After nearly five hours of flight, it was already late at night when we landed in Bangkok.
The man in the backseat kept his eyes closed as usual, and Ayao drove the car, looking at the rearview mirror from time to time.
Zhou Yinkun didn't even raise his eyelids, "Speak up if you have something to do."
A Yao asked honestly, "Brother Kun, why do you still want to distribute the profits to the Taliban?"
Judging from the current situation, the Taliban have already been forced to retreat by the US military, whether it is military or not. Regardless of financial resources, the strengths of the two sides are far apart. Instead of leasing poppy fields from the Taliban, it is better to cooperate with the US military and directly occupy them with armed forces.
Although Ayao didn't say the following words, the meaning was obvious.
Zhou Yinkun said lazily: "The Taliban may not lose this battle until the end." "
The Yankees' blind and arrogant fighting style is not a day or two." He turned his neck, "Four years ago, the Taliban attacked Afghanistan attacked Iraq two years ago, under the guise of anti-terrorism, it started war in two countries at the same time. The battle line was long and the center of gravity shifted drastically. Moreover, they underestimated the Taliban too much." Ayao thought for a while, "What does Brother Kun mean
? Yes, the Taliban will make a comeback while the United States is fighting on both sides?" "
No, it has already." Zhou Yinkun opened his eyes, "It cannot be a coincidence that the convoy of the security transportation company that transports supplies to the US military has been attacked so many times." When it comes to
security For the transportation company, A Yao remembered that Brother Kun read the materials brought by the three persons in charge for three whole days. Then they should have discovered clues from those materials, but when the three people came to report before, they didn't mention it.
"That is to say, the Taliban is trying to grasp the information on the US military's material transportation, and has repeatedly tested whether the other party is aware of it."
The result is obvious, and the US military only regarded it as an accident.
The drug economy in the war is far more complicated than in other places, from poppy cultivation to production, drug refining and processing, to smuggling and trafficking, domestic and foreign transactions... The best way to get less trouble is to obtain official support.
It's just that who the "official" is right now cannot be easily judged.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the current Afghan government is just a puppet used by the United States to deal with the Taliban. The real game is between the Taliban retreating to the south and the US military.
What Zhou Yinkun wants to do is to balance the interests in the game between the two sides, seize the opportunity to expand the business, and take the first step to annex "Golden Crescent".
Cooperating with the US military under the banner of anti-Taliban can be used to eradicate competitors and escort drug transportation. On the grounds of leasing poppy fields, secretly supporting the Taliban in the war on drugs will allow the Taliban to obtain long-term legal drug operation rights in Afghanistan after the Taliban regains power in the future.
As for the benefit to both parties... Ayao finally realized it.
The Taliban control the source of the drug, but they don't know the buyer and price. The U.S. military controls the transportation channels, but does not know the actual output of the drug source. According to the way drugs are measured in grams, there is too much room for maneuvering in the middle. That's why Brother Kun agreed so readily.
A Yao quickly cleared his mind, didn't ask any more questions, turned the steering wheel skillfully, and drove towards the villa.
There are very few cars on the road and almost no pedestrians. Zhou Yinkun glanced at the time, and said, "Don't go back to the villa, go to the apartment."
*
Xia Xia rested for nearly a week, and her overall mood improved a lot.
Since all three meals were eaten at school, she didn't let Teacher Linda run back and forth, and discussed with her that she would only go there when she returned to the villa on Saturdays and Sundays.
Today, Friday, tomorrow and the next day, there will be no classes. At Leia's insistence, the five members of the study group held a pizza party to comfort Xia Xia for her failure in the last exam.
The location is at Xia Xia's apartment.
In the living room, books and workbooks were scribbled onto the sofa, and there were pizza grilled wings, milk tea and cola on the coffee table, as well as countless snacks popular among middle school students.
"It's so good."
Leia sat on the carpet with her back leaning against the sofa, and let out a long sigh as she groaned her stomach. After sighing, he put the milk tea straw into his mouth and took a big sip, "But this is too delicious, junk food is the best!" This made the others laugh, Xia Xia
looked at the food on the table and ate it. "There is still strawberry cake in the refrigerator, do you want it?"
The cake was bought by one of the boys in the school group, and the other three came directly after school. Only he went to the cake shop to buy strawberries. cake.
"Of course! If you don't tell me, I'll forget it. It happens to be eaten while watching a TV series." Leia said, and looked at the boy opposite with a smile, "Song Shuyu bought this specially, even if we don't eat it, Xia Xia has to try it too. Are you a transfer student?"
Song Shuyu is a new member of the study group, a pure Chinese boy, because both Xia Xia and Leia can speak Chinese, the teacher specially arranged this transfer student into their group . As soon as he joined as a basketball player, he successfully raised the average height of the group.
Leia spoke cryptically and bluntly, and Song Shuyu went to see Xia Xia subconsciously, but she obviously didn't hear it. Hearing Leia said she wanted a cake, Xia Xia got up to get it.
"I said Song Shuyu, you bought such a big box, how can Xia carry it alone?" Leia winked at him, "Go and help her.
" When the members heard it, they also started booing. Xia Xia over there didn't know what was in the words, and took out the cake while saying, "No need, it's not heavy, I'll come over with the plate." I want to get the plate and the cake,
this time without Leia's help. Song Shuyu had already got up to help her.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside, which was loud and forceful.
"Hey, Xia, is there someone knocking on the door so late?" Leia bit the straw, "It can't be a bad guy, right?" The
two boys in the house immediately became vigilant.
"It should be the kid from the neighbor's house. He always likes to knock on the door." Xia Xia was bending over to look for a small plate, and felt a little strange, "It's so late today... Did we quarrel with him, why don't we give it to him?" Give me a piece of cake, he's very cute."
So, Song Shuyu, who was closest to the door, went to the entrance first.
When the door was opened, it was not a child, but a young man in black.
Suddenly meeting the man's eyes, Song Shuyu felt a strong sense of oppression, which made his heart skip a beat. He couldn't help taking a small step back, and asked in Thai, "Who are you looking for?" In the middle of the night, Zhou Xiaxia's
apartment A male animal came out of it. Zhou Yinkun's complexion did not change, but his eyes became extremely cold almost instantly.
At this moment, chatter and laughter sounded in time, and it sounded like there was more than one person.
Immediately afterwards, a familiar gentle voice came over, "Is it from the neighbor's house—"
Xia Xia suddenly saw Zhou Yinkun in the middle of her words, and the other half choked in her throat. She just looked at him, and her back Feeling cold, the hand holding the plate unconsciously tightened, and the previous relaxation disappeared completely in an instant.
Zhou Yinkun glanced at the school uniforms on the two, and then at Xia Xia. Despite the surprise and nervousness in her eyes, her complexion has indeed improved a lot after not seeing her for a few days.
The man ignored Song Shuyu's words, walked past him, and the noisy living room fell silent.
Seeing that it was the man she had seen in the backseat of the car before, Leia immediately opened her eyes wide, and dropped the roasted wings she just picked up.
As for the surprise and curiosity in the eyes of the other two students in the living room, a young man came to Xia Xia alone at such a late hour...
Seeing this, Xia Xia hurriedly said, "This is my uncle! That's right, he is my father's younger brother , I had an interview with Teacher Bi'an before."
Zhou Yinkun frowned and looked at her.
Xia Xiasheng was afraid that he would deny it, so he interrupted before he could speak: "Little uncle, I, let me introduce you, they are all my classmates, and we are in the same study group." In the living room, there were two men including Zhou Xiaxia
. Three girls and five students, with snacks on the table and a pile of homework on the sofa. It seems to be a normal middle school student party, there is nothing to say about her.
But—
who was crying like the sky was falling at home because he failed the exam? I thought she loved studying so much, so we got together after only a few days after moving here.
The man standing there without saying a word is scary enough. I don't know if it was too chaotic to see here, but everyone present obviously felt that the air pressure plummeted. Xia Xia was worried that he would say something nasty, so she approached nervously, and asked softly, "Little uncle, are you here for something?"
One little uncle at a time.
Zhou Yinkun looked at her with a smile that was not a smile, "I'll see how you improved your score."
These words seemed to be caring and mocking, but they really sounded like what an elder said. In the end, it was Leia who reacted first, "That, uncle—"
The man looked over, and Leia paused. With her face and her age, she really couldn't call her uncle, so she omitted the title: "We're done, pack up and leave!"
There was one sensible boy among the bunch of kids, and the man grinned coldly. "Hurry up."
"Okay, okay!"
Seeing a few students packing up immediately, Xia Xia lowered her eyes and glanced at the plate in her hand.
He suddenly came over out of nowhere, and with just a few words, the plan of letting everyone watch a drama and eat strawberry cake was ruined. She walked quietly to the kitchen and put the dishes back.
The three people in the living room saw that they hadn't done any work, and they were in a mess.
At this time Song Shuyu walked over and cleaned up the forks and cups on the table. Xia Xia just put the cake back in the refrigerator, and when she saw Song Shuyu approaching, she smiled lightly, "Just put it in the sink."
"I'll wash it up." He went inside and turned on the water.
There was a tall boy in the open kitchen, and it immediately became crowded. Xia Xia glanced at the cream on her fingers, and then at Song Shuyu who was washing the cup. If he went to wash his hands now, he would be a little too close to him.
Xia Xia went to the bathroom.
As soon as she left, Song Shuyu let go of his hand, and the cup slid into the sink with a bang.
"Song Shuyu, are you okay?" Leia glanced over there when she heard the movement, "Don't scratch your hand." "
Oh, it's okay." He picked up the cup again and rinsed it with water. Visible disappointment. He thought that Xia Xia would come to him to wash his hands, and he waited expectantly, even when she moved, his heart trembled violently.
It's just that I didn't expect...
In just a few seconds, the corners of Zhou Yinkun's lips curled up. He didn't say anything, and walked towards the bathroom.
After Xia Xia washed her hands and dried them, she looked down and saw a drop of oil on the corner of the school uniform. She took the degreaser cleaning fluid that was next to it and applied it on it, so that it would be clean with a light rub before putting it in the washing machine. This method was taught by Teacher Linda.
Leia and the others were still tidying up outside, and Xia Xia went out after she painted her clothes, but she didn't expect to see the man who walked in leisurely as soon as she looked up.
She subconsciously took a step back.
Seeing this action, the man frowned, and simply walked up to her: "Why are you guilty?"
Xia Xia wanted to retreat again, but unfortunately there was a sink behind her. She had no choice but to lower her head to avoid his sight, "No."
She just got together with her classmates a little late, but she was also in the apartment and didn't run around.
"Really?" He fixed his eyes on her face, propped his hands on the sink, surrounded her, and asked curiously, "Didn't you stop calling me little uncle?" Since they went to bed for the first time
, , she never said that again.
"You just called a few times, huh?"
Before Xia Xia could answer, Zhou Yinkun lowered his head and approached her ear, his hot masculine breath enveloped her: "Why, are you so afraid that people will know our relationship?"