Chapter 999: Four Fishpond Owners
At ten o'clock in the morning, a cooperation meeting was held in a place that looked like a lecture hall.
In addition to Lu Yao and his group, there was also a member of the Executive Bureau, Fang Shuo, a sharp-eyed young man with short hair. Fang Shuo was the leader of the investigators here, but Zheng Tong was the overall person in charge of the entire cooperation operation.
The leader of the Huguo Temple was a yellow-robed monk named Luang Pu Suchat. He was about fifty years old, with dark skin, a square face and a wide nose. He had a kind of majesty that was intimidating without anger. Anan, who brought Lu Yao and his party, also participated in the meeting.
Everyone sat around the table.
Lu Yao took the simultaneous interpretation headphones from Song Shiyi and put them on his ears.
Luang Pu Suchat sat at the head of the group and looked at Lu Yao first and said, "We are very glad that the committee can send a Wolong to support us. We welcome him very much. We hope Mr. Huang can have a good time in Bangkok."
"Let me tell you about the current progress."
"The illegal organization "Fishpond" continues to carry out illegal immigration activities in our country, introducing a large number of virtual life forms. They have caused social instability and threatened the lives and property safety of the people... [Golden-faced God] has confessed to us that there are a total of four owners of the fishpond. In addition to him, there are [Snake Prince], a [Datuk Gong] and [Ketu Xingjun]."
"Except for the Golden-Faced God, the other three are all holders of foreign godhood. It is very difficult to capture them. We need the cooperation and help of relevant local departments. It is difficult to capture the leaders of these powerful organizations in a short time."
"Our primary goal is to eliminate the various bases they left in our country, capture the remaining members of the organization, and send those stowaways back to the void to prevent their mutation from causing vicious social incidents..."
Lu Yao listened silently.
Among the four fish pond owners, this was the first time he had heard of Snake Prince and Datuk Gong. Judging from the names, they did not sound like the titles of Chinese gods.
He took a quick glance and saw that Song Shiyi next to him was listening very carefully. She was making quick notes on the tablet with a stylus and had already drawn a mind map framework.
Lu Yao also prepared to listen carefully first.
It’s your first day here, so be serious.
"In recent years, there have been a series of disappearances of people and tourists in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya and other places in our country, as well as some strange and mutilated floating corpses. According to our investigation and the confession of the Golden-faced God, some of these cases were indeed caused by "fish" that escaped from the fish pond. These fish that stowed away in order to escape the control of the fish pond owner hid everywhere, almost all of them stole things, and some were aggressive and would hurt or even kill people. "
Luang Pu Sucha said seriously: "So this time we have to cut off the entry of these dangerous stowaways from the root. We need to find the specific location of all the fish ponds, which are also the passages to enter here. The four major fish ponds are each in the hands of the fish pond owner. This time we need to find the fish pond of [Ketu Xingjun]."
The topic turned to the rootless lamp.
This prop is the compass of the fish pond. According to the Golden-faced God, it can be used to find the local base of Ketu Star Lord.
Originally, Jidu Star Lord wanted to use this to make a deal with him, to gradually sell off the fish pond industry in Thailand. However, on the day of the transaction negotiation, they were ambushed and surrounded by the Huguo Temple, and Jidu Star Lord decisively fled.
Lu Yao looked at the photos given by the Thai side.
The photo shows a slender square frame made of bamboo or wood, covered with red paper on the outside, with a plate of pine resin placed on the bottom, which looks like a Kongming lantern. Its material is also quite ordinary, and its appearance is unremarkable.
Luang Pu Suchat explained to the committee: "Because the rootless lamp is still undergoing safety inspections, in order to ensure that it is not an explosive or will cause regional urban pollution, we need to conduct repeated inspections. The official exhibition and the real object will be opened to you in two days. Please understand."
In short, the Huguo Temple has not given up on resolving this issue independently.
Inviting the committee to help is more like an insurance policy.
After him, Zheng Tong from the committee also spoke for a while. However, he spoke much less, and apart from the customary politeness, he basically expressed his attitude of helping the host at his convenience.
Lu Yao noticed that Yang Jian did not attend the meeting and didn't know where he went.
The meeting ended after an hour and a half.
When the meeting was over, Song Shiyi told Lu Yao: "According to the schedule, we are going to have lunch at the Elizabeth Hotel at noon. There will be some local people from all walks of life attending, and we will have some socializing, and then watch a performance..."
Lu Yao felt his scalp tingling after hearing this.
"If you don't want to go, we can just go out and eat alone. It can be reimbursed anyway."
Lu Yao immediately said, "Let's eat outside."
So the three of them left Jinshan Temple, with Song Shiyi leading the way, and walked south along the street.
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Although the country has entered the cooling autumn season, the temperature in Bangkok has reached 27 degrees Celsius. Men and women wearing cool summer clothes are coming and going on the streets.
This capital city of Thailand is also full of tall buildings, hotels and shopping malls. There are three main differences from China: the signs are in Thai, the vehicles are brightly colored, and there are many street vendors.
Lu Yao tied the jacket around his waist. Given the local temperature, the black T-shirt underneath was enough.
Isabel wore Lu Yao's striped shirt and a baseball cap, which matched her sunglasses and did not attract much attention.
Song Shiyi wore a white shirt with a black vest underneath and shorts. She carried a small backpack and tied her long hair into a bun at the back of her head, looking fresh and natural.
Song Shiyi, who led the way, bought coconut ice cream on the roadside and handed it to Lu Yao and Isabel respectively.
This kind of ice cream is made from chopped open coconuts, with the coconut flesh used as a bowl to hold the ice cream.
Lu Yao took a bite with a wooden spoon. It was sweet, refreshing and cool, just like the taste of vacation.
Then Song Shiyi took the two of them along the streets and started their food hunting journey.
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There were several local delicacies that left a deep impression on Lu Yao.
The first one is a food called Moo Grob, which is called Crispy Pork Belly in Chinese. It is similar to fried pork chop, dipped in Thai sweet sauce, with a strong taste, and is delicious with a half-cooked egg.
Pork belly is very popular in the local area. It can not only be eaten with rice, but also has a different flavor when soaked in tofu soup.
Then there was the crocodile kebab.
When Song Shiyi recommended it, Lu Yao was still a little skeptical because the meat of this kind of large animal usually doesn't taste very good.
However, it tasted like frog meat and was more tender than expected, but the chili sauce was too strong, so Lu Yao only dared to try one skewer. The remaining three skewers were eaten by the leftover killer Isabel.
Next is the fresh fish soup.
This is because seeing that Lu Yao was eating spicy food, Song Shiyi suggested that they drink a bowl of soup.
The fresh fish soup is made from fish bones, to which is added a shelled fresh shrimp, a few squid tentacles, some fried dried shrimps and two clams. The boss scoops the soup in front of you and sprinkles a little white pepper on it. The taste is extremely delicious.
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Finally, there is the drunken crab.
What Lu Yao liked most about this meal was that he didn't need to peel the shells. The store would peel the crabs for him, and it was just a big plate of crabs, and it was delicious.
Sincerity is the best killer move!
Lu Yao expressed his highest respect for this and asked for another plate.
In addition, there were fried petai with shrimp, curry sea bass, deep-fried duck tongue, mango sticky rice, and various fruits... Lu Yao thought they were just average, so he gave most of them to Isabel.
While eating and drinking along the way, Lu Yao truly realized that Song Shiyi was really a big eater. She ate from the beginning to the end of the street, which was totally inconsistent with her slim figure.
Lu Yao guessed that this was also the reason why she could get along well with Isabel. Both of them were ruthless eating machines.
After eating, Song Shiyi covered her mouth with her hands and seemed a little sleepy.
"Let's go back and rest first." Lu Yao suggested.
So the three of them walked back.
Only then did Song Shiyi talk about work.
"Thailand has many customs and taboos. For many years, humans and gods have lived together here. There is no separation between humans and gods like we do here. We have not experienced the "Jedi Tiantong", so the boundary between the two sides is not so clear, and there are not enough strong constraints. Over time, this has caused supernatural problems to often appear in the normal order."
Song Shiyi drank a cup of Thai iced tea and said slowly: "If a person is not restrained for a long time, or the restraints are loose, the holder of the godhood will definitely affect the lives of ordinary people. There are many ghost and supernatural events that have been circulating here for a long time, and some of them are related to the godhood."
"Organizations like the Fishpond actually play a role in maintaining local order and providing relevant intelligence. It's only because they are getting bigger and bigger and showing signs of being out of the control of the Temple of the Nation that the Temple of the Nation chooses to eliminate them."
Lu Yao suddenly realized.
He felt strange: "Doesn't the National Protection Temple have direct control over the deities? Similar to our Nantianmen?"
"In fact, there are. Just a few years ago, the three national treasure temples here, the Jade Buddha Temple, the Reclining Buddha Temple, and the Golden Buddha Temple, have completed the connection and renovation."
"Temples have many functions in Thailand, and these three temples actually have mythical wonders similar to the Dhammakaya. They each have their own abilities, and when connected together, they become Thailand's national wonders that can radiate the entire country and restrain and control the deities through each temple."
"In fact, each temple has its own interests, and it is not easy to coordinate and complete this unified cooperation. The Thai authorities have been promoting it for many years, and it was finally completed about five years ago. At that time, the Huguo Temple, with the power of the three temples, eliminated many illegal groups and individuals."
Song Shiyi bit the straw and said, "You know what happened later. The large-scale accident three years ago impacted the wonders system of every country and caused comprehensive destruction. The three temples here were also damaged to varying degrees and became paralyzed. It is unknown how long it will take to repair them."
Lu Yao also felt bad.
They had finally managed to combine the three wonders, but in the end they were hit head-on with a club and smashed to pieces.
The source is the new controller of the ecliptic star track.
Orion has done so many bad things! At this moment, a seven or eight-year-old child in a white vest ran over and handed Lu Yao a folded note.
Isabel blocked the child. After receiving Lu Yao's instruction, she took the note.
The child turned and ran away.
Isabel unfolded the paper.
It was written crookedly on it.
——BUYAOKAIDENG Song Shiyi tried to understand the meaning of the above: "buy? Buy...what, is there a proper noun after it?"
Lu Yao corrected: "This is pinyin, it means 'don't turn on the light'."
But what does this sentence mean? Does turning on the lights refer to the lights in the hotel, or the rootless lights?
Who sent this note?
(End of this chapter)