Chapter 0992 – Drug Lord (II)

“Defection?!”

Zhuang Rui felt fresh about this word, as if those in books that recounted the pre-liberation period of Communist history, one could often see such words.

Like Khun Sa such a big drug lord, if it is in China, even if he surrenders there is not much good end, with his crime, shooting and one or two hundred times are enough, just Zhuang Rui did not expect, in Burma there is also the word surrender.

“That’s right, is the surrender, like Kun Sha such a person, already can’t use the simple word drug lord to summarize.” Peng Fei knew Kun Sha extremely well and gave Zhuang Rui some history about Kun Sha.

There is a legend circulating in the Golden Triangle region that when Khun Sa was first born, he cried day and night, but as soon as he smelled the smell of opium smoke, his cries came to a screeching halt, and his little face showed an unbelievable smile, and some people said that he was born to be a drug addict.

And Khun Sa was also a Chinese, Khun Sa’s father and grandfather were both Han Chinese, and in Burma, which was very xenophobic at the time, they miraculously became Shan Tois of Mount Lemo in northern Burma, and Khun Sa was raised by a man called Khun Sa.

In 1949, the remnants of Chiang’s 8th and 26th armies fled from Yunnan to Burma and moved into the Golden Triangle.

As they could not get support from Taiwan, the soldiers planted opium to solve the source of support, and from then on, opium cultivation in the Golden Triangle entered the stage of “piece-meal development” from the small production of one family to one household.

At this time the Khun Sa, has grown into a strong man, he saw the great prospects of the drug business, sneaked back from Thailand to the Golden Triangle, married a chief’s daughter, and soon became his father-in-law’s right-hand man.

The Golden Triangle is adjacent to three countries, the tribes of the miscellaneous army and small arms are countless, each other for the fight for drug interests often fight, no government constraints, who has a big fist, is who is in charge.

Khun Sa saw that the strongest strength or the remnants of the Nationalist army, in the clan and the Nationalist army in a conflict, personally killed his father-in-law to the Nationalist army to ask for credit and reward, requesting a joint.

After the territory, Khun Sa began in the drug business in a big way, he took measures to encourage the local people to plant opium, spending huge sums of money, by all means from the developed countries to invite scientific researchers, constantly updated refining equipment.

And Khun Sa very some “brand-name consciousness” in the mangled jungle, actually developed and refined the purity of up to 98% of the No. 4 drugs, so that the global drug traffickers and addicts tend to rush.

“Shit, the number four is actually Kunsha come up with ah?”

Zhuang Rui heard here, can not help but is dumbfounded, as watching Hong Kong movies grow up Zhuang Rui, for the movie often appear in the number four drug is of course familiar, only now know its origin.

“Oh, Kun Sha this person can not only be a drug lord, it should also be considered an (arms criminal)!”

Peng Fei laughed and repeated his words just now, from the “Golden Triangle Drugs” after the infamous, in the Golden Triangle Drugs most rampant time, once occupied 70% of the world’s drug market.

In addition to drug trafficking, Khun Sa also smuggling gems, arms trafficking, and constantly expanding their own military, the peak strength had reached more than 20,000 people, he set up a switch in the jurisdiction of the card, levy a variety of taxes, the Golden Triangle is just like a “country in the country”.

In 1969, the Burmese government notified the Burmese general title of Khun Sa to go to the North Burma Military Region Command meeting, Khun Sa did not know is the Hongmen Banquet, was immediately arrested and sentenced to death.

But the Burmese government is afraid of Kun Sha’s army trouble, has not dared to execute him, and Kun Sha’s chief of staff Zhang Suquan designed to kidnap two to Burma to work in the Soviet Union doctor, asked for the exchange of Kun Sha, this matter shocked the world, the Soviet Union reacted strongly, the Burmese government had no choice but to let the “tiger” return to the mountain after five months.

After his release from prison, Khun Sa set up the Shan State Parliament in the Golden Triangle and established a government with several ministers. In 1994, Khun Sa openly declared the establishment of the Republic of Shan State, and became the president of the Republic of Shan State, and his army was called the Shan State Revolutionary Army (SSRA).

Khun Sa with drug money constantly updated weapons and equipment, the advanced degree of its weapons has been higher than the Burmese government forces, even if Burma, Thailand and Laos, three countries repeatedly siege, but also failed to hurt the fundamental Khun Sa, a number of times and even be beaten by the great loss.

And Khun Sa life tricky, good use of all kinds of wrist to protect themselves, once fooled the U.S. Senator, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration commissioner Woolf, said he wanted to change his mind, to become anti-drug from drug trafficking.

Naive Mr. Woolf, for this reason, also once in the U.S. Congress, claimed that Kun Sha is “insightful national revolutionaries and determined anti-drugs”, which also made a big joke.

However, because the drug epidemic has aroused the world’s alarm and indignation, many countries have reached a consensus on the elimination of drug production, drug trafficking, the Burmese government launched a large-scale attack on Khun Sa’s “Shan State Revolutionary Army”.

Because of Khun Sa’s mistrust of the Shan people, he employed a large number of people of Chinese descent in the top military and government officials, which aroused the anger of the Shan people, and thousands of soldiers separated from the “Revolutionary Army”, and Khun Sa’s power was seriously weakened.

In 1998, Khun Sa’s army was finally defeated and surrendered to the Burmese government, and Khun Sa has since retired to Rangoon.

However, the number of drug dealers in the Golden Triangle has not diminished, and the retreat of Khun Sa, the biggest drug lord, has led to fluctuations in the drug market, which has caused drug prices to rise dramatically, and has led to more people becoming involved in the drug business.

Almost every few years, the three countries of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos would jointly send troops to carry out a crackdown on the Golden Triangle, and Zhuang Rui’s visit to Myanmar this time happened to coincide with this time.

“By the way, Peng Fei, how do you know Khun Sa so well? When you were a soldier, Khun Sa had already surrendered, right?”

Zhuang Rui was a bit strange, although Peng Fei used to fight against drug dealers, but at that time, Khun Sa had already retired, so why did he still know so much about Khun Sa?

It’s already a thing of the past, Peng Fei looked around to see that there were no outsiders and said with a smile, “Brother Zhuang, our country is not far from the Golden Triangle! And Kun Sha is still Chinese, do not look at him retired, influence in the Golden Triangle is not weak at all.”

Peng Fei said more obscure, but Zhuang Rui also understand, dare Kun Sha in the retreat after a long time, still around the situation in the Golden Triangle.

This countries anti-drug, in fact, is also a person who sweeps the snow in front of the door, do not care about others on the frost, as long as the drugs do not flow into their own countries, the more sold in other countries that is the better it!

There are certain countries or places, and even support the big drug dealers to some countries to put a large number of drugs, of course, those countries or forces are certainly not recognized, the drug problem in some cases, and has even become a political tug of war.

In the Golden Triangle, Peng Fei and others want to audit the drug lords to China, but also with the help of the power of Khun Sa, so in some special time, Peng Fei personally and that contact, naturally, know him very well.

After telling Zhuang Rui the history of Khun Sha, Peng Fei said, “Brother Zhuang, these people are ruthless and well armed, let’s forget about the hunting!”

“Uh, okay! After seeing the jadeite mine tomorrow, we’ll go back immediately, it’s been almost a month since we came out.”

Zhuang Rui nodded, although the tiger whip for men have great attraction, but the life is more important, in the experience of the African sea shipwreck thing, Zhuang Rui really understand “gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall” reasoning.

In the mine around there are some small animals, the night of the barbecue is very rich, not only have pheasant and other birds, and even a wild boar, eat Zhuang Rui is very cool, drink a lot of local people home-brewed wine.

Just a good amount of wine Peng Fei and Li Zhen after hearing about the drug traffickers, but not a drop of wine, although common sense, these roaming around the drug lords, generally do not dare to tear the face of the local Burmese forces, but these two people still do not dare to take it lightly.

After a good night’s sleep, Zhuang Rui walked out of the bamboo house early the next morning, the temperature in the Pagang region is a little cooler than Rangoon, and the valley in the early morning is drifting with a silky white mist, the scenery is very pleasant.

“Older brother, let’s go, after eating breakfast, let’s go up the mountain.”

Hu Rong is moving his body on the open space in front of the bamboo house, when he saw Zhuang Rui come over, he hurriedly greeted him, recently the situation in Pagang is not good, he seldom stayed over here, naturally he didn’t want Zhuang Rui to be involved in danger.

After simply eating some breakfast, Zhuang Rui and Hu Rong together, sat on the railroad car, and drove towards the mountainside, due to Zhuang Rui’s pointing, the original mine pit has been shifted from the top of the mountain to the mountainside, and the whole mountain looks like it’s been chopped by the waist with an axe, and concave inwards.

“Zhuang Rui, a total of one main vein has been mined over the past two years, totaling XXXX tons of raw stone, although there is still a vein of ore in there, but I don’t think it should be worth the price offered by the British.”

Hu Rong was more inclined to sell this emerald mine, these days, there was nothing safer than putting money in your pocket.

“Well, stop for a moment, I’m going in to take a look.”

Zhuang Rui nodded noncommittally, seeing the railcar come to the mouth of a mine pit, he quickly picked up the intercom Hu Rong had at hand, and greeted the person controlling the railcar below to stop.

Hu Rong glanced at the pit and said, “This mine hole has been mined out, Zhuang Rui, go to the upper ones to see! Those are still producing emeralds.”

“No, I’ll just take a look, there’s no danger inside, right?”

Zhuang Rui waved his hand, he just wanted to find a quiet place to take a good look at this big mountain, it was even better that it was a waste mine, it could reduce a lot of trouble for Zhuang Rui.

Hu Rong saw Zhuang Rui insisted, handed over a mining lamp and said, “There is no danger, just take a light.”