No one knew that a simple lunch at "Xiangwei Xiaowu" would determine the future of Kokang for decades to come.
Three days later, news that Kokang planned to attract huge investments to build the world's third largest gambling city spread like wildfire throughout Kokang and even northern Myanmar.
The future "Kokang Casino City" will encompass the old town and a two-kilometer radius around it.
The first batch of casino licenses will consist of 12, with the eligibility of investors to be finalized by the Dragon Gang.
In addition, there are varying numbers of investment opportunities available for five-star hotels, fine dining establishments, and upscale entertainment venues.
These quotas are all reviewed and issued by the Northern Myanmar Dragon Gang without exception.
For a time, the reputation of the Dragon Gang in northern Myanmar once again rose to the forefront after the Battle of Nancheng.
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The news that Kokang is building a "gambling city" in Laogai has sparked interest from various forces, all eager to seize the opportunity to enter the game and make a fortune.
This time, the headquarters of the Dragon Gang in northern Myanmar, "Dragon Building" (formerly Kun's Building), became the busiest place.
The Dragon Gang is now large and powerful, with territory, money, and guns.
The key is that after the Kokang King was in power, the Dragon Gang held great power and its prestige was at its zenith. Why wouldn't the other gangs and forces in Kokang try their best to curry favor with them?
Under Lin Dong's instructions, Kun Sheng also played the role of the Big Bad Wolf, constantly deceiving and persuading various gangs, large and small, to join the Dragon Gang.
As long as a gang or force was willing to join, Kun Sheng would bring the person to Lin Dong, and the two would have a polite conversation.
But no one knew that these people would turn into Lin Dong's most loyal followers.
In just three days, no fewer than 20 gangs and factions, large and small, in Kokang, and even smaller factions outside of Kokang, were incorporated into the Dragon Gang.
To enhance the loyalty of these key personnel, Lin Dong spent 1.3 billion of his personal wealth...
After finishing all that, and having drafted a detailed overall plan and investment attraction strategy for the "Kokang Casino," seven days have passed.
On March 10, Lin Dong and Kun Sheng prepared to set off for Hpakant.
Before leaving, Lin Dong called Eagle Eye and the other soldier to his side, gave each of them a copper key, and then led them to a secret vault on the 9th floor of the building.
The fingerprint scanners on the vault's steel door were also changed to theirs.
The vault door can only be opened when both Hawkeye and the God of War press their fingerprints simultaneously.
There wasn't anything particularly valuable in this vault, just 5 billion in cash.
The mountain-like wall of cash still gave Hawkeye and the God of War a slight shock.
With this money, plus the billions of dollars in funds that Kun Sheng already has, the Dragon Gang's future development in northern Myanmar will be greatly enhanced.
The remaining 10 billion yuan and 6 boxes of gold in Lin Dong's space were put into another secret vault on the 9th floor.
In this way, the objects in Lin Dong's space were cleared out once again, leaving 100 cubic meters of space.
With all the work arranged, the situation in Kokang was basically under control, and Lin Dong had no more worries.
At 1 p.m. on March 10, the trip to Hpakant officially began.
In addition to Kun Sheng, Feng Zi, and the top marksman Yan Cheng, 30 elite members of the Dragon Gang were specially selected to accompany them on this trip.
Thirty fully armed gang members formed an impressive armed convoy consisting of eight military jeeps and three transport vehicles.
The journey from Laogai to Hpakant is over 300 kilometers, and the convoy will have to travel through many mountain roads in the jungle.
In Kachin State, private armed groups roam freely, and robberies or attacks are a constant possibility...
Therefore, the convoy made thorough preparations for this trip.
Bulletproof vests, helmets, AK-47s, light and heavy machine guns, and other conventional weapons.
They even carried 10 RPG rocket launchers and 10 mortars.
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The mountain roads were difficult to travel, and the convoy set off at 1 p.m. and did not reach the Hpakant area until 6 p.m.
This is already the core territory of the Kachin Independence Army. After passing through two more quarry areas, and traveling 80 kilometers northwest along the Uru River, you will enter the Ganxi Mountains.
Kun Sheng's hometown, Kunzhai, is located in the western part of Ganxi Mountain, near a large, uninhabited primeval mountain range.
This guy's two large secret arms depots were located in two caves in his hometown of Kunzhai.
Normally, his younger brother Kunfeng and a 120-person family guard are on guard.
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"Boss Lin, once we get past that checkpoint, we'll be on the Wulu River Highway. We'll be home in no time."
Kun Sheng was in high spirits upon returning to familiar surroundings and areas, and busied himself introducing the place to Lin Dong, who was traveling with him.
Lin Dong glanced through the car window at the armed checkpoint 100 meters away, and unconsciously frowned:
"Boss Kun, is there any problem with our convoy being so fully equipped?"
"Don't worry, Boss Lin. The checkpoint captain's surname is Pan. We're on good terms. He's received plenty of benefits from me."
Kun Sheng stroked his white beard and said smugly.
"It's good to have someone I know. We're almost home. I hope nothing bad happens."
Lin Dong smiled and closed his eyes to rest.
Soon, the convoy was stopped. A low-ranking member of the Dragon Gang got out of the two military jeeps leading the way and negotiated with the soldiers at the checkpoint.
Five minutes later, a commotion came from ahead.
The checkpoint not only refused to let them pass, but also suddenly sent out 20 armed soldiers who pointed their guns menacingly at the convoy.
Two concrete bunkers on either side of the checkpoint each had a black, water-cooled heavy machine gun mounted on them.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.
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