight-Faced Buddha laughed heartily and looked at him with a satisfied expression, saying...

“Mianna, you’re very good, much smarter than your brother Kachai,”

In response to the Eight-Faced Buddha's praise, Myanna gave him a sweet smile, then looked at him with a curious expression.

"The conditions I agreed to for the South were simply to get them to move their arsenal here. Only with an arsenal can we solve our weapons and ammunition problem,"

"At the same time, I also wanted to get the support of the Russians... but I thought too highly of the Russians, assuming that the Imams under their protection would win the war,"

"But the result was that the South Asians were completely wiped out by the mainland, and they didn't make any significant moves!"

After hearing what the Eight-Faced Buddha said, the doubt on Myna's face deepened.

"Father, did you then order the clearing out of the mainlanders in our territory?"

Despite Mina's confusion, the Eight-Faced Buddha maintained a calm and composed expression and said...

"The mainland sent that short mule Mo Ran to the Golden Triangle simply to stabilize the situation there,"

"If we wait until we defeat Mo Ran and the mainland is in a terrible predicament, then we can proactively extend an olive branch to the mainland,"

Do you think the mainland will accept our goodwill?

Upon hearing this, Myna's face immediately lit up with an understanding smile, but the smile vanished in an instant.

She was in charge of the finances under the Eight-Faced Buddha's rule, and she knew exactly where the bulk of her father's army's funding came from.

"Father, the mainland's anti-drug efforts are very strong!"

"What if the mainland orders us to ban drugs after we defect to them?"

"Without this revenue, our finances simply can't support those troops!"

Faced with this concern, the Eight-Faced Buddha took a puff of his cigar and said...

Is mainland China our only market?

"Can't we explore new markets in Japan, Korea, and Malaysia?!"

At the same time, in Guangzhou, mainland China!

Ma Shangcheng, director of the Yangcheng Import and Export Administration Bureau, hung up the phone with an angry expression.

He then leaned back in his office chair and fell into deep thought!

That bastard Eight-Faced Buddha made such a big fuss; there's no way the mainland wouldn't have received any news about it.

Once the message is received, it means that a secret investigation has begun!

Thinking of this, Ma Shangcheng felt a pang of distress, because he knew it was only a matter of time before the investigation found him…!

Thinking of this, Ma Shangcheng immediately picked up the phone and called the real boss behind the scenes!

Beep beep beep...

"Minister, not only has that guy, Eight-Faced Buddha, made a huge fuss, but he's also taking the opportunity to blackmail us into selling him copper and steel at 80% of the market price!"

"I can't make this decision myself, so I'd like to ask you for your advice on what to do!"

After a moment of silence, the person on the other end of the phone said...

"How much does he want this time?!"

"I want fifty million US dollars for each!"

Upon hearing the number, the person on the other end of the phone paused for a moment before speaking.

"Give it to him, but make him pay first!"

“Yes, Minister,”

Just as Ma Shangcheng was about to hang up the phone, the person on the other end suddenly spoke again.

"This time, the delivery will be handled through Mo Ran's network!"

Upon hearing his boss's words, Ma Shangcheng instantly understood their meaning!

Once this shipment has departed from Mo Ran's pier on Hong Kong Island, his boss can use his connections to put forward someone to take the fall.

They are pushing all the blame onto this scapegoat while simultaneously holding Mo Ran accountable for harboring a bandit!

Using the Eight-Faced Buddha as a front, we can ask the country for personnel and equipment!

As for why Mo Ran was chosen...

It's all because of Mo Ran's actions in China, which have affected many interests...!

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