In the luxury reception room on the top floor of the Kempinski Hotel, Zhang Dongyue pushed open the door and was about to introduce, Li Mai waved her hand and motioned for her to go out and bring the door.

A person sat on the sofa with his back to Li Mai, looking at the street scene outside the floor-to-ceiling glass. That person is Kuang Wuwei.

"Director Kuang, don't come unharmed. Li Mai smiled first, and then walked over as he spoke.

Kuang Wuwei stood up and turned around, standing face to face with Li Mai. This is a gray-haired man, the wrinkles on his face seem to tell his age, the old and vicissitudes of life, very ugly, people feel a dead air rushing to the face, and the cold rises from the soles of the feet. He held a cane in his hand, as if he couldn't walk properly without it.

Then, looking at Kuang Wuwei, who was sixty or seventy years old, was actually a middle-aged man in his forties!

This person is not simple, he used to be the most prestigious agent of the West Factory, and he is handsome. However, in a mission many years ago, he was poisoned and injured, and after being rescued, he became what he is now overnight, about thirty years old, but with the appearance of sixty or seventy years old. More than ten years have passed, and his appearance has not changed, he has not aged or recovered as usual. That's how the old immortal's nickname was called.

"Deputy factory director. Kuang Wuwei's voice was dry and rustling, and normal people would only feel panicked when they heard it.

Li Mai smiled and pointed to the sofa, "Please take a seat." ”

The two sat down, and Li Mai didn't mean to pour a glass of water to make some tea, in fact, those subsections could be omitted completely.

"It's been two or three years, and your old body is still so tough. Li Mai said with a smile.

Kuang Wuwei also smiled, but his smile was more ugly than not laughing, "Captain Li, we haven't seen each other for two years and three months." ”

"Good memory. Li Mai sighed, "You must still remember yesterday's events." ”

Kuang Wuwei hugged his fists with both hands on the crutches, and said, "It's all a misunderstanding, the people below are not sensible and offended Captain Li, I'm here, I apologize to Captain Li." ”

Waving his hand, Li Mai narrowed his eyes and said, "Old Kuang, don't come to this set between you and me." But I really have to say a few words, you should train your subordinates well, just that little three-legged cat kung fu, don't dare to come out and be embarrassed. ”

Kuang Wuwei smiled and said, "That's your Captain Li Huwei, and they together are not enough for you to deal with Captain Li alone." ”

Li Mai lit a cigarette and smoked it, squinted at Kuang Wuwei, and stopped talking.

Kuang Wuwei is very calm, he is the deputy director who presides over the daily work of the West Factory, and he has been immersed in the secret service industry for half his life, who has never seen him? Besides, he and Li Mai are also old friends, although they are not from the same front.

"Lao Li, you must also know the purpose of my visit to Bangkok. Kuang Wuwei said slowly, "I want to talk to you about the Kra Canal." ”

Smiling lightly, Li Mai said, "Lao Kuang, your biggest problem is that you like to put on a show." You said you would come, and you let a few shitches get in my way. I said you're really high enough. ”

Kuang Wuwei's face flashed with a trace of embarrassment and anger, although it was fleeting, but it was still caught by Li Mai, Li Mai secretly thought, this old immortal is still the same bureaucratic style as before.

"Lao Li, yesterday's incident was that my brother didn't do it properly, and your brother took care of it. Kuang Wuwei secretly endured it, said with a smile, paused, and continued, "Lao Li, let's talk." ”

"Say it. Li Mai squinted his eyes and exhaled smoke, "I'm sitting here just to hear what you want to say." ”

Kuang Wuwei felt more and more unhappy in his heart, and from the time Li Mai entered the door to the present, his tone and expressions were all expressing his contempt for himself. This kind of phenomenon is not much, although he Kuang Wuwei is not in a high position, but he holds an important factory, and the higher-level leaders have never had such an attitude towards him.

But in order to be able to talk about things well, Kuang Wuwei had to suppress the unhappiness in his heart.

"Lao Li, before we talk, let me make a statement. Kuang Wuwei said, "I don't represent the Imperial Water Conservancy and Hydropower Group, they are them, and we are us." ”

Li Mai didn't have any expression, looking like he was waiting for the next step.

Kuang Wuwei paused and said, "Lao Li, I can guess what you're thinking." But this time you really misunderstood. We're not going to put any resistance to your digging of the Kra Canal. The success or failure of the Kra Canal is a matter of national security, and our purpose is unanimous......"

"Lao Kuang, don't take lessons with me here, what's the matter, just tell me. Li Mai waved his hand very impolitely and interrupted Kuang Wuwei's words.

Kuang Wuwei was sullen in his heart, his anger became more and more intense, and he forcibly pressed it, he said, "Since you said so, then I will say it directly." ”

After a pause, he said, "I want you to limit the depth of the Kra Canal to seventeen meters." ”

Li Mai looked at Kuang Wuwei and was slightly stunned, the time was very short, and he was thoughtful. Smiling faintly, Li Mai said, "Old Kuang, I don't understand, what do you mean?"

Kuang Wuwei shook his head and said, "Lao Li, don't pretend to be confused with me. ”

"I really don't understand. Li Mai smiled and said, "But I'd rather break your neck and throw it from the window now." ”

"What do you mean!" Kuang Wuwei's chest suddenly burst out with anger and said angrily.

Li Mai said lightly, "What do you mean?" ”

The reception room fell silent for a moment, and the two looked at each other. Li Mai's gaze was faint, as if he was looking at a strange dead man. Kuang Wuwei's eyes burst with anger, and he resisted the urge to fall out with Li Mai.

After a long time, Kuang Wuwei took a deep breath, first softened, softened his tone, and said, "Lao Li, you know very well that according to your current plan, Singapore's economy will regress by at least twenty years. Have you thought about the consequences of that?"

There is no doubt that Kuang Wuwei knows what Li Mai's plan for the Xinkra Canal is, and those things are not even a secret to him.

Li Mai smiled lightly and said, "The life and death of Singaporeans have nothing to do with me, so why should I consider whether their economy is regressing or improving?"

"But you have to think about the ripple effects that come from this. Kuang Wuwei said in a deep voice, "Moreover, once Singapore knows that you want to build the Kra Canal into a super canal that can pass 350,000 tons of fully loaded oil tankers, they will definitely fight against the construction of the Kra Canal!"

After a pause, he said, "At that time, won't the bamboo basket be empty." The Kra Canal project will still return to its original state – only on the Zài drawings. I don't need to say much about the importance of the Kra Canal to the country. The Southwest Oil Pipeline will reach its maximum oil capacity next year, and we will not have more oil transportation channels in the next few years. But the oil coming from the Middle East is getting more and more every year. The completion of the Kra Canal would greatly alleviate the situation, allowing for faster access to that crude oil, without the threat of Malacca pirates or the face of the West. Whether to completely offend Singapore and the Western countries behind them, or to build the canal first, you know for yourself which is more important. ”

After Kuang Wuwei finished speaking, he closed his mouth and looked at Li Mai.

Li Mai glanced at him and said, "That's it, hehe, Lao Kuang, don't give me a sneak change concept here." Do you know about water conservancy and hydropower? Do you know about shipping? ”

Shaking his head with a smile, Li Mai's expression slowly became stern, "I'll say a few more words to you today, just this once." ”

Standing up, Li Mai walked to the floor-to-ceiling glass, looked at the cityscape of Bangkok, and then turned around and walked a few steps, looked at Kuang Wuwei, and said slowly, "You people, I know what shit you are going to pull when your butt is pouted." Limiting the water depth of the canal to 17 meters is, to put it bluntly, to make me build it according to the plan of the Japanese. ”

Li Mai walked up to Kuang Wuwei, stared at his eyes, and said in a very serious tone, "What do you think? Building a 150,000-ton laden oil tanker canal can improve the national strategic security environment? Compromise with Singapore? Singapore's economy will be in trouble because the Strait of Malacca has lost its original value, so we have to consider their problems?"

Li Mai suddenly raised his voice, and saliva splashed on Kuang Wuwei's face: "Are you all poop in your heads!"

No matter how much Kuang Wuwei felt that there was no one in Li Mai's eyes, but at this moment, Li Mai's eyes were burning and spitting in his face, but he didn't have the courage to be angry at all. Only then did he realize that even if he sat in a very critical position, in front of the furious Li Mai, he still couldn't become a beast, at best, he was an old wolf who scared his guts.

"In order to build the Kra Canal, we have to compromise with Singapore, otherwise they will desperately try to stop the project from moving forward. Li Mai smiled, "What a big joke." He once again stared at Kuang Wuwei and said, "Open your eyes and see, where are the Singaporeans at this time, do they dare to come out and fart? Desperately try to stop me? It's really scary, my phone call can make Singapore fall into famine tomorrow, do you believe it or not?"

Kuang Wuwei's facial muscles twitched, not knowing whether he was frightened or angry.

Li Mai smiled coldly, paced a few steps, came back to his senses, pointed at Kuang Wuwei and said, "You go back and tell those people behind you who lick Singapore's asshole, from now on, if anyone dares to add obstacles to the Kra Canal project, don't blame me Li Mai is welcome!"

"Brutes who eat their own food and lick other people's assholes will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history sooner or later!"

Kuang Wuwei couldn't think anymore, he never thought that Li Mai would be so angry, and if he was willing to come, he would break up unhappily at most, but he didn't expect it to be so stiff. He made a mistake, and he directly touched Li Mai's most intolerable bottom line.

Pointing at Kuang Wuwei, Li Mai issued an ultimatum, "Take your people and disappear from here immediately!

Kuang Wuwei glanced at Li Mai deeply, stood up, and left the reception room with a cane.