Pang Jindong's love for freedom is very in line with the spirit of the people of M, and some viewers even applauded.

Clara also applauded: "I am glad to see in the mercenaries the relentless pursuit of freedom, which makes us believe that there is still a lot of beauty in this world, no matter how ugly it may be. ”

"Thank you......" Pang Jindong smiled and said, "If your words are considered a compliment!"

"Are you still a mercenary?"

"Left. ”

"But as far as I know, you now own a mercenary company. ”

"Yes, but it's purely a business activity, and it's completely different from when I joined the mercenary army. Pang Jindong shrugged his shoulders and added: "Just like I said just now, even if I don't open this company, other mercenary companies will still exist, and the war will continue." ”

Pang Jindong's words are correct, Clara does not intend to dwell on here, and throws out a key question: "Is it because you have mercenary experience that you are involved in the plot to assassinate the president?"

Pang Jindong came to country M this time, and what he was most worried about was being asked about being involved in the assassination of the presidential candidate, but the problem really caught up.

Despite his reluctance, Pang Jindong still needs to answer: "I am not involved, but I have been wronged, and I believe that the media and official statements of country M have clarified this." ”

Clara pursed the corners of her lips slightly, and said with a smile: "Mr. Pang used to be a mercenary, and it seems that there is not much difference between him and the killer, and it happens to involve that conspiracy, such a coincidence is easy to make people have bad associations." ”

"If it's a coincidence, I'm afraid there is an even more outrageous coincidence, several missiles hit a diplomatic mission at the same time, and no one believes that it is a coincidence, but a certain government says that it was unintentional. ”

Everyone here knew that Pang Jindong was insinuating that the embassy of country Z had been attacked by country M many years ago, although the society of country M had different views on that matter, but Pang Jindong did not explain it, so that Clara could not refute it at all.

Clara thought for a moment, and could only nod helplessly: "Mr. Pang's explanation is still reasonable. ”

"I would also like to clarify that mercenaries are not the same as professional killers, mercenaries kill soldiers of the enemy side, and professional killers usually do not pick on the identity of their targets. ”

Pang Jindong's words seemed to provide an opportunity to be questioned, and Clara asked, as if he had been treasured: "When people think of soldiers, people often think of the atrocities committed against civilians - especially women and children - in war, I wonder if Mr. Pang has done such a thing in his career?"

Pang Jindong immediately shook his head: "No!"

"How do you prove you haven't?"

"How do you prove you have?"

Clara can't prove it, but she has another set of theories: "We all know some disgraceful behavior of the army of country M overseas, and the regular government army may have such behavior, let alone undisciplined mercenaries?"

Clara can expose the scandal of the army of country M without any scruples, naturally she doesn't care whether Pang Jindong can get off the stage, she just wants the truth of the matter, and use this to increase the ratings of the show.

Pang Jindong closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, then opened his eyes and looked at Clara, and said slowly: "Mercenaries are not without strict discipline, and my requirements for myself and my comrades are very strict. Of course, this qiē discipline can only be observed by one's own conscience, not to mention that war can turn people into beasts, and it is precisely because I am worried that my conscience will be eroded, and even more worried that I will become a real beast, so I left after the debt was paid. As for today's Blood Lion Legion security company, it has stricter discipline and strong enforcement measures. Of course, you can question how binding your conscience is, but I still hope that no one will condemn a soldier or a mercenary lightly, because when he is put in that environment, he may not behave better. ”

Pang Jindong's words cannot be said to be impeccable, but they have won the approval of those present.

Clara couldn't help but nod slightly, and changed the subject: "What I would love to know is whether your mercenary career is closely related to your becoming the leader of a *** armed force." ”

Although the title "*** armed" sounds uncomfortable, it is in line with the essence of the Kokang Republican Army.

Therefore, Pang Jindong didn't want to refute it, but said very frankly: "There is no necessary connection, but the past experience helps me to better be the leader of this *** armed force." ”

"How did you become the leader of this army?"

"In the beginning, it was for the family, and later it was for the freedom and dignity of a people. ”

"Oh, why is there such a change?" Clara said with interest as the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, "Can you elaborate on what happened?"

Pang Jindong briefly introduced the past of his uncle and the history of the Kokang Republican Army in an objective and calm tone as much as possible, and then said: "I know that in the eyes of many people, the Kokang Republican Army is such an army, which has undermined the hard-won peace and infringed on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a country, and is no different from the African warlords who have committed crimes.......

Clara interrupted Pang Jindong's words and asked with a smile, "Is there a difference between the two?"

"Do you think the African warlords have any political ideals, or do you think they have strict military discipline?"

"If the Kokang Republican Army has political ideals, such as the pursuit of freedom and independence in the Kokang region, I can understand it. But as for strict military discipline, I don't think the Kokang IRA has ......" Clara smiled slightly, but there was some malice in her smile: "According to what we have learned, the Kokang Republican Army has been manufacturing and selling all kinds of drugs for a long time, and heroin alone accounts for almost 50 percent of the East Asian region. Clara paused for a moment, then emphatically said, "I don't think this is a sign of strict military discipline. ”

Considering that Clara knows her history very well, Pang Jindong has no doubt that this visit will touch on drugs.

Western society is quite sensitive to this issue, and Pang Jindong understands that this point is resolutely unadmitted, even if he stares at it and says nonsense: "As far as I know, Anderson, the current president of country M, was once suspected of being involved in a drug network, I wonder how Ms. Clara views this issue?"

Pang Jindong knew that Clara was a party member and a supporter of Anderson, so he asked this question.

Clara's face changed slightly, and she replied, "It's a rumor. ”

"I can sue you now that the Kokang IRA's involvement in drug trafficking is also a rumor. After a pause, Pang Jindong continued: "The Golden Triangle region, where the Kokang Republican Army is located, has historically been the world's largest producer of heroin, and local organizations have basically been directly and indirectly involved in the drug business. It's just that some of them organize collective drug trafficking, while others are private drug trafficking by individual members -- for example, if you dare to do the republican army. Now that various organizations in the Golden Triangle have declared anti-narcotics, including the Kokang Republican Army, if anyone is found to have violated this fundamental principle, we will take severe punishment measures. ”

Clara immediately asked, "Are you sure?"

Pang Jindong didn't answer, sighed slowly, and asked thoughtfully: "Do you know how the drug problem in the Golden Triangle is caused?"

Of course, the erudite Clara knew the answer to this question, but she couldn't say it in front of Pang Jindong.

She can expose the darkness and social degeneration of the country, and will not deny the totality of Western culture and history.

Britain and France used to organize drug trafficking at the national level, which is a great mockery of Western societies that are accustomed to talking about freedom and **.

Taking advantage of Clara's stunned efforts, Pang Jindong himself gave the answer to the question: "The economy and culture of the Golden Triangle region are very backward, and the local residents are simple, so they don't know what opium is. Beginning in the nineteenth century, British colonists brought poppy seeds there, encouraged local residents to grow them, and then smuggled opium extracted from poppy to China to make up for the huge trade deficit with China. ”

Clara's face became a little embarrassed, and Pang Jindong continued: "Looking at the huge forest run obtained by the British, the French also coveted it, and organized the wealthy merchants of Indochina to traffic opium on a large scale from the Golden Triangle to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos under their control, and extract huge taxes. Later, they simply sent people directly to the northern regions of Vietnam and Laos to teach the local indigenous people the technical knowledge of opium poppy cultivation, opium harvesting, refining, and marketing, so that opium production in these areas developed rapidly. Drug trafficking in Britain was sneaky, while in France it was open until the twentieth century. If you are interested, you can look up the information and you will know that during the two world wars, half of the total money that France received from Indochina came from the opium trade ......"

Clara planned Pang Jindong's words, and said to Pang Jindong calmly: "I hope to have the opportunity to come to history class again, and now we need to discuss ......"

Pang Jindong also unceremoniously interrupted Clara's words and continued his topic: "After the end of World War II, the French colonists returned to Indochina and united with the local tribal chiefs again. An important condition of the cooperation between the two sides was that the French bought opium produced by the indigenous peoples, and the chiefs assisted the French in the war effort. After the French left, you people from country M came to help the Ngo Dinh Diem regime in South Vietnam fight. At that time, the government of country M sent CIA officials to help the local chiefs train and organize the armed forces, and issued them with sophisticated weapons to pull them together to fight Vietnam. After country M agreed to buy opium, it finally won the support of the mountain peoples. Initially, country M shipped the purchased opium back to the country to be refined into narcotic drugs for use in the medical sector, but when it was unable to digest it due to oversupply, it began to cooperate with drug lords. Although the government of country M did not directly intervene in the sales, it handed over to the drug lords to sell to Southeast Asian countries and other regions, which directly led to the emergence of many drug cartels in Southeast Asia. ”

Clara knew a little about these things, but the audience didn't know, and suddenly let out a low "buzzing" sound.

"Thank you, Mr. Pang for the history lesson he gave us. Clara forced a smile and nodded slightly at Pang Jindong.

"I need to thank Ms. Clara for providing a great opportunity for me to speak out. Pang Jindong returned Clara with a smile, but there was a little ridicule in the smile: "I must admit that what I say is only the facts that I know, and if someone has a different truth from me, then I am very happy to discuss it on an equal basis." ”

Westerners have a lovely side and can face up to their social, cultural and historical shortcomings.

Of course, the Chinese nation also has this advantage, but there is a certain deviation in accuracy.

Therefore, Pang Jindong's remarks are very effective, and these Caucasian Westerners in civilized society have discovered for the first time that their own nation has done such an unbearable thing in history.

Anyone with a conscience will feel guilty about this, and the atmosphere will become a little depressing for a while.

At this time, Clara suddenly realized that the initiative of visiting Wèn seemed to be beginning to fall into the hands of Pang Jindong, so she hurriedly changed the topic: "Since we are troubled by the drug problem of the Kokang Republican Army, can we discuss the significance of the existence of this army?"

The topic finally touched on the purpose of Pang Jindong's trip, although it sounded very uncomfortable, but Pang Jindong had to continue: "Of course. ”

"There are many armed forces in this world, and most of them are good at fighting for the freedom and rights of a certain people or a certain religion. The reality, however, is disappointing that these armed forces have either become drug trafficking organizations, international smugglers, or are involved in a variety of other criminal activities, all of which are based on the general suffering of the population, and the benefits of this are in fact only the successive warlords who have been allowed to live in luxury. The suffering of the people has been ignored, and the so-called ideals of freedom have become shields that are only used when necessary. ”

Pang Jindong endured his unhappiness and said: "I would like to thank Ms. Clara for her wonderful comment, which pointed out a phenomenon that is now widespread in the armed forces of all countries in the world, so that the Kokang Republican Army has an example that can be fully used for reference." Next, I would like to tell Ms. Sù Clara that the Kokang Republican Army is not such an arm. ”

Clara shrugged her shoulders slightly, "On what basis do you say that?"

"I do not want to give you a clear account of what the moral yardstick of the Kokang Republican Army is, because the moral standards between you and I are not the same in many ways due to cultural and ethnic differences. Of course, I can cater to your appetite here and use Western values to create a set of illusory discipline for the Kokang Republican Army, but these are not facts after all, and sooner or later you will find that I am a liar, but a person who cherishes my reputation very much!"