Chapter 1118: European Aid
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
The next morning, the two teams slowly drove into town. General Howton and General Kevin did not bring too many people. After all, this was a negotiation, not a war. If there were too many people, there would be no sincerity, and it would make the other party wary, which was not conducive to the progress of the negotiations.
Yang Ming didn’t really stalk General Kevin. His only target was General Howton, so Yang Ming decided to let General Kevin go. No matter how strong he was, he couldn’t really conquer these two armed forces.
In the past two days, Yang Ming was not idle but contacted Fang Tian and told him about the plan.
“I know a lot of arms dealers, but most of them are from Asia. A slow remedy does not address the current emergency. You must be very anxious. There is no guarantee that you can get so many firearms in a short time.” Although Fang Tian had an extensive network, certain things couldn’t be pushed to the edge.
Yang Ming did not have much hope for this, but he regretted that this opportunity was missed.
w.a.n.g Xiaoyan tried to pick up the phone several times to call home and ask for help, but she let it go. She already said that she would use her own strength to build one of the most powerful forces in the world, and not rely on her family. Hence, it was hard for w.a.n.g Xiaoyan to make the call back home.
“Sorry, Yang Ming. I really can’t ask for help from my family.” w.a.n.g Xiaoyan sighed apologetically.
“It doesn’t matter. Since you don’t want to rely on your family, don’t ask them anymore. So you won’t be handing the sword hilt to others 1 [1].” Yang Ming consoled, “There will be opportunities in the future.”
” Ai , otherwise, Africa and Europe are very close…” w.a.n.g Xiaoyan said with some reluctance, “If you s.h.i.+p weapons from home, it won’t even take a day…”
“Europe?” Yang Ming listened to w.a.n.g Xiaoyan’s words and immediately thought of something! How can I forget about him? Yang Ming suddenly thought of a person. His face suddenly showed excitement.
“What’s wrong?” w.a.n.g Xiaoyan was baffled after noticing Yang Ming’s expression and asked.
“I thought of a European friend. We may have hope this time!” Yang Ming picked up the satellite phone and dialed a number.
Old Buffon had just finished breakfast and then began to practice his martial arts according to his master’s words. Recently, Old Buffon had clearly felt that his body had become stronger and younger!
Last night, Old Buffon gave a pleasurable time to his wife in bed. Old Buffon felt that he was better than he was thirty years ago! As a result, Mrs. Old Buffon, who could not endure it, had agreed to bring Old Buffon’s mistress back to the manor the next day.
This was unprecedented. Mrs. Old Buffon, who tended to be jealous, had finally compromised. Old Buffon was delighted deep down in his heart. Money had no meaning for his status.
His family controlled the local underworld, officials, and many shares in a couple of international companies. His family could enjoy his luxurious life across many generations without work. Hence, Old Buffon’s interest in his own hobbies and physical health were exceptional.
Originally, Old Buffon was obsessed with Chinese martial arts. Later, he heard that the martial arts people could live for a hundred years. Tai Chi master, Zhang Sanfeng [2], lived for two hundred and twenty-one years. Old Buffon was envious.
However, through his efforts, he almost used all the powers that his family could use, yet he could not find a martial arts master. However, he met Yang Ming by chance, the legendary martial arts master. Old Buffon naturally cherished it. He coaxed and pestered, using all his tricks and finally succeeded. Hence, Old Buffon was so happy that he felt this was the most sensible thing in his life.
It was just that his Master was too busy. He had no time to get in contact with Old Buffon. This was why Old Buffon was somewhat disappointed. However, his Master gave him some martial arts moves. Old Buffon had not yet integrated them, so he was not eager to learn new tricks.
However, even just getting started, Old Buffon had a feeling of invincibility. Last time, when he fought with his own bodyguard, he struck down the professional bodyguard who was in the prime of his life in under ten moves.
“Old Buffon, your phone call!” Mrs. Old Buffon took a ringing phone and brought it to the garden, shouting at Old Buffon.
Old Buffon was just about to start practicing martial arts. He was shocked by his wife’s shouting. He immediately frowned and said, “Didn’t I mention? Don’t bother me when I practice martial arts. It’s easy to turn mad under cultivation! You stupid woman!”
“But your personal phone is ringing!” Old Buffon’s wife explained, “Don’t only important people know this phone number?”
Old Buffon heard that his private phone rang and nodded. He took the phone in his wife’s hand impatiently. Indeed, the people who knew this number were some politicians and the heads of some family businesses. Those who looked for Old Buffon had urgent matters.
However, looking at the unfamiliar phone number, Old Buffon’s att.i.tude was not very good.
“h.e.l.lo, h.e.l.lo, this is Old Buffon!” Old Buffon picked up the phone, but his tone wasn’t too good. Those who bothered him during practice seemed to be doing a sinful thing to him.
“Old Buffon, this is Yang Ming.” Yang Ming heard that the familiar voice on the phone was a bit stiff, so he asked, “What happened? Is there anything wrong?”
” Ah !” Old Buffon was shocked. His face suddenly showed an extremely excited expression. “Master! It is you, master! Great, you finally called me!”
Old Buffon quickly said in Mandarin.
” En , how is your training recently? Is there any difficulty?” Yang Ming needed a favor from Old Buffon, but it was not appropriate to get him to do something immediately. So, he consoled him a bit.
“Great! I have already made a breakthrough. After I finished cultivation, I will wait for Master to give me further guidance!” said Old Buffon quickly.
” En , I am very busy recently. When the things here are over, I will go and be your guest, and then guide you on the way,” said Yang Ming.
“That’s great!” Old Buffon yelled, “Master, you must come.”
” En , it’s just that things on my side are not going well.” Yang Ming said, “If it goes well, then we will meet soon. If it doesn’t go well, I am afraid I will have to wait for a while.”
“What is the matter? Do you need my help?” said Old Buffon quickly.
This was what Yang Ming had been waiting for. Old Buffon said it himself. Yang Ming had to continue, “This is the case. I am doing something in Africa, but I urgently need a batch of weapons. However, I don’t know anyone here. It’s a bit difficult to get a weapon. Do you have any way?”
“Weapons!” Old Buffon breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Yang Ming’s matter was too complicated where he couldn’t solve it. Then, he had to wait anxiously for Yang Ming in torment. Now, the request put forward by Yang Ming was straightforward. Old Buffon said, “This is too easy. My family is involved in many firearms companies in Europe, and they are all major shareholders. What kind of weapons do you want? Master, just tell me what you want – aircraft carriers, tanks, bombers, missiles, submarines, rocket launchers, but nuclear weapons are somewhat difficult. For the others, I can get it to you at all times.”
Yang Ming was shocked after listening. He thought, D*mn. Does Old Buffon want me to destroy Country X? He even mentioned aircraft carriers! Originally, Yang Ming also felt that it was good to be able to get to machine guns and armored vehicles, but he didn’t expect Old Buffon to be so powerful.
“Forget about the aircraft carrier and submarine. For the others, give me what you can offer. I am in Country X in North Africa. After you send someone here, call me on my satellite phone,” said Yang Ming.
“Okay, no problem!” Old Buffon agreed without putting in much thought.
After hanging up the phone, Old Buffon’s face was excited. He returned to the villa with a little hmph. He saw his wife and was very happy to give her a hug. “Dear, you are so great! This phone call came too timely! Otherwise, I almost missed the opportunity to meet with Master!”
Mrs. Old Buffon was pleased to see her husband so happy. She also knew that Old Buffon had a high-ranking master. For Old Buffon’s recent changes, Mrs. Old Buffon also caught sight of it in her eyes, so she was also very respectful to his master. When she heard that Old Buffon would be meeting this man again, she was delighted deep down in her heart.
Old Buffon didn’t dare to delay and started to call people in his family and his men. The orders were sent from Old Buffon’s villa. The ma.s.sive power of the entire Buffon family was immediately revealed. It didn’t take long. A s.h.i.+p full of modern weapons was docked at the private island of the Buffon family on the high seas.
“Would you be in danger if you go there yourself?” Mrs. Old Buffon looked at her husband in concern. “What sort of place is Country X? I heard that the war is escalating. Please do not let anything happen to you!”
“Do not worry. The Master is there. There can be no danger!” Old Buffon’s self-confidence was unprecedentedly strong.
Mrs. Old Buffon knew that she had no power in her words, and she couldn’t change Old Buffon’s mind. Hence, she could only ask Old Buffon to be careful, focus on safety, and not act recklessly.
A local underworld leader was the person driving the s.h.i.+p. He was also a distant relative of the Old Buffon family. Everything he had today was entirely supported by the Buffon family. Otherwise, he was not even worth a fart.
Therefore, he also respected Old Buffon immensely. “Grandfather Buffon, please go on board!”
Old Buffon nodded and got on the s.h.i.+p. The underworld leader followed him onto the s.h.i.+p and went to command the team to set sail.
Thus, a small aircraft carrier loaded with modern weapons sailed to the coastline of Country X.
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Yang Ming hung up and sighed. He said to w.a.n.g Xiaoyan, “It is done! You can tell Li Qiang to get ready to receive the weapons.”
“No way? It’s so easy to get it? Then, why were you so troubled?” w.a.n.g Xiaoyan said in curiosity.
“I only thought of him when you mentioned Europe.” Yang Ming shrugged. “Otherwise, I almost forgot.”
“Who is this person? He can send weapons to you over one phone call.” w.a.n.g Xiaoyan was very inexplicable. “If this is the case, it means that your relations.h.i.+p with him is very unusual. How can you forget him?”
“He is my apprentice… * cough *, who is a foreign old man. He is a very interesting person. I taught him a few days of Kung Fu, but this old man is very grateful, saying that a master of a day is a father for a lifetime…” Yang Ming smiled and said, “When you have the chance, you will know when you see him.”
” Hehe , judging from your words, he is indeed a very interesting person!” w.a.n.g Xiaoyan smiled after listening to Yang Ming’s words. “Yes, he should be quite powerful there. He can get so many firearms in such a short time. He must not be a simple character!”
“His name is Old Buffon. I heard that he is the patriarch of a very powerful family in Europe. I don’t know much about the situation in Europe!” said Yang Ming.
“What! You said that he is Old Buffon!?” w.a.n.g Xiaoyan suddenly widened her eyes after listening. “Is he your apprentice?”
“Yes, what’s wrong? What’s wrong with you? Why do you have this expression?” Yang Ming looked at w.a.n.g Xiaoyan baffled.
“He is one of the most influential families in Europe! The patriarch of the Buffon family is actually your apprentice. Yang Ming, you made me too unexpected! Do you know that with the help of Old Buffon, we can achieve the goal a lot faster?” w.a.n.g Xiaoyan said excitedly. She grew up in Europe, and her family was in Europe. Hence, w.a.n.g Xiaoyan was familiar with the Buffon family.
” Hehe , I really had no other way, so I thought of him. However, I think it is better to rely on ourselves in the future. Although Old Buffon will not refuse anything from me, I don’t want to trouble him all the time,” said Yang Ming.
“This is also true.” w.a.n.g Xiaoyan nodded and said.
Late at night, Yang Ming led Li Qiang and others to the coast of Country X, waiting for the arrival of Old Buffon. Soon, he saw a s.h.i.+p on the sea slowly coming to this side.
“They’re here.” Yang Ming said to Li Qiang next to him, “Let the brothers be prepared.”
“Yes!” Li Qiang nodded and quickly commanded his men to prepare to receive the s.h.i.+p.
When the s.h.i.+p approached, Yang Ming saw that Old Buffon was standing at the bow. Old Buffon looked over there with his binoculars in excitement. When he saw Yang Ming, he began to dance around and wave his hand.
Yang Ming was baffled and helpless at the same time. Old Buffon actually came! This guy really can’t wait. Once he heard I am here, he dashed over quickly, looking for me.
Soon, the s.h.i.+p was docked. Old Buffon waited for the deck to be lowered. He jumped off the bow of the s.h.i.+p and landed himself on the beach smoothly. From his skill, he was not like an old man. The strong movements made Yang Ming feel a bit stunned. It seemed that Old Buffon was really not lazy this time. It was very remarkable to achieve such a result.
Old Buffon rushed to Yang Ming, and Li Qiang was shocked. He thought that this person would attack Yang Ming and quickly rushed over to try to block Old Buffon.
Old Buffon was excited. When he saw someone stopping him, he simply fended him off, displeased.
” Hey ?” Li Qiang did not expect that this old man would actually know Kung Fu. He immediately raised his vigilance to capture Old Buffon and to prevent him from moving forward.
Old Buffon was not outdone. He evaded to the side and escaped Li Qiang’s grasp!
Although Li Qiang didn’t take Old Buffon seriously, Old Buffon was able to escape Li Qiang’s grasp, and it was really amazing. Li Qiang quickly put down his contempt and planned to fight Old Buffon.
“Li Qiang, step back. He is my apprentice, Old Buffon!” Yang Ming was helpless. If he did not take care of it at first glance, the two men almost fought!
When he heard Yang Ming, Li Qiang quickly retreated. He thought, This person is actually Brother Yang’s apprentice. No wonder he had some Kung Fu, but his posture doesn’t seem refined. If he got Brother Yang’s true teachings, I am definitely not his opponent.
“Old Buffon, how come you came in person?” Yang Ming looked at Old Buffon with some blame. “The situation here is unstable and dangerous.”
” Ha , I really missed you too much, Master! Also, with you by my side, I am not afraid of anything!” Old Buffon said quickly.
Yang Ming shook his head helplessly, “Well since I am here, I will not rush you back. However, during my work, you have to stay in a safe place quietly. You cannot make your own decisions!”
“Do not worry. I am very obedient.” Once Old Buffon heard Yang Ming was willing to keep him here, he was thrilled.
The people present were baffled. How did Yang Ming accept such an apprentice?However, no one had asked much. Under the leaders.h.i.+p of Li Qiang, he was ready to upload and carry firearms.
Yang Ming looked at the things on the boat. Some of them made him flabbergasted. “Old Buffon, did you bring bombers?”
“I am thinking this toy is easier to use. If you can finish things as soon as possible, you will be able to go with me earlier!” Old Buffon scratched his head and revealed a childlike smile, “So, I have brought in what I can bring. Of course, there are some secret things. I can’t make the decision…”
“This is already very good!” Yang Ming looked at the weapons and equipment in front of him. He shook his head. It was even possible to have Li Qiang overthrow General Kars directly.
Li Qiang and the others were obviously also the people who understood the goods. When they saw the firearms and equipment on the s.h.i.+p, they all show surprised expressions! They had also dealt with the local armed forces in the past few days and had some understanding of the weapons here.
However, compared with the current ones, the weapons here are simply in the caveman era! Never mind that the tank was the oldest type of armored car. With these things, it was easy to flatten General Howton’s location.
Yang Ming didn’t expect Old Buffon to get all of this. If this were the case, even if he did not lure General Howton out, Yang Ming could forcefully flatten General Howton’s territory!
However, with these pieces of equipment, Yang Ming had also strengthened his thoughts. He was ready to do a big job here.