After the Leech Gang was renamed the Tarantula Gang, there was no internal unrest.
That was mainly because the Leech Gang's mid- and high-ranking members had either been taken under control or executed, along with Nau Kham and the others who had been sent to Diannan.
The Tarantula Gang's mid- and high-ranking members were now all soldier-bees, with a manager transferred from the Hongsawad branch overseeing them. As for the rank-and-file members, they were being sent in batches to a small mountain village to be converted into soldier-bees.
After all, not one of those men was innocent. If they weren't converted into soldier-bees, Domino would feel repulsed using them.
The Leech Gang had 2,736 members. After those who had been killed or sent to Diannan were accounted for, 2,605 remained. They were all slated to be converted into soldier-bees.
Now in the Golden Triangle, Domino stood with another manager, Shalang, studying the rough sand table before them.
It showed the terrain of the Golden Triangle.
Densely packed little flags of various colors were stuck into it, each representing a different faction. Some were warlords with tens of thousands of troops; others were local strongmen or drug gangs controlling just one or two townships.
Nau Kham's Leech Gang had been only a medium-sized faction in the Golden Triangle. He was famous because his actions had caused such a major impact.
"There are two medium-sized factions between the Zhang Family Army and us," Shalang explained. "I suggest we hold off on expanding in that direction for now. We should focus all our efforts on moving south and west, joining our territory up with Chiang Mai Province and Kayah State."
"Fine." Domino had no objections.
Expanding south and west would connect their territories. To the east, they could use the Mekong River to