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Chapter 658 The Night Before the Storm (Fourth update, please subscribe)

Anyone who knows the consulate knows that 10 a.m. on Monday is a critical time to focus on the routine affairs of the consulate.

At that time, the heads of various places or their deputies, as well as special people with connections to each place, as well as the eccentric Commerce Department representative, a total of about ten people gathered in this small room on the top floor of the consulate.

Look around; the lights in the room contrast with the gloomy sky outside the window, as if to block the dim sky outside the window.

Consul An Wenkai sits on the chair in the center. He is not tall and always has a diplomat's unique smile on his face, but everyone who knows him knows that this guy is a smiling tiger.

Legend has it that a few years ago, a group of guys with green ID cards went to the consulate to protest Nanyang’s support for Mindanao. This guy received them with a smile.

But after those people left the consulate, they quickly disappeared on the high seas.

As for where?

You need to ask God, oh, yes, they don’t believe this.

Of course this is just a rumor. No one knows whether it is true or false.

"It's Monday again."

he said with a smile.

"But there's a lot to deal with this Monday."

Those eyes that were close together cast a prying glance at the guy from the Commerce Department.

“I think the most important thing is this time the issue between the Mindanao Judicial Council and the Police Department, and the Autonomous Council has already sided with the Police Department, so for now, it is necessary for us to intervene directly.”

Qian Lijie, the first secretary in charge of overseas Chinese affairs, said.

"But we must consider a question: is this incident an accidental incident caused by a power struggle between politicians, or is it a deliberate and deliberate move to point the finger at the police department."

Zhu Changdong, a representative of the Ministry of Justice, sat back in a beige leather armchair, frowning and said.

"I have been in contact with Xu Xiangpeng. That guy is a typical politician. He is very eager to have power. I think this should be a battle between politicians."

"So, the future is too simple. There is never anything simple in this world." Someone said from the side.

Before Zhu Changdong could answer, An Wenkai turned his attention to the silent Commerce Department representative. "Commissioner Ma, shall we begin?"

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, meetings should not exceed 30 minutes, so everyone's time is very precious. After hearing the ambassador's words, Ma Yuan said more directly.

"According to our investigation, when Xu Xiangpeng went to Manila a year ago, he had extremely close contacts with many officials in Manila. We have reason to believe that he has a very close relationship with Manila. Although this incident It may be an accident, but we must be vigilant..."

The so-called "Commerce Department" is actually the "Secret Intelligence Service", and the Commerce Commissioner is actually an intelligence officer. But it's just a disguise, which is why many people think he behaves strangely.

After all, it’s enough for everyone to know some things.

"Once again, I remind you that we need to pay close attention to Mindanao. Like Surabaya, it is the core interest circle of Nanyang. We may not be able to intervene directly, but we must ensure our absolute influence here."

Afterwards, Ma Yuan fell silent. What the customer should do next has nothing to do with him.

Nodding slightly, An Wenkai said,

"We will continue to express our support for the committee as usual. Please take note..."

"...I am ordered to inform you,"

An Wenkai said,
"All consulate personnel are not allowed to have any official or private contact with Xu Xiangpeng recently. Our attitude is very clear - we support Zhao Chenggang and Zhang Huize and must be resolutely opposed to any behavior that goes against the interests of the Tang people!"

Ma Yuan said from the side.

"We need to remind them." "Remind them of what?"

"Deploy security defenses in advance. After all, with Manila's support, those anti-Tang radicals are likely to cause trouble in the next few days."

Ma Yuan warned the participants that some things must be prepared in advance.

"Do you have accurate information?"

"This is intuition! It is also a basic judgment. Those guys will never miss this opportunity when Manila sends the wrong signal!"

……

"This is our chance!"

Under the dim oil lamp, the man looked at the people around him and said.

"Five years ago, those damn outsiders, with the support of the Yankees and Nanyangs, killed our people. I don't know how many governors were brought to the so-called court by them, and tens of thousands of people were treated as "Filipinos" "Treacherous" to settle the matter...Pearl testified that we have never admitted that we are Filipinos!"

When the man said these words, his tone was full of indignation. In his opinion, being called a "Filipino traitor" was undoubtedly a shame. Rather than becoming Filipinos, they hoped to gain more through cooperation with the Japanese. independent.
"Yes, they not only detained a crime that did not belong to us, but also robbed our fields and property. Even the wives and daughters of the governors were married off to the old and weak in the plantations. Tang people..."

What are the fruits of victory?

That is the fruit of the victory. Those upper-class people who cooperated with the Japanese were all purged without exception - their properties, houses and land were confiscated. Unlike other places, except for a very small number of people, in Cotton Most ordinary people in Lan Lao are attached to the upper-class people such as the governor, and have cultivated the land for them for generations. After the Fei traitors were liquidated, the land was confiscated by the government, and then auctioned to the Tang people at a low price, and they could only live as Tang people. Sharecroppers.

In the past few years, as the victors, the Tang people enjoyed everything here. The land of the governors was theirs, and so were their wives and daughters.

And what about them?

But those who had nothing could only live under the shelter of others, and could only work as hired workers for the Tang people.

"In the past days and nights, I have been praying, and now my prayers have succeeded. They..."

Looking around at the young people around him, the man said.

"They finally paid the price for their evil deeds. Now, Manila is on our side. Although they are all heretics, Manila also hates them. We must seize this opportunity and let Manila intervene here. They kill each other first, and when they kill each other, our chance will come!"

"What should we do now?"

The young people around him said excitedly.

"They have guns and cannons, we have nothing."

"Yeah, we don't even have machetes."

"Damn the Tang people, they said back then that anyone with weapons hidden in their home would be an auxiliary force of the Japanese army and would be arrested!"

"They really arrested a lot of people, and the whereabouts of those people are still unknown!"

"Yes, and my dad. Where is dad?"

One sentence explains everything - during the war, in order to eliminate possible resistance, with the connivance of the US military and the guidance of the Borneo Guard, many unknown things happened here - not only tens of thousands of upper- and middle-level people They were arrested, and while they were being tried, some others were arrested as part of the Japanese auxiliary team, and then their whereabouts were unknown. They were neither prisoners nor criminals, they simply disappeared.

Where have you been?
No one knows, but what is certain is that it has left a shadow in the hearts of many people since then. Not just shadows, but also weapons... They only have some kitchen knives at most now, and even now no one dares to keep weapons.

"We have nothing, but Manila has planes, guns, and cannons. As I said before, what we need is Manila's intervention!"

The man looked at the young people around him and said.

"Now, all we need is to give Manila a reason to step in!"

(End of this chapter)