Chapter 292 You deserve to be rich
After returning to downtown Los Angeles, Dominic also sent a message to the chief leader, informing him that the identification of the stony-iron meteorite has come out. The identification fee is US$80, and it can be prepared for auction in the next two days.
After understanding the situation, Zhang Ailun did not continue to pay attention to it. He took the remaining videotapes and films and gave them to the Beggars' Sect disciples who had free time, asking them to give them to Tommy and help sell them.
Not long after, Tommy had received the goods and sent a message to the chief to inquire about the situation.
Tommy: What's going on? Your people brought me a box of pornographic videotapes? Mr. Jin, when did you start this kind of business? But the quality of these videotapes and movie discs seems to be pretty good.
Zhang Ailun: Since you have done this kind of business before, please help me find a channel to sell these goods. I can give you a 5% dividend.
Tommy: You are so polite. Let alone five points, even if you don't give me a penny of profit and just let me do the work, I will definitely not refuse. In view of our cooperation in selling records last time, Rip and I will help you sell these things. What price do you think is suitable?
Zhang Ailun: You set the price. I don’t know the market price in this regard. I just need to see the final sales results.
Tommy: OK! I promise to complete the task! Guess what? After a period of operation and promotion, your two girlfriends have also attracted a lot of traffic on short videos and major platforms. They already have nearly 200,000 fans on tiktok. Rip is also ready to strike while the iron is hot and create an album for your two girlfriends. There is also a short drama studio that came to you and said that they want to hire them to be the heroines.
The chief leader didn't pay much attention to these things. He praised their efficiency, chatted for a few more words, and then ended the topic.
The time comes in the afternoon.
The chief came out of Sanji's bar and said goodbye to Mary and Giss, because Chibatu sent him a message, informing him that his Black Hawk helicopter had been sent to the hangar in the suburbs.
Zhang Ailun called Sig and asked him to come over to meet him. After they met on the street, they got in a car and headed for the suburban airport.
It took some time to get to the suburban hangar. From a distance, I saw four mighty Black Hawk helicopters parked outside. Fully armed military soldiers with guns were standing guard beside them. The military base sent a major officer to personally lead the delivery.
Zhang Ailun got out of the car and walked straight over to greet the other party. Qibatu also reported the situation and said that he had brought people to check it. The Black Hawk helicopter was in good condition, but it still needed some maintenance.
"Mr. Jin, I would like to say hello to you on behalf of Colonel Wood." The major of the military district shook hands with the chief leader.
Zhang Ailun also responded with a smile.
"The four Black Hawk helicopters we signed are worth a total of $1040 million. I have already given you a 30% deposit. I will transfer the remaining $728 to your designated account," said Zhang Ailun.
The major remained calm and did not give a direct answer.
Zhang Ailun took out his phone and started to operate it. He quickly transferred the money to the other party through the foundation's remittance channel. "You can confirm whether it has arrived."
The major asked his assistant to check, and the assistant nodded to confirm that the money had been credited.
The major's expression eased, and he shook hands with the chief helmsman and said, "Four retired Black Hawk helicopters, each worth $120 million, with a total value of $480 million, have been successfully transported to the trading location of the Thunderbolt Armed Nation. It's a pleasure to cooperate with you. Please sign your name on the trade list."
After handing the contract order to the chief, Zhang Ailun took a look at it. It was an official transaction list printed out by the military base. The trade price of the retired Black Hawk helicopter was 120 million US dollars per helicopter.
He signed his name without hesitation.
The major also smiled. After checking and confirming that everything was correct, he handed the contract to the assistant next to him. "We have other distribution and transportation tasks to do, so we won't delay you here. I wish you a happy life, Mr. Jin."
"You too. Say hello to Colonel Wood for me." Zhang Allen smiled and nodded.
"I will."
After the major finished speaking, he waved to the soldiers next to him. A group of people immediately boarded the military vehicle next to them. The major and his assistant boarded a private plane and left the suburban airport.
Watching them leave, Zhang Ailun asked Qibatu and the Beggar Gang disciples next to him to transport the Black Hawk helicopter to the warehouse for maintenance and inspection.
When he walked into the hangar with Sig, he saw an A10 Warthog parked inside, next to it was his Cirrus SF50 Fathead Shark, and a set of private satellites placed on the ground.
The Warthog's fuselage was fixed by the bracket, the turbofan engine had been installed, and the wiring was basically completed. There were also several Beggars' Sect disciples standing on the elevator, wearing gloves and maintenance tools to tighten screws and lay wiring, and there were also various parts neatly arranged next to them.
After seeing the chief leader coming, they also waved and greeted him enthusiastically and stopped the work at hand.
Zhang Ailun waved his hand, signaling them not to stop working and not to affect the assembly progress because of his arrival. The progress of the Warthog has basically reached 90%. After assembling the wing part, conducting electronic debugging and ground running stability, they can try to fly and land at low altitude.
The chief leader knows nothing about technical issues and has no say. He can only leave the professional issues to professional players like Qibatu and rely on trust.
Turning his head, he noticed Mark next to him. He was holding a drill and screwing screws on the wing. He was holding a design drawing, studying it from time to time, thinking hard. He walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"Who is it? Don't bother me. I'm studying art." Mark answered impatiently without turning his head.
"It's me." Zhang Ailun was speechless. Are you so serious?
But after all this time, it seems that even the wings haven't been put together.
Qibatu still didn't trust the boy's professionalism, and didn't dare to let him do the wiring and assembling of important structures right away. The assembly of an airplane is not like that of a car, and the difficulty coefficient is several times higher. Even if this boy is a road modification king and is clever and skillful, he still needs to receive professional training.
If the car chassis and engine electrical system are not repaired properly, the most you may suffer is brake failure, horn and lights on the ground. But if your plane disintegrates in the sky, you will die immediately. You'd better pray that it doesn't fly at all and solve all the problems on the ground.
"Boss? Is that you?" Mark turned around and saw that it was the chief leader, and immediately corrected his attitude.
"How are you adapting here?" Zhang Ailun asked.
"I feel pretty good. The modification and assembly work is also very challenging. Although I have come into contact with many one-to-one simulated aircraft model toys and have participated in the disassembly and assembly of the A10, this big guy is obviously a hundred times or even more complicated than I imagined!" Although Mark suffered a technical setback, he was not discouraged. Instead, he became more energetic. Zhang Allen admired his reckless and confident look and patted him on the shoulder, "Well done, keep it up."
They chatted for a few more sentences, but Mark kept talking about professional terms, which were all knowledge he had learned recently. The leader was unable to join in the conversation and had to end the topic in disappointment.
"These technical sheet metal workers deserve to be single." Zhang Ailun said sourly.
Xige was also speechless. Who said they were all single? They could obviously handle it internally!
Only a coward would only like women. A real man should go straight for men.
After a while, the Beggars' Sect disciples also pulled in four Black Hawk helicopters, fixed them with professional instruments, and manually disassembled the parts and landing support frames. They also inspected and tested the electronic parts in the cockpit. They also disassembled the machine guns for maintenance.
Half an hour later, after reinstalling those things, Qibatu came over to report the situation. "The Black Hawk helicopters are barely 7% new. The military base probably didn't use them to complete missions. There are no signs of replacement parts. They are all original parts. After all, going to the front line to perform missions is the job of the overseas military base. In the few years of service, they have only participated in training and daily patrol missions. If they are maintained diligently, they can be used for at least another ten years. According to regulations, this thing will be retired from the military district at least after five years."
"Due to some special reasons, the military base had to choose to eliminate these four Black Hawks, and the other three Black Hawks were bought by other arms companies and the Armed Nation," said Zhang Ailun.
"Another illegal transaction." Qibatu sneered, but did not take it too seriously. "But this kind of thing is not surprising after seeing it so many times. They are only selling Black Hawks, and have not sold other fighters and attack aircraft. But if the sponsor has money, I believe they would even dare to sell destroyers."
"How do you know they haven't sold it privately?" Zhang Ailun smiled.
Qibatu was cursing again.
But before he retired, he was only a captain at most. He never crossed the threshold to see the scenery inside, and he didn't know what kind of dirty py deals those officers did. He was not interested in it.
All he has eyes for is machinery and sheet metal!
We also checked and secured the other three Black Hawk helicopters, and they were all in good condition.
Zhang Ailan also took the initiative to send Jack a message, asking him how he was doing recently.
Jack: Man, my business has grown tremendously, thanks to that start-up money you gave me. We just did a big thing with Jimmy a while ago!
Allen Zhang: Do you realize how big a thing you've done? You've gotten in trouble with some vicious people.
Jack: You mean the TAD members from Venezuela? The Fire of Aragua? Those guys are really powerful. They specifically target Texas police officers. Their base is also in a motel in the suburbs of Austin, where bad things often happen.
Zhang Ailun: 700 police reports in two years. There are only 365 days in a year. It seems that they are fighting, robbing, or even shooting each other in the streets every day? Didn't the Austin police eliminate them? Are the police useless?
Jack: Texas is like this, otherwise why do you think I came to California? Guns are legal there, and everyone will consider shooting the other person before others in order to protect themselves. Even when going to the supermarket, you have to carry two M4s to feel safe. Guess what? When I was a child, my family gave me two Beretta 92Fs as toys. I have been exposed to this stuff since I was a child. Gunfights are nothing at all. The police are too lazy to care. Outsiders like to make a fuss.
Zhang Ailun: Weren't you kicked out because you had poor grades and sold pornographic videos at school? Top student? I was wondering why you didn't go back to Texas to farm and raise cattle, because you have to fight for food every day.
Jack: I did mess up everything because I was such a jerk, but if I hadn't messed up, I wouldn't have run into you guys on the street, and I would have had to struggle for many years to have what I have now. I am so grateful to you, Alan!
Zhang Ailun: It’s okay. If you really want to thank me, ask Fitz to take a shower and come to my villa in the evening.
Jack: I don't mind. Fitz and I are not in a relationship. She has been wanting to try it out with you for a long time. Aren't you living with Jennifer and the others? Where's Simone? Didn't you ask her out?
Zhang Ailun: …
No, you really don't mind? You can even make such a joke?
You are worthy of being the son of the Lone Star Republic. With such a broad mind, you deserve to be rich.
Zhang Ailun: She is busy with her own affairs, and we don't live together. I just wanted to ask you if you are in trouble and if you need help.
Jack: I didn't encounter any problems, but the website selling sorghum seeds was attacked. I have asked Blitz to help me solve this problem. Jimmy's business is in Texas. It should have been targeted. His car rental company has also been in trouble, but he is not easy to mess with. He has already taken action. Maybe you can talk to him.
Zhang Ailun: OK.
Zhang Ailun sent another message to Jimmy, asking him how he was doing.
Jimmy: If you can provide me with some weapons, I think I can handle these things on my own. Last night, someone tried to set fire to my car rental company, but my people found out in advance and caught him. Now I have tortured him and found out that he is indeed a member of Tad. I also kidnapped a person with a relatively high status in their camp.
Allen Zhang: Don’t Austin police officers care about what happens?
Jimmy: They are in the same group, man. They are smart enough not to cause trouble in the city, but gather in motels in the suburbs. However, the police officers in the suburbs are basically bribed by them, and they turn a blind eye to these things. After all, no one wants to provoke a group of crazy people. Before, a police officer was accidentally injured by them, and the local police station sent people to arrest the people in the motel, but in the end they were bribed by them by threatening their families.
Zhang Allen: These guys are simply lawless! The deal you did with Jack must have provoked them, and they want to retaliate against you. I can provide you with some weapons, but it's not free, after all, the cost of this thing is not low.
Jimmy: Of course I understand. What weapons can you provide me? I can spend money to buy them. It would be best if you could give me a few sets of defensive equipment and throwing objects. The hand grenade last time was pretty good. I can find someone to buy other caliber weapons locally.
Allen Zhang: I just purchased 4 Black Hawks from a military base.
Jimmy: ...This is a little too far-fetched, but I like it!
In the end, Jimmy still did not choose to buy the Black Hawk because the leader had no intention of selling it to him and he could not afford it.
After all, this thing is not an ordinary firearm. It is not very useful locally and may easily attract attention, but it can be used to deter others. The mental attack pressure is directly maximized.
If it was a city on the border, the Black Hawk could be used, but Austin is still a city in the middle of Texas after all, and even the Tad organization only uses guns and explosion-proof vehicles modified from steel plates. It would be a bit too bullying if you pulled out an armed helicopter.
Jimmy only bought an RPG, a few rockets, a bulletproof vest, a bulletproof helmet, clay explosives, and a demolition drone package. He also rented a Black Hawk helicopter to protect himself.
Zhang Ailun agreed on a time with the other party and immediately sent a message to Boktu, asking him to bring some weapons and equipment, gather at a hangar in the suburbs, and take a few people to Austin, Texas.
The distance from Los Angeles to Austin is about 2000 kilometers. The maximum range of the Black Hawk helicopter is 2200 kilometers. It only needs to refuel once during the round trip, but it was already past 9 o'clock in the evening when it arrived.
(End of this chapter)
