Chapter 58 and Smith's Transaction

  Watching Zhang Zihuan leave, Xiao Yajie sighed helplessly: "What's the point of this again?!" She then walked into her own home.

  Zhang Lieyang rushed all the way back home and asked the butler, "Is my grandfather still in the study?"

  "Master, Old Master is still in the study!" The butler smiled and replied.

  "I know! You've had a hard day, go rest early!" Zhang Lieyang said as he walked towards Old Master Zhang's study. As soon as he entered the study, Zhang Lieyang told Old Master Zhang about his encounter with Zhang Zihuan. Old Master Zhang immediately called for Second Uncle Zhang Qihuai and said: "Qihuai, from now on, no one is allowed to take any of our family's weapons or ammunition without my permission!"

  "Alright, Father, don't worry!" Zhang Qihua replied with a puzzled look at Zhang Lieyang. After a while, Zhang Lieyang and Zhang Qihua walked out of Old Man Zhang's study together. Zhang Qihua stopped Zhang Lieyang and asked: "Lieyang, what's going on?!"

  Zhang Lieyang looked around and told Zhang Qihua everything about meeting Zhang Zihuan. Zhang Qihua angrily shouted: "This daughter of mine is really useless!" Saying that, Zhang Qihua threw down Zhang Lieyang and left in displeasure.

  As Zhang Qihua left, Zhang Lieyang immediately went to the garage and drove his own car towards Lishan. At the same time as Zhang Lieyang was on the road, Zhang Zihuan returned to the secret contact point. Seeing Zhang Zihuan return, Liu Kaifeng hastily asked: "How is it?"

  Upon hearing Liu Kai Feng's question, Zhang Zi Han could no longer hold back her tears and said: "My brother won't help! And he even scolds me!" After crying for a while, Zhang Zi Han wiped away her tears and said: "But I know my brother has hidden enough weapons in the warehouse at Li Shan to equip an entire army! Tomorrow, Xiao Ya Jie's older brother will dispatch a reinforcement battalion. They'll arrive in about ten days!"

  "That's great!" Liu Kai Feng exclaimed excitedly when he heard Zhang Zi Han's words. He then said to Zhang Zi Han, "I'll go out for a bit and come back later! You rest first, if there's anything else, we can talk about it when I get back!"

  "I know! Be careful when you go out!" Zhang Zihuan reminded him to say.

  "Got it!" Liu Kaifeng said, and left the secret contact point to find the guerrilla team outside the city.

  Arriving at the guerrilla team's secret base, as soon as they entered the base, the guerrilla team's political commissar Pang hastily grabbed hold of Liu Kai and asked: "How is it? Is there a way to deal with things?"

  Liu Kaifeng smiled and said, "I've just got a bit of a lead!" Pang Zhengwei pulled Liu Kaifeng into the tent and said, "Old Xu, Little Liu is here!"

  "Oh! Little Liu you're here!" Captain Xu said with excitement.

  "Yes! I'm here." Liu Kaifeng sat down and said, "We just received intelligence that Ningbo's richest man, Zhang, has stored enough weapons and ammunition in his warehouse on Li Shan to equip an entire army!" Upon hearing Liu Kaifeng's words, Captain Xu excitedly pulled him over and asked, "Little Liu, is the information accurate?"

  "The news is guaranteed to be accurate!" Liu Kai Feng said seriously.

  "What's the situation with the guards there?" Captain Xu asked seriously after his excitement had passed.

  "In ten days, a reinforced troop will be coming over!" Liu Kaifeng thought for a moment and continued: "However, I'm not sure what the current defense strength of this warehouse is, but one thing is certain - all the guards in this warehouse have participated in the January 28th Shanghai War of Resistance, their combat effectiveness is absolutely stunning!"

  "Don't worry, Xiao Liu, try to get a clear understanding of the warehouse's guard situation by tomorrow. Let's meet up at noon tomorrow! We'll sneak in tomorrow night! If we act fast, there won't be any problems!" Captain Xu said. After thinking for a moment, Commissar Pang said: "Alright! Then let's do it!"

  After everything was settled, Liu Kaifeng took advantage of the night and hurried back to the secret contact point!

  As soon as Zhang Lieyang arrived at the warehouse, he immediately found Zhang Xiangwu and said: "Tonight, please trouble the brothers to transport all the weapons and ammunition in the warehouse to Xiao's warehouse on the back mountain. From now on, anyone who is selected by us will be taken to the back mountain for training, and the others will be left here for training!"

  Then Zhang Xiangwu and the others started to get busy! By 3:00 in the morning, they had just finished transporting all the weapons and ammunition stored in the secret room at the bottom to the underground secret room of Xiao's warehouse. After everything was handled, Zhang Lieyang handed over a few words to Zhang Xiangwu and the others before hastily driving back home.

  After returning home, Zhang Lieyang took out a box of US dollars and a box of British pounds from the closet, counted them, and then put the boxes on the table. He himself lay down on the bed, still in his clothes.

  Liu Kaifeng returned to the secret contact point and saw that the lights in the room were still on, so he hurriedly walked in and said: "Why aren't you sleeping yet?!"

  "Wasn't I waiting for you? I was worried that something would happen to you outside!" Zhang Zihuan handed over a cup of water.

  Liu Kaifeng took over the teacup and drank two mouthfuls of water, asking: "Zihuan, do you know how many people are guarding your brother's warehouse?"

  "I'm not quite sure, my brother never told me these things, but last time I heard my father inadvertently revealed that my brother led all the people in the warehouse to participate in the Songhu Anti-Japanese War!" Zhang Zihuan said with effort. Upon hearing Zhang Zihuan's words, Liu Kaifeng suddenly remembered comforting the 19th Route Army when he met Zhang Lieyang on Qiujiang Road, and then thought of the people around them, and suddenly had a rough idea in his mind. So he smiled at Zhang Zihuan and said: "Alright, let's sleep! I still have things to do tomorrow!"

  Early in the morning, Liu Kaifeng asked Zhang Zihuan about the exact location of the Lishan warehouse and set off immediately. He wanted to take a look on the spot. Zhang Lieyang got up early in the morning, carrying two boxes of money, and drove to Smith's villa. When he arrived at Smith's villa, Zhang Lieyang smiled and knocked on the door, saying: "Old friend, it's been a long time since we met! Do you miss me?"

  "To be honest, Zhang, I'm after your money and tea!" Smith said with a smile.

  "Alright! Old friend, I'm really here to give you money today! Are you going to make me say it outside the door?" Zhang Lieyang asked with a smile.

  "Oh! Look at me, I've left you standing outside! Come on in!" With that, Smith ushered Zhang Lieyang into the living room.

  As he walked into the living room, Smith asked seriously: "Friend, what do you want this time?"

  "Ten thousand Thompson submachine guns and ten million rounds of ammunition, plus ten thousand sets of bulletproof vests. You calculate how much that costs?!" Zhang Lieyang said with a smile.

  "Seriously calculated, Smith said: "The quantity you want is too much, but rest assured that I can deliver the goods to you within a month. However, the price will be around $10 million!"

  "Alright!" Zhang Lieyang said, putting the two boxes on Smith's desk. "There are $5 million and ￡6 million inside! I'll give you the $5 million first! The rest will be settled in pounds when the goods arrive. What do you think?"

  "Good! I completely agree!" Smith said, putting away the box containing $5 million. Then he drafted another contract, and after both of them signed it, Smith handed Zhang Lieyang a glass of red wine, saying: "Zhang, it's always so pleasant to cooperate with you!"

  "Of course, we're old friends!" Zhang Lieyang and Smith clinked their glasses together and downed their drinks in one gulp.

  After a while, just as Zhang Lieyang was about to leave, Smith smiled and said to Zhang Lieyang: "Zhang, this may be our last cooperation, because my term here is about to expire, and our company will not set up an office in China again. So I want to sell you some extra things, do you want them?"

  "Of course, I want to know, what is it?" Zhang Lieyang asked curiously.

  "Fifty heavy machine guns and two million rounds of ammunition!" Smith said seriously.

  "Name your price, I'll take it all!" Zhang Lieyang said generously.

  "Wait a minute, you give me two million pounds when you pick up the goods and that's it!" Smith said seriously.

  "Alright! May I borrow your phone for a moment?" Zhang Lieyang asked with a smile.