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

Some were happy while others were sad. On the other side, Baruch, Merriel, and Graham were completely petrified at this moment.

It took them a long time to come to their senses, and they began to fly into a rage.

"Fuck, it opened at the daily limit down, I'm doomed this time."

"Mr. Graham, it's all your fault. Your bullshit securities analysis has not only harmed us, but also yourself."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. My analysis couldn't be wrong. This is an unexpected event that no one could have predicted."

"You're still talking nonsense. I really want to shoot you. I've invested all my savings this time. If I go bankrupt, I'll take you with me."

"No, no, no, Mr. Merrill, please calm down. Perhaps the limit down will be lifted soon, and then the price will resume its upward trend."

"Fuck your head! I'll never trust you again. You'd better get out of my sight right now, or I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and will kill you."

"No, no, no, I'll leave, okay? Gentlemen, please calm down, please stay calm."

Graham was so frightened that he hurriedly fled, fearing that the two men would lose their temper and take their anger out on him.

As a result, the Wall Street stock market hit its daily limit down for three consecutive days, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and most stocks hitting new lows since the Great Depression of 1929.

Although the stock market did not continue to hit the daily limit down on the fourth day, it still opened significantly lower.

Shen Tunan assessed the situation and ordered Wei Ruolai to immediately cash out all the money.

Ultimately, Shen Tunan's initial investment of $500 million yielded a tenfold return in just half a month, turning into $5 billion.

That night, the three of them got completely drunk in Livermore's apartment.

After getting drunk, Livermore burst into tears like a child.

The gloom that had been weighing on his heart for so long was finally swept away.

Of course, there was also an element of joy and tears in this, after all, according to the agreement, he could receive five hundred million US dollars.

In real history, Livermore committed suicide by shooting himself in November 1940, thus ending the life of a legendary figure.

Although bankruptcy was a contributing factor to his suicide, a combination of factors, including a failed marriage, shattered self-confidence, and depression, ultimately led him to resolutely choose to end his painful life.

His suicide note read: "My life is a failure!"

Long Fei learned of Livermore's legendary story from his father, and he was deeply moved and regretful at the time.

Now, I have the opportunity to travel back in time, and coincidentally, I'm going to cause a ruckus in the US stock market.

Therefore, Long Fei decided to save Livermore, change his ultimate fate, and help him achieve new glory and a perfect ending.

The next day, when Livermore awoke from his sleep, he found a letter and a check for five hundred million dollars on the table.

Livermore opened the letter with trembling hands; it contained a message.

Long Fei had written this passage beforehand and then handed it to Shen Tunan, who was to give it to Livermore along with the check.

“Mr. Livermore, hello. My name is Long Fei. Although we have never met and do not know each other, we have long admired each other.”

"Here, I just want to tell you that there is no such thing as a failed life, only failed people. Failure is never the end, but the starting point on the road to success."

"I hope you can write a perfect ending to your life."

At that moment, tears fell onto the letter, and Livermore wept uncontrollably. He carefully put the letter away, then opened the window and gazed into the distance, silently reciting in his heart.

"Long Fei, I'll remember you, my friend. Thank you for saving me. Don't worry, I will definitely not let you down."

Before Shen Tunan came to Livermore, he had actually had suicidal thoughts several times.

However, the lingering pride and unwillingness to admit defeat in his heart kept him hesitant.

At this critical moment, the savior sent by Long Fei appeared, thus preventing this legendary figure in the financial market, who would be recorded in history, from being forgotten.

Livermore then used the $500 million to aggressively buy into the financial markets.

By 1945, Livermore's total assets had reached over ten billion US dollars.

Livermore then used his fame to become a New York State legislator. In 1945, President Ross died suddenly, and Vice President Trudeau succeeded him as the 33rd President of the United States.

Livermore became the vice president in this term.

Later, it was thanks to Vice President Livermore's intervention that Long Fei was ultimately prevented from leading his troops to invade the United States.

Of course, this is something.

It must be said that Shen Tunan's decision at the time was very decisive. The day after he cashed out and left the market, the market's panic was completely released and the market began to stop falling and start to rise.

The U.S. government also promptly released various wartime policies, which greatly increased public confidence in the government.

Subsequently, with the United States entering the war, domestic enterprises went into full production, and various economic indicators showed a significant increase.

Similarly, Wall Street also embarked on a major bull market.

As for Baruch, Merriel, and Graham, they were also quite lucky.

Fearing bankruptcy, they chose to hold on to their losses and eventually not only recovered all their losses but also made a fortune.

Soon, He Dong also sent a message to Long Fei, saying that Mr. Wedman, the US Consul in Hong Kong, had actually contacted him.

He said that after he reported the purchase of the islands to the US president, the president submitted the matter to Congress for a vote.

Initially, the majority of people opposed it, arguing that although these were two uninhabited islands, their unique location gave them strategic value.

Therefore, they did not agree to sell to Ho Tung. Unexpectedly, before the final vote could be held, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

At this time, although the United States declared war on Japan, it found that it had no funds to support the war.

Even if military funds are raised through methods such as issuing war bonds, it is not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time.

As for Ho Tung's purchase of the island, it was practically a gift of money to him, considering that Ho Tung's asking price was thirty million.

Therefore, President Ross urged Congress to hold an immediate vote and lobbied extensively before the vote.

Finally, given the urgent need for substantial military funding, Congress voted to sell Howland and Baker Islands to Ho Tung, but demanded full payment in full.

The initiative was now in He Dong's hands, and he directly replied to Weidman that he had sent someone to investigate the site.

They thought his offer was too high, saying the two islands weren't worth $30 million, and that he would need to invest a lot of money in renovations, so the maximum he could offer now was $10 million.

Wademan was knocked unconscious by Ho Tung's sudden blow and hurriedly consulted the president.

After much back and forth negotiating, the final price was set at fifteen million US dollars.

He Dong immediately sent a message to Long Fei, and after receiving an affirmative reply, he was able to reach him.

They immediately signed an agreement with Weidman to purchase the island and paid the full amount of US$15 million.

After arriving in Shandong, Long Fei met with several leaders of the New Fourth Army.

Long Fei got along best with Commander Ye and Chief of Staff Zhang.

Before leaving, Long Fei donated a large quantity of weapons, ammunition, medicine, and silver dollars to the New Fourth Army.

The hope was that this would strengthen the New Fourth Army.

After the incident, the Yan'an side also negotiated with the Nationalist government based on reason.

Ultimately, this forced the Nationalist government to issue an order to rescind its previous decision to designate the New Fourth Army as a rebel force.

Immediately afterwards, the New Fourth Army received orders to return to the Jiangnan region to continue fighting the Japanese.

While in Shandong, Long Fei also met many characters from the TV series Snow Leopard.

For example, Qiu Ming, the commander of the Independent Regiment, Li Yong, the chief of staff, as well as Liu Yuan, Zhang Chu, Chen Yi, Fan Xiaoyu, and Zhu Ziming of Qingfeng Village, and a group of other heroes.

Meanwhile, the heroes of Qingfeng Village had already been recruited into Zhou Weiguo's Dragon Flame Legion.

At this time, news came from various places that the Dragon Flame Legion's strength had rapidly grown to one million.

Now, Long Fei faces the issue of military restructuring, since a million-strong army can no longer be called a legion.

Moreover, the total number of enemies eliminated has reached 1.6 million, and the level has reached King, which allows for the setup of eight subsystems.

There are so many things, big and small, that urgently need to be dealt with.

Therefore, Long Fei decided to convene a meeting in Yanjing for all officers above the rank of corps from various units.