50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 745 The Dramatic Changes in Java
The last time Sun Zhiwei was in Subi Island, after settling the submariners, he returned to North America to handle the Challenger explosion report; that was in April.

Just three months later, he thought he could let the situation in Java ferment for a while, but now such a big change has occurred.

Although he had always known that Colonel Latif was a formidable military commander.

However, in recent years, Colonel Latif has consistently underperformed against Prabowo and has not achieved any remarkable results.

Therefore, he overlooked the fact that Latif was actually a soldier.

But now that I think about it carefully, in a backward country like Java, soldiers don't fight like our people's army, which can use willpower to fight against material things.

Our country's army can fight with millet and rifles, and can even fight a 17-nation coalition while eating only potatoes and fried rice. Try putting the same conditions in other countries, and they would collapse in less than three days.

Whether the combat effectiveness of the troops in Java can be guaranteed basically depends on how much money they are paid.

When Hatto was in power, he provided for the soldiers, ensuring they had plenty of food and drink, and armed them with advanced imported weapons.

Even retired soldiers could become village chiefs, so of course they would be willing to risk their lives for Hatto.

That's why Hathor's soldiers were so 'powerful' at the time, able to launch attacks from all directions and conquer territory after territory from the surrounding areas.

Now that Hatto is gone, his men have been divided in two.

Prabowo's soldiers fared better, as he had occupied the strategically important city of Malacca, as well as the mineral-rich East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan.

Therefore, Prabovo was much richer than Colonel Latif, and although his soldiers did not live as well as during Harto's time, they were still doing alright.

Colonel Kolatif is different. Although he occupies the most profitable industrial area in Java province, he is currently at war.

If foreign businessmen don't come, the industrial zone won't have any orders, and an industrial zone without orders is no better than a piece of farmland.

Because the farmland here can yield three harvests a year, at least enough to fill our stomachs.

However, with no orders for the industrial zone, he had to support a large number of workers for nothing. This influx and outflow of workers made Colonel Latif's financial situation even worse.

After fighting for so long, even disregarding the more than 100,000 casualties, the economies of both sides are about to collapse.

Prabowo is probably a little better off, at least he has a steady stream of toll revenue from the Malacca Straits.

Colonel Latif must have been unable to hold on any longer, which is why he launched a decapitation strike to eliminate his opponent once and for all.

Calling it a beheading is inaccurate. According to information from the Huang family in Borneo, Prabowo was probably killed by a grenade, so it can only be considered an assassination.

Prabovo was probably just unlucky. With a regular grenade, even if it explodes at close range, as long as the shrapnel doesn't hit any vital organs, timely rescue can still save him.

Given Jakarta's medical resources, this is not difficult to achieve.

Unfortunately, a grenade exploded 3 meters away, sending a piece of shrapnel straight into Prabovo's heart. Prabovo died instantly, without even giving the doctors a chance to save him.

Now that 48 hours have passed since the assassination attempt, Sun Zhiwei has no idea how the situation in Jakarta will change.

However, it is clear that if a military officer like Colonel Latif were to come to power, it would not be a good thing for Subi Island or for the Chinese community in Java, just like when Harto was in power.

He had to go there this time, otherwise his years of planning in Java would be ruined.

With a look of guilt on his face, Sun Zhiwei entered their room at the aircraft carrier hotel. Their room was located on the top deck of the aircraft carrier's bridge. This area was originally the captain's cabin, but it had been combined with several surrounding cabins and converted into a large suite.

This room is not normally rented out; it's a private room that Sun Zhiwei has reserved for himself.

When Tong Jiajia saw him come in, she was about to speak, but then she noticed that his expression was off, so she quickly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

“Jiajia, there’s urgent news from Borneo. There’s been a major upheaval there, and I have to go there personally to handle it.”

"Oh, is it serious? Then you should go right away."

"But we just got here, and I haven't spent any time with you yet."

"Ha, as if you usually spend so much time with us. Every year you're away for half a year before coming home."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhiwei could only awkwardly touch his nose.

He couldn't explain this to her. He had been flying all over the world all these years, and this was out of necessity. But he also couldn't explain the mission to her.

Fortunately, Tong Jiajia knew some basic information before deciding to go abroad with him.

She had received special training back then and vaguely knew that Sun Zhiwei had another secret identity.

She said this simply to prevent Sun Zhiwei from neglecting his important work by spending time with his wife and children.

"Alright, we have Wanting and Qiaoqiao to keep us company. You can go about your business. We'll take good care of the children."

Sun Zhiwei was touched by Tong Jiajia's understanding nature and hugged her, saying, "Jiajia, thank you for your hard work."

Tong Jiajia stopped being stubborn at this point and quietly hugged Sun Zhiwei.

After a while, Tong Jiajia gently pushed Sun Zhiwei away, then straightened his shirt collar and asked, "Do you need to take any luggage with you over there? I'll pack it for you."

"No need, they have everything over there. I just need to get there myself."

"Then you should go quickly, don't delay things."

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhiwei said no more, but stepped forward again and kissed Tong Jiajia on the forehead.

Then he walked to the bedside, gently kissed the faces of the two sleeping babies, and then turned and left the room.

An hour later, Sun Zhiwei returned to the airport and boarded the Gulfstream III piloted by Captain Ivan, but this time the two beautiful flight attendants were not on board.

They just took a boat back to Saipan and are probably still on the boat.

Sun Zhiwei thought that the two flight attendants hadn't been home for a long time, and since he was alone this time and didn't need the flight attendants' service, he simply decided not to wait for them and let them stay at home for a few more days.

At this time, fighting had reignited in Jakarta.

This time, however, Colonel Latif's progressive army was in high spirits and launched a fierce attack, defeating Prabowo's Hatto troops.

After learning of the successful assassination from Colonel Latif, he assembled all his men in Jakarta and personally led an attack on the Hatto faction's defensive lines.

(End of this chapter)