The small town at the foot of the mountain suddenly became tense. Armed guards patrolled the streets 24 hours a day. Anyone without an ID was not allowed to wander around the streets, and outsiders were not allowed to enter without an ID.
Vehicles entering and leaving the vehicle must undergo inspection at dozens of checkpoints of varying sizes. Places like vegetable markets, where people of all kinds mix, are strictly guarded by guards.
Recently, not to mention bringing goods in and out openly, even the young people in the town who have been involved in drugs have been locked up. Usually, you can see people fighting with guns on the streets at any time. In the past two days, anyone who quarrels or drives fast will be taken to a corner by the guards and beaten.
Foreigners from several nearby industrial parks often come to the town to shop and consume, but recently no one has been able to come in.
The town, which had been in chaos for many years, was suddenly governed with an iron fist. Even the people in the town were a little uncomfortable with it and rarely went out unless necessary.
"Along, go listen! Damn, that shabby building has become a fucking pig farm. They're screaming from morning till night. Tell me, why are you bringing all those drug addicts together? Aren't you just looking for trouble? They have to provide them with food, medicine, and injections every day. You've got too much money to spend, right?"
Zhan Peng couldn't stand it any longer. The guards reported eight hundred times a day, and most of them were about what happened in that building.
Either this person was dying or that person was dying, or there were fights. There were also several incidents where group rapes almost occurred. Although the women were separated on the top two floors by a lock, some of them climbed up through the pipes outside the bathroom without regard for their lives. In just the past few days, he had ordered the killing of several people.
Baru impatiently threw down the documents in his hand. "Why are you so useless? You're already making a fuss just by looking at a few poisonous insects. How about I go and watch them? Why don't you take care of all these things? You have to do the same thing, right? I've done the big job, and I asked you to accompany the children, and you're still complaining? How many hours a day can I spend with my wife?"
The man was so angry that his eyes widened.
"Dad Long..." Danmin, who was on Zhan Peng's neck, was startled when he saw handsome Dad Long suddenly get angry, and called out tremblingly.
Baru took a long breath, glared at Zhan Peng, and held out his hand, "Dad Long wasn't mean to Dan Min, but to Zhan Peng. Zhan Peng is useless. My daughter is a good child."
"Zhan Peng is useless..."
Danmin was taken into Balu's arms and turned around to shout at his father.
"No, don't lead my daughter astray. I just coaxed her to call me dad these past few days, why is she calling me by my full name again? She's been beaten by Yana several times for this."
Although Danmin is young, she holds a grudge and always remembers that her father abandoned her. Until now, she sometimes wakes up crying in the middle of the night and bites Zhanpeng.
Although children cannot express themselves, they know what they are thinking. When they are in a good mood, they call "Aba", and when they are unhappy, they call "Zhanpeng".
"Hmph, isn't it your fault? Why doesn't she call me by my full name?" Baru put Danmin on the desk, opened the drawer and took out a small tank made of bullets for her to play with.
"Baby, call me Balu." Zhanpeng sat over and taught Danmin to call him by his full name.
"Balu..." Danmin was playing with his toys. To make sure Zhanpeng didn't come and disturb him, he called out, but he had no idea what it meant.
"Good girl." Zhan Peng raised his eyebrows proudly, "Did you see? My biological daughter, hahahaha..."
Seeing his rude behavior, Baru got angry and narrowed his eyes.
"Danmin, who is more handsome, Longba or Zhanpeng?"
"Longba is handsome, Zhanpeng is ugly, Zhanpeng is useless..." Danmin lowered his head and answered while playing.
"Hahaha..." Baru was finally satisfied and looked at Zhan Peng provocatively, "My dear daughter, Daddy Long will go home later and ask Godmother for something delicious for Danmin."
Zhan Pengqi's mouth twitched, "Are you sick?"
"That's because you are sicker." The sloppy man used his big hands to teach Danmin how to play, but Danmin was attracted by the diamond inlaid on the men's ring on his hand. She liked shiny things.
"You can't play with this. This is the wedding ring of Long Dad and Godmother." Ba Lu pulled Danmin's little finger apart.
"Girl, you want that. If I don't let you play with it, you will cry and make him die." Zhan Peng instigated with a wicked smile.
Baru was about to say that your dad also had one when the phone in his pocket vibrated. Zhan Peng helped Danmin sit on his office chair with one hand. Baru stood up and walked around, pressing the answer button.
"Brother, Mama-san over there called and asked for someone." It was Boha's voice on the other end of the phone.
"There should be some movement from Cang Xiong in the next couple of days. You should hold off for a while and don't let her ruin things."
"No, how can I delay? I... I have no experience..." Boha's tongue was trembling. Those girls were all so beautiful that he blushed every time he delivered food these days.
"Find an obedient one inside, call him outside, and ask him to call the old woman, and then tell her that we will add the tip and triple the service fee." Balu's voice began to sound impatient. He had a bunch of useless people, and he had to teach them such a small thing personally.
"Okay, brother, I understand." Poha seemed relieved.
After hanging up the phone, Baru looked at Zhan Peng and said, "Keep a close eye on the woman and the child for the next two days, or take them directly to my place. It's time to take action, so as to avoid any more trouble."
"Didn't you say you wanted to find the biggest snake head from the back?"
"There has been no movement for so many days. We can't delay any longer. We have already found their lair. Let's do it first and catch these people. A single snakehead can't make much trouble. We can catch him slowly.
My teacher called me again yesterday and said that two PhDs were missing in China and were probably brought here by someone. If we don’t catch these human traffickers, something big will happen sooner or later.
China is still willing to resolve the issue in a gentle way, so we have to take advantage of their good intentions. If they change their attitude and put direct pressure on the military government, it will not be as simple as just asking us to find someone.
Chanpong, northern Myanmar is the lifeline of Myanmar. If we don't protect this lifeline, our wives and children will never have a peaceful life. Once northern Myanmar becomes the powder keg of Southeast Asia, we will be sinners of the country and the people. Even if we die, these mountains will not be willing to burn our bodies.
The two overly young soldiers were talking about a very heavy topic. Life and death were just a matter of thought. On their backs, which were ripened by the war, they were carrying this scarred land. No one asked them if it was heavy or not. No one saw how hard they were trying to hold on, because here, all beings were suffering. Everyone was devoutly worshipping the golden pagoda, begging for salvation.
Their suffering led to the construction of temples everywhere, but the seated golden Buddha always kept his eyes closed, unwilling to even look at the crawling creatures.
The only ones who can cross this land are these young and resolute faces and their bravery and fearlessness. They are life and they transform life.
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