Chapter 161 Quagmire
This suddenly arranged contact did not go smoothly. Wan Lin and Garcia each insisted on their own opinions and were on the verge of a fight. Bodin was forced to act as a peacemaker, asking both of them to calm down first and talk in detail another day.
Wan Lin was very dissatisfied with this outcome, and he even wanted to raze the place to the ground overnight.
Bodin quickly asked him to calm down first. Garcia's influence in the north should not be underestimated. He is much more difficult to deal with than Matteo.
When Wan Lin returned to his residence, he saw Jiang Yuexing's special bulletproof car parked outside the door.
It's already past midnight. What could be the reason why Jiang Yuexing came to see me so late?
Wan Lin trotted into the house. His men knew that the only person who could make Wan Lin run without being in combat was Jiang Yuexing.
"Brother, what happened?" Wan Lin was brought to the reception room by Jiang Yuexing's attendants. After closing the door, he spoke anxiously.
"What did they say over there?" Jiang Yuexing looked up at Wan Lin and was surprised to see that he was safe and sound without any injuries.
"That bastard refused to cooperate with us. He said the border was unstable and suspected we were sent by higher-ups to mess with them." Wan Lin then asked, "What's going on lately? Did they hear any rumors?"
Jiang Yuexing shook his head slightly.
He has been planning the industries in the Golden Triangle for a long time. In order to be safe, he has also taken out double insurance. Now there is no movement in the front and the back. If there is really a cross-border operation, he will get the news at the first time.
However, the complex situation in the Golden Triangle makes it difficult for local governments to take action, and cross-border operations are even more unrealistic.
But this chaotic situation has both advantages and disadvantages.
In the past few months, the new business in the Golden Triangle has been booming, but the transportation routes have been frequently blocked recently, and the local forces have been very difficult to deal with. Wan Lin had to temporarily suspend the transportation of Fu Guang to the country.
Although Wan Lin had been in the Golden Triangle for quite some time, Fuguang was a new business, one he hadn't previously ventured into. Recently, there had been constant harassment, both large and small, along the border. Wan Lin thought offering them a small bribe would solve the problem, but he had clearly underestimated their greed.
As Fuguang could not be transported again for a long time, Wan Lin had no choice but to ask Jiang Yuexing for permission. Only then did Jiang Yuexing set foot in the Golden Triangle again after several months.
"I really have no choice. They won't respond to any soft or hard suggestions..." Wan Lin was really at his wit's end. He just wanted to help Jiang Yuexing solve his problems, but recently he had been causing him trouble frequently.
"Let Su Chonglin solve it." Jiang Yuexing interrupted Wan Lin's nagging.
"Huh? Brother, don't use him." Wan Lin felt like he had swallowed a fly. Jiang Yuexing giving up on him to use Su Chonglin was the biggest insult to him.
"Will he continue to use you?" Jiang Yuexing didn't give Wan Lin any face.
"I……"
Wan Lin was feeling a mixture of emotions. Having someone to clean up the mess was a good thing, but it had to be Su Chonglin... If he could weather the storm, Su Chonglin would have a chance to usurp the throne. But was there really such a chance? Was Su Chonglin orchestrating a plot with local forces? Were they colluding to undermine the Jiang family?
"What do you think of Su Chonglin?" Jiang Yuexing suddenly changed the subject.
"Him?" Wan Lin curled his lips. Although he didn't continue speaking, the expression on his face clearly showed that he was cursing.
Wan Lin was very repulsed by Su Chonglin from the first moment he saw him, but he had no choice but to swallow his anger because he was useful to Jiang Yuexing. If Jiang Yuexing no longer needed Su Chonglin, he would definitely be the first to step forward and tear off his hypocritical mask.
"The Golden Triangle is now divided among warlords and all parties are fighting each other. Bodin is not a little white rabbit and is not a partner for long-term cooperation. We can take the opportunity to withdraw first and let them fight among themselves." Jiang Yuexing stated his plan.
"Will Fu Guang continue to pause? You took this with great difficulty..." Wan Lin said reluctantly.
"Short-sightedness, who did you learn this from?"
Wan Lin was defeated again.
"Don't fight any longer." Jiang Yuexing knew that with Wan Lin's temper, he would want to carry a cannon to bombard the enemy and force him to withdraw from the battlefield, which would be like putting shackles on him, but there was really no need to take this risk now.
"Is Su Chonglin trustworthy?" Wan Lin expressed his doubts. He had never considered Su Chonglin in the team.
"If he has the ability, he can deal with the scum. If he doesn't have the ability, he will be dealt with." Jiang Yuexing said calmly.
"Make the best use of everything." Wan Lin's expression relaxed a little.
"If you can cooperate, stay here. If you can't stand it, get out now."
Jiang Yuexing came to Wan Lin late at night with the purpose of asking him not to interfere with Su Chonglin. There were already many differences between the two of them and they had accumulated deep resentment. If they were to cooperate, something would inevitably go wrong.
"I won't leave." Wan Lin's face darkened again.
"If you stay, don't cause me any trouble." Jiang Yuexing raised his hand, grabbed Wan Lin's collar, pulled him towards him, and then patted his cheek.
"Why would I cause any trouble? I won't cause any trouble at all." Wan Lin said with a smile.
Seeing his playful look, Jiang Yuexing let go of him in disgust.
"Brother, this place has now been completely cut off from the country, and you won't have anything to worry about in the future." Wan Lin quickly took credit for it.
"After you have no scruples, do I have to come over here all the time to clean up the battlefield for you?"
"Who knows what they've been up to lately..." Wan Lin said as he kicked the floor with his toes.
Jiang Yuexing knew clearly that Su Chonglin would eventually join in completely. He came here this time just to give Wan Lin some advice and make him tone down his arrogance.
After they chatted for a while, Wan Lin personally drove Jiang Yuexing to the private plane.
Jiang Yuexing flew back to Mincheng overnight. When he arrived home in the early morning, the housekeeper had already parked the car in front of the door.
"Master, shall we go over now? The young masters and young ladies are ready."
Jiang Yuexing nodded, changed a car and set off again.
A convoy similar to the one during the Chinese New Year drove towards the suburbs in a mighty procession.
Today was Jiang Zhi's fourteenth birthday, and as usual, it was a day for the family to reunite. Arriving at the temple, Jiang Yuexing placed the gift Wan Lin had asked him to bring back in Jiang Zhi's hands, then walked alone into the main hall deep within the temple.
He looked up at the giant gilded Buddha and stood there for a long time before sitting down in front of the Buddha. He closed his eyes and counted the Buddhist beads in his hand.
All the recent events were swirling in his mind. Now that he had completely calmed down, he slowly began to realize the incongruity in them.
Recently, I seem to have been passively led and gradually lost the opportunity to take the initiative.
This is not right.
Jiang Yuexing opened his eyes and looked up at the Buddha again.
The Buddha statue's expression became obscure in the swirling green smoke, with pity mixed with contempt.
He stood up and walked towards the courtyard. The courtyard was unusually lively. Jiang Zhi was talking to his mother excitedly, but when he saw Jiang Yuexing coming, he fell silent.
Chen Huike also felt Jiang Yuexing's oppressive aura, so he asked the children to go to the front hall first.
"You eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures every day. What have you realized?" Jiang Yuexing did not sit down, but stood opposite Chen Huike and asked her.
"I don't save others, and you don't save yourself."
Chen Huike knew very well that Jiang Yuexing had already fallen into the quagmire and no one could pull him out.
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