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

Long Fei then jokingly asked, "Mr. He, there's something else I'd like to ask for your help with, but I'm afraid that if I had refused your invitation earlier, you wouldn't have agreed."

He Dong looked at Long Fei and responded with a broad smile.

"Mr. Long, just because you've killed so many Japanese devils, I'll agree to do whatever you ask for."

Seeing He Dong's generosity, Long Fei immediately spoke up.

“I have several hundred tons of gold that I want to deposit into Citibank, a US bank in Hong Kong, and I want to use this gold as collateral to borrow $500 million from them.”

“Originally, I wanted to handle this myself, but as you know, so much gold would definitely arouse the other party’s curiosity. I didn’t want to cause any trouble, and I didn’t want outsiders to know that this batch of gold belongs to my Dragon Flame Legion.”

Long Fei's reasoning was quite valid, and He Dong was, after all, the richest man in Hong Kong, so he was only slightly surprised for a few seconds.

He Dong didn't ask any more questions, but immediately agreed: "I have a good relationship with Green, the president of Citibank Hong Kong, and we also cooperate with them."

“This is not difficult for you. After all, there is gold as collateral, so there is no risk for them. You can continue drinking your tea. I will excuse myself for a moment.”

After speaking, He Dong stood up and, with Zhuang Shiping's help, entered the study.

A few minutes later, He Dong and Zhuang Shiping came out of the study. After sitting down, He Dong said to Long Fei.

“Mr. Long, I’ve already spoken with Green, and he’ll be clearing out a vault soon. When do you plan to ship the gold over?”

"Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, I would like to trouble Mr. He to send some trucks to Kowloon City Pier to help me transport the gold."

"No problem. Now that we've finished discussing business, let's chat for a bit. I'd like to ask Mr. Long, do you think Japan will send troops to occupy Hong Kong?"

It is said that Ho Tung had obtained a lot of reliable intelligence, which indicated that Japan might soon send troops to attack Hong Kong.

He Dong asked Long Fei for two reasons: first, to test Long Fei's knowledge and judgment, and second, to let him make the final decision.

Unexpectedly, Long Fei gave a very affirmative answer.

“Mr. He, I believe that Japan will soon send troops to Hong Kong, and the Lion Country’s garrison is simply not enough to hold it. Hong Kong will soon fall. Therefore, I think Mr. He should make a countermeasure immediately.”

Although He Dong agreed with Long Fei's answer, he still continued to ask questions.

"Do you really think Japan would dare to go to war with Lion Country? Lion Country currently has more than 10,000 troops stationed on Hong Kong Island, and their weapons and equipment are no worse than those of the Japanese army."

Long Fei shook his head and immediately stated his reason.

“Mr. He, war is not simply about troop strength and weaponry. The Lion Kingdom is currently focusing its defenses on the Hans Kingdom.”

"Hong Kong is just a so-called colony of his, and given its distance from his homeland, it has little strategic significance for him and could very well be abandoned."

"Therefore, I still hope that Mr. He can plan ahead."

"Alright, Mr. Long, you have a very insightful point. I will take it seriously. I have already instructed the kitchen to prepare dinner. Let's have a good drink together."

"Okay, thank you for your hospitality, Mr. He. I will accept it without hesitation."

After the dinner, Long Fei and his two companions were taken to a hotel in Zhuang Shiping's car.

The next morning, Long Fei got up early and headed straight to the Kowloon City pier.

He temporarily rented a warehouse at the dock and then transferred out 540 tons of gold.

All of this gold will be pledged to Citibank, which will then provide a loan of $540 million.

Of course, 500 million was given to Shen Tunan to short the US stock market, 30 million was for He Dong to buy the island, and the remaining 10 million was prepared by Long Fei to subsidize Zhuang Shiping.

Next, Long Fei called Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi to come over, and also told He Dong the number of the Kowloon City warehouse he had rented.

At nine o'clock, Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi arrived. When they saw the mountains of gold piled up in the warehouse, they couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

However, at the same time, the two of them also brought bad news to Long Fei.

Just now, Song Xiaoan received an urgent telegram from the head of the Shanghai Jiaolong Action Team.

The chief of staff said that last night, a Jiaolong Commando team was attacked at their residence by hundreds of people.

Outnumbered, the twelve-man action team was wiped out, except for five who managed to break through and escape.

The person in charge has investigated overnight and found out that the person who attacked the action team was Ji Yunqing, one of the big bosses of the Shanghai Green Gang.

Furthermore, the reason for the attack on the action team has been identified: it was during the previous devastating attack on Unit 76.

One of them was a man named Wu Sibao, who was Ji Yunqing's adopted son.

Ji Yunqing and Li Shiqun had a close relationship.

When Li Shiqun established No. 76, he was in dire need of manpower, so he asked Ji Yunqing for help.

So Ji Yunqing selected several dozen capable men from among his disciples in the Green Gang and had Wu Sibao lead them to join the 76th Action Team.

Unexpectedly, on the night of the celebration party, Wu Sibao and all his disciples were killed in an explosion and burned to ashes by incendiary bombs.

Previously, when Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi first arrived in Shanghai to establish an intelligence station, and during several operations of the Jiaolong Action Team, they had sought help from Du Yuesheng, another bigwig in the Green Gang.

Therefore, Ji Yunqing quickly discovered that the series of attacks in Shanghai were carried out by the Jiaolong Action Team, a subordinate unit of the Longyan Legion.

Driven by a thirst for revenge, Ji Yunqing acted rashly and sent his disciples to find the hideout of one of the Jiaolong Action Teams.

So last night, they gathered several hundred disciples and launched a surprise attack on this Jiaolong Action Team.

Most appallingly, the heads of the seven Jiaolong Commando members who sacrificed their lives were cut off by Ji Yunqing's men and placed in front of the cenotaph that Ji Yunqing built for Wu Sibao as a memorial.

After hearing Song Xiaoan's report, Long Fei was so angry that he picked up a gold brick and smashed it against the warehouse wall.

"These traitorous dogs are truly hateful. I, Long Fei, swear I will not rest until I avenge them. They dared to kill my Longyan Legion members. I will make them regret ever being born."

Long Fei instructed Liang Song Xiao'an to immediately send a telegram ordering all Jiaolong Action Teams to proceed to Shanghai, and then await further orders.

Before 10 o'clock, the convoy sent by He Dong arrived at the warehouse, and the porters who came with them began to unload the gold onto the trucks.

After loading, Long Fei and the other two drove to Citibank.

He Dong had already arrived at Citibank and was having coffee with Green in his office.

After the convoy arrived, it drove directly into the backyard of Citibank.

The workers then unloaded the gold using trolleys, and after inspection and weighing, it was immediately sent to the bank's vault.