The Lost List

Tatmadaw (1)

Summary:

Kid and Nikov decides to depart to Myanmar, and they manages a private contact with Raymond Reddington. There, Raymond Reddington recalls to the two about the growing threat, and that they will have to solve this problem of their own. Inspired by Raymond's own list, Kid and Nikov look on Myanmar.

But their trip doesn't end in the way they expect, with full of skepticism and tensions, as well as the military's agents. They, however, soon perceive something bigger and perhaps, even worse in Myanmar.

The call from Kid to Raymond Reddington had come as a claim. Raymond soon told to Kid.

"I saw the list. It is very strange, yet special. The man who can collect such thing ... must be smart. Very, very smart indeed."

"You're also the holding of your own list, so I think you can find the common."

"Nothing very common anyway. But there is a special thing: the moment I saw the list from your iPhone, it is very complicated. I can contact Keen if you want to."

"I don't need Elizabeth Keen. I would like to solve it my own."

"Then, hope so. But there is a warning."

"What's warning to be spoken, Raymond?"

"You have to be careful. Some people in the list ... have tied with various parties that deemed to be ... national and, international threats. This is very risky, and it may result with death. Where are you heading for?"

"A warlord in Myanmar. He resides in Mandalay, but he is a Turkish national. His name is Çelattin Albayrak."

"A Turk in Myanmar. Hilarious."

"I wonder why Albayrak went to Myanmar. Because from an important profile of Interpol, Albayrak came to Myanmar and had not returned to Turkey for 10 years."

"He is a notorious man. Finding him will be a tough job. I don't know, but it will require luck there."

"So be it, Reddington. We will see again ... if I feel we need from you."

"Then, good luck in Burma."

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Yangon, Myanmar

"ရန်ကုန်အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာလေဆိပ်မှလှိုက်လှဲစွာကြိုဆိုပါသည်။ သငျသညျရန်ကုန်၌သင်တို့၏သက်သာရှာတွေ့ပါလိမ့်မယ်မျှော်လင့်ပါတယ်။ ခံစားပါ။" (Welcome to Yangon International Airport. Hope you will find your comfortable in Yangon. Enjoy.)

Yangon was the former capital of Myanmar until the junta moved to Naypyidaw. The city of Yangon, however, still retains as commercial and political center, and the U.S. Embassy, is still in Myanmar's Yangon.

Kid and Nikov intended to come to Mandalay, but Yangon was nothing close, either. Due to bad infrastructures outside Yangon, they could only hire a specific taxi. Two men, an American and a naturalized American, became some specific guests in the country's less hospitable junta. And unsurprisingly, when they entered immigration center for foreign tourists who came to the country, they were immediately carried ... with two guests.

"(Not really hospitable, right?)"

Nikov was surprised to see two agents of the Tatmadaw, or Burmese Army, assigned in the entrance. In Nikov's memoir, Burmese are famed for their friendly attitude. However, it seemed like only the people, not the army.