Guess continued to analyze: “Don’t be fooled by the politeness of Chen, the chairman, and Wu Hai Shan.”
“These two are not simple. After all, as Chinese people, they’ve risen to their current positions in Burma. They're not good people.”
“Wu Hai Shan is a smiling tiger. He may appear courteous, but he’s two-faced.”
“As for Chairman Chen, he's even more complex. He wasn't a good person before. He may seem unassuming and mild-mannered, but his hidden ruthlessness is unmatched by many in Burma.”
Li Ding looked at Guess, who was diligently analyzing the various forces for him.
He patted Guess’s shoulder and said, “Guess, you’ll be busy for a while.”
Guess shook his head with a smile. “Burma isn’t a place for normal people. In the past, without the Northern Burma Army, there wouldn’t be a Dabang Guess.”
“Those warlords from the mountains… they only recognized me as a water merchant because of the Northern Burma Army’s influence.”
“The Commander is being polite to me, but he’s treating me like an outsider.”
Li Ding replied, “Alright, I understand.”
“But we have to take things one step at a time. You and your Dabang team's top priority is to completely take over the Ma Niu Town operations.”
“Whether the Federal Government Army intends to play the role of a turtle or is plotting something, we must hold tight to this area.”
Guess nodded. “Commander, don’t worry. Things are moving forward. Shen Xing has successfully become the secretary-general of the Chan Monastery.”
Speaking of Shen Xing, Guess was even more impressed by Li Ding's methods.
Before the incident in Ma Niu Town, no one knew that Li Ding had such a close relationship with the Great Chan Master!
The Great Chan Master never feared any power, official or business.
He would never give face to anyone.
But this time, just with a handwritten letter from Li Ding, the Great Chan Master agreed to Shen Xing becoming the monastery’s secretary-general.
This made Guess respect Li Ding even more.
“Commander, Guess,”
At that moment, Dan Tuo knocked on the door from outside and called out.
Guess immediately looked at Li Ding, and after receiving Li Ding’s nod, he asked, “What’s the matter?”
Dan Tuo, standing outside the door, looked at the restless Aiso beside him and said, “It’s Officer Aiso. He said he wants to see Commander Li Ding and Guess.”
Inside the room, Li Ding smiled. “Looks like he’s come to his senses and wants to cooperate.”
Guess hesitated and said, “Aiso can still be useful. He’s most familiar with the industries in Ma Niu Town.”
“He can save the Commander a lot of trouble.”
Li Ding pondered for a moment and said to Guess, “That may be true, but I originally thought that Aiso didn’t know about Mala Nian and Chapper.”
“But it seems he already knew.”
“Even so, he can still keep Mala Nian and Chapper by his side without any problems.”
“Just imagine how deep his thoughts are.”
Guess hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “Alright, I’ll leave then?”
Li Ding nodded. “Yes… you leave first, but what you said about Aiso is true.”
“There will be more things to do in the future. Aiso managing Ma Niu Town’s industries will save a lot of time and effort.”
“I’ll have him come find you later. Observe and monitor him.”
Guess nodded, then pushed open the door and left.
Seeing Guess about to leave, Aiso wanted to detain him.
But from inside the room, Li Ding's voice came, “You’ve come to your senses?”
Aiso hurriedly walked into the room.
How could he not have come to his senses?
That slut Mala Nian betrayed him, and now his lifelong savings are about to be lost.
How could he be content?
Moreover, he was also a perceptive person. He could see the Northern Burma Army’s potential.
Aiso entered the room and immediately knelt before Li Ding, saying, “Commander! It was my ignorance before!”
“I now deeply understand that I was wrong! Please give me another chance. Consider… these industries are my life’s accumulation. Please keep me.”
Looking at Aiso, Li Ding said, “Go talk to Guess. If he agrees, you can stay and help him.”
Aiso, upon hearing this, hurriedly thanked him. “Thank you, Commander! Don’t worry, I will be loyal! I just beg you to leave some share in Ma Niu Town for me!”
Li Ding didn’t reply. He just gave Aiso a cold glance.
Aiso immediately stopped talking and hurriedly got up, leaving Li Ding’s room.
The industries in Ma Niu Town were still somewhat useful for the Dabang team.
But for the Northern Burma Army, they were like a drop in the ocean.
Besides, the Northern Burma Army had accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, they just lacked an external channel.
Keeping Aiso around wasn’t much of a loss for Li Ding.
However, what worried Li Ding was that Aiso’s mind was deep and he had been under the Federal Government Army’s command.
If his plans were leaked from him, it would be a huge loss.
But Li Ding thought again. Guess was not someone to be trifled with.
With Aiso under Guess’s supervision, he felt more comfortable than leaving him to his own devices.
After Aiso left,
The deputy commander walked into the room and reported to him, “Commander, this is a letter from the Xianglong Trading Company. They said their chairman will personally visit tomorrow.”
Li Ding took the envelope from the deputy commander and asked, “Who delivered it? A person from the trading company or…”
“It was someone from Wu Hai Shan,” the deputy commander replied.
Wu Hai Shan?
Li Ding thought back to Guess’s evaluation of him as a smiling tiger.
But through his understanding over the years, Li Ding knew that Wu Hai Shan was a very shrewd businessman.
He always had a nose for profit.
Li Ding thought that this time, Wu Hai Shan and Chairman Chen must have seen the opportunity for profit with the Northern Burma Army.
They were being proactive.
These two guys were pretty sensible.
He originally felt that the Xianglong Trading Company was the most difficult to deal with.
But it seemed now that if these two guys were sensible, it would save him a lot of trouble.
Regarding Wu Hai Shan and Chairman Chen’s upcoming visit,
Li Ding didn’t really take it to heart.
After all, he saw the trading company as a nuisance.
Just a nuisance!
It wouldn’t give him any trouble.
After all, in the face of absolute power, all those tricks were useless.
The Northern Burma Army was like that compared to the Xianglong Trading Company.
The trading company was just relying on the Federal Government Army.
It didn’t have any military strength. A few rusty guns for self-defense was all it had.
Frankly, they probably weren’t even as strong as the orphaned team in Ma Niu Town.
If Chairman Chen and Wu Hai Shan were really sensible, it would indeed save Li Ding a lot of trouble.
For example, the batch of arms Guess was preparing outside.
The various forces within Burma didn’t have much capacity to purchase arms.
They mostly bought small guns to get by.
After all, there weren’t many large forces in Burma. Many warlords only had a few dozen people at most.
This time, the Northern Burma Army's deal was being closely watched by various forces outside.