Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Chapter 487: Disaster (First Update)
Siam, the area where the Kra Isthmus Canal is located. From here, you can see the waves in the distance and the narrow valley plain.

A convoy of cars drove in slowly and stopped, and Wang Lin, chairman of China Wanda Group, got out of the car.

At this time, many construction machines and workers have gathered here. Wang Lin brought people from Wanda Group. Their Wanda Group has invested in infrastructure projects such as logistics and hotels of the Kra Isthmus Canal. This is also Wang Lin's first time here.

However, Wang Lin arrived at a very bad time. As soon as they got off the car, they saw some local residents holding banners and protesting something not far away.

"Refuse to build the canal and give me back my land."

"This is our home. Those who destroy the environment are sinners. My God will not forgive you."

"Why is the compensation so small? I don't agree. The compensation amount must be tripled, otherwise I won't agree to move."

Through the interpreter that accompanied him, Wang Lin understood the protests of the locals.

"Mr. Wang, nice to meet you. Welcome to the Kra Isthmus Canal investment inspection. I am Bapon, the chief engineer and person in charge of the Kra Isthmus Canal area of ​​the Jeko Group."

Just then, the staff of the JEC Group came over to greet Wang Lin and his group.

Bapon was a Siamese and the most famous engineering and bridge expert in Siam.

In the past, Siam also wanted to build a canal across the Isthmus of Kra. Bapon was the person in charge and had done a lot of research on the canal. However, due to various reasons such as Siam's national strength and external pressure, the construction of this canal was never realized.

Originally, Bapon thought that he would never see the completion of the canal in his lifetime, but then the Jeko Group came along.

Compared with Siam’s timidity, the Jeko Group’s main feature is its dominance.

The external disturbances could not hinder their plan to build the canal, which gave Bapon hope for the successful construction of the Kra Isthmus Canal.

"Hello."

Wang Lin did not dare to be negligent and quickly extended his hand to shake hands with Bapeng.

"Mr. Papon, these..."

Wang Lin exchanged a few words and pointed at the people holding banners.

"Hasn't the land been secured yet? If we start construction, there won't be any trouble!"

Wang Lin was a little worried because because of the goodwill they had with the movie "The Wedding Dress" produced by the Jeko Group last time, their Wanda Group had obtained the opportunity to invest in infrastructure in the Indochina Peninsula and was included in the Jeko Group's friendly business list.

Among these, the Kra Isthmus Canal is undoubtedly the top priority. Although Wan Da has no shares in the canal, their participation in logistics, hotels, greening, roads, etc. on both sides of the canal has also made them a lot of money. At the same time, it is also a business card to show themselves in Indochina.

When others see that you can even participate in such an important project as the Kra Canal, they will definitely look at the strength of Wanda Group in a different light, and will be able to do better business in Indochina and gain more market share in the future.

"Mr. Wang, you are worrying too much. The Kra Isthmus Canal and the surrounding land have been purchased by our Jieke Group, and the local people have been compensated in full. The locals are protesting because some people are greedy and have foreign forces to support them in making trouble."

Bapon said calmly that the Jeko Group was not short of money and that they had paid enough additional funds for the acquisition of these lands. They also removed several corrupt local Siamese officials for this purpose.

Corruption is rampant in Siam. There was once a case where the construction of an airport highway took ten years to complete and 80% of the funds were unaccounted for. Such situations are common.

But even if the JEC Group gives enough money, people are never satisfied and always want more.

"Warning: All outsiders must leave the canal area immediately. Failure to do so will be considered an act of attack. We have unlimited rights to self-defense."

Suddenly, a large number of troops appeared at the scene and drove away the protesters.

At the Kra Isthmus Canal, the Djeko Group stationed two divisions here, with strong military force, and it was easy to mobilize troops.

As the black muzzles of guns were pointed at them, the faces of the protesting locals turned pale.

Faced with the fact that the JECCO Group was ready to talk to them about the law (gunmanship) and reason (ballistics), everyone turned around and ran away.

In Siam, they had all witnessed the swift and ruthless actions of the Jeko Group. Seeing that the Jeko Group was serious about its actions, they dared not stay there.

"The matter is resolved, Mr. Wang, please come in."

Bapeng said to Wang Lin who was stunned.

"Is this all right?"

Wang Lin pointed at the scene and said that directly dispatching the army was too radical a measure.

"This is how we do things. If it were the police, those unruly people wouldn't be afraid."

Bapon nodded. After all, this was the southern part of Siam. The region had always been trying to separate from Siam, and the people wanted to establish an independent country.

When the Jeko Group was fighting with Siam before, the separatists here were cleaned out by the Jeko Group. However, the police could not control these people.

Wang Lin was speechless. Thinking about how the Jeko Group had grown up in the flames of war, it was understandable that it would behave in this way.

Entering the canal construction site, there is massive construction going on everywhere.

Various construction machinery are leveling the ground, removing trees, and pouring cement. The roar of machinery is endless, and the scene is bustling with activity.

Wearing a safety helmet, Wang Lin looked at the planned canal excavation area.

"What's this."

Wang Lin's eyes widened as he saw that in the planned canal area, large areas of earth and rocks had collapsed, forming a huge canyon that was several kilometers long and hundreds of meters wide.

In the canyon, a number of huge engineering machines with eight long spider legs were deeply chiseled and fixed in the rocks and soil. They were modified from spider main battle mechas and were digging the soil. When they encountered huge rocks, they directly used their spider legs to hit them continuously, and then used the broken drill hammers installed there to chisel through and break them.

In the middle of the spider mecha, the position where the machine gun was originally installed was changed to a hydraulic mechanical arm.

Two huge buckets load pieces of earth and rocks into the huge truck bed on the back, and then transport the debris to the ground one by one through a huge conveyor belt.

In order to handle this huge amount of transportation, even the conveyor belt has been modified, allowing tons of soil and rocks to be easily transferred from the canyon to the ground tens of meters high, and then transported away by various excavators and trucks.

"Using spider mechas for civil engineering work is really heroic."

Wang Lin felt his eyes were opened. The Spider main battle mecha was hailed as the new generation king of ground warfare. One machine could easily knock down dozens of armored vehicles. It was modified to be used for digging and silting, which was something Wang Lin could not even imagine.

Papon shrugged and said, "But it's very efficient, isn't it!"

"The efficiency is so high that it is amazing to dig a canyon several kilometers long and so deep in such a short time."

Wang Lin was filled with emotion, feeling that he had learned a lot today.

Bapon didn't say anything on the side. In fact, this canyon was not dug by the Spider Mecha, but was dug and formed by the secret digging machine of the Jeko Group. They came here just to do the final blasting to collapse the interior of the hollowed-out canyon.

In fact, Bapon himself was very curious about the mysterious digging machine. The principle of this efficient digging was far inferior to the efficiency of ordinary shield machines. Unfortunately, it was not within his authority to know.

"According to Siam's original plan, the construction of the Kra Canal was going to take 8 to 10 years. But our Jeko Group doesn't need that. According to our plan, the canal can be completed in a year or so." When Bapon said this, he couldn't help but feel very proud. The Kra Canal built by Siam in the past was designed to be only 400 meters wide and 25 meters deep.

The plan of the Jeko Group is even more daring. The canal is 700 meters wide and 55 meters deep. If it were not for the mysterious underground tunneling machines, the amount of work would be astonishing.

"Mr. Bapon, I admire your company's strength and hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Wang Lin was originally a little worried that the canal would fail, but now seeing the strength of the JEC Group, he finally felt relieved and was full of expectations for future cooperation.

Once this canal is put into operation, it will be a very lucrative investment for Wanda Group.

"Pleasant to work with."

Bapon responded with a smile, but suddenly a loud noise was heard from the shore, startling everyone present.

"what happened."

Bapon frowned. His deputy beside him answered the phone and whispered something in Bapon's ear.

As he listened, Bapon's face turned a little unhappy, and he finally flew into a rage: "Bullshit, he even made a mistake in admitting the pier, do you think I'm stupid? It was purely intentional."

"Mr. Papon, what happened?"

Wang Lin had a bad feeling.

"A Temasek cargo ship hit our temporary dock. They said the ship was severely damaged and leaking from the bottom, and needed temporary repairs, so they refused to move the ship."

Bapon looked very unhappy. In order to build the Kra Isthmus Canal, the Jeko Group found a suitable place on the coast and built a pier where ships from the sea could dock and various cement, steel, gasoline, diesel, spare parts, food, etc. could be transported directly to the canal construction site by train through the constructed railway tracks.

Now the terminal is blocked by a cargo ship from Temasek, and the transshipment work is definitely hindered.

“Temasek is anxious.”

Wang Lin understood what was going on as soon as he heard it. The Strait of Malacca controlled by Temasek was under threat. Once the Kra Canal was built, the number of ships passing through the Strait of Malacca would be reduced by at least half.

Now that the cargo ship has crashed into the temporary dock, it is obvious that Temasek wants to obstruct the construction of the Kra Canal by the Jacko Group.

"These guys actually dared to cause trouble for us. Call the headquarters immediately to report the situation and have the army follow me."

Bapon gritted his teeth and was furious.

A large number of troops gathered, and the Spider main battle mechas that were originally working in the underground tunnels also replaced their universal mechanical arms with various weapon systems, and rushed towards the dock with great momentum.

When Bapon led his team to the dock area, they saw a huge cargo ship with its bow hit on the dock. The cargo ship was damaged, but it was far from sinking. However, the ship did not move, blocking other ships from docking normally.

On the side of the ship's deck, a group of Temasek crew members could be seen yelling and cursing at the JECCO Group staff below.

"Mr. Papon, these Temasek crew members refused to disembark."

The dock manager hurried over to report the situation.

"If you refuse to come down, we have the final say here. Capture everyone and anyone who dares to resist will be shot."

Bapon was so angry that his eyes turned red. He picked up the walkie-talkie and communicated with the officers of the Jeko Group’s army.

Soon, the sound of a helicopter was heard from the sky. As a helicopter hovered over the freighter, several genetic warriors jumped down and directly attacked the freighter.

Accompanied by a few gunshots, a group of Temasek nationality crew members were soon escorted down by the genetic warriors, trembling.

Wang Lin, who was standing nearby, witnessed this scene and could see scarlet blood stains on the genetic warrior's biological suit that had not yet dried. It was obvious that someone had just resisted stubbornly on it and then died tragically at the hands of the genetic warrior.

Seeing the cold eyes of the gene warrior, Wang Lin subconsciously shrank his neck. He had a deeper impression of the iron-blooded style of the JECO Group. Not only the top management of the JECO Group was tough, but also the middle and bottom levels were so.

If most forces were faced with a situation that could easily cause national disputes, they would choose to argue with each other and mediate through various channels.

Bapon gave the escorted Temasek crew member a hard kick and shouted, "Send them back to the Zen prison. I want them to regret what they did. Also, use a tugboat to move the freighter away and clear the dock."

As the cargo ship was towed away, the incident quickly escalated.

The construction of the Kra Canal by the Jeko Group itself has been the focus of the world. Now with the collision of a cargo ship and the death of crew members, the incident has quickly made headlines in major news outlets, especially the Western media, which have spared no effort to publicize and hype the Jeko Group's domineering behavior.

"Jeko Group illegally killed and detained Temasek crew members with the intention of suppressing maritime cargo, which is worthy of every seafarer's vigilance."

"The Temasek government issued a statement accusing the Jacko Group of atrocities and called on the Jacko Group to stop and compensate the dead crew members. "

"The family of the deceased cried out and demanded that the Jieke Group pay for one life with one life."

"The latest intelligence is that the Jeko Group is mobilizing warships from the five countries of Zen, Siam, Annan, Lancang, and Zhenla to assemble in the Gulf of Siam."

As pieces of news came out, the situation in Southeast Asia instantly heated up.

When the news came out, the JEC Group had already deployed its troops.

In Songkhla Province, located at the southernmost tip of Siam, the Jeko Group assembled a large number of troops, and the first to be deployed there was the Fifth Army.

The army group is composed of the 79th, 80th and 81st Infantry Divisions, the 4th Mountain Division, the 5th Mountain Division, as well as three armored combined brigades and four arms brigades, including an air assault brigade, an artillery brigade, a service support brigade, and an engineer and chemical defense brigade.

The total strength of the Fifth Army Group reached 100,000 troops, all of whom were iron-blooded troops that had participated in the Zen Civil War and the Indochina War.

Especially when the trump card of the First Mechanized Combat Brigade of the JECCO Group was transported by train to Songkhla Province, Siam, with a total of 134 Spider main combat mechas on the scene.

Not only did the whole country of Temasek become uneasy, but it also scared the country of Johor into a state of panic.

Johor and Temasek are both located on the Malay Peninsula. Johor borders Siam, while Temasek is located behind Johor.

Therefore, if the JEC Group wants to attack Temasek, it must first penetrate Johor from land before it can enter the territory of Temasek.

Seeing the Spider main battle mechas sharpening their swords on the border, Johor was sweating profusely and under tremendous pressure, and urgently mobilized the national military forces.

Even so, they did not have much confidence that they could stop the flood of mechas from the JECCO Group. The threat posed by the Spider Main Battle Mecha was too great. With just their country's old and backward tanks and armored vehicles, there was no way they could stop the Spider Main Battle Mechas from the JECCO Group.

In addition, the Jeke Group mobilized the naval forces of the five countries in Indochina, as well as the Jeke Group's own powerful air force, which formed a overwhelming pressure on Johor.

So, the day after the 1st Mechanized Combat Brigade was deployed to the front line, a military exercise was announced.

Johor urgently knelt down to the Jeco Group and issued a public statement that it did not intend to get involved in the conflict between Temasek and the Jeco Group. The Prime Minister also went to Zen to meet with the top management of the Jeco Group to provide an explanation.

If the JEC Group wants to go to Temasek, they in Johor can help to borrow the road and allow the JEC Group's army to pass all the way to Temasek without any hindrance, and directly sell out Temasek, an ally of the Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance.

(End of this chapter)