Late autumn, early winter.
From November to December, it was just a blink of an eye.
On this day, a light fog enveloped Anling City, its urban landscape shrouded within, barely discernible. The plane trees lining the streets had lost their verdant greenery of spring and summer, now tinged with a lighter golden yellow, dotted with deep brown.
Occasionally, one or two leaves fell, twirling gently in the northern wind, landing on the sidewalks, the eaves, and the streets, with a few resting atop the Little Landlady’s Audi A8.
Lin Chuan tidied up the leaves on the car, then hurried to the airport with the Little Landlady.
For the Hass Armed Forces’ Leo had arrived.
These days marked the agreed time for weapon delivery.
For a month here.
Lin Chuan, considering the many uses for a car, and realizing neither of his exclusive drivers, the Little Landlady and Shen Qianqian, were available at any given time, had taken the time to pass his driving test.
The small matter of the driving test was no obstacle for Lin Chuan.
He passed it all in one go.
So this time, Lin Chuan sat in the driver’s seat, skillfully driving the Audi A8, speeding along the highway, and before long, they arrived at Anling Airport.
"Mr. Leo, my friend!"
Inside the airport, Lin Chuan enthusiastically greeted Leo in Arabic.
Wearing a jacket that made his tall stature appear even more robust, and with eyes sharp as an eagle’s, Leo scanned the airport. Upon hearing Lin Chuan’s voice, he immediately turned around, his face lighting up with a radiant smile:
"Mr. Lin, long time no see!"
Over the days, Lin Chuan had been maintaining communication with Leo, discussing the progress of production.
As a result, they had grown quite familiar with each other.
Upon meeting, they shook hands and clapped each other on the shoulder, exchanging smiles.
"Let’s go, the usual place."
Lin Chuan raised his hand, gesturing for Leo to follow him in the indicated direction.
The usual place was naturally the Baoying Hotel.
It was just a throttle press from the airport to the hotel. The two chatted as they walked and in no time entered the conference room of Baoying Hotel.
Outside the conference room.
Shen Qianqian, Hu Daqiang, and others in plain clothes stood guard outside.
Leo glanced at these plainclothes individuals and immediately knew their identity was no simple matter. He laughed, "Mr. Lin, this place is becoming your secret estate."
Lin Chuan laughed heartily, "For our cooperation, I must ensure total confidentiality!"
This was something he could absolutely guarantee.
However, Leo seemed somewhat uneasy, his expression darkening.
Lin Chuan caught this glimpse of emotion, and a sense of foreboding stirred within him.
The two entered the conference room.
Due to absolute confidentiality, the spacious conference room contained only Lin Chuan and Leo.
"Please take a seat, Mr. Leo."
Lin Chuan pointed to a chair and then personally brewed a pot of tea for Leo—a very high-spec Da Hong Pao reserved for special receptions.
"Thank you." Leo nodded in appreciation.
With Lin Chuan, he always felt a sense of detail-oriented respect and recognition.
Lin Chuan pulled out a chair and sat opposite Leo, smiling, "Before we deliver the weapons, Mr. Leo, is there something you’d like to discuss with me?"
Leo raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, "Mr. Lin, you know?"
Lin Chuan shook his head, "I don’t know, but your expression as you entered told me."
Leo didn’t immediately answer. He took a sip of the Da Hong Pao and then said, "Indeed, there is something I want to discuss with you."
"Is it about the weapons?" Lin Chuan ventured.
"Yes."
Leo nodded and revealed the truth, "Honestly, just three days ago, shortly before my departure, I discovered I was being targeted by a hacker."
Lin Chuan folded his hands on the table, listening intently to Leo, his body stiffening slightly.
Then he asked, "Do you need my help?"
Leo waved his hand lightly, "It’s just a hacker, our Hass Armed Forces can handle it. However, our cooperation with you may have been compromised."
"I see." Lin Chuan responded, his face betraying no excess emotion.
"Aren’t you worried?" Leo asked.
Far from worried, Lin Chuan actually began to smile, which puzzled Leo.
He asked, "Mr. Lin, what are you laughing at?"
Lin Chuan raised a hand to signal pause and said with a smile, "If I’m not mistaken, the hackers targeting you are from the Morgan Group, right?"
"That’s correct," Leo confirmed.
"They’re monitoring your specific projects, particularly our weapon transaction and the details of our order, correct?" Lin Chuan surmised.
"Absolutely right."
Leo paused for a moment. "I hadn’t expected the Morgan Group to be so unscrupulous as to monitor me, violating the rules of our industry!"
"Mr. Leo, please calm down," Lin Chuan urged him to stay composed, "You should know that the Morgan Group has always engaged in dark industry matters, they abide by thug culture, and in competitive processes, they hardly play by any rules."
Leo sighed, "You make a good point, I just hope this won’t affect our cooperation."
Lin Chuan smiled, "Their hackers monitoring some of your information is just to find out the nature of our agreement, how many weapons we delivered. Beyond that, they can’t take any substantive action that would damage our cooperation."
"Mr. Lin, we are the closest of partners!"
Hearing this, Leo immediately stood up and took Lin Chuan’s hand.
This young arms dealer had offered significant advantages to them, and with respect to the weapons, there was no cutting corners or skimping on materials as other suppliers might do in unseen ways.
Recently.
They had sent a team of quality inspectors to conduct partial sampling. The materials and craftsmanship were all conscientious.
The more he thought about it, the more Leo felt that his cooperation with Lin Chuan was the right choice.
"Of course we are the closest of partners. We also hope our weapons can aid the Hass Armed Forces," Lin Chuan made his position clear.
Leo deeply agreed, "Mr. Lin, rest assured, I will make everyone in the Middle East see the power of your rocket launchers, they will understand how fierce they truly are!"
Lin Chuan joked, "My ’guns’ are always fierce."
As men, both laughed.
Subsequently.
Lin Chuan discussed the details of the military weapon delivery with Leo.
Most weapons were to be shipped out as parts and assembled by the Hass Armed Forces’ personnel overseas.
A portion of the key weapons were smuggled out covertly in their complete form.
Furthermore, Lin Chuan was responsible for providing technical training to the technicians brought in by Leo, briefing them on maintenance, upkeep, and other related matters.
Most critically—
After the weapons were delivered, Lin Chuan kept constant contact with the Haas Armed Forces to ensure these weapons could be deployed on the battlefield and perform their intended functions.
In fact, to perform beyond their normal capabilities!
For the past two days, Lin Chuan had been busy with the weapons delivery to the Haas Armed Forces.
Sun Cheng from the National Weapons Research Institute had also dispatched quite a few people to the Anling Toy Factory to assist Lin Chuan with the delivery.
Of course, another reason was that the ’PHL-191 Remote Box-type Rocket Launcher’ with a range of 600 kilometers had entered the final stage of completion, ready for launch.
The National Weapons Research Institute had the blueprints and the technology.
However, in practice, there were still many bugs that required Lin Chuan’s guidance and help.
As for the Morgan Group.
Lin Chuan had put them aside for the time being.
Even if the Morgan Group became aware of his cooperation with the Haas Armed Forces, it wouldn’t affect much.
As the Haas Armed Forces used his weapons in the war, his identity as an arms dealer would eventually be exposed within the circle.
And more armed groups and organizations would come to work with him.
The Haas Armed Forces were the perfect showcase.
With the endorsement of the National Weapons Research Institute, the weapons delivery between Lin Chuan and the Haas Armed Forces went smoothly.
In three days’ time, weapons worth a full sixty million US dollars were delivered and shipped abroad.
The Haas Armed Forces were very straightforward, promptly transferring the remaining balance—which was over fifty million US dollars—into the account of the Anling Toy Factory.
After the Anling Iron and Steel Factory was converted into a toy factory, its nature changed significantly.
From a publicly known enterprise to a covertly operating military factory.
So, it was mainly managed by the Falcon Technology Co., Ltd., which held the controlling interest, and was not under the management of Anling City’s finance department.
In fact, it was the Little Landlady who managed the accounts, only needing to submit the accounts on time to the "higher-ups" for review.
This was the special treatment Old Sun arranged for Lin Chuan.
Zhang Xinxin, true to her name as the Little Landlady, whether in collecting rent or serving as the financial director, managed the financial accounts of both 720 and Falcon with impeccable order.
The moment the fifty million US dollars hit the account, the Little Landlady immediately became excited: "Chairman, we’ve struck it rich!"
It was evening by this time.
There were only the two of them in the Falcon company, and Lin Chuan flicked the Little Landlady’s forehead lightly with a smile: "You’re already a small wealthy lady, don’t you already have this much money?"
The Little Landlady knew that after delivering this big order, Lin Chuan could rest for a while, so she was very happy:
"Chairman, are you starting to covet my wealth?"
Lin Chuan solemnly replied, "I have no interest in money!"
"Nonsense!"
The Little Landlady immediately retorted, "When you haggled with me over the rent increase from eight hundred to a thousand, you even asked for a month’s utilities to be waived."
"Eh, that’s different!" Lin Chuan argued.
The Little Landlady smiled slyly: "It’s the same!"
"Now that I’m in charge, it’s my turn to collect rent, right?" Lin Chuan suddenly said.
At this moment.
The Little Landlady, wrapped in Lin Chuan’s coat, heard this and immediately lifted her lovely little face, pursing her lips and swallowing nervously:
"Chairman, how do you want to collect rent?"
"What do you think?"
Lin Chuan wrapped his arms around the Little Landlady’s slender waist, his hand slipping inside the coat, feeling how thin and supple it was.
The Little Landlady lightly punched Lin Chuan, her face blushing: "This is the company, Qianqian and Qingqing will come to the office tomorrow!"
"Hiss!"
Lin Chuan winced.
Here, it was a bit thrilling, but still not quite right.
So, Lin Chuan suggested, "Then, shall we go home?"
"Going home takes too long, I can’t wait!" The Little Landlady stood on tiptoes, her arms around Lin Chuan’s neck, pressing herself against him.
Through the coat, Lin Chuan could still feel her fullness, her softness.
Saliva flooded Lin Chuan’s mouth, he swallowed: "Do you have a better place in mind?"
The Little Landlady bit her lip gently, her bright and charming eyes twinkling: "Downstairs is also our company, there’s a small compartment in the chairman’s office that won’t interfere with work."
"You’ve had this idea for a while, haven’t you?"
Lin Chuan could not help but smack the Little Landlady’s bottom.
The Little Landlady blushed slightly: "That’s how they play in the movies."
Lin Chuan couldn’t help but laugh and cry.
Indeed, girls who watch movies have a variety of ideas!
Without waiting for Lin Chuan’s response, Zhang Xinxin dragged Lin Chuan out of the Falcon company, entered the elevator, pressed the button for the 16th floor, and then rushed into the chairman’s office of 720.
Luckily, work was over, and no one was around!
Bang!
The two quickly closed the door of the chairman’s office, bolted it, and entered the compartment, all in one swift motion.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The north wind of late autumn and early winter blew outside the chairman’s office window, whistling with strange sobs, carrying excitement and pleasure.
Occasionally, the branches swayed and crisscrossed, creating a rustling collision, like the echo of high mountain streams, gradually weaving into the most primal form of beautiful melody.
Day after day!
These days, Lin Chuan had been busy with all sorts of things, and in the past couple of days, having become quite free, he took advantage of the opportunity to make it up to the Little Landlady, thoroughly and fiercely.
From the chairman’s office, to the Audi A8, they eventually returned to Linjiang Mansion.
Over the mountains and into the sea.
The blissful days were always fleeting.
Three days later.
In the early morning, a ray of sunlight pierced through the mist, gently brushing over the sleeping Anling City.
Ring, ring, ring!
A frantic ringing broke out, awakening Lin Chuan from his dreams!

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