The War of Resistance Against Japan: Special Operations Battalion Traverses Shanghai and Slaughters

"Well………"

Xie Qiang did not lower his guard because of what the two men said, and ordered two soldiers to search carefully.

He took the suitcase, placed it on the ground, and carefully opened it.

Upon opening the suitcase, two exquisitely crafted vests were immediately visible.

These two vests don't look particularly special.

If we hadn't known beforehand that it was a suicide vest filled with Type C explosives, it would have been very difficult to detect.

Xie Qiang took out his paratrooper knife and gently cut open his vest, revealing white powder.

At this moment, the two soldiers finished searching Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi and reported to Xie Qiang.

"Reporting to the commander, no weapons were found on them."

Xie Qiang nodded, closed the box, handed it to a soldier, and gave instructions.

"Put this box away safely."

After saying that, Xie Qiang tossed his head at the two of them and said, "Come in with me."

Long Fei was sitting at the table drinking tea when he saw Xie Qiang and the others come in and said coldly.

"Please introduce yourselves."

"Good morning, Commander Long. I am Song Xiao'an, a subordinate of Sixth Brother's Action Department."

"Good morning, Commander Long. My name is Zhao Jianzhi."

Long Fei nodded slightly and watched the two of them talk.

Song Xiaoan continued, "Commander Long, the acting director bypassed Sixth Brother and secretly ordered us to wear suicide vests to see you. He told us to detonate the explosives after we saw you and die together with you."

Long Fei sneered, "Your acting director is truly shrewd and ruthless."

"He was afraid that the power of a suicide vest wouldn't be enough to kill me, so he actually came up with double insurance, letting you two brothers go together."

"Does he even realize that my life, Long Fei's life, is meant to kill Japanese devils? Does he think he can just take it away as he pleases?"

Zhao Jianzhi, being the most straightforward, replied.

"Commander Long, we didn't know you were Sixth Brother's savior, otherwise we would never have accepted this mission, even if it meant our own death."

Long Fei joked, "It's a good thing the acting director found the two of you, otherwise, it would have been really hard to guard against."

Song Xiaoan took out the acting director's handwritten letter and inquired.

"Commander Long, this is a letter the acting director asked us to deliver to you..."

"It's all nonsense from your acting director, I don't need to read it, but this letter's mission isn't over yet."

After saying that, Long Fei gestured for Xie Qiang to hand over the letter.

Song Xiaoan always thought Zhao Jianzhi was mature and capable, and at this moment he spoke again.

"Commander Long, the acting director used to be our director, but he's not anymore. Sixth Brother sent the two of us here to serve under you. I wonder..."

After speaking, Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi immediately stared at Long Fei's changing expressions.

Long Fei slowly stood up and walked to the two of them.

"Since it's Sixth Brother's arrangement, and you are Sixth Brother's brothers, of course I welcome you to join us."

"However, I must say this first: what I, Long Fei, need is absolute loyalty. If you can do that, stay and I will entrust you with important responsibilities. If you cannot, then please leave."

Long Fei's meaning was crystal clear: he wanted the two to pledge their loyalty. Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi understood perfectly well.

Song Xiaoan, with a resolute expression, turned to Xie Qiang and said.

"Commander Xie, may I borrow your dagger?"

Xie Qiang hesitated for only a second before drawing his paratrooper knife and handing it over.

Xie Qiang wasn't afraid they would harm Long Fei, because he was absolutely confident that if they dared to make a move, they would instantly become corpses.

Song Xiaoan took the paratrooper knife, knelt on one knee, and then laid his left palm flat on the ground.

Then, raising his paratrooper knife, he said heavily, "Commander Long, I, Song Xiaoan, swear by cutting off my finger today that after joining the Dragon Flame Legion, I will be loyal for life and have no other intentions. If I break this oath, I will be punished by cutting off my finger."

After saying that, Song Xiaoan was about to cut off his left little finger.

"Alright, my Dragon Flame Legion isn't a gang, we don't need all this. I just want a promise from you. I believe a man should keep his word."

Xie Qiang was startled when he saw that Song Xiaoan was really going to cut off his finger. When Long Fei spoke up, he hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the paratrooper knife back.

"Song Xiaoan, this knife of mine only drinks the blood of Japanese devils, so don't break its vow."

Since Long Fei had already said all that, Song Xiaoan had no choice but to stand up and raise his hands with Zhao Jianzhi to swear an oath.

"Commander Long, we swear that from this day forward, we will live as members of the Dragon Flame Legion and die as ghosts of the Dragon Flame Legion."

"Alright, I trust you. My Dragon Flame Legion urgently needs to establish its own intelligence system."

"I hereby appoint Song Xiaoan as the Director of the Intelligence Department of the Dragon Flame Legion, with the rank of Colonel, and Zhao Jianzhi as the Deputy Director, also with the rank of Colonel."

After the appointments were made, Long Fei pointed to the two boxes on the table and said...

"These are two boxes of gold bars, as start-up capital for the intelligence department. For other supplies such as personnel, radios, and weapons, you can contact Deputy Commander Xu."

"Don't worry about money and supplies. Just ask if you need anything. I only have one request for you: establish an intelligence station and network for me within three months."

"At the same time, establish at least one hundred special operations teams for me to penetrate deep into the Japanese-occupied areas."

"The special operations team will be called the Jiaolong Commando Team. I will turn the Japanese-occupied areas upside down and make sure the Japanese never have a moment's peace."

Long Fei made a grand gesture right from the start, not only entrusting Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi with important responsibilities but also placing high hopes on them.

The two men quickly stood at attention and saluted: "Please rest assured, Commander, we guarantee to complete the mission and will not fail you."

After the two men left with the gold bars, Xie Qiang couldn't help but ask.

"Commander, you trust them that much? What if..."

Long Fei said carefully, "Xie Qiang, there's no chance of anything going wrong. They are Sixth Brother's brothers who would risk their lives for him, and it was Sixth Brother who sent them to seek refuge. They are trustworthy in that respect."

"Furthermore, they were carrying out a suicide mission ordered by the acting director. In other words, whether the mission succeeded or not, they were doomed."

"Either you perish together with me, or you fail the mission and are killed by you. Even if you manage to escape, you will be punished by the acting director when you return."

“They know this very well. Now that they've escaped with their lives and I've entrusted them with important tasks, would you betray me and willingly seek death in my place?”

"Finally, they wanted to cut off their fingers to swear an oath, but I stopped them. What I wanted to show was my magnanimity and open-mindedness in trusting people, and what they felt was my absolute trust."

"And this kind of trust is far more effective in winning people's hearts than official positions or money."

Xie Qiang nodded repeatedly upon hearing Long Fei's words.

"Commander, you're amazing. You have such a good grasp of people's hearts."

Long Fei shook his head and said, "It's not about understanding people's hearts, but about understanding the essence of human nature."

"Alright, go tell Xu Peng to notify all army commanders to come to a meeting. We're leaving tomorrow, so we need to tell them this. Also, tell them to go back immediately and find the talent we need."