i have a magic world

Chapter 58 Siam Customs, Overseas Labor Service Office【For further reading】

The four-hour voyage came to an end soon.

The plane landed smoothly at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.

After the cabin door was opened, Chen Xuan followed the crowd of passengers across the connecting corridor bridge with his backpack on his shoulders.

Traveling lightly, he was in stark contrast to the busy and noisy passengers around him.

Stepping on the escalator, he had already taken out copies of his passport, entry-exit card, and electronic visa on arrival.

Pass through the customs in front, come to the visa-on-arrival counter at the beginning of VISA, and submit the materials prepared in advance.

The electronic visa on arrival, namely E-VISA, is still very convenient, and there is no need to queue up to fill in the materials and apply on-site.

The whole customs clearance process is very neat, and the extra 500 plants can be described as super value.

The annual passenger throughput of Suvarnabhumi Airport can reach tens of millions of passengers.

As a modern international airport, its design is still very good.

The signs are marked in Siamese, English and Chinese respectively.

The electronic navigation screen is also available in three languages.

After successfully entering the country, Chen Xuan was located on the second floor of the airport.

Not far away are the money exchange points set up by major Siamese local banks.

The exchange rate here is usually slightly lower than the daily international exchange rate, but slightly higher than the exchange point at Xiaguo Airport, so as to earn a certain difference.

Chen Xuan exchanged part of the cash prepared in advance for 5000 baht.

It’s useless to exchange too much. Most of the ATMs in Siam accept UnionPay cards. In big cities and scenic spots, you can also use Alipay and WeChat to scan codes. Don’t worry about consumption issues.

According to the signs, the next floor is where you can take taxis and buses.

If you want to take a taxi, you have to use the electronic ticket machine.

The machines all have Chinese options, just pick up the ticket directly.

The parking space and license plate number of the taxi will be shown on the ticket.

Find the corresponding parking space and you can get on the bus with your luggage.

The starting price of a taxi in Siam is only 35 baht, but it is not too close to the city.

As soon as Chen Xuan sat in the back seat, the dark-skinned driver in the blue uniform greeted him in broken Chinese.

"The old monk howled!"

Chen Xuan lit up his phone and showed the driver a picture.

There is an archway with red pillars, yellow tiles, cornices and corners, and a row of festive red lanterns.

"China Town?"

"ok.ok!"

"Look here Li, marking, okay?"

Obviously, this is not the first time the driver has received tourists from Xia Kingdom, and the business process is quite skilled.

Chen Xuan nodded with a smile, the taxi left the parking area of ​​Suvarnabhumi Airport, and drove towards Bangkok along the ring road.

The distance is less than [-] kilometers, and it takes about half an hour without traffic jams.

It is currently 12:43 a.m. Xia Guo time, and Siam time is exactly one hour behind.

The weather in Bangkok is clear, with sparse white clouds floating under the blue sky.

The temperature is 5~7℃ higher than that in China, which is just suitable for wearing summer clothes.

There are many green mango trees on the side of the road, and occasionally banana trees, linden trees and tamarind trees can be seen.

On the Ring Expressway, you can overlook the side view of Bangkok through the window.

The golden top of the pagoda looms in the gaps of the towering buildings.

This is also a very rich city.

The Chao Phraya River flows leisurely through Bangkok.

There are not only modern high-rise buildings, but also various majestic pagodas and temples in the city.

After entering the urban area, the traffic flow became denser.

You can see young people dressed in fashion on the street, and there are also hawkers in light calico shirts with bamboo baskets on their shoulders.

When passing a square on the way, there is a huge statue.

Holding a knife and spear, wearing a "tripping tail veil" and standing solemnly.

This is Ramkhamhaeng the Great of Siam.

It was this great emperor who established the current territory of Siam.

He is like the first emperor of the Xia people in the hearts of the Siamese.

In addition to pagodas and temples, statues of emperors such as Langkhamhaeng, Naresuan, and Chulalongkorn can often be seen here, like some kind of mascot with worship meaning.

Chen Xuan was in a relaxed mood, casually admiring the unique scenery of a foreign country.

……

More than ten minutes later, the taxi arrived at the destination.

After paying the fare, Chen Xuan got out of the car.

On the 16.45-meter-high archway at the entrance of the street, there are four big characters "Holy Life Without Boundaries", which were inscribed by Princess Sirindhorn of Siam herself.

That's right, his first stop was Chinatown in Bangkok.

Located in the western part of the city, it is one of the most prosperous business districts in Bangkok.

About two kilometers long, it is composed of three streets and many streets and alleys.

At the same time, it is also a must-see attraction for tourists from Xiaguo to Bangkok, such as the famous Chinatown Night Market.

Chen Xuan strolled around, looking around like any ordinary tourist.

There are many signboards on the street, and both the buildings and the signboards retain the style of the last century.

Food stores, department stores, hotels, grocery stores, shoe stores, craft stores, gold stores, drug stores abound.

Looking around, you can see signs such as [Chinese Bird's Nest and Shark's Fin Restaurant], [Guizhou Moutai], [Shangjing Wangzhihe Stinky Tofu], [Tongrentang Pills], [Zhanggang Pien Tze Huang] and other signs.

Moving on, there are [Chaozhou Theater] and [Mandarin Cinema], as well as various kiosks selling Chinese magazines, books and newspapers.

The street is very lively, with tourists from all over the world.

My ears are full of Siamese, English and Chinese with a strong accent.

Chen Xuan skipped most of the shops, walked through Yaohuali Road Night Market, and walked into Shilongjun Road.

The two ends of the road connect to different neighborhoods.

Half of them belong to the Chinese community, and the other half belong to the Tianzhu community.

It can be regarded as a mixed place in the western part of Bangkok.

There are obviously fewer tourists here. There are several old Toyota Vios and Vizi cars that are at least 20 years old parked on both sides of the street.

From time to time, he checked the data on his phone to confirm the location.

It took more than ten minutes to find the target in a community alley on Shilongjun Road.

It was a small shop with a simple signboard of "Dahui Siam Overseas Labor Service Office".

The yellowed and oxidized plastic door curtain is covered with various recruitment notices.

This is a snakehead shop, both bright and dark.

It is said that they can easily solve the uncertain procedures for exiting the country.

Moreover, he is also well aware of the smuggling routes and contacts in neighboring countries around Siam.

We must know that Southeast Asian countries have always been the hardest hit areas for smuggling out of the country.

As early as the 80s and [-]s, many Southeast Asians chose to smuggle into Hong Kong.

The perfect smuggling network has not disappeared, but has changed with the development of the times.

The core of recent years has not been Siam.

But after all, this place is the "crossroads" of Southeast Asia, and its significance is self-evident.

It was Chen Xuan's first contact with this matter, so he didn't know what it was, so he could only take one step at a time, and if he wanted to inquire, there would always be a clue.

Thinking of this, he pushed open the plastic curtain.

The store was filled with smoke, and behind the old table was a burly man with short hair, wearing a vest and tattooed arms.

The walls of the store are also plastered with recruitment notices.

There is also a small altar nailed to the front slightly, and there is a Gumantong sitting on it.

There was a strange smell like curry mixed with lime wafted in the air.

He frowned slightly, approached the table, reached out and tapped lightly a few times.

(End of this chapter)