SWDnovel Chapter 62 Arrival: Two Guns and a Long-Term Supply
Chapter 62 Arrival: Two Guns and a Long-Term Supply
In Lu Sheng's opinion, compared to Lu Zheng's news, Lei Zhaowu's news was as good as it could possibly be.
He had already witnessed the power of the light machine gun in Qin Feng's hands, and even without the enhancement of the Destroyer talent, it was more than sufficient as a defensive weapon for the camp.
"Shutong, notify Zhaocai and tell Cui Shou to go to the West Gate watchtower, set up the guns, and prepare to provide backup. Lin Ran, go back to the house and get the guns, including my extended-barreled one, which is still in the same place."
Jiang Shutong immediately sent a message to Zhaocai inside the house. Before leaving, Lin Ran looked towards the place where the recycling team was resting:
"Lu Sheng, should we inform Qin Feng?"
"No need. It's just helping one person out. It's not a good thing to owe too many favors."
Lin Ran received a reply and quickly ran back to the folding house to get her gun, while Lu Sheng went ahead to the West Gate watchtower.
He and Cui Shou, who had received the notification, rushed to the bottom of the tower. Lu Sheng climbed the watchtower first, and Cui Shou followed closely after opening the west gate.
From the watchtower, Lu Sheng could see the small truck being chased by the herd of beasts in the distance.
"Station chief, should we call Gu Yan over as well? His shooting skills are quite good too."
"No need. The northeast gate can't be left unattended. Once the rendezvous is complete, urge Liang Shan to select the sentry as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Cui Shou wanted to say something, but as the truck drew closer to the camp, he had no choice but to focus on the battle.
Before long, Lin Ran climbed the watchtower, and Lu Sheng loaded the extended-barreled gun she had brought. The three guns then took turns killing the ferocious beasts that were biting the truck.
Soon, seeing that Lei Zhaowu was only a few hundred meters away from the camp, Lu Sheng arranged for Cui Shou to go down and meet him.
As soon as he got off the ground, he saw Lei Zhaowu maneuvering the truck into the camp at an almost tipping angle.
Cui Shou was startled, but quickly regained his composure and slammed the iron gate shut, cutting off the beast's pursuit.
After completing the rendezvous, he noticed a hyena-like beast with its head pressed against the iron gate, staring intently at him. In response, he pressed the muzzle of his gun directly against the beast's head and pulled the trigger.
boom!
This shot made him feel good.
"Shou Cui, you can go back to the northeast gate tower now."
"Okay, stationmaster."
Upon hearing Lu Sheng's words, Cui Shou slung his gun over his shoulder and returned to his post with light steps.
He saw the bus where he used to live in the distance. It had only been a few days, but the memory of that time was already blurry.
After Lu Sheng came down from the watchtower, Lei Zhaowu had already gotten out of the car and was waving at him.
"Brother Lu, look behind my car."
After Lu Sheng walked over, he lifted the tarpaulin at the back of the vehicle, revealing baskets of bullets covered with two light machine guns and their accessories.
"Yes, it's in good condition."
"I've already taken care of all the paperwork. According to the numbered records, these are all items embezzled by the previous transporter. No one can check the accounts of a dead man."
Lei Zhaowu looked smug, then added in a low voice:
"We can't tell Lu Zheng where we got this from. This has to be done secretly, not openly."
"Don't worry, I still need you to keep doing more things secretly."
Lu Sheng patted him on the shoulder:
"Name your price."
"Of course, it's a discounted price for you."
Lei Zhaowu made a hand gesture:
"The machine gun and bullets will cost you 8000 credits."
"No problem, but let's put this aside for now. Turn on the bracelet and contact Lu Yuexin."
Lu Sheng tapped his bracelet screen:
"I have something to ask her."
Lei Zhaowu swallowed hard. After a few seconds of hesitation, he gave up asking questions, unlocked the bracelet, and handed it to Lu Sheng.
As usual, he got into his car, rolled up the window, and avoided the contact.
Lu Sheng was used to this. After finding Lu Yuexin in his contacts, he clicked to call.
After about fifteen seconds of clicking, the communication was connected:
"Lu Sheng, you should have received the family's latest arrangements from Lu Zheng."
Lu Sheng found it strange that Lu Yuexin always knew it was him on the other end, not Lei Zhaowu. Could it be that the two of them had a one-way communication?
However, he understood that this was a trivial matter and asked about the important matter first:
"That's why I contacted you to send a group of people to work for me. I have no objection, but we agreed that once the money is in place, I will accept the people."
"We haven't seen a single penny, let alone wages. What are they going to eat and drink?"
"The money will definitely arrive today, there's no need to worry about that. I'm glad you took the initiative to call home, so I'm making an exception and giving you some news."
"We investigated Lin Ran, your outsourced employee. She is indeed an employee of Hanling Heavy Industry. Her information from joining to leaving the company is all true. However, we can't find any information about her before joining the company."
Upon hearing this news, Lu Sheng simply said "Oh".
Seemingly sensing that Lu Sheng's reaction was somewhat lukewarm, Lu Yuexin added:
"I didn't mean to sow discord, but sometimes we need to be wary of even those close to us."
"Lu Yuexin, let me put it this way: even if it were you, as long as you could do even a third of what Lin Ran did, I would treat you like my own sister."
Lu Sheng's response plunged Lu Yuexin into a long silence. Finally, as if realizing she had nothing more to say, she hung up the call.
Later, when Lu Sheng returned the bracelet to Lei Zhaowu, the latter once again asked, as was his habit:
"How did the talks go?"
She promised the money would arrive today, and I'll transfer it to you when it arrives.
Lei Zhaowu hesitated upon hearing this:
"Brother Lu, that's money meant for building the camp. Isn't doing this a bit...?"
Lu Sheng pressed his arm against the car window frame, closing the distance between them:
"These two light machine guns are an important part of the camp's defensive fortifications. Every penny has been spent on building the camp. Is there a problem?"
Looking at Lu Sheng who was standing close by, Lei Zhaowu nodded nervously:
"No, there's no problem at all."
"That's right. I'll need you to contribute more to the camp's development in the future. As you know, the more active the camp is, the more ferocious beasts it will attract, and the defenses will need to be upgraded as well. This is just the beginning."
Lu Sheng smiled slightly at him and made a promise:
"As long as the camp exists, you will always have a share of the project funds allocated by the family."
Hearing this, Lei Zhaowu swallowed hard. What Lu Sheng promised him did not conform to his father's teachings, but it inexplicably made him yearn for it.
"Okay, if you need anything in the future, just give the order, Brother Lu. I will make sure the weapons are from a completely legitimate source."
"That's good. Just stay here and don't move around. Someone will come to unload the goods in a little while."
Lu Sheng stood up, waved to him, and turned to leave.
At that moment, Lei Zhaowu felt his bracelet vibrate; it was a voice message from his business partner:
"Xiao Wu, is the young master satisfied with our goods? Did he say he'd like to continue the cooperation?"
Lei Zhaowu, recalling Lu Sheng's earlier words, pressed the voice input button:
"Chen Tao, I need your help with something."