50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 647 Comrades Arrive
The deterrent power of Changle immigrants over community groups stems from their clan bloodline; they adhere to the ironclad rule of "if they bully our fellow villagers, the whole clan will retaliate."

They are also particularly united. The Huaqing Gang once tested the bottom line of the Changle people. Several members went to a Changle restaurant to collect protection money, and that night they were surrounded by dozens of cars driven by their fellow villagers.

The ringleader threatened, "If you dare to mess with my fellow villagers, I'll make sure your business closes down in Changle!"

When a high-ranking official from Changle City visited the United States in 1997, 500 fellow townsmen from Changle booked a banquet to entertain him. The applause at the banquet was so loud that the hotel chandeliers swayed.

In New York, there are more than 100 similar hometown associations, and almost all members attend weddings and funerals.

This unity is one of the main reasons why the Chinese community has been able to thrive and develop from generation to generation in this foreign land.

Compared to triads, Sun Zhiwei prefers dealing with hometown associations, because although they are protective of their own, they at least have a bottom line in their actions.

For the first three months of 1985, Sun Zhiwei stayed at home in New York like a bandit leader, not moving an inch while watching over his pregnant wife, Tong Jiajia.

Fortunately, after learning about Tong Jiajia's pregnancy, Old Han in Washington understood his special circumstances and did not assign him any missions that required him to travel far during this period.

Strangely enough, just three months later, Tong Jiajia's unusual pregnancy reaction of craving food disappeared inexplicably.

By mid-March, after a double diagnosis by Dr. Anne and an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Chinatown.

They were all relieved to know that their third child was doing well in Tong Jiajia's belly.

At the end of March, 15 of Dong Haoyang's comrades-in-arms came from Beijing.

These were the people their four bodyguards had contacted at the end of last year. The paperwork was handled by Xu Yimin in Beijing, and Sun Zhiwei paid for the travel expenses.

Originally there were only 10 people, after all, Dong Haoyang's troops had more options and could basically be assigned to good units.

Most Chinese people are content with their lot; if they have a stable job, they won't leave their hometown to seek their fortune elsewhere.

But now, a group of people in China have become wealthy. According to statistics at the end of last year, there were already 1000 million self-employed individuals nationwide.

Once the news of Dong Haoyang and his team's exceptionally high salaries spread, many people couldn't resist any longer, and five more people joined the queue.

They had all been assigned jobs, but voluntarily resigned after hearing the news. If we had waited any longer, the number might have been even higher.

Sun Zhiwei didn't think there was anything wrong with their choice. Pursuing a better life is not wrong in itself, but one should not let money control one's thoughts.

He could offer high salaries, but they also needed to be mentally prepared. It was time to establish a separate training camp for them. He had been thinking about the location of the training camp for half a year and finally decided to place it in Southeast Asia.

Before that, he needed to get all these people out of New York.

New York is a melting pot, and when they first arrive, they are immersed in this mixed bag of influences, making it difficult for them to withstand the test.

These people are the seeds of Sun Zhiwei's future plans, so he doesn't want to take any risks.

On April 1st, Sun Zhiwei bid farewell to Tong Jiajia and arrived in Chicago with 15 soldiers.

Dong Haoyang has been working here for several months and is completely familiar with the situation at Pinkerton. However, he doesn't find it easy to work with Pinkerton's long-time employees.

His current worry was the lack of manpower, so the arrival of his 15 comrades was a huge surprise. Therefore, he arranged for vehicles to be at the airport early today to await their arrival.

When old comrades meet, they don't shake hands; everyone has to assess each other's strength first.

If Dong Haoyang wants to be able to command these fifteen comrades smoothly in the future, he certainly can't be cowardly. He must subdue them all so that he can command them with ease in the future.

Sun Zhiwei handed the person over to Dong Haoyang and then left him to his own devices. He turned around and went back to the airport, then transferred to a flight to Los Angeles.

He was going to take a tourist flight from Los Angeles to Saipan, where he had a Gulfstream 3 private jet that he had specifically purchased last year at his private airport on Anatahan Island.

Because he frequently traveled to Borneo in recent years, but each trip involved multiple transfers, which wasted a lot of time, he spent $10 million to purchase a Gulfstream III.

The Gulfstream III business jet carries 23 passengers, has a speed of 928 km/h, and a maximum range of 6760 km.

This flight route can reach Pontianak, more than 4000 kilometers away, which will save him several days each time he travels to Borneo.

The next morning, Sun Zhiwei arrived at the airport on Anatahan Island.

Roberts Group sent a small team last month to take over the operations here, and so far they appear to be running well.

Most tourists currently come to Saipan for tourism and visit Anatahan Island as a side trip.

Many of the tourism projects arranged by Sun Zhiwei are gradually attracting more tourists to the island, and the increase in the number of tourists in the past few months has been very obvious.

He came here simply to check on the current operation of the facility.

Another goal was the Gulfstream III. After buying the aircraft, he assembled a flight crew to handle its daily flights.

He just hadn't come over yet, so the Gulfstream III only flew to Saipan occasionally to pick up tourists, which made the crew members really bored.

When Sun Zhiwei came over today and informed them that they were going to fly to Borneo, the entire crew cheered.

They had been working for several months, but this was their first long-haul flight, and both pilots were eager to show off their skills.

His Gulfstream 3 crew was a mixed bag; the captain was a Russian fighter pilot, and the co-pilot was from California.

Only two of the flight attendants are local Saipan girls, but they are not native residents. Instead, they are descendants of American soldiers left behind after World War II. These studs always leave their seed wherever they go.

The two girls were quite good-looking, with blonde hair and blue eyes, but their skin wasn't as fair. They were already considered top beauties in the area.

Their family holds power in Saipan, so when the airport was recruiting private jet flight attendants, the two of them used connections to get into the crew.

Sun Zhiwei is not opposed to this, after all, his cooperation with the Saipan City Hall has been quite pleasant.

When Anatahan Island was being built a few years ago, it was thanks to the cooperation of the Saipan City Hall that the construction was able to proceed smoothly, which saved him a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)