Ivanov shook his head and said, "It's mainly because one of the flight attendants on the plane was too enthusiastic, which made me a little tired."
Shen Dong was speechless. He said, "You really are quite lucky with women. Let's go, let's eat first, and then I'll take you to the hotel to rest."
Ivanov said, "Thank you."
After enjoying a delicious meal at a long-established restaurant in Yandu, Shen Dong took Ivanov to the Yandu Grand Hotel.
This is the best hotel in Yandu, and Shen Dong has moved here as well.
After all, Ivanov was an arms dealer in North Soviet Union, and Shen Dong couldn't possibly take him to the Diaotai Hotel.
Having settled the check-in arrangements for Ivanov and his bodyguards, Shen Dong led everyone to his room.
"Isn't this a bit too much of a show of force? I'm going to negotiate, not to fight. If they really want to attack me, no matter how many people you send, it won't make a difference."
Xiahou Wu said, "More people mean more strength, mainly to be on the safe side."
Li Shanqun said, "The Russians in the Northern Soviet Union are broad-minded, admire strength, and have their own set of behavioral standards for people and things. I think they wouldn't do something so shameless."
Shen Dong nodded and said, "I hope everything goes smoothly this time."
Xiahou Wu asked, "Mr. Shen, have you recently sent the Tenglong mercenaries to Myanmar?"
Shen Dong nodded and said, "Myanmar is a country at war on all sides, with dozens of armed groups. My plan is to occupy most of northern Myanmar and turn it into the base of our Tenglong mercenaries."
Xiahou Wu said, "The brothers are all saying that you are going to establish a country."
"Build my ass."
Without a second thought, Shen Dong said, "A Hong Konger who is close to the mainland goes to Myanmar to establish a new country. Putting aside everything else, Myanmar, the Northern Soviet Union, and the United States will not agree to it. They will all think that I am a puppet supported by the mainland, and that China is secretly supporting my expansion. At that time, we will only face total annihilation."
“I’ve already planned this out. After we take over the territory, I’ll find someone to bribe those high-ranking officials in the Burmese government and get them to acknowledge our existence. If we can do that, then we’ve succeeded.”
Gao Jin said, "Brother Dong, do you mean we only need the actual territory, but nominally we still have to be under the leadership of the Burmese government?"
Shen Dong gave a thumbs up and said, "That's a good summary."
Feng Yuxiu said excitedly, "This is so exciting! I definitely want to go and have some fun when we fight the Burmese warlords."
Gao Jin said, "My kung fu has reached the peak of internal strength. If I want to break through, I must put myself in an extremely dangerous situation. I think there is no place more suitable than the battlefield."
Shen Dong said, "If you want to go, I won't object."
Feng Yuxiu asked, "Brother Dong, when will the war begin?"
Shen Dong said, "After our island facilities are completed, it will take at least three months and at most six months, depending on the timing."
Feng Yuxiu said with anticipation, "I hope it can be done soon."
Shen Dong said irritably, "You really are a warmonger."
Two days later, Shen Dong and Ivanov boarded a train traveling from Yandu to Vladivostok.
The journey of 2,200 kilometers would take 28 hours, which left Shen Dong feeling quite helpless.
If there were direct flights, they wouldn't have to endure this turbulence.
In those days, most of those who traveled by train to North Soviet Union were traders.
Their destination was Moscow, a journey that would take five days and five nights to reach.
Fortunately, there weren't many passengers on the train; otherwise, Shen Dong and the others probably wouldn't have been able to buy sleeper berths.
"Brothers, how about we switch beds?"
Xiahou Wu took out his and Feng Yuxiu's train tickets, with six 100-yuan Xia Yuan notes tucked in between, his face beaming with smiles.
The train sleeper berths are divided into upper and lower levels, but because the tickets were purchased in such a rush, the passengers were unable to stay together.
Ivanov's bodyguards had already taken care of the other passengers, and they had occupied all three rows of sleeper berths.
A total of sixteen people came from Shen Dong's side. In addition to them, there were nine elite soldiers sent from the inland.
Once they can deal with the two bald guys in front of them, all sixteen of them can get together.
Unexpectedly, the other party was not buying it. One of the bald men said disdainfully, "You think you can get rid of us with six hundred dollars? Brother, you're treating us like beggars."
Xiahou Wu added four more bills and handed them to the bald man, saying with a smile, "Please do me a favor while I'm traveling."
The bald man pulled out a wad of banknotes, slammed them on the table, and said, "Stop pretending to be a big shot in front of us. We brothers have plenty of money."
Xiahou Wu laughed and said, "Then do you think money is more important, or life?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Yuxiu acted swiftly, his dagger stopping precisely less than five centimeters from the bald man's eyes.
The two elite soldiers beside him couldn't help but frown.
The two men couldn't stand Feng Yuxiu's intimidation of passengers.
The bald man looked fierce and spoke tough, but he was actually a coward.
Upon seeing the other party brandish a dagger, he immediately trembled with fear and said, "Let's leave right now."
Feng Yuxiu put away his dagger, and Xiahou Wu handed the train ticket and money to the bald man, saying, "Thank you."
The bald man was clearly surprised that the other party would give him money. He paused for a moment and said, "We are all Chinese, it is only right to help each other. There is no need to give us money."
Xiahou Wu said, "Things should be done the way they should be; that's the rule of the martial world."
"Well... thank you then."
The bald man handed his and his companion's tickets to Xiahou Wu, then carefully took Xiahou Wu's tickets and money, and finally slunk away with his luggage.
Shen Dong's sleeper berth was right next to theirs. He smiled slightly and said nothing about the farce that had just happened.
An hour later, Ivanov came to find Shen Dong, and they went to the dining car together for a meal.
When we arrived at the restaurant, it was already quite full of passengers.
Shen Dong glanced around and immediately noticed the four men sitting in the leftmost seat.
They all exuded a murderous aura, their eyes were cold and sharp, they didn't seem like good people.
Shen Dong said softly, "I don't feel like this train is very safe."
Xiahou Wu said, "I've heard that robberies frequently occur on the train from Yandu to Moscow."
Feng Yuxiu asked, "Should we strike first?"
Shen Dong waved his hand and said, "This isn't Hong Kong Island, so it's better if we keep a low profile."
Due to the large number of people, Shen Dong and his group occupied six tables.
Each table ordered eight dishes, five meat and three vegetable, and everyone started eating.
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