Taking control of Bawei meant gaining control of part of Chiang Mai Province's legitimate and underworld spheres.
Although Siam and Luzon were both lawless, Siam was a little better than Luzon. At least, it didn't have too many local families openly carving out their own fiefdoms.
Siam's royal family and great families were just as arrogant and overbearing, but they still had some semblance of shame, and their internal control was relatively strong.
That meant Bawei, as the provincial governor, wasn't severely constrained in his authority. Of course, a mid-sized family supported him from behind the scenes and secretly controlled the Ring Snake Gang.
With Bawei's help, Domino quietly rounded up the Ring Snake Gang's leadership and took over the small gang, which had 1,367 members.
Through Yang Mengjiao's Hongsawad branch, Domino arranged for a Spider Web Manager to take charge of the Ring Snake Gang from the shadows in Chiang Mai. She also ordered Bawei to cooperate.
Once everything was in place, Domino changed back into her East Asian appearance and settled temporarily in Chiang Mai Province under the name Mu Qing.
After all, her mission was to assist Yang Mengjiao's side in fully infiltrating the Golden Triangle. Yang Mengjiao was pushing ahead in Hongsawad, while Domino coordinated from Chiang Mai.
Chen Jianxiong naturally had no time to come in person for this kind of mission. He was getting busier by the day, and the Security Department had all sorts of matters that needed his attention. He couldn't stay stationed in Bangkok for long.
So most likely, Domino would take over the Siam intelligence station and the Golden Triangle strategy.
June 16.
Bawei accompanied Liu Zhifan to meet at the Orchid Restaurant in Chiang Mai Province. The two sides discussed investing in a factory.
"On behalf of Chiang Mai