Xu Yun had been to this archipelago country in Southeast Asia before. It was a completely personal vacation trip. The reason was very simple. He heard that the seafood in the Philippines was ridiculously cheap.
It was indeed ridiculously cheap. A super sumptuous seafood meal only cost 200 pesos. It was quite extravagant in the Philippines, but it was less than 30 RMB. Thirty RMB could not even buy a crab in Hua Xia!
In Hua Xia, where seafood was cheap, ten RMB could buy three oysters. In the Philippines, ten RMB could buy four to five catties! Sometimes, it was even cheaper than cabbage in China.
Of course, Xu Yun had also been to the Spratly Islands once because of the South China Sea issue. He was worried that the Philippines would be instigated by the American Empire and do something extreme. Therefore, Xu Yun and the others were arranged to go to the South Island. However, there was no conflict.
Hua Xia was a country of etiquette. Sometimes, being magnanimous could show the aura of Hua Xia.
Xu Yun did not expect that he would go to the Philippines not to eat seafood, but to find the Beast's Head. To be honest, he did not want to go. Because that place was only suitable for foodies to eat seafood. There was nothing else to it.
After confirming the destination, Xu Yun reported the situation to Wan Kuangxiao. Wan Kuangxiao used a day to arrange everything that the two of them needed.
Even the plane tickets were personally delivered to Xu Yun by a two-star four-star from the local military region.
Of course, this was not an inconvenience to the colonel. Although Xu Yun was young, Xu Yun was carrying a major general of the "Golden Star Inari" on his shoulders.
Yu Meiren did not want to be separated from Xu Yun so soon, but she had no other choice. With her status, it was impossible for her to follow Xu Yun to catch people and find the Beast's Head.
No matter how dejected Qian Feng was, there was nothing he could do. He had no say in this matter, so he could only follow orders.
Xia Qiuyu could see the helplessness and anxiety in Yu Meiren's eyes. Yu Meiren's admiration for Xu Yun could not be hidden from a woman's eyes.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely take good care of Xu Yun for you," Xia Qiuyu whispered into Yu Meiren's ear.
Yu Meiren was startled. She looked at Xia Qiuyu and didn't know what to say. Xia Qiuyu had a woman's intuition. Yu Meiren also had a woman's sixth sense. It wasn't that she didn't feel Xia Qiuyu's feelings for Xu Yun.
Now that Xia Qiuyu said this to her, she really didn't know what to say in response.
"You don't have to say anything. I know." Xia Qiuyu said, "Xu Yun saved me before, so … if he's in danger, I'll trade my life for his."
"Don't be so pessimistic." Yu Meiren hurriedly said, "That won't happen. I believe that you'll be able to turn danger into safety. You'll definitely be able to complete this mission smoothly."
Xia Qiuyu nodded heavily.
"Looks like the two of you hit it off pretty well. When we get back, I'll make some arrangements and find a place to have a celebratory feast. You guys can have a good chat then," Xu Yun interrupted the two with a smile.
The plane would take off in two hours. They still had to rush to the airport. There really wasn't much time to chat now.
"Have a safe trip." Yu Meiren looked at Xu Yun and bit her lip.
Xu Yun nodded and stroked Yu Meiren's long hair. "Don't worry. The fortune-teller said that I'm a lucky person. Even if something dangerous happens to me, I'll be able to get through it safely."
"Don't be careless." Yu Meiren added, "Protect Xia Qiuyu well."
"Okay." Xu Yun said seriously.
…
The Philippines was also a developing country. A newly developed industrial country was naturally one of the world's huge industrial markets. Compared to Hua Xia, the gap between the rich and the poor in the Philippines was also quite huge.
Although the Philippines had experienced rapid economic growth since its independence, with the support of the United States and Japan, as long as the Philippines was willing to give Hua Xia trouble in the South China Sea region, they were willing to help the Philippines.
However, the political situation in the Philippines was often unstable. There was a very simple reason, and it was the problem of corruption. The atmosphere of corruption was quite fierce. It was even worse than when Hua Xia was at its peak.
Any country with corruption would inevitably have unstable factors in society. As long as the society was unstable, it would seriously hinder the country's continued development.
Therefore, although the Philippines seemed to have the support of the United States and Japan, its domestic development was actually very ordinary. Most of the money was in the hands of a small number of people.
In such a country, such a society, it would be strange if it wasn't chaotic.
However, the people who controlled most of the money were Chinese. This caused some people in the Philippines to have ulterior motives to incite the ignorant masses.
The whole world knew who was behind all this, and who was controlling everything behind the scenes. However, the leader of the Philippines was stupid and was willing to be a dog for others.
From time to time, he would help others in exchange for a few pieces of leftover bones. He thought he was getting a great deal.
If there was really a capable person controlling the Philippines, it wouldn't be in this situation now. Needless to say, as long as they had a good relationship with Hua Xia, there would be many benefits.
Hua Xia was generous to international friends. Even when they couldn't drink the bone soup, they were willing to take the pork belly out to maintain the relationship between the "neighbors."
…
The moment Xu Yun and Xia Qiuyu walked out of Aquino International Airport, they felt the chaos in the country. Although most of the people in the Philippines were believers of God, there were also Muslims and Christians. It was normal for people of different faiths to have conflicts.
Towards these "international friends" who looked like Chinese, the people in the Philippines had mixed feelings.
Those who smiled at Xu Yun and Xia Qiuyu knew in their hearts that Hua Xia people who could afford to leave the country were rich. Moreover, some people's money was not clean. They spent it like paper. They liked to earn Hua Xia's money, so they were happy.
However, there were also some people who were upset when they saw Hua Xia people. They stared at them as if they wanted to eat them alive.
These people were extreme anti-Chinese people. They always felt that Hua Xia people took their country's money, stole their country's islands, and plundered their country's resources.
These idiots were not friendly at all. They dared to spit on the ground in front of them to express their disdain and humiliation.
Of course, Xu Yun tried his best to ignore these people. If he got angry with them, then he really couldn't stay in this country. There were many such people in this country.
If he wanted to be in a good mood, he had to deal with more kind people. Even if this country was messed up by corruption and religion, there were still people who were kind.
People in any place shouldn't be judged by the lid of a coffin. People said that the old pao in Yanjing was righteous, but there were also despicable people. People said that there were many bad people in Henan, but there were also countless honest and good people. People said that people in Shandong had the aura of a gangster, but there were also gentle and elegant scholars. People said that people in the Northeast were ruthless and would start a fight at the slightest disagreement, but there were also cowards who would be scared to death once they started a fight.
Even Japan had good people, let alone the Philippines.
Xu Yun still enjoyed the opportunity to experience the local customs. He took a taxi with Xia Qiuyu and left the airport. Along the way, he chatted a lot with the taxi driver who had a good personality.
The car drove less than ten kilometers into the city. The taxi driver even recommended a few good hotels to Xu Yun. He said that these hotels were invested in by some Chinese bosses. These hotels would serve the Chinese better.
When Xu Yun paid, he didn't even ask for change. It was really lucky to meet a kind international friend.
If others were nice to him, he would naturally be nice to them.
The relationship between people is mutual.
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