[The Tragic Chronicles of a Wealthy Family - Continued] Chapter 117

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The Tragic Chronicles of a Wealthy Family - Continued
Author: Zeng Jiu
First published on December 5, 2014
Word Count: 4000
Chapter 117
: In WY City, the military government officially announced the lifting of the curfew. The tense atmosphere that had permeated the city these past few days gradually
eased. The extraordinary session of the National Assembly officially ended the day before, and the Orange Scarf and
Purple Scarf groups who had rallied in support of their respective members of parliament had mostly dispersed. The streets gradually returned to their former tranquility.
In the final days of debate and voting in the extraordinary National Assembly, the former opposition alliance, now the Democratic Alliance,
forcibly passed several bills they considered crucial, including lowering
the threshold for constitutional amendments and impeaching the government, amending the constitution, re-examining the economic policies during Song Tao's administration, and restricting
the political rights of Song Tao and his family. They achieved the results they desired.
A fierce dispute arose between the two sides over the definition of the so-called Song Tao family. The Democratic Alliance demanded that
all members of the Sivan family, regardless of age or gender, be included, attempting to eradicate the Sivan family from ZX politics
.
However, this demand was excessive, provoking a strong backlash from the Orange Scarf faction. Hundreds of thousands of
Orange Scarf members even surrounded the Parliament building at one point. Not only was traffic and daily life in downtown WY completely
paralyzed, but Democratic Alliance members were also unable to leave their meetings and return home.
Even the military, which favored the Democratic Alliance, couldn't stand the situation and sent people overnight to
pressure Cha Likun and others to stop. Even the King, who had always remained silent on factional strife,
expressed dissatisfaction with the Democratic Alliance's ruthless approach. Under pressure from various sides, the Democratic Alliance quietly softened its stance. Finally,
the resolution passed by Parliament defined "family" as Song Tao's own family members. Since Song Tao's children all lived abroad
and had never been involved in domestic politics, this restriction effectively only applied to Song Tao's wife, Manlai
.
Considering that Manlai was actually accompanying Song Tao abroad, this restriction became meaningless, and both sides
readily accepted it. This resulted in a win-win situation.
On the day Parliament closed, Wen Sha received notification from the military government that it had accepted
the registration applications of the For the Nation Party and four other smaller parties. They immediately decided to form the For the Nation Alliance. Thus, even with
the binary voting system insisted upon by the Democratic Alliance, the two sides were essentially evenly matched in parliamentary votes. A
new balance was achieved in ZX politics.
At the same time, behind the bustling political stage, a "minor incident" occurred that went largely unnoticed by outsiders
. The Supreme Court's Criminal Division held a very low-key hearing on the second day of the extraordinary parliament's opening
, to hear Meng Chong's appeal.
The defense team, incredibly powerful, presented a series of arguments, raising a series of objections to the first instance verdict, from the determination of facts
to the sentencing standards. The prosecution, however, clearly had no interest in fighting these challenges and
did not even offer a serious rebuttal. The trial ended in one day. Two days later, the court announced the second-instance verdict.
Although Meng Chong's charges were not completely cleared, his sentence was reduced from life imprisonment to eight years.
This result was announced in court and only published in the court's announcement system, accessible to professionals,
without appearing in any media. This major case, which had once been the biggest victory in the anti-drug campaign and shocked the entire WY city,
was thus quietly transformed.
Although the dazzling political turmoil gradually calmed down,
and the Orange Scarf Group was relatively satisfied with the results of the provisional parliament, the core members of the Xiwan family were not able to truly relax their tightly wound nerves,
because they still had unspeakable secrets.
It was Sunday, but there was no relaxed atmosphere in the Sawa mansion. Everyone was walking hurriedly with
solemn expressions. The Sawa study, the heart of the mansion, exuded a tense atmosphere.
Sitting in the study, besides Sawa himself, were Yin Nan, Sha Wen, and Ke Lai. They
had obviously been talking for a while, and none of the four looked relaxed.
At this moment, Sha Wen was speaking: "I've obtained a copy of the judgment. Meng Chong has been transferred from the heavy prison to
a regular prison. The connections inside have also been smoothed out. Apart from not being able to go out freely, his life
is no worse than anyone else's in WY City. I heard he's already asked to be allowed to let his mistress in to keep him company."
Yin Nan curled her lips and said, "He's having a good time, while our Chu Yun is still suffering somewhere.
Shouldn't we now negotiate with Long Kun about the specifics of Chu Yun's release?"
Sha Wen pondered for a moment, not directly answering Yin Nan's question, but turning to Sha Wa and asking, "
What are the military government's moves in terms of economic policy?"
Sha Wa said without hesitation, "You mean their policy moves regarding the livelihood issues in the northern mountainous areas? Hmph,
what moves could they possibly make? Their skill is so-called 'laissez-faire governance,' which is basically washing their hands of the matter and
letting things develop naturally.
You don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge. Now they know it's not easy to get money. Their method is to
withdraw all the troops back to their camps. Most of the troops in the northern mountainous areas have already been withdrawn." Especially in remote border areas
, apart from a small number of border guards, the troops that originally protected the local economic transformation have all been withdrawn.
According to the Orange Scarf Group, drug trafficking groups in the Mekong River area have shown signs of resurgence, and drug transactions
have become significantly more active.
"So fast?" Yin Nan muttered to herself thoughtfully.
"Isn't this what Long Kun wanted? We've met all the conditions he set, so he has no reason
not to release Chu Yun now!" Ke Lai almost shouted, his face flushed.
Sha Wa glared at Ke Lai, stopping his impulse, and said in a gentler tone, "
Ananta also revealed a new situation during the meeting this morning. According to reliable sources, the military government has formally invited key
figures from the Democratic Alliance to join the cabinet. The Democratic Alliance has accepted the invitation; Himani will become the Minister of Economy, and Aung Pan will become
the Minister of Finance. It is expected to be announced tomorrow. There are rumors that these were actually conditions agreed upon with the opposition party before the military coup. Or rather, they were 　　prerequisites for the
military to launch the coup."

The economic policies of these two individuals are not hard to predict; they have a huge following whose insatiable appetites need to be satisfied.
So many people in WY City have propelled them to power; their primary concern now is undoubtedly how to divide the spoils. How to fill
this bottomless pit of appetite is their enormous challenge. They won't create miracles; they'll only rob Peter
to pay Paul. Therefore, the resources currently invested in rural and mountainous areas are certainly doomed.”
Sha Wen listened attentively to Sha Wa's words, nodded, and said, “In that case, I think we can begin
negotiating with Long Kun about releasing Chu Yun. Although it may not be smooth sailing, at least the basic conditions are met.”
Sha Wa looked inquiringly at Yin Nan and Ke Lai's expressions, then nodded to Sha Wen. Sha Wen straightened his back, his expression becoming serious
. Sha Wa looked at him and said, word by word, “One matter shouldn't trouble two people; this matter will require your assistance in negotiating with them, sir
.”
Almost at the same moment, outside WY City, a group of people were also holding a meeting. They were Police Superintendent Chatchai
and his close associates, and the location was Chatchai's country villa.
A young man who looked like a scholar was explaining the situation to the middle-aged men present: "Ah Hong and I
went to Singapore this time, and the operation went fairly smoothly. Ah Hong's connections there were really helpful. They used
the information and channels held by Interpol to have us pretend to be members of a Malaysian gang and make contact with his informant
.
That guy is really a weirdo. When he heard that we were interested in that tape and wanted to find a channel to buy it in bulk,
before we could even say anything, he started bragging to us that he had a grand plan to use this female
lead to make a police abuse AV series." He planned to use this to become the king of AV worldwide, and he even encouraged us to make a fortune with him.
We went along with it, pretending to be worried, saying, "Where can we find a leading lady like that?"
This guy then patted his chest and said, "You don't need to worry about that, leave it to me." He told us to be responsible
for finding some funding and female supporting actors. He said he would handle the location, the male and female leads, and all filming arrangements.
He showed us the prepared script, which was really melodramatic. I don't know how this guy could
come up with so many outlandish ideas. If a woman fell into his hands, she might as well just die. "
So, what's the point of your return this time…?" a man in a police uniform asked the middle-aged man.
"Ah Xun and I discussed it. Even fishing needs bait, right? We need to give him a little something. Ah Xun asked his
connections in Singapore for help. His friends said it wouldn't be a problem to find a few women there to pretend. They
have quite a few female informants, and many are willing to follow their orders. We're just selecting a few to
show that guy, to reassure him. Once Man Feng really shows up, she won't actually film any AVs; the Singapore police
will take action immediately."
"How about the money?" someone else asked.
"I came back for this. That guy said we'd be responsible for raising three million Singapore dollars, and he'd take care of the rest
. He'd give us 30% of the profits after the film is made.
Ah Hong's idea is that we need to put up some real money first, at least half of it. We need to get serious
to entice him to get serious too, to put in the effort to bring the main character out.
But we can't use public funds, so our friends in Singapore and Interpol can't help; we
have to figure it out ourselves. That's why Ah Hong sent me back to discuss this with everyone."
His words caused a moment of silence, and finally, Cha Cai spoke up: "If we can really rescue Manfeng,
even three million isn't much. I can figure out a way to get that money. But, based on your intuition, this
informant isn't just trying to scam us, is he?" The young man shook his head and said, "From our observation, this guy really isn't short of money. 　　We checked
his adult product store through the Singapore police; it's making a fortune every day. This guy's just burning money; he wants to create a scandal that will be 　　remembered for generations." 　　"If he's not short of money, why would he want to recruit you?" someone questioned. 　　"He's probably after the underground channels in Malaysia and Java that we boasted about. We immediately asked 　　him to find 500,000 discs of porn, and told him that there are tons of men in rural areas, mountains, and islands in Malaysia and Java who are 　　desperate for women and know nothing about the internet; they'd even pay several times the price for these kinds of films. 　　If his film is made, we can guarantee at least two million in sales. The condition is that the female lead can't be anyone else." 　　The room immediately buzzed with excitement. Most of the people present thought it was worth a try; whether it succeeded or failed, the worst that could happen was 　　a financial loss. Everyone started chattering about how much they could raise. Amidst the commotion, Chachai 　　spoke up: "How about this, everyone stop arguing for now. I'll raise 1.5 million as bait, and 　　we can figure out the rest together. Let's see how things develop. If things really go the way we want 　　, we're willing to invest another million or two just to get Manfeng to show up." 　　He then turned to the young man: "How are you going to give him the money?" 　　The young man replied without hesitation: "Ah Hong and I have discussed it; we can't give 　　him so much cash all at once. We'll open a bank account, deposit the money, and show him that our money is ready. 　　We'll transfer the money to him when he makes substantial progress, like getting concrete news about Manfeng 　　." 　　Chachai pursed his lips and shook his head: "That's not right. That's not how gangsters operate." "Take the 1.5 million and 　　transfer it directly to that guy. Money is for getting things done. We need to use this money to push him to do things, not 　　to lure him. Motivation is much more direct than temptation." 　　He then looked at the somewhat dazed young man and added, "Before you make this move, you must 　　be fully prepared. First, you need to communicate well with your counterparts in Singapore. If any clue about Manfeng is revealed, 　　immediately have them intervene to rescue him. Tomorrow, I'll use my connections to contact the Singapore police and have them fully monitor 　　this AG company and cooperate with you. 　　Also, you must be careful. Under no circumstances should you have direct contact with the criminal gang controlling Manfeng 　　; they are extremely dangerous. Under no circumstances should you leave the Singapore police's control area, 　　and even more so, never leave Singapore." 　　(To be continued)

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