Chapter 28 The Arms Dealer Arrived

  "Sir, someone has enlisted in the army."

  "Enlist?" Wang Hengyue was thinking about Yu Lei's matter, and upon hearing this, he casually said: "Since it's for enlistment, as long as the conditions are met, just recruit him in, no need to report."

  "Adult......" The messenger hesitated and said: "This person, judging from his accent, is absolutely not a local, nor is he from Sichuan. Moreover...Moreover, he looks like a revolutionary party member."

  Can the revolutionary party see it too? Wang Hengyue was curious. In that hesitation, he let his subordinates bring people over.

  This person looks to be around twenty years old, with tattered clothes and a pale complexion, clearly malnourished. The most astonishing thing is that not only was his braid cut off, but he also shaved his head completely bald, except for the oily top of his head, which looked like it hadn't been washed in ages.

  Where did you find such a person? Is having a shaved head enough to be a revolutionary? Wang Hengyu was displeased in his heart, but still patiently asked: "What's your surname? Why did you join the army?"

  "Let me introduce myself, I'm Ma Xiao, third in line at home, also known as Ma San. From Yinchuan."

  Yinchuan people? From Gansu? What are you doing running all the way to Sichuan? Wang Hengyue was taken aback.

  Ma Xiao let out a breath and said in a low voice, "It was Qin Guangcheng, the shopkeeper of Qin's, who asked me to come find you. He said that you are a revolutionary party member returned from the West, and I must join your army."

  Did Qin Guangcheng bring him here? Could it be that the person in front of him was indeed a revolutionary, and Qin Guangcheng had arranged for him to come here? But it's strange, if he was introduced by Qin Guangcheng, why didn't he give him a change of clothes, but instead let him come to see himself wearing such tattered and worn-out clothes?

  It suddenly became clear that Qin Guangcheng had deliberately done so, in order to let himself know the hardships of this person named Ma Xiao along the way.

  It was time for dinner, and all the soldiers in the army were eating. Wang Hengyue asked Ma Xiao to follow him into the house and had someone bring in the dishes.

  "Sir, the government is currently pursuing me. If you are unwilling to take me in, I will leave immediately and not trouble you further."

  "Don't be in a hurry, you first tell me what's going on." Wang Hengyue also became interested.

  Ma Xiao let out a soft sigh: "My family also opened several shops in Yinchuan, and our lives were quite affluent. Later, I had a feud with Shaanxi-Gansu Governor E, at that time I was just graduating from the Army Primary School and taking the entrance exam for the Beiyang Army Speed ??Training Academy. Because I said a few words of sympathy for the rebels in my daily life, I was often punished by my superiors. Later, this matter reached the ears of Governor E, who seized the opportunity to arrest my whole family, confiscate our property and exterminate my clan. From then on, Governor E and I were sworn enemies!"

  What? Wang Hengyue's ears perked up. The person in front of him was actually a graduate of the Beiyang Army Military Academy?

  "Sir, pity my family of seventeen, who have never even seen what a revolutionary party looks like, and yet we are all wrongly killed!" Ma Xiao's anger burst forth: "Sheng Xuan has again issued a public notice in Baoding to arrest me, to eradicate me root and branch. Fortunately, thanks to the sympathy of our superiors, I was given a way out. But where can I find safety in this vast world? Originally I thought of simply going to join the revolutionary party, but then again I didn't know where the revolutionary party was. Remembering that my late father had been on good terms with Qin Guangcheng from Chengdu and had many business dealings with him, I fled all the way to Chengdu..."

  Wang Hengyue nodded slightly, this person's life was pitiful, and it seemed that he already had an irreconcilable feud with the Qing imperial court. Moreover, he was a graduate of the Wubei Academy and had Qin Guangcheng's recommendation, so he wouldn't go wrong: "Ma Xiao, now that you're here with me, don't be afraid of anything, others may not dare to take you in, but I, your father, dare to!"

  Ma Xiao was overjoyed and stood up, bowing deeply: "Thank you, sir, for saving my life!"

  "It's a pity I'm just a small team officer, I'm afraid it would be a waste of your talent." Wang Hengyue thought for a moment: "In that case, you can stay by my side as an advisor first."

  "Adjutant?" Ma Xiao was taken aback, there's actually an adjutant in this team too? However, since he had found a place to settle down, he felt joyful and once again thanked Wang Hengyue for saving his life.

  "King, king, I'm back!"

  Suddenly, Pete's voice came from outside the house.

  Could it be that today is a double happiness? Pete brought that relative over? Wang Hengyue was overjoyed: "Pete, get in here for your old man!"

  Pete burst in excitedly, followed by a well-dressed foreigner. As soon as he entered, Pete shouted: "Mr. Wang, I'm going to die! It's really 'out of sight, out of mind' and now we meet again!"

  "What a mess." Wang Hengyue cursed with a smile.

  Ma Xiao didn't expect that Wang Duoyu actually had a foreigner, and just listened to Peter excitedly say: "This is the Wang Duoyu, Wang Daren I told you about."

  The foreigner behind him bowed slightly: "Mr. Wang, nice to meet you, I am Kleiman, the fully authorized representative of Vanlees Company's Chengdu office."

  "This man speaks Chinese much better than Pitt, and with a proud tone, he said: 'He is my uncle's partner, I specially invited him from Chengdu.'"

  "Please sit down." Wang Hengyue invited them to take a seat and had tea served.

  "I heard that Lord Wang wants to purchase arms, I'm very interested." Kreman didn't waste any words on pleasantries and got straight to the point: "Our company has everything you can think of, and if you can't think of it, we don't have it. Lord Wang choosing to do business with our company is the wisest choice."

  Damn it, I want an atomic bomb, can you sell one to me? Wang Hengyue cursed in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Kleiman wink at Pitt, and Pitt quickly brought over two boxes: "Lord Wang, this is a gift from Kleiman for your meeting."

  As soon as he opened it, two revolvers appeared in front of Wang Hengyue.

  "Colt!" Wang Hengyue blurted out as soon as he saw the small horse logo on the side of the gun, which was a trademark of Colt Company.

  "According to Pete, Mr. Wang is also from our great America, and indeed he is." Kleman recognized the gun at a glance and didn't find it strange at all: "US Army equipment, Colt Army Single Action Revolver Artillery Model Improved, with a shortened barrel, excellent shooting performance, simple structure, sturdy and durable. To show our sincerity in making this deal, we specially gave it to you, Mr. Wang, along with the matching bullets."

  "Then thank you very much." Wang Hengyue also didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it.

  Go into battle with two Colt revolvers? Have you really become a western cowboy? American cowboys are most fond of using the Colt revolver.

  But if I had to say what I like, it's still those two black stars of mine that are useful, unfortunately there are only two bullets left, the problem with the black star bullets has to be solved sooner or later.

  Thinking of handguns, Wang Heng's mind conjured up the classic Mauser pistol.

  "Now that the gift has been presented, let's get down to business, Your Excellency!"