Chapter 26: Encountering Bandits
"I know this..." Pang Jindong shook his head and interrupted Pang Wushuang: "That's why I wonder why the fourth grandfather seems to trust the third uncle more!"
"It's not that I trust the third uncle more, but because the uncle does have a reason to get rid of the third uncle..."
"Ah?" Pang Jindong frowned, feeling even more strange. "But the third uncle does not pose any threat to the uncle!"
Seeing that Pang Jindong's curiosity was completely aroused, Pang Wushuang smiled "hehe" and told the whole story.
It turned out that Pang Tianxiao's mother was the daughter of a Bamar leader, and her family was very influential among the local Bamar people. Through this marriage, her great-uncle Pang Wenlan gained the support of many Bamar people.
There are some Bamar soldiers in the Kokang Republican Army now, and they are more or less related to Pang Tianxiao's mother's family.
It is precisely because of this relationship that although Pang Tianxiao is incompetent, he is very popular among these Bamar soldiers.
Although Pang Tianchong is now the acting commander of the Kokang Republican Army, these Bamar soldiers simply refuse to obey him and only take orders from Pang Tianxiao.
Although the military discipline of the Kokang Republican Army is very strict, and if soldiers cannot effectively obey orders, there will be severe punitive measures, these measures are not effective in certain circumstances.
If any punishment is imposed on the Bamar soldiers because they disobey Pang Tianchong's orders, it will inevitably cause all the Bamar soldiers to become disloyal and may even lead to mutiny.
Although the number of Bamar soldiers is not very large, if there is a mutiny, it will seriously weaken the Kokang Republican Army, which already lacks strength.
It will also bring further problems, that is, the local Bamar people are in full confrontation with the Kokang Republican Army, and Pang Wenlan needs to unite all the forces that can be united at this stage.
It is precisely based on these considerations that even Pang Wenlan can only turn a blind eye to this situation.
This means that Pang Tianxiao ordered Ah Meng to get rid of Pang Jindong, which did not help him in the slightest to replace his elder brother Pang Tianchong as the commander-in-chief of the Kokang Republican Army.
But it is entirely possible if Pang Tianchong coerced Ah Meng to get rid of Pang Jindong and at the same time put the blame on his third brother Pang Tianxiao, causing those Bamar soldiers to lose their backbone and thereby strengthening his control over the Kokang Republican Army.
Even though Pang Wushuang is smart, he is still a child. Pang Jindong's other cousins would never say these words.
"Is it really the uncle?" Pang Wushuang did not answer any of Pang Jindong's questions, which made Pang Jindong feel even more confused.
Pang Wushuang raised his eyebrows slightly and asked curiously: "Cousin, what are your plans?"
"Plan?" Pang Jindong shook his head and said helplessly: "We can't tell who is the murderer yet. We can only take one step at a time and hope that the real murderer will show up!"
After having such a cousin, Pang Jindong was not lonely in Changqing Mountain. This girl pestered Pang Jindong every day, not only letting Pang Jindong play with her, but also acted as a tour guide, leading Pang Jindong to visit Changqing Mountain and nearby areas.
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On this day, Pang Wushuang took Pang Jindong to a nearby market. This place gradually developed because of the Kokang Republican Army.
At the beginning, the Kokang Republican Army agreed that merchants would trade here regularly, sell specialties and purchase needed supplies. Later, it gradually expanded, and residents of nearby villages would come to the market regularly.
Generally speaking, there is no difference between this place and the rural areas in remote areas of China, but it has a little more exotic flavor.
There are two rows of dilapidated houses next to a dirt road, all of which are shops and even more scattered stalls.
A large number of people gathered in front of each stall, looking at the goods or bargaining.
Occasionally, you can see some products from China, but the prices are extremely high.
Pang Jindong noticed that people all use RMB when trading, and sometimes they omit the use of currency as an intermediary and directly use the most primitive barter.
Pang Wushuang asked excitedly: "Brother, what do you think of this place?"
Pang Jindong nodded slightly: "Not bad!"
"Is it just not bad?" Pang Wushuang pursed his lips and said with a little dissatisfaction: "This is the largest market in the entire nearby area!"
"Really!" Pang Jindong smiled slightly, but did not tell his little sister what the big cities in China were like.
But Pang Wushuang was reluctant: "Do you have such a market there?"
Pang Wushuang's words reminded Pang Jindong of the famous saying from thousands of years ago: "Which one is greater, Han or me?" This famous saying contributed to the Chinese idiom "Yelang is arrogant".
Pang Wushuang's question made Pang Jindong smile helplessly: "You haven't been to China, have you?"
"Huaxia?" Pang Wushuang scratched his forehead with his fingers and said seriously: "I often hear my grandfather and father say that that is where the tombs of our ancestors are, but I have never been there..."
"If I have a chance, I'll take you to play!"
"Okay! Okay~!" Pang Wushuang jumped three feet high and said excitedly: "Except for Changqing Mountain, I haven't been to any other place!"
Pang Jindong couldn't help but asked in surprise: "You have only stayed in Changqing Mountain since you were a child?"
"Yes!" Pang Wushuang nodded, and the excitement just now turned into helplessness: "Because here in MD, except for our Changqing Mountain, everywhere is not safe, and my family does not allow me to go too far. Adults go to other places
They were all carrying out their missions, but they refused to take me with them because it was too dangerous."
Knowing that Pang Wushuang's past life scope was so narrow, Pang Jindong couldn't help but feel a little sad for her, and he also understood why he said what he just said: "Isn't that boring?!"
"I can occasionally access the Internet. I know there is a ** in Beijing and the Eiffel Tower in Paris... Brother, are cities like Beijing and Paris really big?"
"It's so big that you can't even imagine it!"
"Is the market there much bigger than here?"
"There are no markets there!" Pang Jindong smiled and shook his head, telling Pang Wushuang: "These places only have large shopping malls and shoppingma11."
"What are they selling?" Pang Wushuang pointed to the things on the stall next to him and asked curiously: "Is it the same as here?"
"There are very few of these things, more of them are fashions, household appliances, and other industrial products!
"So, we don't have anything here..." Pang Wushuang said, looking a little disappointed: "Yesterday, I heard my grandpa say that we need to develop commerce and trade so that our products can be sold to big cities. I heard you say that
Once we say it, people don’t want our things at all..."
This kind of naivety of his cousin not only made Pang Jindong feel a little funny, but also liked it very much: "The reason why I don't sell it is because there is none. On the contrary, handmade things and local products are often more valuable in a highly developed industrial society."
Popular, maybe this is the so-called return to nature!"
Several people were chatting, and several soldiers walked over from the opposite side. When Pang Wushuang saw it, his expression immediately changed, and he muttered in a low voice: "Why are they here?!"
These were soldiers of the MD government army. Pang Jindong had seen them in Laojie Market. They were wearing ordinary green military uniforms and were no different from soldiers of the Kokang Republican Army.
However, they have a symbol, which is the yellow big-brimmed hat.
Pang Jindong asked: "Are there government troops stationed nearby?"
"Although the MD government has troops stationed in the Kokang area, they rarely come to us!"
Suddenly, Pang Jindong vaguely realized that several MD soldiers who should not have appeared here might be a sign of an upcoming storm.
Pang Jindong pulled Pang Wushuang's lapel and said quietly: "Let's go back to Changqing Mountain!"
"What are you afraid of!" Pang Wushuang's little mouth pursed again, and he said dissatisfiedly: "This is on our ground, what are you afraid of!"
Pang Jindong was about to speak, but he didn't expect that his group had been discovered by MD soldiers.
A man who looked like an officer casually picked up the goods on the stall, looked at them, and threw them to the ground.
The cargo owner glared at the officer angrily, but did not dare to express any dissatisfaction.
As soon as the officer raised his head, he spotted Pang Jindong and immediately shouted: "You guys, come here!" He actually spoke fluent and standard Mandarin.
Compared with the locals, Pang Jindong is much taller and has fairer skin. It is obvious at a glance that he is an outsider.
Pang Jindong pretended not to hear, pulled Pang Wushuang and walked away quickly in the other direction.
This action aroused the dissatisfaction and vigilance of the MD soldiers, who ran over and surrounded Pang Jindong and others.
Pang Jindong only heard a few "clicks" and knew that it was the sound of the gun's safety being released.
The officer stretched out his hand to Pang Jindong: "You, ID card!"
Pang Wudang rolled his eyes, took out a few hundred yuan, stuffed it into the officer's hand, and said with a smile: "We are all locals. This is a cousin of mine who came here to visit relatives a few days ago!"
In order to prove his words, Pang Wushuang then said a few more words in local dialect.
Pang Jindong neither understood nor knew whose language it was.
In similar situations in the past, MD soldiers could usually be bribed to let anyone go, or at least turn a blind eye.
This time it was different. The officer didn't even look at it. He threw the money to the ground and cursed in local dialect.
Pang Jindong didn't understand, but Pang Wushuang understood that it meant "Han dog", and his face turned red with anger.
The officer looked Pang Wushuang up and down, and immediately showed a lewd smile on his face. While saying something in the local dialect, he stretched his hand to Pang Wushuang's chin.
Pang Jindong originally didn't want to cause trouble, but when he saw his sister being teased, he couldn't bear it anymore and hit the officer on the arm with his palm.
The officer yelled "Ah ah ah" and jumped up and down while covering his arms.
When other MD soldiers saw this, they immediately pointed their guns at Pang Jindong and others.
Pang Jindong did not bring weapons, and Kazama Masaharu and others did not receive orders and did not dare to act rashly, so they could only stand there obediently.
In this way, when Officer MD saw that his side had the upper hand, he immediately regained his authority and jumped in front of Pang Jindong.
This officer was short like most locals, standing in front of Pang Jindong like a little chicken.
Obviously, he wanted to pretend to be aggressive, but when he compared his stature with Pang Jindong, his arrogance was immediately a bit lower.
The officer didn't say anything to Pang Jindong. He twisted his head and gave a few instructions to his men.
Pang Jindong asked Pang Wushuang: "What are they going to do?"
"They want to take us to the headquarters!" Pang Wushuang said, grabbing Pang Jindong's arm nervously: "We can't be taken away by them, we will be close to death when we get there..."
Members of the Kokang Republican Army hide their identities in other places. If MD soldiers find out who Pang Wushuang is, things will be in trouble.
Pang Jindong grabbed Pang Wushuang and wanted to protect her, but he didn't expect that two other MD soldiers rushed up immediately, clamped Pang Jindong on the left and the right, and dragged her behind.
Officer md became even more unscrupulous. He simply pulled Pang Wushuang into his arms, and caressed and rubbed his petite and tender body wantonly.
Due to the local climate, the girls' clothes were very thin and many parts were exposed. In just a blink of an eye, Pang Wushuang's body was pinched with several bruises.
Chapter completed!