Chapter 185: Flew Up

  Welcome to Jiupin Literature Network, you can quickly enter this site by searching "Jiupin Literature Network" on any search engine. We provide free downloads of high-quality and txt format services! Gu Long thought for half a day, but had no clue, so he stopped wasting his brainpower. In front of him was an even more pressing matter - his home had been burned to the ground, where would he live from now on? Previously, Murong Ding had said that he had found a place to live, but his purpose had also been exposed, which was to control himself. Now it's even less possible for him to go find him, this is like jumping into a trap!

  He scratched his head a few times, and suddenly remembered the house deed that Xiao Cheng had brought to him. He patted his body and fortunately found it still in his pocket. Luckily, he had forgotten to leave it at home, otherwise it would have been ashes by now! The deed was originally Zhang Shu's, and Zhang Shu had inherited it from her brother. Now both of them were dead, with no children or relatives to inherit it. Later, Xiao Cheng had said many good things in front of Wang Da Hai, and finally managed to get the deed for Gu Long Fei!

  The ancient dragon flew up and took a look, the house left by Aunt Zhang was just next to its own. Now its own home had become a pile of rubble, while Aunt Zhang's house was intact, which was perfect for living!

  He stood in front of Zhang Shu's house, looking back at his former home: the red roof was gone, the brick and wood structure wall was also gone, nothing was left, even the sky well where he used to sit and drink tea every day was burned beyond recognition. Well, it's good this way, since Qiaoru and Feifei left him, this house has been unusually empty, now with a fire burning everything away, including memories and thoughts, no longer facing them every day, the pain in his heart has also eased a lot, is this what they call 'good fortune from misfortune'?

  The dragonfly sighed and pushed the door open with a soft creak.

  Zhang Auntie's home had also been uninhabited for a long time. As soon as they entered, a musty smell hit their noses. Gu Longfei found the light switch and turned on the electric lamp (this was Luo Jia Road, almost every household had electricity installed, with electric lamps that were rarely seen in ordinary homes at that time!). In front of him, everything was old and worn out, and wherever he touched, there was dust. At this late hour, Gu Longfei found a duster and randomly swept the long bench a few times before lying down on it and falling asleep immediately.

  The next morning, Gu Longfei got out of bed early, drew water from the well, poured it into a basin, washed his face, and hurriedly went out. Today, he was going to do something important. For this matter, he had lost his wife, daughter, and home. He wanted to see what kind of thing could bring such great impact to his life. Yes, he was going to the photo studio to develop the microfilm that he had snatched from Guang Tianhongyang. What secrets were hidden inside? What was the content of the 'Missouri' plan that made so many people risk everything to grab it?

  He went to the photo studio, of course, he wouldn't hand over the film to these people, they weren't trustworthy at all. If he let them do it, the things that were hard to get would likely go wrong here! So, he just bought photographic paper and developer in the studio, which are essential for washing photos. Originally, his home had all these things, hidden in a darkroom. Unfortunately, a big fire burned them down, so he could only come out to buy materials for printing photos.

  In the photo studio, there was only one apprentice. He asked in surprise: "What do you want these things for? Are you going to develop the photos yourself? I'll tell you, it's a technical job. If you're not careful and expose the film, it will be a pity! Why don't you let us develop them for you? We guarantee that they will be clear and sharp, and the price is not more expensive than buying these materials!" The apprentice had just arrived, his master had gone out to deliver photos to someone, he was alone in charge of the shop. He was a bit talkative by nature, seeing Gu Longfei's appearance, neither like the studio owner nor like a reporter, didn't know what he wanted to do with these things, couldn't help but open his mouth and start talking nonsense.

  The old dragon saw that he was young and yet so talkative, completely lacking in discipline. He immediately became enraged, slapping his hand on the counter and shouting in a fierce tone: "You're the one who's meddling in other people's business! My photos can be developed however I want, if I'm happy with them being overexposed, what's it to you? Bring me what I asked for!" He did this not to intentionally scare him, but because he saw that the young man lacked guidance and deliberately put on a fierce demeanor to teach him that in order to survive in this world, he needed to be careful and mindful of his words, rather than speaking without any restraint like a loose cannon. Fortunately, it was himself that he encountered; if he had met a Japanese person or a real villain, getting beaten up would be the least of his worries - with bad luck, he might even lose his life!

  The apprentice saw Gu Longfei's furious expression and immediately changed his face, not daring to speak again. He hastily retreated into the house to find something for the guest, thinking to himself that this guest looked refined and elegant, but how could he be so terrifying when angry!

  Jade Dragonfly couldn't help but secretly laugh at his appearance. This apprentice was really something, liking to talk big but having a tiny heart. As soon as he raised his voice slightly, he would immediately be scared into silence, not daring to speak another word or even glance at himself again!

  Not long after, the apprentice brought out what Gu Longfei wanted and put it in a paper bag. He lowered his head and said softly: "Boss, here's what you want!" His courage was still too small, he had been scolded by Gu Longfei earlier and didn't dare to look at the customer until now.

  The old dragon laughed loudly, took out a silver dollar and slapped it on the counter, saying: "No change is needed, take the extra money to buy some snacks! But my words must be said first, you can't tell anyone that I came to buy things. If I find out that you told someone else, not only will I want you to return the money, but also pay interest!" Because he knew that ordinary people wouldn't buy these items, and if it got out and caught other people's attention, it might bring some trouble!

  The apprentice nodded repeatedly and said "I don't dare, I won't; I can't, I won't!"

  Kung Lung Fei thought of the answer and was about to reveal it, feeling extremely pleased, he burst out laughing several times, walked out of the store, and hummed a few lines of Zhou Xuan's popular song at that time, and left with a swagger! The apprentice saw Kung Lung Fei walk far away, only then slowly lifted his head, and quickly hid the big silver dollar on the counter into his pocket! He was a new apprentice, in the first year there was no salary, until the second year the master would give some pocket money, one year didn't even have half a silver dollar, this was an extremely unexpected wealth for him!

  He had just put the dollar into his pocket, when the master returned to the shop after delivering the goods. Seeing that he was not looking right, he asked him what was wrong. He hesitated for half a day and finally told him about Gu Longfei coming to buy medicine and utensils for washing photos, but concealed the fact that Gu Longfei had generously given him a dollar.

  His master was taken aback, and he immediately had a plan in mind. He then inquired about Gu Longfei's age, appearance, and other characteristics in detail. After that, he instructed his apprentice and left again!

  Gulon flew to Zhang Shu's home, closed the big door, and then locked all the doors and windows. He found a room in the innermost part of the house, pulled down the curtains and door screens, and it was almost impossible to see anything inside. The effect was similar to that of a darkroom for washing photos. Then, he felt his way to put a basin on the table, poured in the medicine water, took out the film from his wallet, and carefully opened it... This process was quite tedious and time-consuming. After an unknown period of time, Gulon flew until his waist and back ached. He put the photographic paper into the developer, and after a while, images appeared on the paper. He used tweezers to pick them up and placed them in a place to dry, barely achieving success.

  He lit a cigarette and slowly smoked it out, estimating that the time was about right, before turning on the lights in the room. He saw rows of photographic paper laid out, with diagrams and text, seemingly design drawings for some kind of project! He started looking from the first sheet, which had a drawing of a boat shape, but the boat's appearance was somewhat strange, not the usual sight. He continued to look down, below were rows of English words. The English was not ancient dragon flying, only the handwriting on top was too small, completely unable to see what was written!

  The dragonfly flew around the house in circles, then rummaged through various rooms, finally finding a magnifying glass in a drawer. Overjoyed, it hastily ran back and forth, bumping its head on the doorframe with a 'thud', but didn't feel any pain. Taking three steps at a time, it returned to the room where the feng shui diagram was located.

  When he put the photo under the magnifying glass, the appearance of the ship also became clear. There were several large English letters on the body of the ship. He carefully identified them and found that they were: 'Missouri'! His heart skipped a beat. Could this be the 'Missouri Plan'? Feng Xiaotian had risked his brother's life, almost buried himself at sea, and paid a huge price to smuggle back, just for this thing in front of him?

  As the dragon flew down, he slowly realized that this was a design drawing for building ships. The ship drawn at the top was not an ordinary ship, it was an aircraft carrier, which was the largest in the US Navy at that time - the USS Missouri, and also the largest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the world at that time!

  Welcome to Jiupin Literature Network, you can quickly enter this site by searching "Jiupin Literature Network" on any search engine. We provide free download services for high-quality and txt format books! Gu Long continued reading, but it was all about shipbuilding components, parameters, etc., purely about shipbuilding. After a while, he couldn't understand much of it either, the professionalism was too strong, many terms and jargon were unheard of, unseen, and he didn't know what to say, so he stopped reading!

  He sank into thought for a while, always feeling that there was something wrong with the thing he had obtained, it didn't seem like what he or Murong Ding and others were looking for! As for the reason, Gu Longfei wasn't clear either, it was just a premonition!

  Suddenly, he thought of a question, Feng Xiaotian brought back the drawings of this shipbuilding, what was his purpose? Did he want to build an aircraft carrier? With his financial resources and strength, it was simply impossible. The only feasible way was that he would hand over the drawings to the National Government, and let the official authorities take charge, with the power of the whole country, it might be possible to organize all the necessary elements such as talent, technology, and resources, and then it might be possible to build such a large ship!