Three days later, An Ruizhi and the others took a guide on the road, and after leaving the cottage, they walked to Mengpan Town, more than 20 kilometers away.

The person who guided them was a veteran in his forties named Yang Shunfeng, who was very cheerful, and talked with An Ruizhi and them non-stop along the way, the rugged mountain road consumed a lot of their physical strength, but it did not affect their conversation.

From Yang Shunfeng's words, everyone learned that he was originally a soldier under the commander of the Northeast Military Region of the National Alliance Army, Kang Liansheng, and he was a veteran of more than 30 years, he began to be a soldier at the age of 12, and he has never left the army.

Lao Yang said to An Ruizhi as he walked: "Mr. An, to tell you the truth, I have liked to be with you since we met. ”

"Why? Is there anything special about us? An Ruizhi asked with a smile.

Lao Yang said honestly: "There is nothing special, the eyes you look at people are different from those of the officials here and many rich people, you look at me with very kind and gentle eyes, which makes people feel that there is no barrier between you and you, so from your eyes I know that you are all good people." ”

An Ruizhi secretly admired Lao Yang's observation, and said in a joking tone: "Brother Yang is so sure? ”

"Of course, there is nothing hidden in people's eyes, and a person can see everything in his heart." Lao Yang said very seriously.

After crossing the two mountains, he came to a dense mountain forest, and Lao Yang turned around and asked An Ruizhi, "Mr. An, are we resting?" ”

An Ruizhi wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Okay, rest for ten minutes." ”

The four of them sat down under the shade of the tree, and not far from their feet was the surging Milokoo River, the turbulent water made a huge roar, and the four people could still feel the momentum of the river rushing here.

The cool mountain breeze blowing from the forest quickly makes their sweat disappear, and it is pleasant to take a break in the woods after a long walk.

After resting for a few minutes, Lao Yang's interest in talking came again, and he said happily: "Although I was born here, I am also in the same vein as you. ”

"Oh, so Brother Yang is an overseas Chinese?" An Ruizhi asked curiously.

"I am an ethnic group of Kokang, which here translates to mean an ethnic minority from China. Our ancestors migrated from China at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and we still retain the same culture and customs as in China, we all speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, and live no different from the border people in China. ”

Hearing this, An Ruizhi patted the back of Lao Yang's hand affectionately, "Yes, the region and space will always be connected by blood. Brother Yang, are there many Kokang people here? ”

"I can't really say how many people there are, but in the old city area, it is mainly Kokang people, and the Commander Kang I used to talk to is also Kokang people."

An Ruizhi suddenly remembered a question, and he said to Lao Yang: "I'll ask a question, please don't mind Brother Yang." ”

"Just ask, I don't mind anything." Lao Yang said briskly.

"Since Brother Yang has been following Commander Kang, why did he come to Gao Kan's men to serve as a soldier now?"

"Three years ago, Commander Kang was defeated by Lang Hongxian and fled from the old city, and his subordinates also fled, some took refuge in Lang Hongxian, and some occupied the mountain by themselves. A dozen of us were taken in by Gao Kan. Later, I heard that Commander Kang had gone to his son-in-law, and Commander Kang was not having a good time now, so we didn't go to him, but one day if Commander Kang raised the banner again, we would all defect to him. When he said these words, Lao Yang's demeanor was very solemn, and he could see that he was telling the truth.

Fang Puheng came up and said to Lao Yang: "I can't see that you are very loyal to this Commander Kang, he must be a good person?" ”

"Of course, those of us who were soldiers and the local people also liked him very much, and Commander Kang also had a good relationship with China, he had been to Beijing and received important receptions. Each time he was injured, he went to China for treatment. ”

Lao Yang's words aroused An Ruizhi's interest, and he asked with some curiosity: "Brother Yang, I don't quite understand, since you soldiers and ordinary people support Commander Kang, then why are there still many people who oppose him with Lang Hongxian?" And beat him away? ”

"Hey, this matter can't be explained clearly in three or two sentences." Lao Yang sighed and said.

An Ruizhi seemed to be particularly interested in this, he didn't hurry up, and said to Lao Yang: "Don't worry, Brother Yang, you can tell it slowly, I really want to hear the story inside." ”

"The reason why Commander Kang has fallen to this point is because of the trouble caused by drug control."

Lao Yang's words surprised An Ruizhi and the three of them, it is indeed too rare to hear the word "anti-drug" in the Golden Triangle, because the crops grown all over the mountains here are basically only opium poppies, and the most common commodity in the village and town markets is also a large cigarette paste. Drugs are the most prevalent thing here, and the locals are more or less engaged in things related to it. It is the first time I have heard of the prohibition of drugs in a drug den, and I cannot help but arouse their attention.

"Brother Yang, do you mean that Commander Kang wants to ban drugs in the Golden Triangle?" An Ruizhi asked again.

Lao Yang said slowly: "To be precise, it is anti-drug in the old city, because it is his jurisdiction, and he doesn't count other places." ”

"Anti-drug is a good thing, why is it causing trouble?" An Ruizhi asked curiously.

"You don't know what we're doing here, the local people feed themselves by growing tobacco, and they don't grow anything else. And those who are in power rely on selling drugs to make money. What do the people live on after the drug is prohibited? Where does the army come from? Of course, everyone rose up against him, which was also unexpected by Commander Kang, especially the division commanders and brigade commanders under him who had cut off their financial routes, and also opposed him, and almost all followed the chief of staff Lang Hongxian to raise troops against him, and finally drove him out of the old city. ”

Yang Shunfeng's words made An Ruizhi fall into deep thought, and Wu Fenbin stabbed him beside him, "What do you think?" ”

"Oh, I'm thinking that the situation here is not what we imagined, anti-drug is not just a problem that can be solved by eliminating a few drug lords, but involves the survival of local people, and it is a problem for the whole society." An Ruizhi said with deep feelings.

After listening to An Ruizhi's words, Lao Yang felt the same way, and he said with emotion: "Isn't it! You can't let the people starve to death, right? If you want to ban drugs in the Golden Triangle, you must kill all the people here. Those guys from Western countries come here and just shout about anti-drugs, anti-drugs...... These foolish dogs don't think about who brought the big tobacco seeds here, or they forced the local people to plant poppies for them, and in the end, the people here can only grow poppies, and nothing else, if they don't give the local people a way to live, they can only grow poppies, and drugs will never disappear in the Golden Triangle......

An Ruizhi patted Lao Yang's shoulder and said sincerely: "Thank you, Brother Yang, you have taught us a good lesson, let's get up and hurry." ”

Attracted by Lao Yang's words, everyone unconsciously rested for more than an hour, originally walking so many mountain roads was nothing to them, Lao Yang was also kind to be afraid of tired of them before proposing to rest, after a short rest a few people went on the road in good spirits.

In the rest of the journey, An Ruizhi did not say a word, he walked while thinking about what Lao Yang just said, he found that many anti-drug behaviors are palliatives rather than cure, people want to beat drug traffickers, drug production and drug trafficking is only a link in the drug problem, as long as the people grow opium poppies, the problem of drug control will not be solved in the end. Anti-narcotics must start with the actual social situation on the ground to find a solution.

An Ruizhi suddenly felt that these did not seem to be his own considerations, the mission of the military is to resolutely complete the task, but the high sense of responsibility to the motherland and the people made him have to seriously think and face the reality, he knew that even if Lang San was eliminated, then there would soon be new drug lords to fill the vacancy, and the drug pressure on the motherland would not be reduced, as long as the opium poppy cultivation in the Golden Triangle area was not eradicated for a day, then the drug pressure in our country would not disappear.