Chapter 302 Red Shirt and Yellow Shirt

After learning that Zhu Xing and the others were fine, Wang Fan hung up the phone and Lin Xi rushed to the Imperial Mae Ping Hotel in Chiang Mai. Seeing the bustling market along the way, Wang Fan sighed: "I didn't expect such a bustling scene in a Thai city. It's a little different from what I imagined."

"The so-called prosperity is actually nothing more than an appearance." Hearing Wang Fan's words, Lin Xi shook her head and explained, "Thailand is divided into five regions: central, southern, eastern, northern and northeastern, with 76 provinces. , and Chiang Mai is the capital of Chiang Mai Province, the second largest city in Thailand after Bangkok, and also the political, economic and cultural center of northern Thailand, second only to the capital Bangkok in terms of development."

"Since Chiang Mai is so developed, why do you still say that the prosperity is just for show?" Wang Fan asked puzzled.

"You only saw Chiang Mai. As for other places in Thailand?" Lin Xi said lightly at this time, "Did you know that the gap between the rich and the poor in Thailand is very large, and the gap between the highest and the lowest is more than 20 times. There is a saying that, There are two Thailands in Thailand, one is Thailand in Bangkok and the other is Thailand outside of Bangkok, now you understand what I mean when I say its prosperity is just for show?"

"The gap between the rich and the poor is more than 20 times!?" I have to say that Wang Fan was shocked by this figure. He thought the gap in the country was already big enough, but he didn't expect Thailand to be even worse.

"That's right." Lin Xi nodded, and asked with some doubts, "By the way, Wang Fan, didn't you major in economics at Z University? Why don't you understand these things?"

"This..." Wang Fan explained with some embarrassment at this time, "It's true that I studied economics, but I haven't attended normal classes for more than three months. Except for the knowledge of the final exam, I have carefully memorized other knowledge. Haven't seen much of it."

"Okay, then my sister will come and popularize it for you." Lin Xi changed her usual indifference at this time, showing a charming smile, "Actually, there is a gap between the rich and the poor in every country, and the reason for the gap between the rich and the poor in Thailand is in the final analysis In fact, it is because of social factions. In Thailand, there are two factions, one of which supports the king is called the Yellow Shirts, and the other side is the 'Anti-dictatorship Democratic Alliance' is called the Red Shirts."

"Sister Lin Xi, doesn't it seem right?" Hearing Wang Fan's sudden question, "I can understand factional disputes, but what is this anti-dictatorship democratic alliance? Isn't Thailand a country with a constitutional monarchy? How can there be dictatorship?"

Lin Xi shook his head again, and patiently "tutored" the child in front of him who didn't like to study: "Thailand used to be a dictatorship. Later, a prime minister named Thaksin came to power. He overthrew the dictatorship and implemented democracy. This policy touched the interests of some political and business officials, so an armed coup was launched in Thailand, which overthrew Thaksin’s regime. Although Thailand is a country with a constitutional monarchy, it is actually equivalent to restoring the previous The dictatorship, because the political power is all controlled by the Thai emperor and those military and political officials.”

"So that's the case." Wang Fan nodded in understanding, and then continued to ask, "Then what happened to the Red Shirt Army? Those people shouldn't allow this so-called anti-dictatorship democratic alliance to exist in Thailand, right?"

"Listen to me first, because after Thaksin's policy was implemented, the response was excellent and it was supported by almost 70.00% of the people. Later, Thaksin was overthrown and Thailand resumed its previous rule. What about the people at the bottom who have tasted the sweetness of democracy? May be willing, so large-scale riots and demonstrations quickly broke out in the north, and they were all wearing red shirts at the time, so they were called 'red shirts'."

While walking towards the Imperial Meiping Hotel, Lin Xi explained to Wang Fan about the Red Shirt Army in detail,

"In Thailand's army, some soldiers are from the bottom of the society, from the civilian class. So Thaksin's policy at that time won the support of this type of soldiers, and later Thaksin was overthrown, and the army made friends with him All the high-level military officers in the country were dismissed or demoted, and these people were naturally dissatisfied, so they secretly supported the 'Red Shirt Army', so that two social factions were formed in Thailand."

"So that's the case." Wang Fan nodded and said with a smile, "These things have nothing to do with us, but I know that Thaksin seems to be a Chinese-American Hakka family, and his ancestral home is in Province G, right? Do you know what this proves?" ?”

"What did you prove?" Lin Xi wondered why Wang Fan suddenly mentioned this.

"Hey, it proves that there are Chinese people everywhere, even Thailand was led by our Chinese people before." Wang Fan said proudly, "Adults have adult opinions, children have children's fun, I don't care about Thailand. How about it, I just need to find something meaningful to me."

"You are really..." Lin Xi felt speechless to Wang Fan, and said helplessly, "Forget it, I won't talk to you about this, I will be at the Meiping Hotel soon, and I will explain the details to you tomorrow when I arrive at the hotel. action plan."

"Okay." Wang Fan nodded in agreement. After 10 minutes, the two walked into the hotel, went to the front desk and said something to the waiter, and then took the elevator to the eighth floor with the room card.

Because they were afraid of being suspected, the two only opened one room. The first thing Lin Xi did after entering the room was to check whether there was any monitoring and listening equipment installed in the room.

Seeing Lin Xi's behavior, Wang Fan asked a little puzzled: "I said Sister Lin Xi, I have something that I am very puzzled about. Aren't you a practitioner of ancient martial arts? Why do you give me the feeling of a secret agent now?"

Lin Xi replied while inspecting the room: "You are right, I am a secret agent."

"Ah?" Wang Fan was surprised to hear this answer, "Aren't you from Dragon Soul? Isn't Dragon Soul established because of an agreement with Tianshan to protect those people's descendants? What does this have to do with secret agents?"

"It seems that you have misunderstood the true meaning of the Dragon Soul." Lin Xi confirmed that there was no monitoring and listening equipment in the room, then took off his coat and sat down on the bed, "Actually, the Dragon Soul was established decades ago. In the beginning, Dragon Soul was established because of an agreement with those old seniors on Tianshan Mountain. However, as Dragon Soul became more and more powerful, it could do too many things. Transformed into the nation's top secret security organization."

Thinking of what Fengxi said last time about the establishment of Skynet and the independence of Anye, Wang Fan also understood Lin Xi's explanation, "Then what kind of organization is Dragon Soul now? I know that Anye and Skynet are from Dragon The souls split out, and they all have their own duties, so what is the current duty of the Dragon Soul?"

(End of this chapter)

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