At 7 a.m. on May 5, 1974, all of us got up, washed and packed our bags.

The two wounded were also able to get out of bed and walk slowly!

Everyone's strength has been restored!

In order to let everyone eat better on the road, Xiaoda and I killed all the remaining chickens!

We wash the chicken, cut it into pieces, and boil it in a large pot to make a thick soup!

After the chicken broth and chicken are boiled, we place them in a large sealed wooden barrel.

We prepared enough rice, drinking water and utensils etc for everyone.

When everything is ready, everyone is ready to evacuate!

Food, utensils, luggage, weapons, etc. were loaded onto trucks.

Finally, after everyone carried the wounded on a stretcher, everyone also got into the car.

Me, Xiaoda, and Niu Shilong cleaned the entire room and destroyed the remnants and garbage.

We carefully inspected each room to see if any items were missing.

After we thought there was no problem, we got into the cab of the vehicle.

Xiao Da was in charge of driving, and after he started the car, we left Phu My Village and drove onto the road to Saigon!

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At 11 a.m., we were at an Allied gas station, filling our trucks with gasoline through fuel cards, soldier cards, special passes, etc.

The whole process of acceptance and refueling went very smoothly, but as soon as our vehicle left the gas station, it was attacked by North Vietnamese guerrillas and special forces!

Their blow was so sudden and violent that the gas station and a dozen military vehicles lined up for refueling were all blown up by them!

At this time, we sensed that our threat was not from the Allies and puppet armies, but from the North Vietnamese!

So, we had to drive all the way to avoid their attacks as much as possible and get out of this dangerous area!

However, there is no safe place on this road at all!

On the way, our vehicle was attacked several times by the guerrillas!

However, since the members of our carriage suppressed the guerrillas and secret service attacks with machine gun fire and hand explosive shells, they were never able to intercept and get close to our vehicles!

However, we realized that the South Vietnamese military defense line had collapsed, they were going to be finished, and the North Vietnamese would soon occupy it in full.

Therefore, we didn't dare to stop at all along the way, and kept driving!

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At 8 p.m., our vehicle finally entered the downtown area of Saigon from Bien Hoa Town, Saigon!

Before we entered the city, we destroyed all the items that might reveal our identities, as well as the items that we didn't need.

When we entered the city, there was already a curfew, and we had to rely on military ID cards and special passes to enter the city.

After entering the city, we found a good hotel near the Saigon International Shipping Terminal.

We stayed at this hotel under the pretext of waiting for the stragglers to be contained.

This hostel has a large backyard and our vehicle was parked in the parking lot in the backyard of the hostel.

We want two rooms, one for the wounded and paramedics, and one for everyone to take turns resting.

The rent of the house is $50 per room per day, including food and accommodation!

So I gave the rest of $200 all to the hostel!

Mom gave me $500 and used it all up, and we had no money!

After everyone settled in the room, I told everyone that we had run out of money, and everyone looked into the pockets of the puppet army clothes they wore to see if they could find some money.

After everyone desperately rummaged, they only found more than $20 in cash on their bodies!

Combined with the money we collected from the Allied fur-dog commandos, we only have about a hundred dollars!

Everyone concentrated all the money in my hands and looked at me with tears in their eyes and expectation!

Really, we are already in financial crisis, we have wounded, and we have nine mouths to eat, and this hundred dollars will be used up in two days, but what are we going to do?!

However, I didn't think much of it, I gave Liu Fang $70 and asked her and Li Ping to find time to take the wounded to the hotel clinic to see a doctor, change the wound dressing and buy some anti-inflammatory drugs.

I only had over $20 left for myself, and I realized that I would have to go out and get some money back tonight!

When everyone was fully settled, I organized a meeting in the wounded's room.

I said, "Brothers! We're out of money! We'll have to find enough money to get the job done, or we'll be stuck here!" What do you see? ”

Ye Hailong said: "Team leader! You're the core of everyone! You have an idea! We're at your disposal! ”

I said, "Okay! From tomorrow, everyone will eat and rest in the inn! Zhou Xiaoming, Du Wentao and others are on duty in the hotel to ensure the safety of personnel and property! Now, I, Xiaoda, Niu Shilong and the other three went out to find an opportunity to raise funds! ”

After the meeting, Xiaoda, and Niu Shilong sorted out the puppet army's uniforms, and brought the puppet army's military card, special passes, and weapons!

The three of us left the hotel and went out into the street!

Due to the curfew, there are no citizens walking on the streets, only soldiers patrolling and walking.

The three of us walked down the street, talking as we walked.

Niu Shilong said: "Ah Cai! In the middle of the night, where do we go to fundraise? ”

I said, "Brother Niu! Now, there should be a lot of puppet troops like us who want to leave Saigon?! The puppet army is poor! Let's go see how they fundraise?! We raise money as they do! ”

Niu Shilong said: "Alas! I understand! You're going to take us to rob the house? Ah Cai, first of all, I will never do anything that violates discipline! ”

Xiaoda said: "Alas! What does this have to do with discipline?! If we don't have money, we'll die! Brother Niu, discipline can be eaten?! ”

I said, "Rest assured!" We are fundraising on behalf of the Venezuelan authorities! How can we rob?! ”

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After walking a few streets, we came to a street with particularly ornate architecture.

I think this should be the biggest rich area in the city!

We saw two teenage puppet soldiers, guarding a pile of mahogany furniture on the side of the street.

I asked Xiaoda and Niu Shilong to stand in place, and I went forward to inquire about the situation.

When I got to them, I asked one of the kinder soldiers in Vietnam.

I said, "Brother! How did you get all this furniture? ”

The little soldier smiled and said, "Alas! It's a big family living here! You said that it was requisitioned by the yamen, just go to their house and pull it out! ”

I said, "My chief said, let's come out and get money!" It's too much trouble to sell furniture! Do you know that family has money? ”

The creep said, "You give $20!" I'll tell you! ”

So, I gave him all the twenty dollars in my pocket!

After receiving the money, the soldier smiled and said, "Follow my finger and look!" The one that lights up is the top big one! If you're lucky, you should be able to earn a few big yellow croaker! My name is Ah Fu, and from now on, we will be friends! What's your name? ”

I said, "My name is Ah Cai!" Hope to see you again! In the future, help each other! ”

As we talked, a military truck came, and they were loading furniture into the car!

Ah Fu also got into the car and followed them.

After Ah Fu and the others left, Xiao Da and Niu Shilong came to my side.

Niu Shilong said: "Ah Cai! What's the situation? ”

I said, "Their things were requisitioned from the houses!" Let's try our luck at the light-up house! You two just go with me to carry your things!" Don't speak! ”

So, the three of us went to the gate of the big family house guided by Ah Fu and knocked on the door!

Soon, an old man in his sixties opened the door and came out, and the three of us pushed the door and rushed in!

The old man followed us and said tremblingly, "Boss! What are you going to do? ”

I said, "The front line is tense! We don't have anything to eat! The yamen asked us to requisition your family's belongings! ”

The old man said, "Boss! We've requisitioned it for you many times! We don't have anything of value anymore! ”

We walked together to the main hall of the house, and we saw that the furnishings in his house were indeed extraordinary!

The items at home are neatly placed, and there is no trace of things being moved!

I know that this family must be protected by the government, and he is lying to me!

I pulled out my pistol and pointed it at his head and said, "Old thing! How dare you lie to me! Do you believe it or not? I'll shoot you in the head! ”

The old man was so frightened that he couldn't say a word!

Suddenly, an old woman rushes out of the inner room!

She said in a trembling voice: "Boss, I can't help it! We've got you covered! ”

So the old woman pulled out an iron box from under the table!

She opened the iron box and showed it to me, and when I looked closely, oh my God, it was full of yellow, orange, orange, glittering gold bricks!

The old woman cried and said, "Boss, this is our last little savings!" As long as you spare the lives of our two elders! Take the gold! ”

I asked Xiaoda to control the two old men with a gun!

I walked over to the box, and I crouched down and began to check the color and quantity of the gold bricks!

After inspection, these gold bricks are genuine products of famous banks in Europe and the United States, and the fineness belongs to Jiujiu gold!

There are 40 pieces in total, each with 100 ounces printed on it, and a total of nearly 125 kilograms!

According to the current average price of gold at $150 per ounce, this batch of gold is worth $600,000!

When I had finished examining the gold, I stood up and said to the two old men, "Be honest! This money was requisitioned by the Yamen! The quantity I have memorized! When we have enough money, we will return it to you! ”

The two old men nodded at me tremblingly!

I asked Niu Shilong and Xiaoda to close the iron box and lock it tightly!

The two of them walked out of the house with the iron box!

I continued to control the two old men with guns in the house!

After Niu Shilong and Xiaoda left the courtyard, I also pointed a gun at them and quickly exited the compound.

After we ran a few streets, Xiaoda and Niu Shilong were so tired that they stopped!

Niu Shilong said, "How much gold is here?" Why is it so heavy! ”

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Not much! Nearly 250 pounds! It's hard to carry it alone! Now, no need to run! Let's take it back! ”

So, instead of Niu Shilong, Xiaoda and I carried the heavy iron box back to the hotel room!

At 12 o'clock in the evening, we opened the box in the wounded man's room for everyone to see!

Everyone was shocked when they saw these gold bricks!

Zhou Xiaoming smiled and said, "Ah Cai! How did you get so much gold? ”

Niu Shilong said: "Ah Cai! Forcing a fellow with a gun! They said that the yamen wanted to requisition the materials, and they gave them the gold! ”

Ye Hailong slammed the table and said, "You are robbers!" It's blackmailing the people! I'm going to ask the headquarters to punish you! Hurry up and send this gold back to your fellow countrymen! ”

Everyone was blinded by his actions, and the room fell silent!

I said, "Supervisor Ye! I'm the team leader! It's up to me to figure out how to get everyone done! And, we're facing a life-or-death choice! I know you don't want to die in this hellish place! Write down my personal deeds! I'm doing it alone, and I'm in charge of it! I promise, borrow and return! Am I violating discipline?! When you arrive at your destination, you report back to headquarters! Let the upper peaks decide! This money, I am my personal loan, I will not pay it back! You can do it! ”

Everyone is silent again!

Ye Hailong suddenly said: "Team Leader Zhou! Do as you want first! I'm at your disposal! ”

I said, "Okay! Let's go and rest! These gold are temporarily kept by Zhou Xiaoming! Tomorrow, Xiaoda and I will go to the pier to inquire about buying ferry tickets! Everyone, be on guard! ”

So, me, Xiaoda, Zhou Xiaoming and the other three moved the gold iron box back to our room.

The suite we live in has two bedrooms, Niu Shilong and Du Wentao live in one bedroom; I, Xiaoda and Zhou Xiaoming live in the same bedroom,

Before going to bed, me, Xiaoda and Zhou Xiaoming were chatting.

Zhou Xiaoming smiled and said, "Ah Cai! Dr. Wei is right! You can be relied on in our class! Ye Hailong, those people are waste! ”

Xiaoda said, "That's it! False seriousness! I didn't understand the wartime regulations, and they pressed us with things about peace! It's best to leave them in Saigon! Let them die! ”

Zhou Xiaoming said: "Alas! Never mind! He's a wounded man, and he probably still has a problem with his brain! According to the regulations of the headquarters, when they arrived at their destination, the wounded must have been transferred back to the headquarters! In the future, we may not have the opportunity to deal with them! ”

I said, "Don't say these things again!" It's not good to affect unity! Let's sleep! Tomorrow, we're going to work! ”

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At 8 a.m. on May 6, 1974, everyone took turns eating breakfast in the hotel.

After that, Li Ping and Liu Fang took care of the wounded.

Zhou Xiaoming is in charge of the gold and luggage.

Niu Shilong and Du Wentao were responsible for guarding and guarding the vehicles in the backyard of the hotel.

With papers, pistols, knives and a 100-ounce piece of gold, Da and I left the hotel and went to the dock to buy our tickets.

At 9 a.m., we arrived at the International Terminal ticket window.

However, we stood here for more than half an hour, the ticket window was still closed, and no one was waiting here to buy tickets!

We know that we can't buy tickets through the normal channels.

So, we had to ask the old woman who was selling snacks at a stall next to the ticket window.

I said, "Grandma! Why doesn't the window here sell ferry tickets? ”

Grandma said, "Alas! You're new to the north, aren't you? The ferry tickets here are all wrapped for the snakeheads! Go and ask the young men standing in the corner! They all seem to be scalpers who sell ferry tickets! ”

We looked in the direction of the old woman's finger and saw several young people standing in a shady corner, talking to some guests.

So, we headed for that place!

As we got there, a couple of people came up to me and struck me up!

They asked us if we wanted to buy a ferry ticket. Where do we want to go? Wait a minute.

I found a kind guy and said, "We're going to Port City!" How much is it, please? ”

The man said, "We don't want money!" Only gold! 10 ounces per person! ”

I said, "What boat?" ”

The man said, "Fishing boats! A fishing boat dedicated to carrying passengers! However, fishing boats cannot be docked, and you have to swim a short swim to get ashore! ”

I don't think you can ride this kind of boat! Not only is there no guarantee of integrity and safety, but we have the wounded!

When I was in trouble, a little boy about 11 years old came running up to me and he pulled me aside!

He said to me in Cantonese, "Big brother, I see that you are soldiers in the north!" Just now, you were talking to some thugs! I am a big family here, the apprentice of Master Long! We are a regular company! We only sell tickets for regular luxury passenger ships! If you don't believe me, you come with me to our company to have a look! I'll let Master Long talk to you! ”

I said, "Yes! You lead the way, and we'll follow you! ”

I see that the little boy has clear eyebrows, less than 1.6 meters tall, very thin!

I think this little boy is in the same league as the young men, and they are in the torah business with each other!

However, I guess the little boy wouldn't dare to lie to us, after all, Xiaoda and I are big men for them!

So, Xiaoda and I followed the little boy.

On the way, the little boy talked to us.

The little boy said, "Dare to ask the two eldest brothers your surname? ”

Xiaoda said: "My name is Xiaoda!" His name is Ah Cai! What about you? ”

The little boy smiled and said, "My name is Ah Fei!" Long Haifei! Our dragon master is called Long Haitao! ”

I said, "Ah Fei! We're acquainted! If you lie to us, you won't be able to mess with it in the future! We know a lot of big officials! Do you understand?! ”

Ah Fei smiled and said, "Brother Ah Cai! We do business with credit! We don't lie! Long Ye is an authentic businessman, you will not regret knowing Long Ye! ”

After turning a few streets, we came to a shop in an alley.

This shop is a gold and silver antique shop, which is full of gold and silver jewelry and Chinese antiques.

I think, in this chaotic place, people who dare to show their wealth like this are definitely not ordinary people!

The shopkeeper smiled and said to Ah Fei: "Pretty boy! Bringing guests back again! Was it a pawn or a ticket to buy? ”

Ah Fei said: "I bought a ferry ticket!" You don't have to! I'll take them to meet Master Long! ”

Ah Fei took us to a living room on the second floor of the store.

In the living room, Ah Fei asked us to sit down and pour us tea!

Then, he went upstairs to call Long Ye.

Soon, Ah Fei brought in a fat man in his thirties, with a shaved head and about 1.7 meters, who was waving a pu fan in his hand!

Ah Fei said to us: "Brother Cai! ! This is our dragon master! ”

We stood up and shook hands with Long Ye and shouted, "Hello Long Ye!" ”

Then, everyone sat on the sofa and drank tea and chatted.

Long Ye smiled and said, "Two little brothers! Listen to Ah Fei, you are Chinese from the north! You want to buy a ferry ticket to Port City! Is it? ”

I said, "Yes! Such a trivial matter personally bothers the dragon master! I'm so embarrassed! ”

Long Ye said: "Ah Cai! You are a reasonable person! We do business, big or small! It's just that the guests are VIPs! ”

I said, "May I ask Master Long!" Is there a ticket to Port City from here? ”

Long Ye said: "There must be!" How much you want! ”

I said, "Okay! How much does a ferry ticket cost? ”

Long Ye smiled and said, "We are running a luxury cruise ship, and each person needs at least 15 ounces of gold!" How many of you are there in total? ”

I said, "There are nine of them!" However, I think 15 ounces, that's too expensive! ”

Long Ye smiled and said, "The price is to tell!" How much do you say? ”

I said, "Nine of us, together we will give you 90 ounces!" ”

Long Ye stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, we have a 100-ounce deal!" No less, or go on a fishing boat! ”

I said, "Okay! Deal for 100 ounces! Do we need to give you a deposit? ”

Long Ye smiled and said, "No need! I'm not worried, you don't come on the boat! When the time comes, you can give money at the docks! ”

I said, "Okay! When can we get on board? ”

Long Ye said: "If! You're in a hurry! It's on board at 2pm today! The tickets we give you are first class! Food, accommodation, and most of the leisure and entertainment items on board are included in the ticket! In this way, you can enjoy the peace and prosperity on the ship in advance! ”

I looked at my watch and it was 11 o'clock, and I said, "Let's go take our people, luggage and belongings to the dock right away!" May I? ”

Long Ye smiled and said, "Of course you can!" Anything we can get on board! You can also drink tea on my pier and wait for the cruise ship to arrive! ”

Then, Long Ye told us the address and number of the dock warehouse where we boarded the boat.

We felt that Long Ye was very sincere, so we said goodbye to Long Ye and Ah Fei, left his shop, and returned to the hotel to prepare for the boat.

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