Smuggling Out of the Country
After the bus left, the entire crowd had basically dispersed. Only the three of them were left. They faced the direction of the Kokang region. In fact, the urban construction of Old Street, the capital of Kokang, had been expanding toward the border of China. Similarly, the entire Nanzhen City was also expanding toward Old Street. Finally, the Urban area of the two countries, which belonged to the same ethnic group, were connected. Because they were rooted in the same ethnic group, the integration of the two cities was very special. On the Chinese side was a strict system of socialism, while on the Kokang side was a very free system of warlord capitalist system, so free that it was like heaven and hell.
More than ten years before the big explosion, when Nansan was still a town, after the last conflict between Myanmar and Kokang, the Chinese government proposed to establish a communication mechanism in this small town in China. It could resolve the conflicts between the three parties as soon as possible. As a result, the Burmese government established a Burmese government department's embassy in this small town, and Kokang established an office (because the Chinese government did not recognize Kokang as a country, it meant that the sovereignty of Kokang belonged to Myanmar, so it could only be said to be a Kokang office). The Chinese government also established a liaison office here, which was responsible for communicating with the Burmese government and the Kokang regional government. It was also a place for the three parties to discuss important matters.
As a result, a small town-level administrative area had a national or regional diplomatic contact point representing the three parties. This became a temporary event that caused a sensation throughout the country.
Similarly, after several large-scale cross-border refugee settlements in Guogan, they found that Nansan Town could not cope with such a sudden refugee settlement problem, whether in terms of administrative capacity or economic size. Therefore, the country gave some special support and delegated some autonomy. As a result, domestic investors poured into Nansan, causing the economic scale of Nansan to increase fivefold in the first year. In the following years, it continued to grow at a rate of doubling every year. Soon, Zhenkang County and Nansan Town merged into one, establishing a new county-level city: Nanzhen City. After the establishment of Nanzhen City, the economy had further developed, and it had been classified as a border trade special zone. This was mainly because the local government departments and investors on both sides of the border deliberately moved the direction of the city construction closer to the border, so that the two cities were connected together. Therefore, both sides felt that the border had become an obstacle for both sides. After negotiations between the high-level officials of both sides, Finally, he had simplified the procedures step by step until he only needed to swipe his card to travel to and from the cities on both sides of the border.
However, after the big explosion, the Chinese government re-imposed strict restrictions on the border areas three days later. Although the access cards could still be used, they were no longer issued with new access cards. Moreover, strict inspections were carried out on goods and luggage entering and leaving. As a result, it was very troublesome for people and goods to enter and leave, and the speed was much slower. Although the Chinese government added dozens of temporary passages, However, there was a long queue outside each passage, waiting to enter and exit the border. (There are no inspections on the other side of the border.）
It was very troublesome for those who used the card. Such a card was like a magnetic card used to clock in and out of work in a factory. Just like how one had to get off work after going to work, there must be a record of coming back from the opposite side after going out here, and vice versa. Those with abnormal records would be fined. The amount of the fine was 1% of the fine for smuggling into and out of the country.
The isolation measures at the border were two barbed wire fences that were five meters high and ten meters apart on the Chinese side. The two fences were densely planted with thorny plants. Such barbed wire fences extended more than ten kilometers from the city port to both sides. There was a surveillance camera every ten meters to prevent smuggling. This was because if one wanted to go to the end of the quarantine zone from any point in the city, not to mention the risk of being caught, the cost would far exceed the cost of directly passing through the port.
However, there would always be some lawless people who would take advantage of such loopholes. As there were large urban buildings on both sides of the border, some people would dig tunnels directly from the ground to the two sides and use buildings as cover. Of course, such tunnels were also illegal, and there were also illegal organizations managing them. This was not something ordinary people could come into contact with.
Of course, in the past ten years, the Chinese government had discovered more than a hundred passages of different lengths. The shortest one was only a hundred meters long, and the longest one was three kilometers long. The cost of its construction was equivalent to building a standard two-lane road that was five kilometers long. There were definitely more that had not been discovered, and there were quite a number of them.
Yue Hua Yang knew that there was such a passage. When he transported precious herbs to avoid customs duties, he often used this passage to cross the border. Although he had already passed through it several times, he did not know the exact location of the entrance. However, he remembered that there were three contact points. The people in the contact points would send him to the passage, and then to the other side of the passage. Then, they would be sent to other places. When the restrictions were lifted, they would already be on the other side of the border. Most of the people who ran these were Guogan people. Guogan people were very honest and fair. They never cared about what other people were transporting. They only did their own business.
They had their most basic confidential procedures. All electronic devices had to be turned off. They even installed signal jammers that could make any electronic devices lose their network and positioning capabilities. All of this was done to prevent the passage from being discovered by the government's spies. After all, building a passage required a lot of money.
Yue Huayang looked around and confirmed his location. Then, he went to the nearest contact point that he was familiar with.
At the entrance of an inconspicuous small department store, an old man in his sixties was dozing off. A sign at the door said that it was open 24 hours. Yue Hua Yang looked at the old man. He was familiar with the old man, but the old man was not familiar with him. However, these were not important. The important thing was to match the code. If the code was wrong, it might bring him a lot of trouble.
Yue Huayang stood at the entrance of the store and said to Lin Fang and Liu Zhengqin," I'm going to go in and check the code later. No matter what you hear, don't make a sound. Don't look around either. Stay here obediently and wait for my results.
After making sure that both of them understood what he said, he turned around and entered the store.
Yue Hua Yang came to the old man's side and knocked on the glass with his fingers in a regular pattern. He said," Boss, give me a box of pop-up cigarettes, the ladies 'style.
The old man first heard the sound of knocking on the glass, but he didn't open his half-asleep eyes. He just reached out a hand and knocked on the glass with the same pattern as Yue Huayang. He waited quietly for Yue Huayang to finish his words, and then he answered Yue Huayang.
Old Man: " We don't have any more pop-up cigarettes, and the ladies 'edition has been sold out long ago."
Yue Hua Yang heard this and confirmed that this contact point was still valid, so he continued to speak in code.
He said,"Well, that's hard to do. How about a box of the ladies 'version of the Guantánamo cigar?"
Old Man: " These cigarettes aren't cheap. Are you sure you want a box?"
He: I have a girlfriend who likes to show off. She always shows off her strange things to one of my friends.
Old man: Then your girlfriend and your friend are not safe!
He thought,"How can it not be safe?" They are all people I trust very much.
Old Man: The price of cigarettes has increased by 20 times.
He said,"Money is not a problem. The most important thing is to cure my addiction."
The old man took out a flat box of cigarettes from under the table. It was filled with unintelligible words. There was a short bright line on the black packaging. It was the reflection of the fluorescent lamp in the room.
The old man held the cigarette in his hand and did not hand it over. Instead, he stared at Yue Hua Yang and said," I want cash.
Yue Hua Yang said,"Wait a moment, I'll go outside to get the money, I'll be back soon."
Yue Hua Yang quickly went out to take 20,000 yuan from Lin Fang and returned to the store. Then, he began to count the money in front of the old man. 123-456-789-10. Then, there was a pause. He put the 1,000 yuan on the table and counted another 1,000 yuan until he counted 6,000 yuan. There was a big pause. Then, he repeated the same number and reported another number, 12,000. In the end, he counted six thousand and reported eighteen thousand.
After Yue Hua Yang finished counting the 18,000 yuan, the old man tidied up the money on the table and placed it on the cash counting machine. He counted it three times. During this time, Yue Hua Yang had already taken the cigarette from the old man and opened it. Then he took out a small black lady's cigarette and put it in his mouth. A small black lady's cigarette moved up and down in his mouth in a regular manner. His movements were particularly funny. At the same time, his hand reached directly to the lighter on the table. Similarly, he took out a black millstone lighter. Instead of facing the cigarette, he directly lit it three times in the air. However, the lighter didn't light up. He pressed the bottom of the lighter box on the table and took out a golden kerosene lighter from the small hidden compartment. He also knocked it seven times on the table in a regular pattern. After that, he lit up the cigarette and took three puffs of the cigarette. However, he soon spat it out. At the same time, he was still holding the lighter in one hand. He used the nail of his big female finger to scrape a specific position at the bottom of the lighter. He skillfully scraped off a coating, revealing the word "Ben" under the coating. Then, he pointed the black "Ben" at the old man.
When the old man saw him take out the lighter and skillfully scrape the word "Ben" at the bottom, he couldn't help but be shocked, but he quickly hid it. He only said to Yue Hua Yang,"Welcome next time!"
Then Yue Hua Yang turned around and left the shop, taking the golden kerosene lighter with him. After he left the shop, he gave each of them a cigarette and lit it. He led Lin Fang and Liu Zhengqin to the west for about 100 meters before stopping at a taxi sign.
On the way to the west, Yue Hua Yang told the two of them to take out their phones in advance. He also told them not to say anything or ask anything after they got into a car with him. They also told them to let them cover their eyes with a black cloth. They could not take it off at all. He also told them that this was the rule of this industry. If anyone violated the rules, it was possible to be killed.
Both of them nodded in agreement, but their faces were already pale with fear. Lin Fang held Yue Huayang's hand tightly with one hand. Her body had already begun to tremble. She was obviously frightened.
Soon, a taxi stopped in front of the three of them. The driver stuck his head out and asked them, Where are the three of you going?
Yue Huayang hurriedly said,"We're not going anywhere. We're waiting for someone!"
The driver saw that the three of them did not seem to want to take the car, so he cursed and drove away. Perhaps in his mind, since the three of them did not take the bus, why did they have to stand at the place where the taxi got off and got off? Wasn't this asking for a scolding?
Soon, a van drove over. The driver looked at the lit cigarettes in their hands and said directly, The three of you, I'm here to pick you up. You can get in the car now.
Yue Hua Yang put their suitcases in the car first, and the other two people in the car caught them and put them in a specific position. The three of them sat in the middle row. Yue Hua Yang sat in the middle, and Lin Fang sat closest to the door. She never let go of his hand.
After the door was closed, the car became much darker. A person in the backseat asked, You all know the rules, right?
Yue Hua Yang: I understand.
As he spoke, he took out his phone that had been turned off long ago and gestured for the two of them to hand in their phones as well. The two of them did as they were told without a word. During this time, they were all patted.
Soon, the car started and left the place. The three of them covered their eyes with black cloth that they had prepared beforehand, and they also put on half of their heads. Their world was completely dark.
It was said that when a person's eyes couldn't see anything, their ears would be particularly sensitive. However, it was not possible in this car. The car was playing bass DJ music at the loudest volume. The impact of the bass seemed to make the fur on their bodies sway with the music.
After more than 20 minutes, the car stopped. Lin Fang and Liu Zhengqin instinctively wanted to pull off the headgear on the car. However, she was quickly stopped by a man's voice behind her. Be obedient, we haven't reached the place yet! This voice quickly frightened them into stopping their actions and could only stay obediently.
Soon, a rope came over. Everyone was asked to grab the rope with one hand and walk along the rope. Everyone followed the instructions and walked along the rope. They had only taken a few steps when they felt that they were going down the stairs. They were all very careful, as if they were afraid that they would miss a step. They had actually walked for several minutes on such a staircase. They were probably at least ten meters underground.
Finally, they set foot on the flat ground again. They were arranged to sit on a row of chairs and were even fastened with seatbelts. Soon, the chairs began to move, and their feet were suspended in the air. It felt like they were on a ropeway, and a force was pulling them forward. This lasted for more than 20 minutes before they finally stopped. Then, their feet stepped on the ground again. Then, they came out along the rope and were pulled into the car. They walked around the city for more than ten minutes before they stopped. Their hoods were removed and their eyes were covered with black cloth. The lights of the city reflected in their eyes. They returned their phones and luggage and quickly let them get out of the car.
The three of them stood in the city of Kokang Old Street. As far as their eyes could see, several buildings had been blown up by the bombs of the Myanmar Air Force, but there was not a single piece of gravel on the street. Lights and pedestrians intertwined, and the city was still busy.
Although the city had just experienced war, and there were even occasional bombs dropped by the Myanmar Air Force, the bright lights still shone on the city and the prosperity.
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