Lost and Spy

Meng Shaoyuan was holding a cup of tea and sipping it slowly.

This is tea that was finally obtained from China.

He promised Levi time to leave.

Because he still has to wait for someone.

Sheikh Dan!

He knew that Sheikh Dan would definitely come.

If he was as visionary and far-sighted as Marcos, then he would not have come.

Unfortunately, he is not!

"Sheikh Dan is outside asking for an audience."

When Li Zhifeng came in and said this, Meng Shaoyuan smiled.

"Just say I'm sleeping and let him wait for a while."

"clear."

After returning home, Sheikh Dan thought it over carefully and must have discussed it with his family members.

So, what I have to do now is to show that I don't take him seriously.

After waiting there for almost 20 minutes, Meng Shaoyuan was called in by someone.

He stretched and yawned: "Mr. Narendasan, I'm so sorry. I slept too late yesterday and kept you waiting for a long time."

"Colonel, you have worked hard, so you should wait a while." Sheikh Dan said politely.

That's right, after returning from Meng Shaoyuan, he immediately held emergency consultations.

The position of administrator of the eight provinces of Northern Luzon is too tempting for the Narendasan family.

Compared to the grievances with the Marcos family, this is the most important thing.

But he had to get the clearest answer from Colonel Charles.

"Please take a seat."

Meng Shaoyuan said calmly: "Fortunately you came today, otherwise, you would not be able to see me for a while."

Sheikh Dan was startled: "Colonel is leaving Manila?"

"No, just do some official business near Manila." Meng Shaoyuan said calmly: "But it takes a little time, maybe half a month, maybe half a year. If Mr. Narendasan comes a little later, I’m afraid the agreement between us will no longer count.”

Sheikh Dan was taken aback.

If that really happened, he would become a sinner of the Narendasan family.

Meng Shaoyuan said this. In addition to telling the other party that he did not attach much importance to this matter, he also cleverly set a time for Xie Hedan:

Today, everything must be taken care of.

Sheikh Dan will no longer be given time to go back and continue discussions.

"Colonel, let us begin." Sheikh Dan did not dare to delay: "The Narendasan family and the Marcos family are feuding, blood feud. This kind of hatred affects every generation of the Narendasan family. We are absolutely There will be no reconciliation with the Marcos family. But..."

All the words are in the word "but": "However, under the brutal rule of the Japanese, the Philippines suffered serious damage, a large number of farmland buildings were destroyed, and a large number of Filipino people were massacred. The top priority now is Reply to Philippines order ASAP.

Under such circumstances, the Narendasan family is willing to put aside their grudges for the time being and will not continue the assassination of Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos. "

"Look, Mr. Narendasan." Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile: "It's great to hear such words from you. Peace, nothing is more important than peace. Of course, as your mediator, I and the US government will not let the Narendasan family suffer.

You have given up to a certain extent, and now, let me tell you what your giving up can bring you. First of all, I promise that Marcos will hold an important position in the new Philippine government in the future, and the United States will ensure that the administrators of the eight provinces of Northern Luzon will be filled by people from the Narendasan family. "

This is what the Sheikhdan and Narendasan families value most.

The reason why they wanted to assassinate Marcos Jr. was that they could not tolerate the Marcos family becoming the rulers of Cagayan River, Ibanag, and the entire Northern Luzon.

That is something the Narendasan family will never tolerate.

There is their traditional power there.

There is a lot of land there.

That is a huge wealth for the Narendasan family.

Meng Shaoyuan continued: "Of course, after the Narendasan family becomes the administrator of Northern Luzon, everyone's private property interests must be protected from infringement."

"Yes, Colonel." Sheikhdan immediately understood what the other party meant: "I said that the grievances between the Narendasan family and the Marcos family have been temporarily put aside, so the Marcos family's property in Northern Luzon will definitely not will be violated."

He's not that stupid.

Marcos also received asylum from the Americans. If the Marcos family is to be reckoned with, God knows what changes will happen in the future.

Secondly, after Marcos enters the center of power in Manila, coupled with the local power of the Marcos family, it will also form a deterrent to Northern Luzon.

Once he really starts to plunder the Marcos family's property, the two families will inevitably start war again.

Relying on the local power of the Marcos family and the help from Manila, the Narendasan family has no chance of winning.

From another perspective, after Marcos leaves Northern Luzon, the development of his family will definitely be affected.

When the Narendasan family came to power, they could vigorously develop their territory.

So from any angle, Sheikh Dan would never do anything stupid like that.

"Look, Mr. Narendasan, I'm very grateful for your generosity." Meng Shaoyuan looked very satisfied: "This is an almost perfect start. Of course, I also said that before you, I had already worked with Ma Mr. Kos made some agreements which I hope will be kept after the Narendasan family comes to power.

American companies need three thousand hectares of land in Northern Luzon, or more accurately, centered on the Cagayan River, as well as the United States' own security forces to ensure the safety of American properties there. "

"I totally agree."

Just like Marcos, three thousand hectares of land was nothing in Sheikhdan's eyes.

And once American companies enter, it will mean more business opportunities and more opportunities to cooperate with Americans.

This is what Sheikh Dan wants.

"If there is demand from American companies, the police in Northern Luzon and the Narendasan family will never sit idly by," Sheikh Dan said categorically.

"Thank you very much." Then, Meng Shaoyuan asked the key question: "Also, we have 30 years of exclusive rights to operate rice and tobacco in Northern Luzon, and the prices are set by us."

"I agree."

In this regard, Sheikh Dan's attitude is different from Marcos's. Marcos hesitated when he heard this request.

But Sheikh Dan agreed immediately.

Because Sheikh Dan knows one thing very well.

The Americans are not so kind to mediate the conflicts between the Narendasan family and the Marcos family.

Unless they are really busy.

The reason why they did that must also require huge benefits in return.

The Narendasan family will indeed suffer a lot of losses by handing over the exclusive rights to operate rice and tobacco to the Americans.

But in the long run, this is beneficial.

Due to the poor road network, rice and tobacco from the Cagayan River cannot be transported out, and prices have never increased.

Now that the Americans have taken over these two projects, they will definitely start building roads.

This is equivalent to giving untold benefits to the Narendasan family and the entire Cagayan River.

Rice and tobacco were given up, and there were many other opportunities to make money.

Why bother making Americans unhappy because of these things?

Xie Hedan's reaction was also something Meng Shaoyuan did not expect.

He originally thought that he still needed to pay some attention to it.

Well, from a political perspective, Sheikh Dan is not as good as Marcos.

But from a business perspective, Sheikhdan surpassed Marcos.

Of course, to ensure future interests, the Narendasan family still needs to be tied into the same boat.

Meng Shaoyuan smiled and said: "I am very happy to have such a pleasant conversation with you today, Mr. Narendasan. Of course, I will not let you pay for it in vain. I promise to give the Marcos family a certain amount of shares. Likewise. Yes, I will also give the Marcos family the same shares."

This was an unexpected surprise for Sheikh Dan.

"I don't know how to express my gratitude to you, Mr. Colonel." Sheikhdan did not hesitate to praise: "You will always be a friend of the Narendasan family, and the United States will always be the benefactor of the Philippines."

Uh.

Before Meng Shaoyuan could speak, Sheikh Dan spoke eloquently: "When the United States purchased the Philippines from Spain for 20 million US dollars, the glory of the Philippines began. I do not shy away from this.

During the Spanish era, the Philippines, like many Asian countries, was in a backward agricultural civilization. The arrival of the Americans introduced modern industry and education, especially the political system.

The Philippines has experienced tremendous development. Clubs, hotels, and universities have all sprung up. The Philippines even has a high-level movie shooting base. Over the years, Americans have brought many new things to the Philippines, including bathrooms, ties, radios, refrigerators, airplanes, and free conversation in English! "

Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded.

A colonized person is so grateful to the colonizers.

Of course, Sheikh Dan's attitude also represents the attitude of the vast majority of people.

In the past, present and future, Filipinos have never really hated American colonial rule.

On the contrary, many of them are grateful for the colonial rule of the United States.

I believe that without the United States, there would be no Philippines.

China must be wary of this neighbor.

They may have fierce quarrels with the United States over some interests.

But in fact, they know very well that the Philippines can never leave their American master!

After an impassioned speech of allegiance, Sheikh Dan changed the subject: "Colonel, in addition to being summoned by you this time I came to Manila, I actually have another matter that I need to come here to deal with.

As I said just now, with the help of the United States, the Philippines has its own high-level shooting base, and film companies have also emerged as the times require. There were four film companies in the Philippines at that time, one of which belonged to the Narendasan family. NL Films.

We have shot several very well-received movies, which caused a great response in the Philippines. One of the musicals, "Dancing Girl in the Night", was even screened in the United States, which is our greatest pride.

After the Japanese invaded, our assets in Manila had no time to evacuate, including NL Film Company. Employees within the company were treated inhumanely by the Japanese, and the entire film company was completely destroyed.

Now, the victory of the US-Philippine coalition is unstoppable, and the Narendasan family is also preparing to rebuild NL Film Company. To this end, we have made two months of preparations, and all funds and manpower are in place. "

This is another purpose of Sheikh Dan’s visit to Manila this time.

However, Meng Shaoyuan didn't know why he was telling him this.

Sheikh Dan glanced at Meng Shaoyuan: "I am very grateful to the colonel for what he has done for the Narendasan family, so I decided to give half of the shares of NL Film Company to Mr. Colonel."

Oh, there is such a good thing?

While in Shanghai, Meng Shaoyuan was also exposed to movies.

Can you directly enter the film industry?

interesting.

A whole new experience.

Meng Shaoyuan was still moved: "I accept your kindness, Mr. Narendasan."

Using half of the shares of the film company to strengthen the "friendship" between the Narendasan family and the Americans, Sheikh Dan still knows how to calculate this account.

"Okay, these things have been resolved, and there is only one last problem left." Meng Shaoyuan's face straightened: "Krahan Papa."

When he mentioned this name, Sheikh Dan's expression also turned gloomy.

After a while, he said: "Krahan Papa is very loyal to the Narendasan family. Since my father was assassinated, he has vowed to avenge my father. This time he came to Manila, it is indeed Came to assassinate Marcos.

Colonel, I don't want to hide anything from you. This is a stubborn guy. When he decides on something, he will never give up if he doesn't achieve his goal. Even I can't stop his actions. "

"Oh, really?" Meng Shaoyuan frowned.

"Yes, I definitely didn't lie to you." Sheikhdan said seriously: "I remember that a few years ago, the Narendasan family also had an enemy who also had a certain influence, and Crahan decided to assassinate him.

But while he was preparing, our enemy, for some reason, reached a ceasefire agreement with us. I immediately sent someone to notify Crahan, but Crahan ignored it and completed the assassination. As a result, this brought a lot of trouble to the Narendasan family.

Therefore, I can't persuade him this time. But for the sake of our friendship, since Krahan Papa is no longer a member of the Narendasan family, the Narendasan family will not interfere in any way in his affairs. "

This means that from this moment on, Krahan Papa has been completely abandoned by the Narendasan family.

And this poor, sad guy, at this time, is still trying to assassinate Marcos!