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

After receiving the telegram, Shen Tunan was somewhat dazed; he couldn't think of any way to launch a final attack.

However, he had no choice but to obey Long Fei's instructions, so he continued to remain inactive.

Livermore, however, was becoming increasingly uneasy, because in the two days he was waiting for the telegram, the stock market began to stop falling and rebound.

The previous profit of 1.2 billion has also been reduced by 200 million.

“Mr. Shen, I don’t know what you’re waiting for. In my opinion, the stock market has stopped falling. If you don’t cash out now, you might lose this 1 billion yuan profit.”

Although Shen Tunan didn't know what Long Fei meant by "final blow," he had to obey orders, and he also had a strange trust in Long Fei.

“Mr. Livermore, please calm down. At present, we still have a substantial profit.”

"If we cash out now and leave the market, and the price continues to plummet, we'll have only eaten the head of the big fish."

"I brought a huge sum of five hundred million US dollars with me this time, not just to eat a fish head."

Seeing Shen Tunan's stubbornness, Livermore could only stomp his feet in frustration.

"Fine, it's your money, you decide. The market keeps rebounding, I really can't stay here any longer."

After saying that, Livermore slammed the door and left, feeling very frustrated.

Wei Ruolai couldn't help but question, "Sir, I don't understand either. How can the Dragon Legion Commander be so sure that there will be a final blow?"

Shen Tunan poured himself a glass of whiskey, tilted his head back and downed it in one gulp, then said.

"Commander Long is a formidable warrior, but I never imagined he was such a master in finance as well. His confidence and courage are beyond my reach."

"Sir, please don't underestimate yourself. I think the Dragon Legion Commander's financial abilities are not as good as yours."

Shen Tunan knew these were words of comfort from Wei Ruolai, so he could take them to heart and said quietly.

"If you come, you're wrong. The Dragon Legion Commander is unfathomable. I can't understand him at all."

"He exchanged 500 tons of gold for 500 million US dollars and gave it to me without hesitation. His confidence is unmatched, and his trust in us is even more touching."

Wei Ruolai thought for a moment and nodded: "Sir, let's wait and see what this final blow will be?"

Long Fei was certainly not making things up, because at that moment in Europe, the Hans Kingdom had already begun a large-scale war of aggression.

The emergence of Long Fei and the Special Operations Battalion, especially the elimination of more than 500,000 Russian troops and the signing of the Treaty of Hailanpao, which purchased millions of square kilometers of territory for one ruble.

Although these territories were originally ceded to the Qing government by the Russian Empire.

However, this also led the Hans Kingdom to conclude that the Russian army was utterly ineffective.

Therefore, it also prompted Hitler to launch his war plan ahead of schedule, which aimed to annex all of Europe.

Meanwhile, the Hans Kingdom had long since secretly made peace with the Japanese Kingdom and devised a plan to divide the world.

Therefore, Japan has dispatched a combined fleet to prepare for a surprise attack on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.

Under the command of Isoroku Yamamoto, the Combined Fleet is secretly heading toward Pearl Harbor. In three or four days at most, Pearl Harbor will be engulfed in flames, and its Pacific Fleet will be severely damaged.

Shen Tunan and Wei Ruolai were of course unaware of these circumstances, and Livermore was even less likely to know them.

The stock market rebounded for several days, giving Graham, who had suffered heavy losses, a new idea.

Using his invented securities analysis method, he concluded that this was a pullback during a bull market, and that the market would continue to rise and reach new highs.

Overjoyed, Graham hurriedly found Baruch and Merrill and eagerly told them his analytical conclusions.

He encouraged the two to re-enter the market, confidently stating that it wouldn't be long before they could not only recover their previous losses but also make substantial profits.

That's human nature sometimes; Baruch and Merrill were already resentful about the loss.

So, unable to resist Graham's persuasion, they agreed to let the three of them go back into the stock market.

This time, the three increased their investment, hoping not only to recover their losses as soon as possible but also to make a fortune.

These past few days, Livermore has been depressed and has not gone to the VIP room, instead staying in his apartment drinking all day.

That morning, Livermore, who was completely drunk, was still fast asleep.

Shen Tunan and Wei Ruolai came looking for him and knocked on the door for a long time. Livermore was woken up and slowly got up to open the door.

As soon as he opened the door, Shen Tunan slapped several newspapers onto his chest.

“Mr. Livermore, you have disappointed me greatly. I find it hard to believe that you once stood at the pinnacle of finance and looked down upon the world.”

"I'm giving you fifteen minutes. First, look at today's headlines, then get ready and come with me to the Wall Street Stock Exchange."

Livermore was berated by Shen Tunan, and after all, he was sixty years old, so it was understandable that he was somewhat angry.

But when he picked up the newspaper and glanced at it, his eyes widened like light bulbs, and he exclaimed loudly in surprise.

"My God, how is this possible? The Japanese actually launched a surprise attack on our Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor."

"Ah... President Ross has officially declared war on Japan."

"No, no, no... This... Mr. Shen, this is too sudden, hiss... If the US and Japan go to war, the stock market will probably crash, no, it will definitely crash, that's great..."

“Mr. Livermore, you have eleven minutes. We’ll be waiting for you downstairs.”

After saying that, Shen Tunan turned and left with Wei Ruolai.

Upon hearing this, Livermore immediately screamed and ran into the bathroom, intending to get ready in just eight minutes before coming downstairs.

Shen Tunan was so excited when he saw the news in the newspaper this morning that his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

But he wasn't sure whether the stock market would fall or rise today.

While war generally has a negative impact on financial markets, there are exceptions.

Shen Tunan believed that the United States was an industrialized power and that it would be vulnerable to being drawn into war.

That would require a large number of military products, which would in turn drive a strong recovery in the domestic economy.

To be fair, Shen Tunan's analysis is not wrong, but he overlooked the most crucial issue: human nature.

Long Fei, however, had a clear understanding of human nature, which is why he was so confident that there would definitely be a final blow.

As expected, this breaking news caused huge panic across the United States, and people's first thought was to hold cash to avoid the huge risks that war might bring.

As a result, the stock market opened at its daily limit down, while the prices of gold and crude oil surged overnight.

Livermore's mind went completely blank at that moment, and he stood there like a wooden statue.

Shen Tunan calmly went up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered something in his ear.

“Mr. Livermore, this is the final blow I’ve been waiting for.”