Chapter 131 Establishing Authority

d has a sweet mouth; calling him Grandpa left the elder Mr. Chu feeling very pleased.Of course, the old patriarch of the Chu family also did not force Chu Zhaonan to marry immediately. Instead, he all...Chapter 1171: A Roaring Finale

"Golden Triangle, is this the Golden Triangle" The originally composed expression of Sheng Fei showed a hint of panic. Indeed, for an ordinary person, the name "Golden Triangle" alone could be quite daunting.

“And those beautiful flowers you mentioned are opium poppies,” Wang Zheng said with a smile: “Don’t worry, I’m here.”

Sheng Fei nodded, gazing out at the view before her and getting lost in thought. Such a pristine sky and such beautiful flowers could bring about fatal destruction.

Suddenly, Sheng Fei felt a moment of confusion as if a flash of inspiration had streaked across her mind. She tried to grasp it but found it elusive, missing the fleeting insight.

No one would have expected that Sheng Fei would once again win the Starlight Award later on, and this time, the name of the winning design was highly controversial. Many praised it while others were puzzled. The series of designs was called "Opium."

The Golden Triangle indeed was a chaotic region where tribal conflicts frequently occurred. A small squad of one hundred people like Cheng Yuling’s had managed to survive and maintain their unit after years of conflict here, showcasing remarkable survival skills.

Cheng Yuling did have the capability to expand his original force from over a hundred members to three hundred within just three months, along with acquiring several hectares of opium poppy fields. Of course, Wang Zheng had strictly prohibited selling drugs into China, and Cheng Yuling, once a special forces soldier in the People's Republic of China and an individual with conscience, further refined this rule: all drugs would be shipped overseas to Japan.

In a sea of opium poppies, on a small square enclosed by fences, many men dressed in camouflage shorts and bare-chested were pushing themselves to their limits during physical training. Bags filled with sand, frog jumps, barbells—each person seemed like tightly wound springs; none would slack off even if they were drenched in sweat.

Standing on the wooden watchtower, Sheng Fei looked at this small square and the men with fierce gazes who lived their lives ready to face death. She couldn’t help but feel an inexplicable chill run down her spine.

"How do you feel" Cheng Yuling asked Wang Zheng as he watched these three hundred men training crazily, a satisfied look on his face.

"Not bad. Did you come up with this training regimen" Wang Zheng squinted his eyes and looked at the training people, asking.

“Yes.” Although Cheng Yuling felt somewhat disappointed by Wang Zheng’s reaction, he still explained: "I feel that for them, this level of training intensity is quite high. After all, they aren’t specially selected special forces soldiers."

"We were rookies ourselves back then," Wang Zheng said with a cold smile. "Who in the Golden Triangle hasn't stained their hands with blood This level of training intensity is still far from enough; at least it needs to be doubled.

"A hundred times That much" Cheng Yuling sounded somewhat doubtful.

Wang Zheng wanted to give Cheng Yuling some encouragement, so he asked, "Tell me, what advantages does your lean and mean team have"

To be honest, although my strength in the Golden Triangle is only considered mid-tier at best, those major forces would never succeed if they tried to swallow me up. I'm confident in my subordinates; even though their individual combat capabilities might not be the strongest, they are certainly the most united.

A look of gravity crossed Cheng Yuling's face as he said, "Besides the original hundred people under me, over two hundred more men come from a single village in Myanmar. This village has its own poppy plantations and small armed forces. But later on, their village was wiped out by Shakuun’s troops; all women were raped and killed right before their eyes, turning these men into homeless dogs.

I took over this group at the chance. They have a very strong desire for revenge against Shakuun's tribe since they want to avenge their dead wives and children. To them, life is no longer worth anything.

Cheng Yuling’s smile had a hint of cruelty: "Their greatest advantage is that they are full of hatred."

The nearby Sheng Fei could not bear to hear any more. She suddenly felt the warmth she initially sensed in the Golden Triangle turn icy cold; the blue sky and white clouds seemed distant and unreal.

Shakuun was the biggest drug lord in the Golden Triangle, with over two thousand armed forces under him. At his peak, he controlled eighty percent of the drug trade in the region, and more than sixty percent of heroin refined on American soil originated from Shakuun’s occupied territories; for someone like Cheng Yuling, a mid-tier small force, they were not even worth considering by Shakuun.

Shakuun was adept at managing his troops. Although he was the world's biggest drug kingpin with the nickname "Opium Emperor," he strictly prohibited his soldiers from using drugs; upon discovery, they could be executed on the spot. The Myanmar and Thai armies had attempted multiple joint operations against Shakuun’s tribe but failed each time due to their unfamiliarity with the complex terrain of the Golden Triangle and the overwhelming strength of the enemy. Eventually, the three countries took a hands-off approach toward Shakuun, allowing him to grow stronger.

If Shakuun personally led the troops, he would never do something like wiping out an entire village; this was probably done by one of his subordinates. If Shakuun found out, that person would likely be executed.

Looking at Cheng Yuling beside him, Wang Zheng felt a sense of pity: if this guy had been born thirty years earlier, the Golden Triangle might have belonged to him.

"What are your next steps" Wang Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at each desperado on the training ground. "Bottled-up resentment needs an outlet; otherwise, it will surely lead to trouble."

"I've fully equipped them with weapons already. Although they have a solid base, I still plan to train them for some time before taking them out to annex several smaller tribes of similar size first to get everyone used to each other," Cheng Yuling replied.

"Which division of Shakuun was responsible for wiping out their village" Wang Zheng asked.

"The team is led by a Thai named Linah, who was once independent but later submitted to Sakun. She probably has around a thousand people under her command, and they are well-equipped."

"A thousand men is quite a sizeable force. If you were to call over your comrades from the Wolf Fang Special Forces, how many do you think it would take to wipe out this thousand-strong group" Wang Zheng's lips curled into a cold arc.

"Ten people." Cheng Yuling answered honestly: "If I'm given ten men, I can drive these bastards until they have nowhere to run."

"Longlin [Dragon Scale], if it were the Longlin unit, how many would be needed" All of a sudden, Cheng Yuling became very curious about the true strength of this first-rate special forces unit of China that he had only heard legends about.

However, even though Cheng Yuling was mentally prepared for Wang Zheng's answer, his eyelids still twitched violently.

"One person is sufficient to wipe them out."

Wang Zheng's words shocked not just Cheng Yuling but also Sheng Fei who had just stepped into this realm. She knew that what Wang Zheng said was the truth, yet she never imagined that her seemingly simple and honest father could be so formidable.

"Is my dad as strong too" Sheng Fei couldn't help asking instinctively.

"Old Sheng" A nostalgic smile played at the corners of Wang Zheng's mouth: "War is an art, and Old Sheng is without question a master artist."

At this moment, Cheng Yuling began to look properly at the pretty girl by Wang Zheng's side. He never imagined that such a breathtakingly beautiful girl was actually someone who came after Longlin!

As fellow Chinese special forces operatives, Cheng Yuling now regarded Sheng Fei with respect.

On the training ground, the three of them attracted plenty of attention, especially Sheng Fei. This girl, who could be considered a rare beauty in the Golden Triangle region, drew most people's gazes.

Wang Zheng met these curious eyes head-on and sized up these tough-looking fellows, his mind lost in thought.

Suddenly, an extremely shrill whistle cut through the air, sounding out of place amidst this scene.

Clearly, this was a man who had been attracted by盛霏's beautiful appearance and had flirted with her in a nonchalant manner.

The moment the whistle blew out, that group of shirtless men started to laugh raucously.

宇淩's expression instantly changed!

Faced with so many men, who exuded an overly strong masculine aura, 盛霏 was clearly uncomfortable. Hearing the whistling which carried a teasing tone, her face turned sour.

Wang Zheng wore a cold look on his face; upon hearing the whistle and laughter, he did not turn to look at those men who were harassing 盛霏 but instead looked thoughtfully at 成宇淩.

成宇淩 knew that Wang Zheng was looking at him. He also understood that as a descendant of 龍鱗, 盛霏 was undoubtedly one of the people Wang Zheng cared about most and could not be violated in any way.

However, his group of subordinates were either thugs or ruffians; although he had forcibly changed many of their bad habits, some traits deeply ingrained into them couldn't be eliminated so quickly.

The man who whistled just now was one of 成宇淩's earliest subordinates and had established numerous merits. If 成宇淩 were to simply dismiss his subordinate over a single whistle, the punishment would seem too severe and unappealing for others.

Flirting with women was an everyday occurrence for this group that had no discipline whatsoever.

Yet, sensing Wang Zheng's gaze on him, 成宇淩 felt his face burning hot while his fingers trembled.

"Thirty lashes for harassing a woman," said 成宇淩 in a low voice.

Saying that, two of his guards walked forward amidst everyone’s shocked gazes and dragged out the guy who still hadn't come to terms with what was happening and had been laughing like an idiot!

"An army without discipline cannot stand." Wang Zheng squinted his eyes looking into the distance as if he didn't feel the countless murderous glares around him. "Such a rabble taken out onto the battlefield will only scatter."

Hearing the sounds of whipping and wailing in the distance, 成宇淩 nodded heavily.gressed further, the man in sunglasses would become a super tycoon who could shock the whole world!And where will I be by then"So, you've come to see me as a threat" The sunglasses guy gave a faint sm...