In the bustling heart of Pattaya, where neon lights flicker and the scent of street food hangs heavy in the humid night air, a shocking tale of violence and fear unfolds. Ananda Klangnongsang, a mild-mannered 19-year-old cannabis shop worker, finds himself unwillingly cast as the central character in this terrifying story. His night turned into a nightmare on July 5, a date that will forever remain etched in his memory, as a gang of machete-wielding thugs descended upon him with brutal intent. The clock had just ticked past 10:06 p.m., and the hum of nightlife was in full swing. Ananda was at his post at the cannabis shop on Soi Kor Phai in South Pattaya, a regular evening doubling as a peaceful lull in his otherwise uneventful life. However, what follows seems pulled straight from the plot of an action-thriller movie, leaving him shattered both physically and emotionally. The gang,…