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Chapter 1735: The Three Sons of Nanyang (Third update, please subscribe)

Official residence, study.

Amidst the smoke, Li Yi sat quietly in a large leather armchair, holding a half-burned cigar in his hand.

He looked through the curling smoke at the documents on the table.

Jia Wentao, the head of the intelligence department, stood aside. He had just finished reporting on the latest developments of the refugee incident at the Surabaya border and had finished his report in a timely manner.

“How has the international community responded?”

Li Yian spoke slowly, his voice low and flat. He had never cared about the reaction of the international community because he knew very well what the bottom line rules were.

The international community has its bottom line. As long as the bottom line rules are not touched, the so-called "international influence" can basically be ignored.

“The UN Secretary-General once again condemns Surabaya’s use of force against refugees and calls on us to put pressure on Surabaya to open its borders.”

Jia Wentao replied with a hint of disdain in his tone:

"Not only have they shelved Surabaya's proposal to join the United Nations, they have even threatened to impose economic sanctions and are planning to send an investigation team to Surabaya to look into the deaths and injuries of refugees."

Li Yian sneered, put the cigar in the ashtray, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said sarcastically:
"Don't pay any attention to them. Tell Surabaya that we will give them all our support and let them guard the border. The public opinion of the international community is useless. As for the United Nations, we will oppose all proposals at that time. What can they do?
If necessary, we can mobilize Hydra and give them some evidence."

"I see."

Nodding, Jia Wentao handed over another document:
"By the way, sir, we have basically identified the mastermind behind this incident."

He placed the document gently on the table and pushed it in front of Li Yian.

Li Yian flipped open the file and quickly scanned the contents. His brows furrowed tighter and tighter. He didn't expect that the mastermind behind this was actually...

Jia Wentao continued:
"We believe that they planned this incident. Their motives are already written in the documents, so I will not report them separately."

"Ok?"

Li Yian nodded and said:

"It's both unexpected and expected."

Jia Wentao replied:

"They are trying to use this kind of impact to force us to change our attitude or even close the border. We cannot open the border only when it is beneficial to us."

"That's not our border!"

Li Yian was silent for a moment, then slowly stood up and walked to the window. Outside the window, the night was deep, the lights of the city were flickering in the distance, and Chang'an was still prosperous.

His fingers tapped against his thighs, thoughts racing through his mind.

“Close the border…”

Li Yian repeated the word in a low voice, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

Jia Wentao did not answer, but just stood quietly aside, waiting for your instructions.

Turning around, Li Yian looked at Jia Wentao and said:
"Surabaya will guard the border. As for the rest, there is no need to discuss. We just do what we should do."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Jia Wentao didn't say anything else, but quietly put away the documents and prepared to leave.

"and many more,"

Li Yian stretched out his hand to interrupt his action, thought for a moment, and said:

“Strengthen support for Surabaya, both in terms of supplies and intelligence.”

"I understand, sir."

Jia Wentao nodded, then turned and left the study.

The room was quiet again, with only Li Yian standing alone in front of the window. His eyes were still staring into the distance, but his thoughts had already drifted far away.

"The trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop!"

He murmured in a low voice, with a helpless smile on his lips:

"Alas...some things can never be avoided..."

…After walking out of Kuala Lumpur Airport, Simon began his journey to Malaysia.

He had been conducting inspections in Surabaya for the past week, and after finishing his trip to Surabaya, he flew directly to Kuala Lumpur.

“This is Kuala Lumpur… the three sons of Nanyang.”

"The Three Sons of Nanyang" is how people refer to Mindanao, Surabaya and Kuala Lumpur. They are all countries and regions created by SEA itself. Malaysia was once a British colony. Originally, the British tended to support the locals, but eventually with the intervention of SEA, the situation changed. Eventually, the Tang people, who accounted for the majority of the population, became the dominant force in this country.

Of course, like the three Southeast Asian countries, everything in this country is deeply influenced by SEA.

After nightfall, colorful neon lights shine on the wet asphalt road, reflecting the hustle and bustle of the city. On both sides of the street, the towering buildings are covered with all kinds of neon signs, most of which are written in Chinese characters. The colorful neon lights are very eye-catching.

On the street, cars are moving slowly, and sedans and taxis are honking their horns from time to time, the sound echoing in the narrow streets. There are several tricycles mixed in the traffic, and the drivers are skilled in shuttling between the traffic, taking passengers to their destinations. The air is filled with the smell of gasoline and the aroma of roadside snacks, mixed into a unique city flavor.

The shops on the roadside were brightly lit, with a wide variety of goods displayed in the windows. Pedestrians were constantly passing by, most of them wearing short-sleeved shirts and long pants, and women wearing dresses, walking lightly on the street. Their conversations were almost all in Mandarin, with a few words of Minnan dialect or Cantonese occasionally mixed in.

“This place is very similar to Surabaya.”

Simon soon came to the conclusion that, with his Panama hat and floral shirt on, he looked like just another tourist.

There are many tourists like him here, but you can't tell whether they are from Europe and America or from SEA. After all, there are millions of European immigrants in SEA, and if your bloodline is counted, there may be tens of millions.

Just like that, strolling under the neon lights, tasting snacks from all over the place, and marveling at the low prices, Simon saw a movie theater opposite.

At the entrance of the cinema, huge posters display the latest movies.

"Bad Guys" starring Bruce Lee, "The Legend of Zhen Huan"... are all SEA movies..."

Looking at the familiar stars on the posters, Simon raised his brows and said:

"Like other places, everything here is filled with the atmosphere of SEA... merchandise, television, music..."

While talking to himself, Simon cast his eyes towards the long queue at the entrance of the cinema, where people were looking forward to entering the cinema to watch the latest SEA movie.

Movies In the past decade or so, SEA's movies have been like a storm, sweeping the world and even Hollywood. Science fiction movies, action movies, spy movies, and even romance movies from SEA have entered the North American market and even topped the box office charts many times.

Faced with such an impact, Hollywood is also helpless, but Hollywood cannot decide what the audience likes to watch. People like to watch SEA movies. While Hollywood is still immersed in the past, SEA has used movies to show the future to the world.

Although Simon also likes watching movies and likes the bizarre future world presented by SEA in the movies, he did not go into the cinema. Instead, he continued walking forward. Occasionally, he would see some natives.

However, they can only be distinguished from their appearance. Those women did not wear headscarves and their clothes were no different from those of the Tang people. So it is difficult to distinguish them, especially for white people who are easily confused with Asians.

However, Simon still tried his best to distinguish the two. There were many people on the street, some Chinese and some locals, but not many local men.

Here, they are completely "drowned" in the crowd, and it is almost difficult to find them if you don't look carefully.

"This is the consequence of the 'cottonseed oil incident'."

Cottonseed oil made millions of men infertile. It not only caused chaos at the time, leading to the killing of many native dignitaries involved by mobs, but its impact has not been eliminated even until now - as the proportion of the native population becomes lower and lower, more and more women are marrying Tang people.

From time to time you can see a man with two or three women on the streets. The Tang people had a tradition of having multiple wives, and there is also such a tradition here. The two traditions have actually merged together like this.

“What a happy bunch of guys.”

While saying this, Simon continued walking forward. The night in Kuala Lumpur was as lively and prosperous as anywhere else.

When night falls, the night market is bustling with customers, while vendors sell all kinds of snacks at their stalls.

Steaming hot buns, crispy pancakes, fragrant beef soup, hot rice noodles, you can eat snacks from all over the country here, these snacks were brought by immigrants from all over the world.

What is the biggest difference between the Nanyang Three and SEA?
Perhaps it is because its cuisine is less influenced by Europe. SEA is filled with a large number of European immigrants, especially its government, companies and universities are full of European employees or immigrants, so the food is inevitably influenced by Europe. French, German, Italian and even Russian cuisine have had an impact on SEA. Of course, Japanese cuisine also has a great influence.

This is also a testament to SEA’s cultural diversity.

However, the place is mainly populated by Chinese people, so Simon has eaten many of the snacks in the night market in SEA. The only difference is that the prices here are cheaper.

Simon walked in the bustling night market, and in just one night, he came to a conclusion - everything here was no different from SEA.

“This is a highly SEA-like place…”

Looking at everything in front of him with frowned eyebrows, Simon said to himself:
"Perhaps this is why Kader and his men are worried about this place. The relationship they have established through multiple cultural and blood connections far exceeds the relationship between the United States and its allies..."

After coming to this conclusion, Simon thought of another country - Siam!
Is it the same there as here?

(End of this chapter)