NFBE Chapter 342 Visit to Commander Wu
Chapter 342 Visit to Commander Wu
After parting with Xu Wenqiang, Lu Chen asked Hans to take him to General Wu's house. Although he learned from his eldest brother that General Wu had nothing to do with this matter, Lu Chen felt that without his approval, how could the Jinling gang take the artillery away. After all, these troops were formed by General Wu himself. He even purchased the weapons himself. If he didn't want to, how could others interfere with the internal affairs of his troops?
Since he was going to someone else's house, he naturally couldn't go empty-handed, so Lu Chen bought some tea cakes on the way. When he arrived at General Wu's house, Lu Chen got off the car with tea leaves.
Lu Chen hadn't been to General Wu's house for a long time. The last time was more than a year ago. So the guards at General Wu's house stopped Lu Chen at the door. Lu Chen was not in a hurry and took the initiative to say to the guard:
"Brother, I'm Lu Jiaming's younger brother Lu Chen. Please go in and tell Commander Wu that I have something to discuss with him."
The guard examined Lu Chen for a moment and said:
"Wait here, I'll go in and ask."
Then the guard immediately turned around and ran into the yard. Not long after, the guard who went in to deliver the message came back and said respectfully to Lu Chen:
"Sir, please come in. The commander is waiting for you inside."
Lu Chen nodded, then walked into the yard with a smile, carrying tea leaves, and went straight to the living room of Commander Wu's house.
When seeing Lu Chen, Commander Wu was very enthusiastic.
"Brother Lu Chen, you haven't come to see me for so long, have you forgotten me?"
Commander Wu greeted Lu Chen and walked towards him. Lu Chen quickly said:
"I haven't been back to China yet. I will come to see you as soon as I return."
As Lu Chen spoke, he handed the tea he was holding to Commander Wu.
"You're here if you want to. What else do you want to bring?"
Commander Wu took the gift from Lu Chen without even looking at what he had brought. He then pulled Lu Chen into the living room and asked him to sit down. Commander Wu asked:
"Brother Lu Chen, how long do you plan to stay in the Magic City this time? Do you want me to host a welcoming banquet for you?"
Lu Chen waved his hand and said, "No, no, I can only stay for a few days this time. I will probably leave for the United States the day after tomorrow. So I won't bother you."
"Are you in such a hurry? Why don't you stay at home for a few more days?"
As Commander Wu spoke, he called over a servant and asked him to serve tea to Lu Chen.
"There are urgent matters waiting for me to deal with in the United States, so I can't stay at home any longer."
"That's a pity. I wanted to introduce you to some important people. I didn't expect you to be so anxious."
After saying that, Commander Wu looked at Lu Chen with regret, as if Lu Chen had missed some great opportunity.
What big shots could General Wu introduce to him? They were the big masters in Jinling. What good would it be to get to know them? With their little assets and power, what would Lu Chen care about? Besides, no matter how big a shot he was, in the end he would have to abandon his family and career and run to Taiwan to survive.
So Lu Chen didn't care about the adults that Commander Wu mentioned. He smiled and said:
"That's a shame, but there's nothing we can do about it. Things are more urgent here. If I don't go back, Xiao Sheng will be anxious over there."
Hearing Lu Chen mention his daily life, Commander Wu was a little surprised. He asked:
"Lu Chen, are you still in contact with Xiao Rizi?"
"I have some contact with Xiao Ri Zi, but the projects I collaborated with them on were all small, and our relationship was not very good."
Lu Chen was joking with Commander Wu. He didn't dare to say how close he was to Xiao Rizi. Xiao Rizi was really hated by everyone in China. If he said he had a close relationship with Xiao Rizi, wouldn't that just bring trouble to himself?
"What little project?"
Commander Wu looked at Lu Chen with great interest.
Lu Chen waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, just building a few warships for Xiao Ri."
"Build a warship!"
Commander Wu looked at Lu Chen in disbelief. Although he knew that Lu Chen was in the arms business, he didn't know that Lu Chen was so big that he could even build warships.
"I didn't build it. I just know a few American shipyards. I was only responsible for receiving the goods. Building the ship is the shipyard's business."
Lu Chen explained with a smile.
After listening to Lu Chen's explanation, Commander Wu finally believed what Lu Chen had just said. But this also shocked him. To be able to get Xiao Rizi's warship order, how bad could this relationship be with Xiao Rizi? He could only force out a smile and said to Lu Chen:
"I didn't expect that Brother Lu Chen is doing so well now. You have to take care of me in the future."
Seeing that the effect he wanted had been achieved, Lu Chen prepared to discuss business with Commander Wu. He lowered his head to drink tea while saying:
"Commander Wu, I placed a batch of artillery at my brother's place. Commander Wu, do you know about this?"
Commander Wu looked at Lu Chen with a wry smile. He knew that Lu Chen must have come for this matter. He said helplessly:
"I know about this. Twenty 88mm guns."
Lu Chen nodded, and then continued: "Then did you know that ten of my guns were taken away by someone?"
Commander Wu nodded to indicate that he knew, and explained:
"Lu Chen, I really can't do anything about this matter. Jinling has issued a death order that your brother will be dismissed if they don't give me the cannon. I was forced to let them take the cannon away."
Lu Chen smiled, looked at Commander Wu and said, "Do the people in Jinling know that these cannons are mine?"
"I told them this, but they said that once it is in the hands of the troops, the gun will be ours."
Commander Wu's words made Lu Chen laugh. He said directly:
"Brother, can you please tell the people in Jinling that I know which stocks they bought in the United States? Ask them to return the artillery. I will not pursue this matter. If they don't return it, don't blame me for being rude."
When Commander Wu saw that Lu Chen was going to cause trouble for the Jinling gang, he was a little excited. He wished that the Jinling gang would be in trouble. So he said:
"Brother Lu Chen, don't worry. I will definitely help you pass on the message."
Then Lu Chen talked to Commander Wu about some military cooperation. Commander Wu said that the rifles provided by Lu Chen were very easy to use, much better than the weapons produced by the Hanyang Arsenal in China. He ordered another batch of arms from Lu Chen.
After chatting with Commander Wu, the sun was about to set. Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Chen stood up and said goodbye to Commander Wu. Then he took Hans and left the Wu family.