His appearance has changed a lot compared to a few weeks ago.

The skin color is obviously darker, even darker than bronze. Only people who live in tropical or subtropical areas all year round have this kind of skin that is like dirty cloth and is difficult to wash off no matter what.

Living in the tropics for a long time, in order to avoid excessive temperature damage to internal organs and maintain normal functions, the human body's skin system will undergo adaptive changes, producing a large amount of melanin to help the body dissipate heat and weaken the damage caused by the appearance of the skin. Regardless of Asians or white skin, in the long term

Skin will darken after being exposed to the sun. If you live in the equatorial region of Africa, get married and have children for more than three generations, your skin will undergo genetic adaptive changes and become darker and darker.

Just like myopia, it is hereditary.

Hu Pingtao's skin color was not dark before, but it was far from the level of the locals who lived in Lada all year round. Yunnan Province is located on a plateau, and the police training base has set up a special ultraviolet irradiation room. During the special training,

Hu Pingtao had to stay there naked for more than half an hour every day. This continued for a week, and his whole body became completely dark. As the instructor joked: "If you keep in the sun, you can apply for Equatorial Guinean citizenship."

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This thing is not high-tech, and is largely designed to satisfy people who have a special preference for sunbathing. There is a simple home version, and there is an indescribable version dedicated to island country action movies.

It is not enough for the skin color to become darker, the skin texture must be roughened to match the basic appearance of the local residents of Lada.

Regardless of physical or theoretical training, Hu Pingtao can only wear military green boxer shorts and a pair of flip-flops on his feet. During the special training period, all activities were conducted indoors, and the heating was turned on to ensure that the room temperature was kept at around 30 degrees.

It is strictly forbidden to use body soap, even soap and soap, in bathing. Only tap water of normal temperature can be used in the shower to wash away the remaining and dried sweat on the body.

Burma, Annan, Siam, Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines... most civilians in all tropical countries in Southeast Asia still use this method of bathing and cleaning.

Taking Lada locals as an example, soap and soap are mainly used for washing clothes, and body wash is a luxury item that is rarely provided by ordinary hotels and hotels (unless requested separately). They are used to showering in this way, as for the harm to the body

It doesn't really matter whether the cleanliness is up to standard.

Over time, the unwashed dirt adheres to the body surface and mixes with the constantly secreted oil and sweat to form a very thin covering, causing the skin to become rough, and it feels like sliding on the surface of rough pottery.

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"Silver Chip" Casino is a six-story building with a large area and separate staff dormitories. The living environment here is average, with four people in a room and bunk beds. The humid and hot environment is uncomfortable. Although there is a fan,

But there is no way to cool down, and the only comfort is taking a shower.

Even when he wakes up in the morning, he still has to make a quick drink. Hu Pingtao staggered to the food stall on the first floor, wearing slippers and shirtless, picked a relatively clean plastic stool and sat down, ordering a bowl of fish.

Rice noodles.

This is the national dish of Myanmar and a must-eat breakfast for locals. Its status in the food industry is equivalent to that of Yunnan Province rice noodles.

There are many fish in Myanmar. The fish rice noodle is made from the soup of fresh catfish, plus curry, and topped with rice noodles that have been boiled in hot water. The side dishes include pre-fried minced meat, coriander, bean sprouts, fried bean skin and

Fried dough sticks, sprinkled with chili powder and seasoned with lime juice or lemon juice, it tastes sour, sweet, spicy and extremely appetizing.

There is no vinegar here, and most of the sour seasonings use lemon. When making rice noodles, you can also ask the store to add cooked eggs. That is a very stingy way: peel the cooked eggs, cut them into four to six pieces with a thin wire, and lightly

Place lightly on the rice noodles.

An egg costs 200 kyats, and one yuan is equivalent to 220 kyats.

After finishing the bowl of breakfast worth 1,800 kyats, Hu Pingtao greeted the stall owner in proficient local dialect, turned around and walked into the dormitory area, changing into work clothes.

The special training included a crash course in Burmese language. Hu Pingtao showed surprisingly strong learning ability, mastered basic Burmese in just two weeks, and had no problem in daily communication.

The casino is open 24 hours a day, and the dealers on duty are divided into two shifts. Depending on the number of guests, the supervisor will arrange for the dealers to take appropriate breaks. This is equivalent to three shifts, and sometimes it may even become

Class Four.

Burmese law ostensibly prohibits gambling, but in fact underground casinos are rampant. Since Lata was classified as an economic development zone, the number of large and small casinos here has tripled in just six months.

Most of them are small family-style casinos. The famous "Northern Street" is about two kilometers long. In addition to selling handicrafts and various local specialties, there are mahjong parlors, electronic game halls, and various other places on both sides of the street.

Gambling hall. Here you can find any kind of gambling in the world: baccarat, blackjack, Texas Hold'em, Russian roulette...

Gamblers are mostly foreigners, especially those from powerful neighboring countries.

Last year, Myanmar dispatched military police to carry out a comprehensive purge of underground casinos in Lata. Family-style casinos were basically eliminated, and various large and small gambling halls in the "Northern Street" were also closed for self-examination. On the surface, this is

At the request of powerful neighboring countries, we must jointly create a clean and tidy business environment. In fact, this is a private deal between the Myanmar military and large casino licensees.

Small casinos were eliminated, leaving only large casinos. In this way, business and profits were concentrated, with the military occupying a certain proportion, and the casinos also gained a cloak of legitimacy.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, a middle-aged man wearing a sarong walked into the casino and sat down at table 21.

The sarong is a traditional clothing in Myanmar, similar to the tube skirt worn by the Dai people in China. It is available for both men and women. The men's style is called "Longji" and the women's style is called "Temin".

Hu Pingtao, who was dealing cards at table 21, smiled and greeted the other party in Burmese: "Good morning, Mr. Ruan."

His name is Ruan Chengdong, a native of Annan, and the target of Hu Pingtao's mission.

There have been constant disputes between Annan and Cambodia, and a full-scale war broke out in the last century. The Annan people were very ambitious, especially after Le Duan came to power, they used force to expand in all directions. The main targets selected at that time were Cambodia and its powerful neighbor to the north.

Cambodia is a small country and its people are weak. It has been defeated one after another. If its powerful neighboring countries had not suddenly sent troops and fought a beautiful self-defense counterattack, they might have been annexed by Annan long ago.

In recent years, the international situation has been stable, and Annan has not sent out large-scale troops. He seems to be focusing on internal strength and turning his main energy to economic construction. In fact, small-scale armed conflicts between Annan and Cambodia have continued, but they have been limited to what both sides can accept.

The scope is rarely known to outsiders.

Ruan Chengdong used to be the captain commander of the field force in western Annam. He retired after being injured in the war. Because he was dissatisfied with the resettlement policy at the time, he responded to the call of his old superiors and defected to Myanmar.

That was a regiment-level commander of the Annan Army, named Wu Qingcheng. In the last century, Annan fought on the border with its northern neighbors. Wu Qingcheng made a command error. The troops he led at that time suffered a devastating blow, and an infantry regiment almost suffered casualties.

In order to avoid being held accountable by a military court, he led the remnant army to break out of the encirclement and established a territory at the border between Siam and Burma.

Wu Qingcheng was very good at business. He obtained a large amount of arms from the former Annan military through various means, forcibly gathered nearby mountain people, forcibly created an "independent area" with a population of about 30,000, and proclaimed himself a general.

The combat effectiveness of the Burmese army in the last century was extremely weak, and it was no match for these Annan professional soldiers. In addition, the area has high mountains and dense forests. As long as a few armed elements guard the dangerous terrain, it will be difficult to invade even if the number of personnel is superior.

The Burmese military cleared the country many times, but the result was heavy casualties. The rulers at the time simply left it alone and only blocked it from the outside. This gave Wu Qingcheng time to breathe and develop.

There is no faster way to make money than growing poppies.

Tropical areas can achieve three crops a year, so food supply is not a problem. Wu Qingcheng has designated a large area of ​​​​land in his jurisdiction specifically for growing poppy. Every year during the harvest season, the fruit is picked, the opium is dried, and heroin is made into heroin.

Mountains in the east, trafficking and selling, profiting from it.

Among them, the shortest trafficking distance and the most profitable route is through the border checkpoints of neighboring countries in the north and into the market.

The Ministry of Public Security has long wanted to get rid of this cancer. The problem is that the Wu Qingcheng Group is located outside the country, which is a blank area for our law enforcement. As for the military raid, it is even more impossible. It involves multinational diplomacy, and if you are not careful, it will cause more

negative public opinion.

The Siamese also hate drugs. They are very willing to cooperate and jointly destroy the Wu Thanh Cheng Group. With support from China, the Siamese have spent more than ten years infiltrating the Wu Thanh Cheng Group and have mastered a large amount of intelligence.

Myanmar is also dissatisfied with this armed group that has occupied the border for a long time. Because the country's overall economic level is extremely low, Myanmar has been applying for financial assistance from the World Bank. Successive rulers have spent a lot of effort communicating with Western countries, and finally received support and project establishment.

, but there is an important issue - Myanmar must eradicate the Wu Qingcheng drug trafficking group occupying the north. Only in this way can it receive more aid.

China has also proposed cooperation between the two countries to reduce the opium poppy cultivation area in Myanmar by replacing cultivation methods. It will increase propaganda efforts to induce residents in the Wu Qingcheng area to switch to areas actually controlled by the Myanmar government and weaken them.

The task Hu Pingtao accepted was an important part of the entire huge plan.

Ruan Chengdong is a close confidant of Wu Qingcheng.

Approach him first, then approach Wu Qingcheng.

According to the intelligence provided by the Siamese, although the Wu Qingcheng Group occupies a terrain advantage and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the group has a fatal weakness - Wu Qingcheng is infertile, so he cannot appoint and cultivate blood-related heirs.

He injured his private parts in a battle in his early years. Although he was cured and his health was fine, he was unable to have children.

In this independent kingdom, the temptation of power is enough to drive people crazy.

The battalion commanders and company commanders who followed Wu Qingcheng to conquer the world have now become division commanders and brigade commanders. Here, the military and civilians are integrated. With money from drug sales, a large amount of arms are purchased from the outside world for arming. Of course, 150 mm

There are no weapons such as caliber heavy artillery, but the Wu Qingcheng Group is equipped with a large number of light weapons and even a mortar company.

As long as Wu Qingcheng is killed, his power kingdom will be torn into pieces. The people under his command have their own agendas and cannot be monolithic at all. The Siamese and the Burmese will each offer a price and make certain commitments, and this problem can be solved forever.

The border between Siam and Myanmar has always been blurred, which is due to historical reasons. The reason why the Siamese are particularly enthusiastic about solving the problem of the Wu Qingcheng Group is also because they want to occupy the area and permanently incorporate it into the national border. If

He took the initiative in the assassination of Wu Qingcheng and gained heavy leverage in negotiations with Myanmar on the 1st.

In order to achieve its goal, Siam continuously dispatched several capable special forces to sneak into the area and conduct infiltration operations.

Unfortunately, the intelligence was leaked, the battle failed, hundreds of people were killed on several occasions, and the military intelligence chief was replaced as a result.

In view of the extremely low combat effectiveness of Siam and Burma, as well as the intelligence loopholes within the military and police that are no different from sieves, China decided to launch the plan on its own, while keeping Siam and Burma secret and acting alone.

Ruan Chengdong is a close confidant of Wu Qingcheng and is also the group's diplomat and external sales manager. He travels to Myanmar, Siam, Annam and other places all year round. In addition to selling drugs, he is also responsible for purchasing daily necessities and arms.

Ruan Chengdong likes to play blackjack. After careful screening by the Chinese side, he was chosen as the first target. The whole plan gradually started from the "Silver Chip" casino in Lada.

The dealer is a very good intervention point.

The original task executor was a police superintendent from Donghu Province. He stayed in Lada for half a year and finally got the opportunity to work in Yinchi Casino. However, the local security in Lada was chaotic. Three weeks ago, several guests were in the casino.

There was an altercation, which soon turned into a large-scale fight between two local gangsters. He was involved and died on the spot.

Under normal circumstances, such important tasks have second, third, or even more substitutes. But it was extremely unfortunate that the Donghu Provincial Police, the leader of the plan, dispatched three substitutes overnight, but they encountered an earthquake.

, all three of them suffered varying degrees of injuries and were unable to attend work.

After receiving the news from East Lake, Dian Province immediately launched an emergency plan and selected Hu Pingtao as a substitute. In addition to language and skill reasons, there is another important factor, that is, he is "clean" enough.

There is a big difference between veterans and young people. Just like the ancient warriors, Guan, Zhang, Zhao, Ma, and Huang, they were very good at fighting. They looked like martial gods descending from the earth, and they could scare away the enemy just by their reputation.
Chapter completed!