"Yuri, this is more than the first or second time that we have worked together. I think we should be considered friends!"
In the Tang Arms Company office, Gene Franklin signed the acceptance certificate with an 18K gold Parker fountain pen. When Yuri took the copy of the acceptance certificate,
Suddenly he grabbed Yuri's outstretched hand.
Seeing the excited Gene Franklin, Yuri felt a chill in his heart, thinking that this kid had a special hobby.
He quickly pulled his hand back, quietly put his hands behind his back, and wiped them on his clothes twice.
Gene Franklin also realized that he was too excited. He patted his chest and said to Yuri:
"Mr. Yuri, as a friend, in the future, as long as I am in the Ministry of National Defense, I will give priority to purchasing weapons with the same specifications and technical indicators from Tang's Military Industry!"
Yuri looked at Gene Franklin and said with a smile: "What are the conditions? As friends, what can we do for you, Major General Gene Franklin!"
Gene Franklin took a deep breath, stared at Yuri and said, "Mr. Yuri, I want that electromagnetic cannon. Include it in the purchase list this time!"
Yuri's eyes narrowed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "General Gene Franklin, are you representing the Ministry of Defense in this purchase?"
"Myself! And the Franklin family behind me! As long as your Tang Group helps me this time, you will gain the friendship of the Franklin family!"
Gene Franklin looked at Yuri solemnly, "In this contract, I will purchase twenty electromagnetic cannons at a price of 100 million US dollars each on behalf of the Ministry of National Defense to deal with the invasion of wormhole monsters. Your Tang Group will also give you twenty experimental exoskeleton armors for battlefield testing!"
When Yuri heard what Gene Franklin said, his eyes widened and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
He sneered and said, "General Gene Franklin, if I understand correctly, you want to use 2 billion US dollars to purchase 20 Giant Spirit Armor and 20 electromagnetic cannons? There is no such clause in the transaction contract we have prepared in advance with the Ministry of Defense!"
Gene Franklin looked at Yuri, took a deep breath and said:
"Give me half a year. I know that your Tang Group suffered a loss in this transaction, but I will try my best to compensate you in future arms purchases!"
Yuri stared at Gene Franklin sternly, as if he wanted to see through his heart.
Gene Franklin stared at Yuri unwillingly. Compensation or not was just something he said casually. The most important thing now was to overcome the current difficulties.
The contract was changed to procurement, and the purchase order was changed to twenty electromagnetic guns. The twenty leased and criticized exoskeleton armors became insignificant additions.
Gene Franklin deeply admired his own quick wit, but the question now was whether Tang Group would sell these electromagnetic cannons.
Gene Franklin is not worried about this. As an important link in the procurement process of the Ministry of Defense, the importance of acceptance is self-evident.
No arms company or defense company dares to offend him as the client.
But this time, Gene Franklin underestimated Tang's Arms Company and overestimated himself.
Yuri smiled, but his words were very threatening: "I'm sorry, General Gene Franklin, our electromagnetic cannon is not on the list of items for sale this time!"
Gene Franklin's face suddenly turned cold: "It's not for sale, you can add it!"
Taking a deep breath, Gene Franklin stared at Yuri and said word by word:
"Mr. Yuri, I regard you and Mr. Tang behind you as my friends. I have helped you a lot in the previous cooperation. Now it is time for you to repay me. I and the Franklin family behind me will not forget your help. Of course, if you, the Tang Group, do not want to make friends with me, then you will have one more enemy!"
"Franklin, Mr. Gene Franklin is threatening me," Yuri crossed his thumbs and pressed them. His face was no longer smiling in a friendly way, but instead he raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a sneer:
"What else does Franklin have now? General Gene Franklin Franklin, your former congressman, who is now paralyzed and half-vegetable, is still you, the major general of the Logistics Department of the Federal Ministry of Defense!"
The corners of his mouth twitched, and Gene Franklin's eyes turned red. He hissed, "How do you know?"
His old father had been recuperating in a high-end nursing home after being seriously ill. Not long ago, he suddenly suffered a stroke. After more than a dozen experts’ rescue efforts, he was saved, but his mouth and eyes were crooked, and he was completely paralyzed in bed, and could only speak one word at a time.
After his father became paralyzed, the first thing Gene Franklin did was to block the news. After all, there was no difference between a healthy old Franklin and an old Franklin who was paralyzed in bed and couldn't take care of himself.
The effectiveness of political resources that can be maintained is not certain at all.
With a flick of his finger, Yuri skillfully pulled out a bottle of vodka from the secret compartment under the armrest of the sofa beside him and drank it in two big gulps.
Yuri burped comfortably and sneered, "General Gene Franklin, why did the Ministry of National Defense send only you to this procurement acceptance mission? Don't you have any idea?"
Clenching his fists tightly, Gene Franklin asked hoarsely, "Are you saying that those people in the Ministry of Defense also know this news?"
Yuri smiled slightly and asked, "Do you think secrets can really be kept in the Pentagon? Do you know how many people are watching over the job of accepting federal military purchases?"
After a moment of silence, Gene Franklin sat back on the sofa. He looked at Yuri and said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Yuri, if your Tang Group can help me keep my position as a major general in the logistics department this time, I will say the same thing again. For weapons with the same specifications and technical indicators, as long as I am in the Ministry of National Defense, I will definitely give priority to purchasing them from Tang's Military Industry!"
When Gene Franklin said the same thing, he no longer had the condescending and charitable tone he had before.
Yuri was very satisfied with Gene Franklin's attitude at this time. He coughed lightly and smiled gently at Gene Franklin, "I have always believed in a saying that harmony brings wealth. Only when everyone gets rich together can we really get rich.
We at Tang Group are also willing to make friends with you, General Gene Franklin, but the electromagnetic gun is indeed not on the list of sales this time. Your request involves the core assets of our group, so I still need to consult the president and the big boss..."
Under Gene Franklin's eager gaze, like that of a begging puppy, Yuri reached out and opened another secret compartment on the armrest of the sofa, and put a copy of the acceptance document he had signed into it.
"I'm done now. Let me see you off!" Yuri closed the secret compartment, stood up and made an expression as if he was extending his hand to see someone off.
Gene Franklin sat on the sofa with a somewhat stiff expression. After a moment of silence, Gene Franklin grabbed the bottle, poured himself a glass of wine, and quickly drank it all.
"I'll wait for your news!"
"Don't worry, General Gene Franklin. I will get back to you as soon as possible after consulting the boss!"
Yuri watched Gene Franklin leave the Tang Arms Company building. Several black cars were waiting outside the company, and a group of elite active-duty soldiers surrounded Gene Franklin and helped him get into the car.
Watching Gene Franklin's motorcade go away, Yuri turned away from the window and opened a secret compartment in the office wall, revealing a silver-white private elevator.
As Yuri pressed his palm on it, the elevator slowly opened.
... ... ...
Tang's Arms Company, below the underground weapons test base, is about 30 meters underground from the lowest building.
Someone used a powerful force to carve out a huge space that was almost the same size as the underground weapons test base.
On the huge dome, all the external environments are virtually projected.
There are dozens of vents throughout the space, and each floor of each building is equipped with central air conditioning.
The windows of these rooms are also projected with virtual images in real time, simulating an environment with wind, rain, light and snow, allowing the staff staying here to enjoy the same comfortable working environment as the outside world.
On the dome, hundreds of steel soldiers were flying slowly according to a predetermined pattern, with blue recoil flames spraying from their feet, patrolling this secret space.
On the ground, countless tall men wearing black clothes with extremely thick hair on their exposed arms were patrolling in an orderly manner, carrying heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and other fire weapons in their hands.
These ghost wolf soldiers sniffed from time to time, sniffing any suspicious smells in the air.
In this space, there are more slender black drones.
They circled nimbly in the air, their red electronic eyes monitoring everything around them.
On the ground, Yuri quoted the Ministry of Defense hundreds of millions of dollars for one Giant Spirit Armor, with one every ten meters.
The fully armed giant spirit armor, with thick gun muzzles all over its body, can be said to be armed to the teeth, revealing its powerful combat power and terrifying destructive power without any concealment.
... ...
Yuri took the encrypted private elevator down to the center of the space, into the pyramid-shaped building that just barely touched the highest dome.
As soon as he walked into the huge room at the highest point, he saw Kane sitting on the sofa and wiping an old-fashioned revolver.
The M500 revolver is known as the most powerful pistol in the world.
Produced by Federal Smith & Wesson,
The M500 revolver is very famous in the world of pistols. Its fame comes from its large caliber. This gun has a caliber of 0.50 inches, that is, 12.7 mm, and fires .50 Magnum high-powered pistol bullets. Because the bullets are too large, the chamber of a general revolver can hold six rounds, but this one can only hold five!
There has always been a rumor about this gun that the M500 can blow an elephant's head off with one shot, so it is also called a cannon in the hand and an elephant hunting gun.
Smith & Wesson only produced fifty of this collector's edition M500. As time goes by, there are no more than three of this model of gun in circulation in the entire collecting community.
The sword in Kane's hand was the treasure that Yuri had spent a lot of effort to obtain from an arms collector.
... ...
Yuri greeted Kane with a smile: "Boss Kane, long time no see, you are finally back from the dark world. Hmm, how does this gun feel
I spent a lot of effort to get it. By the way, where is Yin Fan? Why can't I see him? "
Kane, who was as steady as a mountain, took out the bullets from the M500's magazine, wiped them one by one, and a happy smile appeared on his usually old-fashioned face:
"Yuri, this gun is good. Two bullets can penetrate the alien's back armor. Although you need to hit the same position, I like this gun!"
"Well, ask Yin Fan. I brought a group of good fighters here. The boss asked me to test the actual combat ability of these Yellow Turban Warriors. I need a batch of giant spirit armor. The current batch of armor needs a little improvement!"
After hearing what Kane said, Yuri was a little curious: "Boss Kane, what task did the boss order us to do?"
Kane's face showed a heavy murderous look: "The boss sent back a message that the same force was behind this wormhole incident and the last Chita invasion. I can use them to test this batch of the latest model of Giant Spirit III armor!"
Yuri nodded, sat directly on the sofa opposite Kane, picked up a bottle of vodka from the table and opened it.
"Boss Kane, the major general from the procurement department of the Ministry of Defense just said he wanted to make a purchase.
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While Kane was cleaning his gun, he listened to Yuri telling the cause and effect of the incident. When Yuri finished telling the whole story, he also finished cleaning his gun, blew into the cylinder, and stuffed the yellow bullets back into the cylinder one by one, Kaka!
The shell returned to its place, and Kane glanced at the ground. "I'm not very interested in these things. In the past, Lai En was responsible for these political interactions! Do you think that major general's family has some background?"
Yuri poured himself a glass of vodka and explained to Kane while drinking it, "The Franklin family is a fairly large political family in the Federation. It has produced several senators and governors throughout the generations. Although it is not deeply rooted, it does have some connections. It's just that this time old Franklin is critically ill, and this young Franklin can't make good use of this political resource!"
Kane put away his pistol and shook his head.
"With our current power, an ordinary political family is insignificant. It is a small matter after all. You don't need to ask Lai En. Just handle it yourself!"
At this time, the door opened and Yin Fanwanke walked in. He threw away his greasy white gloves and sat down next to Kane.
"Boss Kane, the machine has been re-adjusted. The modified machine is four meters and five meters high, which is enough to accommodate your men. Who are these men? Are they the latest products of the Hive?"
Yin Fanwanke thought of the group of bald, barefoot, burly men in black suits he had just seen.
The faces of these big men were like granite, without any emotion fluctuations, and their eyes were as gray as those of dead people. Anyone who saw their eyes would instinctively think that these big men were actually dead.
The burly men who were over two meters tall, when they walked, their tall and sturdy bodies gave people the feeling of being light and fluttering like paper. They walked silently, just like snowflakes falling into sticky grease, without making any sound.
If they are not seen with the naked eye, most people will even ignore their existence.
After these big men transformed, they were more than three meters tall. The weird thing was that with his current strength, he actually felt a threat of death from these big men.