Two months later, the pilots who went for training were able to skillfully fly fighter jets and bombers.
By then, even if the United States wanted to turn against Hong Kong, it would have to see if Hong Kong could withstand the bombardment of forty aircraft.
Ahua asked softly, "Brother Dong, is there a problem?"
Shen Dong hummed in agreement and said, "Because of my arms purchase with the Soviet Union, the U.S. government wants to deal with me."
Ahua frowned and asked, "Then what should we do?"
Shen Dong said, "I managed to stall for time with Mike for now. But I don't believe they can't see that I'm just buying time."
Jimmy said, "Brother Dong, since the matter originated from the mainland, it should be the mainland that helps us resolve it."
Shen Dong nodded and said, "A storm is coming, and I do need to prepare in advance."
Back in his office, Shen Dong immediately picked up the phone and called Du Yuxin, the president of Xia Hua Society.
"President Du, Hong Kong Island Consul General Mike just left my office."
Shen Dong didn't waste any words and spoke directly.
Du Yuxin immediately realized what was going on and asked, "Is it because of the military procurement issue?"
Shen Dong hummed in agreement and said, "They are pressuring me to cancel the arms purchase agreement with the Northern Soviet Union, otherwise it will be detrimental to me."
Du Yuxin asked, "What was your answer?"
Shen Dong said, "I said I would contact the Northern Soviet government and give them a reply within two months."
Du Yuxin laughed and said, "Delaying tactics?"
Shen Dong said, "I don't think it'll be very effective. They'll probably make their move on me soon."
Du Yuxin said in a deep voice, "What do you need us inland to do?"
Shen Dong said, "If we want the Hong Kong Island government to have some reservations, we must put enormous pressure on them. If something really happens to me, I hope those forty fighter jets can land at the inland airport closest to Hong Kong Island. When appropriate, they can circle around the airspace near Hong Kong Island. Also, bring all my family members to Shenzhen."
Du Yuxin hadn't expected Shen Dong to make such an arrangement and asked, "Are you sure the problem is that serious?"
Shen Dong smiled and said, "It's all about being prepared. If it really comes to the point where we have to fight to the death, I'll take out all the American officials in Hong Kong, and if I get the chance, I'll wipe out their garrison. Heh, their garrison is just a dozen or so pampered soldiers. If a real fight breaks out, our Tenglong Mercenaries can wipe them out in no time."
Du Yuxin said solemnly, "Mr. Shen, I will report this matter to my superiors. If it really happens, I believe the Xia Kingdom government will definitely not sit idly by."
Shen Dong has invested over 100 billion in the mainland, more than all the Hong Kong island tycoons combined.
In the past, the Xia State government believed that there was only one truly patriotic businessman in Hong Kong, Huo Yingdong. Now, they would add Shen Dong to the list.
Judging from the current situation, Shen Dong is far more important to the development of inland economy than Huo Yingdong.
If Shen Dong is persecuted by the Hong Kong government and the mainland government does nothing about it, who will invest in the mainland in the future?
It's fair to say that anyone in Hong Kong can get into trouble, except for Huo Yingdong and Shen Dong.
The two of them are the face of the Xia Kingdom government on Hong Kong Island.
Shen Dong said, "Then thank you, President Du."
Meanwhile, Mike returned to his office, picked up the phone on his desk, and reported to the U.S. General Manager, Mansfield Vick.
After listening, Vic immediately made a judgment and said, "He is stalling for time. Two months later, if the two destroyers and forty aircraft are taken over by Chen Dong, what can you do to him? Don't forget, he has more than 20,000 soldiers in the Tenglong mercenary army, and his military strength has already surpassed ours."
Mike said, "Shen Dong showed me the arms purchase agreement he signed with the Northern Soviet government. There is indeed a clause on it that Shen Dong is not allowed to sell warships and aircraft to any other country or region, including Xia Guo."
Vic sneered, "After all these years as the Consul General of Hong Kong, how can you still be so naive? If Shen Dong wanted to, he could sign countless fake agreements with the Northern Soviet Union at will. There's a Chinese idiom, 'drawing legs on a snake,' which means doing something superfluous. If Shen Dong hadn't shown you this agreement, I might have had some doubts. But the fact that he showed it to you makes me certain that he never intended to cancel this arms purchase. Mike, do you understand what I mean?"
Mike nodded and said, "Understood. Chief, what should we do?"
Vic's voice was filled with murderous intent as he said, "Eliminate him by any means necessary before the North Soviet Union's warships and aircraft arrive."
Mike swallowed hard and said, "Even the Lion Mercenaries couldn't handle him, so our garrison is probably in trouble too."
Vic said irritably, "The Lion Mercenaries are just a bunch of brutes. It's no surprise they failed. Mike, think things through. For example, find some excuse to arrest Shen Dong, then send someone to kill him, creating a fait accompli. Even if Xia Guo strongly opposes it, they can't bring Shen Dong back to life. At worst, we can find some scapegoats for them."
Mike said, "Okay, I know what to do."
After hanging up the phone, Mike muttered under his breath, "Pah! You make that sound so easy."
Who is Shen Dong?
He was a powerful warlord with 20,000 mercenaries.
If we deal with him the way Vic suggested, then probably all the American officials in the Hong Kong government would be killed by Shen Dong's men, including myself.
However, I can leave early and avoid this turmoil.
With that in mind, Mike picked up the phone and called Giles, the head of the Security Department.
After a while, Giles came in.
"Sir, is there anything I can do for you?"
“Gils, Commander Vic has ordered us to get rid of Chen Dong.”
Giles pursed his lips and said, "It's difficult."
Mike took a document out of the drawer and said, "This is Hu Yali's accusation against Shen Dong from the Zheng Group."
Giles was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Hu Yali to suddenly appear.
Giles took the document, glanced at it carefully, shook his head, and said, "It's useless. Mr. Chief, Hu Yali's accusations will not have any impact on Shen Dong at all."
Mike said, "But we can arrest him and detain him for forty-eight hours, right?"
Giles's expression changed drastically. "Mr. Mike, you mean..." he said.
At this point, Giles made a beheading gesture.
Mike sighed and said, "We have no other choice. Shen Dong's actions have seriously infringed upon the interests of the United States. The United States has already put pressure on our government to deal with Shen Dong. If we can't, we'll probably suffer a very bad fate."
Giles said, “The problem is that only the police force has the power of detention, and there are a lot of inland officials in there who will definitely do everything they can to protect Shen Dong.”
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