The Chiang Mai Chronicle: A Declan Power Mystery by T. Hunt Locke

Author:T. Hunt Locke [Locke, T. Hunt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-06-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

The drugs were enforcing a powerful jolt to the body. “The wonders of modern medicine,” the future King Mengrai noted with awe. The doctor to supervise this procedure had been chosen as carefully as the regal name. The revived Lan Na Kingdom with Chiang Mai as its glimmering capitol needed to be presented as a shining jewel set in the foothills of the Himalayas. The Lan Na king also needed to be a pillar of vitality. A deep breath was taken. A satisfied smile followed. The body was getting stronger by the day and the mind remained resolute and focused.

The vigorous lord set a confident gaze over the mystical Suthep Mountain. Wat Doi Suthep, the Vatican of Lan Na Buddhism, bounced to life with the dawn gently caressing its golden stupas. It was an auspicious beginning to what would be a monumental day.

The evening’s raid on the bordello had gone off as perfectly as one could expect. Like any good military leader, a political strategy lay behind the violence. The press would take the bait and the police would be left grasping at straws. A speech would be prepared. It would be a powerful call to the people of the north to take matters into their own hands and not be subject to the oppressive overlord to the south. Bangkok could barely run its own politics. How could it be expected to efficiently run matters in the north? A call for independence would echo throughout the mountains.

A rage began to mix with the potent brew coursing through the veins. For too long Thailand’s capitol city had tried to humiliate The Rose of the North. Duly elected Prime Ministers such as Thaksin Shinawat, a son of Chiang Mai, had been driven from office on trumped up charges of corruption. A fist came crashing down on the desk. No longer would this be tolerated. It was time for action. A deep breath brought on a sudden calm. Anger would not win the day. A smile returned. This brought on an even more powerful realization. Yes, it was ‘he’, he alone, who would return Lan Na to its rightful place amongst nations. The day would be won. And a new king would be crowned.

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